LookingForward:Shapingthefutureofthe

SWUplands

31stMarch2017

EventReport

BodminMoorlandscape-©AlanjeffreyDreamstime.com

Contents

ExecutiveSummary 3

EventPurpose 5

Agendaandtimetable 5

WelcomeandKeynoteSpeakers 7OverviewoftheUplandsAllianceandtheprocessfordevelopinglocalandnationaluplandpolicy.JuliaAglionby-ChairoftheUplandsAlliance,andExecutiveDirectoroftheFoundationforCommonLand 7"HowcantheNaturalCapitalApproachinformthedevelopmentoffuturegovernmentsupportfortheSouth-westUplands?”ProfessorDieterHelm-ProfessorinEconomicsattheUniversityofOxfordandIndependentChairoftheGovernment’sNaturalCapitalCommittee. 7

Workshop1feedback 9

Workshop2 10

Workshop3 11

PlenarySession 13

AnnexA-Listofattendees 14

AnnexB-ExamplePublicBenefits 16

AnnexC-SouthWestUplandsNetwork–DraftPositionstatement[31March2017] 17

AnnexD-UplandsInfographic 19

AnnexE-“Lookingforwardweneedto...”statement 20

ExecutiveSummarySettingthesceneProfessorDieterHelmsetouthisperspectiveonthepotentialforcontinuingfundingsupportforfarmingintheuplandsoncetheUKleavestheEU:• TheCAPis‘dead’–PillarIhaslittlefutureinthemediumtermandPillarII

willbereconstructed• ThetotalleveloffarmsubsidyintheUKislikelytofallbelowthecurrent

levelof£3billion• RealismisneededandmostoftheUK’sagricultureisuncompetitiveinglobal

markets• Uplandfarmingisnotvaluableinpurecommoditycompetitivenessterms• However,theuplandsareextremelyvaluablenaturalcapital• Maintenanceandenhancementofnaturalcapitalanddeliveryofpublic

goodsisessential–biodiversity,carbon,health,education,tourismandcommodities

• Supportformaintenanceandenhancementofnaturalcapitalislikelytocomefrom:

o DirectsubsidiesandthereplacementofCAPPillarIIo Leviesandsupportpaymentsfortourists,serviceindustriesanduserso Grantsandcharitablefundso Incomefromusers

• TheConservativeGovernment’spolicyobjectiveof“beingthefirstgenerationtoleavethenaturalenvironmentofEnglandinabetterstatethanthatinwhichwefoundit”andifwecandeliverthistheprizewouldbeenormous.

• Considerationisrequiredonthemostappropriateinstitutionalmechanismstomanagedelivery–RuralPaymentsAgency?,NationalParks?,Defra?,EnvironmentAgency?,Neworganisations?

• Thefutureofuplandfarmingislikelytobeonewherefarmersareseenascustodiansofnaturalcapital;providearangeofservicestovisitors,andarepaidtoprovidepublicgoods.

• Thereisastrongcasetomakeandouruplandscouldbeinevenbettershapeifwefollowthesefoursteps:

o CreateaCapitalRegistero DevelopaRiskRegistero PrepareaMaintenanceBudgeto DesignanEnhancementPlan

SummaryofviewsexpressedbyworkshopparticipantsoverthedayAwiderangeofconsiderationsemergedfromtheworkshopdiscussions:• Foodproduction:

o Weshouldrecogniselivestockproductionisattheheartofuplandmanagement

o Foodproductionshouldalsobeaboutfoodsecurityo Cheaperfoodandqualityareimportantconsiderationso NeedtoinvestinR&Dinimprovingefficiencyandproductivityoffood

productionandalsoforotherbenefits.

• Publicbenefits:o Encouragethedeliveryofpublicgoodsasabusinessdiversificationo Educationshouldbeonthelistofbenefitso Weshouldincorporatesocialandculturalcapital–uplandsarenot

justNaturalCapitalo Uplandsprovideapackageofoutcomesinverycloseproximityor

evenover-layeredandwearemanagingforthepackageo Commonsaredifferentandcomplicatedandwerequirecommons

specificschemes• Deliverymechanismsandaccountability:

o Doesthereneedtobethecreationoflocallyaccountablebodiesthatcandothis?

o Knowledgefromthefarmingcommunityhasarealvaluefordesigningfutureprogrammes

o Weneedcommitmentfromorganisationsandbuildtrustinpartnerships

o TheBurrenisagoodexamplewhereitisuptothefarmerhowtheoutcomeisdelivered-otherusefulexamplesonDartmoorandExmoor

o Wouldliketobepaidforoutcomesbutwerequireatransitionsystembasedonpayingforoutputswhilstweworkoutoutcomesschemes

o Wouldlikelongerfundingcyclesforschemesthoughshorttermschemesarefineforoneoffevents.

