Review of the Biodiversity Strategy

APPENDIX D EXTRAPOLATION OF SPECIFC TASKS AND THEIR FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS IN COMPLYING WITH THE BIODIVERSITY DUTY THROUGH THE BIODIVERSITY STRATEGY, ITS VISION STATEMENT, APPROCH AND SPECIFIC ACTIONS

1. Summary

Overall achieving the elements set out in the updated biodiversity strategy will require the City Council to continue to resource its current efforts and in some instances change management practices. This will have financial implications which are considered in detail below. In many instances the cost of restoring or creating habitats can be off set by seeking external funding or other changes to management practices which are less expensive than existing.

Overall the assessment carried out below has identified that the following additional funding would be required: Element Annual Costs Single/One off Costs Responsible Changes in Management Practices to enhance 42 km of County £8798 N/A Highways/ Peterborough Wildlife Site road verges; extend the CWS management regime to City Services 22km of additional road verge to reflect designation of new sites and create habitat links.

65 Secure management of the Boardwalks Local Nature Reserve by a £4000 N/A Peterborough City body such as the Wildlife Trust, Froglife or Nene Park Trust. Services

Chemical Treatment of Japanese Knotweed at the Boardwalks Local N/A £600 Peterborough City Nature Reserve Services

Match funding to make 3 bids for up to £98,000 of external funding. N/A £12000 Peterborough City This is for works to Local Nature Reserves and Sites of Special Services Scientific Interest.

Signage for County Wildlife Site Road Verges including new sites and N/A £3410 Highways/ Peterborough extensions City Services

Totals £12,798 £16,010 £28,808

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Distribution of additional costs Changes in Management Practices to road verges to enhance County Wildlife Sites and create habitat links. £8,798

Secure management of the Boardwalks Local Nature Reserve by a body Such as the Wildlife Trust, Froglife or Nene Park Trust. £4000

Chemical Treatment of Japanese Knotweed at the Boardwalks Local Nature Reserve. £600 Annual costs

66 £12,798 (44%)

Signage for County Wildlife Site Road Verges and extensions £3410

One off costs £16,010 (56%)

Match funding to make 3 bids for up to £98,000 of external funding. This is for works to Local Nature Reserves and Sites of Special Scientific Interest. £12,000

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An overall failure to implement the Strategy would entail non compliance with Biodiversity Duty, failure to be worthy of Environment City status or to be able to present Peterborough as the UKs environment capital. Associated negative effects to quality of life and the economy and cultural heritage should also be expected as should a more limited contribution to flood and pollution control.

2. Detailed breakdown of specific actions and financial implications

A detailed breakdown of specific actions and their financial implications is detailed in the table below. Elements already present in the 2004 Strategy have been included for completeness but are left unshaded. The 2004 strategy by the way in which it was adopted was to be achieved within existing resources. Progress reports with respect to achieving the requirements of the 2004 strategy have been made to Councillors since its adoption. Where satisfactory progress is already being made within existing resources this is has been used as a basis to demonstrate that this is a valid financial consideration in respect of the inclusion of these actions in this updated 2009 strategy. The table is otherwise colour coded blue to show what actions are new to the Strategy but which are already being achieved within existing resources and green to show where new actions are proposed and additional resourcing would be required.

67 Elements which were already present within the 2004 Biodiversity Strategy and which therefore are already being achieved within existing resources. New elements which were not already present within the 2004 Biodiversity Strategy but which are already being achieved within existing resources or where no resource change would be required. New elements which were not already present within the 2004 Biodiversity Strategy where a resource change would be required. APPENDIX D

Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) 1 Make every attempt to All City Council and Training Currently being Fundamental to Natural ensure that employees contract staff directly achieved through achieving Environment and members of involved in the Opportunities for internal and existing resources implementation of Team/All Peterborough City management of external training and under the 2004 the Biodiversity Council are aware of open space should guidance to be regularly Biodiversity Strategy. Strategy, Vision the importance of and be given training and brought to the attention of statement and need to safeguard, guidance on good and where appropriate taken Internal training can biodiversity duty. enhance and promote management up by employees and be provided within Biodiversity through practice to safeguard members. Internal training to existing resources the City Council’s and promote be requested from the providing that these activities and thereby Biodiversity. councils own internal are maintained. 68 contribute to the specialists where required. achievement of this This should include Guidance is routinely approach. the identification of available electronically ‘model’ sites to at no cost. demonstrate best practice. External training has been provided in the past through the City Councils existing partnerships with other organisations at little additional cost to its current commitments.

