Priorities and actions
Our approach to priorities and actions
To deliver our vision, aims and targets, and focus action in the Nature Network, the strategy sets out priorities – the end results that we all need to work towards. Each priority is accompanied by several practical actions, or measures – the activities that would make a positive contribution towards delivering on each priority. Each priority may have several practical actions linked to it – working towards one or a number of these actions can help achieve a priority.
Habitat priorities
To help cover the different types of places and spaces across Greater Manchester, we have developed priorities covering each of the major habitat types found in the city-region:
- Grasslands, farmland and lowland heath
- Lowland mosslands and wetlands
- Rivers, canals and waterbodies
- Upland moorlands
- Urban green spaces and buildings
- Woodlands, trees, scrub and hedgerows
Species priorities
Our habitat priorities will be of huge benefit to many species. Some species, and groups of species, are particularly at risk locally and need bespoke action beyond these wider habitat priorities. It is these particularly vulnerable local species that require focused attention.
Working with local experts, 16 priority species and groups of species have been identified as priorities for this strategy. This list includes species like the willow tit, water vole and bilberry bumblebee, swift and mountain hare, hedgehog and black poplar.