o Schemesshouldbeopentoalle.g.EnvironmentallySensitiveAreaandUplandEntryLevelScheme.

o IncludesupportforFarmerNetworksandprojectssuchastheNorth-WestLivestockProgramme

o IncludeaLeadertypeprogrammetoensureajoin-upbetweenlandmanagement,theruraleconomyandcommunities

o Establishanationalframeworktoensurenationalprioritiesaredeliveredlocally

o Proactivelyrewardinnovationandmanagementcostsandmoveawayfromincomeforegoneasthebasisforpaymentcalculations

• Communications:o Weneedaconsistentmessagesoweconveyaclearmessage

whenevertheymeetpeopleo Weneedtopublicisewhattheuplandsprovidetolocalcommunities,

visitorsandthewiderpublicaswellasthedecisionmakerssothateveryoneinUKunderstandsthefragilityoftheuplands

o Weneedtocommissionacommunicationsagencytosellwhatweshoulddoandadvertisenationally–an“Uptheuplands”campaign.

Therewasageneralfeelingthatwearebetterwhenwearepullingtogether–bothfarmingandconservationinterestsanduplandsnationally.

EventPurposeThiseventwassetupasinvitationonlyinordertomanagethenumberofpeoplethatcouldfitintothevenueandalsotoensurethatwehadagoodmixofpeoplerepresentingallthedifferentinterestsandaspectsofouruplands.Intotaltherewere 46 people, including farmers and landowners (Dartmoor, Exmoor andBodmin), public bodies, representative bodies, environmental NGOs, nationalparksocieties,watercompanies,commonsandbusiness1.The event was hosted at the South West NFU regional office. It was anopportunitytobuildontheprevious3workshopsheldbytheUplandsAllianceandtodevelopacommonnationaluplandposition.ItwillalsoenabletheSWtofurtherexplorehowtheuplandscanworktogether.andwhattheyneedtofocusonoverthecomingmonthsandyears.TheKeynotespeakersforthedaywere:DieterHelm,ProfessorinEconomicsatthe University of Oxford and Independent Chair of the Government’s NaturalCapital Committee and Julia Aglionby, Chair of the Uplands Alliance, andExecutiveDirectoroftheFoundationforCommonLand.

AgendaandtimetableTime Session Content/Speakers10:30 Arrival&registration Refreshmentsprovided.

11:00 Welcome&introduction

Overviewofthedayandkeyoutcomes• NigelStone,outgoingChiefExecutive,Exmoor

NationalParkandChairoftheSouthWestUplandsNetwork.

11:05DevelopinglocalandnationalUplandpolicies

OverviewoftheUplandsAllianceandtheprocessfordevelopinglocalandnationaluplandpolicy

• JuliaAglionby-ChairoftheUplandsAlliance,andExecutiveDirectoroftheFoundationforCommonLand

11:20 NaturalCapitalPresentation

"HowcantheNaturalCapitalApproachinformthedevelopmentoffuturegovernmentsupportfortheSouth-westUplands?”

• ProfessorDieterHelm-ProfessorinEconomicsattheUniversityofOxfordandIndependentChairoftheGovernment’sNaturalCapitalCommittee.

11:50 Questions

12:10

Workshop1Publicbenefitsandpublicfunding

Workshop1-IntroducedbyKevinBishop.Toconsider:

• Whichpublicbenefitsfromtheuplandsshouldgovernmentfundingsupport?

• Whatprinciplesshouldguidepublicfundingintheuplands?

• Howshouldpublicfundingfortheuplandswork,tofollowtheseprinciples?

1AlistofattendeesisinAnnexA.

Time Session Content/Speakers

12.45 Lunch&networking Lightbuffet.

13:30 Workshop2SWUN

Workshop2–IntroducedbyNigelStone.ToconsiderroleofSouthWestUplandsNetwork:

• ConsiderandFinalisepositionstatement• Howcanwebuildsupportintheregion?

14:10 Workshop3LookingForward

Workshop3–IntroducedbyRobinMilton(5mins)(i) ReviewtheOutcomesfromtheLondonevent

andprioritiseyourtopactionsfornextsteps

(ii) Howdowebestreachouttolocalcommunities,visitorsandthewiderpublic

14:35LookingOutwardPlenarySessionchairedbyNigelStone

HowdowebestlinktheSouth-westUplandswithotherUplandsacrossEngland?TheroleoftheUplandsAlliance?

