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1 South Pennines Local Nature Partnership Application
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Section A: A description of your proposed LNPQ.1. a. The geographical location and boundary of your proposed LNP.
Q.1.b. Your partnership’s current membership and structure, including the level of involvement of the different members.The proposed Local Nature Partnership covers the distinctive uplands landscape of the South Pennines; part of the Pennine hills lying between the Yorkshire Dales National Park to the north and the Peak District National Park to the south east. This landscape is one of stark contrasts: from open moorlands and pastures enclosed by dry-stone walls, to distinctive stone-built settlements in narrow valleys. It is a rural landscape lying at the heart of three city regions (Greater Manchester, Leeds and Pennine Lancashire).
The boundary of the proposed LNP follows the outline of National Character Area 36 within the South Pennines Heritage Area; operating across administrative boundaries to reflect natural habitats and responding to the opportunities and challenges presented by the landscape. A map of the proposed South Pennines LNP is shown in Diagram 1.
The boundary will enable the proposed LNP to raise awareness about the services and benefits the natural environment provides to the 450,000 people who live and work within the South Pennines and the 7 million people that live within one hour’s drive.
The partnership is coordinated and led by Pennine Prospects (The Southern Pennines Rural Regeneration Company, No. 5432174). Pennine Prospects was established in 2005 to protect, enhance and promote the natural heritage assets of the South Pennines. It builds on the work carried out for more than 30 years by the Standing Conference of South Pennine Authorities (SCOSPA) and the West Pennine Moors Area Management Committee.
Pennine Prospects is a mature cross-sector partnership working at the landscape scale, with a board comprising:
• Sixlocalauthorities:Bradford,Calderdale,Kirklees(WestYorkshire);OldhamandRochdale(GreaterManchester)andLancashire County Council.
• UnitedUtilities,YorkshireWaterServicesandNorthernRailfromtheprivatesector.• Membershiporganisations:theNationalFarmersUnionandtheNationalTrust.• NaturalEngland.• Voluntarysectorumbrellabodies:PennineHeritageandtheSouthPenninesAssociation.
Within this broad membership, technical advice, information and data on the natural environment is provided by a well-established Sustainable Land Management (SLM) group. This group brings together specialists from the partner organisations listed above along with staff from:
• RSPB• GreaterManchesterEcologyUnit• WestYorkshireEcology• LancashireBiodiversityPartnership• TheWildlifeTrustforLancashire,ManchesterandNorthMerseyside• YorkshireWildlifeTrust• TheMoorsfortheFuturePartnershipTheSouthPenninesFireOperationsGroup(FOG)andtheSouthPenninesMoorwatchForumareresponsibleforsafeguardingandprotecting the South Pennines from pressures such as wildfire and anti-social behaviour (e.g. fly-tipping). In addition to Pennine Prospectsmembers,theFOGandMoorwatchbringtogethermajorSouthPenninelandownersandtheiragents(e.g.PeelHoldingsLtd,Ingham&YorkeLtd),Fire&RescueServicesandthePoliceForcesforGreaterManchester,LancashireandWestYorkshire.
Pennine Prospects is based on a strong ethos of partnership working and actively involves a wide range of interests and organisations initswork.Forexample,theWatershedLandscapeProject(supportedbytheHeritageLotteryFundandSouthPenninesLEADER)includes many local NGOs (e.g. Groundwork Trusts covering Oldham, Rochdale, Pennine Lancashire and Leeds, West Yorkshire GeologyTrust,FriendsofIlkleyMoorandTodmordenMoorRestorationTrust)andworkshand-in-handwithlocalcommunitiestoimprove access to the landscape and strengthen connections between people and their environment. Pennine Prospects works with the South Pennine Association and others to promote voluntary sector activities to protect and enhance the natural and built heritage of the landscape.
PennineProspectshasastrongtrackrecordofjoined-uppartnershipactionacrosssectorssothatanintegratedapproachtoland management is adopted rather than treating environmental concerns in isolation. The current governance of Pennine Prospects is shown on Diagram 2
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Section B: A summary of your ideas and plans for an LNP in your area Q.2. a. Summarise what you feel the LNP role could mean for your area - what difference could your LNP make at a strategic level and how might it go about doing it?
Q.2.b. Provide a high level summary of the key actions you plan to undertake in the first six months if you become a Government-recognised LNP.TheSouthPenninesistheonlysignificantuplandlandscapeinEnglandthatisnotdesignatedasaNationalParkorAreaofOutstandingNaturalBeauty.ALNPwouldunderlineandemphasisethevalueandimportanceofthisuniquelandscapeand raise the profile of the South Pennines in local decision-making processes. The South Pennines is a cherished landscape lying at the heart of three city regions. This lack of a single administrative unit means that a strong partnership approach is requiredinordertoprovideacoordinatedresponsetotheopportunities,benefitsandpressuresonthelandscape.Reflectingnatural features, systems and habitats a LNP would make an impact on the natural environment of the South Pennines by:
• Providingasignificantopportunitytosafeguard,manageandenhancethelargeareasofopenmoorlandandtheinternationally important species and habitats they support.
• Providingaframeworktomanageexistingareasofwoodland,linkfragmentedhabitatsandincreasewoodlandcoverinappropriate locations.
• Providingaframeworktomanageandenhancetheuniquepastoralcharacterofthe“in-bye”areasofthemoorlandfringe.• Enablingcoordinatedactiontosustain,enhanceandpromotetheEcosystemServicesprovidedbytheSouthPennines
toadjacentareaswithlargepopulations(e.g.thesupplyofgoodqualitydrinkingwater,themitigationoffloodriskandcarbon storage).
• ProvidingamechanismforcoordinatingexistingandnewactivitiesthatareworkingwellandtakeplaceacrosstheSouthPennines(e.g.theLEADERprogramme,theWatershedLandscapeproject,SSSIrestorationandthetwiterecoveryproject)to align efforts and make the best use of available resources in the future.
In undertaking the above, LNP status would provide the impetus for individuals, communities, businesses and local organisations, through Pennine Prospects, to understand the economic benefits of protecting biodiversity and ecosystems and promote a thriving green economy in the area.
