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Cheshire Wildlife Trust Creating a Living Landscape

Cheshire Wildlife Trust Creating a Living Landscape. Work in Cheshire Lyn Byrne Invasive Species Officer. People taking action for wildlife. Cheshire Wildlife Trust Creating a Living Landscape.

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Cheshire Wildlife Trust Creating a Living Landscape

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  1. Cheshire Wildlife Trust Creating a Living Landscape • Work in Cheshire • Lyn Byrne • Invasive Species Officer People taking action for wildlife

  2. Cheshire Wildlife Trust Creating a Living Landscape Cheshire region Invasive Non-native Species Initiative Local Action Group • Developed in 2008 ‘to tackle the control of invasive non-native species in the Cheshire region’ • Initial actions • Production of Terms of Reference • Categorised INNS in Cheshire • Action list • WFD funding to move the project forward People taking action for wildlife

  3. Cheshire Wildlife Trust Creating a Living Landscape • Action on Invasive Project Aims • Raise awareness amongst practitioners • Control Himalayan Balsam along 3 water courses • Control Japanese Knotweed along 1 water course • Control Mink in the Gowy catchment to complement the habitat restoration being done under the Gowy connect project • Launch and deliver a local public campaign to improve awareness amongst the gardening community • Engage local communities in the project and establish volunteer led invasive control People taking action for wildlife

  4. Cheshire Wildlife Trust Creating a Living Landscape • Actions to Achieve Project Aims • Biosecurity Workshop • 2012 & 2013 • Control • Volunteer work parties • Training days • Events • Cheshire County Show • Grosvenor Garden Centre • Astbury Mere Country Park, Wildlife Discovery Day People taking action for wildlife

  5. Cheshire Wildlife Trust Creating a Living Landscape • Project Control Areas People taking action for wildlife

  6. Cheshire Wildlife Trust Creating a Living Landscape Other work in Cheshire • Bolin Valley Partnership • Big bash weeks • Looking to expand project over the coming years • BASC Mink Control • Volunteer work force • Complementing many other projects People taking action for wildlife

  7. Cheshire Wildlife Trust Creating a Living Landscape Lessons learnt How to set up a successful Initiative: • Get people enthused • Design a project • Allocate partners with tasks and agree targets • Apply for funding, egWFD INNS funding for LAGs. • Don’t be put off! People taking action for wildlife

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