15:15 Depart:TeaandCoffeeAvailable

WelcomeandKeynoteSpeakersInhisintroductiontothedaythechair,NigelStone,outgoingChiefExecutiveofExmoorNationalParkAuthorityunderlinedall thework thathasalreadybeendoneonouruplandsandhowtheSouthWestisalreadypushingforward.

OverviewoftheUplandsAllianceandtheprocessfordevelopinglocalandnationaluplandspolicy.JuliaAglionby-ChairoftheUplandsAlliance,andExecutiveDirectoroftheFoundationforCommonLandJulia Aglionby noted that all the good things the uplands do and can do. Sheunderlinedthebattletheuplandshasincompetingagainsteducationandhealthforfundingandtheneedtomakeitclearwhatweareofferingandifthisisgoodvalue for money. The members of the Upland Alliance are a coalition of thewilling. They work on a basis of organisations putting money in. this jointapproachisaboutlisteningandchallengingeachotherandspeaktruthtopower.Juliafinishedbysayingweneedaperspectiveofworkingtogethertopersuadeotherstosupportwhatweseeasavisionfortheuplands.JuliaAglionbystatedthattheoutputfromtheeventwouldbetheproductionofashortsummaryandfullreportoftheevent.JuliawillbemeetingwithDefraanddeputydirectorstoadvisethemontheoutputsofall theevents.Thiswillstartthediscussionwiththedecisionmakers.

"HowcantheNaturalCapitalApproachinformthedevelopmentoffuturegovernmentsupportfortheSouth-westUplands?”ProfessorDieterHelm-ProfessorinEconomicsattheUniversityofOxfordandIndependentChairoftheGovernment’sNaturalCapitalCommittee.InhisspeechDieterHelmnotedthatitwasexcellenttoseethejoiningupofthedifferent interestsacross thecommongood.Heemphasisedhewasexpressinghis own personal thoughts, not those of the Natural Capital Committee. Thepresentationwas in twoparts.The firstpartDieterdescribedasbeing “bleak”.The second part addressed what we could do with our subsidies and publicmoney.TheslidesareavailableontheUplandsAlliancewebsite.DieterreinforcedtheneedforrealismaboutwhatBrexitmeans.Hebelievedthatmost farmers voted for Brexit and in doing so voted for an end to CAP andthereforevoted foranewBritishagriculturepolicy.Henotedthat ineconomicterms farmers contribute 0.7%of GDP and in his viewwere insignificant. Theclaimforfarmerstoreceivesupportsitsnexttotheclaimsforwaitingtimesinhospitals and therefore is a big ask. Pillar 1 is dead and pillar 2 will bereconstituted andDieterdidnotbelieve in the futurewewill receive£3b intoBritishAgriculture;maybe£1billion,maybeless.

Dieter stated that in his view there is no part of British agriculture that iscompetitiveonaworldtradebasis.TheeconomicbasisofBritishfarmingwillbefundamentallyunderminedbyoperatinginaglobalmarket.Hefeltthatfarmersshould not worry about subsidies but instead should worry about the tariffs.Uplandfarminginthiscontextisextremelyvulnerableandisnotcompetitive.The first step for the uplands is to create a balance sheet of assets and thinkabout how we value them. They are part of the production process. Naturalcapital is everything that nature gives us for free.Non-renewables that naturegivesusonce.Hestatedthatrenewablenaturalcapitaldeliversforeverprovidedyoudon’tabuseit.Theseareassetsinperpetuity.If you undertake enhancements you add to the Natural Capital stock and thebenefits that comeare theenormouspublic goods.He focusedonbiodiversity,carbon,health,education,tourismandcommodities.OnthetopicofsupportmechanismsDieterlookedatdirectsubsidies,leviesandsupportpaymentsfromtourists,serviceindustriesandusers.OnthequestionofsubsidyallocationDieterwas interested inwhodecides this? InhisviewtherewasnocaseforlargecerealfarmersinHuntingdonshiretoreceivesupport.Dieternoted theConservativeGovernment’s policy objective of “being the firstgenerationtoleavethenaturalenvironmentofEnglandinabetterstatethanthatinwhichwefoundit”.ItisintheBrexitpaper.Hestatedthatifwecandoallthistheprizewouldbeenormous.Dieterexplainedtheneedtothinkaboutwhattheuplandsshouldlooklikein25yearstimein2040?InhisconclusionDieterurgedpeopletothinkhardabouttheenvironmentinabrutalandeconomicway.WhenweengageineconomicaccountingyouwillseeitisagoodinvestmentforUKplc.Thereisastrongcasetomakeanditneedstobemadeandouruplandscouldbeinevenbettershapeifwefollowthesefoursteps:1. CreateaCapitalRegister2. DevelopaRiskRegister3. PrepareaMaintenanceBudget4. DesignanEnhancementPlanThequestions from the floorwereveryvariedand in themain focusedon theCommonAgriculturalPolicy.Whilstthepointwasmadeonhowimportantit isforfarmincomes,Dieterrespondedwithhowagricultureneededtothinkmoreaboutmarkets andhowwe canmeet their requirementsbetter.Henoted thatmuchoftheenvironmentaldamagewasfrombeforethe1960’s.

