The Heritage Lottery Fund welcomes projects that aim to conserve and enhance priority habitats as defined by the UK Biodiversity Action Plan and has produced guidance on applications in general, and on wetlands in particular. In producing the guidance for wetlands, the HLF consulted with the Wetland HAP Steering Group, and the Environment Agency provided text.

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‘Peatering Out’ was launched in summer 2001 and outlines a ten-year plan for the development and marketing of peat alternatives. The lowland raised bog action plan has the target of meeting a minimum of 40% of total market requirements based on non-peat materials by 2005 and 90% by 2010. The project, funded jointly by RSPB and English Nature looked at how to make this target a reality.

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This report, commissioned by the Wetland HAP Steering Group and contracted to Penny Anderson Associates, reviewed and evaluated what is currently being done and identified gaps with regard to: current research on the four habitats (such as habitat ecology, methodologies for condition assessing, habitat creation, rehabilitation and management); and programmes and mechanisms for information exchange on management expertise and conservation strategies.

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This report describes a pilot project which develops a methodology for data capture for three priority wetland habitats (reedbed, lowland fen and lowland raised bog). The aim of the project is to enable better targeting of conservation effort and reporting on the status of the four priority wetland habitats. This pilot inventory builds on the existing grazing marsh GIS for England and covers the West Midlands area of England (Cheshire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Worcestershire and a small number of sites in Gloucestershire) and Lancashire area.

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A workshop was held at Risley Moss Nature Reserve, Warrington, North Cheshire, in March this year. The Workshop brought together some of the key players in the implementation of HAP targets and Natural Area objectives for freshwater wetlands in the Urban Mersey Basin Natural Area. The emphasis was on developing a practical vision for the Natural Area, which incorporates local mossland complexes, and to set out the steps necessary to achieving it.

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This leaflet aims to impress upon the general public the importance of lowland raised bogs and to inform what is currently being done to protect them. A copy/copies of this leaflet can be requested (free of charge) via using the feedback form.

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The aim of this document is to help those developing a project for achieving HAP creation and restoration targets in the UK to secure funding. The Steering Group has set-out what it sees as priority for wetland creation and restoration. Designers of projects are encouraged to send details to us for comments. Our response will be based on the principles set out in the guidelines, although our country specialists will be able to offer more precise technical advise.

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