OUTDOOR CHARTER REVIEW

•PCF involvement in OC / MC since 2002

• OC developed by sector prior to this

• Significant changes in that time

•Staffing changes in past 12 months

• Michael Davies – 1 month

• Alun Richardson – 3 months

• Paul Renfro – 3 month contract

•Opportunity to review the Outdoor charter

• Changes in the sector / NT / PCNP / PCC

• Do we need an Outdoor charter?

• OC Working Group meeting last week

• OC Full Group meeting – workshop

• Review of the past – what has worked / not worked

• Current challenges of the sector

• Future needs – how the OC can meet those needs

• Outdoor Activity Centres

• Instructors / Freelancers

• Field study centres

• Wildlife Boat Trip Operators

• Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority

• Natural Resources Wales

• National Trust

• Pembrokeshire College

• Pembrokeshire County Council

“The projects aim to promote the sustainable use of Pembrokeshire’s marine, coastal and terrestrial environments for adventure, and

marine leisure activities.”

• Started by Activity Providers/PCNPA - PCF managed > 10 years – ALL wanted to develop and carry out activities in a sustainable manner ensuring protection of the flora and fauna and the long term future of the sector

• “through raising people’s awareness of wildlife and sensitive environments, people can minimise the potential disturbance and impacts their activities can cause. Group leaders and instructors in Pembrokeshire have the chance to influence thousands of visitors each year. The POC/MC resources, COC, and training days are invaluable for instructors, skippers and crew in passing on these messages.” PCNPA Warden

• “The POCG is such a great partnership and so important to us in developing our activities in a sustainable way. Not having it would be a huge loss..” Outdoor Instructor

The first jump

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TYF Adventure, Farms for City Children, Haven Sports, Morfa Bay Outdoor Centre, Newsurf, Penlan Activity Centre, Pembrokeshire Climbing Club, Penquoit Centre, Heritage

Canoes, Pembrokeshire Watersports, Stackpole Centre for Outdoor Learning, Outer Reef Surf School, Princes Trust, Preseli Venture, Sealyham Activity Centre, St David’s ASC,

Manorbier YHA, MOD Castle Martin Training Camp, Pendine OEC, West Wales Windsurfing, Fresh Adventure, Big Blue Kite Surfing, Heritage Canoe Trips, Mike Mayberry

Kayaking, Newgale YMCA O.E.C, Ocean Rock, Adventure Beyond, Outposts Ltd, Pembrokeshire Footsteps, Starmans Hall, White Sands Surf School, Dale Fort Field Study Centre,

Orielton FSC, Nant Y Coy Arts, Haverfordwest Canoe Club, Pembrokeshire Paddlers Pembrokeshire Activity Centre / Princes Trust.Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority,

Countryside Council for Wales, National Trust, Keep Wales Tidy Campaign, Field Studies Council for Wales, West Wales Wildlife Trust, West Wales Eco Centre, Green Dragon,

Green Blue, Wise, Pembrokeshire Bird Group, RSPB, Sea Trust, Marine Conservation Society, Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, John Muir Scheme, Skomer MNR,

Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Darwin, Cardigan Bay Marine SAC, Pembrokeshire Marine Code Group.Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum, Pembrokeshire

County Council, South West Wales Tourism Partnership, Activity Wales, Pembrokeshire Tourism, Recreation Audit, British Mountaineering Council, Welsh Canoeing Association,

Pembrokeshire College, British Mountaineering Club, Adventure Activities Licensing Authority Alison Smith - WDA; Andrea McConnell - CCW; Carolyn Heeps - The Crown Estate;

Jim Embrey - Wales Tourist Board; Jonathan Hughes - NT; Nic Wheeler - PCNPA; Paul Varallo - EA; Ruth Cook - SDF; Sue Blair-Fish - crown estate; Ted Sangster; Aaron Lines;

Alun Lewis; ant_goddard@hotmail.com; Bob Farmer; Chris Jex; Cleo Brown; Denise Marriott; Emma Newsome; Gary Ford; Geraint Llyr Thomas; ifanjas@hotmail.com; Jethro

Moore; John Crook; Jon Rellie; Kate Whiffing; Katherine Canton; Kevin Griffiths; kjwilliams99@hotmail.co.uk; Libby Chivers; libby@preseliventure.com; Lou Luddington; Mark

