AONB Partnership Meeting March 2020

This was the presentation to be delivered to the Mendip Hills

AONB Partnership on March 19th 2020.

Additional text has been inserted to explain items further. The Mendip Hills AONB Nature Recovery Plan Paper C

Tim Haselden Project Development Officer Mendip Hills AONB Unit Nature Recovery Plan

Background: • The Glover Review of Designated Landscapes (2019) recommended that designated landscapes should have a revised purpose, focussing more on nature’s recovery: ‘Recover, conserve and enhance natural beauty, biodiversity and natural capital, and cultural heritage.’ • All AONBs signed up to ‘The Colchester Declaration’. Sets out AONB’s national strategy for change in order to redress declines in species and habitats within context of a wider response to Climate Change. • The Colchester Declaration states that all AONB Partnerships should produce and implement a ‘Nature Recovery Plan’ during 2020/21. Plans should contribute to national targets which state that by 2030: • at least 200,000ha of SSSIs in AONBs will be in favourable condition; • at least 100,000ha of wildlife-rich habitat outside of protected sites will have been created/restored; • at least 36,000ha of new woodland will have been planted or allowed to regenerate in AONBs following the principle of 'the right tree in the right place’. • Plans to be developed in partnership and look both within and outside of the AONB boundary, and should feed into Local Nature Recovery Strategies. Nature Recovery Plan

The hierarchy of nature recovery planning: Nature Recovery Plan

What we need to do: • Create an ambitious yet achievable and useable plan. • Show the right places to create and restore the right habitat that will make a real and positive contribution to nature’s recovery in the Mendip Hills and nationally. • Utilise datasets. This includes nature recovery network, ecological connectivity mapping, species and priority habitat data / the South West Nature Map, plus recent initiatives such as B-Lines mapping. • Enhance the AONB’s special qualities and local landscape character areas. • Support the enthusiasm and drive to plant trees, but guide this so the right trees are planted in the right places.

© West of England Nature Partnership Nature Recovery Plan What the Plan should include: • Spatial mapping of the AONB showing priority areas for habitat creation, restoration and connectivity.

• AONB split into areas, with a clear vision and set of prescriptions for how to best recover nature in these areas.

This might cover: the plateau, the northern wooded slopes, the southern wildflower-rich grasslands, the farmed landscapes of the Wrington Vale, Chew/Yeo Valley.

• SMART objectives (short, medium, long term), measurables, shared values and pledges that all AONB partners sign up to, linked to nature recovery and reducing our carbon footprint. These should contribute to The Colchester Declaration targets.

For example: current tree cover in our AONB is 12% of total land area (c.2,376ha of 19,800ha). In order for us to help deliver the national target of 36,000ha new woodland across all AONBs, as a proportion of the total, we should therefore aim to create 288ha of new woodland, increasing overall tree cover in the Mendips to 13.5% by 2030.

• The Plan should also incorporate a Species Action Plan and an Enhancing Communities Engagement Plan, and be designed to fit in with the statutory AONB Management Plan. It should also set out a clear timetable and action plan, involving all organisations on the AONB Partnership and wider stakeholders. Nature Recovery Plan Nature Recovery Plan Nature Recovery Plan

Our ‘Top 6’ priority threatened (S41) species:

• Adder (heathlands, grasslands) • Black Oil Beetle (bare ground in grasslands, heathlands, woodland edges) • Greater Horseshoe Bat (caves, barns, hedgerows, grasslands) • Hazel Dormouse (woodlands, hedgerows, scrub) • Skylark (farmland, grasslands) • Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary butterfly (grasslands and heathlands with scrub, woodland glades) Nature Recovery Plan

How you/your organisation can help:

• Let us know what you’re already doing or planning to do.

• Are you willing to join a Task & Finish group / working group to help oversee the creation of the Plan?

• Can you provide any specific support? Are there missing datasets? Can you help supply these?

• Can you provide any funds to help deliver some of the Plan’s objectives or would you like to work in partnership to seek joint funding for collaborative initiatives?

