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Vision Statement
The Friends seek to develop Kings Norton Local
Nature Reserve, in partnership with Birmingham City Council, as a
tranquil haven that supports a broad range of wildlife and is
welcoming, clean and safe for people to visit.
We aim through best practice to:
- Provide a safe, welcoming and inspiring
environment for all to enjoy, irrespective of age, ability,
gender, belief or ethnicity
- Provide an open space that is maintained
to a high standard, enhancing, promoting and conserving the
biodiversity, landscape and heritage of Kings Norton LNR through
sensitive, sustainable and appropriate management
- Enhance visitors’ awareness and
appreciation of the natural environment through education, life
long learning and volunteering opportunities
- Promote a sense of ownership within the
local community and among visitors
- Seek, in collaboration with partner
organisations, to enhance and enrich the wildlife corridor along
the River Rea
The Friends, in partnership with Birmingham
City Council, will achieve this by:
- Providing a safe and stimulating
environment
- Using sound environmental principles in
our management of the Reserve’s biodiversity, landscape and
heritage
- Working in partnership with members of the
Friends group, the local community, other environmental groups
and stakeholders, keeping them informed of activity on site and
consulting them on plans for future development
- Producing regular newsletters for Friends,
increasing promotional material and ensuring it is widely
available
- Increasing the use of the site by local
schools and other groups
- Holding regular events such as Open Days
and Bat Walks on site
- Providing a welcoming and supportive
environment for volunteers
- Showing a commitment to equality of
opportunity
- Seeking appropriate funding to enable the
feasibility of future development of the site to be fully
investigated
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