Grasslands are species-rich, safeguarded, extended, and support wider biodiversity
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| 4A Ensure existing and potential species-rich meadows, pastures and scarce grasslands are in good condition and well connected |
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| Expand and connect areas of priority grassland through bespoke restoration and enhancement, using locally sourced seed and plug plants grown by volunteers, community groups and community business; followed by appropriate management practices |
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| 4C Deliver a campaign to highlight the important value of grasslands including their biodiversity, soil protection, flood management and climate resilience benefits. |
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| 4D Manage roadside verges in a way that increases biodiversity |
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| 4E Promote the uptake of regenerative farming principles and/or a maximum sustainable outputs (MSO) approach where it may lead to healthier soils, increased sward diversity, and assist farmers to analyse their business with respect to inputs and stocking levels |
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| 4F Be ambitious in creating and maintaining space for nature in grasslands and the wider farmed landscape by promoting and enabling Nature Friendly Farming practices |
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| 4G Appropriately manage purple moor grass and rush pasture, together with the management of dominant molinia grassland on moorland |
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| 4H Identify, map and record flood plain meadows and CHEGD grasslands to inform the delivery of conservation and creation works |
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| 4I Survey and monitor SAC and SSSI upland meadows and ensure their favourable condition is a priority in management agreements |
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| 4J Assess farm and estate greenhouse gas emissions and act to reduce these and to increase sequestration, in line with ambitions for a pathway to Net Zero for the National Landscape |
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| 4K take up the National Estate for Nature role by delivering estate-wide management plans to deliver 30 by 30 and to contribute to PLTOF targets. |
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| 4L Work in partnership to develop at least one landscape scale nature recovery programme, attracting private investment locally and via national funding schemes. |
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Champion Species: curlew, globeflower (and associated Chiastocheta flies) ballerina waxcap, swift, brown long eared bat, bilberry bumblebee
Targets
PLTOF Target 1 allocation for Forest of Bowland: to create more than 275 ha of wildlife rich habitat per year (outside of SSSI) i.e. 4700 ha by 2042.
PLTOF Target 4 Continuing favourable management of all existing priority habitat already in favourable condition outside of SSSIs (from a 2022 baseline) and increasing to include all newly restored or created habitat through agri-environment schemes by 2042
PLTOF Target 5 Ensure at least 65% to 80% of land managers adopt nature-friendly farming on at least 10% to 15% of their land by 2030
PLTOF Target 6 Reduce net greenhouse gas emissions in Protected Landscapes to net zero by 2050
Local Indicators
Ha of meadow created or restored by Hay Time
Number of farmers participating in agri-environment schemes
Number of farmers in Bowland Farmer group
Hectares of agricultural soil health improved
Additional Nature Recovery Plan Targets (2040)
- 34,500ha of permanent pasture is being managed using nature friendly and/or regenerative farming techniques
