All Bowland’s remaining unrestored peatlands are brought under restoration
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For National Government and/or Local Government |
For Arm's Length Bodies (e.g. NE, HE, EA, FC) |
For Land managers and farmers |
For Conservation bodies and NGOs |
| 2A Improve the hydrological function and condition of peatland through re-wetting and re- vegetating |
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2B Restore peatlands to support a diverse mosaic of vegetation; manage this manage this utilising
Responsible and legal vegetation and stock management.
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| 2C Ensure that opportunities for green finance are developed and be ready to respond to opportunities where green finance can aid with increasing the scale and rate of delivery |
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| 2D Collaborate in a more targeted and practical fire severity index through the development and implementation of up to date Fire Management Plans. |
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| 2E Carry out condition surveys and long-term monitoring of Bowland Fells SSSI and SPA, using a county-wide standard, to build a strong evidence base that monitors the condition of sites and the effectiveness of restoration and management |
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| 2F Support specialist restoration contractors to ‘scale up' operations |
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| 2G Avoid new permanent track construction, infrastructure or any other development on deep peat which requires planning permission |
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| 2H Undertake legal, proportionate and responsible predator control at levels which benefit species such as curlew, golden plover, hen harrier and merlin |
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| 2I Remove inappropriate tree planting, and do not replant conifer plantations after they are harvested in areas where trees negatively affect the hydrology of peatland. |
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| 2J Restore heathland to areas of plantation woodland which previously supported heathland vegetation, through a mixture of felling, restructuring and grazing management. |
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| 2K Restore heathland vegetation on areas of grass moorland on shallow peat soils |
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| 2L Work across the Great North Bog coalition to identify and trial innovative restoration techniques and materials |
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Champion Species supported: hen harrier, black grouse, bilberry bumblebee, juniper, green hairstreak,
Targets
Key PLTOF Target 7: allocation for Forest of Bowland: 8000 ha of peatland to be in the process of being restored by 2050, 300ha per year between 2025-30.
