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A Flying Start: Local Biodiversity Action Plans in Scotland

Appendix 1: Milestones of Local Biodiversity Action Plan Progress in Scotland

AREA

Steering group estab-
lished

Audit avail-
able

Public consultation on priorities

Seminar

Project Officer in post

Action plan published

External funding attracted

Imple-
mentation projects underway

Objectives achieved

ARGYLL & BUTE

Yes

Yes

newsletter; public meetings

Sep-97

full time

in draft

Argyll and Bute Council; Argyll and Islands Enterprise; Leader II; SNH and RSPB

Yes, 190 actions current

New working groups for black grouse and red squirrel

AYRSHIRE

Yes

Draft

in progress

Jun-98 kind contributions

 

in draft

SNH, partners in

  

CAIRNGORMS

Yes

Yes

public meetings

 

full time

 

LEADER II

Pearl mussel, farmland birds, wildlife tourism forum

Freshwater pearl mussel

CLACKMANNANSHIRE

Yes

Yes

  

tba summer 2001

 

Clackmannanshire Council, Clackmannanshire Heritage Trust, SNH

 

COMHAIRLE NAN EILEAN SIAR

Yes

   

full time

   

DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY

Yes

Yes

public meetings; questionnaires in libraries; local

June 99 (launch)

full time

Jun-99

Dumfries and Galloway Council; European Regional Development Fund (Objective 5b); SNH; RSPB; SWT; SEPA; SAC; Solway Heritage; Groundbase; in kind contributions from other partners

Yes - across a range of plans

 

EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE

Yes

       

EAST LOTHIAN

Yes

Yes

  

full time

 

Landfill Tax - Scottish Power; SNH

Grey Partridge Project implemented. Other initiatives including roadside verge and links with education.

EDINBURGH

Yes

Yes

Leaflet; local press articles and local specialists consulted

Mar-00

full time (2 job share officers)

Mar-00

Landfill tax - Viridor and City of Edinburgh Council

Over 300 actions underway across a range of species and habitats

 

FALKIRK

Yes

Yes

Leaflet; articles in local press; local specialists

Oct-00

full time

 

consulted

  

FIFE

Yes

Yes

 

Spring 01

part time

1997

 

Farmland birds, river enhancement, Hirundine project

GLASGOW

Yes

Draft

workshop, consultation and seminar

Mar-99

2 job share

  

Reed bunting; small pearl bordered fritillary; 3 habitats

 

HIGHLAND

Yes

Yes

 

Dec-00

part time for 6 months from 08/2000

  

 

MID LOTHIAN

Yes

Yes

limited

 

tba

   

NORTH LANARKSHIRE

Yes

Yes

questionaire, leaflets, press

Sep-99

application in progress

Nov-99

 

Yes - across a range of plans

 

NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND

Yes

Yes

 

Feb-97

full time

Mar-00

Yes

Yes - across a range of plans

ORKNEY

Yes

Yes (2nd edition)

public meetings, 100 local contacts established

 

full time

Orkney BAP in draft, 9 island and area action plans in draft, 1 island action plan published

LEADER II

  

RENFREWSHIRE, EAST RENFREWSHIRE, INVERCLYDE

Yes

in progress

  

application in progress

    

SCOTTISH BORDERS

Yes

in progress

  

full time

in draft

  

SHETLAND

Yes

in progress

 

Apr-99

    

SOUTH LANARKSHIRE

Yes

Draft

 

May-97

 

in draft

  

STIRLING

Yes

Yes

newsletter, press articles. Summer 2000

 

full time

first tranche due June 2001

Objective 5b funding - Trossachs Trail Tourism Management Project, SNH, RSPB (contributions to LBAP production), Loch Lomond and Trossachs Interim Committee.

Swift BAP underway

 

TAYSIDE

Yes

Yes

public meetings

 

full time

 

Landfill Tax

 

WEST DUNBARTONSHIRE

        

WEST LOTHIAN

Yes

Yes

Yes

Dec-97

No

1997

contributions in kind

5 Year work Programme adopted; Strategic link to River Almond Catchment Management Plan

 

 

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