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Action plan details - Biodiversity Action Plan for Gloucestershire

  

HAP Unimproved Limestone Grassland
Plan status: Implementation underway

Vision statement
Maintain and protect the current resource of unimproved limestone grassland in Gloucestershire.
Improve the management of sites (ensuring that habitat management accommodates the varying needs of key species).

Link, extend and buffer existing sites through habitat re-creation.

Encourage people to appreciate the special biodiversity and landscape of unimproved limestone grassland.

Targets
Code Text Status Assessment date Latest progress report  
ULG 4.1 No further loss of unimproved limestone grassland in extent or quality by 2000 Progress unknown 27/01/2010 No report More >
ULG 4.2 Favourable management of of all SSSI's initiated by 2005.
All SSSI's under favourable conservation status by 2010.
30% of all non-SSSI grasslands under favourable condition by 2003.
100% of all non-SSSI grasslands under favourable condition by 2015.		 Target not achieved 27/01/2010 SSSI condition assesement is as follows; Favourable - 293.13 ha, Unfavourable recovering - 622.32 ha, Unfavourable no change - 133.26 ha, Unfavourable declining - 33.47ha







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ULG 4.3 Re-create 400ha of limestone grassland by 2010 Progress unknown 27/01/2010 No report More >

Actions
Code Text Start/End date Contacts
(lead shown bold)		 Status  
ULG 5.1.1 Ensure that the conservation requirments of unimproved limestone grassland are taken into account when developing and revising agri-environment schemes, which should target concentrations of this habitat; for example, the ESA review and targeting Countryside Stewardship. 01/03/2000 - 31/12/2010 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.1.2 Support regional/national initiatives which seek to make beneficial changes to the CAP. 01/03/2000 - 31/12/2010 Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Unknown More >
ULG 5.1.3 Consider designation further sites as SSSI's 01/03/2000 - 31/12/2010 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.1.4 Influence public utilities towards a sympathetic approach to limestone grasslands. 01/03/2000 - 31/12/2010 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.1.5 Seek the inclusion of policies within Structure Plans, Local Plans, Waste Local Plans and Minerals Plans that ensure new development does not ahve an adverse effect on the nature conservation value of unimproved grassland. 01/03/2000 - ongoing Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.1.6 Ensure Local Plans identify sites of nature conservation importance with respect to unimproved limestone grassland. 01/03/2000 - ongoing Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.1.7 Identify mechanisums and produce recommendations for the sympathetic management of registered common land. 01/03/2000 - 31/03/2002 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.2.1 Seek a major source of funding to establish appropriate and attractive incentives for the maagement of unimproved grassland, to plug gaps and complement the existing ESA; for example, the Heritage Lottery fund (HLF) could be used to provide a flying flock, and to run a marketing campaign for local beef and lamb. 01/03/2000 - 31/03/2003 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.2.2 Maintain a partnership to protect, manage and promote unimproved limestone grasslands. 01/03/2000 - ongoing Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.2.3 Seek to ensure positive management with owners and occupiers of grassland sites, where necessary, to achieve favourable conservation conditions. 01/03/2000 - 31/03/2010 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.2.4 Complete the Site Management Statements programme for SSSI. 01/03/2000 - 31/03/2002 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.2.5 Where management agreements are inappropriate look for opportunities to acquire important sites. 01/03/2000 - ongoing Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.2.6 Develop a structured overview of sites, whereby management can be tailored for the need of specific sites and/or species, to achieve a balance and a variety of conditions accross the whole resource (to prevent homogenisation and maintain diversity). 01/03/2000 - 31/03/2002 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.2.7 Ensure that local development does not impact on unimproved limestone grassland. 01/03/2000 - ongoing Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.2.8 Discourage all tree planting on unimproved limestone grassland. 01/02/2000 - 31/12/2000 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.2.9 Contribute to the implementation of relevant species action plans for rare and declining species associated with unimproved limestone grassland. 01/03/2000 - 31/12/2010 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.210 Support the work of the various volunteers who undertake practical work. 01/03/2000 - ongoing Gloucestershire County Council,
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust		 Unknown More >
ULG 5.3.1 Audit existing information on Limestone grassland habitat and species management. 01/03/2000 - 31/12/2002 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.3.2 Contact all managers of limestone grassland sites to offer advice and to raise awareness, promoting agr-environment schemes and utalising existing and new publications. 01/03/2000 - 31/12/2004 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.3.3 Feedback to managers of unimproved limestone grasslands on survey data information and information on specific sites, to facilitate management. 01/01/2002 - 31/12/2010 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.3.4 Produce information sheets tailored for specific types of management regime. 01/01/2002 - 31/12/2010 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.3.5 Organise a demonstration/training event . 01/03/2000 - 31/12/2010 Gloucestershire County Council Not started (for this period) More >
ULG 5.3.6 Create a directory listing advisory contacts and contractors. 01/03/2000 - 31/12/2002 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.3.7 Identify a series of sites demonstrating good practice and different management regimes. 01/03/2000 - ongoing Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.4.1 Develop a monitoring strategy including baseline information for limestone grasslands, to include biological monitoring of a sample of important sites. 01/03/2000 - 31/12/2002 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.4.2 Define areas which would benefit most from habitat recreation, and target restoration grants to these areas. 01/03/2000 - 31/12/2002 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.4.3 Assess the extent of scrub on important unimproved limestone grassland sites. 01/03/2000 - 31/12/2002 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.4.4 Devise a scrub management strategy which incorporates guidelines into individual site management. 01/03/2000 - 31/12/2003 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.4.5 Devise a juniper management strategy which incorporates guidelines into individual site management. 01/03/2000 - 31/12/2001 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.4.6 Identify sites outside the agricultural system and devise methods to encourage their appropriate management; e.g. unmanaged common land, recreational sites and golf courses. 01/03/2000 - ongoing Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.5.1 Establish and support programmes to raise awareness of the importance of unimproved limestone grassland and the need for management; e.g. on site interpretation boards, leaflets, guided walks, mini- exhibitions, and school information packs. 01/03/2000 - ongoing Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.5.2 Maintain appropriate access (for all) to unimproved limestone grassland on sites which are currently open to the public. 01/03/2000 - ongoing Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >
ULG 5.5.3 Create a Cotswolds website linked to and from other relevant websites. 01/03/2000 - 31/12/2002 Gloucestershire County Council Unknown More >


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