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NFNPA 436/13 27 June 2013 Chief Executive’S Report New Forest National Park Authority Meeting NFNPA 436/13 27 June 2013 Chief Executive’s Report NFNPA 436/13 NEW FOREST NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY AUTHORITY MEETING – 27 June 2013 CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REPORT Report by: Alison Barnes, Chief Executive Summary: This report covers the period since the Authority meeting on 28 March 2013. The report has been formatted to accord with the ‘Protect, Enjoy, Prosper and Aiming for Excellence’ themes from the 2011-15 Business Plan, summarised below: Protect Enjoy Prosper Our priorities: Our priorities: Our priorities: . Enhancing the Forest’s . Enabling high quality . Supporting a distinctive landscapes and experiences of the local economy habitats National Park . Improving affordable . Achieving excellence in . Improving understanding housing provision development and of the special qualities of planning the National Park . Promoting sustainable transport . Conserving strong local . Agreeing positive distinctiveness and the recreation management . Encouraging character of the historic sustainable living environment . Leading on education about the New Forest . Encouraging environmentally sustainable land management Aiming for Excellence In all we do: . seeking to provide the highest quality of service . working closely with others in championing the Forest . achieving an efficient and high performing organisation Recommendation: To note the report Contact: Alison Barnes Tel: 01590 646633, Email: [email protected] Equality & Diversity Implications: There are no equality or diversity implications arising directly from this report. New Forest National Park Authority Meeting NFNPA 436 /13 27 June 2013 Chief Executive’s Report NFNPA 436/13 NEW FOREST NATIONAL PARK AUTHORITY AUTHORITY MEETING – 27 JUNE 2013 CHIEF EXECUTIVE'S REPORT Report by: Alison Barnes, Chief Executive INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW As the spring becomes summer, work on improving the natural environment on a large scale, focusing across the National Park and beyond its boundaries, is making real progress on the ground. We are bringing together a range of organisations and landowners to ensure a more coordinated approach and best use of resources. Current initiatives of note include a Better Boundaries project, working with the Bisterne Estate to create wildlife corridors linking the Forest with the Avon Valley habitats. This has involved extensive tree planting of native species to replace conifers, improving hedges, and introducing wildlife meadow buffer strips at the edge of fields to benefit wildlife. Ponds and streams are vital elements connecting the wider New Forest landscape with the Crown lands and a further £34,000 boost to our work to improve the quality of river catchment systems has been secured. Supporting the engagement of people with their local wildlife has been a continued focus, with the Community Wildlife Plans project engaging over 500 local people at 20 events in 7 parishes, helping to connect people with nature on their doorstep, provide training and support to local wildlife projects. The annual BioBlitz saw 500 species recorded and the engagement of local children and enthusiasts at Roydon Woods, Milford on Sea, New Milton and Lepe. The 524.5 volunteer days now given to the WWII project have provided a critical contribution and helped secure over 40,000 records collected since the project began. We were delighted that the temporary exhibition at New Forest Centre attracted record numbers of visitors (9,000 in 4 weeks) and that Dan Snow will open the permanent exhibition on 27 June. As well as working with 1500 children since April, our education team is preparing to host the first ‘Learning in the Forest Conference’ for headteachers and school governors. We are leading on the development of a New Forest Curriculum, enabling schools to deliver requirements of the curriculum through Forest-based activities. Consultations on the Enforcement Plan and 3 Village Design Statements (Ashurst and Colbury; Sway and Boldre) have been well received. We have also responded to the consultation on Test Valley Local Plan. The Planning Tour enabled Members to visit a number of sites and see first-hand how the work of the Authority with developers is securing a good standard of design. A session with Agents in late May helped continue dialogue about design and enabled updates on policy. We are proud that, following yesterday’s launch, the New Forest Tour is up and running with 3 routes this year, the new Blue Route covering the South West and coast. We hope the 79 day experience will continue to build on success of previous years, boosting local business and providing a unique, car-free experience for visitors with commentary focused on the Special Qualities of the National Park. 2 New Forest National Park Authority Meeting NFNPA 436 /13 27 June 2013 Chief Executive’s Report Our work with partners on recreation management has included a number of improvements to local rights of way in Sopley and Fawley Parishes; securing a meeting later in the summer of over 20 stakeholders to discuss the preparation of a cycling code of conduct and charter for cycling events, and Ranger engagement in how people can help ground-nesting birds whilst enjoying the Forest in the breeding season. We have also been promoting the Dog Walking Code, recently agreed by the Dogs Forum and distributing the car stickers and emergency hot line cards that accompany this. Staff took part in ‘My Journey Commuter Challenge’ throughout May and we are pleased to have won the ‘medium organisation’ category (50-249 staff) by getting 25% of staff taking part and travelling 3,349 miles on 233 journeys to save over £500. We continue to deliver across Protect, Enjoy and Prosper and Aiming for Excellence Programmes as we move into 13/14 financial year and our Annual Report shows the highlights of the 12/13 year, with more detailed final year reporting on delivery and finance reported at RAPC on 10 June. We expect to hear more about our grant following spending review announcements at the end of June, but are pleased to be continuing to secure external funding for the Forest from a variety of sources to add to the £865,000 secured for projects delivered in 12/13 financial year. Our recent £4m bid to Heritage Lottery Fund has engaged a wide range of partners in developing a programme of work to support the New Forest as a living landscape into the future. We have also levered in £650,000 in match funding to the SDF over the past year. DELIVERY OF NATIONAL PARK PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS The report has been formatted to accord with the ‘Protect, Enjoy, Prosper’ objectives from the new Business Plan, a summary of which is set out on the previous page. In addition, a fourth section, ‘Aiming for Excellence’, summarises those activities that support and contribute overall to all our work, and the final section lists Members’ activities and events. 1 Protect 1.1 Enhancing the Forest’s landscapes and habitats Authority staff are working with Natural England, New Forest District Council, the RSPB and the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust to ensure that the impacts of new development surrounding the New Forest on the Natura 2000 habitats within the National Park are mitigated. This work will continue through the latter part of 2013, with the aim being that a range of mitigation measures (including the enhancement of existing recreational sites, new greenspace provision, education and access management) are developed to ensure the important habitats within the National Park are protected. Draft Landscape Action Plan and draft Landscape Character Assessment. The current public consultation on the draft Landscape Action Plan and draft Landscape Character Assessment has generated a lot of interest and the consultation period has now been extended to 31 July. The draft documents have also been discussed at a number of recent forums, including the consultative panel, parish quadrant meetings and the equine forum. After all the responses have been considered, suggested changes and improvements will be made to the documents and the final drafts will be brought to an Authority meeting later in the year for members’ approval. 3 New Forest National Park Authority Meeting NFNPA 436 /13 27 June 2013 Chief Executive’s Report Understanding tranquillity Tranquillity data from the Campaign to Protect Rural England is being analysed in detail. An overall map, as well as individual maps, are being produced for each factor that makes up the overall tranquillity score. This allows for certain features in the landscape, like the A31, to show up more clearly under the negative quality of ‘Hearing: Constant noise from cars, lorries and/or motorbikes’ and will help in providing a finer grain to the data and inform the process of deciding where to ground truth. Better Boundaries NFLAS have completed a pilot phase of their project Better Boundaries which aims to restore, enhance and create habitat corridors across the farmed landscapes around the New Forest, linking fragments of existing habitat and improving existing connections. The project was carried out on Bisterne Farms south of Ringwood and is the culmination of a year and a half of development and design of the project and working with partners and consultants to make it happen. With the financial support of Natural England (both HLS and direct funding) and partnership working with the local NE team, thousands of metres of hedgerow, nectar and pollen rich seeded field margins, native trees and woodlands have been planted, created and enhanced across an intensive dairy farm, linking the Avon Valley with the New Forest across the farmed landscape in between. The aspiration is to role out similar projects in this location where the scoping report identified potential opportunities, but also to look at other areas as well. This all hinges on funding opportunities arising, as well as landowner agreement, to allow these projects to move forward.
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