• How can we best pull your organisation’s targets into the Plan? And how do we best monitor, evaluate and report on all of these collective achievements? AONB Unit Update for 2019-2020 Highlights since November Successful Nature Connections bid Successfully secured £290K from the National Lottery Community Fund.

3-year project with Somerset Wildlife Trust (lead) and AONB and Blackdown Hills AONB to use nature and the landscape as a tool to support people’s wellbeing, working with groups at high risk of poor mental health. Match funding brings total to £500K. Highlights since November

Landscape “[As a result] We will discuss changing our validation procedure to ensure that

Visual Impact the submitted LVIA/appraisal documents Assessment provide accurate information prior to (LVIA) Training registration.” Janette Burton ( DC) 30 planning officers attended from a variety of authorities, AONB Units and Exmoor National Park to understand best practice in LVIAs. Highlights since November Re-launch of the Somerset Local Nature Partnership (LNP)

The LNP is the Natural Environment workstream for Somerset County Council’s Climate & Ecological Emergency Strategy.

The 3 Somerset AONBs & Exmoor National Park are sharing a position on the Board. Staff Change Goodbye Cindy. Hello Judith.

Cindy Carter, Landscape Planning Officer, departs in March 2020.

Welcome to the team Judith Chubb-Whittle who volunteered with the AONB Unit before becoming planner for CPRE Somerset. Judith starts in April. Project Delivery Plan Highlights

Tim Haselden Project Development Officer Mendip Hills AONB Unit Nature & Wellbeing Delivery Plan Reference: 8.2 What’s been achieved: • Delivered sessions with external providers and care groups, including Osprey Outdoors, Discovery, Heads Up and Young Carers, with participants learning new skills and spending time in the natural environment in order to support their mental health. • Supporting volunteers to go into local care homes to provide reminiscence and engaging AONB-related activities for residents. • Developed a £500K 3-year project with Somerset Wildlife Trust (lead) and Quantock Hills AONB and Blackdown Hills AONB to use nature and the landscape as a tool to support people’s wellbeing, working with groups at high risk of poor mental health. Successfully secured £290K from the National Lottery Community Fund, £15K from Public Health and £40K from SCC Improving Lives fund. Awaiting decision on £50K of match from Discovery Community Fund in order to work with adults with learning disabilities and/or autism as part of the project. The project is planned to start in late 2020. How this fits with the bigger picture:

AONB Management Plan Objectives Participation; Landscape quality; Natural resources AONB Special Qualities Tranquillity; Views; Landscape enjoyed by people Ecosystem Services Health & wellbeing; Sense of place Defra 25 Year Env. Plan Goals Enhancing beauty, heritage & engagement with nature Catchment-Based Approach Delivery Plan Reference: 2.2, 5.2 What’s been achieved: • Provided £2K to Bristol Avon Rivers Trust to undertake walkover surveys in Spring 2019 in Chew Catchment where two waterbodies are failing under the Water Framework Directive: North Widcombe and to (source). • 90 sites were visited upstream of Lake (drinking water reservoir): 13 recorded as Grade 1 (high risk), 39 as Grade 2 pollution. • A further £2K from the AONB Unit opened up £3K of match funding from Bristol Water, enabling BART to engage with farmers and draw up recommendations for three priority locations which would reduce pollution and improve water quality for people and wildlife. • Working in partnership to secure funding to deliver the identified improvements. We also hope to widen scope onto the Catchment, where improved land management upstream on the Mendip Hills could help to reduce flood risk and water quality issues.

