Steering and Executive Groups
The Biodiversity Action Plan Steering Group meets approximately every 3 months to guide the implementation of the Plan. This includes topics such as formulating new BAP’s, identifying potential threat or opportunities for Lancashire’s biodiversity, sharing information and guiding current biodiversity projects.
A smaller sub-set of this group, the Executive Group, meets more frequently, at every 6 weeks. This is to guide the current contract with Natural England and DEFRA, who provide the Biodiversity Manager funding, oversee budgets and make quick decisions.
The membership of both groups reflects the broad interests in the Plan. A list of current members of the Steering Group is listed below, those shown with an asterisks are also in the Executive Group.
| Name | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Cllr Matthew Tomlinson (Chair) * | Lancashire County Council Councillor Environment Portfolio Holder |
| Tim Mitcham * | Wildlife Trust for Lancashire Manchester and North Merseyside |
| Jane Ashley * | Lancashire Biodiversity Manager |
| Anne Brenchley * | Natural England |
| Georgina Fellows * | Environment Agency |
| Henry Bainbridge | National Farmers Union |
| Carole Hodgson | Countryside Landowners and Business Association |
| Andrew Gouldstone | RSPB |
| Peter Jepson | Lancashire County Council |
| Colin Peacock * | Lancashire Association of Town and Parish Councils |
| K Horsley * | Lancashire County Council |
| David Dunlop | Wildlife Trust for Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside |
| Jonathan Dobson | United Utilities |
| Margaret O’Kane | Lancashire Rural Futures |
| Seumus Eaves | Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group |
| Midge Kelly | West Lancashire District Council |
| Gwen Kinloch | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council |
| Joy Grayson | Lancaster City Council |
| Vicky Duxbury | Groundwork |