Oakes; Martin Charlton; Martin leonard; Nick Barthorpe; Nick Clark; Pablo & Louise; Phillip Sadler; phillip.sadler@princes-trust.org.uk; Rebecca Avery; Rhian Sula; Richard Morris;

Robin Jones; Rosie Dickens; Stu McInnes; Tom Iggleden; Tom Luddington; Tommy Barthorpe; Tyler Balbwin; Alun Richardson; Chris Jex; Denise Marriott; Jethro Moore; John

Byrom; Martin Leonard; Paul Ellis; Phillip Sadler; Robert Farmer; Tom Iggleden; Tom Iggleden; Tom Luddington; Aaron Lines; Adrian Hawke; Alec Denny; Alun Lewis; Alun

Richardson and Lesley; Anne Canning; Ant Goddard; Babs Yongmans; Ben Macare; Ben Macare; Bob Farmer; Bryony Rees; Cat Pearson; cecilia di martino; Chris Jex; Chris Price;

Cleo Brown; Coll Faragher; Dave Welton; Dean Jensen; Debs Dogs; Denise Marriott; Denise Marriott; Donna Mawson; Eddie Reed; Emma Newsome; Fern Lewis; Gary Ford;

Geraint Llyr Thomas; ifanjas@hotmail.com; Jesse Nicholson; Jethro Moore; Jetska Germin; Jim Dwyer; John Byrom; John Crook; John O Boyle; Jon Rellie; Kate Whiffing; Katherine

Canton; Kevin Griffiths; kjwilliams99@hotmail.co.uk; Letters From a Nomad; Libby Chivers; libby@preseliventure.com; Lou Luddington; Marie Edwards; Mark Hicks; Mark Oakes;

Mark Wilkinson; Martin Charlton; Martin Leonard; Martin leonard; Matt Badger; Matt Lister; Matt O Brien; Michel Regelous; Nick Barthorpe; Nick Clark; Pablo; Paul Ellis; Paul

Richards; Phillip Sadler; phillip.sadler@princes-trust.org.uk; Poole Canoe Club; Rebecca Avery; Rhian Sula; Rhian Sula ; Richard Morris; Robin Jones; Rosie Dickens; Sarah Colley;

Sina Hentschel; Steven Adams; Stu McInnes; Tom Iggleden; Tom Iggleden; Tom Luddington; Tommy Barthorpe; Trevor Massiah; Tyler Balbwin; Funders; Marine Code Members;

Marine Code Working Group; A Bay to Remember - Tony Barber; Ahoy Pembrokeshire - Hester; Aquaphobia - Mark Staniforth; Big Blue Experience; Broadside Boat Charter - Andy

Truelove; Cartlet Lady- Brian Rickard; Celtic Diving - Mark Deane; Celtic Wildcat - Nick o Sullivan; Coastal and Island Cruises - Mark Hicks; Coastal and Island Cruises - Steve

Crockford; Dale Sailing - John Reynolds; Dale Sea Safari (Dale Sailing-Jane Anderton); Dive Into pembrokeshire; Dive Pembrokeshire UK; New Wave Marine (Margaret Hook);

Pembrokeshire Activity Centre; Pembrokeshire Boat Charters - John Beer; Pembrokeshire Dive Charters & Shearwater Safaris and Blue Shark Diving - Steve Lewis; Qeltik Marine;

Quadra Boats - Angharad Jones; Ramsey Island Cruises; Razorbillribs; Rudders Boats; Saundersfoot Pleasure Boats; Sea Fishing Tenby - Charlie Parker; Seal Safari - Steve

Crockford; Solva Boat Trips - Kelvin; Solva Sail Boats; Tenby Marine - Jo Bradley; Tenby Watersports; Thousand Island Expeditions; Venture Jet - Tim Brooke & Beth Swan;

Voyages of Discovery; West Wales Divers - Karen Flannery; West Wales Diving School - Jen Jones; Activity Wales; Adrian Hawke; Adventure Training Wing Castle Martin; Alan

Wood Atlantic College; Alex Edwards; Andy Williams Trinity College; Anna Sutcliffe; Anthony Goddard; Barry Scott; Bethan Cox; Big blue kite surfing; Bob Farmer; Bob Haycock;

Bret Ffitch; Celtic Haven; Celtic Trails; Charles Matheison; Chris Payne - PCC Beaches; Chris Price; Cleo Brown; Cold at Night; Coll Faragher; Daryl Walsh; Dave Harre; Dave