Other external training would need to be subject to the normal APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) process of requesting training and the consideration of this by the Corporate Management Team. 2 To comply with the Bird Nesting This guidance does No clear guidance All guidance with not imply a for the maintenance respect to the cutting Guidance to be issued to requirement to cut of trees, hedges of shrubs, hedges staff involved with grounds hedges more and shrubs during

69 and trees during the maintenance and tree works. frequently but rather the bird nesting bird nesting season Training to be organised as attempts to set out season. The set out in the required. clear guidance with potential for Biodiversity Strategy respect to how these inappropriate works (appendix E). sorts of works might remains and works legitimately be carried continue to be out where required. unnecessarily restricted by the The guidance should potential presence therefore help remove of nesting birds. a perceived constraint rather than Pressure will be necessarily a brought to be to requirement for remove or not plant additional hedge, trees, hedges and shrub and tree works. shrubs in the longer term, particularity in The guideline also the urban context. sets out a clear This has an approach which will implication on the help the council to benefits of APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) avoid prosecution and biodiversity to fines in carrying out quality of life etc set legitimate grounds out in the overall maintenance works. vision statement.

3 Work with the Where PCC owned Site and works required Financial implication Threat to delivery of Peterborough Natural or managed land (Habitat Networks) a habitat network Networks partnership forms part of a which will be and contribute to the wildlife corridor its resistant to climate achievement of a management will aim Extension to management Management of 7000 change. Highways/ coherent and less to facilitate its role as employed on Southey Lodge m of road verge in line Peterborough fragmented network of a part of the Road Verge County Wildlife with that used for a City Services 70 habitats across the ecological network it Site to link this with Sutton CWS road verges authority area; which is part of. Heath and Bog SSSI and (with additional cut at will be robust to the grassland at Upton which beginning of year) is effects of and facilitate would form the PCC part of a estimated to cost adaptation to climate possible link to Castor £2604 PA. change by species Hanglands SSSI. and habitats. Signage for verge £260. Change in management of Change in Highways/ road verge of Main Street Management of 6000 Peterborough south of Southorpe to m of road verge in line City Services replicate that employed on with that used for a road verge CWS. This would CWS road verges link a number of grasslands (with additional cut at to Sutton Heath and Bog beginning of year) is SSSI and contribute to a estimated to cost much improved link with £2232 PA. Sutton Meadows North CWS APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) and Sutton Disused Railway Signage for verge: CWS. £176

Extension to management Change in Highways/ employed on Bedford Management of 2000 Peterborough Purlieus/Wittering Road m road verge in line City Services Verge County Wildlife Site to with that used for a link this with Wittering Valley CWS road verges CWS. (with additional cut at

71 beginning of year) is estimated to cost £744 PA. Extension to management Change in Highways/ employed on Stamford etc Management of 3400 Peterborough Road Verge County Wildlife m of road verge in line City Services Site to the north to link this with that used for a with Ring and Bailey Meadow CWS road verges CWS as well as the east (with additional cut at coast mainline and therefore beginning of year) is Marholm Crossing CWS and estimated to cost Bainton Pits CWS. £1265 PA.

Signage for verge: £304

Extension to management Change in Highways/ employed on Stamford etc Management of 2100 Peterborough road verge County Wildlife m of road verge in line City Services Site to the south to link this with that used for a with Ailsworth Marsh and CWS road verges APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) Green Lane CWS and the (with additional cut at PCC part of a possible link to beginning of year) is Ailsworth Meadow South. estimated to cost £782 PA. 4 Work with Natural Secure funding for Sites of Special Scientific This is estimated to Failure to comply Tree and England to further the enhancement works Interest be likely to cost up to with the authorities Woodland

