Jean SpencerAnglian Water

Biodiversity – our natural partnerJean Spencer Director of Regulation

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Our landscape

• Lincolnshire Wolds

• Norfolk Coast• Suffolk Coast

and Heaths• Dedham Vale• The Chilterns

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Biodiversity at Anglian Water

Key elements• Protected sites• Operational sites• Employee engagement• Customer engagement• Species projects• Partnerships

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Tetney is on the road to recovery “The effort and financial resources that Anglian Water has been prepared to commit to this nationally important site have been significant.”

Natural England

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BAP partnerships

Develop flagship species projects with partners• Osprey and water

vole – LRWT• Pool Frog – NE and

ARC• Plantlife

International – the Brecks

• Nightingales - BTO

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Nightingales – only in east anglia?

• A stronghold in our region

• Attracted to our sites

• Affected by climate change

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Lincolnshire Chalk Streams Project• Since 2006 over

41km of chalk stream is in HLS

• The project has restored over 10km, installed gravel riffles & cattle drinks

• Given over 40 walks & talks

• AONB, Natural England, EA, Wildlife Trust

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Biodiversity benefitting business

• Prioritised top 100 water and wastewater sites on size & biodiversity potential/proximity

• Provide baseline surveys and develop a habitat database

• Reduces risk of prosecution and rework for protected species

• Link to employee volunteering scheme, reduces cost, improves understanding, increase personal development & morale

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Our partners, our customers, our champions

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Integrated catchment management

Pilot catchment areaRiver Wissey in NorfolkFuture of water stewardship?What next in 2015-2020?

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Three things to think about?

• Interdependency - none of us can do this on our own, how can we work together more effectively?

• Connections – do we truly value water, where does your water come from?

• Flexibility – is our legislative landscape able to adapt to change?