Action | Lead Department | Target Date |
Establish a Memorandum of Understanding for the Camden Nature Partnership | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation Officer) | Spring 2022 |
Develop the Camden Nature Recovery Network: identify core areas, corridors and stepping stones. | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation Officer), Planning | Autumn 2023 |
Develop a Participation Plan to engage residents in taking action and decision making | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation), Participation | Autumn 2022 |
Develop and communication plan and calendar | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation and Parks Services), Communications | Spring 2022 |
Biodiversity Action Map and Action submission form online | Green Spaces (nature Conservation ), GIS | Spring 2022 |
Designated Sites (Actions may contribute to more than one objective but are only listed once) |
Revise Management Plans for Local Nature Reserves | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation) | Autumn 2022 |
Undertake a review of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation and potential SINCs | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation) and Planning | Autumn 2022 |
Review management of Council-owned Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation and Grounds Maintenance) | Autumn 2022 |
Review Local Nature Reserve Designations and identify potential new sites for designation | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation) | Autumn 2022 |
Increase proportion of SINCs in positive managament for biodiversity (Target TBC) | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation and Grounds Maintenance) | 2026 |
Species (Actions may contribute to more than one objective but are only listed once) |
Review species records for the borough to determine likely status | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation) | Autumn 2022 |
Review borough-wide monitoring of hedgehogs and develop project | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation) | Spring 2023 |
Develop hedgehog awareness and connectivity project linking core populations and Council green spaces | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation) | Spring 2023 |
Produce a 'State of Camden's Nature' Report from the review of species and habitats evidence | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation) | Spring 2023 |
Develop Bat Monitoring project for the Regent's Canal | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation) | Spring 2023 |
Produce guidance for the public about how to help nature in Camden | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation) | Spring 2023 |
Develop and promote a programme of citizen science activities and support submission of biological records | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation), Communication, Participation | Spring 2023 |
Habitats (Actions may contribute to more than one objective but are only listed once) |
Identify areas for creation of new flower-rich meadows | Green Spaces (Grounds Maintenance and Nature Conservation) | Ongoing |
Increase the area of Flower-rich meadows (Target TBC) | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation) | Autumn 2026 |
Identify areas for creation of new reedbeds | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation and Grounds Maintenance) | Ongoing |
Increase the area of reedbed habitats (Target TBC) | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation) | Autumn 2026 |
Review management of Council-owned woodland to increase species diversity | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation, Trees and Grounds Maintenance) | Autun 2023 |
Identify areas for planting of new species rich woodland | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation, Trees and Grounds Maintenance) | Autumn 2022 |
Increase the area of species-rich woodland through management changes and planting (Target TBC) | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation) | Autumn 2026 |
Resurvey area of priority habitats | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation) | Autumn 2022 |
Determine potential to restore and create access to Medley Road Orchard | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation and Grounds Maintenance) | Autumn 2023 |
Produce wildlife gardening advice | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation) | Spring 2023 |
Produce advice for allotment holders on encouraging wildlife | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation) | Spring 2022 |
Trees (Actions may contribute to more than one objective but are only listed once) |
Increase Council Tree Canopy Cover (target as per minimum in Tree Planting Strategy) | Green Spaces (Trees) | Ongoing |
Increase Council tree species diversity | Green Spaces (Trees) | Ongoing |
Create tree species and biodiversity guidance | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation and Trees) | Autumn 2022 |
Promote Tree Planting on Private Land | Green Spaces (Trees and Nature Conservation) | Ongoing |
Greening the Grey (Actions may contribute to more than one objective but are only listed once) |
Produced revised Camden Planning Guidance: Biodiversity | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation), Planning | Winter 22/23 |
Ensure developments in Camden result in increased biodiversity | Planning, Green Spaces (Nature Conservation), Community Investment Programme | Ongoing |
Identify project opportunities for urban greening for biodiversity in areas with deficiency in green space | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation, Green Spaces Development, Grounds Maintenance), Housing | Autumn 2022, then Ongoing |
Identify project opportunities for urban greening for biodiversity in areas of Deficiency in Access to Nature | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation, Green Spaces Development, Grounds Maintenance), Housing | Autumn 2022, then Ongoing |
Identify project opportunities for urban greening for biodiversity in areas of deprivation | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation, Green Spaces Development, Grounds Maintenance), Housing | Autumn 2022, then Ongoing |
Produce developer guidance for delivering Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) in Camden | Planning and Green Spaces (Nature Conservation) | Autumn 2023 |
Integrate the objectives of the Biodiversity Strategy with Council approaches to Sustainable Urban Drainage and other nature based solutions | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation and Green Space Development), Sustainability | Ongoing |
Ensure all Green Space Development projects include planting for biodiversity | Green Spaces (Green Space Development, Nature Conservation, Grounds Maintenance) | Ongoing |
Parks and Green Spaces (Actions may contribute to more than one objective but are only listed once) |
Increase the area of meadows and relaxed mowing in parks and green spaces (Target TBC) | Green Spaces (Grounds Maintenance) | 2026 |
Increase the length of conservation hedgerows across Parks and Green Spaces (Target TBC) | Green Spaces (Grounds Maintenance) | 2026 |
Produce guidance for 'Friends of' Groups about how to help nature | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation, Parks Services and Grounds Maintenance) | Spring 2022 |
New and replaced areas of planting to include species of benefit to pollinators | Green Spaces (Grounds Maintenance) | Ongoing |
Provide a point of contact and promotion between park users and Council Nature Conservation initiatives | Green Spaces (Parks Services) | Ongoing |
Access to Nature (Actions may contribute to more than one objective but are only listed once) |
Increase number of Camden Green Gym sessions | Green Spaces | 2026 |
Review opening times of Local Nature Reserves and similar sites | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation and Grounds Maintenance) | Autumn 2022 |
Revise Outdoor Classroom system | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation ) | Spring 2022 |
Review signage an interpretation in Local Nature Reserves, nature reserves, and nature conservation elements in Parks and other green spaces | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation and Grounds Maintenance) | Autumn 2022 |
Include information on what wildlife can be seen where on Council website | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation) | Spring 2022 |
Develop (a) project(s) to better engage Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities in nature conservation | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation), Participation, Housing, | Autumn 2022 |
Develop a project to better engage those from deprived areas in nature conservation | Green Spaces (Nature Conservation), Participation, Housing, | Autumn 2022 |