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Glasgow City Council OFFICIAL Item 3 8th October 2019 Glasgow City Council Environment, Sustainability and Carbon Reduction City Policy Committee Report by Executive Director of Neighbourhoods and Sustainability Contact: Stevie Scott Ext: 78292 MONITORING OF THE LOCAL BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLAN & POLLINATOR PLAN, AND LOCAL NATURE RESERVES Purpose of Report: To provide committee with an update on the: 1. Work being undertaken to support delivery of the Glasgow Local Biodiversity Action Plan and the Glasgow Pollinator Plan; 2. Details of consideration being given to opportunities for the designation of additional Local Nature Reserves. Recommendations: It is recommended that the Committee (1) Notes the content of this report. (2) Provides detail of any further areas for consideration and review. Ward No(s): Citywide: Local member(s) advised: Yes No consulted: Yes No OFFICIAL PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: Any Ordnance Survey mapping included within this Report is provided by Glasgow City Council under licence from the Ordnance Survey in order to fulfil its public function to make available Council-held public domain information. Persons viewing this mapping should contact Ordnance Survey Copyright for advice where they wish to licence Ordnance Survey mapping/map data for their own use. The OS web site can be found at <http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk> " If accessing this Report via the Internet, please note that any mapping is for illustrative purposes only and is not true to any marked scale OFFICIAL 1. Introduction 1.1 The Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) for 2018-2028 and a Glasgow Pollinator Plan (PP) for 2017- 2022 were considered by this committee on the 6th February 2018. Under the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act (2004), all public bodies in Scotland are required to further the conservation of biodiversity when carrying out their responsibilities. The Council fulfils this primarily through the implementation of the Glasgow LBAP. 1.2 This annual monitoring report has been compiled with the support of the Council’s partners in the Glasgow Biodiversity Partnership. The purpose of the partnership is to bring a broad range of expertise to the development of Glasgow’s Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP). The Council established a Glasgow Biodiversity Partnership consisting of representatives from 16 different environmental organisations. Key partners include Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS), Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (Scotland) (RSPB) along with other environmental interest groups. A full list of the environmental organisations working in partnership with the Council can be found at Appendix 3. 1.3 Over the past year, Officers have been working with partners to deliver the implementation of a number of key actions as detailed within Glasgow’s LBAP and PP. 1.4 Projects and actions reported on are related back to the relevant actions from the new LBAP and PP to ensure that monitoring tracks the Implementation Plans for both documents. Other projects and activities help achieve the general aims and objectives of the LBAP by improving biodiversity in the city. 1.5 Projects and actions continue to link to, support and benefit from a range of other workstreams including: Climate change adaptation, Volunteering and employability opportunities, Curriculum for Excellence, Health and wellbeing, The emerging Glasgow Open Space Strategy Parks and Greenspaces Vision Metropolitan Glasgow Strategic Drainage Partnership (MGSDP) 1.6 The Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act (2011) requires public bodies in Scotland to provide a publicly available report, every three years, on the actions they have carried out to meet the biodiversity duty. OFFICIAL OFFICIAL 1.7 The content of this annual biodiversity report will contribute towards this Biodiversity Duty Report, with the next one due for publication and submission to the Scottish Government in January 2021. 2 Activity to date 2.1 This report summarises key activities contained within the 15th Monitoring Report of Glasgow’s LBAP and the Pollinator Plan, with full monitoring details in relation to both plans set out in Appendix 1 & 2. Notable examples include: The extension to Hogganfield Loch Local Nature Reserve declared in March 2018. Community Re-wilding project delivered across a number of sites in Yoker with The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) volunteers TCV volunteer tree planting at Cathkin Braes as part of re- establishment of semi-natural broad-leaved woodland on the Braes - 1.8 hectares The Countryside Rangers ran 135 visits to 56 schools across 30 parks, engaging 2700 pupils across different age groups, tailored to deliver aspects of the