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Northern Colletes
Plan status: Implementation underway

Vision statement
The species is thought to have been more widely spread throughout Northern Ireland, but changes in land use over the last century have reduced and fragmented its preferred habitat. Recent searches of potential C. floralis habitat discovered four active sites on the north coast in Counties Londonderry and Antrim while an additional site was confirmed in 2004. All four of these sites are within protected areas managed to maintain flower-rich dune grasslands.

Targets
Code Text Status Assessment date Latest progress report  
4.1 Maintain populations at the five known sites. No report No report No report More >

Actions
Code Text Start/End date Contacts
(lead shown bold)		 Status  
5.1.1 By 2006, consider including C. floralis as a selection feature on ASSI’s. 01/04/2005 - 31/12/2006 Northern Ireland Environment Agency Not started More >
5.1.2 Ensure the implementation of Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) through Cross Compliance in order to preserve the suitability and good condition of certain sites for C. floralis, especially in relation to the prevention of marginal land abandonment along the coast. 01/04/2005 - ongoing Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (Northern Ireland) Not started More >
5.2.1 By 2006, produce objectives for all statutory designated sites, ensuring as far as possible the objectives do not conflict with the ecological requirements of C. floralis. 01/04/2005 - 31/12/2006 Northern Ireland Environment Agency Not started More >
5.2.2 Where appropriate, include the requirements of C. floralis when preparing or revising management prescriptions for sites where the species currently exists. 01/04/2005 - ongoing Northern Ireland Environment Agency Not started More >
5.2.3 By 2008, ensure that the species is included in site management documents for all relevant ASSIs and SACs. 01/04/2005 - 31/12/2008 Northern Ireland Environment Agency Not started More >
5.3.1 Protect small isolated populations that fall within ASSIs/SACs from potential disturbance and detrimental changes in the physical environment. 01/04/2005 - ongoing Northern Ireland Environment Agency Not started More >
5.3.2  Improve local mosaics of dune habitat at different stages of succession, to increase choice of alternative burrowing sites for isolated populations of bees. 01/04/2005 - ongoing Northern Ireland Environment Agency Not started More >
5.4.1 By 2008, advise relevant landowners and managers of the presence of the species and the importance of beneficial management for its conservation. 01/04/2005 - 31/12/2008 Northern Ireland Environment Agency Not started More >
5.4.2 By 2008, ensure that all relevant environment project officers are aware of the species in Northern Ireland, its conservation status and habitat requirements. 01/04/2005 - 31/12/2008 Northern Ireland Environment Agency Not started More >
5.4.3 Prepare and distribute fact sheets and photos of the species to environment project officers, wardens and site managers. 01/04/2005 - ongoing Northern Ireland Environment Agency Not started More >
5.5.1 Undertake surveys to determine the full range of the species in Northern Ireland by 2007. 01/04/2005 - 31/12/2007 Northern Ireland Environment Agency Not started More >
5.5.2 Undertake regular surveys to monitor the size and status of known populations. 01/04/2005 - ongoing Northern Ireland Environment Agency Not started More >
5.5.3 Ensure that monitoring data is passed to CEDaR, Bees, the Wasps and Ants Recording Society (BWARS) and other relevant centres. 01/04/2005 - ongoing Northern Ireland Environment Agency Not started More >
5.5.4 Promote autecological research targeted to inform habitat managers. 01/04/2005 - ongoing Northern Ireland Environment Agency Not started More >
5.5.5 Ensure that any new information on the species status and habitat requirements is distributed to the relevant site managers/farmers. 01/04/2005 - ongoing Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (Northern Ireland),
Northern Ireland Environment Agency		 Not started More >
5.6.1 Publicise the conservation status of C. floralis in Northern Ireland emphasising the importance of correctly managed herb-rich dune grasslands in respect to its continuing survival. 01/04/2005 - ongoing Northern Ireland Environment Agency Not started More >
5.6.2 Prepare and distribute fact sheets and photos to groups who are likely to visit C. floralis habitat during the course of their everyday activities, e.g. walkers, golfers, botanists, archaeologists. 01/04/2005 - ongoing Northern Ireland Environment Agency Not started More >


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