Members of the Defra Advisory Group for: BD5104 ‘Restoration of blanket bog vegetation for biodiversity, carbon sequestration and water regulation’ Main group: 1) Funder/Contractors: • Defra (chair): Siobhan Sherry - special thanks to our former chair Richard Brand-Hardy (!) 2) Landusers:• NE nominated Officer: David Glaves • TEAM: Andreas Heinemeyer; Harry Vallack; Tim Thom (Astrid Hanlon) • Shoot/Keepers – (Mossdale: Shaun Spence/John Carr; Nidderdale: Ben Ramsden/Gary Duffus; Whitendale: Phil Gunning) 3) Landuser fraternity:• Moorland Association – Amanda Anderson/Adrian Thornton-Berry 4) Immediate stakeholders:• Yorkshire Water – Andrew Walker • United Utilities – Pete Wilson (Clare Bullen) • Yorkshire Peat Partnership/Wildlife Trust – Tim Thom • Environment Agency - Katie Asprey (Charles Forman) Wider group (to be kept informed): • RSPB (Pat Thompson) • BTO (James Pearce-Higgins) • Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (Adrian Shepherd) • Nidderdale AONB (Paul Burgess) • Heather Trust (Simon Thorp) • BESS/NERC (Dave Raffaelli) • National Gamekeepers Organisation (via Moorland Association, tbc) • National Trust (Martin Davies) • Pennine Prospects (Helen Nobel & Robin Gray) • Moors For the Future (Jonathan Walker) • Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust (David Baines) |