| Country |
United
Kingdom |
| Natura
2000 site location |
South
West England |
| Nearest
urban settlements |
Torbay,
Exeter, Plymouth and Newton Abbot (Devon). |
| Natura
2000 site name |
East
Dartmoor Woods & Heaths National Nature Reserve |
| Natura
2000 site number |
UK0012749
(part of this site) |
| Size
of site (hectares) |
365 |
| Key
Species types |
Dormouse |
| Otter |
| Atlantic
salmon |
| Greater
horseshoe bat |
| Dartford
warbler |
| Night
jar |
| Pearl
bordered fritillary butterfly |
| High
brown fritillary butterfly |
| Blue
ground beetle |
| Key
Habitat types |
Upland
western oakood |
| Dry
heath |
| Valley
mire |
| Key
management issues |
Dry
heath - Managing dry heath in a way that prevents major fires or succession
to woodland and also a mosaic of growth stages that encourages the optimum
number of species. Western oakwood - control the spread of non-indigenous
species especially beech, rhododendron and cherry laurel and to improve
srtuctural diversity by selective thinning and felling. Research - The site
is part of the ECN Upland Change Network. It is also important to record
long-term changes in habitats in both managed and unmanaged areas. |
| Organising
at least one Green Days event per year |
No
events planned for 2004 |
| Promoting
Natura 2000 at the local level |
We
always mention the European importance of the site in press releases, guided
visits etc. |
| Involving
local stakeholders in the management planning process - creating a local
area partnership |
In
the case of Trendlebere Down the site manager was instrumental in encouraging
the registered graziers to form an association. This enabled them to access
money from the Environmentally Sensitive Area which in turn led to the introduction
of grazing. The commoners were involved in discussions leading to drawing
up of the management plan. There is an annual AGM of the Association which
is attended by the farmers and the site manager who is also the secretary
of the association. There is also liaison with the representatives of the
adjoining common. Management operations such as moving livestock and controlled
burning are carried out jointly between conservation staff and graziers
- we help them and they help us. |
| Branding
Natura 2000 |
All
our main signs carry the Natura 2000 network logo and refer to the designation.
Our interpretive display and leaflet stress the European importance of the
site as does our management plan. |
| Agreeing
to become an NNi ambassador |
Phil
Page (English Nature) Phil.Page(a)English-Nature.Org.UK is
an NNi Ambassador. |