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Presentation transcript:

PRINCETHORPE WOODLANDS Living Landscape Project Chris Redstall, Woodland Restoration Officer Partners: Coventry City Council Coombe Abbey Butterfly Conservation Friends of Brandon Wood Forestry Commission Local landowners Natural England Peoples’ Trust for Endangered Species The Warwickshire Dormouse Conservation Group Warwickshire County Council Warwickshire Wildlife Trust British Association for Shooting and Conservation Hanson Aggregates Smiths Concrete Woodland Trust Mar 2012-Mar 2014

Project area Princethorpe Living Landscape Coombe Abbey Brandon Marsh Nature Centre WWT woodlands

Why this area? Princethorpe Living Landscape Important cluster of ancient woodlands 10% of Warwickshire’s woodland (618Ha total) Predominantly oak-hazel with coppice history High species diversity Notable species: dormouse; Silver-washed fritillary Wider landscape Historic sites e.g. Coombe Abbey, Princethorpe College Mixture of Arden and Feldon fields and hedgerows

Princethorpe Living Landscape What are the broad aims? 50 year vision for the area: "An ancient wooded landscape connected by a network of hedgerows, rich in wildlife and accessible to all". Maintaining and improving the quality of ancient woodland Improving the existing hedgerow network New woodland creation

Woodlands: Coppice plot and ride restoration Ryton Wood Wappenbury Wood Old Nun Wood

Woodlands: ride restoration Overgrown ride Ride Scallop

Woodlands: volunteers Woodland work completed by contractors with additional volunteer days

Woodlands: surveys

Woodlands: landowners

Hedgerows 24 volunteers 250 hours

Survey progress June 2013 Oct 2013

Farm-scale results

Hedgerow restoration Total 5.9km 2012/13: 1.2km 2013/14: 4.9km

Hedgerow restoration

Woodland planting 0.4Ha 0.8Ha

Summary Princethorpe Living Landscape Woodland restoration and creation Ride restoration (300m): 600m Coppicing with standards: 13.4Ha of restoration and maintenance Woodland planting (2Ha): 2 sites totalling 1.2Ha Hedgerow restoration and creation Surveys:(90km) Restoration: 6.2km Surveying Surveying woodland condition: 3 woods Bats (Ian Tanner): 10 bat boxes for monitoring programme Butterflies (Mike Slater : On-going Birds (Mike Doughty): 2 seasons results (Lesser Spot WP) Dormice (Ruth Moffatt): 200+ nest tubes installed

Next steps.. Princethorpe Living Landscape To work with landowners and partners to: Produce woodland management plans Ongoing woodland and hedgerow surveying and restoration Heritage Lottery Fund bid Partners: Coventry City Council Coombe Abbey Butterfly Conservation Friends of Brandon Wood Forestry Commission Local landowners Natural England Peoples’ Trust for Endangered Species The Warwickshire Dormouse Conservation Group Warwickshire County Council Warwickshire Wildlife Trust British Association for Shooting and Conservation Hanson Aggregates Smiths Concrete Woodland Trust