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PR
OJ
EC
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AC
KG
RO
UN
D
Hic
Bib
i Local N
atu
re R
eserv
e is a
n 8
-hecta
re s
ite o
wned b
y N
ort
hern
Ventu
re C
apital Lim
ited. It has b
een leased f
or
999 y
ears
to C
horley B
oro
ugh
Council
sin
ce 1
993 w
hen it
was d
esig
nate
d a
s a
County
Bio
log
ical H
erita
ge S
ite. T
he location is a
form
er
brick w
ork
s a
nd c
lay q
uarr
y s
ite s
ituate
d
off
Coppull
Moor
Lane n
ear
Chorley. T
he n
atu
re r
eserv
e w
as c
reate
d o
n the s
ite in 1
997 w
hen r
ubbis
h w
as c
leare
d,
path
s a
nd p
onds c
reate
d, and
new
pla
nting
, fe
nces a
nd s
tile
s p
rovid
ed. T
he k
ey h
abitats
are
specie
s r
ich g
rassla
nds, ponds, scru
b a
nd m
ire. C
horley B
oro
ug
h C
ouncil
and its
part
ners
Lancashire W
ildlif
e T
rust, C
horley a
nd D
istr
ict N
atu
ral H
isto
ry S
ocie
ty,
Coppull
Parish C
ouncil
and L
ancashire C
ounty
Council
have
manag
ed the s
ite s
ince 1
994 a
nd it becam
e a
Local N
atu
re R
eserv
e in 2
000. T
he s
ite is v
ery
im
port
ant fo
r am
phib
ians,
birds,
dra
gonflie
s a
nd
dam
selflie
s a
nd m
am
mals
. N
ota
ble
specie
s inclu
de S
tonew
ort
, R
eed B
unting,
Bla
ck D
art
er
Dra
gonfly, W
ate
r V
ole
s, w
hic
h a
re U
K P
riority
B
iodiv
ers
ity s
pecie
s,
and G
reat C
reste
d N
ew
ts that
are
‘E
uro
pean P
rote
cte
d S
pecie
s’.
A f
ive-y
ear
ecolo
gic
al m
anag
em
ent pla
n h
as b
een p
repare
d for
Chorley B
oro
ug
h C
ouncil
runnin
g fro
m A
pril 2002 to M
arc
h 2
006.
As p
art
of th
e
manag
em
ent
pla
n t
he f
ollo
win
g e
colo
gic
al m
onitoring h
as taken p
lace b
iannually
to g
uid
e furt
her
site m
anag
em
ent.
a)
Record
ing a
nd m
onitoring a
ll ponds, am
phib
ian p
opula
tions a
nd a
quatic invert
ebra
te t
o a
ssess im
pact
and g
uid
e to futu
re m
anag
em
ent.
b)
Ma
inta
inin
g a
nd e
nhancin
g h
edg
ero
ws.
c)
Record
ing a
nd m
onitoring invert
ebra
te p
opula
tions o
f dra
gonflie
s,
dam
selflie
s a
nd b
utterf
lies a
nd t
o a
ssess t
he im
pact
of m
anag
em
ent.
d)
Mon
itoring c
hang
es in t
he s
tructu
re o
f th
e s
ite’s
veg
eta
tion
Follo
win
g s
ite m
onitoring o
f g
rassla
nds a
nd p
onds in 2
005, th
e C
ouncil’
s E
colo
gic
al C
onsultant str
ong
ly r
ecom
mended t
hat ecolo
gic
al enhancem
ent
work
be u
ndert
aken.
PR
OJ
EC
T O
BJE
CT
IVE
S
•
To h
alt the p
rocesses o
f natu
ral successio
n for
the b
enefit of flora
and f
auna a
lready liv
ing
on t
he s
ite.
•
To c
reate
new
ponds a
nd r
em
ove s
urf
ace v
egeta
tion t
o e
xpose c
lay s
ubstr
ate
s s
uitable
for
natu
ral colo
nis
ation o
f specie
s r
ich g
rassla
nds.
