Cumulus Consultants Ltd High Nature Value farmland in Rural Development policy Dartmoor Case Study Report for European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism Issue: 4.0 Report No: CC-P-504.4 Date of Issue: 2 August 2011 Commercial in Confidence High Nature Value farmland in Rural Development policy Dartmoor Case Study Report Prepared for European Forum on Nature Conservation and Pastoralism Report prepared by: Paul Silcock Jeni Pring John Waldon Report reviewed by: Paul Silcock Cumulus Consultants Ltd, The Palmers, Wormington Grange, Wormington, Broadway, Worcestershire. WR12 7NJ Telephone: +44 (0)1386 584950 Email:
[email protected] Internet: http://www.cumulus-consultants.co.uk HNV Farmland in Rural Development Policy – Dartmoor Case Study Page i Reference: CC-P-504.4 Issue 4.0 Date: 2 August 2011 Commercial in Confidence Acknowledgements We would like to thank all those who have contributed to this case study in particular Guy Beaufoy (EFNCP), John Waldon and Kevin Rylands (RSPB). We would also like to thank all those farmers who kindly agreed to be interviewed and provided valuable insight into the management of HNVF on farms across the Dartmoor Case Study Area. Thanks are also due to those stakeholders who contributed to the research through telephone interviews. Glossary AE Agri-Environment AES Agri-Environment Scheme BAP Biodiversity Action Plan BSE Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy CAP Common Agricultural Policy CWS County Wildlife Site DA Disadvantaged Area DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs