SCaMP

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SCaMP - agenda Welcome & Introduction Our experiences / results to date a)SSSI condition b)BAPs c)Water Quality results d)Tenant viability e)Multiple benefits Break Our partners’ experiences a)RSPB – bird monitoring b)EA - flooding Moving forward a)Non-owned catchments b)Kinder - National Trust c)Woodhead - Moors for the Future SCaMP 2 Closing remarks Lunch Optional SCaMP site visit Julie Taylor, Head of Water Process, UU Ed Lawrance, UU Nigel Pilling, UU Pete Worrall, PAA Bryan Homan, UU Kate Snow, UU Roy Taylor, RSPB Adam Bayliss, EA Kate Snow, UU Patricia Rice, National Trust Chris Dean, MFF Paul Phillips, UU Bryan Homan, UU 1

SCaMP - welcome Pivotal time for SCaMP Reflect on progress and success to date Moving the programme forward 2

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 5

SSSIs – Bowland catchment 2005 - Pre SCaMP 6

Moorland drainage 7

DMS Grip blocking 8

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 9

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) 10

Effect of Grip blocking on vegetation

Grip blocking has resulted in increased Sphagna in places 11

Grazing 12

Fires 13

Bare peat 14

Gully formation 15

Moorland revegetation 16

Moorland revegetation 17

Moorland revegetation 18

View over Chew reservoir in 2007 19

View over Chew reservoir in 2009 20

Moorland revegetation 2007 pre works 2008 early establishment 2009 two seasons growth 21

Monitoring Moorland revegetation 22

Gully blocking 23

Gully blocking 24

SSSIs – Bowland catchment 2005 – Pre SCaMP 25

SSSIs – Bowland catchment 2010 – Post SCaMP 26

SSSIs – Southern Catchment 2005 – Pre SCaMP 27

SSSIs – Southern Catchment 2010 – Post SCaMP 28