conservation and and SSSI specific £10,000, however up legal duty with Team/ enhancement of Sites management for the This is the only PCC owned to 80% of the cost of respect to SSSIs. Peterborough of Special Scientific PCC owned part of SSSI and consists of part of works could be sought City Services Interest. the Orton Pit SSSI. the treebelt which runs along through a woodland grant from the the southern edge of the Fletton Parkway. Woodland Forestry Commission. 72 grant scheme could be sought to cover a significant This is none the less a proportion of SSSI specific statutory requirement works within the Treebelt. of the authority under S28 G of the Wildlife Other opportunities to assist and Countryside act. Natural England with the conservation and enhancement of SSSIs should also be supported. This may for example include efforts to create habitat links to connect SSSIs within the wider landscape as outlined under specific action 3 above.

APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) Continue to work Such as strategic planning This is an existing Failure to comply Planning with Natural England which may affect SSSIs as duty in the planning with the authorities Department and as their role as well as specific development system and can legal duty with Planning Policy statutory adviser in proposals. continue to be respect to SSSIs, planning and delivered providing national, regional development matters that existing and local planning pertaining to SSSIs. resources are policy. maintained.

73 5 Work with the Wildlife See below. Survey of County Wildlife The achievement of Failure to achieve Natural Trust and Local Sites Sites the approach is LAA target in Environment partnership to further Re-survey of all wildlife sites currently being respect of CWS. Team /Planning the conservation and in the Peterborough area is in achieved within Policy enhancement of Local part covered under a service existing resources Wildlife Sites. Also to level agreement between the (£4600 PA). This can ensure that up-to-date Wildlife Trust and the City continue providing information is available Council. that this resourcing is for all local wildlife maintained. sites in Peterborough and work with partners to deliver the targets of the Local Area Agreement and Community Strategy with respect to Local Wildlife Sites.

6 Contributes to Local All PCC County County Wildlife Site and Financial implication Failure to deliver a Sites part of the Wildlife Sites to be works required key part of the approach outlined positive authorities APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) above but requires management to biodiversity duty. separate detailed conserve and where Also failure to consideration. possible enhance contribute to the Eye Green gravel pit: Maintain existing Recreation the site for the achievement of the resource allocation. Services/ criteria for which LAA target on those Maintain existing Peterborough they are designated sites actually management by the Wildlife City Services CWS. managed by the Trust on behalf on the City City Council. Council and maintain infrastructure as required.

The Boardwalks: Maintain existing Recreation

74 resource allocation Services/ Maintain existing and seek funding for Peterborough management and seek additional works. This City Services external funding for will require the City restoration and habitat Council to make creation works as well as available 10% match works to paths and signage. funding. It is In the longer term investigate estimated that up to a similar arrangement with £50,000 is required to the Wildlife Trust as at Eye bring this site properly Green. up to Local Nature Reserve standard.

An agreement with the wildlife trust could cost up to £4000 per year to manage the Boardwalks LNR. APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) Debdale pond: Maintain existing Recreation resource allocation. Services/ Maintain existing Peterborough management. City Services

Broadway Cemetery: Maintain existing Bereavement resource allocation. Services/ Maintain existing Peterborough management. City Services

75 Eastfield Cemetery: N/A Bereavement Services/ Wildlife Site status is Peterborough currently incompatible with City Services the ongoing burials at this site. Works with respect to the wildlife site are therefore not compatible with the sites primary function. It is therefore likely to be de- designated following a final resurvey.

City managed ancient Maintain existing Tree and woodland: resource allocation Woodland and seek funding for Team/ o Pocock's Wood. additional works. Peterborough o Grimeshaw Wood, Considerable City Services Highlees Spinney, additional funding will APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) Spencer’s Hurn & Water be required over the Spinney: long term to achieve this. In the immediate Carry out works as outlined future the City Council in the tree and woodland should seek teams ancient woodland Woodland Grant report. Scheme agreements to assist with the management of its ancient woodlands as well as pursuing additional external 76 funding for habitat restoration works. Initially this might realistically be sought in the region of £50,000 and would require the City Council to make available 10% match funding. It should however be expected that funding additional to this would subsequently need to be sought.

