Sherwood Habitats Strategy Group
Sherwood Habitats Strategy Group
Notes of Meeting
14th January 2016 10am – 1pm
SFT offices, Edwinstowe
Attendees:
Carl Cornish CC RSPB Chair
Nick Crouch NC NCC Vice Chair
Karyn Haw KH NE
Chris Jackson CJ Notts BAG
Norman Lewis NL
Mark Speck MS NWT
Andy Lowe AL NWT/Birklands Ringing Group
Ian Major IM SFT
Apologies: Janice Bradley NWT, Adrienne Bennett FC, Sarah Spurry Community Representative, John McMeeking NWT, Katie Swindley EA, Paul Tame NFU, Cathy Gillespie NCC, Jago Moles NT, Malcolm Hackett Greenwood, Ruth Tall, NE
Notes of previous meeting – Agreed.
2. Actions of the last meeting
Actions - BOM report to go to KH (CJ will forward to KH)
3. HLF LPS (CC)
HLF LPS - Consultant for ecosystem services workshop to be assigned, RSPB to work with BEKI on elements. See Beki email.
KH - Query on what projects are?
CJ - Beki will speak at Notts BigBag Forum
4. SFRP Board update (CC)
Patrick Candler SFT CEO is still chair and Michael Copleston has stepped down with Rob Fitzsimmons CEO of NWT as new vice chair.
Next Board SFRP meeting is March 2016.
5. Sherwood sub-catchment partnership update (CC & MS)
Sherwood sub catchment partnership update - CC circulated Claire's email. Mark added some clarity. Please send any project ideas to Claire to include in project bank.
6. State of Sherwood Report (NC)
This formed the main element of the meeting.
Include and help set Smart targets. Can/will inform a work plan, data collection, priority sites/species.
Notes collated by NC and CC.
12. AOB
KH update on stewardship. KH working on draft report of reprioritisation of NE work by March.
Patrick Candler spoke about the Woodland Trust Tree Charter project and SFT involvement in partnership. Aspires to create a new Forest Charter for the UK. PC send links with minutes.
Date of next meetings
Thursday 14th April 2016 10am – 1pm SFT Offices, Edwinstowe
Thursday 14th July 2016 10am – 1pm SFT Offices, Edwinstowe
Thursday 13th October 2016 10am – 1pm SFT Offices, Edwinstowe
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