Agenda
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Oxfordshire Local Nature Partnership Board
Wednesday 13 December 2023 at 10.00 am Oxford Martin School, 34 Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BD
Contact: Matt Whitney, Local Nature Partnership Manager E-mail: localnaturepartnershipoxfordshire@southandvale.gov.uk Telephone: 07511 046 747 Website: https://www.wildoxfordshire.org.uk/biodiversity/oxfordshire-nature-partnership/
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Members:
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Richard Benwell |
Chair |
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Dr Prue Addison |
Environmental NGO representative |
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Gillian Aitken |
Landowner representative |
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Camilla Burrow |
Environmental NGO representative |
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Tim Coates |
Landscape scale delivery representative |
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Michelle Leek |
DEFRA family of organisations |
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Professor David Macdonald CBE |
University representative |
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James Price |
Farming representative |
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Councillor David Rouane |
Local Authority member representative |
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Ian Boll |
Local Authority officer representative |
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Dr Rosie Rowe |
Health representative |
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Simon Smith |
National landscape body representative |
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Tom Curtis |
Business representative |
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In attendance: |
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Matt Whitney |
Local Nature Partnership Manager |
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Susan Harbour |
Strategic Partnerships Manager |
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Kevin Jacob |
Senior Democratic Services Officer |
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Huw Thomas |
OLNP Nature Finance Manager |
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Lizzie Moore |
OLNP Nature & Health Manager |
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AGENDA
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Apologies, conflicts of interest and Chair's announcements
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10:00 |
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Notes of the previous meeting (Pages 4 - 12)
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10:10 |
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To consider the notes of the previous meeting held on 13 September 2023.
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Oxfordshire Local Nature Partnership Manager Update (Pages 13 - 14)
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10:15 |
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The Oxfordshire Local Nature Partnership Manager to provide an update of important conversations and actions over the last three months that are not captured in other agenda business.
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Oxfordshire's current affairs update (Verbal Report)
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10:25 |
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Members of the Board to update one another on key matters of importance relevant to the Local Nature Partnership arising since the previous meeting, including feedback from the Future Oxfordshire Partnership process.
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Bernwood Otmoor Ray (Pages 15 - 19)
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10:35 |
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Prue Addison from BBOWT presents a request to the Board for OLNP to support the Bernwood Otmoor Ray project.
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Guest presentation - equitable distribution of accessible natural greenspace in Oxfordshire (To Be Tabled)
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10:40 |
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Martha Crockatt from the Leverhulme Centre to give a presentation on her report. The Board is asked to consider how the partnership can support delivery of the recommendations.
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11:20 |
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Immediate opportunities for nature recovery and nature-based solutions in Oxfordshire - event (Page 20)
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11:40 |
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The Board is asked to provide feedback on the proposal to hold a workshop to identify strategic projects and thread them into an Oxfordshire narrative, in order to promote that story more widely in advance of the agreement of the LNRS. .
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Appointing a new eNGO rep (Verbal Report)
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11:45 |
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The OLNP Manager to give an update on the progress of appointing a new representative to the Board. Board members are asked to approve the new member.
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Funding update (Verbal Report)
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11:50 |
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The OLNP Manager to provide an update on the current and likely future financial position of OLNP
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Any other business
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11:55 |
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Dates of future meetings
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12:00 |
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To note the date of future meetings:
· 13 March 2024 · 12 June 2024 · 18 September 2024 · 11 December 2024
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