Update 20th January 2026
Dear All,
Update 20th January, 2026
Local Plan Deadline for comments 5pm, 30th January
Friends of St Matthew Piece helpful advice on how to respond to the Local Plan has been updated to include omitted graphics. Link below
https://www.fecra.org.uk/update-19th-january-2026/
Biodiversity and Urban Forest draft strategies consultation
Deadline for comments 10th February. Link below
https://engage.cambridge.gov.uk/en-GB/projects/biodiversity-and-urban-forest-strategies
‘Feedback from the consultation will inform the final Biodiversity Strategy and Urban Forest Strategy and associated action plans going to Cabinet for approval on Wednesday 25 March 2026’ See link below
Urban Forest Strategy
https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/urban-forest-strategy
‘The Urban Forest Strategy will replace the council’s Tree Strategy in 2026. It will set out the vision, principles, aims, policies and actions for protecting, managing and growing Cambridge’s urban forest over the next decade.
The strategy will be a non-statutory document. It will explain how we will:
- manage more – maintain and care for the trees we already have
- protect more – safeguard important trees and canopy, especially where it is under pressure
- plant more – increase tree cover and species diversity in the right places
- engage more – support residents, communities and organisations to be part of delivery
The strategy will be supported by a set of topic papers, which provide additional detail and evidence on specific themes. These themes include asset management, tree planting, subsidence, governance and resourcing, climate resilience, statutory responsibilities, and canopy measurement’
Draft revised Biodiversity Strategy 2026-2031 https://www.cambridge.gov.uk/media/4nxnk4hz/draft-biodiversity-strategy.pdf
Best wishes,
Wendy
Wendy Blythe
Chair, FeCRA
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