Miller; Dave Perry; Dave Thom; Dean Jensen; denise@newgaleymca.co.uk; Donna Mawson - Pembrokeshire Climbling Club; Eco Adventure Sports; Emma Ellis; Emma Newsome;

Fforest Outdoors; Field Studies Council; Fiona Wynne; foundryhouse@pembroke21c.org; Fresh Adventure; Gayle Lister; Gerwyn James - Military Training Pembrokeshire; Gez

Richards; Graham Lynch - BMC; Haven Sports; Hester; High on Adventure Dan Jones; Howard Griffiths; Ian Handscomb; Ian Meopham; Ian White; Ifor Jones - PCNPA;

info@newgaleymca.co.uk; Jane Boulden - WWWS; Jess Wellings; Jesse Nicholson; Jethro; John Caterer; John Deason - PCC; John Warneford; Jon kellie; Josh Brown; Julian

Orchard - TYF Adventure; Julie Rogers; Keep Wales Tidy; Keith Brecon - Bikes and Hikes; Kev; Kevin Williams; Kim Jameson Pembrokeshire Footsteps; Kim Stoddart; Leah Blok;

Libby Chivers; Libby Taylor; littlemissjo21@hotmail.com; Lynne Ferand; Mark Horner - PCC; Mark Triggs; Marten Lewis; Martin Charlton; Matt O'Brian; Mike Mayberry; Morfa Bay

Outdoor Centre; Mountain and Water; Newsurf, Michael / Owen Gale; Nige Robinson; out reef surf school; Paul Bramble; Pembrokeshire Footsteps; Penlan Activity Centre, Mark

Williams ; Phil Lees; Phil Sadler; Phillip Williams - Haverfordwest Canoe Club; philsadler74@googlemail.com ; Preseli Venture; Rich Lewis - PCC Beaches; Richard Ellis - National

Trust; Robin Jones; Robin Mogg; Rosie Dickens; Ross; Sam Ponsford; Sealyham; Sealyham; Sid Howells; Sophie Hurst; South Wales Kite Surfing; Stackpole Centre for Outdoor

Learning; Steve Drinkwater; Steve Quinton; Steven Adams; Stuart Penfold; tammy@newgaleymca.co.uk; Tessa Fudge; Tim Hunter; Tom Houkes; Tom Seward; Tom Wright; TYF;

Whitesands Surf School; YHA Broadhaven; YHA Manobier Matt Roberts; Adventure Beyond; Big Blue; Cleo Celtic Quest; Cold at Night; Discovery Walks of Pembrokeshire; Fforest

Outdoor; Fforest Outdoors; Lydstep Water Sports Centre; Masterclass Surfing; Mike Mayberry; Morfa Bay; Newgale YMCA OEC; Newsurf; Nige Robinson; Ocean Rock; Outer Reef

Surf School; Pembrokeshire Activity Centre; Pembrokeshire Activity Centre; Pembrokeshire Activity Centre; Pembrokeshire Footsteps; Pembrokeshire Paths; Penlan Activity Centre;

Preseli Venture; Sealyham; Sealyham; Stackpole Centre for Outdoor Learning; TYF Adventure; TYF Adventure; Walk A Long Way; Walk On Watersports; West Wales Wind Surfing

and Sailing; Whitesands Surf School; Andrew Tuddenham; Charles Mathieson (charlesm@pembrokeshirecoast.org.uk); Claire Carlisle; Daryl Walsh; David Jones; Gayle Lister; Gez

Richards; littlemissjo21@hotmail.com; Louise Smithson; oli@bigbluekitesurfing.com; Phil Saddler; Richard Ellis; Robin Jones; Steve Quinton (steve@pembrokeshire.ac.uk); Tonia

Forsyth; Andrea McConnell CCW; Andrew Lowe; Angus Dunlop Tenby Watersports; Bob Haycock; Charles Mathieson PCNPA; Chris Payne ; Daryl Walsh; Dave Miller MCA; DS

Gwynn Rees; Ian Bennett National Trust; Jeremy Page; Joe Owen Lydstep; Libby Taylor PCNPA; Max Jones; Myrddin Dennis; Rick Lewis PCC; Sgt Ian Guildford; Tim Jones,

PCNPA

462 Members

Across both projects we need to update our member database

Please get in touch paul.renfro@mhpa.co.uk

Heritage Coast

Marine Nature Reserve

Special Protection Area

Special Area of Conservation

Site of Special Scientific Interest

National Nature Reserve

Pembrokeshire Coast National

Park

Pembrokeshire is a

Highly Protected Area

Highly protected AND amazing location for a wide range of outdoor activities

What do we do?

