… and not likely to lead to conflict with neighbours) – but maintenance costs 1 N Med Med 2 years Fix more carbon in vegetation cover (relaxing cutting regime) 1 N Med Med 6 months Look at alternative grass/plant mixes in any new sowing, using varieties to increase soil carbon sequestration. 1 N Med Med 1 year Potential use of biodiversity net gain funds to contribute to community planting schemes 1 N…
… Natural coastal and flood management approaches to increase carbon sequestration, reduce erosion, deliver improved catchment management N Med Med Targeting biodiversity net gain (and offsite compensation) at tree planting where appropriate, increasing and connecting woodland SNAs N Low Med Biodiversity Proposal Level of influence Doing now? Annual Estimated Net potential Carbon Saving…
… walking/recreation, etc) 1 N Med Med 1 year Relax cutting regimes – i.e. cut less often/vary leaving uncut majority, well cut margins, cut later in the year 1 N Low Low 1 year Scrape sites, reseed with wildflower mix, annual cut, use mixes that increase soil carbon sequestration 1 N Low Low 1 year Introduction of wildlife measures (e.g. hibernacula in appropriate sites, bird and bat boxes, bug…