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Agenda Item 12 Report NPA19/20-14 Appendix 2 Size of Internal Lead / Priority Programme Project Title Description Lead Partner Contact Other Partners involved Project contact C/P Protect and enhance the natural beauty and Deliver Landscape Enhancement projects for Truleigh Hill, work with local Landowners, local residents and 1.1 character of the SDNP and minimise negative Truleigh Hill Landscape Project. communities and stakeholders to develop an action plan and prevent C SDNPA N/A community groups, YHA, Telecom Chris Fairbrother infrastructure impacts further loss of landscape character. Companies, National Trust, EON. Follow on work from the recent pilot project to develop expertise and Defra, UK Space Agency, Space for Protect and enhance the natural beauty and capacity in the use of Satellite date and imagery. Use of remote sensing to Smarter Government Programme, 1.1 character of the SDNP and minimise negative Monitoring the South Downs from Space. C SDNPA N/A Chris Fairbrother assess landscape change over time and monitor the impacts of changes and Sussex LNP, Sussex Wildlife Trust, infrastructure impacts trends in land-use on Landscape Character within the National Park. Norfolk Estate Protect and enhance the natural beauty and Schemes of undergrounding overhead powerlines funded through OFGEN UK Power Networks, SSE, Parish UK Power 1.1 character of the SDNP and minimise negative Undergrounding overhead power cables at :- Malling Hill, Adur Valley, Piddinghoe, Littlington, Charleston Manor, C Councils, Charleston Trust, Firle Roni Craddock Networks infrastructure impacts Firle Beacon, Alciston, Hinton Ampner, Cheriton and Battlefield. Estate, SWT, Iford Estate, Protect and enhance the natural beauty and Project fund from OFGEN, Butser Hill /Chalk, Woolbeding/ Heathland, 1.1 character of the SDNP and minimise negative Project fund from OFGEN C National Grid Roni Craddock Rother valley infrastructure impacts Protect and enhance the natural beauty and Establish a Dark Night Skies ‘Landscape Alliance’ for joint working and IDA, South East Protected Landscapes 1.1 character of the SDNP and minimise negative Dark Night Skies 'Landscape Alliance' collaboration on DNS. Working on model policies and guidance notes, joint C Forum, Commission for Dark Skies, Dan Oakley infrastructure impacts festivals and promotion, developing an MOU. National DNS Partners. Protect and enhance the natural beauty and Develop advice and technical guidance note for lighting on farms. Work SDNPA, CLA, NFU, Institue for lighting 1.1 character of the SDNP and minimise negative Dark Night Skies technical guidance note with CLA/NFU and Institute for lighting Professionals to develop industry C N/A Dan Oakley Professionals infrastructure impacts endorsement. Improve green and blue infrastructure to protect Landowners, Parish councils, WCC, Landscape scale research project in the Winchester Urban Fringe to 1.2 nature networks and connect people to nature Winchester Urban Fringe Landscape Project C HCC, local businesses, community Roni Craddock address severance and fragmentation in the landscape within and around the SDNP groups. Improve green and blue infrastructure to protect Development of new winter storage resevoir and associated recreational 1.2 nature networks and connect people to nature Havant thicket reservoir Project C L Portsmouth water TBC HIWWT, FC Jeremy Burgess facilities within and around the SDNP Maximise environmental, cultural and economic 1.3 benefits of agri-environment and forestry schemes New Environmental Land Management (ELMS) scheme Pilot. C Farm Clusters Nigel James across the National Park Expanding, creating and improving areas of heathland so that they are no FC, Sussex Wildlife Trust, Hampshire and Maximise environmental, cultural and economic longer isolated 'islands' and their plants and animals are less vulnerable to Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, Lynchmere 1.3 benefits of agri-environment and forestry schemes Heathlands Reunited local extinction, and Re-engaging with and inspiring communities to visit C L SDNPA N/A Andy Player Society, National Trust, ARC, MoD, RSPB, across the National Park their heathland and learn more about them to look after them for future HCC, NE generations to come. Funded through The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Delivering project legacy, including after project capital works, and Maximise environmental, cultural and economic continuing elements of the activity plan as well as directly linked activity Heathlands Reunited partners; Thames 1.3 benefits of agri-environment and forestry schemes Heathlands Reunited 2 SDNPA Andy Player Andy Player such as Heathlands Forum; also focus on offsetting impact of development Basin Heaths across the