1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Doncaster
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Lapwings on your Doorstep (Potteric Carr Nature Reserve)
Short description of the intervention
The Biffa Award awarded the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust with £24,681 in December 2013 for their ‘Lapwings on your Doorstep’ project, which started a number of habitat management activities at Potteric Carr Nature Reserve aiming to benefit a range of species. The project's main objective was to improve breeding conditions for the bird. Workers at the site, near Doncaster reported the scheme would
 also benefit a wider range of species, both common and rare, including other birds, bats and insects. It will also increase the reserve's value as an important tourist attraction, boosting the local city's economy. (Ref 1, 7).
Address

Mallard Way
Doncaster
DN4 8DB
United Kingdom

Location
The NBS is situated in an area, with clear delineation of boundaries and a specific shape (polygon). The NBS project can also have more than one area location (more than one polygon, situated close by).
Area boundary
POINT (-1.113382 53.500775)
POINT (-1.093378 53.488994)
POINT (-1.106832 53.489251)
POINT (-1.115065 53.496401)
NBS area image
Source of NBS area image
Google maps. Available at: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Potteric+Carr+Nature+Reserve/@53.4962382,-1.1209213,2484m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x48790c5b72d302a3:0xf9b99c923ef2d8cf!8m2!3d53.499199!4d-1.114513. Accessed on 21st october, 2020.
Total area
2000000.00m²
NBS area
2000000.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Public Greenspace Area
Website of the intervention
http://www.ywt.org.uk/what-we-do/we-create-living-landscapes-and-living-seas/so…
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2013
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2013
End date of the intervention
ongoing
Present stage of the intervention
Ongoing
Goals of the intervention
To create and enhance habitat to benefit a range of species, both common and rare, including nesting birds, bats and insects; To increase the touristic value of the Potteric Carr Nature Reserve and boost the nearby towns' economies (Ref 1).
Quantitative targets
Unknown
Monitoring indicators defined
Lapwing population size (Ref 1)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Habitat and biodiversity restoration
Habitat and biodiversity conservation
Green space creation and/or management
Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Tourism support
Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Preservation of natural heritage
Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What types of conservation goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Species-focused
Ecosystem-focused
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Protect and enhance urban habitats
Promote environmentally-sound development in and around protected areas
Create new habitats
Protect species
Undertake specific measures to protect species
Undertake specific measures to protect native species
Undertake specific measures to protect valued species
Means for conservation governance
Biodiversity offsets
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Species-focused
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Restore species (native, endangered, or unspecified)
Restore native species
Restore valued species
Implementation activities
- Improve the grassland through conservation grazing.
- Create more woodland.
- Improving the site for bats by adding bat boxex.
- Hedgerow planting to help the nature reserve to regain some of its original characters and to provide refuge for many plants and insects (Ref 2).
Type of NBS project
Maintenance and management of urban nature
Monitoring and maintenance of habitats and/or biodiversity
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Parks and urban forests
Large urban parks or forests
Vegetation Type
Grass
Trees
Please specify how many trees were planted
Unknown
Amenities offered by the NBS
Educational or biodiversity trails
Educational and research amenities (nature protection centre, monitoring stations)
Viewing and outlook points
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Habitat and supporting services
Habitats for species
Cultural services
Tourism
Recreation
Intellectual interactions (scientific and / or educational)
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Local government/Municipality
Private sector/Corporate/Company
Citizens or community groups
Governance
Governance arrangements
Led by non-government actors
Non-government actors
Non-governmental organisation (NGO) / Civil society / Churches
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
Private sector and NGO: The grant was given through the Biffa Award. This is a fund that is comprised of landfill tax credits acquired from the Biffa company waste services. Although the fund is part of the corporate responsibility scheme of Biffa, the fund is actually managed by the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts, a government-independent charity. Thus the grant award is a collaboration between the private sector and an NGO. This was a great boost that realised the project idea (Ref 3 & 4)

NGO: The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust specifically is the main actor in this project. They are the organisation who received the grant as well as the organisation that executes the project (Ref 2)
Key actors - initiating organization
Non-government organisation/civil society
Please specify other key actors – Initiating organization
Other: Biffa Awards
Land owners
No information found
Please specify other Key actors - Other stakeholders involved
Other: Biffa Award
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
National government
Non-government organisation/civil society
Private sector/corporate actor/company
Land owners
No information found
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Unknown
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
Unknown
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
Yes
Please specify the national regulations/strategy/plan
The NBS was not a response to a national strategy, but received additional funding through Natural England's Higher Level Stewardship scheme. This is a funding scheme from the national government's "Natural England" and thus indirectly connected to the national strategy for environmental management (Ref 2).

