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Working in Partnership: Moors for the Future
Matt Buckler Programme Manager – Conservation and Land Management Moors for the Future Partnership England, UK
South Pennine Moors
•Easily accessible to much of England’s population
•Probably most visited moorlands worldwide with tradition of public access
•Two Natura 2000 sites (South Pennine Moors SAC and South Pennine Moors SPA)
South Pennine Moors
Other ecosystem services
• Carbon storage – more carbon stored in UK’s peat than in all forests in UK, France and Germany
• Water quality – intact moors act as a filter for drinking water – Peak District and South Pennines supply drinking water to about 10 million people
• Flood alleviation – intact moors slow the flow of rainfall into streams and rivers
Drinking Water Safeguard Zones
Threats past and present
• Historic air pollution
• Recreation
• Wildfire
2008
2010
1976 2003 The same family 27 yrs. later with a metre of the surface gone
Restoring severely damaged Blanket Bog
Why work in Partnership?
Core partners • Peak District National Park Authority • Environment Agency • Natural England • 3 Water Companies • National Trust • National Farmers’ Union • Moorland Association Additional Project Funders • Defra • EU LIFE+ programme • Forestry Commission • Woodland Trust • RSPB
Who are our partners?
Conflicts
Land Managers Clough Woodlands Peak District Moorland bird survey
Current projects and funding Project Partners Focus Approximate budget
MoorLIFE EU LIFE+, NE, EA, Water Companies, National Trust, PDNPA
Natura 2000 sites (SPM SAC)
€7.5 million
Making Space for Water Defra, EA, NT Flood risk reduction €1.5 million
Peatland Project : Rivers Alport and Ashop
Defra / EA (Catchment Restoration Fund), NT, PDNPA
Water quality improvements
€2.25 million
Private Lands project NE/RDPE, Private Landowners, PDNPA
SSSI Condition €11 million
YWS SSSI Recovery Project YWS, NE/ RPDE, PDNPA SSSI Condition €2.5 million
YWS Non-owned Catchment project
YWS, NE/ RDPE, NT, PDNPA Water quality improvements
€2.5 million
Clough Woodland Project EA, FC, NT, Woodland Trust, RSPB, Private land managers
Water quality improvements
€2.5 million
Benefits – Following restoration
Next steps
• Re-establishing Sphagnum
• Developing trajectories
• Citizen Science Project
• MoorLIFE 2020
• IP peatlands bid
Thank you
More information:
Moors for the Future Partnership Website: moorsforthefuture.org.uk Facebook: Moors for the Future Twitter: @moorsforfuture/ @moorsman