•
To c
reate
exte
nsiv
e n
ew
bre
edin
g h
abitats
for
gre
at
cre
ste
d n
ew
ts a
nd o
ther
am
phib
ians.
•
To s
afe
guard
the g
rassla
nds.
SC
OP
E
The s
cope is t
o r
esto
re a
nd e
nhance o
ne o
f th
e m
ost
ecolo
gic
ally
im
port
ant
Natu
re R
eserv
es in t
he B
oro
ug
h.
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The w
ork
s inclu
des c
reation o
f new
ponds, ditches,
and e
sta
blis
hm
ent of
specie
s r
ich g
rassla
nds. T
he p
roje
ct w
ill b
e c
arr
ied o
ut w
ith h
elp
and
advic
e o
f site p
art
ners
. E
ng
lish N
atu
re w
ill b
e c
onsulted t
hro
ug
hout.
T
he s
ite w
ork
s h
ave t
o b
e c
arr
ied o
ut at th
e o
ptim
um
tim
es in o
rder
to n
ot dis
turb
bre
edin
g o
r hib
ern
ating b
irds a
nd a
mphib
ians. It is there
fore
essential th
at
pre
limin
ary
work
s s
tart
in A
ug
ust
at th
e late
st and w
ork
bein
gs o
n s
ite in S
epte
mber
with a
fin
ish d
ate
of
Novem
ber
2006.
AS
SU
MP
TIO
NS
The a
ssum
ption m
ade is t
hat:
•
The c
apital bid
for
Hic
Bib
i N
atu
re R
eserv
e is s
uccessfu
l.
•
The s
ite w
ill b
e m
anag
ed a
nd r
em
ain
ecolo
gic
ally
im
port
ant fo
r fu
ture
genera
tions
OV
ER
VIE
W O
F T
HE
BU
SIN
ES
S C
AS
E A
ND
BE
NE
FIT
S
Gra
ssla
nd m
anag
em
ent
is a
pro
ble
matic issue a
t H
ic B
ibi.
At
pre
sent
a r
ela
tively
sm
all
num
ber
of
com
part
ments
have b
een c
ut
by s
trim
min
g o
n a
n
annual or
rota
tional basis
. M
ost
of
the s
pecie
s-r
ich c
om
part
ments
have n
ot
been s
ubje
ct
to c
utt
ing
due t
o m
any f
acto
rs,
such a
s g
round topog
raphy,
access issues a
nd c
osts
.
It is n
ow
appare
nt
that
many o
f th
e s
pecie
s-r
ich g
rassla
nd a
reas a
t H
ic B
ibi are
under
thre
at
from
pro
cesses o
f natu
ral successio
n.
In p
art
icula
r th
e
follo
win
g f
eatu
res a
nd p
rocesses d
irectly t
hre
ate
n t
he s
pecie
s-r
ich g
rassla
nds:
•
Continued e
xpansio
n a
nd n
ew
colo
niz
ation o
f scru
b,
part
icula
rly w
illo
w s
pecie
s a
nd b
ram
ble
. M
ulti-ste
mm
ed r
e-g
row
th o
f pre
vio
usly
cut
scru
b c
ontr
ibute
s to t
he p
roble
m, e.g
. C
om
part
ment G
23.
•
Expansio
n o
f exis
ting
are
as o
f ta
ll ru
dera
l herb
s a
nd a
reas o
f re
ed c
anary
-gra
ss,
e.g
. C
om
part
ments
G17,
G28,
G26 a
nd G
25.
In a
dditio
n
less d
esirable
specie
s s
eem
to b
e m
ore
fre
quent
within
specie
s-r
ich g
rassla
nd c
om
part
ments
, e.g
. in
cre
ase in m
ars
h t
his
tle t
hro
ug
hout
the
reserv
es g
rassla
nds, part
icula
rly w
ithin
im
port
ant g
rassla
nd C
om
part
ments
G14, G
15, G
16 a
nd G
24.
T
here
is a
now
an u
rgent
need t
o a
ddre
ss t
hese m
anag
em
ent
issues in o
rder
to s
afe
guard
the g
rassla
nds.