A LNP would make a difference by:
• Providingaclear“voice”fortheuplandsoftheSouthPennines.ALNPwouldactasachampionfortheSouthPennineswithinthreecityregions;Leeds,GreaterManchesterandPennineLancashire,andpromotetheuniquerangeofEcosystemServices that are provided to over 7 million people.
• Influencingdecisionmakingaroundthemanagementofthenaturalenvironment.ThisincludesdeliveringpartoftheLeedsCityRegionGreenInfrastructureStrategy(LiveMoor,LearnMoorproject)anddevelopingawoodlandstrategyforthe South Pennines.
• Providingaforumforthediscussionofplanningissuesatalandscapescaleandhelpingneighbouringauthoritiestocooperate ac ross administrative boundaries.
• TakingupthekeyenvironmentalopportunitiesandactionswhichcouldenhancethenaturalenvironmentoftheSouthPennines set out in National Character Area Profile 36.
• Broadeninginvolvementfromtheeconomic,healthandwellbeingsectorsinthesocialandeconomicbenefitsthatare derived from the natural environment and working to connect the residents of the South Pennines to their natural environmentandpromotingtheuniqueassetsoftheareatotheresidentsofthesurroundingconurbations.
• Collatingandrespondingtothebestavailabledataandinformationthatshowbothshortandlongtermpressuresandneeds(e.g.climatechange,waterqualityandvisitorpressure).
Government recognition as a Local Nature Partnership would enable the South Pennines partners to build on over 30 years of partnership working and create a new vision and structures designed to address the challenges of the 21st century.
The work undertaken during the LNP capacity building phase has enabled the partnership to capture the views and input ofexistingstakeholdersandawiderangeoforganisationsnottraditionallyinvolvedinthemanagementofthenaturalenvironment.
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The initial steps we plan to take towards becoming a LNP include:
Core document
The LNP will produce an over-arching document that brings together:•AstrategicvisionfortheLNP.•DataandinformationonthekeyenvironmentalchallengesandopportunitiesfacingthenaturalenvironmentoftheSouthPennines.•SummaryofLNPpriorities.•OutlineofLNPgovernanceandoperationalstructures.•TermsofReferencefortheLNPboardandSustainableLandManagementgroup.
Getting started
The LNP will identify a small number of straightforward and practical actions that can be taken forward to encourage organisationsandindividualstoparticipate.ThisinformationwillbepresentedonthePennineProspectswebsite.Forexample:•CompletionofwoodlandopportunitiesmapfortheSouthPennines.•IntroducingthenaturalenvironmentofourareatoawideraudiencethroughtheSouthPenninesWalk&RideFestival(8thto23rdSeptember2012).Organisationofbespokeeventssuchasa“MeetthePeat”walkinpartnershipwithNaturalEnglandandtheNationalTrust.•WorkingwithNaturalEnglandtoagreeactiontotakeforwardfromtheSouthPenninesEcosystemServicesPilotprojectdelivery plan.•Assemblingfunding/developmentplantoenablesustainabilityofLNPandfacilitateaction.•Developaprojectmonitoringframework.
Partnership development
Workinthisareawillhavetwokeyelements:embeddingtheLNPintotheworkofexistingpartnerorganisationsandsectors and involving and engaging organisations and sectors new to the partnership. Activities will include:
•AligningLNPobjectiveswiththoseofkeypartnersandstakeholderse.g.localauthoritymembers.
•SecondvoluntaryandcommunitysectoreventinassociationwithvoluntarysectorinfrastructureorganisationsinWestYorkshire and the North West (planned for summer 2012).
•Workingwithpartnersinthehealthsectortoidentifysharedopportunitiesandpriorities.
•Workingwithpartnersacrossthethreecityregions(includingthenewLEPSustainableGrowthAdvisersintheNorthWest)toagreeaSouthPenninesLNP“proposition”totheLEPs.
•Identifying“earlywin”projectstodemonstratetheaddedvalueofcollaborationthroughtheLNP.
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Working with neighbouring LNPs
•TheLNPwillbuildonexistingandnewrelationshipstoensurethatopportunitiesforworkinginconcertwithcity-regionandcounty-wideLNPsaremaximised.
•TheLNPwillworkwithneighbouringuplandLNPstoensurethattheecosystemservicesoftheuplandsareunderstood,articulate and valued.
•TheLNPwillworkcloselywiththeLancashireLNPandthroughexistingcontactsintheForestofBowlandAONBtopromoteupland issues and opportunities within Lancashire.
Promotion
Raising awareness of the LNP and the value of the South Pennines environment will be a key early priority. Activities will include:
•CreatingbespokeLNPpagesonthePennineProspectswebsitewww.pennineprospects.co.uk
•PromotingtheLNPandthenaturalassetsoftheSouthPenninesthroughpressreleasesandtargeteduseofsocialmedia,including @tweetingtwite.
•LaunchoftheLNP,potentiallyatthePennineProspectsannualconferencewhichisscheduledfor19thOctober2012.
•LiaisonwithlocalMPstoexplorepossibilityofHouseofCommonsreceptionfocusingonthenaturalenvironmentoftheSouth Pennines.
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Section C: Your preparations and plans for becoming an effective LNP for the South Pennines Q.3. Describe any progress you have made towards developing, and / or how you plan to develop, a strategic vision for your area and how you plan to use your vision to inform your work and priorities. ThebasisforanLNPvisionexistsinarangeofdocumentsproducedbyPennineProspectsandconstituentorganisations. Forexample:
• TheSouthPennineMoorsIntegratedManagementStrategyandConservationActionProgramme(1998).• SouthPennines:LandscapeCharacterAssessment(1998).• AHeritageStrategyfortheSouthernPennines(2001).• TheSouthPenninesHeritageEducationandAccessNetworkFinalReport(2006).• SouthPenninesLEADERLocalDevelopmentStrategy(2008).• SouthPenninesWatershedLandscape,Access&AudienceDevelopmentPlan(2008).• SouthPenninesWatershedLandscapeProject,LandscapeConservationActionPlan(2009).• LeedsCityRegionGreenInfrastructureStrategy(2010).• WestPennineMoorsForcesforChangeUpdate(2010).• SouthPenninesEcosystemServicesPilotProjectDraftDeliveryPlan(2011).• NationalCharacterAreaProfile36(2012).