National Park on heathlands Provision of a first stop shop advice service to woodland owners and Maximise environmental, cultural and economic businesses across the National Park, increasing amount of woodlands in 1.3 benefits of agri-environment and forestry schemes Woodland Trust Conservation Project C M SDNPA N/A Woodland Trust, Forestry Commission Andy Player sustainable management and enhancing biodiversity value of ancient across the National Park woodlands Maximise environmental, cultural and economic Baseline Survey of pollination services and habitat connectivity for the Arun 1.3 benefits of agri-environment and forestry schemes Arun to Adur Pollinators Survey to Adur Farm Cluster to identify opportunity areas and target areas for CM Adur to Arun Farm Cluster, SDNPA Chris Fairbrother across the National Park advice and delivery. 69 Agenda Item 12 Report NPA19/20-14 Appendix 2 Size of Internal Lead / Priority Programme Project Title Description Lead Partner Contact Other Partners involved Project contact C/P Maximise environmental, cultural and economic Development of a ‘Bee-Lines’ pollination project focussing on improving Buglife, Natural England, Sussex 1.3 benefits of agri-environment and forestry schemes Bee Lines headlands and field margins to support increased pollination services within C University, Kew Gardens. West Sussex Nick Heasman across the National Park the farmed landscape. County Council, District Planning Improve soil and water quality by reducing soil Sandra Manning-Jones Arun & Rother Catchment Partnerships. Environment 2.1 erosion, improving carbon capture and filtration Water Environment Grant (WEG) proposal being developed for the River Arun. C M <sandramanningjones@g Jeremy Burgess Rivers Trust Agency., and reconnecting wetland habitats mail.com> Improve soil and water quality by reducing soil SDNPA, Wessex Chalk Streams and £3.6m project celebrating and protecting the headwaters of the Test and 2.1 erosion, improving carbon capture and filtration Water Cress and Winterbournes Project C L HIWWT N/A Rivers Trust, Vitacress, Test and Itchen Jeremy Burgess Itchen rivers is being supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). and reconnecting wetland habitats association, wild trout trust Improve soil and water quality by reducing soil Ouse & Adur Rivers 2.1 erosion, improving carbon capture and filtration Natural Flood Management (NFM) Scheme being developed for the Adur Floodplain. Suds at Hassocks C M SWT Jeremy Burgess Trust and reconnecting wetland habitats Improve soil and water quality by reducing soil Ouse & Adur Rivers 2.1 erosion, improving carbon capture and filtration Ouse and Adur Catchment walkover surveys CM Jeremy Burgess Trust and reconnecting wetland habitats Improve soil and water quality by reducing soil Arun & Rother 2.1 erosion, improving carbon capture and filtration Arun and Rother Catchment walkover surveys CM Jeremy Burgess Rivers Trust and reconnecting wetland habitats Improve soil and water quality by reducing soil SDNPA, Environment Agency, CSF Continuation of Pilot Work and roll out of the project and its approach to 2.1 erosion, improving carbon capture and filtration CHAMP Project C L Southern Water N/A Scheme, University of Brighton, BHCC, Jeremy Burgess other adjoining Chalk Blocks. and reconnecting wetland habitats Living Coast Biosphere, NE. Improve soil and water quality by reducing soil Soil health and monitoring Project. Farm based trials to develop exemplar 2.1 erosion, improving carbon capture and filtration Adur to Arun Soil Project C Jeremy Burgess techniques and approaches. and reconnecting wetland habitats Improve soil and water quality by reducing soil Southern Water, SDNPA, Environment Project investigating payment for ecosystem services for soil and water University of 2.1 erosion, improving carbon capture and filtration Channel Payments for Ecosystem Services (CPES) CL N/A Agency, Portsmouth Water, West Jeremy Burgess quality improvements. Including River Rother Chichester and reconnecting wetland habitats country rivers trust. Improve soil and water quality by reducing soil Downs and Harbours Clean water partnership and Portsmouth 2.1 erosion, improving carbon capture and filtration C M Portsmouth Water Farm Cluster Jeremy Burgess water work with South Downs Farmers Cluster and reconnecting wetland habitats Improve soil and water quality by reducing soil European-funded partnership project aiming to address the impacts of South East Rivers 2.1 erosion, improving carbon capture and filtration Prowater project climate change and enhance the availability of raw water for people and the CL .SE Water, EA Jeremy Burgess Trust and reconnecting wetland habitats environment Improve soil and water quality by reducing soil Specific actions identified from page 44 onwards at: 2.1 erosion,