Severn and Avon Vales Wetlands Partnership

Until fairly recently, wetland areas and the wildlife that they support have been under serious threat from unsustainable framing practices and poorly co-ordinated resource management. The Severn and Avon Vales Wetlands are an important natural resource, supporting a wide variety of unique habitats and species, enhancing the natural landscape, and providing recreational and educational opportunities that link us to our wetland heritage. Many organisations have had some interest or involvement in wetland creation or maintenance, but no single body was in a position to co-ordinate these cross-sectoral interests until the Severn and Avon Vales Wetlands Partnership was established in 2000.

The Partnership draws on the support and resources of voluntary and statutory organisations from the environment and agricultural sectors, including the Environment Agency, English Nature, Wildlife Trusts, Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG), Rural Development Service, National Farmers Union (NFU), the Association of Drainage Authorities (ADA), County and Local Councils, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and Severn Trent Water.

The partnership’s vision is to achieve the planned recovery and enhancement of the wetland resource of the Severn and Avon Vales by the wise use of land and water, in ways that are economically sound, socially responsible and environmentally sensitive.

For more information on the work of the Partnership, please visit their website at www.severnwetlands.org.uk

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