| No. |
Aim |
Nature/Origin |
Coments |
Priority |
| I. |
To conserve and enhance
the existing wildlife of the Hills and Commons. |
The 1989 Management
Plan:
Secondary Policies, the most important derivatives of the 1989 Management
Plan. |
Considered the most
important of the secondary policies.See also Aims VI and VII. |
Absolute |
| II. |
To provide opportunities
for informal outdoor recreation by the public, both visitor and resident |
as above |
Extension of Principle
II |
Low |
| III. |
To improve the public's
knowledge, understanding and respect for the Malvern Hills. |
as above |
Ensures the work
of the Conservators is communicated to their democratic base and to others. |
High |
| IV. |
To have regard for
the social and economic well-being of the people living in the area in
a manner compatible with the Conservators' other purposes. |
as above |
A corollary of the
responsibility to the appointed and elected base of the Conservators and
Principle IV. |
Low |
| V. |
To seek to influence
planning control and development in the area to ensure that this is not
inconsistent with the objectives of the Conservators. |
as above |
To ensure the Conservators'
voice is heard in the wider community; an adjunct to Principles I - IV |
Low |
| VI. |
To sustain and enhance
the biodiversity of the designated parts of the Malvern Hills and Castlemorton
Common Sites of Special Scientific Interest by appropriate management,
in consultation with English Nature. |
SSSI notification |
Statutory responsibility
through the Wildlife and Countryside Act |
Absolute |
| VII. |
To refrain from carrying
out any operations specified by English Nature which are likely to damage
the flora or fauna or geological features of the designated parts of the
Malvern Hills and Castlemorton Common. |
as above |
as above |
Absolute |
| VIII. |
To carry out any
necessary management operations in a way which will sustain the structure
and integrity of the Scheduled Ancient Monuments. |
Scheduled Ancient
Monuments Designation |
Statutory Responsibility. |
Absolute |
| IX. |
To prevent scrub
and tree invasion on and erosion of the Scheduled Ancient Monuments. |
as above |
as above |
Absolute |
| X. |
To be aware of the
role of the Conservators' land within the AONB and to manage it in a way
which is compatible with that status and which integrates with the policy
objectives for the AONB. |
AONB designation:derived
from endorsement of the AONB policies. |
The Conservators
signed the 'Declaration of Support' for the Malvern Hills AONB
on 1st October 1996. An important influence on any decision on management
intervention. |
Very High |
| No. |
AIM |
Nature/Origin |
Comments |
Fulfilling Aim |
Priority |
| 1. |
To encourage holders
of common rights and licence holders to graze sheep or other appropriate
stock on the hills and commons for vegetation and landscape management
purposes. |
Derived from the
evaluation of the 1989 Management Plan. |
Predominantly aimed
at reversing the decline of grazing intensity and spread of scrub and
woodland. |
I, IV, VI, VII, VIII,
IX, X. |
Very High |
| 2. |
To cut back and limit
the spread of deciduous shrubs to the limits of closed canopy scrub and
woodland in 1990 and to maintain the cut areas through grazing. |
as above |
This will reverse
the scrub and woodland encroachment. A management target for the duration
of this plan |
I, VI, VII, VIII,
IX, X. |
Very High |
| 3. |
To reduce the area
covered by bracken and gorse and to maintain the cut areas through grazing. |
as above |
This will maintain
an appropriate mosaic pattern of plant communities. |
I, VI, VII, VIII,
IX. |
High |
| 4. |
To institute and/or
encourage detailed surveys of plant communities, rare plants, butterflies,
birds, protected species, and other groups of plants or animals, as necessary. |
as above |
This will rectify
deficiencies in monitoring and recording. |
I, III, VI, VII. |
Medium |
| 5. |
To institute and/or
encourage a research programme |
as above |
as above |
I, III, VI, VIII. |
Low |
| 6. |
To create a management
monitoring and recording system. |
as above |
as above |
I, VI, VIII. |
Very High |
| 7. |
To develop strategies
for the management of grazing animals on the Conservators' land |
as above |
This is a long term
objective for reversing scrub and woodland encroachment on the Hills and
Commons, and to assist the maintenance of recovered areas. |
I, IV, VI, VII, VIII,
IX, X. |
Very high (but also
see aims VI and VII) |
| 8. |
To institute and/or
encourage the monitoring of the impact of recreational uses on the landscape
and ecological interest of the Conservators' land. |
Visitor management
policies derived directly from the AONB Management Plan, re-interpreted
in the context of the MHCs' land. |
This policy objective
will be achieved, and future work directed, by AONB survey of 1999. |
I, VI, VII, VIII,
X. |
Medium |
| 9. |
To investigate measures
to minimise any adverse effects of recreation on the conservation interest
where they occur. |
as above |
This policy objective
is dependent on the identification of problems from monitoring activity
& from awareness of available techniques and results from management trials. |
I, VI, VII, VIII,
X. |
Medium |
| 10. |
To increase the quantity
and quality of information available to visitors to enable them to make
better use of the Conservators' land, including the encouragement to enable
visitors to avoid overuse of honey pot sites. |
as above |
This will ensure
visitors are informed of the consequences of their visits and are alerted
to the range of opportunities offered in the area. |
II, III, VIII, X. |
Low |
| 11. |
To review the quantity
and quality of waymarking of rights of way and footpaths, visitor information,
etc. |
as above |
This will ensure
information and guidance for visitors is adequate. |
II, III, X |
Low |
| 12. |
To investigate measures
for the restoration of footpaths and other areas which would be compatible
with the landscape values of the Conservator's land. |
as above |
This will ensure
that repair and maintenance operations are carried out in sympathy with
the Conservators' and the AONB objectives. |
II, III, VIII, X |
Medium |
| 13. |
To minimise conflicts
between different recreational pursuits, where appropriate. |
as above |
This will ensure
an appropriate degree of control is held over recreational activities. |
II, III, X |
Low |
| 14. |
To participate in
the development and implementation of a sustainable transport strategy
for the area. |
Traffic Management
Policies |
To influence national
and local government groups in order to ensure traffic is regulated in
ways sympathetic to the Conservators' wishes. |
IV, V, X. |
Medium |
