G1 Sustaining the Gwent Levels

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Delivering wildlife recording and habitat survey training to develop skills, knowledge, understanding and appreciation amongst local people of the nature on their doorstep.

A2 Grand Ideas

A small grant scheme for community initiatives and wildlife recording.

A3 Water Levels

A community engagement/citizen science project to monitor water quality.

A4 Sound Levels

A project to engage local people in recording and monitoring wildlife through sound recording (‘bioacoustics’) and the creation of soundscapes.

B1 Nature Recovery Action Plan

Developing a Gwent Levels Nature Recovery Action Plan (NRAP) that will underpin the wider programme and compliment the NRAPs being developed by Cardiff, Newport and Monmouthshire Local Nature Partnerships.

B2 Mapping the Levels

Using GIS mapping to create a detailed picture of the state of the Levels through commissioned surveys, citizen science, and the creation of a GIS master map.

B3 Understanding the Levels

Collaborating with universities to encourage research and development of innovative monitoring systems by offering a bursary scheme for Levels-based research.

C1 Farming the Levels

Working with farmers to help them transition to more nature-friendly, regenerative, and sustainable farming by providing training and support.

C2 Moors Association

Facilitating the formation of a Levels farming network (‘Gwent Levels Moors Association’) to give local farmers a collective voice and support collaborative action across the landscape.