Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust

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Management of existing good sites

Lead partners:

• Local Wildlife Sites Panel, Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, Leicestershire County Council (Environmental Resources Centre)

Local Sites Monitoring Plan

Aim:

Identify, monitor and promote wildlife friendly management of all existing good wildlife habitat in Leicestershire and Rutland, including Local Wildlife Sites (LWS), statutory designated sites and UK BAP priority habitats

Actions and outcomes:

Ensure all nationally/internationally important sites are in favourable management

Report on work to manage and/or restore sites incorporating UK BAP priority habitats through the UK BAP Reporting System

Maintain and extend the current Local Wildlife Sites system to ensure all sites meeting LWS criteria are identified by:

• The Local Record Centre, the Local Wildlife Sites Panel and LRWT working together to promote, co-ordinate and monitor the LWS system
• All local authorities undertaking a full Phase I survey of their area in order to fulfil their statutory obligations
• Resurveying all LWS every five/ten years (depending on habitat)
• Ensuring all LWS are recognised by the planning system and loss through development is avoided wherever possible
• Adapting the LWS criteria where appropriate to recognise new habitats and species assemblages resulting from changes in land use and climate change

Promote beneficial  management of LWS to maintain existing habitats

Provide management and grants advice to LWS owners

No loss of current habitat designated as nationally/internationally important (designations include SSSI, NNR, SPA, Ramsar)