The LNP capacity building fund was used to broaden the LNP’s membership and strategic vision. One-to-one consultations werecarriedoutwithover30respondentsfromexistingpartnerorganisations,LocalEnterprisePartnerships,theprivatesector more widely, non-departmental public bodies and the voluntary and community sectors. They include:
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Current members of the Pennine Prospects partnership
Name Role/Position Organisation
TomKeatley Yorkshire & Humber South & West Team Leader & chair of SLM group NaturalEngland
Jeff Lunn Area Manager & Pennine Prospects board member NaturalEngland
HughFirman Conservation Officer CalderdaleMBC
JeffKeenlyside EnvironmentOfficer(Biodiversity) KirkleesCouncil
Dave Melling RuralEconomicDevelopmentProgrammes Coordinator BradfordCouncil
AndrewEadie Principal Planning Officer RochdaleMBC
FrancisComyn Strategic Planning Officer RochdaleMBC
ImogenFuller Principal Regeneration Officer OldhamMBC
ElliottLorimer PrincipalAONBOfficer ForestofBowlandAONB
Chris Dean Programme Manager MoorsfortheFuture
Amanda Miller Regional Conservation Manager RSPB
Rob Stoneman ChiefExecutive Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Nabil Abbas Countryside Manager National Trust
Robin Gray WatershedLandscapeProjectManager Pennine Prospects
Peter Jordan Director Groundwork Pennine Lancashire
Mike Pearson Land & Programme Manager Yorkshire Water
AlexandraScottLeadEnvironmentalAdvisor-BiodiversityEnvironmentStrategyTeam
Yorkshire Water
Matthew Taylor Woodland Officer UnitedUtilities
Alan Sutcliffe ChairofHebdenBridgebranchandPennineProspectsBoardMember NFU
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LEPs and the private sector
Name Role/Position Organisation
Melanie Taylor LowCarbon&EnvironmentLead Leeds City Region Secretariat
Sally Hinton Strategy Manager Leeds City Region Secretariat
MartinKelly DirectorofEconomicDevelopment Lancashire County Council
Charlie York Land Agent Ingham & Yorke Ltd
BenHeyes Land Agent Chatsworth Settlement Trustees
Douglas Chalmers North Director of Policy and Public CountryLand&BusinessAssociation
Public sector
Name Role/Position Organisation
KatherineCauser IrwellPilotCatchmentProjectManager EnvironmentAgency
Gary Morris Technical Officer EnvironmentAgency
Nancy Steadman Landscape Scale Delivery Team North NaturalEngland
Nicola Sims Landscape Scale Delivery Team North NaturalEngland
MajorJamesEvans Commandant Holcombe Moor Training Area Ministry of Defence
Penny Oliver PartnershipandExpertiseManager ForestryCommission
PaulButcher Deputy Director of Public Health NHS Calderdale
Rachel Stewart Partnership Support Officer CalderdaleMBC&CalderdaleHealth&WellbeingBoard
A targeted workshop for local voluntary and community groups was held in Huddersfield on 24th March 2012 to focus on the development of a vision for the LNP and identify integrated environmental action at the landscape scale. The workshop was attended by over 20 delegates from a range of organisations including:
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CalderdaleCountrysideVolunteers
TheSourceProject
Treesponsibility
DioceseofBradford
Todmorden Moor Restoration Trust
The Woodlands Trust
Saddleworth Conservation Action Group
FriendsofIlkleyMoor
Saddleworth Civic Trust
CouncilfortheProtectionofRuralEngland
North West Transport Activists Roundtable
NorthWestEnvironmentLink
FriendsofBeaumontPark,Huddersfield
BritishDragonflySociety
South Pennines Association
Hurst Wood Regeneration Group
Bradford,Calderdale&KirkleesLocalAccessForum
The development of the LNP was also discussed at:
• ANaturalEnglandHigherLevelStewardshipCustomerPanel&WorkshopfocusedonNCA36(March2012).• PennineProspectsboardmeeting(March2012).• SustainableLandManagementgroupmeetings(February&April2012).• SouthPennineswoodlandsworkshop(May2012).A clear consensus and strategic vision for the South Pennines LNP has developed from these activities. The vision focuses upon:
• Developingtheexistingunifiedlandscapepartnershipthatbringstogetherabroaderrangeofpublic,private,NGOandlocal community organisations from both sides of the watershed.
• Developingalandscapethatismoreresilienttothefuturechallengesofclimatechangeandotherpressures.• Apartnershipthatrespectsandprotectstheintrinsicvalueofthenaturalenvironmentandseekstomaximisethe
functional value and outcomes of the environment in economic and social terms. A land agent for one of the large estatesnotedduringtheconsultationthat“thelandscapeisanactiveplaceofworkandrecreationinadditiontohavingaconservationagenda”.
• Providingstrategicinfluenceandenablingandfacilitatingactivitiestoimprovethemultiplebenefitswereceivefromgood management of the land. The LNP provides a framework for aligning efforts and making the best use of available resources rather than acting substantively as a delivery vehicle.
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Thisvisionwillbedevelopedaspartofthestrategicdocumentoutlinedintheresponsetoquestion2b.Thedocumentwillinclude a concise vision for the partnership, key opportunities and challenges for our area, priorities and targets and details of governance and operational structures and will be written in a style that is open and accessible and appealing to the widest range of interests in our area. The Sustainable Land Management group will lead this process and the document will be presented to the board of Pennine Prospects for approval. The strategy will be a living, meaningful document that will drive theLNP.ItwillberefreshedandupdatedannuallyhighlightingexamplesofwheretheLNPhashadstrategicinfluenceandfacilitated practical activity.
