Agenda item

The North East Area Council Manager introduced this item and highlighted the significant number of wildlife projects that have taken place across the area, involving all sections of the community.  It was explained that good working links have been formed with several organisations, including the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Groundworks at Rabbit Ings, Carlton Marsh Volunteers, Hogwarts Hedgehog Hospital, the Parks Service and the Countryside Team.  There is now a proposal to develop a ‘Wildlife Corridor’ which will run across the North East Area Council, north to south from Rabbit Ings to Priory Campus and West Haigh Wood and west to east from Athersley Memorial Fields to West Haigh Wood.  The proposed Wildlife Corridor will help to create a connected landscape to encourage and support wildlife living in these areas 

RESOLVED that

(i)            the North East Area Council support the proposal for a Wildlife Corridor;

(ii)          the North East Area Council forms a Steering Group to take this initiative forward, working together with partner agencies, and

(iii)         The North East Area Council explores additional funding streams to help finance the proposal.