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Action plan details - Shropshire Biodiversity Action Plan

  

Bird species - generic actions
Plan status: Implementation underway

Actions
Code Text Start/End date Contacts
(lead shown bold)		 Status  
SHR BRD AP 01 Prepare Action Plan to increase area of wetland and suitable breeding habitat for Curlew and Snipe at Rhos Fiddle by 2015. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Shropshire Ornithological Society		 Underway (on schedule) More >
SHR BRD AP 02 Establish monitoring arrangements to record the population, population change, breeding success and habitat usage for all BAP and PSA Target Bird Species on all farms covered by any Agri-environment scheme in Shropshire, and measure the effectiveness of such schemes. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2007 Natural England Not started More >
SHR BRD AP 03 Monitor population, population change, breeding success and habitat usage for all BAP priority bird species on all CSS & ESA Farms in Shropshire until 2015. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Natural England,
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group,
RuralScapes,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group		 Underway (behind schedule) More >
SHR BRD AP 04 Publish an Annual Monitoring Report on the population, population change, breeding success and habitat usage for all BAP and PSA Target Bird Species on all farms covered by any Agri-environment scheme in Shropshire, and the effectiveness of such schemes. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Natural England Not started More >
SHR BRD AP 05 Publish Annual County Bird Report. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Ornithological Society Underway (behind schedule) More >
SHR BRD AP 06 Produce Maps showing Distribution and Change in Distribution over previous 20 years (following repeated Fieldwork for Breeding Bird Atlas 2008 - 11). 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2014 Shropshire Ornithological Society Not started (for this period) More >
SHR BRD AP 07 Ensure that the needs of priority bird species are incorporated into the AONB Management Plan until 2015. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Council,
Shropshire Ornithological Society		 Underway (on schedule) More >
SHR BRD AP 08 Develop an Action Plan to monitor population, population change and breeding success of all BAP ground nesting birds on sites not explicitly identified in the Shropshire Biodiversity Action Plan by 2008. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2008 Shropshire Wildlife Trust Underway (behind schedule) More >
SHR BRD AP 09 Ensure that the needs of priority bird species are incorporated into Parish Plans in Shropshire by 2015. 01/01/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Council Underway (on schedule) More >
SHR BRD AP 10 Ensure that the needs of priority bird species are incorporated into the Community Strategy and other County and local plans by 2015. 01/01/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Council,
Telford and Wrekin Council		 Underway (on schedule) More >
SHR BRD CA 01 Ensure appropriate management guidelines are made available to all ES Entry Level Scheme applicants. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Natural England Not started More >
SHR BRD CA 02 Provide specific management guidelines to all ES Higher Level Scheme applicants. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Natural England Not started More >
SHR BRD CA 03 Provide advice to farmers on the habitat requirements of BAP bird species, and action to maintain and increase such habitats. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group,
RuralScapes,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group		 Not started More >
SHR BRD CA 04 Develop and maintain a programme of publicity, advice and education, using existing publications and new initiatives, to increase awareness amongst farmers and landowners of the status and reasons for decline of populations of BAP bird species, and the measures that they can take to reverse these declines , and to promote conservation measures. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group,
RuralScapes,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group		 Not started More >
SHR BRD CA 05 Produce a quarterly newsletter on the Shropshire BAP, and the ways in which farmers and landowners can make a contribution to its objectives and actions, and distribute it to all individuals and organisations receiving any form of Government (or EU) Grant for agricultural activity. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Natural England Not started More >
SHR BRD CA 06 Ensure that advice is readily available to farmers and other landowners (helpline and referral system). 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group,
RuralScapes,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group		 Not started More >
SHR BRD CA 07 Provide advice leaflets for all planning departments on safeguarding BAP species through planning and development control policies. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Shropshire Ornithological Society		 Underway (behind schedule) More >
SHR BRD CA 08 Actively promote good practice to landowners, Statutory Organisations and those engaged in activities that affect birds such as the construction industry, gardening, tree surgery, forestry, and management of highways and rivers, streams and waterways. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group,
RuralScapes,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group		 Not started More >
SHR BRD CA 09 Promote agricultural practice that minimises risk to the nests and broods of all BAP ground-nesting birds within the Shropshire Hills AONB until 2015. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society		 Not started (for this period) More >
SHR BRD CA 10 Publicise the support of Natural England for the conservation of Lapwing and Curlew, and creating suitable habitat for them, amongst farmers and landowners until 2015. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group,
Natural England,
RuralScapes,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group		 Not started More >
SHR BRD CA 11 Actively encourage farmers to retain and increase the area of suitable breeding habitat for Curlew and Lapwing (including creative use of Set-aside), avoid destruction of nests and chicks, and undertake predator control until 2015. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Natural England,
RuralScapes,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group		 Underway (behind schedule) More >
SHR BRD CP 01 Disseminate results of national and local research findings and provide appropriate advice to farmers and land managers. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group,
RuralScapes,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group		 Underway (on schedule) More >
SHR BRD CP 02 Produce general publicity and education materials, to raise the profile of Lapwing, Curlew & Snipe, and publicise their habitat requirements amongst farmers in the Shropshire Hills AONB by 2015. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership Not started More >