How this fits with the bigger picture:

AONB Management Plan Objectives Landscape quality; Biodiversity & geodiversity; Natural resources; Land management AONB Special Qualities Chew Valley & lakes; The Chew & Yeo Valley; Limestone aquifer Ecosystem Services Biodiversity; Water quality, quantity & flow; Climate regulation & soil health Defra 25 Year Env. Plan Goals Clean water; Sustainability; Climate change; Biosecurity; Reducing risk from hazards Land Management Delivery Plan Reference: 2.2, 6.3 What’s been achieved: • Practical conservation work delivered by the AONB Unit, Wildlife Trusts, National Trust and other partners has helped restore and enhance SSSIs and priority habitats including grassland, heathland, woodland and dew ponds across the AONB. • The AONB Unit has taken over the management of two important reserves: Blackmoor SSSI and Deer Leap. Management Plans have been produced. Applications to Natural England and Historic England have been submitted to carry out site improvements. • The Facilitation Fund (hosted by Somerset Wildlife Trust) aims to engage farmers, and the Land Management & Nature Recovery Working Group (hosted by the AONB Unit) aims to bring key partners and land managers together to coordinate joint land management initiatives, such as The Hills Have Eyes Campaign and the creation of a Nature Recovery Plan. How this fits with the bigger picture:

AONB Management Plan Objectives Landscape quality; Biodiversity; Land management AONB Special Qualities Naturalness; Visible geology; Plateau; Chew Valley; Drystone walls; South slopes Ecosystem Services Biodiversity; Climate regulation incl. carbon & soils; Sense of place Defra 25 Year Env. Plan Goals Thriving plants & wildlife; Enhancing beauty; Biosecurity; Climate change adaptation The Hills Have Eyes Responsible Recreation Delivery Plan Reference: 4.1, 4.2 What’s been achieved: • ‘Counting on Mendip’ project: an annual visitor count held in May’19 (2,589 visits recorded at 16 sites over a four hour period), installing electronic counters and ‘The Hills Have Eyes’ campaign in response to dog poo and litter problem (409 dog poos counted and 25.4kg litter picked on one morning in March’20). • Supported Cheddar Walking to install new fingerpost in Cheddar. • Updated self-guided walks and publicised in national walking / running magazines. • Worked with Council to develop trailhead signage for the in Uphill, Weston-s-Mare. • Supported B&NES with Recreational Trail RDPE bid, and submitting funding bids to National Grid (£20K) and RDPE for potential sustainable tourism / visitor counting projects in 2020/21. How this fits with the bigger picture:

AONB Management Plan Objectives Recreation, Access & Tourism; Landscape quality AONB Special Qualities Tranquillity & sense of remoteness; Views out; Caves; Landscape enjoyed by people Ecosystem Services Health & wellbeing and enjoyment; Air quality; Sense of history, culture & place Defra 25 Year Env. Plan Goals Clean air; Reducing risk of harm from env. hazards; Engagement with nature Volunteer Development Delivery Plan Reference: 8.1 What’s been achieved: • We have improved systems to support AONB Unit volunteering in line with Somerset County Council procedures, and have created a new Volunteer Handbook to better inform our volunteers. £1,166 funding has been secured from Tesco Bags of Help to support volunteering. • Increased the number of practical conservation sessions, working with landowners and partners to carry out habitat management and drystone wall restoration. See Lauren’s slides for the stats! • Recruited a cohort of 10 new Volunteer Rangers, with a structured year-long training programme with six core competencies. • Recruited a new cohort of 15 Young Rangers (11-13 year olds) on a structured two year programme. The 2017-2019 cohort successful completed their programme and received the John Muir Award.

How this fits with the bigger picture:

AONB Management Plan Objectives Participation; Landscape quality AONB Special Qualities Tranquillity; South-facing slopes; Drystone walls; Landscape enjoyed by people Ecosystem Services Biodiversity; Health & wellbeing and enjoyment; Sense of place Defra 25 Year Env. Plan Goals Thriving plants & wildlife; Sustainability; Enhancing beauty & engagement with nature Volunteer Update

Lauren Holt

Ranger Volunteer Coordinator Mendip Hills AONB Unit Volunteers Volunteers in the Community 5587 hours in 2019/2020 2,110 since November 2019 (5 months)

5040 hours 2018/19 3700 hours 2017/18 2350 hours 2016/17 Volunteers Volunteer Rangers

