Images (L-R): Tweed Forum, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Mersey Rivers Trust
A Local Action Group (LAG) is a group or project focused on reducing the risks and impacts associated with invasive non-native species in a specific area.
LAGs come in a range of shapes and sizes. Some projects cover a county or region, while others focus on a single river catchment. They usually involve multiple stakeholders working together, often coordinated by a lead organisation. For example:
- Community Action (volunteer) Groups
- Wildlife Trusts who have a LAG project in their county
- Rivers Trusts and Catchment Based Approach (CaBA) partnerships who have a LAG project in their catchment
- authorities of protected areas who have a LAG project in the protected area they manage (e.g. National Parks and National Landscapes)
- collaborative projects with a group of stakeholders working on a joint outcome
Here you can find information and resources for new and established LAGs, or anyone looking to learn more about their work.
Local Action Groups and their work
- Learn more about Local Action Groups
- Find a Local Action Group near you
- Meet the volunteers
- View updates from the annual Local Action Group workshop
Resources for Local Action Groups
Local Action Group Coordinator
Defra has funded a Local Action Group Coordinator, based in the Animal & Plant Health Agency, to support new and existing LAGs. This section of the website is maintained by the LAG Coordinator.
Please contact the Local Action Group Coordinator for more information and support with:
- setting up a LAG
- resources, information and literature available to LAGs
- connections to other LAGs in the network and regional networking
- questions on managing invasive species as a LAG