The vision and strategic document will be used as a tool to:
• Provideafocalpointforthepartnership.• Influencelocaldecision-makersandengagewithindividualsandorganisations.• IdentifyprioritiesforactionandchallengesthattheSouthPenninesmayface.• ProvideaframeworkforprojectandprogrammedeliveryacrosstheLNParea.• EnabledialoguewithneighbouringLNPsandtoidentifyareasforjointactionandaddedvalue.
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Q4. Describe how the individuals and organisations in your current membership reflects the range of skills, expertise, interests and level of authority needed to become an effective LNP and how you will address gaps. Pennine Prospects brings together senior individuals from public, private and voluntary organisations as well as representativesfromcommunitygroupsatboardlevelandthroughitstechnicalgroups(e.g.SLMandtheFOG).Thisprovidesa strong starting point for the development of the LNP.
Local authorities
PennineProspectsreceivesMemberlevelinputfromsixlocalauthoritiesacrosstheSouthPennines.EachMemberissupported by a senior officer and by a specialist technical officer whom sits on the SLM and provides access to data, informationandspecificprojectsitdeliverswhichbenefittheSouthPennines(e.g.OldhamMBC’sGreenStreetsprojectandRochdaleMBC’sRochValleyinitiative).ThisOfficerandMemberinputalsoensureswiderinterestswithinthelocalauthoritiesare reflected in Pennine Prospects work (e.g. around planning, localism, health). A number of second tier authorities in Lancashire have traditionally played a minor role within the partnership. The LNP vision will be developed in association with these authorities and activities will be initiated to engage with Members and Officers in boroughs including Hyndburn and Rossendale.
Voluntary sector and local communities
Trustees and from the South Pennines Association and Pennine Heritage sit on the board of Pennine Prospects. Other voluntarysectororganisationswithscientificandtechnicalspecialismssitontheSLMgroup,includingstafffromtheRSPBand the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside. These organisations, alongside local community groups, have the skills and interests in working directly with residents to help them create and manage green spaces in their area(e.g.IncredibleEdibleTodmorden)anddevelopeasyaccesstothecountryside(e.g.MarsdenWalkersAreWelcome).
The workshop held during March 2012 has enabled Pennine Prospects to begin work on embedding the LNP ethos within thissector.ThisisbeingtakenforwardatasecondeventorganisedwithKeighley&IlkleyVoluntary&CommunityAction,VoluntaryActionCalderdaleandsupportedbyNorthWestEnvironmentLink,Shipley&BingleyVoluntaryServicesandVoluntaryActionKirklees(withadditionalresourcesfromtheBigLottery)scheduledtotakeplaceinsummer2012.
Private sector
ThemajorlandownerswithintheSouthPennines(twoutilitycompanies:UnitedUtilitiesandYorkshireWater)arerepresentedat a senior level on the Pennine Prospects board and their staff provide access to specialist areas (e.g. biodiversity compliance and regulation, ecosystem appraisal of investment programmes) into Pennine Prospects technical groups. Northern Rail, activesupportersoftheannualSouthPenninesWalk&RideFestival,providetransportadvicetotheboard.Otherlargeprivatelandowners(e.g.PeelHoldings)andlandagents(e.g.Ingham&YorkeLtd)areinvolvedintheFireOperationsGroupandtheMoorwatchForum.Atalocallevel,over70businesses,fromthevisitoreconomy,food&drinkandcreativesectorsareparticipatingintheSouthPennineslocaldistinctivenessLEADERprojectwhichissupportingthemtothinkabouthownatural features (landscape, flora and fauna) can benefit their business. The LNP provides an important opportunity to bringtogetherlandowners,largecompaniesandsmallbusinessestomaximisetheopportunitiesprovidedbythenaturalenvironment for the sustainable economic development of the South Pennines.
DEFRA bodies
NaturalEnglandanditspredecessorbodieshavebeenlong-standingmembersofPennineProspects.TheNaturalEnglandAreaManagerisamemberoftheboardandtheSLMgroupandMoorwatchForumarechairedbythelocalareaTeamLeader.RelationshipswiththeForestryCommissionandtheEnvironmentAgencyarelesswell-established.PennineProspectsiscurrently developing a woodland opportunities map in association with the Regional Directors for the North West & West MidlandsandYorkshire&NorthEastfromtheForestryCommissionthatispartofawiderstudycommissionedbytheEnvironmentAgencyconsideringhowwoodlandcreationcanbeusedtoachieveWaterFrameworkDirectivetargets.Thismap will form an important role in providing data and information to the LNP and enhancing partnership work with the DEFRAbodiesinthefuture.ForstaffattheEnvironmentAgencytheLNPwouldprovideanimportantroleinaddingvaluetocatchment pilots whose headwaters are in the South Pennines.
Any gaps in the current membership of the partnership will be addressed by working with members of the Pennine Prospects BoardandtheSustainableLandManagementgrouptoidentifysuitableindividualstoengageintheworkoftheLNP.
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Q.5. Describe how you have involved and engaged, and / or how you plan to involve and engage, wider interests who may not be represented in your membership in your work. The LNP capacity building fund has been used to consult and engage with a range of wider interests including health organisations, the private sector, low carbon policy managers and the Ministry of Defence. To help ensure that the LNP membership is wide and individuals and organisations across a broad range of sectors can contribute to the LNP, diversity has beentakenintoaccountandreferencedusingNaturalEngland’s“Accessandengagement,peopleandpartnershipsdiversityproofingchecklist”.
More detailed plans around how the LNP will engage with the health and wellbeing and economic sectors are outlined in responsetoquestion8.
The value of the South Pennines landscape in contributing to resilience to climate change was highlighted during the consultation phase. The moorlands of our area are an important carbon sink and effective management can help to reduce the risk of flooding in surrounding urban areas. Meanwhile, the woodlands of our area and the windswept hills and fast-flowing streams provide significant opportunities for the generation of renewable heat and power. Pennine Prospects has beeninvitedtojointheCalderdaleEnergyFuturePanelandtoexplorehowtheLNPandlowcarbonagendascanbealignedinthe future.
