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EDUCATION BW-organised visits – numbers of beneficiaries Visitor numbers to Powysland Museum Visitor numbers to Llanymynech Heritage Area: method to be defined Visitor numbers to Burgedin Visitor numbers to reserves: additional pedestrian counters Number of other known visiting/user groups Number of talks or visits to groups Numbers of information and interpretation boards SOCIAL INCLUSION/COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Numbers of community or voluntary groups active on canal MC News circulation Number of volunteer days input to the canal restoration and management Length of towpath with all ability access Number of stiles either replaced by kissing gates or removed By local survey: % believing canal belongs to the local community % believing they know what is going on along the waterway Method of travel to canal: By foot By bicycle By bus/coach By car By train/other ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Jobs/employment: method to be defined Proportion of project expenditure going to local firms Proportion of suppliers with environmental management system (UK Indicator 28): BW suppliers Subcontractors to BW suppliers Other partners’ suppliers Number of social and community enterprises (UK Indicator 29) COMMUNITY IDENTIFIED TARGETS These targets will need to be measured by regular survey of the community by a standard methodology. Method and frequency to be defined. Path mowing Path surface Dog mess Perception of birds Length open to navigation Landscape values – trees &hedges Attractiveness/cleanliness Peace and tranquillity 163
10.3 CONSERVATION OBJECTIVE SETTING AND MONITORING FOR THE SSSI AND SAC A very thorough and detailed monitoring programme, to meet the requirements of national legislation, and to ensure the safeguarding of the SAC and SSSI interest is described in the section below. 10.3.1 Introduction The Montgomery Canal is designated as an SSSI for all of its length in Wales and part of the English section. It is also designated as a SAC in Wales. The SAC designation is because of the abundance of Luronium natans in the Wales length, whereas the SSSI citation also refers to Potamogeton compressus, the whole assemblage of aquatic plants and also the Odonata (dragonflies) that the canal supports. The citation for the English section of the canal refers to submerged and emergent species of plant. This section will give details of the monitoring that will need to be undertaken to assess the condition of the special interests of the site. At present it covers plants and physical attributes; there are plans to define standards for invertebrates in the future. 10.3.2 SSSI Monitoring methodologies An comprehensive monitoring programme shall be undertaken, with an annual review and assessment. Monitoring results will be reported to the Montgomery Canal Partnership each autumn, in sufficient time to enable careful assessment and decisions concerning management, including navigation limits, for the following year. The detailed standards are part of a separate and formally adopted document: Montgomery Canal Conservation Objectives and Standards (April 2005). These were prepared by the Countryside Council for Wales and English Nature, with close co-operation with British Waterways and run to twenty four pages. The standards have been prepared for: • Boated channel (based on canal type C) • In-channel reserves (based on canal type B) • Channel not open to navigation (based on canal type A) All four standards will apply to different sections of the canal in Wales. In England, the off-line reserves standard will apply to the new single major reserve. Once the reserve has sustainably achieved this standard there will be no specific in channel standards to be measured against. However, the channel in England will continue to be managed to maintain a high biodiversity interest, notably with a rich and diverse marginal and emergent vegetation zone. The standards are simplified and summarised in Table 10.3. The detailed standards take precedence over this summary. As knowledge and monitoring experience of the canal increases the conservation objectives and performance indicators will be kept under review. It is intended to conduct some monitoring trials during the summer of 2005 to further test field methodologies. This exercise will also attempt to re-assess the distribution of locally distinctive species, so that all partners can feel that the standards defined within the conservation objectives are appropriate. The test for any individual element or phase of management or restoration works needs to review the conservation objectives of the whole canal. It is not necessary for the whole canal to be in favourable condition, but it is a requirement that the whole canal is moving positively towards achieving the conservation objectives. 164
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Montgomery Canal: Regeneration thro
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This document is t
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1. INTRODUCTION Summary of chapter
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1.1 THE PARTNERSHIP This Strategy h
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1.3 COMPANION REPORTS Throughout th
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Llangollen Canal Frankton Junction
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2.1 INTRODUCTION Many of the conser
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(Department for Culture Media and S
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A key aim of the Shropshire Tourism
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3.1 LANDSCAPE HERITAGE 3.1.1 Overvi
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iv. The Canal The driving force beh
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Table 3.1. Montgomery Canal Corrido
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The country has been divided up int
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Although there is little natural wo
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References for further information
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they have undergone extensive repai
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xi. Water Economy The canal require
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iii. Canal-related industry The nat
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This Strategy seeks to further deve
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The Shropshire Biodiversity Action
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Mammals: Bats Pipistrelle Noctule D
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Figure 3.9. Luronium natans (Floati
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Overall the Welsh section is lightl
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3.4.7 Paddlesports Currently the Ca
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The invertebrate fauna is one metho
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3.6 COMMUNITY AND VISITOR ACCESS 3.
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3.6.2 Cycling Cycling is growing in
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4. OPTIONS APPRAISAL Summary of cha
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Proposals for restoration in any fo
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4.2.6 Option 3B: Option 3 + Additio
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OPTION 1 1B 2 2B 3 3B 4 4b 5 Archae
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5. VISION Summary of chapter The pr
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In parallel to the engineering, and
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6.1 LANDSCAPE HERITAGE 6.1.1 Existi
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6.2.2 Local Implementation B) Briti
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6.3.4 Monitoring Informs Action L)
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F) A transparent and impartial syst
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6.6 COMMUNITY AND VISITOR ACCESS 6.
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7. MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS Summary of
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Waterlogged sites, e.g. peat in the
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Suggested Canal gateway - enhanced
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5) The Partnership will seek early
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Figure 7.5. Proposed Conservation A
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7.2.4 Benign Neglect This is often
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Separate standards have been agreed
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See also Sections 6.4 (Navigation)
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19) The Countryside Council for Wal
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30) Management will be by careful m
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1. Establishment of compensatory ha
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