Wonder-walls of Mendip Walk SOLD OUT

212 hours of ranger duties since November 2019

13 newly qualified in Outdoor Activity First Aid Volunteers Practical Tasks • 1650 hours in 2019/2020

Drystone Walling • 960 Hours in 2019/2020 • Repairing 284 metres of drystone walls (initial target of 100 metres) • Key action for nature recovery on the plateau • 15 Volunteers attended advanced training course

Increase in collaboration with partners Royal Holloway University Reptile and Amphibian Group (Somerset) Somerset Wildlife Trust Mendip Society Forestry England Yeo Valley Young Rangers 6 Months of sessions. Learning the AONB Special Qualities. Work experience opportunities with the AONB Unit. Working towards John Muir Award.

Highlights • Visit to Wells and Mendip Museum • Drystone walling • Winter Tree identification skills • Farm visits to Yeo Valley & Fernhill Farm Planning Update

Cindy Carter

Landscape Planning Officer Mendip Hills AONB Unit Planning Update In 2019 – 2020 we received: 123 planning application consultations 46 policy consultations Communications Update

Sarah Catling

Support and Communications Officer Mendip Hills AONB Unit Communications Special Qualities Coordinated approach to raising awareness of the Special Qualities. Monthly blog promoted via social media with associated hashtags. New display banner. Special Quality mendiphillsaonb.org.uk/exploring/special-qualities/ Webpage views: 2019 - 1619 2018 - 471 Communications Website unique users: 39591 Sessions: 50,412

(Target: 42,000 & 55,000)

Likes: 2817

(Target: 2500)

Followers: 2966

(Target: 3000)

Followers: 1422

(Target: 1200)

Views: 7689

(Target: 7000) Communications Elsewhere

14 talks & training sessions delivered to 500+ people. 42 enewsletters sent out to 795 people on the database, plus Partnership and volunteers. Mendip Hills Fund & Village Hall & Recreational Ground Committee – to create a community wildlife area and avenue of trees. £1200 Blagdon Parish Council – for landscape enhancement and maintenance for the benefit of the community and visitors. £2000 Chewton Mendip V A Primary School – for fencing to enable community use of the play area. £3111 Draycott Community Shop Ltd – for heating system and air- conditioning for a village community shop. £2000 Environment Group – for surveying, monitoring and encouraging wildlife in the Parish. £962 Oakhill Church School (Bath & Wells Multi Academy Trust) – to create a woodland and pond area to enrich education. £1000 Parish Council – for improvements to a children’s play area. £1500 Wells and Mendip Museum – to develop a community archaeology and history forum. £150 Budget 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 CORE EXPENDITURE Staff Costs Sub Total £ 143,929.00 £ 154,706.00 £ 160,462.00 Training £ 500.00 £ 500.00 £ 500.00 Car allowances £ 1,550.00 £ 1,550.00 £ 1,550.00 Travel costs £ 950.00 £ 950.00 £ 950.00 Subsistence £ 250.00 £ 250.00 £ 250.00 Sub Total £ 3,250.00 £ 3,250.00 £ 3,250.00