PennineProspectshastraditionallyworkedverycloselywiththemajorutilitycompaniesoftheSouthPennines(UnitedUtilitiesandYorkshireWater)whoseinvestmentprogrammesmakeasignificantcontributiontotheenhancementofthenatural environmental value of the moorlands. During the LNP capacity building phase the water companies highlighted the importanceof“non-ownedcatchmentland”totheircoreobjectivesaroundmaximisingrawwaterquality.TheLNPprovidesa framework to bring a range of landowners together to initiate a series of habitat management schemes (such as woodland planting) that will achieve a range of environmental, economic and social benefits. More recently Pennine Prospects has established good relations with owners of one of the largest windfarms in our area. Peel Holdings is now an active member of theFireOperationsGroupandMoorwatchForumandwouldliketobeengagedintheLNP.
ThroughtheWatershedLandscapeprojectPennineProspectshasengagedwithawiderangeofelementsofthelocalcommunityandwithresidentsofthesurroundingconurbations.Forexample,communityengagementcoordinatorsfromthree Groundwork Trusts are delivering a programme of guided walks across the South Pennines and a number of artists in residencehaveusedtheirskillstointroducethelandscapeoftheSouthPenninestonewaudiences.Forexample,writerCharMarchhasworkedwithpupilsfromThornParkSchoolforthedeaf,Bradford,toexploretheexposedandwindsweptnatureoftheSouthPennineslandscape.Meanwhile,visualartistSimonWarnerhasintroducedBronteCountry,ontheoutskirtsofBradford,tomembersofthelocalBangladeshicommunity.ThisapproachwillbedevelopedfurtherbytheLNP.RepresentativesfromGroundworkhaveindicatedthattheywouldbeinterestedinjoiningtheLNPboardtoguideworkinthisarea.
ThenaturalenvironmentoftheSouthPenninesrequiresareservoirofskillsifitistobeeffectivelyandproductivelymanagedin the future. During the LNP capacity building phase, Pennine Prospects engaged with training providers such as LANTRA andOldhamCollege.TheLNPwilltakeforwardinitiativesinthisareaandexploreopportunitiestodevelopaprogrammeoftrainingthroughfundingmechanismssuchastheRDPE.TheLNPwillalsoworktoensurethatthetrainingandskillssectorisrepresented throughout the partnership.
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Q.6. Describe any progress you have made towards establishing, and / or how you will establish, the partnership’s credibility in the area and ensure it has the ability to effectively engage and collaborate with a range of local senior decision makers. Partnership working and the ability to ‘do business’ is long-established in the South Pennines, from the Standing Conference ofSouthPennineAuthorities(SCOSPA)setupin1974,totheWestPennineMoorsAreaManagementCommitteein1981and the formation of Pennine Prospects in 2005. Pennine Prospects is a company owned by the key local authorities, water companies,NaturalEnglandandvoluntaryandcommunitysectorandhasagoodreputationwithlocalstakeholders.PennineProspects also has credibility within the emerging governance and economic development structures of the neighbouring cityregionsandisforginglinkswiththeLocalEnterprisePartnerships.
TheSouthPenninesdoesnotbenefitfromanofficiallandscapedesignation.ProgresssincetheformationofSCOSPAin1974has therefore been based around developing a framework and mechanisms to enhance the natural environment of the South Pennines in ways which are mutually beneficial to local decision makers and stakeholders and reduce duplication of effort and resources. Working in this way has always been underpinned by an agreed understanding of the South Pennines as a “landscapeforthefuture,aspaceforeveryone”.
EstablishingtheLNP’scredibilityintheareaandengagingwithdecisionmakersaroundthiswouldbeachievedthroughanon-going programme of events, including an annual conference and themed workshops. There are also opportunities to draw out the strategic nature of the LNP through:
• WorkingwithNaturalEnglandtodelivertheoutcomesoftheSouthPenninesEcosystemServicesPilotProject• WorkingwithpartnersacrossawiderlandscapeasapartoftheSouthPennines&DarkPeakIntegratedBiodiversity
DeliveryArea(IBDA)• On-goingmonitoringandanalysisoftheoutcomesoftheHigherLevelStewardship(HLS)scheme.TheSouthPennines
wasoneofsixlandscapesselectedbyNaturalEnglandaspartofarecentanalysisoftheHLSprogramme• WorkwiththeForestryCommissionandlocalcommunityforestryinitiativestodevelopanNCA-widewoodland
management and creation strategy. PennineProspectshasalwaysbenefitedfromstrongleadership.ThecurrentchairisPamWarhurstCBE,whoalsochairstheForestryCommissionandIncredibleEdibleTodmorden(alocalfoodpartnership).PennineProspectsbringstogetherseniorelectedMembersfromsixlocalauthorities.ThroughregularliaisonwiththeseMembersPennineProspectsisabletoengagewithdecision-makersatlocalauthorityandcity-regionlevels(forexample,withintheGreaterManchesterCombinedAuthority and within the Leeds City Region). Active engagement from private sector partners ensures that Pennine Prospects isabletocollaborateeffectivelywiththissector.ConsultationwiththemajorlandownersoftheSouthPennines,duringthecapacitybuildingphase,hashighlightedthevalueofprogrammessuchasMoorwatchandtheFireOperationsGroup.LNPstatus will enable these programmes to be developed and achieve greater impact.
Pennine Prospects plans to increase its communications and promotions activities during 2012-2013. This includes working with local MPs to host a reception in the House of Commons to enable Pennine Prospects members and local decision makers to liaise with MPs and highlight in practical terms the benefits of investing in the landscape; enhancing local woodland managementandcreationthroughlaunchingtheWoodlandOpportunitiesMap(withtheForestryCommission)andshowcasingthebenefitstothelocalvisitoreconomyoftheSouthPennineslocaldistinctivenessproject.
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Q.7. Describe any progress you have made towards ensuring, and / or how you will ensure, that the LNP has effective and accountable governance and decision making processes. TheexistingPennineProspectspartnershipstructurewillprovidetheframeworkforthegovernanceoftheLNP.Thisapproachwas strongly endorsed during the LNP capacity-building phase and will enable the LNP to make rapid progress during the nextstageofitsdevelopment.