Biffa Awards aims to support biodiversity across the UK and specifically focusses on species and habitats that have been identified as a priority in the national Biodiversity Action Plans. Thus, indirectly, the project is influenced by a national plan (Ref 10)
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
Unknown
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Voluntary (spontaneous)
Please specify other type of voluntary intervention
Voluntary habitat management practices (Ref 2).
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
The "Doncaster Green Infrastructure Strategy" that was adopted in 2014 (after the initiation of the intervention) refers to habitat management in Potteric Carr (Ref 5) as well as the 2008 "Doncaster Greenspaces" document (Ref 6).
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS section/part in a more general plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
City specific green space strategy or plan
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is a local component of a nation-wide network of the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. The Yorkshire Wildlife Trust encapsulates areas in the whole county of Yorkshire, among which is Doncaster (Ref 1, 2).
Presence of GI / NBS research project - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Subsidies/investment for GI / NBS in the city - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Please specify
For this project no reference is made to city-specific funding, but merely the Biffa Awards and funding from Natural England (the national Government's adviser for the natural environment) (Ref 2).
Co-finance for NBS
Yes
Co-financing governance arrangements
Unknown
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
€10,000 - €50,000
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
Unknown
What are the total amount of expected annual maintenance costs?
Unknown
What is the expected annual maintenance costs of the NBS or GI elements?
Unknown
Please specify cost savings
Unknown
Please specify total cost (EUR)
24,681 British Pounds were awarded by Biffa Award, but the adiditonal funding from Natural England's scheme is mentioned but not specified (Ref 2).
Source(s) of funding
Public national budget
Corporate investment
Other
Please specify other source of funding
Biffa Award is part of the Landfill Communities Fund. They have financially supported numerous projects across the UK, all of which are concerned with aspects of community spirit and ambition (Ref 4).
Type of fund(s) used
Earmarked public budget
Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
No
Business models
Urban offsetting model (biodiversity or water)
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Private non-for-profit actor (e.g. NGO, foundation)
Type of innovation
Technological
Infrastructural innovation
Please specify technological innovation
The green infrastructure of the Potteric Carr Nature Reserve was altered to benefit different flora and fauna species (Ref 1)
Novelty level of the innovation
Ambiguous (e.g. multiple interpretations)
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
No reference is made to the novelty of any of the implemented actions, but the previous enlargement of the Potteric Carr woodland is mentioned. The latter is a project that the later interventions built upon (Ref 2).
Replicability/Transferability
The innovation is not referred to as being transferred to new initiative(s)
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Green space and habitat
Increased conservation or restoration of ecosystems
Reduced biodiversity loss
Description of environmental benefits
The reported impacts of the project were not available. But the following measures were taken. 1. Breeding conditions for Lapwings have been improved. 2. Habitats were restored. 3. Benefits were provided to a wider range of species, both common and rare, including other birds, bats and insects. (Ref 7)
Economic impacts
More sustainable tourism
Description of economic benefits
The project was expected to improve tourism. (Ref 7)
Social and cultural impacts
Cultural heritage and sense of place
Protection of natural heritage
Protection of historic and cultural landscape / infrastructure
Please specify other environmental justice issue
Unknown
Description of social and cultural benefits
The project was expected to restore the ecologically, culturally and historically valued nature reserve. (Ref 7)
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
Indicators
Unknown
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
No information available
Environmental justice: The implementation of the NBS project resulted in ...
Other
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
Unknown as of October, 2020.
Methods of impact monitoring
Process of recording NBS impacts
No evidence in public records
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Unknown
Evidence for use of assessment
