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Water for Wildlife Chris Rostron Water for Wildlife UK Manager

Water for Wildlife Chris Rostron Water for Wildlife UK Manager. WfW. What is WfW? Local project examples Importance of chalk streams Issues Thinking bigger Private sector partnership Challenges and opportunities. What is WfW?.

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Water for Wildlife Chris Rostron Water for Wildlife UK Manager

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  1. Water for WildlifeChris RostronWater for Wildlife UK Manager

  2. WfW • What is WfW? • Local project examples • Importance of chalk streams • Issues • Thinking bigger • Private sector partnership • Challenges and opportunities

  3. What is WfW? • Wildlife Trusts – 47 Trusts covering the UK, 670,000 members, 2,200 reserves covering 80,000ha • Partnership between the Wildlife Trusts (£669k), EA (£467k) and water industry (£431k) • Initial 3 year project, co-ordinated by WfW UK manager, with officers across the Wildlife Trusts • Raising awareness • Encouraging joint working • Sharing best practice • Project development & resources

  4. Local projects • Large area projects e.g. Great Fen, Idle Valley, SNAP • Species specific e.g. water vole work • Habitat specific e.g. chalk streams projects Hants and IoW, Wiltshire, Lincolnshire • Awareness-raising e.g. Southern Counties Water Festival

  5. Chalk Streams • UK has chalk streams in the South and East • Globally rare habitat • Impacts from diffuse pollution, recreation, low flow, modification, invasive species • Good water quality but could be improved • No single agency capable of reversing the trend.

  6. Issues • Climate change as established threat • Implications for extreme weather, drought, stress on ecosytems and species • Water framework directive • Housing development • Change in agriculture

  7. Thinking bigger • Landscape scale approach • Partnership and influence on land management • Regional involvement • Water industry planning input

  8. Private sector partnership • TWT’s recognise role of influencing and common long-term goals vs adversarial relationship • Importance of co-operation whilst retaining independence • Getting the message across • Beyond regulation • Sharing resources • Rise of the educated consumer

  9. Private sector partnership • WfW – increased buy in • WildCare – milk production working with approved farmers • Ribena – farm advice, habitat management plans • Corporate funding locally

  10. Joint challenges and opportunities • Creating a robust countryside for biodiversity, leisure and agriculture. • Climate change – mitigation and adaptation, locally produced food, changing behaviour • Stricter regulations – WFD • Increasing public awareness • Making the most of our resources • Meaningful outputs – targets and goals

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