North Somerset Levels and Moors Partnership Project 7 th November - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

North Somerset Levels and Moors Partnership Project 7 th November 2018 Reg. Charity no. 280422

Who Are Avon Wildlife Trust Over 30 nature reserves • One of 47 Wildlife Trusts. Each Wildlife Trust is an independent charity which is 17,600+ members deeply-rooted within the local communities from which it was formed. 535 volunteers giving 5,500 hours per month • Avon Wildlife Trust was established in 1980 We are a team of around 40 , 1,100 hectares of land for wildlife governed by an elected board of Trustees. Reg. Charity no. 280422

Our Vision • Create ecological networks on a landscape scale • Inspire people and communities to care about nature • Champion the value of nature Reg. Charity no. 280422

Significance of North Somerset Levels & Moors • Extensive area of Coastal and Floodplain Grazing Marsh BAP habitat • 7950ha on NSL&M • 3.5% National Resource Reg. Charity no. 280422

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Threats and Issues • Built development • Changes in farming and land ownership • Water management • Climate change Reg. Charity no. 280422

Local Delivery Partnership Reg. Charity no. 280422

Aims of NSLM Partnership Priorities: • Biodiversity - Ditches- both SSSI and non designated - Restoration of grassland for breeding waders • Flooding - Areas of North Somerset streams at risk of flooding • Water quality - Excess nutrient input in some SSSI ditches Reg. Charity no. 280422

Grant Scheme 2017/18 Reg. Charity no. 280422

Ditch restoration Reg. Charity no. 280422

Ditch reprofiling and culvert repairs Reg. Charity no. 280422

Bankside scrub clearance and pollarding Reg. Charity no. 280422

Events and community engagement • Two workshops a year are promoted to over 150 Landowners across the levels. • Attended North Somerset Show • Website, magazine articles. • Parish council meetings • Supported local conservation group YACWAG. • Over 80 Volunteer days annually on practical conservation tasks in NSLM. Reg. Charity no. 280422

Funding Successes 2017/18 • Biffa awarded the Trust 46K to carry out habitat restoration work in the Gordano Valley and • Banister Charitable Trust awarded the Trust 20K to carry out work on Puxton Moor SSSI. • This additional 66K strengthens the project’s landscape scale delivery objectives and funds further staff time working in the area. • 60K Water Environment Grant (WEG) for a feasibility study for a multi-functional constructed wetland at Nailsea Reg. Charity no. 280422

BIFFA: Gordano Lapwing Project Reg. Charity no. 280422

Thank you Reg. Charity no. 280422 Reg. Charity no. 280422