Total Staff Costs £ 147,179.00 £ 157,956.00 £ 163,712.00

Other Core Costs Accommodation, Maintenance & Cleaning Charterhouse rental & rates £ 7,780.00 £ 8,450.00 £ 8,450.00 Office Cleaning £ 1,200.00 £ 1,250.00 £ 1,250.00 Communication - IT & Phones £ 4,000.00 £ 4,100.00 £ 4,100.00 SCC Host fee £ 8,250.00 £ 8,000.00 £ 8,400.00 Insurance £ 400.00 £ 550.00 £ 687.50 Stationery £ 1,500.00 £ 1,500.00 £ 1,500.00 Postage £ 100.00 £ 100.00 £ 100.00 Sub Total £ 23,230.00 £ 23,950.00 £ 24,487.50 Activities & Publicity Digital £ 1,200.00 £ 1,300.00 £ 1,300.00 Photocopying & Printing £ 900.00 £ 900.00 £ 900.00 Vehicle R&M £ 4,600.00 £ 4,600.00 £ 4,700.00 Vehicle fuel /tax/insurance costs £ 1,500.00 £ 1,550.00 £ 1,600.00 Volunteer costs £ 3,500.00 £ 3,500.00 £ 3,500.00 Tools & Equipment £ 650.00 £ 650.00 £ 650.00 Clothing & Uniform £ 600.00 £ 100.00 £ 100.00 Sub Total £ 12,950.00 £ 12,600.00 £ 12,750.00 Partnership running costs Subscriptions (NAAONB) £ 3,100.00 £ 2,650.00 £ 2,675.00 Officer Meetings £ 1,300.00 £ 1,300.00 £ 1,300.00 Meeting Costs (external) £ 350.00 £ 450.00 £ 450.00 Supplies & Services £ 672.00 £ 300.00 £ 300.00 Sub Total £ 5,422.00 £ 4,700.00 £ 4,725.00

Total Other Core Costs £ 41,602.00 £ 41,250.00 £ 41,962.50 Core Expenditure Total £ 188,781.00 £ 199,206.00 £ 205,674.50

CORE INCOME DEFRA £ 158,832.00 £ 161,056.00 £ 161,056.00 Somerset County Council £ 16,150.00 £ 19,500.00 £ 19,500.00 Bath and North East Somerset Council £ 5,000.00 £ 5,000.00 £ 5,000.00 Sedgemoor District Council £ 8,001.00 £ 8,001.00 £ 8,001.00 Council £ 8,017.00 £ 8,017.00 £ 8,017.00 North Somerset £ 3,000.00 £ 3,500.00 £ 3,500.00 Total LA contribution £ 40,168.00 £ 44,018.00 £ 44,018.00 AONB Unit LAFinance contribution required to draw down full Defra Grant £ 39,708.00 £ 40,264.00 £ 40,264.00 Core Income Total £ 199,000.00 £ 205,074.00 £ 205,074.00