Presence of an assessment, evaluation and/or monitoring process
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
Presence of monitoring/evaluation reports
Yes
Link to monitoring/evaluation reports
http://data.wildlifetrusts.org/sites/default/files/files/Potteric%20Carr%20High…
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No
Impact assessment mechanism
Name of any specific impact assessment tools
Unknown
Use of GIS in mapping impacts
No evidence in public records
Citizen involvement
Citizens involvement in assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Citizens involvement in the analysis of the assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Follow-up to the evaluation / assessment
Unknown
References
Web links relevant to the intervention
Ref 2: Lapwings on your doorstep
Ref 3: Cash boost to help Balby nature reserve [Not available as on October, 20…
Ref 1: Lapwing
Ref 7: Work to encourage lapwings given 25,000 grant boost
Ref 4: The Biffa Award Community
Ref 10: Biffa Award. (n.d.). About our funding: Rebuilding biodiversity.
Ref 11: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. (n.d.). Current recording schemes.
Documents relevant to the intervention
Attachment Size
Ref 9: Information about the Natural England's Stewardship Schemes (4.18 MB) 4.18 MB
Ref 8: Example of cover area and biodiversity report of Potteric Carr (1.11 MB) 1.11 MB
Ref 6: Green spaces, green places: Doncaster's Greenspace Strategy 2008-2011 (247.16 KB) 247.16 KB
List of references
Ref 1: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. (n.d.). Lapwings. Retrieved from https://www.ywt.org.uk/cy/node/1505 on 21st October, 2020.
Ref 2: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. (n.d.). Lapwings on your doorstep. Retrieved from http://www.ywt.org.uk/what-we-do/we-create-living-landscapes-and-living-seas/south/lapwings-your-doorstep on 21st October, 2020.
Ref 3: Doncaster Free Press. (n.d.). Cash boost to help Balby nature reserve. Retrieved from http://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/cash-boost-to-help-balby-nature-reserve-1-5240077 [Not available as on October, 2020]
Ref 4: Biffa (nd.). The Biffa award community. Retrieved from http://www.biffa-award.org/about-us-inner on 21st October, 2020.
Ref 5: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. (2014). The Doncaster Green Infrastructure Strategy 2014-2018: Creating a Greener, healthier and more attractive borough.
Ref 6: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. (2008). Green spaces, green places: Doncaster's Greenspace Strategy 2008-2011.
Ref 7: Yorkshire Post. (2012). Work to encourage lapwings given 25,000 grant boost. Retrieved from http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/work-to-encourage-lapwings-given-25-000-grant-boost-1-5240486 on 21st October, 2020.
Ref 8: Carroll, D. (nd.). Potteric Carr Highflyers.
Ref 9: Natural England. (2013). Higher level stewardship: Environmental stewardship handbook. (4th edition).
Ref 10: Biffa Award. (n.d.). About our funding: Rebuilding biodiversity. Retrieved from http://www.biffa-award.org/rebuilding-biodiversity on 21st October, 2020.
Ref 11: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. (n.d.). Current recording schemes. Retrieved from http://www.ywt.org.uk/what-we-do/we-monitor-and-map-wildlife/current-recording-schemes
Ref 12: Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. (n.d.). Lapwing. Retrieved from https://www.ywt.org.uk/cy/node/150 on 21st October, 2020.
Comments and notes
Comments
Section no6.: Oftentimes, no reference is made to official monitoring mechanisms, indicators, reporting and citizens' involvement in all the previous. This could be a clear indication that this was not an important part of the process, but it could also mean that it's simply not publicly available information or that these practices are not project-specific, but rather location-specific such as in Potteric Carr. I am unsure in which cases I should try to acquire more information via interviews, in which cases the "unknown" box is sufficient and in which cases I can refer to not project-specific monitoring systems.

Section no6./evidence: No reference is made to official reports and monitoring regarding this specific project. However, there are reports that describe monitoring systems and data for the Potteric Carr reserve more generally. Therefore, I have indicated "yes" for these questions.
Additional insights
The Biffa Award is an interesting collaboration between the private sector's corporate social responsibility efforts and a national NGO. Their collaboration was an important part of how the grant ended up with this specific project and thus was a key enabling factor.
Public Images
Lapwings on your Doorstep (2013)
Lapwings on your Doorstep (2013)
Photographer: Jim Horsefall, retrieved 08/17/2018
Lapwings on your Doorstep (2013)
Lapwings on your Doorstep (2013)
Photographer: Jim Horsefall, retrieved 08/17/2018