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County actions

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1. Designate all viable* areas of unimproved grassland as Local Wildlife Sites and/or ‘Special verges’ by 2012.

* e.g. those which meet the LoWS or Special Verge selection criteria

Action by: EWT Wildlife Sites Project, District Council

Status: On-going

 

2. Ensure 75% of the unimproved grassland resource owned or managed by BAP partners is in optimum biodiversity condition by 2012.

Action by: EWT, Essex County Council, RSPB, Environment Agency, District Council

Status: On-going

 

3. Ensure 50 unimproved grassland LoWS are entered into an Environmental Stewardship agreement by 2012.

Action by: FARMING AND WILDLIFE ADVISORY GROUP, EWT Wildlife Sites Project

Status: On-going

 

4. Create 150 ha of species-rich grassland by 2012

Action by: FARMING AND WILDLIFE ADVISORY GROUP, Natural England, Essex Biodiversity Project

Status: On-going

 

5. Establish grassland habitat group to develop and oversee plan, and ensure the group meets twice annually

Action by: ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST

Status: on-going

 

6. Secure funding for 2-3 years for the post of conservation grazing project officer by 2012.

Action by: ESSEX BIODIVERSITY PROJECT

Status: pending

 

7. Commission/undertake surveys to establish the extent and condition of unimproved grassland owned or managed by BAP partners by 2012.

Action by: ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST, Essex County Council, RSPB

Status: On-going

 

8. Commission/undertake survey(s) to identify the extent of unimproved grassland outside of the partners’ ownership/management by 2012.

Action by: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL, Natural England

Status: pending

 

9. Produce a GIS map, and publish to the EBP website, of all viable areas of unimproved grassland in Essex by 2010.

Action by: EWT WILDLIFE SITES PROJECT, Natural England, Essex County Council

Status: pending

 

10. Publish a classification of Essex grasslands by 2008.

Action by: EWT WILDLIFE SITES PROJECT, Natural England, Essex County Council

Status: pending

 

11. Circulate and provide training in Essex Wildlife Trust’s grassland rapid assessment methodology for all partners and local authorities by 2012

Action by: ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST

Status: pending

 

12. Publish one local grassland management case study to the Essex Biodiversity Project website annually

Action by: ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST, Essex Biodiversity Project

Status: On-going

 

13. Publish details of local conservation graziers/hay makers on EBP website

Action by: ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST, Essex Biodiversity Project

Status: pending

 

14. Raise awareness of unimproved grassland sites through publishing two articles annually.

Action by: ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST

Status: On-going

Key: EWT - Essex Wildlife Trust

NB The organisation responsible for implementing the action is shown in capital letters.

Southend-on-Sea actions

Rochford actions

Maldon actions

Harlow actions

Epping Forest actions

Colchester actions

Chelmsford actions

Castle Point actions

Brentwood actions

Key sites: Jury Hill LoWS, Curtismill Green SSSI

1. Identify from habitat survey or LoWS  and review all viable areas of unimproved grassland by 2008

Action by: BRENTWOOD DC, EWT Wildlife Sites Project

Status: complete

 

2. Notify all viable areas of unimproved grassland as Local Wildlife Sites and have their location indicated in the Local Development Framework by 2008.

Action by: BRENTWOOD DC, EWT Wildlife Sites Project

Status: complete

 

3. Ensure Mill Meadows SSSI is in favourable condition by 2008.

Action by: BRENTWOOD DC, Natural England

Status: on-going

 

4. Ensure all other key sites are in optimum biodiversity condition by 2012

Action by: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL, ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST, BRENTWOOD DC

Status: pending

 

5. Identify 90% of all grassland Local Wildlife Sites owners by ??

Action by: BRENTWOOD DC, Essex Wildlife Trust

Status: pending

 

6. Publish to the EBP website, and circulate to key users* an unimproved grassland habitat enhancement/creation opportunity map by 2012.