The f
ollo
win
g r
ecom
mendation is m
ade
to e
nhance t
he g
rassla
nd h
abitats
.
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•
Exte
nsiv
e s
cru
b c
ontr
ol and r
em
oval is
needed. C
ut
scru
b m
ust be tre
ate
d w
ith s
tum
p k
iller
herb
icid
e t
o p
revent
re-g
row
th. T
he locations a
nd
meth
ods n
eed t
o b
e a
gre
ed w
ith P
EN
NIN
E E
colo
gic
al to
safe
guard
oth
er
inte
rests
inclu
din
g; birds a
nd g
reat
cre
ste
d n
ew
ts.
•
The c
reation o
f new
po
nds a
nd d
itches s
urr
ounded b
y s
cra
pes c
leare
d o
f veg
eta
tion.
In p
art
icula
r th
is w
ill i
nclu
de c
om
part
ments
where
floristic inte
rest
is lim
ited a
nd /
or
som
e o
f th
e s
cru
b c
om
part
ments
. F
ollo
win
g v
eg
eta
tion r
em
oval, a
series o
f m
ultip
le s
mall
ponds a
nd lin
ear
ditches w
ill b
e c
reate
d s
urr
ounded b
y b
are
exposed c
lay s
ubstr
ate
s.
The f
ollo
win
g a
reas o
f th
e r
eserv
e a
re c
onsid
ere
d p
art
icula
rly s
uitable
fo
r th
is. T
he a
rea c
om
prisin
g C
om
part
ments
G24 a
nd G
29,
and,
in p
art
icula
r G
12 a
nd p
art
of W
4. A
new
gla
de in C
om
part
ment W
4 c
ould
be
cle
are
d o
f scru
b in o
rder
to lin
k C
om
part
ments
G12 a
nd G
7.
Oth
er
are
as a
lso n
eed t
o b
e c
onsid
ere
d,
althoug
h t
here
are
issues r
ela
ting
to
both
wate
r vole
s a
nd g
reat
cre
ste
d n
ew
t. E
vid
ence o
f sig
nific
ant
wate
r vole
activity in t
he form
of ru
ns a
nd feedin
g s
tations h
as b
een n
ote
d in
terr
estr
ial
gra
ssla
nd
com
part
ments
at
consid
era
ble
dis
tances
from
ponds.
In
part
icula
r th
e
are
a
west
of
Ponds
3
and
4,
inclu
din
g
Com
part
ments
G17,
G25,
G14,
G26 a
nd G
28 s
upport
s m
any s
igns o
f habitual use a
nd d
ispers
al fr
om
the p
onds w
hic
h a
re c
onsid
ere
d t
o b
e
the m
ain
bre
edin
g locations.
•
To c
arr
y o
ut
the m
eth
ods o
utlin
ed a
bove
there
is a
leg
al re
quirem
ent
to a
pply
for
a D
EF
RA
Conse
rvation lic
ence d
ue t
o t
he p
resence o
f th
e
pro
tecte
d g
reat
cre
ste
d n
ew
t. T
his
is a
costly e
xerc
ise b
oth
in t
erm
s o
f apply
ing
for
the l
icence a
nd t
he p
roduction o
f associa
ted m
eth
od
sta
tem
ents
, and,
not
least,
the i
mple
menta
tion o
f pro
tective m
easure
s a
nd t
err
estr
ial
cle
ara
nce o
f th
e s
pecie
s.
In b
asic
term
s t
he a
reas
aff
ecte
d b
y t
he v
eg
eta
tion c
leara
nce w
ould
initia
lly n
eed t
o b
e e
nclo
sed b
y t
em
pora
ry a
mphib
ian f
encin
g.
A n
um
ber
of
pitfa
ll tr
aps w
ould
then
need t
o b
e insta
lled w
ithin
the f
enced c
om
part
ments
and c
hecked o
n a
daily
basis
until such t
ime n
ew
ts w
ere
deem
ed t
o h
ave b
een c
leare
d
from
the a
reas.
