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Dr Alison Smith

Building Resilience in the Bovey Valley… and beyond

Session outline

• Introduction to the project
• The Rapid Woodland Assessment
• Conservation management for lichens in Atlantic

woodland – Bovey Valley case study

Building Resilience in South West Woodlands

Internationally important habitat…

Aims

Habitat fragmentation Change in management Invasive species Ash dieback Climate change Habitat fragmentation

...facing many threats

Importance of lichens and bryophytes Globally significant diversity Substantial habitat and food source Role in nutrient and water cycling Environmental indicators Biomedical research

Building Resilience in South West Woodlands

Aims

• Conserve the region’s Atlantic woodland and its important lichen

and bryophyte communities, through emergency conservation management and innovative approaches.

• Equip a wide range of organisations and communities with new skills

to better interpret, identify, record and conserve the important lower plant heritage.

Emergency conservation management at 7 sites

A new generation of veteran pollards at Doctor’s Wood, Exmoor Connecting important lichen habitat along ancient wood-banks in the Bovey Valley. Ash dieback mitigation across Exmoor

Emergency conservation management at 7 sites

Volunteers gain maps

• f local areas and

survey sites Woodland

• wners/farmers

engaged using maps

Data submitted using online forms

Support and guidance

• ffered to

woodland

• wners

Sites prioritised for more detailed species surveys by New Generation Botanist trainees Regional patterns and themes: targeted management campaigns and advice

How the Rapid Woodland Assessment will be used

• Entering your data
• Landowner permission
• RWA downloadable resources
• Results so far
• Additional training and events
• Facebook group

Resources and support

Any questions?

Let’s go outside!