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SCaMP

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SCaMP - agenda

Welcome & Introduction Julie Taylor, Head of Water Process, UU

Our experiences / results to datea)SSSI conditionb)BAPsc)Water Quality resultsd)Tenant viabilitye)Multiple benefits

Ed Lawrance, UUNigel Pilling, UUPete Worrall, PAABryan Homan, UUKate Snow, UU

Break

Our partners’ experiencesa)RSPB – bird monitoringb)EA - flooding

Roy Taylor, RSPBAdam Bayliss, EA

Moving forwarda)Non-owned catchmentsb)Kinder - National Trustc)Woodhead - Moors for the Future

SCaMP 2

Kate Snow, UUPatricia Rice, National TrustChris Dean, MFFPaul Phillips, UU

Closing remarks Bryan Homan, UU

Lunch

Optional SCaMP site visit

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SCaMP - welcome

Pivotal time for SCaMP

Reflect on progress and success to date

Moving the programme forward

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SSSIs

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SSSIs

United Utilities owns 58,000ha of land

• 17,478ha are SSSI

Government’s 2004 spending review

• 95% of SSSIs in England to be favourable or unfavorable recovering by 31/12/10

England achieving 67.4% target on 31/3/2005

United Utilities SSSI land was achieving 31% at the same time

http://www.defra.gov.uk/rural/protected/sssi/psa.htm

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SSSIs – Southern Catchment 2005 - Pre SCaMP

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SSSIs – Bowland catchment 2005 - Pre SCaMP

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Moorland drainage

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DMS Grip blocking

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Four year effect of Grip blocking

Goyt – grip blocked and infilling with vegetation naturally

Outcome – reduced amplitude of water table, water table closer to surface, so blanket bog condition will be wetter and more consistently wet with fewer drying periods.

2006 2008 2009

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Effect of Grip blocking on the water table

High amplitude and low water table in unblocked grips

Much reduced amplitude and higher water table after blocking (pre-dated equipment installation – settling period needed first)

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Effect of Grip blocking on vegetation

Grip blocking has resulted in increased Sphagna in places

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Grazing

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Fires

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Bare peat

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Gully formation

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Moorland revegetation

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Moorland revegetation

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Moorland revegetation

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View over Chew reservoir in 2007

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View over Chew reservoir in 2009

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Moorland revegetation

2007 pre works

2009 two seasons growth

2008 early establishment

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Monitoring Moorland revegetation

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Gully blocking

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Gully blocking

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SSSIs – Bowland catchment 2005 – Pre SCaMP

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SSSIs – Bowland catchment 2010 – Post SCaMP

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SSSIs – Southern Catchment 2005 – Pre SCaMP

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SSSIs – Southern Catchment 2010 – Post SCaMP