Agenda item

Members offered their thanks to the National Park Management Plan Advisory Group and also its Chair Dianne Jeffrey.  A request was made to amend the resolution to add Members’ formal thanks to Dianne.

Members expressed disappointment in the lack of progress in increasing birds of prey which had led to the winding up of the Authority led initiative.  The Chief Executive advised that he shared Members’ disappointment but the goal and the commitment to working with partners to achieve it, remained and the detail of how to achieve this would be worked out in due course.

Members also welcomed the success of the Farming in Protected Landscapes Scheme which had been extended for a further year.  This success had been acknowledged by Trudy Harrison, the National Parks Minister.

A motion to move the recommendation with the addition of formally thanking Dianne Jeffrey was moved, seconded, voted on and carried.

RESOLVED

1.    That Members approve the National Park Management Plan - Overall Progress Report 2018-23.

2.    That any necessary changes to the proposed wording of the Overall Progress Report 2018-23 are delegated to the Chief Executive.

3.    That Members offer their thanks to Dianne Jeffrey for her 10 years of service Chairing the National Park Management Plan Advisory Group.