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Tees-Swale: naturally connected Project area Tees-Swale project - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Tees-Swale: naturally connected Project area Tees-Swale project - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Tees-Swale: naturally connected Project area Tees-Swale project area 829 sq km Project rationale More, bigger, better and joined up The first priority is to enhance the quality of remaining wildlife habitat Project rationale
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Project rationale
“More, bigger, better and joined up” “The first priority is to enhance the quality of remaining wildlife habitat”
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Project rationale
The northern Pennines have the lowest levels of habitat fragmentation/ highest levels of habitat connectivity in England
Planning for Biodiversity – opportunity mapping and habitat networks in
- practice. Catchpole. 2006
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Project area
Priority habitat – 502 sq km (61%) Blanket Bog & Valley Mire – 400 sq km (48%) Upland & Lowland Hay Meadows – 14 sq km (2%)
NB: the ‘white’ areas support important populations of breeding birds, including priority species such as curlew, lapwing & black grouse
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Project area
SSSI – 67% of project area (553 sq km) 86% Priority habitat inside SSSI (431 sq km) 14% Priority habitat outside SSSI (70 sq km)
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Project rationale
HNV farming is critical for upland habitats / biodiversity Farming community is central to Tees-Swale Trying to create transformation and lasting change
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Project themes
Nature Improvement Training and Skills Access and Engagement
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Nature Improvement – habitat works
Peatland restoration 500ha Hay meadow restoration 200ha Rush management 2000ha Wetland creation 40 sites Diffuse metal mitigation 300km of watercourse River enhancement 1 location currently Woodland creation 200ha
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Nature Improvement
100 farmers / landowners directly engaged 1 to 1 1/3 of the farmers in the project area
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Farmer areas of interest
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Events and Cluster Development
- Demonstration events
- Cluster development
- Facilitation Fund group
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Identifying and costing habitat works
- Working with farmers to agree
works for years 1 and 2
- Opportunities for further work
in years 3+ also identified.
Habitat Year 1 Year 2 Year 3+ Species rich grassland >65ha >65ha >50ha Rush control >180ha >100ha >60ha Wetlands/scrapes ~12 ~9 Woodland creation >50ha >40ha >40ha
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- Originally outside of the
boundary.
- Sue and Ray are interested in
farming for wildlife and habitats
- Hit by the floods at the end of
July.
Kexwith
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Hawes Auction mart 18th Sept 2018
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Species-rich meadows
- Five ‘Yorkshire Fog meadows’
surveyed
- The most species rich
meadow put forward for restoration
- Potential for more to be
restored in the future.
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Rush pasture and scrape creation
- Good habitat for breeding waders.
- Farmer to install scrape with guidance from team and RSPB.
- May need rush management in the future, year 3?
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Woodland planting
- Interested in some woodland planting
- Will support with under-planting in Lockey Wood
- Choice of funding, could be Countryside Stewardship and Tees-Swale
combination or solely funded by Tees-Swale.
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Hill Gill, Charlie & Gina Parker
- Initial farmer interview in February 2019
- Has native breed cattle, sheep, goats and ponies
- View themselves as “temporary custodians” and aim to “leave land in better
health than when they came there”
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Habitat Works
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Training and Skills
Farmer/conservationist knowledge-exchange Farmer-led habitat assessment Alternatives to intensification Contractor training Volunteer training
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Training and Skills
16 Traineeships
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Access and Engagement
Engaging with groups around the area, generating new audiences 19 new routes and trails / enhancements Interpretation Community-led art in the landscape New partnership with outdoor education centres e.g. Marrick Priory
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Delivery phase staffing
1 Project Manager 3 Land Management Facilitators*1 2 Engagement Officers*1 0.6 Access Officer 0.5 Comms Support 0.5 Interpretation 1 Finance Officer (p/t) 1 Admin Officer (p/t)
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Timescale
Submission 2nd March 2020 Decision – Late June 2020 Delivery to mid 2025
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