ThetechnicalgroupswithinPennineProspects,theSustainableLandManagementgroup,FireOperationsGroupandtheMoorwatchForumwillprovidearobustplatformforensuringthattheLNPisabletoidentifyopportunities,respondtochallenges, facilitate action on the ground and to monitor progress.
A LNP board will be established which report will directly to the Pennine Prospects board. The new group will comprise senior representatives of the organisations that have a stake in the LNP; both organisations that are members of Pennine Prospects and organisations not previously engaged. The capacity building phase identified a number of senior officials who wouldliketojointheLNPandcontributetoitsdevelopment(e.g.CLA,NFU,privateestates,GroundworkandtheNorthWestEnvironmentLink).
In parallel, the South Pennines Local Action Group (LAG) will be re-organised to ensure that its membership enables Pennine Prospectstorespondtothesocio-economiccircumstancesofourareaandmaximisetheopportunitiesprovidedduringthecurrentandnextroundoftheRuralDevelopmentProgramme.TheLAGandLNPwillhaveequalstatuswithinthePennineProspects governance structure, as committees of the main board, and will work closely together to ensure activity is integrated as closely as possible across the landscape.
Regular events, including the Pennine Prospects annual conference and a series of dedicated workshops, will enable individualsinvolvedatalllevelsoftheLNPtomeet,interactandexchangeideas.Meanwhile,inputfromneighbouringLNPswillbefedinatalllevelsofthegovernancestructuretoensurethatopportunitiesforcollaborationandjointworkingaremaximised(seeresponsetoquestion11).
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Q.8. Describe how your partnership plans to embed the value of the natural environment into the strategic planning and decision making of others, particularly the economic and health and wellbeing sectors. Pennine Prospect has traditionally worked across sectors to promote and facilitate the sustainable development of the South Pennines. The company’s refreshed business plan and the senior representation of partner organisations at board level mean that the voice of the South Pennines is heard at a strategic level within Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire.
TheLNPcapacitybuildingfundhasbeenusedtodevelopdialoguewiththehealthsector,buildingoninputfromEastLancashire PCT to the Pennine Prospects conference in 2010. Initial discussions have been held with NHS Calderdale and the CalderdaleHealth&WellbeingBoardasapilotforwiderworkingacrossthelandscape.TheLNPwillcontinuetoworkwithrepresentatives from the health and wellbeing sector to:
• PromotetheSouthPenninesandthewellbeingpotentialofitsnaturalassets.• Understandtherelationshipbetweenthenaturalenvironmentandgoodhealth.• Providenaturalenvironmentalinformation,dataandevidencethatwillhelphealthandwellbeingpartnerstodevelop
strategiesandprojects.InordertodeliverearlywinsinthisareatheLNPwillactivelyexplorethelinksbetweentheSouthPennineswoodlandopportunitiesmapandthenationalNHSForestinitiativeandidentifythepotentialforincreasedwoodlandmanagementandcreationonNHSlandacrosstheSouthPennines.FurtherjointprojectsandprogrammeswillbedevelopedastheLNPandHealth&WellbeingBoardsareestablished.
Privately owned estates make a significant contribution to the economy, environment and social fabric of the South Pennines. Representatives from this sector have traditionally not been involved with the partnership at a strategic level althoughindividualshavebeeninvolvedinPennineProspectstechnicalgroupsandexistingprogrammes(e.g.FireOperationsGroup,MoorwatchForum).DuringthecapacitybuildingphasePennineProspectsengagedwithlandownersandtheir agents more substantively to consider the economic opportunities and benefits that a healthy natural environment brings.TheCountryLandOwnersAssociation(CLA),forexample,whichhas400membersintheSouthPenninesowning40,000hectaresofland,hasexpressedenthusiasticsupportfortheLNPproposalandwouldliketobecloselyinvolvedinfuture developments.
TheLNPcapacity-buildingfundhasalsoenabledPennineProspectstoengagemorefullywithLocalEnterprisePartnershipscovering Greater Manchester, Lancashire, West & North Yorkshire and with City Regions to understand how the LNP could provide data, information and advice to inform their decisions.
Pennine Prospects now intends to:
• WorkwithNaturalEnglandtofinalisethedeliveryplanfortheSouthPenninesEcosystemServicesPilotProject(SPESP)sothattheLNPisabletoquantifyandarticulatethescaleandvalueoftheecosystemservicesprovidedbytheSouthPennines to neighbouring conurbations.
• Collateandanalysegeo-demographicdatatoenableabetterunderstandingoftheeconomyoftheSouthPenninestobedeveloped and communicated. This will include data on business investment and growth available from private sector organisations including the CLA.
• WorkcloselywiththeSouthPenninesLocalActionGroup(LEADER)andtheWestYorkshireRuralPartnershiptomaximisetheopportunitiestoalignLNPprioritiestotheRDPEandfutureprogrammes.
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Q.9. Describe how you see the LNP adding value to the range of other local projects and initiatives concerned with the sustainable management of the natural environment in your area, including any Nature Improvement Areas, biodiversity off-set pilots and catchment partnerships and other land management initiatives. Pennine Prospects has traditionally brought partners together from both sides of the Pennines and from three city-regions to focus on the natural environment aspirations outlined in NCA Profile 36. The LNP will facilitate continued and enhanced projectdeliveryandcreateamorestrategicframeworkforfutureactivity.
SignificantinvestmentiscurrentlyinplacetorestoreandmanagetheextensiveareasofblanketbogwithintheSouthPennines.ProgrammesarebeingtakenforwardbytheMoorsfortheFuturePartnership(throughtheMoorLifeproject),theYorkshireandLancashirePeatPartnerships,SouthPenninesandDarkPeakIntegratedBiodiversityDeliveryArea(IBDA)andthe investment programmes of the utility companies. An LNP provides the ideal forum to bring together these initiatives and to share knowledge and best practice. The LNP will be able to identify resources and attract additional partners for future projectsandinitiatives.ThesafeguardingroleoftheFireOperationsGroupandtheMoorwatchForumwillalsoensurethatthesignificant financial value invested in moorland restoration is protected and enhanced.
