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Festival Bowland 2018 (2)

The 2018 Festival Bowland programme has now come to an end. Almost 70 events took place between February and the middle of October covering everything from moorland bird walks, bat nights and wildflower days to clog dancing, star gazing and stone carving.

Many thanks to all those who organised or led events as part of the programme and who are, even now, planning events for next year's Festival calendar!

23rd October 2018

Stonyfold Farm Profile

Education access web profile produced and uploaded for Stonyfold Farm near Beacon Fell.

13th May 2015

Annual Report 2014-15

Annual Report for the financial year 2014-15 produced and available on the National Landscape website.

1st April 2014 to 31st March 2015

Biodiversity Working Group re-established

Working group re-established in April 2014.

Will meet approx twice per year and direct biodiversity delivery through the development of annual delivery plans, made up from work across the delivery group.

1st April 2014

Festival Bowland events calendar

Separate Festival Bowland events brochure produced for 2014.

Festival Bowland programme for 2015 included as part of Discover Bowland guide.

2016 programme currently under development and will be included as part of discovery guide again.

1st January 2014

1.2 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Action		Targets and Timescales	Partners
1.2E	Play an active role in the government's 'Catchment-based Approach' (CaBA) to river management and restoration for the Lune, Ribble and Wyre	Meet with EA catchment management staff and Rivers Trusts for Lune and Wyre re:CaBA 2014 Attend at least 2 Ribble Life stakeholder exchange meetings per year Annually Investigate opportunities for catchment-based management options and agreements for the New Environmental Land Management Scheme (NELMS). 2014	Rivers Trusts EA AONB Unit Natural England CSF United Utilities BLMF RSPB	View

1.3 Habitats
Action		Targets and Timescales	Partners
1.3I	Liaise with local authorities to maintain or enhance the biodiversity of roadside verges, through maintenance of appropriate and timely cutting regimes	Extend Ribble Valley pilot 'Roadside Verges' project to other local authority areas in the National Landscape 2015	Highway Authorities RVBC LCC Ecology RSPB Friends of Bowland	View

1.4 Species
Action		Targets and Timescales	Partners
1.4C	Continue to support research and monitoring and encourage implementation of habitat projects for characteristic bird species such as hen harrier, merlin, peregrine, ring ouzel, lapwing, snipe, redshank and curlew; including support for relevant species recovery plans	Identify and agree appropriate habitat intervention opportunities for at least 2 species 2016	Natural England RSPB United Utilities Landowners BD Working Group	View
1.4D	Support local actions to provide suitable conditions to re-establish hen harrier as a breeding species in the National Landscape, in line with the government's emerging national species recovery plan	Develop local actions to support the re-establishment of breeding hen harrier in the National Landscape 2014-15 Active participation in the new 'Northern England Protected Landscapes Hen Harrier Group' Annually	Natural England Defra BD Working Group United Utilities Landowners RSPB AONB Unit	View

1.7 Planning and Development
Action		Targets and Timescales	Partners
1.7B	Develop content on National Landscape website (linking to pre-existing resources wherever possible) to clarify National Landscape's role and to offer advice and guidance in planning and landscape-related matters	Develop National Landscape 'planning & development' webpage 2015	AONB Unit LPAs Lancashire CPRE RSPB	View
1.7C	Work with Lancashire County Council on revision of LCC supplementary planning guidance on landscape and biodiversity in light of the new National Planning Policy Framework	Meeting held with LCC Landscape and Ecology 2014 Respond to consultation on revised planning guidance 2014	LCC Landscape Unit LCC Ecology RSPB AONB Unit LPAs Lancashire CPRE	View
1.7D	Develop design guidance (e.g. buildings, agricultural buildings, rural roads) based on the National Landscape Landscape Character Assessment to ensure development conserves and enhances the character of the locality	Re-convene meeting of LPA officers to discuss development of design guidance 2015 First design guidance note produced 2016	AONB Unit LPAs LCC Landscape Unit LCC Ecology RSPB Lancashire CPRE	View
1.7E	Continue to use and promote the National Landscape renewable energy position statement to offer advice and guidance to planners and developers on appropriate renewable energy development within the National Landscape	Review and update position statement, where necessary 2014 Hold 'planning and development' seminar aimed at LPA officers/members to update on latest guidance. 2014	LCC Landscape Unit AONB Unit Lancashire CPRE EA RSPB	View

2.1 Farming and Land Management
Action		Targets and Timescales	Partners
2.1A	Provide appropriate support and guidance on landscape, biodiversity and access for farmers and land managers who deliver agri-environment scheme agreements	Advice provided for at least 6 agri-environment scheme agreements per year Annually	LCC E&C Projects Natural England RSPB AONB Unit LCC Landscape Unit	View
2.1D	Develop collaborative land management projects involving farmers and major landowners in the National Landscape (e.g. restoration of black grouse/grey partridge, pilot predator control areas for ground-nesting birds, woodfuel, training & apprenticeships)	Develop at least 2 collaborative land management projects. 2019	BLMF AONB Unit Landowners/farmers RSPB LCC E&C Projects	View
2.1E	Carry out monitoring and recording of environmental benefits achieved through agri-environment schemes to inform other farmers and non farmers on the benefits from upland hill farming	Develop monitoring programme in liaison with Bowland Land Managers Forum 2015 Establish baseline conditions 2017 & 2019 Biennial survey work carried out	Natural England BD Working Group BLMF LERN RSPB	View