Workshop1feedbackIntroduced by Chris Giles, Head of Conservation and Land Management atDartmoorNationalPark.Toconsider:

1. Which public benefits from the uplands should government fundingsupport?

2. Whatprinciplesshouldguidepublicfundingintheuplands?3. How should public funding for the uplands work, to follow these

principles?Belowarethekeypointsgivenbythe6groupsinapostworkshopfeedbacksessionfromacrossallthequestions.Thesewerenotcollectivelyagreedbutdemonstratethespreadofviews.AlistoftheexamplepublicbenefitsisgiveninAnnexB.

1. Communicationsthatpublicisethebenefits.Wedon’tportraythisstufftotheaveragepersononthestreet.

2. Agreedwiththelist.Thoughtfoodproductionshouldalsobeaboutfoodsecurity.

3. Mechanismsrequiredtodeliver locallyaccountableschemes.Doesthereneed to be a creation of locally accountable bodies that can do this?HavinganentitythatcanadministermoneyandrewardNaturalCapital.

4. Educationshouldbeonthelistofbenefits.5. Somemuddleaboutwhetherbenefitsareoutputsorassets.6. Food production was a discussion piece. Cheap food and quality

argument.7. Discussionaboutpeopleandsocialcapitalandtheircontributiontosense

ofplace,cultureandcommunities.8. Commonlandanditslinktoinbyelandisdynamicandspecial.Commons

aredifferentandcomplicatedandwerequirecommonsspecificschemes.9. Knowledge from the farming community has a real value for designing

futureprogrammes.10. Weneedcommitmentfromorganisationsandbuildtrustinpartnerships.11. The Burren is a good example where it is up to the farmer how the

outcomeisdelivered.OtherusefulexamplesonDartmoorandExmoor.12. Need to invest in R&D in improving efficiency and productivity of food

productionandalsoforotherbenefits.13. Would like a world to pay for outcomes but we require a transition

system based on paying for outputs whilst we work out outcomesschemes.

14. Wouldlikelongerfundingcyclesforschemesthoughshorttermschemesfineforoneoffevents.

15. Ecosystem security as a catch all and… must remember that all thesystemsaregovtled.

Workshop2Introduced by Nigel Stone, outgoing Chief Executive at Exmoor National Park.Thefocuswas‘ToconsiderroleofSouthWestUplandsNetwork’:

• ConsiderandFinaliseSWUNPositionstatement(seeAnnexC)• Howcanwebuildsupportintheregion?

FeedbackfromthesessionbasedoneachquestionandGeneralfeelwhetherthisissomethingthatisusefultohave?

Ø Shortermorecatchyversionthatquicklygetsthemessages.Nomentionoflandownersoftheculturalandsocialcontributionthatuplandfarmingmakes.

Ø The tablehadbroadassent for the statement.Not sureof theaudience.Something the potential signatories to use and other versions fordifferent audiences.Merit for something thathasbroadassent.Tried tobebroad.Theuplandsarearesultofvariousformsofhumansettlement.

Ø Tablewasnothappywiththestatement.Notsurewhoitwasfor.Littlebitwoolly. Nothing to suggest sustainable development and viablecommunities.

Ø Doubtoverwhethertohaveapositionstatement.AtthispointNigelStoneclarifiedthat“we”aretheaudienceandwecomefromtheuplands. This position statement is not themessage thatwould go to thewiderpublic.

Ø Discussionsheldonvalueofopennessandwildness.Ø HowNaturalCapital runs through theoutcomes. Is thereavisionbased

onwhatitallcouldbe?Ø Agreed about incorporating social and cultural capital, uplands are not

justNaturalCapital.Ø Wonderedif farmingisessentialthoughagreedfarmingiscentraltothe

uplands.Ø Uplandsprovideapackageofoutcomes inverycloseproximityoreven

over-layered.Arewemanagingforthepackage.Ø Discussion around public access commenting we are not seeking to

increaseit‘asofright’butlookingforopportunitiestoenhanceaccessaspartofapubliclyfundedpackage.

Ø Some concerns aboutwhether access shouldhave a lowerpriority as itconflictswithbiodiversityanderosion.

Ø Let’smakea target thateveryone inUKunderstands the fragilityof theuplands.

Ø TheyliketheUplandsAllianceinfographic.Howdoyoubuildsupport?

Ø Split between effort in speaking to wider society and also decisionmakers.

Ø Weneeda consistentmessage sowe conveya clearmessagewhenevertheymeetpeople.

Ø Needtogetthewidergeneralpublictoseewherethewiderbenefitsare.Usingtouristinformationsites.

Ø Needtousevariousnetworksweuse.Schoolsandcouncils.Ø UseofSWLEP.Ø Howmucheffortintodecisionmakers?Ø DeliveryshouldbekeptnationalØ Needtocommissionacommunicationsagencytosellwhatweshoulddo

andadvertisenationally.“Uptheuplands”tobeacampaign.

Workshop3Workshop3wasintroducedbyRobinMilton,NFUUplandsChair.Eachgroupwasaskedtoreadthe‘Lookingforward....’statementsgeneratedbythenationalUplandsAllianceworkshopon22ndSeptember2016.SeeAnnexEforfulldetailsofthe‘Lookingforward…’statement.Thetaskswereto:

(i) ReviewtheOutcomesfromtheLondoneventandprioritiseyourtopactionsfornextsteps

(ii) Howdowebestreachouttolocalcommunities,visitorsandthewiderpublic

Theresponsesbelowaretakenfromtheworksheetsproducedbyeachgroup.Theywereaskedtodetailtheirpriorities(andtolistthemfrom1to3with1beingthemostimportant).Mostofthegroupsdidnotranktheprioritiesbutdidsupplyanumberofcomments.GroupAPriorities

Ø Ensurejoin-upbetweenlandmanagement,theruraleconomyandcommunities.

Ø Communicatewhattheuplandsprovidetolocalcommunities,visitorsandthewiderpublic.

o Communicatewhatuplandsprovideinsimplelanguage.Ø Recogniselivestockproductionisattheheartofuplandmanagement.

o Priority2mostimportant.Comments

Ø Buildingfromthebottomup.Ø Needanewphrasefor"publicgoods".Itismeaninglesstothepublic.Ø Auditwhatwehave,“TheInterrogationProcess”.Ø Discoverwhichofthisismostwantedbyconsumers.Ø Createacommunicationframeworkthatdeliversthesemessages.

GroupBComments

Ø Willitgeneratetoocomplexamessageforthegeneralpublic?Ø Notattractivebuteffective.Mergewithbelow.Ø Farmerstoconsiderpublicgoodsasanenterprise.

Ø Deliverycost-farmerscommittedtomoreexpenditurethisnot

comfortable.Ø Localconvenedgroups.Acceptsomeanecdotalknowledge.Ø Recognisethecorrelationbetweencountrysidemanagerand

communities.Ø Alsodiversificationaspublicgoods.

GroupCPriorities

Ø Communicatewhattheuplandsprovidetolocalcommunities,visitorsandthewiderpublic.

o Farmerscandotheirbitbymakingtimetostopandtalkingtogeneralpublicinaconstructivemanner.

o ThisisimportantbutprobablybetterledbyNPAs,AONBsetc.Ø Recogniselivestockproductionisattheheartofuplandmanagement.Ø Includeeffectiveandtrustedfacilitationservices.Ø Schemesopentoalle.g.EnvironmentallySensitiveArea,UplandEntry

LevelScheme.Ø Projectse.g.FarmerNetworks,North-WestLivestockProgramme.

Comments

Ø Rewordto"recognisethatpublicgoodsaredeliveredbyresponsiblefarmingandlandmanagement”.

Ø Exmoor-liketheideaofafarmer-enpa-ne-partnership….Dartmoornotkeen.

GroupDComments

Ø Communicatewhattheuplandsprovidetolocalcommunities,visitorsandthewiderpublic.

o Essential.Needtoputemphasisonquality.Ø Encouragethedeliveryofpublicgoodsasabusinessdiversification.Ø Ensurejoin-upbetweenlandmanagement,theruraleconomyand

communities.o Yes-moreneeded.Leadertypeprogramme.

Ø Recogniselivestockproductionisattheheartofuplandmanagement.o Agree.Needtoteaseoutwhatisneededtoensurethis

happens.GroupE

Ø Communicatewhattheuplandsprovidetolocalcommunities,visitorsandthewiderpublic.

o Thisbulletshouldbemergedwithbullet3.Needapositivereaction.Needtocapitaliseonplace.Youneedtopromotetheexistencevalue,sonoteveryonedoesnothavetovisit.

Ø Articulateandclarifythediversityandvalueoflandscapes

o RachelThomas-weusarticulatethetypesoflandscapeandthelayersofmeaning.Thisappearstouselandscapeasaproxyformultipleoutcomes.

Ø Ensurejoin-upbetweenlandmanagement,theruraleconomyandcommunities.

o Couldbemergedwiththetwobulletsabove.Ø Establishanationalframeworktoensurenationalprioritiesaredelivered

locally.o Itisdifficulttoagreewhat"goodlookslike"andwhereyouwant

yourbaselinetobeintime.Everyonewillhavedifferentviewsandthatwilltakealotofmanaging.

Comments

Ø Incomeforegonedoesnotproactivelyrewardinnovationandmanagementcost.

GroupF

Ø Keepmeasurementsimpletomonitoroutcomes.Ø Recogniselivestockproductionisattheheartofuplandmanagement.Ø InformandEngagethePublic.

o Alllinked

PlenarySessionInthefinalplenarysessionofthedaythefollowingpointswererecorded.• Doweputeffortintothewidercommunications?Thosesimplemessagesdo

speaktoMPsaswell.• Isthereavalueinanationalapproachtouplands?• Message from an event in Londonwithmany Defra staff present was that

pillar1 fundingwoulddisappear.Everyone recognised thatuplandscannotsurvive on food production and requires support. Will support for othersectorsfadeaway?

• Acommentthatwearebetterwhenwearepullingtogether.• Approximately75%ofuplandsareprotected landscapesand7outof10of

theNationalParksareintheuplands.Landscapeisaboutthescenicbutalsoaboutsenseofplaceandhistory.

• If theUplandsAlliance is togo thenextstep itwillneed tosource funding.Doesithavethebackingforthis?

• Needtoemphasiseimportanceoflocalismanddeliveringlocally.• WhentheUAstartedtherehadn’tbeenBrexit.Whatwasittryingtodo?Did

havethingstodobutnowthereisaneed.

AnnexA-Listofattendees

Name Role Organisation

JuliaAglionby Chair UplandsAlliance

MaryAlford Farmer DartmoorFarmer

LaylandBranfield Farmer DartmoorFarmer

NickBruce-White SWRegionalDirector RSPB

SarahBryan ChiefExecutive ExmoorNPA

RossCherrington SeniorFarmAdvisor WestcountryRiversTrust

AntonCoaker Farmer DartmoorFarmer

BridgetCole Farmer DartmoorFarmer

PaulCottington EnvironmentAdviser NFU

NormanCowling Farmer DartmoorPreservationAssociation

Julie Downton (DCCsecretary)

Bodmin BodminFarmers

TomDracup LivestockAdviser NFU

JanetDwyer ProfessorofruralpolicyandDirectorofCCRI

CCRI

PhilipFrench Farmer DartmoorFarmer

BillGeen Farmer ExmoorFarmer

ChrisGiles HeadofConservationandLandManagement

DartmoorNationalPark

TomGreeves Chair DartmoorSociety

RupertHanburyTenison Bodmin

HeatherHarley ConservationOfficer ExmoorNationalPark

DieterHelm Chair NaturalCapitalCommittee

JohnHodge Farmer DartmoorFarmer

ClaireHorton PolicyAdviser Defra

David Knight (Chair ofEHFP)

Farmer ExmoorFarmer

PhilLeGrice Principal BictonCollege

AnnMaidment RuralSurveyor CLA

ChristineMalseed Farmer DartmoorFarmer

RobinMilton ChairNFUUplandsForum

ExmoorFarmer

SteveNankivell Farmer BodminFarmer

NewForest

NaomiOakley PrincipalAdviser NaturalEngland

MarkPope Chair NFUEnvironmentForum

ClivePorro WildlifeTeam Defra

AlexRaeder HeadofNatureConservationinSW

NationalTrust

MauriceRetallick Farmer DartmoorFarmer

RobScarrott HeadOfEnvironmentandUpstreamMarkets

SWW

DavidSmith ProgrammeManagerUpstreamThinking

SWW

MelanieSquires RegionalDirector NFU

AlexStevens RegionalPolicyManager

NFU

NigelStone OutgoingChiefExecutive

ExmoorNPA

TomStratton DeputyLandSteward–WesternDistrict

DuchyofCornwall

RachelThomas Chair ExmoorSociety

KateTobin Partnership&ExpertiseManager

ForestryCommission

JohnWaldon Chair DartmoorCommonersCouncil

JohnWibberley Professor UniversityofReadingandRoyalAgriculturalUniversity,Cirencester

AnnWillcocks Farmer DartmoorFarmer

ChristinaWilliams LandOwner CLA

MichaelWinter ProfessorofLandEconomy&Society

UniversityofExeter

AnnexB-ExamplePublicBenefits

Foodproduction,Floodmanagement,Tranquillityandwellbeing,Carbonstorage,Space,exercise&relaxation,Biodiversityandecosystems,Cleanairandwater,Landscape,Woodproducts,minerals,Historicandculturalvalue