The Pembrokeshire Marine Code and Outdoor Charter projects 2002 - 2012 A glance at some key achievements... Training/Best practice events: Over 1,200 instructors, skippers, activity leaders and conservationists have attended 36 environmental instructor / skipper training events including seal walks, geology boat trips, wildlife crime training, river canoeing, rocky shore coasteering, sea kayaking with wildlife, climbing, woodlands / estuary training 5 x Wise Courses run, 170 skippers crew and sea kayakers now accredited in Pembrokeshire. 4 / 5 x Wildlife Sightings Events – 100’s people attended

Developed voluntary codes of conduct viewed as best practice Nationally

PASSING ON BEST PRACTICE, KNOWLEDGE AND ENTHUSIASM TO 10,000s OF VISITORS AND LOCALS EVERY YEAR

Codes of Conduct and Best Practice Developed Marine Code maps - 400 copies produced and distributed. Developed MC leaflets for the general public to include the detailed maps - 10,000 copies produced and distributed. Conducted a full review of the maps and codes of conduct in 2009. Redesign, update and reprint / distribution of 10,000 more + 600 waterproof versions Marine Code for kayaking developed with all key stakeholders Coasteering and Kayaking best practice videos Chosen by NRW as 1 of 2 projects highlighting best practice/COC at recent event launching new activity codes Cornwall creating COCG based on Pembrokeshire model

Membership Criteria 2012 (Up for discussion)

We will avoid damage to sites and minimise any disturbance to wildlife, in accordance with codes of conduct and wildlife legislation. We will ensure that all activity leaders encourage visitors to develop a respect and understanding of wildlife and the environment. We will liaise closely with the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority, landowners, and the Activities Liaison Officer over the use of new sites and/or the development of new activities. We will abide to Countryside Access Legislation and local Countryside / Marine Code. We will show consideration for the local community and other users of the area. We will annually attend a minimum of one full members meeting. We will annually attend a minimum of one Outdoor Charter approved training event. We will work towards an environmental accreditation such as Green Dragon or Carbon Neutral, and/or become an Eco centre. We will ensure that all activity leaders are trained under the relevant governing body’s guidelines. We will continue to help develop the Pembrokeshire Outdoor Charter and will encourage others to adopt it.

Agreed Access Restrictions (seals and seabirds) – Agreed Codes of Conduct Raise public awareness of them

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Wind Sports Management

Partnership Working:

Working groups for: Climbing / Wind Sports/ PWC/ Coasteering involved/Chair Resolved over 40 allegations of MC and OC code breakage, resolved numerous wildlife / recreation conflict issues Established a bespoke Pembrokeshire Marine code breakage policy agreed on by the majority consensus of all members Represent the sector at high level meetings e.g. Minister/WATO

WATO – Feedback/link to Government

Integral Part of an Evidenced based Sustainable Recreation toolkit developed by PCF / PCNPA and viewed as best practice by Government

Research - Coasteering feasibility project

Project Management: Attracted over £245,000 of funding from 19 different funders since 2002 Held 52 ‘Core’ meetings with OC and MC members Prepared 6 detailed business plans, 9 annual reports and 32 quarterly progress reports – Someone needs to spend time in the office!! Have to achieve funded outputs!

• Long term sustainability of outdoor activity in Pembrokeshire

• Marketing – PCNPA/POCG all actively promote the providers who follow the membership

criteria, Enjoy Pembs, Coast to Coast

• Meetings promote joint working between all stakeholders inclusive of businesses

• Provides instant access to conservation experts/landowners e.g. developing coasteering

sites

• Collaborative balanced approach to conflict resolution

• Collaborative voice to represent sector at high level meetings – Importance/Access etc

• Collaborative approach attracts funders

• PCNPA/NRW/NT activity is being carried out using best practice

• Education and awareness passed onto wider public

• Partnership approach between conservation bodies/activity providers that is continually

being strengthened

• Involved in recreation planning

• Partnership approach is possibly the only way for successful voluntary agreements/COC

Benefits/Feedback