Holywell Fish Ponds: Maintain existing Recreation resource allocation. Services/ APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) Maintain existing Peterborough management. City Services

PCC managed County Maintain existing Highways/ Wildlife Site Road Verges management and Peterborough (Protected Road Verges): associated resource City Services allocation. o Southey Lodge verge

77 o Stamford Rd./Heath Rd./ Ailsworth Rd./King St. verges o Barnack road verges o Bedford Purlieus- Wittering road verge

Maintain existing management of a cut at the end of the growing season (late September depending on weather conditions) and removal of cuttings.

Make an additional cut at the Additional cut is Highways/ start of the growing season estimated to cost Peterborough to reduce standing grass £650 PA. City Services growth (arisings need not be removed on this initial cut). APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute)

Onsite signing of CWS road verges to assist PCC staff, Estimated to cost contractors and utilities £2500. companies.

In recognition of its Cost of annual Highways/ forthcoming designation as a maintenance: £521 Peterborough County Wildlife Site to add City Services 1400 metres of verge at the Signage of new south end of Highfield Road County Wildlife Site: (700m of road length) to the £170 78 County Wildlife Site management specification for road verges. For this 1400m of verge this would include the proposed additional cut at the beginning of each year, cutting and removal of cuttings at the end of the year and appropriate signage. 7 Take action to deal Employ best practice Invasive species which are The Boardwalks LNR These are not All with invasive non procedures to deal problematic in the is the only known site species that the City native species where with invasive non Peterborough area and on to which this policy Council as a these are present on native species on sites managed by the would currently be responsible land sites of wildlife sites of wildlife authority include: applicable with the manager should importance; or where importance; or presence of orange tolerate, particularly they are on land in the where these are on Japanese Knotweed balsam and Japanese on an LNR. Unless authorities control and land in the Giant Hogweed knotweed. Japanese knotweed APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) threaten habitats and authorities control Orange Balsam is treated it will species of importance and threaten Efforts to control spread within the or the coherence of habitats and species The authority should also be orange balsam at the site and cost more habitat networks. of importance or the on its guard against other Boardwalks LNR are to deal with in the coherence of habitat problem species such as: currently being future treat. networks. achieved within Himalayan Balsam existing resources Otherwise the New Zealand pygmyweed through works occurrence of Parrots feather undertaken by the

79 invasive non native Peterborough weed species should Training in the recognition of Conservation be reported by PCC these species should be Volunteers on behalf officers where this is organised for non specialist on the City Council. observed as a result employees/contractors as Resourcing of these of carrying out their required. efforts will need to normal duties. continue.

APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) The treatment of Peterborough Japanese knotweed City Services might be included in a bid for external funding. However the cost of treating is estimated to cost £600 for the approx 600 sq metres present at the Boardwalks LNR and may need to be dealt with 80 separately to an external funding bid. This estimate is based upon a case study from Swansea where this species has been particularly problematic.

8 Ensure that Planning related Planning Currently being Failure to comply Planning biodiversity is departments of the achieved through with the authorities protected and City Council to Training as outlined in existing resources. legal duty with enhanced within the continue to work with respect of specific action 1 in respect to planning system within internal advisers, this table is also relevant in This includes keeping Biodiversity as well Peterborough and conservation bodies this respect. the key environmental as national, regional deliver the key and local groups with characteristics of the and local planning principals for respect to the Authority area under policy and biodiversity set out in production o a Local review in order to be legislation. APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) national planning Development able to progress a guidance. Framework and also Local Development specific development Framework and also proposals. contribute to an annual monitoring report on the Local Development Framework. The monitoring of barn

81 owls to the East of Peterborough has proved important in this respect (cost £2395 PA) and in the authorities ability to consider major road and wind farm applications.

County wildlife site monitoring as well as the working relationship with the Biological Records Centre also have a key role in the ability of the authority to comply with these requirements.

