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Nature Conservation Strategy and Biodiversity Delivery PlanJune 2007: Draft Nature Conservation Strategy now launched for consultation.The Board of the Sefton Coast Partnership and Sefton Council are pleased to launch a consultation exercise on the draft nature conservation strategy for the Sefton Coast. Development of the strategy has involved a wide range of stakeholders working together to help create the structure of the strategy. The product is a draft strategy which we hope reflects the character of the Sefton Coast and which has listened to the engagement and consultation process carried out in 2006. The formal consultation period will be launched at the Sefton Coast Forum meeting on 7 July giving an eight week period to submit responses by 31 August 2007. All responses will be acknowledged and will be considered by the Board of the Sefton Coast Partnership at their October meeting. Copies of the documents and background material will be available in Sefton libraries. Presentations on the strategy will be given to the Task Groups of the Sefton Coast Partnership, to meetings of Sefton Council, to meetings of local Parish Councils and others. Please contact the Biodiversity Project Officer ( john.houston@leisure.sefton.gov.uk ) to request a presentation /discussion with your organisation. How to submit a response and take part in the consultation
A response form is provided in the links below.
You can save this as a file and submit your response electronically to john.houston@leisure.sefton.gov.uk Please add your name to the files i.e. NCS_consultation_houston... Or submit the the form or letter by post to John Houston, Sefton Coast Partnership, Ainsdale Discovery Centre Complex, The Promenade, Ainsdale-on-Sea, Southport PR8 2QB. The main documents are;
1. Summary of the draft Nature Conservation Strategy
Supporting documents are; 3. Part 2: Conservation Objectives This document give more detailed information about how the targets for nature are derived based on survey information, statutory requirements for habitat and species conservation and a discussion on the rationale for management. Work will continue on this document to develop a web-based resource. 4. Biodiversity delivery plan - database (.xls) Linked to the actions identified in the main strategy work has begun on the development of a delivery plan. This will be completed along with the final strategy by April 2008. The delivery plan will allow project actions to be prioritised and will form the basis of annual reporting.
Background documents The background documents are part of the overall step-by-step process of developing and implementing the strategy. Initial consultation was launched at the Sefton Coast Forum on 11 February 2006. See; Comments were compiled into a summary report. Summary of responses received in initial consultation The value of the exercise was in receiving a wide range of views and opinion from people not involved in day-to-day management of the coast but with extensive knowledge of the area. The information has been used to advise the preparation of the strategy. Thank you to all who contributed. The Board of the Sefton Coast Partnership received the report on 6th June 2006 and prepared a response document to show how comments will be dealt with in the development of the strategy. At the 2006 Forum an invitation was given to join one of four ‘working groups’ to help test the principles, discuss issues and develop objectives. The discussions would also focus on a long-term vision and medium-term objectives. Four Groups were established and for each a background paper was prepared. A note on climate change was also circulated to all participants. The papers and notes from the meetings can be viewed here. Working Group 1: Coastal processes (leader Graham Lymbery –Sefton Council) Background note coastal processes Working Group 2: Water resources (leader Graham Weaver – English Nature) Background note water resources Working Group 3: Habitats and Species (leaders Alice Kimpton –English Nature and Steve White –Lancashire Wildlife Trust) Background note habitats and species Working Group 4: Integrated landscape management (leader Andrew Brockbank-National Trust) Background note integrated landscape management Background note climate change Participants in working groups and other consultees were invited to field visits in August 2006. These looked at a number of issues on-site. Background notes have been prepared.
Notes for field excursion - Coastal processes - 1st August 2006 The first phase of consultation closed with a meeting of working groups and other consultees to agree a list of 'features' to be considered in the strategy. Features are the elements, physical, biological and socio-economic which, taken together, make the special character of the Sefton Coast. The background notes describe the process. Background note on features, factors and objectives. The group discussion agreed a set of features to be included in the draft strategy. For each of these the next stage is to prepare objectives (i.e. what we want to do). This will lead into the second stage of consultation. Report on working group meeting
A revised timetable for the completion of the strategy has been agreed to tie in with the review of the targets of the North Merseyside Biodiversity Action Plan. One of the main functions of the nature conservation strategy is for the delivery of the BAP actions and targets that relate to the coast. The revised timetable is to have an adopted strategy by April 2008. Contact and further information For further information please contact John Houston on 0151 934 2967 (to leave a message) E-mail: john.houston@leisure.sefton.gov.uk Mail: Sefton Coast Partnership, Ainsdale Discovery Centre Complex, The Promenade, Shore Road, Ainsdale-on-Sea, Southport, PR8 2QB
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