Robert Steemson – Head Ranger - PowerPoint Presentation

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Robert Steemson – Head Ranger

8 October 2016

Ten Tors Managers’ Presentation Slide2
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The statutory purposes of the National

Parks

as stated in the Environment Act, 1995 are

: to conserve and enhance the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the National Parks. to promote opportunities for the understanding and enjoyment of the special qualities of the National Parks by the public.

The National Park Authorities also have a duty to seek to foster the social and economic well-being of local communities with the National Parks.

National Park PurposesSlide4

Combestone

TorSlide5

Farmed landscape with grazing

animals Slide6

Merrivale

Stone RowSlide7

Blanket Bog - North MoorSlide8

IndustrialisationSlide9

Sphagnum

Moss

& SundewSlide10

A variety of lichensSlide11

Invertebrates

Wildlife - InvertebratesSlide12

Fantastic FungiSlide13

Wildlife - BirdsSlide14

Protecting ground nesting birdsSlide15

Transferring bird nesting areas to 1:25,000 OS MapSlide16

Military TrainingSlide17

The temptation of ‘open landscape’Slide18

Choosing the easier routeSlide19

Changing WeatherSlide20

ProblemsSlide21

Recreation

RecreationSlide22

Path erosionSlide23

Introducing Donate for Dartmoor

This is our new donation scheme aimed at the general public. It has taken over from the £ for the Park

scheme originally for Event Organisers.

People can donate their:Money – to help fund projectsTime – to help with Volunteering tasksSlide24

FTT 4 – Acceptance Form

The “Donate for Dartmoor” initiative is a voluntary donation scheme - participants taking part in all organised events are

invited

to make a £1 donation in addition to their entry feeThe Ten Tors Policy Committee supports this scheme Donations will be ring-fenced and used for practical access repairs and improvements, as well as to support conservation projectsSlide25

How does it work?Slide26

There are miles of footpaths and bridleways across the

National Park. Help us to maintain these popularrecreational routes through path repairs, new signage and improved

access. Money raised will help the

followingprojects:Repairing Nun’s Cross PathAfter successfully repairing and improving a 3km section we are presently repairing the area between Nun’s Cross Farm to Eylesbarrow. Route improvements and repairs to a 4km section of this popular walking and cycling route has already been part of the British Mountaineering Council’s Mend our Mountains crowdfunding project. Two Moors Way and Public Rights of Way We have an ambition to remove stiles and replace them with gates across a network of public paths and trails, creating easier access for people with limited mobility and those walking with their dog.  You could help by donating money to replace a worn out gate, or donate a new gate.Here’s how your money could help:

£10 pays for 10 small waymark signs£30 pays for 1 metre of footpath to be resurfaced£150 pays for a new wooden gateDonate for Dartmoor - RecreationalSlide27

Helping the House Martin

The creation of wildlflower meadows and garden ponds will be encouraged in order to provide more insect life, mud and water for

the house martins

.Conserving the Southern DamselflyUp to 25% of the world population are located in southern England and Wales, where it is on the northern edge of its range fortunately, there are three sites on Dartmoor where the southern damselfly can be found.Last stand of the Mountain BlackbirdDartmoor is the last remaining place in southern England where the Ring Ouzel, our mountain blackbird, still breeds. Here’s how your money could help:£10 pays for materials to make 5 house martin nests£30 pays for 4 bales of species-rich hay (enough to turn 24 square metres into a wildflower meadow)£150 pays for the running of a volunteer day to carry out habitat management that will benefit southern damselfly sites.Donate for Dartmoor – Natural DartmoorSlide28

Dartmoor’s rich, historic past dates back thousands of years and

can be seen across its moorland landscape. Laser scanning of stone crossesUsing the latest technology, we will scan and record

Dartmoor’s

stone crosses whereby 3D replica models will be made and thendisplayed in new locations, enabling the important archaeology to be accessible to all.Bringing Dartmoor to the classroomWe will create replicas of archaeological items relating to a specific time period, which will then be put into a box and loanedout to schools who do not have the means to travel to Dartmoor, giving them a hands-on encounter with the past.Preserving the future of the pastWe will carry out conservation work on individual archaeological sites across Dartmoor which fall outside of the scheduled monuments category, but which are deemed of equal significance.Here’s how your money could help:£20 pays for clearance of bracken from a hut circle£150 pays for a Bronze Age axe head casting replica£250 pays for a Scanning Specialist for the dayDonate for Dartmoor - HistoricSlide29

Over the four years that DNPA have requested

donationsfrom Ten Tors we have received a total of £6,078.Thank you very much.

Donate for DartmoorSlide30

Manga RailsSlide31

Contractor repairing pathSlide32

Swincombe BridgeSlide33

Volunteering – Teign SchoolSlide34

Volunteering – Gordano ScoutsSlide35

Volunteering Slide36

Ranger Service

The Ranger Service

works closely with landowners to maintain signs, gates, stiles and

bridges

spread across 730kms of Public Rights of Way Slide37

Information and EducationSlide38

Living, working landscapeSlide39

Livestock Protection Officer

Karla

McKechnie

07873 587561Slide40

Can you help?

Robert Steemson 07711 856206 rsteemson@dartmoor.gov.ukSlide41