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JoWallandTimWroblewskiTACP(UK)Ltd

The Green Infrastructure Ac0on Plan for Pollinators in SE Wales

• WelshGovernment’sNatureFund• Partofthelarger‘PollinatorsforLife’project•  SeekstoaddressthedeclineofpollinatorsthroughoutthestudyareaandUK

GreenInfrastructureAcAonPlanforPollinatorsinSEWales

Project Team

GreenInfrastructureAcAonPlanforPollinatorsinSEWales

MackleyDaviesAssociates(ProjectManager)

AndrewOsborneAndrewNevill

DonnaEdwards-John

ChrisEngelKaDeParDngton

ColeEeBosleyKateSDnchcombe

MargaretIslesPhilipGriffiths

Partners,including:

SimonFaggJoWall

DrTimRich(nowTimRichBotanicalConsultancy)TimWroblewskiEmilyRuiWang

GillMackley

The Green Infrastructure Ac0on Plan for Pollinators in SE Wales

GreenInfrastructureAcAonPlanforPollinatorsinSEWales

A delivery mechanism •  AcAonPlanforPollinatorsinWales(July2013)

•  WelshGovernmentBeeFriendlyIniAaAve

•  Well-beingofFutureGeneraAons(Wales)Act2015

•  Environment(Wales)Act2016

•  MonmouthshirePollinatorPolicy(January2014)

•  WalesNatureRecoveryPlan(December2015)

•  SoutheastWalesUplandsNaturalResourceManagementPlan

GreenInfrastructureAcAonPlanforPollinatorsinSEWales

What are Pollinators?

•  Beesandwasps,flies(includinghoverflies),buXerfliesandmothsandbeetles

•  TheyFaceacombinaAonofpressuressuchas:•  Habitatloss•  UseofpesAcides•  ChangeinfarmingpracAces•  Pestsanddiseases•  Urbandevelopment•  Futureclimatechange

GreenInfrastructureAcAonPlanforPollinatorsinSEWales

Why Manage for Pollinators?

•  PollinaAonbybeesworth£430millionperyeartoBriAshagriculturalproducAon

•  HorAculturalbusiness,fruitandvegetableproducAon,allotmentsandgardens

•  Pollinatemanyfloweringplantspecies=longtermmaintenanceofhabitats

•  Intrinsicvalueofwildlifetopeople,andpartofournaturalheritage

GreenInfrastructureAcAonPlanforPollinatorsinSEWales

Photo:Myrabella/WikimediaCommons

Collabora0ve Design

•  Recognisestheimportanceoftheurbanenvironmentforpollinators

•  IntegraAonoflandscapescience,designandmanagement

•  Landscapedesignwithecologicalprinciples•  Promoteslandscape-scalethinking

•  Providesvaluetopollinatorsthroughouttheyear

•  ApplicabletoallsitesirrespecAveofownershiporsize

•  Encouragescostsavingsandefficienciesthroughcrosssector/borderworking

•  EmpowerscommuniAestotakeownershipoftheirlocalgreenspaces

GreenInfrastructureAcAonPlanforPollinatorsinSEWales

The Ac0on Plan

GreenInfrastructureAcAonPlanforPollinatorsinSEWales

Tools

CaseStudies

GreenInfrastructureAcAonPlanforPollinatorsinSEWales

SCORE VALUEFORPOLLINATORS

0-3 Poorvalueforpollinators,highpotenAalforimprovements

4-7 Moderatevalueforpollinators,roomforsomeimprovement

8-12 Goodvalueforpollinators

GeographicInformaAonSystem(GIS)

PollinatorEvaluaAonandGradingSystem(PEGS)

Offices|LA/socialhousingpartnership|Historic|EducaAon

Guidancebooklets

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IdenWfyasite

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Confirmlandownership

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IdenWfysitecharacterisWcsandconstraints

•  DesignaAons–ScheduledAncientMonument

•  ElevaAon-lowalWtude

•  Temperature–warm

•  Rainfall–moderate

•  Slope–predominantlyflat

•  SoilferAlity–lowferWlitysoils

•  ConnecAvity-opportuniWestobuildandenhanceconnecWvitywithsurroundingareas

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AssessexisWngresource

Phase 1 habitat surveyindicatestheareaismostlyoflowvalueforpollinatorsThere is considerablepotenAal to improve thesiteforpollinatorsPEGScanalsobeused

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ConsulttherelevantGreenInfrastructureAcWonPlan

18acWonplans:•  Roadsideverges•  Publicparksandgardens•  OutdoorsportsfaciliAes•  Carparks,officegrounds

etc.•  Historicsites•  Civicspaces•  Housinggreenspace•  Schoolgrounds•  Managedgardens,care

homesetc.•  Otheramenitygreenspace•  Allotmentsandcommunity

gardens•  Churchyardsand

cemeteries•  Watermargins•  Derelictlandand

demoliAonsites•  Provisionforchildrenand

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ConsulttheLandClassificaWonMatrix

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SelectacWonsfromtheManagementAcWonsToolkit

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EvaluaWon:totalscore

0-3Poor

4-7Moderate

8-12Good

Pollinator Evalua0on and Grading System (PEGS)

Feature Score

Habitat 0

Adjacenthabitat 1

VegetaWonstructure 0

%coverflowers 0

No.flowercolours 0

Clover 0

Total 1

Feature Score

Habitat 0

Adjacenthabitat 1

VegetaWonstructure 2

%coverflowers 1

No.flowercolours 0

Clover 0

Total 5

Feature Score

Habitat 2

Adjacenthabitat 2

VegetaWonstructure 2

%coverflowers 2

No.flowercolours 2

Clover 0

Total 10

Feature Score

Habitat 0

Adjacenthabitat 1

VegetaWonstructure 0

%coverflowers 0

No.flowercolours 0

Clover 1

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AssessexisWngresource

Case Studies

HistoricSites

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SchoolGrounds

OtherAmenity

GreenSpace

PEGS

CarParks,Office

Groundsetc.

GISDatabase

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Guidance booklets

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Pollinators in Ac0on

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

EbbwValeformersteelworkssite

SirhowyCommunityOrchard

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Caerphilly County Borough Council

PollinatorFriendlyFormalParks

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Torfaen County Borough Council

Wildlifecorridors

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Monmouthshire County Council SitemanagementraWonale

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Allotments

RiverUsk

ExisAngcloselymownbanks

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Monmouthshire County Council Exemplarsiteforpollinatorsand‘Natureisn’tNeat’

Legacy

•  Reversedeclineinpollinatorprovision

•  DevelopmentofmulA-funcAonalspaces

•  PromoAonofhealthandwellbeing•  Supportforgreaterecosystemresilience

•  Cross-borderworkingandcollaboraAon

•  Communityengagementandoutreach

•  PartnershipswithschoolsdeliveringeducaAonprogrammes

•  RaAonaleforpollinatorfriendlylandscapedesign

GreenInfrastructureAcAonPlanforPollinatorsinSEWales