WCS LNP Conference programme 14th May 2014 LNP Secretariat: Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull
Local Nature Partnership and Local Biodiversity Action Partnership
Conference on 14th May 2014
You are warmly invited to attend the first LNP Conference. We have a range of speakers to give information on the current thinking on a range of topics.
Importantly we will be reporting on progress to date and launching a consultation on the strategic priorities for LNP. We welcome your input to developing our plans.
Venue: Miller Suite, The Visitor Centre, Coombe Country Park, Brinklow Road, Binley, Warwickshire CV3 2AB. Tel: 024 76 453720 website: www.coventry.gov.uk/coombe
Purposes of conference:
v To report on actions of LNP
v To celebrate involvement and achievement
v To launch consultation on strategic priorities and programme
v To raise awareness of LNP and LBAP work and engage wider partners
Conference Programme
Local Nature Partnership session:
9.30 - 9.50 Arrival and refreshments. Displays available on strategic projects
10.00 Welcome to the conference: Henry Lucas, LNP Chair
10.10 LNP Vision: David Lowe, Warwickshire County Council
Annual report presentation; LNP Strategic priorities and projects
Current Board and Board for 2014 - formal proposal to elect Board: Gina Rowe, LNP Secretariat
10.25 - 10.35 Opening speech ‘Working across boundaries and sectors’ : Alan Cockburn, Deputy Leader, Warwickshire County Council
10.35 - 10.50 Benefits of Working together at a landscape scale for farming and environment: Adam Quinney, Warwickshire farmer
Refreshments
11.00 - 11.20 Benefits of Partnership working in Catchment Management: Kathryn Hardcastle,
Chief Executive River Nene Regional Park, a community interest company
11.20 - 11.40 Benefits of nature to human Health and Well Being: Dawn Griffiths, Natural England
11.40 - 12.00 Economic benefits of Green Infrastructure: Martin Moss and Hayley Fleming, Natural England
12.00 – 12.20 Question and answer session
12.20 – 12.30 Round up and Launch of consultation of LNP strategy: Chair, Henry Lucas
12.30 - 1.30 Lunch and arrival of LBAP attendees
Local Biodiversity Action Partnership conference session
1.30 - 1.35 Welcome and opening introduction Henry Lucas
1.35 - 1.50 Presentation of Overall targets and Launch of revised LBAP Action Plans: Gina Rowe, Chair of LBAP, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust
1.50 - 2.35 Landscape scale delivery:
- Princethorpe Woodlands Living Landscape - restoration of woodlands and future plans: Chris Redstall, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and Coombe Country Park - restoration of acid grassland and parkland: Murray Hayden, Coventry City Council
- Avon and Leam Catchment Plan delivery: Melissa Hoskings, Severn Rivers Trust
- Tame Valley Wetlands Landscape Partnership Scheme - Vision for the future: Tim Haselden, Tame Valley Wetlands Partnership
Refreshments
2.45 - 3.05 Delivery of species recovery: Farmland Bird project: Matt Willmott, Natural England advisor: update on progress and plans re Natural England funding
3.05 - 3.20 Developing Nature Improvement Areas in Warwickshire – Bigger, better and joined up Local Wildlife Sites and mapping: Chris Talbot, Habitat Biodiversity Audit Partnership
3.25 Question and answer session
3.35 Key thanks
3.40 Summary: Next steps and planned actions
3.50 Conference end and evaluation
We are grateful to Coombe Country Park and Coventry City Council for their support of the conference through use of the Miller Suite, resources and staff support.