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Action plan details - Sussex BAP

  

Lowland Calcareous Grassland
Plan status: Implementation underway

Vision statement
Lowland calcareous grasslands develop on shallow lime-rich soils generally overlying limestone rocks - in Sussex it occurs exclusively on chalk. This action plan aims to maintain and expand the range of lowland calcareous grassland in Sussex.

Targets
Code Text Status Assessment date Latest progress report  
LCG - A Maintain the current extent of lowland calcareous grassland in Sussex. Some progress (on schedule) 30/09/2008 No report More >
LCG - B Achieve favourable or recovering condition for 2104 ha of lowland calcareous grassland by 2015. Progress unknown 30/09/2008 No report More >
LCG - C Restore 26 ha of lowland calcareous grassland from semi-improved or neglected grassland by 2015. No report No report No report More >
LCG - D Re-establish 526 ha of grassland of wildlife value from arable or improved grassland by 2015. No report No report No report More >

Actions
Code Text Start/End date Contacts
(lead shown bold)		 Status  
LCG - 1 Maintain the current extent of lowland calcareous grassland in Sussex. 01/01/2010 - ongoing Sussex Biodiversity Partnership,
Sussex Wildlife Trust		 Underway (on schedule) More >
LCG - 2 Achieve favourable or recovering condition for 2104 ha of lowland calcareous grassland by 2015. 01/01/2010 - ongoing Sussex Biodiversity Partnership,
Sussex Wildlife Trust		 Underway (on schedule) More >
LCG - 3a Restore lowland calcareous grassland from semi-improved or neglected grassland in the Lavant Watershed Biodiversity Opportunity Area by 2015. 01/01/2010 - ongoing Sussex Biodiversity Partnership,
Sussex Wildlife Trust		 Underway (on schedule) More >
LCG - 3b Restore lowland calcareous grassland from semi-improved or neglected grassland in the Stanmer and Ditchling Downs Biodiversity Opportunity Area by 2015. 01/01/2010 - ongoing Sussex Biodiversity Partnership,
Sussex Wildlife Trust		 Underway (on schedule) More >
LCG - 3c Restore lowland calcareous grassland from semi-improved or neglected grassland in the Seaford to Eastbourne Downs Biodiversity Opportunity Area by 2015. 01/01/2010 - ongoing Sussex Biodiversity Partnership,
Sussex Wildlife Trust		 Underway (on schedule) More >
LCG - 4 Re-establish 526 ha of grassland of wildlife value from arable or improved grassland by 2015. 01/01/2010 - ongoing Sussex Biodiversity Partnership Unknown More >


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