The p
ond c
reation a
nd v
eg
eta
tion c
leara
nce c
ould
then take p
lace.
The b
enefits
of
this
schem
e w
ould
be t
wo f
old
. F
irstly,
the
cre
ation o
f exte
nsiv
e n
ew
bre
edin
g h
abitats
for
gre
at
cre
ste
d n
ew
ts,
and s
econdly
, th
e c
reation o
f new
exposed c
lay s
ubstr
ate
s w
hic
h w
ill
pro
vid
e s
uitable
conditio
ns f
or
the n
atu
ral esta
blis
hm
ent of
specie
s-r
ich g
rassla
nds.
The a
doption o
f th
e a
bove m
easure
s a
re c
onsid
ere
d e
ssential to
safe
guard
the s
ites intr
insic
bota
nic
al in
tere
st. T
he a
doption o
f th
e p
ond c
reation
with s
cra
pes w
ill a
lso e
nhance t
he s
ites v
alu
e f
or
am
phib
ians.
Althoug
h t
he a
mphib
ian s
tatu
s o
f th
e s
ite i
s n
ot
consid
ere
d t
o b
e t
hre
ate
ned,
it i
s
noticeable
that
Ponds 1
, 2 a
nd 3
are
becom
ing
incre
asin
gly
dry
and h
ave e
xcessiv
e v
eg
eta
tion c
olo
niz
ation.
In p
art
icula
r P
ond 1
is n
ow
virtu
ally
dry
th
roug
hout
the y
ear.
The n
ew
ponds (
Ponds 3
, 5
and 6
) cre
ate
d b
y C
horley B
oro
ug
h C
ouncil
are
without
doubt
the s
ites m
ain
bre
edin
g locations.
With
out th
e c
reation o
f P
onds 3
, 5 a
nd 6
, th
e s
ites s
tatu
s f
or
the s
pecie
s w
ou
ld n
ow
be s
ignific
antly t
hre
ate
ned.
This
pro
ject m
eets
our
corp
ora
te p
riority
in r
educin
g ‘pockets
of
ineq
ualit
y’, g
ett
ing
people
involv
ed in t
heir c
om
munitie
s a
s w
ell
as d
evelo
pin
g t
he
chara
cte
r of
Chorley a
s a
good p
lace t
o liv
e,
work
and v
isit.
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6
BE
NE
FIT
S P
LA
N
•
Safe
guard
the s
ites intr
insic
bota
nic
al in
tere
st fo
r fu
ture
genera
tions.
•
Pro
vid
ing
an e
nvironm
ent th
at is
good f
or
natu
re.
•
Pro
tecting E
uro
pean P
rote
cte
d S
pecie
s a
nd U
K P
riority
Bio
div
ers
ity S
pecie
s.
GE
RS
HO
N E
FF
ICIE
NC
IES
E
ffic
ien
cie
s
Co
rpo
rate
Serv
ices
None a
nticip
ate
d.
Pro
cu
rem
en
t C
om
petitive t
endering w
ill b
e s
oug
ht.
Pro
du
cti
ve T
ime
No im
plic
ation t
o C
horley B
C in t
erm
s o
f additio
nal sta
ff tim
e a
nd c
ost.
Tra
nsacti
on
s
None a
nticip
ate
d.
TH
E D
O N
OT
HIN
G S
CE
NA
RIO
The r
esult o
f doin
g n
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marised a
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The d
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nation o
f B
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gic
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ge S
ite a
nd L
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eserv
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ould
be r
em
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•
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ecom
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d a
nd w
ill r
evert
to w
ood
land t
hro
ug
h t
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rocess o
f natu
ral successio
n
•
The im
port
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f th
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ite f
or
bre
edin
g g
reat cre
ste
d n
ew
ts w
ill d
ecre
ase d
ue t
o loss o
f suitable
habitat.
•
The s
pecie
s r
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rassla
nds w
ill loose f
lora
div
ers
ity d
ue t
o b
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g o
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pete
d b
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udera
l w
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£2,5
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