9 Increase and diversify In the short-term Green Spaces Currently being All wildlife interest in all reasonably achieved through green places and open significant areas The area chosen should be existing resources spaces; and provide should be identified large enough to contain a under the 2004 access to sites of for trailing new variety of types of landscape Biodiversity Strategy. wildlife interest for all approaches to (e.g., parks, playing fields, sections of the landscape kick about areas, open space community, including management. in housing areas, etc). The the disabled and trial should involve disadvantaged. Also to consultation with local promote accessibility residents and relevant 82 to wildlife by creating departments within the City these new habitats in Council in planning the public areas and management of such areas, encourage their and offer a range of different creation in private options for particular sites areas such as, within the trial area and the schools, factories, habitats they possess. offices. Where appropriate this could be through the use of set conservation management specifications or where it would be beneficial the production of management plans for these spaces such as already demonstrated for Central Park. The possibility of reduction in management APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) costs should be acknowledged as a possibility via this change in management.The possibility of the creation of new purpose designed sites and habitats for wildlife and people should not be ruled out nor should the potential

83 role of the PCC Agricultural Estate.

10 Biodiversity should Landscape contracts Currently being All be incorporated into The Best Value review of achieved through all landscape Contract Services considered existing resources management the Biodiversity impact of all under the 2004 contracts. activities carried out, Biodiversity Strategy. including grass cutting regimes, weed control and pesticide use.

11 Production of Greenspace Management Currently being All management plans plans achieved through for open spaces as existing resources has been done for In consultation with relevant under the 2004 Central Park. departments within the City Biodiversity Strategy. In the context of the Council and local residents above, where and user groups. It should be appropriate recognised that works that APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) incorporate are required on the grounds differential grass of Health and Safety take cutting regimes in precedence over the needs parks, verges and of wildlife. large open spaces. This could however form part of the approach to PCCs creation of links within the habitat network discussed in line three above.

12 Hedges and Shrubs All 84 The loss of hedges and shrubs will be resisted unless there are sound horticultural or other reasons to indicate otherwise e.g. disease, structural damage or the shrubs are due for replacement.

Where it is For example where suitable Currently being All appropriate native species can be achieved through consideration will be selected to provide a similar existing resources made for the gradual landscape function. under the 2004 replacement of non- Biodiversity Strategy. APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) native species with native species.

13 Give explicit support Community Projects Currently being Threat to delivery of All for small-scale achieved through an important part of community wildlife The principle of leasing of existing resources the already existing schemes, including certain areas to some bodies under the 2004 Biodiversity encouraging (e.g., Eye Green Local Biodiversity Strategy. Strategy. community Nature Reserve to the

85 management of Wildlife Trust) has been Current resourcing of existing landscaping established but could be PCC Natural where requested expanded to include leasing Environment Grant and appropriate. some open spaces to Scheme is £3500 PA. residents associations and Parish Councils with some delegated budgets for management. Further work with bodies such as Natural England and Wildlife Trust would be needed to develop and encourage these schemes. Support for small- scale community wildlife schemes is also provided through the Natural Environment project grant scheme (sometimes known Support to a project locally as parish Environment such as Access to grants) and Peterborough in Nature is likely to cost Bloom Project Grants. approximately £3000 APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) PA and could be PCC support of projects such accommodated within as Nature in Your existing resources. Neighbourhood and any successor projects such as Access to Nature would be relevant in this respect. 14 Recognise the role Allotments and Cemeteries Currently being Threat to delivery of Peterborough of allotments and achieved through an important part of City Services cemeteries in For example: existing resources the already existing and promoting under the 2004 Biodiversity Bereavement Biodiversity. Opportunities should be Biodiversity Strategy. Strategy. Services 86 taken where there is local support for the utilisation of disused allotments and closed cemeteries for promoting wildlife habitats.

Allotments and cemeteries that are in use have a part to play with respect to Biodiversity. This is not intended to be in conflict with their operating requirements.

Initiatives such as biodiversity guidance for allotment holders should continue.

APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) 15 Promote wider Support initiatives to Community Engagement Currently being Threat to delivery of All understanding and encourage wildlife achieved through an important part of enjoyment of friendly gardening, For example via existing resources the already existing Peterborough’s wildlife recognising the Peterborough in Bloom. under the 2004 Biodiversity through formal and increasing amount of Biodiversity Strategy. Strategy. informal education and land devoted to this interpretation, and usage. events such as Peterborough’s annual

87 Green Festival.

16 Also promote active With partners Support of Currently being Threat to delivery of Natural interest and investigate the re- Wildlife/Voluntary Groups achieved through an important part of Environment involvement in wildlife instatement a existing resources the already existing Team/All issues at the local, Peterborough At a recent urban wildlife under the 2004 Biodiversity national and Wildlife Group or meeting with local wildlife Biodiversity Strategy. Strategy. international levels by Wildlife forum. groups; support was voiced all sections of the for the possibility of bringing community at home, in back the Urban Wildlife the workplace, as a Group for Peterborough. leisure activity and as part of the local Also see action above under economy. broad approach 8 to give explicit support for small- 17 Assist local voluntary scale community wildlife Currently being Threat to delivery of All wildlife groups in their schemes, including achieved through an important part of aims of protecting encouraging community existing resources the already existing wildlife and promoting management of existing under the 2004 Biodiversity interest in landscaping where requested Biodiversity Strategy. Strategy. conservation. and appropriate. APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute)

18 Contribute to the Establish Biodiversity Action Plan Currently being Threat to delivery of All achievement of the measurable annual Targets/Partnership achieved through a key part of the Biodiversity Action targets for the Including tree/shrub planting existing resources already existing Plan Targets relevant creation of new and woodland creation – both under the PCC 2004 Biodiversity to the authorities areas of wildlife through the City Councils Biodiversity Strategy. Strategy. functions and area interest. own land management and (£3000 PA (please see appendix its role as a planning contribution to the C). authority. Biodiversity Partnership). To continue to support The Natural Networks the Cambridgeshire partnership is investigating 88 and Peterborough how the targets from the Biodiversity Green Grid Strategy, Partnership. Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Biodiversity Action Plan and Peterborough Environment Audit can be brought together as one set of targets for Peterborough. If this were achieved it may be possible to further extract a set of targets for the City Council.

19 Ensure that up to date Continue to support A Biological Records Currently being Critical to support Natural biodiversity data is the Biological Centre is essential to enable achieved through the delivery of the Environment available and used Records Centre for effective and efficient existing resources biodiversity strategy Team/Planning appropriately to Cambridgeshire and management of biological (£6780 PA) under the and compliance with and Planning support this approach. Peterborough. and ecological data about 2004 Biodiversity biodiversity duty as Policy APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) Peterborough, but would be Strategy. well as planning financially unsustainable if related elements of developed just for the the City Councils Peterborough area. This functions. data is a pre-requisite to the planning, implementation and monitoring of Biodiversity gain, as well as the achievement of more

89 sustainable patterns of development. Effective management of biological data is also essential to the monitoring of the success or otherwise of the targets set out in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Biodiversity Action Plan.

20 Contributes to the Give particular Ancient Habitats Currently being Critical to achieving All vision and approach emphasis to the For example ancient achieved through significant elements overall. protection of ancient woodland and veteran trees. existing resources of the biodiversity and semi-natural under the 2004 strategy and habitats through all Biodiversity Strategy. compliance with the City Council’s biodiversity duty. activities. 21 Contributes to the Investigate and External Funding Currently being Critical to achieving All delivery of the vision, exploit external While much can be achieved achieved through significant elements approach and specific funding opportunities by the City Council, this existing resources of the biodiversity targets overall. for creating and should be viewed as under the 2004 strategy. APPENDIX D Approach to Specific Actions Consideration of Financial Implication of not Responsible/ achieving the (where relevant Relevant points from Implications of carrying out Lead for vision these are shown Method of delivery and Specific Actions action specific task against the part of Specific Actions required the approach to to achieve this which they contribute) enhancing the essential to achieving many Biodiversity Strategy. Biodiversity value of of the above actions listed City Council above and in particular those managed land. For listed under. example from Forestry Commission, Natural England, landfill tax or aggregates levy.

22 Contributes to the Continue to review Pesticides Currently being Failure to comply All vision and approach the use of pesticides achieved through with legal COSHH 90 overall. (including fungicides Such that their use is existing resources requirements. and herbicides) in consistent, minimised and under the 2004 the City Council’s very carefully targeted in line Biodiversity Strategy. land management. with COSHH regulations requirements.

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