The South Pennines provides the only significant breeding area for the once widespread twite (or Pennine finch); an iconicspeciesfortheSouthPennines.PennineProspectsisworkingwitharangeofpartners,ledbytheRSPB,ontheSouthPenninestwiterecoveryproject.Thisinitiativeworkswithlandownersandmanagerstoencourageandpromotethedevelopment of traditional hay meadows that provide food for the twite. The LNP will promote and develop the twite recovery project;attractingnewpartners(forexample,throughincreasedengagementwiththeCLA),securingnewresourcesandensuring that awareness of this threatened species, and the habitat upon which it depends, is protected.
Since August 2011 Pennine Prospects has been working with a range of partners to develop a woodland strategy for the South Pennines. The strategy aims to increase woodland cover within the NCA (currently 4.8%) and increase the management of existingwoodlandssoastoreducefragmentation.ThewoodedcloughsoftheSouthPenninesareaniconicfeatureofthelandscape and provide a wide range of ecosystem services within and outside the South Pennines (e.g. delivering water qualityandfloodreductionobjectivesaspartoftheWaterFrameworkDirective).TheLNPwillprovidestrategicfocustotheworkofanumberoflocalwoodlandinitiativesacrossthelandscapeincludingthePennineEdgeForest(GreaterManchester),WhiteRoseForest(Yorkshire),ForestofBurnley(Lancashire)andTheSourceproject(UpperCalderValley).AdetailedwoodlandopportunitymapisinpreparationwhichwillenabletheLNPtoidentifyprojectopportunitiesandattractresourcesininnovativeandstrategicwaysbeyondtraditionalgrantfunding(e.g.throughtheForestryCommission’sWoodlandCarbonCodeandCorporateSocialResponsibility“products”targetedatcompaniesandNHSorganisationsinthesurroundingmetropolitan areas).
AnumberofWaterFrameworkDirectivecatchmentpartnershipsareactivewithintheSouthPennines.Forexample,theEnvironmentAgencyledIrwellCatchmentPilot(partofa3-yearfundedproject)isworkingatalandscapescaletoengagepeopleandorganisationsinwaysthatmakeadifferencetothequalityofwaterandhabitatsalongtheriver.TheEnvironmentAgency would like to work with the LNP to target the hydro morphology of the upper tributaries in the South Pennines to identifywherepotentialopportunitiesformodificationsexist.TheLNPcouldalsoplayakeyinfluencingroleacrossanumberofcatchmentpilotsinencouraginggreaterparticipationinthewaterenvironmentatlocalauthority,LEPandcommunitylevels.
TheLNPwillworkwithstrategicpartnerstoensurethatthedatageneratedbytheon-goingprojectsoutlinedaboveareembeddedintoworkingpracticesofthethreecity-regionsandwillidentifyprojectsandprogrammesthatcanbetakenforwardandidentifyfuturefundingmechanisms(e.g.HeritageLotteryFund’slandscapepartnershipschemeandfuturerounds of the NIA programme).
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Q.10. Describe the opportunities you see for funding the delivery of your aims, for instance by aligning and targeting local resources and sources of funding, and how you plan to support the running of the partnership. PennineProspectshasastrongtrackrecordofattractingresourcesandinvestment(e.g.EULifeandInterregprogrammes,RDPEandtheHeritageLotteryFund),securingmorethan£5Mtodeliverheritage,landscapeandcommunityprojectsinpartnership with local organisations.
The LNP will explore a range of opportunities to deliver its aims including:
• WorkingwiththeSouthPenninesLocalActionGroupandWestYorkshireRuralPartnershiptomaximiseopportunitiestoalignLNPprioritiestotheRDPEandRuralInfrastructureSupportProgramme.
• WorkingwithNaturalEnglandtofullyunderstandthevalueofecosystemservicesaspartoftheSouthPenninesEcosystemServicesPilotproject.ThisinformationwillbeusedtopromotetheSouthPenninesasapilotareaforthepayment of ecosystem services and be targeted at a range of sectors including health and wellbeing and economic development.
• WorkingwithnewandexistingpartnerstodevelopasouthPennine“proposition”totheLocalEnterprisePartnerships.ThiswillinvolvecloseliaisonwiththesustainablegrowthadvisorsfortheGreaterManchesterandLancashireLEPs.
• TheLNPwillworkwithYorkshireWaterandUnitedUtilitiestoensureabeneficialsettlementfortheSouthPenninesduringOFWAT’sPR14process.Thiswillallowthecompaniestomaximisetheinvestmentincompany-ownedandnon-owned land during the 2015-2020 Asset Management Plan programme.
• TheLNPwillworkwithlandownersandmanagerstomaximisethefinancialopportunitiesofpositivewoodlandmanagement.Forexample,throughtheproductionofwoodfuel.
• PennineProspectsleadsontheSouthPenninesWalk,Cycle,RideandLocalDistinctivenessprogrammes,designedto facilitate a sustainable visitor economy within the area. Pennine Prospects is committed to developing this area of operationsandwillexploretheopportunitiesforcreatingavisitorpay-backschemetosupportimprovementstothenatural environment such as footpath restoration.
• PennineProspectswillworkwithexistingpartnersandorganisationsengagedintheLNPtodevelopmajorfundingpackagestobuildonexistingprogrammessuchasWatershedLandscapeandMoorLife.Abid,ledbyLancashireWildlifeTrust, Lancashire County Council and Pennine Prospects has recently been submitted to develop a landscape partnership programmeintheWestPenninesMoors.IfsuccessfulthiswillenabletheLNPtorealisemanyofitsobjectivesinthesouth-western section of the NCA.
The core running costs of Pennine Prospects are covered by the annual subscriptions paid by partner organisations. The LNP will become an integral part of the company structure with day-to-day operations funded by these contributions. PennineProspectswillprovideasecretariatwithsupportfortheLNPformingpartofthejobdescriptionsoftheProgramme& Operations Director and the Company Secretary. The LNP will have a dedicated online presence (hosted on the Pennine Prospects website) which will include: the LNP vision, membership, meetings, active information on how to get involved and linkstootherusefulinformationandresources(e.g.LEPs,cityregioncontacts).IfGovernmentrecognitionissecuredPennineProspectsplanstolaunchtheSouthPenninesLNPatitsannualconferenceinOctober2012andusesubsequentannualconferences to promote the LNP and its achievements. Pennine Prospects will also raise awareness of, and interest in, the LNP through regular press releases and new media postings.