AnnexC-SouthWestUplandsNetwork–DraftPositionstatement[31March2017]The South West Upland Network2 is a mix of statutory bodies, trade bodies,academics, NGOs, scheme deliverers, and farmers that have come together toprovideunifiedactionfortheuplandareasofSouthWestEnglandencompassingthe two National Parks of Exmoor, Dartmoor; and Bodmin Moor, an Area ofOutstandingNaturalBeauty.Ouraspirationsarethat:

1. ThesignificantandimpressivearrayofpublicgoodsandbenefitsthattheSouthWestUplandsprovideshouldbeconservedandenhanced

2. Thereshouldbemechanismsthatrewarddeliveryofnaturalcapitalandecosystemservices

3. Thereshouldbelocallyadaptablesolutionsthatmeetnationalstandardsbutaretailoredtothelocalcircumstances.

4. Thereisrecognitionoftheessentialrolesustainablefarmingsystemsplayinthefuturedeliveryandmaintenanceofthesepublicgoodsandbenefits.

Along with the other English Upland, the South West Uplands share manycharacteristicswhile remaining diverse and distinctive. This diversitymust becelebratedandrecognisedwithinallfuturelandmanagementschemes.

Theintrinsicvalueoftheuplandsistheresultofnaturalprocessesoverlaidwithmillenniaof extensive livestock farmingpracticeswhichhaveworkedwith thegrainofnature.Withoutpoliciesandactions thatenablenaturalprocessesandrewardsensitivemanagementwewillnothavethisrichnaturalcapitalandthevital ecosystem services that contribute so much to regional and nationaleconomyandwellbeing.Theseassetsareavitalpartofourtourismindustry,andwidereconomicandsocialfabricandincludebutarenotlimitedto:

• LandscapecharactercelebratedbyNationalParkandAreaofOutstandingNaturalBeautydesignation

• Provisionofpublicaccesstoover73,800hectaresoftreasuredlandscapesfamousforboththeirwildnessandtranquillityandenjoyedbymorethan4millionvisitorsayear

• Prioritybiodiversityhabitatsandspeciesincluding12,500haofblanketbog34,000hectaresofinternationallyimportantmoorland

• 10%oftheEngland’sScheduledMonumentsandprehistoriclandscapesgoingbacktotheBronzeAge

• Protecting90%ofthedrinkingwaterto1.6millionresidentsand8millionannualvisitorstotheregion

• Peatsoilsthatstoreinexcessof9.2milliontonnesofCO2equivalent.The organisations represented in the South West Uplands Network share apassion for these distinctive and special places and have come together in

2CountryLandandBusinessAssociation,DartmoorNationalParkAuthority,DartmoorPreservationAssociation,Devon,SomersetandCornwallCountyCouncils,DevonLNP,DevonWildlifeTrust,DuchyofCornwall,ExmoorNationalParkAuthority,ExmoorSociety,NationalFarmersUnionandNFUUplandsGroup,RoyalSocietyforProtectionofBirds,SouthWestWater,SouthWestUplandsFederation,TheNationalTrust

partnership so that – “The environment, economy and culture of our SouthWestUplandscontinuetothriveandplayakeyroleinsustainingtheregionandenablingittobemoreresilientandprosperous”.

Inparticular,wewishtoseemuchneededongoinginvestmentintheSouthWestUplandsbasedonthefollowingprinciples:1. Livestockfarmingandfoodproductionisattheheartofuplandagricultural

systemsandneedstobesustainedtocontinuetodeliverandenhancethemultiplebenefitsouruplandsprovide

2. Themarginalnatureofuplandfarmingwhichworkswiththegrainofnaturejustifiesadditionalmeasurestorewardgoodmanagementthatresultsinthedeliveryofpublicbenefitsandenhancementofnatural,socialandculturalcapital

3. Anynewschememustbestraightforwardtounderstandandledbyfarmersandenvironmentalorganisationsworkingtogether,withlocalaswellasnationalaccountability

4. Thereshouldbeafocusonoutcomesratherthanprescriptionandprocess,andrewardsshouldbebasedonevidence(impartialscience),clearobjectivesandstraightforwardindicatorsformonitoringsuccess

5. Developmentofanewareaandfeaturebasedscheme,integratedacrosshabitatsandlanduseswhichhelpssustainalandscaperichinnaturalbeauty,wildlifeandculturalheritagesothat:

a. ThetreasuredlandscapesofExmoor,DartmoorandBodminMoorandthedistinctivehistoricandculturalfeaturestheycontainaremaintainedingoodcondition

b. Themostimportanthabitats–moorland,heathlandsandgrasslands;scrub,trees,hedgerows,woodlandsandwetlands–areconservedandenhanced

c. Thedistinctivediversityofplantandanimalspeciesareprotectedandthefuturesecuredforthemostvulnerableandrarespecies

d. Waterquality,storageandprovisionismaintainedandimprovede. Carbonstoresinpeat,soilsandwoodlandsareaffectivelymanagedf. Opportunitiesforpublicaccess,enjoymentandinspirationare

increasedandanincreasingcontributionmadetopeoples’healthandwellbeing.

