Valuing our distinctive landscapes
Pennine Prospects Annual Conference 9th November 2016
Sherwood Forest Regional Park
Dr Patrick Candler, Chief Executive Sherwood Forest Trust
Chairman of the Regional Park Board
Sherwood Forest Regional Park Board
Current membership:
Ashfield DC
Bassetlaw DC
Edwinstowe PC
Experience Nottinghamshire
Forestry Commission
Friends of Greenwood
Gedling BC
Greenwood Community Forest
Groundwork Greater Nottingham
Historic England
Mansfield District Council
National Farmers Union
National Trust
Natural England
Newark and Sherwood DC
Nottinghamshire CC
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
RSPB
Sherwood Forest Trust
Thoresby Estate
Woodland Trust
Sherwood Forest Regional Park
- historic timeline
1217
1969
1972
1974
1988
2000
2003
2004
2005
2007
2008
2009
- Sherwood designated as a Hunting Forest – Forest Charter
- Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Sub-Regional Study
- Interim report: The Future of Sherwood Forest
- Sherwood Study: Area of Special Historic and Landscape
Significance
- The Plan for Sherwood Forest
- Sherwood Study: A Vision for Sherwood Forest
- Destination East Midlands, the Regional Tourism Strategy
- Experience Nottinghamshire – mission statement
- County Council supports the concept of a Regional Park
- Multi-sector partnership submitted £65m bid to the BIG Lottery
Fund
- Sherwood Forest Regional Park Feasibility Study completed
- Sherwood Forest Regional Park Board set up
Sherwood
Sherwood
Forest
Forest
Regional
Regional
Park
Park
- what
- what
is it?
is it?
A regional park is a distinctive and extensive area
where management and spatial planning will bring
about regionally significant economic,
environmental and social benefits.
(Mersey Waterfront Regional Park)
Sherwood Forest Regional Park
- what we want to do
Our vision is for Sherwood Forest to be locally, nationally and
internationally recognised as an area of outstanding natural
significance and cultural heritage.
Our ambition is for vibrant communities, economic regeneration and
environmental enhancement to thrive together in this inspiring natural
setting.
Our purpose is to create a new Regional Park.
Sherwood
Regional Park
Park
Sherwood Forest Regional
- agreed
boundary
Boundary
Sherwood Forest Regional Park
- landscape changes
Sherwood Forest Regional Park
- our background thinking and planning
• Sherwood Forest Regional Park Report (2009)
• National Character Area Profile 49. Sherwood (2012)
• The State of Nature in Sherwood Report 2015 (SHSG)
• Lowland Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Local Nature
Partnership
Natural Capital Survey 2015
Green Infrastructure Prospectus 2016
• Landscape Partnership Scheme
Sherwood Forest Regional Park
- our 7 key themes
• Community Empowerment - development of sustainable communities
• Culture, Heritage and History - restoration of historic assets, eg: Newstead
Abbey, King John’s Palace
• Economic Development and Regeneration
- the ‘Heart of Sherwood
Forest’ project at Thoresby Colliery
• Natural Habitats and Landscape -
completion of LPS by 2023
• Recreation – better public health, access and connections, eg: cycle routes
• Visitor Economy – develop a
new Visitor Centre at the NNR
• Image, Identify and Profile
–
landscape, activities, assets and feelings
develop ‘Brand Sherwood’ – a story of
Sherwood Forest Regional Park
- our key outcomes
• Transformational change to deliver jobs, growth, economic
prosperity and environmental benefits across the reach of
Sherwood Forest and its surrounding areas
• Sherwood Forest Regional Park as a destination to encourage a
powerful and attractive tourism offer
• Strongly engaged partnerships with a single objective to
coordinate their activities for the benefit of the Regional Park
• Better promotion of the unique and iconic assets of Sherwood
Sherwood Forest Regional Park
- our distinctive features
Heathland, grassland & open habitats
Quantity of asset
Capital Asset/ Type
Quantity
(hectares)
Total Grassland
4,181
Acidic Grassland
1,027
Calcareous
Grassland
285
Neutral Grassland
1,796
Wet Grassland &
Grazing Marsh
1,073
Heathland
566
Sherwood Forest Regional Park
- our distinctive features
Woodland
Sherwood Forest Regional Park
- our distinctive features – physical
Sherwood Forest Regional Park
- our distinctive features - people
Sherwood Forest Regional Park
- our distinctive features - projects
Sherwood
Sherwoodorest
Forest Regional
Regional ParkPark
our holistic benefits
- our -distinctive
features
Sherwood Forest Regional Park
- our critical milestones
• Securing funding
Ongoing
2016
• Completion of Communications Plan
Autumn
2016
• ‘Launch’ of Regional Park
Spring
2017
• Implementation of Regional Park
Spring
2017
onwards
Sherwood Forest Regional Park
- so where do we go from here?
• Comments/views?
• How can we get more
people/organisations involved?
• What do you want to get out of
the Regional Park?
Sherwood Forest Regional Park
From dream to reality, lets make this happen!!
Thank you for your support