Budget 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22 Core Total 10,219 5,868 -601 CORE EXPENDITURE Grant Funded Projects Staff Costs Mendip Rocks £ 5,000.00 £ 5,000.00 £ 5,000.00 Sub Total £ 143,929.00 £ 154,706.00 £ 160,462.00 Young Rangers £ 3,000.00 £ 2,500.00 £ 3,000.00 Training £ 500.00 £ 500.00 £ 500.00 Car allowances £ 1,550.00 £ 1,550.00 £ 1,550.00 Community Events £ 1,000.00 £ 1,000.00 £ 1,000.00 Travel costs £ 950.00 £ 950.00 £ 950.00 Top of the Gorge £ 2,500.00 £ - £ 2,500.00 Subsistence £ 250.00 £ 250.00 £ 250.00 Natural Flood Management £ 1,000.00 Sub Total £ 3,250.00 £ 3,250.00 £ 3,250.00 Special Qualities Monitoring £ 2,000.00 £ 500.00 £ 500.00 Regional Trail Development £ 4,000.00 Total Staff Costs £ 147,179.00 £ 157,956.00 £ 163,712.00 Volunteer Development £ 3,000.00 £ 2,200.00 £ 4,300.00 Destination Development £ 1,500.00 Other Core Costs Catchment Improvements £ 1,000.00 Accommodation, Maintenance & Cleaning Counting on Mendip £ 20,000.00 £ 2,000.00 Charterhouse rental & rates £ 7,780.00 £ 8,450.00 £ 8,450.00 Nature Connections (health & wellbeing) £ 125,000.00 £ 3,000.00 Office Cleaning £ 1,200.00 £ 1,250.00 £ 1,250.00 Visitor Centre £ 5,000.00 £ 2,500.00 Communication - IT & Phones £ 4,000.00 £ 4,100.00 £ 4,100.00 Sub Total £ 23,000.00 £ 162,200.00 £ 23,800.00 SCC Host fee £ 8,250.00 £ 8,000.00 £ 8,400.00 Mendip Hills Fund £ 1,500.00 £ 1,500.00 £ 1,500.00 Insurance £ 400.00 £ 550.00 £ 687.50 Mendip Hills Fund Donations £ 11,700.00 £ 13,500.00 £ 16,500.00 Stationery £ 1,500.00 £ 1,500.00 £ 1,500.00 Blackmoor/Deer Leap Management £ 6,000.00 £ 6,000.00 Postage £ 100.00 £ 100.00 £ 100.00 Total Projects £ 36,200.00 £ 183,200.00 £ 47,800.00 Sub Total £ 23,230.00 £ 23,950.00 £ 24,487.50 Activities & Publicity Digital £ 1,200.00 £ 1,300.00 £ 1,300.00 Photocopying & Printing £ 900.00 £ 900.00 £ 900.00 Vehicle R&M £ 4,600.00 £ 4,600.00 £ 4,700.00 Other Income Vehicle fuel /tax/insurance costs £ 1,500.00 £ 1,550.00 £ 1,600.00 Volunteer costs £ 3,500.00 £ 3,500.00 £ 3,500.00 Young Rangers £ 1,500.00 £ 2,190.00 Tools & Equipment £ 650.00 £ 650.00 £ 650.00 SCC Public Health - - Clothing & Uniform £ 600.00 £ 100.00 £ 100.00 Land Management (HLS) £ 5,000.00 £ 6,000.00 £ 6,000.00 Sub Total £ 12,950.00 £ 12,600.00 £ 12,750.00 Staff £ 2,000.00 £ 15,608.16 £ 3,500.00 Partnership running costs Volunteers £ 800.00 £ 1,200.00 £ 1,500.00 Subscriptions (NAAONB) £ 3,100.00 £ 2,650.00 £ 2,675.00 Grant applications £ 10,000.00 £ 147,000.00 £ 25,000.00 Officer Meetings £ 1,300.00 £ 1,300.00 £ 1,300.00 Sale of Merchandise £ 500.00 £ 750.00 £ 1,000.00 Meeting Costs (external) £ 350.00 £ 450.00 £ 450.00 Mendip Rocks £ 2,600.00 £ 2,600.00 £ 3,000.00 Supplies & Services £ 672.00 £ 300.00 £ 300.00 Mendip Hills Fund Fundraising £ 11,700.00 £ 13,500.00 £ 16,200.00 Sub Total £ 5,422.00 £ 4,700.00 £ 4,725.00 Mendip Hills Fund Management Fee £ 1,300.00 £ 1,500.00 £ 1,800.00 Other Income Total £ 35,400.00 £ 188,158.16 £ 58,390.00 Total Other Core Costs £ 41,602.00 £ 41,250.00 £ 41,962.50 Core Total -£ 800.00 £ 4,958.16 £ 10,590.00 Core Expenditure Total £ 188,781.00 £ 199,206.00 £ 205,674.50 RIA £ 73,880.00 £ 68,000.00 £ 73,868.00 CORE INCOME Redundancy £ 8,000.00 £ 8,000.00 £ 8,000.00 DEFRA £ 158,832.00 £ 161,056.00 £ 161,056.00 Vehicle £ 16,000.00 £ 16,000.00 £ 16,000.00 Somerset County Council £ 16,150.00 £ 19,500.00 £ 19,500.00 Young Rangers £ 2,150.00 Bath and North East Somerset Council £ 5,000.00 £ 5,000.00 £ 5,000.00 Mendip Shed £ 5,000.00 £ 5,000.00 Sedgemoor District Council £ 8,001.00 £ 8,001.00 £ 8,001.00 To cover shortfall of Core Costs -£ 5,868.00 £ 600.50 Mendip District Council £ 8,017.00 £ 8,017.00 £ 8,017.00 Reserves £ 47,730.00 £ 44,868.00 £ 44,267.50 North Somerset £ 3,000.00 £ 3,500.00 £ 3,500.00 Total LA contribution £ 40,168.00 £ 44,018.00 £ 44,018.00 Biodiversity Element required from Defra (£10,165) LA contribution required to draw down 20% of Ranger Volunteer Coordinator Salary £5,062.00 full Defra Grant £ 39,708.00 £ 40,264.00 £ 40,264.00 1 day per month of Project Development Officer Salary £1,902.00 Core Income Total £ 199,000.00 £ 205,074.00 £ 205,074.00 Volunteer Costs £3,500.00 TOTAL £10,464.00 Core Total 10,219 5,868 -601

