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Tees-Swale: naturally connected
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Project area
Tees-Swale project area 829 sq km
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Project rationale
“More, bigger, better and joined up”
“The first priority is to enhance the quality of remaining wildlife habitat”
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Project rationale
The northern Pennines have the lowest levels of habitat fragmentation/ highest levels of habitat connectivity in England
Planning for Biodiversity – opportunity mapping and habitat networks in practice. Catchpole. 2006
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Project area
Priority habitat – 502 sq km (61%) Blanket Bog & Valley Mire – 400 sq km (48%) Upland & Lowland Hay Meadows – 14 sq km (2%)
NB: the ‘white’ areas support important populations of breeding birds, including priority species such as curlew, lapwing & black grouse
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Project area
SSSI – 67% of project area (553 sq km) 86% Priority habitat inside SSSI (431 sq km) 14% Priority habitat outside SSSI (70 sq km)
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Project rationale
HNV farming is critical for upland habitats / biodiversity Farming community is central to Tees-Swale Trying to create transformation and lasting change
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Project themes
Nature Improvement
Training and Skills
Access and Engagement
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Nature Improvement – habitat works
Peatland restoration 500ha
Hay meadow restoration 200ha
Rush management 2000ha
Wetland creation 40 sites
Diffuse metal mitigation 300km of watercourse
River enhancement 1 location currently
Woodland creation 200ha
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Nature Improvement
100 farmers / landowners directly engaged 1 to 1 1/3 of the farmers in the project area
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Farmer areas of interest
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Events and Cluster Development
• Demonstration events • Cluster development • Facilitation Fund group
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Identifying and costing habitat works • Working with farmers to agree
works for years 1 and 2
• Opportunities for further work in years 3+ also identified.
Habitat Year 1 Year 2 Year 3+
Species rich grassland >65ha >65ha >50ha
Rush control >180ha >100ha >60ha
Wetlands/scrapes ~12 ~9
Woodland creation >50ha >40ha >40ha
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• Originally outside of the boundary.
• Sue and Ray are interested in farming for wildlife and habitats
• Hit by the floods at the end of July.
Kexwith
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Hawes Auction mart 18th Sept 2018
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Species-rich meadows
• Five ‘Yorkshire Fog meadows’ surveyed
• The most species rich meadow put forward for restoration
• Potential for more to be restored in the future.
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Rush pasture and scrape creation
• Good habitat for breeding waders.
• Farmer to install scrape with guidance from team and RSPB.
• May need rush management in the future, year 3?
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Woodland planting
• Interested in some woodland planting
• Will support with under-planting in Lockey Wood
• Choice of funding, could be Countryside Stewardship and Tees-Swale combination or solely funded by Tees-Swale.
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Hill Gill, Charlie & Gina Parker • Initial farmer interview in February 2019
• Has native breed cattle, sheep, goats and ponies
• View themselves as “temporary custodians” and aim to “leave land in better
health than when they came there”
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Habitat Works
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Training and Skills
Farmer/conservationist knowledge-exchange Farmer-led habitat assessment Alternatives to intensification Contractor training Volunteer training
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Training and Skills
16 Traineeships
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Access and Engagement
Engaging with groups around the area, generating new audiences 19 new routes and trails / enhancements Interpretation Community-led art in the landscape New partnership with outdoor education centres e.g. Marrick Priory
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Delivery phase staffing
1 Project Manager
3 Land Management Facilitators*1
2 Engagement Officers*1
0.6 Access Officer
0.5 Comms Support
0.5 Interpretation
1 Finance Officer (p/t)
1 Admin Officer (p/t)
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Timescale
Submission 2nd March 2020
Decision – Late June 2020
Delivery to mid 2025
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