The
Heritage Lottery Fund’s Landscape Partnership
Programme
At a national level we have recently completed an evaluation of the programme for HLF, in partnership with Richard Clarke and Marija Anteric of CEPAR. We presented our findings to HLF trustees, and partly on the back of this – and for the second year running – the Fund allocated extra money to the programme. Working closely with the partnerships across the UK we adopted a process of participative evaluation, meaning that monitoring and evaluation activities can become embedded within project planning and delivery.
Incorporated into our full full evaluation report is a set of six case studies, which look in more detail at the first six landscape partnerships to have completed their programmes of work. The Case Studies are available here.
In addition to our national work, we have provided more focussed support to eight individual schemes to date. This work will lead to an investment of £20 million in rural areas. Our roles with these partnerships have included acting as associate monitors and external assessors on behalf of HLF, developing training and audience development plans, and supporting partnerships with their round one applications and development of their Landscape Conservation Action Plans for round two submission. We have just submitted the project completion report for the Dalriada Landscape Partnership scheme and are monitoring the Watershed Landscapes in the South Pennines.
Sheddon Clough Hushings ~ Watershed Landscapes
Near to Nature Trail ~ Dunadry
National Grid
Environmental Education Centres
Simon is responsible for overseeing the development of five environmental education centres based at National Grid Substations. This work includes managing relationships with partners, implementing key performance indicators and developing a strategy to align activity with corporate social responsibility objectives. Using core funding of £200,000 the centres generate an additional £1.3 million from partners, external funders and other commercial activity. Each year the centres work with over 70,000 people on a wide variety of educational and community activities.
Simon is responsible for overseeing the development of five environmental education centres based at National Grid Substations. This work includes managing relationships with partners, implementing key performance indicators and developing a strategy to align activity with corporate social responsibility objectives. Using core funding of £200,000 the centres generate an additional £1.3 million from partners, external funders and other commercial activity. Each year the centres work with over 70,000 people on a wide variety of educational and community activities.
Opening West Boldon Lodge ~ South Tyneside
Business in the Community ~ Give and Gain Day
We have facilitated the development of business plans
that have led to new centre buildings and successful
external funding applications resulting in a 47%
increase in turnover for the last five years.
To increase recognition of the work of the Environmental Education Centre network we have identified a number of national award schemes and are preparing the relevant applications.
To increase recognition of the work of the Environmental Education Centre network we have identified a number of national award schemes and are preparing the relevant applications.
In the spring of 2011 we carried out a review of the Youth Ranger Programme which was delivered by the Peak District National Park Authority. Our report looked at the programme’s achievements and the problems it encountered, and identifies some recommendations for how this sort of work could be rolled out in the future.
The Upland Hydrology Group
David is currently acting as convenor of the Upland Hydrology Group which covers England and Wales. His role, based with Moors for the Future in Edale, involves pooling and disseminating the expertise of the Group to help us secure multiple benefits from upland areas.
The Group’s vision is one where our uplands are both productive and resilient. The uplands have a major role to play in helping to mitigate climate change (by storing and sequestrating carbon), in the production of water for human use, in supporting a diversity of wildlife, and in providing us with food, fibre, and inspiring environments.
David is currently acting as convenor of the Upland Hydrology Group which covers England and Wales. His role, based with Moors for the Future in Edale, involves pooling and disseminating the expertise of the Group to help us secure multiple benefits from upland areas.
The Group’s vision is one where our uplands are both productive and resilient. The uplands have a major role to play in helping to mitigate climate change (by storing and sequestrating carbon), in the production of water for human use, in supporting a diversity of wildlife, and in providing us with food, fibre, and inspiring environments.