Grant Funded Projects Mendip Rocks £ 5,000.00 £ 5,000.00 £ 5,000.00 Young Rangers £ 3,000.00 £ 2,500.00 £ 3,000.00 Community Events £ 1,000.00 £ 1,000.00 £ 1,000.00 Top of the Gorge £ 2,500.00 £ - £ 2,500.00 Natural Flood Management £ 1,000.00 Special Qualities Monitoring £ 2,000.00 £ 500.00 £ 500.00 Regional Trail Development £ 4,000.00 Volunteer Development £ 3,000.00 £ 2,200.00 £ 4,300.00 Destination Development £ 1,500.00 Catchment Improvements £ 1,000.00 Counting on Mendip £ 20,000.00 £ 2,000.00 Nature Connections (health & wellbeing) £ 125,000.00 £ 3,000.00 Visitor Centre £ 5,000.00 £ 2,500.00 Sub Total £ 23,000.00 £ 162,200.00 £ 23,800.00 Mendip Hills Fund £ 1,500.00 £ 1,500.00 £ 1,500.00 Mendip Hills Fund Donations £ 11,700.00 £ 13,500.00 £ 16,500.00 Blackmoor/Deer Leap Management £ 6,000.00 £ 6,000.00 Total Projects £ 36,200.00 £ 183,200.00 £ 47,800.00

Other Income Young Rangers £ 1,500.00 £ 2,190.00 SCC Public Health - - Land Management (HLS) £ 5,000.00 £ 6,000.00 £ 6,000.00 Staff £ 2,000.00 £ 15,608.16 £ 3,500.00 Volunteers £ 800.00 £ 1,200.00 £ 1,500.00 Grant applications £ 10,000.00 £ 147,000.00 £ 25,000.00 Sale of Merchandise £ 500.00 £ 750.00 £ 1,000.00 Mendip Rocks £ 2,600.00 £ 2,600.00 £ 3,000.00 Mendip Hills Fund Fundraising £ 11,700.00 £ 13,500.00 £ 16,200.00 Mendip Hills Fund Management Fee £ 1,300.00 £ 1,500.00 £ 1,800.00 Other Income Total £ 35,400.00 £ 188,158.16 £ 58,390.00 Core Total -£ 800.00 £ 4,958.16 £ 10,590.00

RIA £ 73,880.00 £ 68,000.00 £ 73,868.00 Redundancy £ 8,000.00 £ 8,000.00 £ 8,000.00 Vehicle £ 16,000.00 £ 16,000.00 £ 16,000.00 Young Rangers £ 2,150.00 Mendip Shed £ 5,000.00 £ 5,000.00 To cover shortfall of Core Costs -£ 5,868.00 £ 600.50 Reserves £ 47,730.00 £ 44,868.00 £ 44,267.50

Biodiversity Element required from Defra (£10,165) 20% of Ranger Volunteer Coordinator Salary £5,062.00 1 day per month of Project Development Officer Salary £1,902.00 Volunteer Costs £3,500.00 TOTAL £10,464.00 Mendip Hills AONB Partnership Meeting March 2020

This was the presentation to be delivered to the Mendip Hills

AONB Partnership on March 19th 2020.

Additional text has been inserted to explain items further. AOB National Landscape

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