GMCA 2160 Contract for the Provision of Landscape Scale Project Development Services for the City Forest Park

Overview

The services includes the following activities and studies across 10-13 sites that make up the City Forest Park project area: - Land owner engagement - Initial engagement with landowners and local communities to understand their aspirations, priorities and any constraints affecting their land ownership or management areas, including local authorities, United Utilities, Forestry England and Landcare. - Site walkovers and updated habitat surveys, where surveys do not currently exist or require updating. - Assessment of site constraints, including issues such as contaminated land and existing sewage works and how these could be addressed. - Assessment of opportunities for nature recovery and potential funding routes, including natural flood management, access improvements, ecological connectivity and focal species. - Vision and objectives workshops to review the evidence gathered and develop an agreed joint vision and set of objectives for nature recovery across the area. - Development of management plans and a clear programme of works for the sites, reflecting the agreed vision and objectives. - Preparation of project outputs, including: - A project report to support future funding applications and set out a replicable process for other RAs, including lessons learnt - A project brochure - A pipeline of projects and associated management plans