SHR BRD FI 01 Enter into agreements with farmers to maintain habitat for Curlew and Lapwing, pending farm applying to join an Agri-environment scheme by 2015. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
RuralScapes,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group		 Not started (for this period) More >
SHR BRD FR 01 Actively encourage landowners and farmers that already have populations of BAP bird species to join ES (Higher Level Scheme (HLS) and Entry Level Schemes (ELS)) and use the agreements specifically to protect and extend the habitat of these species through good management practice. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Natural England,
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group,
RuralScapes,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group		 Not started More >
SHR BRD FR 02 Actively encourage landowners and farmers that have the potential to increase the area of suitable habitat for BAP bird species, or to create new habitat, to join ES (HLS and ELS) and use the agreements specifically to protect and extend habitat and good management practice for the benefit of these species. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Natural England,
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group,
RuralScapes,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group		 Not started More >
SHR BRD FR 03 Maximise the use of existing Countryside Stewardship (CSS) & Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) Agreements to improve habitats for all BAP bird species. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Natural England,
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group,
RuralScapes,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group		 Not started More >
SHR BRD FR 04 Establish a network of volunteers that are able to carry out systematic survey work on population, population change, breeding success and habitat usage for all BAP Target Bird Species. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group,
RuralScapes,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group		 Underway (on schedule) More >
SHR BRD FR 05 Press RSPB to re-establish a full time Conservation Officer to work in Shropshire, and facilitate the implementation of BAP Action Plans. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2007 Shropshire Council Completed More >
SHR BRD FR 06 Seek the necessary resources to implement all bird species actions. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Council,
Shropshire Wildlife Trust		 Underway (on schedule) More >
SHR BRD FR 07 Encourage farms with breeding Curlew and Lapwing to join the new Environmental Stewardship until 2015. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group,
Natural England,
RuralScapes,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group		 Underway (on schedule) More >
SHR BRD HC 01 Create 9 new wetlands / scrapes for Lapwing, Snipe and Curlew annually until 2015. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Environment Agency,
RuralScapes,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group		 Underway (on schedule) More >
SHR BRD HS 01 Ensure that drainage schemes do not affect the integrity of bird breeding sites or foraging areas. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Environment Agency Not started (for this period) More >
SHR BRD HS 02 Manage existing wet flushes & ponds, and create new shallow ponds, to ensure suitable habitat is maintained on a rotational program with some work occurring every year for Curlew and Snipe on the Long Mynd until 2015. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 National Trust,
Long Mynd Breeding Bird Project		 Not started More >
SHR BRD HS 03 Manage the open moorland on Wild Moor as a tree-free zone for BAP ground nesting birds (area to be defined in NT Long Mynd Property Conservation Plan) until 2015. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 National Trust,
Long Mynd Breeding Bird Project		 Underway (on schedule) More >
SHR BRD ID 01 Publish breeding distribution maps for preceding 5 years on SOS Web Site by 2015. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Shropshire Council		 Underway (behind schedule) More >
SHR BRD PL 01 Ensure the effective implementation of legislation that protects birds. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Shropshire Council,
Shropshire Ornithological Society		 Underway (on schedule) More >
SHR BRD SM 01 Introduce and maintain predator control operation for benefit of BAP ground nesting birds where appropriate at Rhos Fiddle and Long Mynd (SSSI) until 2015 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Long Mynd Breeding Bird Project,
National Trust		 Underway (on schedule) More >
SHR BRD SM 02 Together with Partners, develop and implement a strategy and programme of action to ensure Curlew and Lapwing do not become extinct in the AONB, particularly in the Upper Onny and Clun ESA by 2015. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Council		 Underway (behind schedule) More >
SHR BRD SU 01 Monitor population, population change, breeding success and habitat usage on all ES ELS Farms in Shropshire. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Natural England Not started More >
SHR BRD SU 02 Monitor population, population change, breeding success and habitat usage on all ES HLS Farms in Shropshire. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Natural England Not started More >
SHR BRD SU 03 Produce detailed Targets and Action Plans for Natural England by September 2007, to increase the population of BAP birds in this County, to be incorporated into the Shropshire BAP. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2007 Natural England Not started More >
SHR BRD SU 04 Encourage the formation and development of community organisations dedicated to monitoring and promoting the interests of BAP Bird Species (such as Upper Onny Wildlife Group). 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group,
RuralScapes,
Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership,
Shropshire Ornithological Society,
Upper Onny Wildlife Group		 Underway (on schedule) More >
SHR BRD SU 05 Undertake annual BTO Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) in sufficient 1-km squares to produce index of population change for the common species. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 British Trust for Ornithology,
Shropshire Ornithological Society		 Underway (behind schedule) More >
SHR BRD SU 06 Encourage submission of breeding season records to SOS, by general public and members of SOS & SWT. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 Shropshire Wildlife Trust,
Shropshire Council,
Shropshire Ornithological Society		 Underway (on schedule) More >
SHR BRD SU 07 Monitor the vegetation and water levels in the wet flushes utilised by Curlew and Snipe on the Long Mynd every 3 years until 2015. 01/04/2006 - 31/12/2015 National Trust,
Long Mynd Breeding Bird Project		 Not started More >


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