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To prepare individual woodland management plans for each of the nine woodlands in this specification. Each plan should include content based around the areas noted below, with a pro-active focus around biodiversity enhancement and, in association, opportunities for improved public access and interpretation of the natural asset (in a broad range of formats). Overview of activities expected:
- Carry out basic walk through surveys
- Create woodland compartment maps
- Description of native woodland features
- Review of biodiversity data
- Appraisal of ecological status
- Prepare a 30 year management strategy with detailed action plan for the next 10 years .
- Propose content of on-site signage for the public, highlighting key features
- Recommend future projects to enhance biodiversity and public access to each area .
- Plans should set out climate risks to management activities and set out the evidence base /modelling.
Biodiversity
• Review of current biodiversity data and ecological status
• Potential biodiversity
- Growth/enhancement and protection of existing habitat and species.
- Opportunities for the creation of new habitats, using the Powys Nature Recovery Action Plan (NRAP) to establish which habitat opportunities exist and support benefit to Section 7 Species.
- Identification of a range of innovative techniques e.g natural addition of splits in trees to support improved bat habitat; use of dead wood, maximising the natural woodland structure (open glades) etc.
- How best the Council can monitor the impact of any enhancements to biodiversity
• Programme of enhancement works
- Make use of operational tree surveys to put forward a programme of enhancement work that is centred around the biodiversity benefit and woodland health in general.
- To support improved public communications, the creation of an annual visual ‘woodland calendar’, explaining why actions /activities are taking place e.g at a certain time of the year.
- Consideration: All enhancement works programmed within a woodland will have prior agreement and have been communicated with other interested parties prior to any work being completed.
Carbon Sequestration
• Identify opportunities for carbon sequestration that would support the Councils activity in relation to climate impact.
• Identify areas where habitat can be created or restored and what the Green House Gas removal potential would be of such plans.
• Identify the Green House Gas removal potential of different types of habitat.
Public Access
• Annual calendar of works taking consideration of biodiversity (linked with the above), and the impacts upon access e.g the presence or cutting of brambles that may impede access but provide a food source for insects etc.
• Plans must take into account relevant designations – e.g public rights of way, common land, SSSI. The contractor will need to liaise with Natural Resource Wales, as relevant to each woodland.
• Identify opportunities for:
- New and/or improved messaging around the woodland asset, from a nature recovery perspective.
- Site interpretation or signage.
- For increased public engagement e.g with schools etc
- Ways to achieve access to and awareness of the woodland/s that may not be physical access.
Draft plans must be submitted for review by 31st January 2025. The finalised plans and invoices must be submitted by 28th February 2025.
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