Curriculum for Excellence. LNR celebration days held also at Linn Park, Malls Mire, Garscadden Wood and Cathkin Braes involving 1900 volunteers and comprising over 9000 volunteer hours. Friends of Glasgow Local Nature Reserves carried out 11 wildfowl feeding and education events and 7 litter picks at Hogganfield Park LNR Solitary bee population monitoring and Red Mason Bee recording at Victoria Park 3 Proposed Activity 3.1 Proposed Activity over the next 12 months includes: Managing over 50 hectares of meadows in Glasgow for wildflowers and grassland diversity which will help to support plant species, pollinators, other invertebrates, small mammals and birds. A number of these meadows are managed in conjunction with TCV volunteers. OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Creating a number of new pictorial meadows across the city which will act as habitat for pollinators and other invertebrates and provide a colourful display for residents and visitors to enjoy, totalling nearly 2 hectares. Continue the partnership working to establish Scotland’s largest heritage and nature park -The Seven Lochs Wetland Park- and creating urban habitat networks across 21 sites within the locality. This is an area of about 2000 hectares which equates to approximately 1,250 full size football pitches. Creation of new wetlands and grasslands and extending Local Nature Reserves. A team of volunteers will be formed – the Species Rich Networks Team (SpRiNT) – and provided with training to carry out specialist habitat creation and management. The project involves a range of organisations including Glasgow City Council, North Lanarkshire Council, Scottish Wildlife Trust, The Conservation Volunteers and the Northern Corridor Conservation Volunteers. Continuing to work with communities to enhance biodiversity and raise awareness of biodiversity. Including, as part of a three year project, the Butterfly Conservation (Scotland) and volunteers at Springburn Park, Elder Park and Ruchill Park to diversify and create new meadows for pollinators. This will be monitored and rolled out to other additional parks in years 2 and 3. 4 Local Nature Reserves 4.1 Glasgow has a network of Local Nature Reserves managed both for biodiversity and for people’s enjoyment of nature, with these currently comprising 12 sites and 522 Ha of land. 4.2 Progress made against the aims of the Local Biodiversity Action Plan, as set out in Appendix 1, and related policies and strategies have enhanced habitats across a range of sites in Glasgow, making these both more biodiverse and more easily accessible. 4.3 Engagement with stakeholders is planned so that we might review further opportunities for new or extended Local Nature Reserves, with consideration given to a number of geographic or spatial themes looked at as part of this habitat review including: Opportunities to tackle inequality by making openspaces serving SIMD datazones more biodiverse and more accessible, and how the LNR process might support this. Connectivity of habitats and green active travel routes Seven Lochs Wetland Park OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Watercourses as wildlife and active travel corridors Opportunities for habitat creation being brought forward across Glasgow via related projects and strategies, and how the LNR designation might support this 4.4 Specific proposals will be brought back to this committee following further evaluation and subsequent engagement with stakeholders. 5 Transforming Pollok Country Park 5.1 Glasgow City Council and Glasgow Life recognise the opportunity arising from the re-opening of the Burrell Collection in 2021 to make improvements to the park as a whole and are developing the Transforming Pollok Country Park project, which aims to: Improve the management and care of the park’s built and natural heritage assets; Support the establishment of a day out offer in Pollok Country Park; Remove barriers to access; Increase usage by the communities surrounding the park Improve orientation of the attractions within the park and of the park within the city; Improve transport links to the park generally and the Burrell Collection, Pollok House and other attractions specifically. 5.2 It is anticipated that a range of initiatives will be developed to maintain, celebrate and enhance the biodiversity of the designed landscape at Pollok Country Park. One early action will include working with Central Scotland Green Network Trust and communities to bring forward a Woodland Management Plan. 6 Policy and Resource Implications 6.1 These partnership projects to develop biodiverse, connected and accessible habitats throughout the city delivers on the outcomes of the City Development Plan, the developing Glasgow Open Spaces Strategy, the Parks and Greenspace Vision and the developing Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan in addition
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