This table gives the progress made on each of the item in Chapter 15b of our Biodiversity Action Plan. If you are interested in becoming involved with any project please contact us.
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Note: The last 2 columns of the table are in the process of being updated. May 2022
| Action Plan Ref: | Objective | Methods/Project type | Contact | Progress | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | Bring all SINC woodlands into sustainable management to enhance habitat condition | Engage with landowners and get management plans in place, obtain grants to assist management such as coppicing where necessary. Involve MCV volunteers | BAPSG | ? | |
| H2 | Identify other suitable land that may be eligible for SINC status or the new environmental stewardship scheme (when launched in 2016) or other forms of conservation management | Engage with landowners | BAPSG | ? | |
| H3 | Restore heathland habitat | Consult with MoS PC on restoring small area of lowland heathland habitat on east (and west) side of Blackbush Road | KM (with PC and NFLAS) | Not started | |
| H4 | Create or restore three traditional community orchards | Seek old or disused orchards in the Parish and agree suitable management plans with landowners | BAPSG | Started | |
| H5 | Increase area of field margins for wildlife in accessible areas (suggest 500m length) | Liaise with landowners, agree locations | BAPSG | Not started | |
| H6 | Designate 100m of road verge as ‘Road Verge of Ecological Importance’ (RVEI) to ensure its protection. | Liaise with HBIC and Highways | KM (with PC and NFLAS) | Not started | |
| H7 | Provide more habitat for invertebrates e.g beetles on farmland | Create 25m of ‘beetle-banks’ | BAPSG | Not started | |
| H8 | River, stream and brook restoration | Assess feasibility of enhancing local rivers, streams & brooks for wildlife, together with regular pollution checks | BAPSG | Not started | |
| H9 | Ensure new water course from Downton Manor Farm that will flow into the Danes Stream & the creation of a new permissive footpath on completion of gravel extraction are carried out responsibly, sensitively and effectively. | Consult with landowners (New Milton Sand & Ballast, Shorefield Country Park & Parish Council) through whose land the stream will run | BAPSG | ? | |
| H10 | Volunteers to be more involved in the vegetation management plan for Hordle Cliff (SSSI) | Liaise with Natural England & NFDC regarding management and volunteer involvement in removal of non-natives e.g. Holm Oak | BAPSG | Not started | |
| H11 | Restore traditional hedgerow management | Work with landowners to help restore or re-create 1,000m of hedgerows | BAPSG | Not started | |
| H12 | Encourage suitable habitat management of scrub & streams for species like; Nightingale, Stonechat, Dartford Warbler and Water Vole & other species that have previously bred in Milford-on-Sea | Liaise with landowners regarding encouraging scrub and native species understorey at appropriate sites such as the Pleasure Grounds, Studland Common and cliff top and for mammals along the Danes Stream and local brooks | KM | Started 2012 | |
| H13 | Identify suitable land for creating wildflower meadows, using local provenance (seed) only | Engage with landowners and put conservation management practices in place | BAPSG | Not started | |
| H14 | Work with Marine Ecologist Champion to agree what might be practical to help look after the Solent and Christchurch Bay | Form MCV working group with specialist inclusion. | BAPSG | Not started | |
| H15 | Marshland, including saltmarsh and saline lagoons to be protected however small. | Form MCV working group with specialist inclusion. | BAPSG | Not started | |
| H16 | Extend protected ‘saltmarsh area’ at Sturt Pond to north east of Marine and Hurst Depot. | Reposition or provide new pole & wire stock fence to secure more saltmarsh | KM | Completed 2015 | |
| H17 | Where possible ensure that Milford’s habitats are in good condition, which result in more robust species populations that can withstand adverse impacts of climate change | Monitor and act wherever possible by linking up habitats (e.g. wildlife corridors) and to maintain habitats in a healthy and natural state condition. | BAPSG | Not started | |
| H18 | Where feasible, negate ‘on land’ impact of Navitus Bay Wind Farm | Monitor | BAPSG | scheme abandonned | |
| H19 | Enhance biodiversity of Churchyard | Survey and review management. Make appropriate adjustments to management to enhance wildlife. | BAPSG | Not started |