6. Aschemethatworksoncommonlandaswellasenclosedland,farmedandunfarmedhabitats.

AnnexD-UplandsInfographic

16% of uplands inEngland are managed

as driven grouse moors

Break Downof total

revenue ofan LFA Farm

65% fromFarming

4% fromDiversification

19% Single FarmPayment

12% from specificagri-environment

schemes

of upland farms aretenanted compared

with

56%

45%of lowland

farms

There are over70 million visits

to upland National Parks

each year

75% of

uplands are

National

Parks or

AONB

ValuedLandscapes

20% of Forest in

England is in the

uplands

82% ofcommonland is inthe uplands

200million

%

Of England

is uplands

12%86%

of open accessland is in the

Uplands

England's Uplands

5624Ancient monuments

are in in upland

areas.

1/3

Average LFA

Farmer

Is 58

has 26 beef cows

and 340 breeding

ewes

£2 billionvisitors to upland areas spend

a year

by James Weir 2016c Designed for the Uplands Alliance

Government payment to

uplandfarmers is lessthan £3.30per visit per

year

2350ha

53%

39% ofmoorlandis common

land

12Species of birdsliving in the

uplands are nowon the red list

3Hen Harriers

nested in 2016in an uplandenvironment

of limestonepavement in

England1000ha of traditional hay

meadow in uplandareas; some contain

more than

120 plantspecies

6500+commercial

upland farmsWith a 2014 average NetFarm Income of £6,424

9%of the money from the

BPS goes to upland

farmers, that's

£150

million

18%of agri-environment money

goes to the uplands each

year, that is

£81 million

70%of our SSSI

land is in

the uplandsof our

drinking

water comes

from the

uplands

12% of farm businessescontain moorland and

SDA land 6% consist purely ofSDA and moorland

28out of our 38dragonfly species

live in upland bogs

Jargon Buster

LFA-Less Favoured Area

Uplands here defined as SDA-

Severely Disadvantaged Area

plus Moorland

AONB-Area of Outstanding

Natural Beauty

BPS-Basic payments scheme

SSSI-Special Site of Scientific

Interest

Images courtesy of Canva and freepik on flaticon

of Englands total

AnnexE-“Lookingforwardweneedto...”statement

Asagrouppleasenoteanystatementsyoudisagreewith,andwhy.On22ndSeptember2016,over80peoplefromalloverEngland,representinginterestsincludingfarming,conservationandlandscape,water,researchandothers,tookpartinanUplandsAllianceworkshop.Thefollowingstatementsareasummaryofwhattheysaidwhenaskedabouttheuplands-“Lookingforwardweneedto...”1.InformandEngagethePublic

Ø Communicatewhattheuplandsprovidetolocalcommunities,visitorsandthewiderpublic

Ø Explainthelinksbetweenmanagement,publicbenefitsandhealthyfoodØ Articulateandclarifythediversityandvalueoflandscapes

2.EncourageBusinessestoFlourishandDeliverPublicGoodsØ Ensureschemesareattractiveandtake-upishighØ EnsurepaymentsfairlyandsufficientlyrewardbusinessesØ RecogniselivestockproductionisattheheartofuplandmanagementØ EncouragethedeliveryofpublicgoodsasabusinessdiversificationØ Ensurejoin-upbetweenlandmanagement,theruraleconomyand

communities3.EncourageLocallyRelevantDeliverywithinaNationalFramework

Ø Establishanationalframeworktoensurenationalprioritiesaredeliveredlocally

Ø HaveproperlyconvenedpartnershipstodecidelocaloutcomesØ Involvefarmersandlandownersindesignofschemesforshareddelivery

andownershipofoutcomesØ KeepmeasurementsimpletomonitoroutcomesØ Includeeffectiveandtrustedfacilitationservices

4.IncorporategoodlearningfrompreviousinitiativesincludingØ Schemesopentoalle.g.EnvironmentallySensitiveArea,UplandEntry

LevelSchemeØ Projectse.g.FarmerNetworks,North-WestLivestockProgrammeØ Partnershipscombiningdifferentknowledgecanbeespeciallyproductive