*FWAG, Local Planning Authority, Natural England

Action by: EWT WILDLIFE SITES PROJECT, Brentwood DC, Essex Biodiversity Project

Status: pending

 

7. Ensure a species-rich grassland ‘alert map’ system is available to planners by 2010.

Action by: BRENTWOOD DC, EWT Wildlife Sites Project

Status: pending

 

 

8. Assess the condition of all key sites by 2012.

 

Action by: BRENTWOOD DC

Status: pending

 

Key: EWT - Essex Wildlife Trust, Brentwood DC - Brentwood District Council

 

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Braintree actions

Key sites: to add

1. Identify from habitat survey or LoWS  and review all viable areas of unimproved grassland by 2008

Action by: BRAINTREE DC, EWT Wildlife Sites Project

Status: complete

 

2. Notify all viable areas of unimproved grassland as Local Wildlife Sites and have their location indicated in the Local Development Framework by 2008.

Action by: BRAINTREE DC, EWT Wildlife Sites Project

Status: complete

 

3. Ensure Mill Meadows SSSI is in favourable condition by 2008.

Action by: BRAINTREE DC, Natural England

Status: on-going

 

4. Ensure all other key sites are in optimum biodiversity condition by 2012

Action by: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL, ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST, BRAINTREE DC

Status: pending

 

5. Identify 90% of all grassland Local Wildlife Sites owners by ??

Action by: BRAINTREE DC, Essex Wildlife Trust

Status: pending

 

6. Publish to the EBP website, and circulate to key users* an unimproved grassland habitat enhancement/creation opportunity map by 2012.

*FWAG, Local Planning Authority, Natural England

Action by: EWT WILDLIFE SITES PROJECT, Braintree DC, Essex Biodiversity Project

Status: pending

 

7. Ensure a species-rich grassland ‘alert map’ system is available to planners by 2010.

Action by: BRAINTREE DC, EWT Wildlife Sites Project

Status: pending

 

8. Assess the condition of all key sites by 2012.
Action by: BRAINTREE DC

Status: pending

 

Key: EWT - Essex Wildlife Trust, Braintree DC - Braintree District Council

 

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Basildon actions

Key sites: Mill meadows SSSI, Langdon Hills Recreation Ground LoWS, Langdon Meadows Complex LoWS   

 

1. Identify from habitat survey or LoWS  and review all viable areas of unimproved grassland by 2008

Action by: BASILDON DC, EWT Wildlife Sites Project

Status: complete

 

2. Notify all viable areas of unimproved grassland as Local Wildlife Sites and have their location indicated in the Local Development Framework by 2008.

Action by: BASILDON DC, EWT Wildlife Sites Project

Status: complete

 

3. Ensure Mill Meadows SSSI is in favourable condition by 2008.

Action by: BASILDON DC, Natural England

Status: on-going

 

4. Ensure all other key sites are in optimum biodiversity condition by 2012

Action by: ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL, ESSEX WILDLIFE TRUST, BASILDON DC

Status: pending

 

5. Identify 90% of all grassland Local Wildlife Sites owners by ??

Action by: BASILDON DC, Essex Wildlife Trust

Status: pending

 

6. Publish to the EBP website, and circulate to key users* an unimproved grassland habitat enhancement/creation opportunity map by 2012.

*FWAG, Local Planning Authority, Natural England

Action by: EWT WILDLIFE SITES PROJECT, Basildon DC, Essex Biodiversity Project

Status: pending

 

7. Ensure a species-rich grassland ‘alert map’ system is available to planners by 2010.

Action by: Basildon DC, EWT Wildlife Sites Project

Status: pending

 

8. Assess the condition of all key sites by 2012.

Action by: BASILDON DC

Status: pending

Key: EWT - Essex Wildlife Trust, Basildon DC - Basildon District Council

 

If you wish to report actions that your organisation has undertaken so they can be entered onto BARS and collated centrally by Essex Biodiversity Project, please click here to complete the form.

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