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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


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


A delivery mechanism •  AcAonPlanforPollinatorsinWales(July2013)

•  WelshGovernmentBeeFriendlyIniAaAve

•  Well-beingofFutureGeneraAons(Wales)Act2015

•  Environment(Wales)Act2016

•  MonmouthshirePollinatorPolicy(January2014)

•  WalesNatureRecoveryPlan(December2015)

•  SoutheastWalesUplandsNaturalResourceManagementPlan


What are Pollinators?

•  Beesandwasps,flies(includinghoverflies),buXerfliesandmothsandbeetles

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


Why Manage for Pollinators?

•  PollinaAonbybeesworth£430millionperyeartoBriAshagriculturalproducAon

•  HorAculturalbusiness,fruitandvegetableproducAon,allotmentsandgardens

•  Pollinatemanyfloweringplantspecies=longtermmaintenanceofhabitats

•  Intrinsicvalueofwildlifetopeople,andpartofournaturalheritage


Photo:Myrabella/WikimediaCommons

Collabora0ve Design

•  Recognisestheimportanceoftheurbanenvironmentforpollinators

•  IntegraAonoflandscapescience,designandmanagement

•  Landscapedesignwithecologicalprinciples•  Promoteslandscape-scalethinking

•  Providesvaluetopollinatorsthroughouttheyear

•  ApplicabletoallsitesirrespecAveofownershiporsize

•  Encouragescostsavingsandefficienciesthroughcrosssector/borderworking

•  EmpowerscommuniAestotakeownershipoftheirlocalgreenspaces


The Ac0on Plan


Tools

CaseStudies


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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IdenWfylandclassificaWon

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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

youngpeople•  Cycleroutesandothernon-

motorisedrouteways

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ConsulttherelevantGreenInfrastructureAcWonPlan

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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


%coverflowers 1

No.flowercolours 0

Clover 0

Total 5

Feature Score

Habitat 2

Adjacenthabitat 2


%coverflowers 2

No.flowercolours 2

Clover 0

Total 10

Feature Score

Habitat 0

Adjacenthabitat 1


%coverflowers 0

No.flowercolours 0

Clover 1

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AssessexisWngresource

Case Studies

HistoricSites

GreenInfrastructureAcDonPlan

SchoolGrounds

OtherAmenity

GreenSpace

PEGS

CarParks,Office

Groundsetc.

GISDatabase


Guidance booklets


Pollinators in Ac0on

Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council

EbbwValeformersteelworkssite

SirhowyCommunityOrchard


Caerphilly County Borough Council

PollinatorFriendlyFormalParks


Torfaen County Borough Council

Wildlifecorridors


Monmouthshire County Council SitemanagementraWonale


Allotments

RiverUsk

ExisAngcloselymownbanks


Monmouthshire County Council Exemplarsiteforpollinatorsand‘Natureisn’tNeat’

Legacy

•  Reversedeclineinpollinatorprovision

•  DevelopmentofmulA-funcAonalspaces

•  PromoAonofhealthandwellbeing•  Supportforgreaterecosystemresilience

•  Cross-borderworkingandcollaboraAon

•  Communityengagementandoutreach

•  PartnershipswithschoolsdeliveringeducaAonprogrammes

•  RaAonaleforpollinatorfriendlylandscapedesign


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