Agenda item

The Head of Programme Delivery – Moors for the Future and Moors for the Future Programme Office Manager were present to introduce the report and answer any questions from Members. 

Members had attended a ‘Bogfest’ event which had enabled some good discussions and highlighted the need to look at commercial opportunities and the possibility of a Charitable Trust. 

The report highlighted the three main areas of focus for the project which are:

Communication – including 

• Moorlife 2020 project
• Bogtastic Van – now up and running and starting to visit sites
• Citizen Science
• Land Managers Events

Science & Monitoring – including:

• Evidence Gathering
• Successful grant bids which are enabled by the evidence
• Moorland Bird Breeding Survey

Conservation & Land Management – biggest year of work for the programme including the Defra Restoration Fund work.

Members congratulated the Moors for the Future Team for a great report and on achieving 15 years of project work which continues with a stable team.  The Community Science project funding was due to end in December 2018 and ideas on how to extend the project were welcomed from Members.

The Head of Programme Delivery confirmed that the work at Moss Rake East is being carried out by specialist contractors and project managed by the Moors for the Future team. 

The Head of Programme Delivery clarified that if the money for the core funding deficit was not found the operational plan would still be delivered but business development costs reduced to maintain work within budget.

The Officer recommendation as set out in the report was moved, seconded, put to the vote and carried.

RESOLVED:

That the Operational Plan is supported and is recommended to the Moors for the Future Partnership’s Strategic Management Group.

Cllr Colin McLaren left at1.40pm during the discussion of this item.