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Q.11. Describe why your boundary is the most appropriate one for your LNP and why any overlaps are necessary. Please also tell us about what you have agreed with neighbouring LNPs about how you will work together, including how any overlaps will be managed or resolved. The boundary of the LNP is based on NCA 36 which recognises the South Pennines as a distinct bio-geographical unit with acharacteristiclandscapethatsupportsauniqueassemblageofhabitatsandspecies.Theareahasstrongphysicalandfunctionallinkswithadjacenturbanareastotheeast,westandsouthandprovidesawiderangeofecosystemservicesandbenefits to over 7 million people.
Anon-designatedlandscape,andtheonlysignificantuplandlandscapeinEnglandthatdoesnothaveNationalParkorAreaofOutstandingNaturalBeautystatus,thereisaverystronghistoryofcross-boundary,multi-sector,partnershipworking,datingbacktothe1970s.NaturalEngland,theEnvironmentAgencyandtheForestryCommissionrecognisetheNCAasa distinct management unit that has a clear environmental and socio-economic identity. A LNP is vital to build upon 30 years of partnership working and to protect and enhance this distinct landscape. The LNP will complement and add-value to the neighbouring city-region and county-based LNPs through its strong thematic focus on upland issues and the range of ecosystem services that the area provides.
Resources from the LNP capacity-building fund have enabled Pennine Prospects to meet with and liaise closely with neighbouring LNPs (Greater Manchester, Yorkshire West and Lancashire LNPs where we have the greatest areas of overlap and North Yorkshire LNP where we have a minor area of overlap).
It has been agreed that:
• TheLNPshavedifferentandcomplementaryobjectives.Thecountyandcity-regionbasedLNPswillleadinissuesthatarerelevantatthisscale(e.g.liaisonwithLEPs)andtheSouthPenninesLNPwillleadontheintegratedenvironmentalmanagement of the uplands, the development of a functioning green economy and connecting people to the natural environment assets of our area.
• Insomeareasresourcesmaybepooledformutualbenefit.Forexample,deliverymechanismsmayexistinoneoftheneighbouring areas that can be rolled out across the South Pennines to enhance the impact of the LNP. This is already takingplacewiththeYorkshireWestproposal,withPennineProspectsleadingontheLiveMoor,LearnMoorproject,astrategic initiative outlined in the Leeds City Region Green Infrastructure Strategy.
• WehaveagreedtoworkwithneighbouringLNPsonissuesofsharedinterest.Forexample,buildingonexistingrelationshipswiththeForestofBowlandAONBteamtopromoteuplandissuesandopportunitiesacrossLancashire.
We have agreed to work closely with all of the LNPs that overlap and share a boundary with the South Pennines; taking forwardexistingrelationshipsandbuildingnewpartnerships.Forexample,membersoftheSLMgroupwillprovidelinkstotheneighbouringLNPsatatechnicallevel.TheLNPboardwillbedesignedtocreatemaximumlinkagesandexchangeofinformation with the surrounding LNPs.
We have agreed to work in partnership with the neighbouring upland LNPs as follows:
• PeakDistrictLNP:ThereisnooverlapasbothLNPsfollowtheNCAboundaries.Opportunitiesforcross-boundaryworkingwillbedevelopedthroughtheIBDAandtheMoorsfortheFuturePartnership.
• NorthernUplandChainLNP:Therearenooverlaps.TheareaoftheNidderdaleAONBthatfallswithinNCA36willbecoveredbytheNorthernUplandChain.Opportunitiesforcross-boundaryworkingwillbeexploredthroughexistingpartnershipsincludingtheYorkshirePeatProject.
Diagram 3 summarises how we will work with neighbouring LNPs and manage overlaps.
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Q.12. Describe how you plan to monitor and evaluate your work, including how you will know you are making a difference.DuringthefirstsixmonthstheLNPwillestablishaclearandrobustmonitoringframework.Thiswillincludehighlevelindicators of the health of the natural environment of our area including the condition of the moorland SSSIs and the percentageofwoodlandcover.ThetechnicalexpertiseoftheSLMandthewiderIBDAwillbeusedtoscrutiniseprojectsand programmes supported by the LNP. Members of the SLM will collate species records and details of habitats maintained, restored and created and feed this into the local record centres in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester.
Regular reports of LNP progress will be given to the Pennine Prospects board and up-to-date information presented on the Pennine Prospects website. Pennine Prospects will identify resources, after the LNP has been in place for 12 months, to evaluate the success of the initiative, using a model recently developed for a mid-term evaluation of the Watershed Landscapeproject.
We will know that we are making a difference when:
• TheLNPisprovidingaclear“voice”fortheuplandsoftheSouthPennineswhichisalignedtotheagendasofstrategicorganisations in the economic development and health sectors across three city regions.
• TheecosystemservicesprovidedbytheSouthPenninescanbemeasuredanddisseminatedtoavarietyofaudiencesincluding businesses and residents of the surrounding urban areas.
• ThefragilehabitatsoftheSouthPennineuplandsareadequatelysafeguardedthroughinitiativessuchastheFireOperations Group and Moorwatch and enhanced through the South Pennines woodlands strategy and the Live Moor, Learn Moorprojectforexample.
• The“greeneconomy”oftheSouthPenninesismakingapositivecontributiontotheeconomyofanumberofLEPareas,measured through the collation of socio-economic data at a super-output area scale.
• TheresidentsoftheSouthPenninesandthesurroundingconurbationshavephysicalandintellectualaccesstotheenvironment of the South Pennines.
• Acentralrepositoryofbestavailabledataandinformationiscreatedwhichcanbeusedtopaintapictureofthenaturalenvironment of the South Pennines and assist and influence the decision-making of strategic bodies.
For further information please contact:Mark TurnerProgramme & Operations DirectorPennine ProspectsT: 01422 843716E: [email protected]