Partnership plans
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| Allis and Twaite Shad |
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| Arable wildflowers |
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| Bat Species |
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| Brown Hare |
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| Cotswold Pennycress |
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| Devil's Bolete |
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| Dormouse |
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| Early Gentian |
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| Freshwater Mussels |
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| HAP Acid Grassland |
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| HAP Ancient and/or species rich hedgerows |
To gain a better understanding of Gloucestershire's resource of species rich and ancient hedges.
To maintain existing species rich and ancient hedges.
To enhance and restore degraded species rich and ancient hedges.
To enhance links between existing species rich and ancient hedges and between priority habitats, through targeted planting.
Maintain overall numbers of hedgerows trees within each district at at least current levels through ensuring a balanced age structure.
To raise awareness and understanding of the biodiversity value of species rich and ancient hedges. |
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| HAP Canals |
Maintain the existing biodiversity of all canals (both used and unused).
Enhance the wildlife interest of the habitats associated with canals. |
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| HAP Cereal Field Margins |
To quantify and classify Gloucestershire's biodiversity-rich cereal field margins.
To maintain and restore by management the biodiversity of 600ha of cereal field margins.
To raise awareness of the importance of farmland biodiversity. |
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| HAP Estuaries, Saltmarsh and Mudflats |
To maintain and enhance the quality of the existing saltmarsh in terms of community and species diversity and, where necessary, restore the nature conservation interest through appropriate management.
To maintain at least the present extent and regional distribution of the Severn Estuary’s mudflats.
To create 50ha of saltmarsh using the few currently remaining opportunities for managed realignment by 2010.
To help create and restore enough inter-tidal area in the Severn Estuary over the next 50 years to offset predicted losses to sea level rise in the same period.
To encourage the use of managed realignment as a viable and attractive option for coastal defence, to permit the creation of further areas of saltmarsh and mudflat.
To restore estuarine water quality to ensure that existing mudflats fulfil their important ecological and conservation role.
To maintain and expand the populations of internationally and nationally important species in the estuary.
To increase awareness, understanding and appreciation of the estuary’s biodiversity. |
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| HAP Limestone Pavement |
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| HAP Lowland Heathland |
To protect existing good quality heathland sites and to ensure their appropriate management.
To expand significantly the existing area of heathland by creating sites where restoration can take place.
To identify areas with restoration potential which may be brought 'on stream' as current initiatives come to fruition.
To encourage community awareness and appreciation of lowland heathlands and their conservation requirments. |
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| HAP Lowland Wet Grassland |
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| HAP Old Orchards |
Seek to halt the loss of existing traditional orchards and maintain those remaining in, or
restore them to, favourable condition.
Encourage the creation and recording of new standard orchards, and also the planting of
community orchards, with traditional varieties of fruit trees.
Establish the current extent and condition of traditional orchards and associated species
and establish a system of monitoring to measure changes.
Promote the knowledge and awareness of the biological and cultural value of local fruit
varieties, traditional orchards and the management practices and skills associated with them.
Stimulate demand for traditional orchard products by instigating a marketing strategy for
these and developing a network of contacts, to enhance their long term viability. |
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| HAP Reedbeds |
To maintain and enhance the extent and quality of the existing reedbeds in the county .
To create new reedbeds throughout the county.
To increase awareness, understanding and appreciation of reedbeds.
To investigate the feasibility of establishing a local market for Gloucestershire reed by 2010. |
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| HAP Rivers and Streams |
To gain a better knowledge of the biodiversity of river, stream and riparian habitats in Gloucestershire.
To maintain and restore processes and features that increase the naturalness of river systems.
Maintain and where appropriate restore water quality, water level and flows to support characteristic wildlife.
To enhance river bank and floodplain habitats and features.
To raise awareness, understanding and education about the functions and value of the county's rivers and streams. |
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| HAP Standing Open Waters |
Acquire a comprehensive knowledge of the extent, distribution and condition of standing open waters in the county, and characterise using the tier approach.
To ensure that all water bodies of high nature conservation interest are managed appropriately to maintain and enhance their conservation interest.
To restore the favourable conservation status of standing open water bodies where they have been degraded.
To encourage, where appropriate, the creation of aquatic and wetland communities, including new ponds on land of low conservation importance.
To raise awareness, understanding and education in respect of the biodiversity value of the standing open waters.
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| HAP Unimproved Limestone Grassland |
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. |
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| HAP Unimproved Neutral Grassland |
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| HAP Urban Habitat |
To determine the distribution and value of urban habitats in the main developed areas of the County.
Maintain and enhance the biodiversity capital of the urban area of the County.
The creation of new habitats through development or management of the existing urban estate.
Ensure the provision of a nature conservation experience within 400 metres of every home within 10 years 300 metres within 20 years.
Raise awareness of the importance of urban wildlife through professional bodies, schools, business, community groupings, gardeners and others involved with the urban estate. |
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| HAP Woodlands |
To gain a better understanding of the biodiversity of Gloucestershire’s woodlands.
To maintain and enhance the existing ancient semi-natural woodland resource.
To restore ancient woodland sites to ancient semi-natural woodland.
To expand and link ancient semi-natural woodland through the creation of new native woodlands .
To enhance the biodiversity of recent woodlands.
To raise awareness and understanding in respect of the biodiversity value of woodlands. |
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| HAP Woodpasture, Parkland and Veteran Trees |
To gain a better understanding of the distribution and ecological status of wood-pasture and parklands in Gloucestershire.
To gain a better understanding of the distribution and ecological status of wood-pasture and parklands in Gloucestershire.
To bring derelict wood-pasture and parkland into a favourable ecological condition. |
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| High Brown Fritillary |
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| Information and Data plan |
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| Marsh Fritillary |
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| Moths |
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| Nightjar |
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| Otter |
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| Pearl Bordered Fritillary |
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| Pink Meadow Cap |
The needs of this species should be considered in conjunction with the Limestone grassland HAP. |
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| Round-leaved feather moss |
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| SAP Bacidia incompta (a lichen) |
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| SAP Beetles - Various |
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| SAP Bittern |
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| SAP Farmland Birds |
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| SAP Flies - Various |
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| SAP Great Crested Newt |
Enhance knowledge of the location and population sizes of great crested netws in Gloucetsershire.
Maintain the range, distribution and viability of existing great crested newt sites.
Restore populations, by improving habitat management and creating ponds. |
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| SAP Juniper |
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| SAP Lauria Sempronii, a snail |
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| SAP Prickly Sedge |
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| SAP Tower Mustard |
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| SAP Water Vole |
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| Spotted Flycatcher |
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| Stag Beetle |
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| Stonewort (Group) |
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| True Fox Sedge |
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| White-Clawed Crayfish |
To determine the distribution of the white clawed crayfish and non native crayfish species in the county.
To maintain the present distribution of this species by limiting the spread of crayfish plague, limiting the spread of non-native species, and by maintianing appropriate habitat conditions. |
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| Woodlark |
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