The Nottinghamshire Biodiversity Action Group Annual Forum (Big BAG).

Thursday 28thJanuary 2009 at the Idle Valley Rural Learning Centre.

‘Nottinghamshire LBAP: past, present & future’

9:45 am Arrival and refreshments

10:00 am Introduction, Erin McDaid, Nott’s Wildlife Trust & Chair of the Event

10.05 amWelcome to Bassetlaw & Official Opening of the Event by Cllr Bryn Jones, the Mayor of Retford

  • 10 years of the Nottinghamshire LBAP

Chris Jackson, Nottinghamshire Biodiversity Action Group

  • Action on Heathlands in Nottinghamshire

Norma Saunder’s, Sherwood Forest Trust & Chair of Nott’s BAG

  • Barn Owls: A local success story

Howard Broughton, Rushcliffe Barn Owl Project & Notts Birdwatchers

11.30amBreak

  • Langford and Beckingham:Futurescapes in the TrentValley

Michael Copleston, RSPB

  • Landscape Scale Conservation: the way forward for biodiversity

Janice Bradley, Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust

  • Nottinghamshire Biodiversity Action Group Update

Chris Jackson, Biodiversity Officer, Notts Biodiversity Action Group

1:00 pmLunch

2:00 pmSite Visit- Idle Valley Nature Reserve.(Please bring sturdy footwear and suitable outdoor clothing). The site visits will take in a section of the Idle Valley Nature Reserve adjacent to the Idle Valley Rural Learning Centre. We will look at some of the work that has been undertaken at this newly acquired nature reserve and the opportunities and problems facing their future management.

3:30pmFinish

Tim Dawson / Bassetlaw District Council
Kerri Ellis / Bassetlaw District Council
Cllr Bryn Jones / Bassetlaw District Council
Cllr Mary Stokes / Bassetlaw District Council
Janette Walker / Bassetlaw District Council
Sue McDonald / BestwoodCountryPark
Alex Morley / BestwoodCountryPark
Deanne Gow / British Waterways
Gordon Ellis / Broxtowe Barn Owl Project
Steve Fisher / Broxtowe Borough Council
John Osborne / CountyRecorder for Herpetofauna
Anja Nonnenmacher / Environment Agency
Adrienne Bennett / Forestry Commission
Julie Parnham / Forestry Commission
Nic Wort / GreenwoodCommunityForest
Felicity Washbrook / Mansfield District Council
Brian Dunning / Natural England
Caroline Harrison / Natural England
Kathy Wimble / Newark and Sherwood District Council
Simon Jenkins / Nottingham City Council
Sheila Wright / NottinghamCityMuseum and Galleries
David Parkin / Nott’s Birdwatchers
Chris Jackson / Nottinghamshire Biodiversity Action Group
Malcolm Kennerley / Nottinghamshire Biodiversity Action Group
Rob Johnson / Nottinghamshire Biological & Geological Records Centre
Chris Comerie / Nottinghamshire County Council - Conservation
Heather Stokes / Nottinghamshire County Council - Conservation
Andy Wickham / Nottinghamshire County Council - Conservation
Nick Crouch / Nottinghamshire County Council - Ecology
Mark Guy / Nottinghamshire County Council - Green Estates
Phil Kimbrey / Nottinghamshire County Council - Green Estates
Ted Wooddisse / Nottinghamshire County Council - Green Estates
Jackie Adams / Nottinghamshire County Council - Learning in the Outdoors
Shani Lambert / Nottinghamshire County Council - Local Improvement Schemes
Alex Price / Nottinghamshire County Council - Local Improvement Schemes
Sue Rodgers / Nottinghamshire County Council - Local Improvement Schemes
Annie Thurgarland / Nottinghamshire County Council – Site Warden, DaneshillLakes
Rachel Peck / Nottinghamshire County Council - Sustainability
Janice Bradley / Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
Carl Cornish / Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust & Nott’s Birdwatchers
Ann Marie Edwards / Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
Erin McDaid / Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
James Simpson / Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
Richard Fox / North Nott’s Bat Group
Amy Rogers / OPAL East Midlands
Edmund Hopkins / Royal Forestry Society
Michael Copleston / Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Julia Gallagher / Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Mike Reid / Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Karen Bailey / RuffordCountyPark
Howard Broughton / Rushcliffe Barn Owl Project
Cllr Debbie Mason / Rushcliffe Borough Council
Paul Phillips / Rushcliffe Borough Council
Gary Joynt / Sherwood Forest NNR
Ian Major / Sherwood Forest Trust
Norma Saunders / Sherwood Forest Trust
Gordon Dyne / South Nott’s Local Group