Comments by Professor J G Shepherd on Natural England’s “An Assessment of Evidence Supporting a Programme of Wetland Restoration Projects in the New Forest Site of Special Scientific Interest: Assurance Report” (Dr Tim Hill, 19 October 2016).
Comments by Professor J G Shepherd CBE FRS on Natural England’s document “An Assessment of Evidence Supporting a Programme of Wetland Restoration Projects in the New Forest Site of Special Scientific Interest” (Thomas et al, 16 September 2016).
Friends of Latchmore’s objection to Planning Application No.16/00571, main document and appendix.
Objection by Professor John Shepherd CBE FRS CMath FIMA MA PhD to Planning Application No.16/00571, Latchmore “restoration”.
Report on more “restoration” work, in 2016, in Broomy Inclosure.
Report ‘Management of the New Forest, Hampshire – Restoration proposals for Latchmore Brook’ by Tom Langton. Consulting Ecologist, May 2016.
Updated (May 2016) list of bird sightings in the Latchmore valley, 2011-2016.
Comments by Professor John Shepherd CBE FRS on “New Forest Wetland Restoration Review” by Cox et al, 2015.
Five illustrated reports on a recent “restoration” at Harvestslade completed in the autumn of 2015: ‘Early examples of rapid erosion’, ‘The works in progress’, ‘Creating a new channel through a mire’, ‘The works in progress’ (comparison with Latchmore) and ‘The stockpile site’.
Friends of Latchmore’s comments on the FC/LUC Exhibition held at Hyde on 6 October 2015 and a paper detailing the extensive works that are proposed for this project.
An updated (July 2015) record of bird sightings in the Latchmore valley, 2011-2015.
Reports on recent “restoration” work at North Slufters August-October 2014: ‘The machinery and imported materials’, ‘Comparisons before and after works at Lower End’ and ‘Was this necessary?‘
Friends of Latchmore’s comments (September 2014) on the Scoping Report in a letter, email, and annotated copy of the Scoping Report (Appendix A).
New Forest HLS Stream Restoration Works at Ditchend, July 2014 , a report by Friends of Latchmore.
Notes by FoL and LUC on meeting with the Forestry Commission and their agents, Land Use Consultants Ltd on 26 February 2014.
Notes on meeting with the Forestry Commission and Natural England on 13 November 2013.
Surveys of birds, dragonflies/damselflies, invertebrates and plants present in the Latchmore valley during the summer of 2013.
A report dated May 2013 by Tom Langton, independent consultant conservation ecologist.
Report of meeting with Natural England and JBA Consulting on 28 May 2013.
Is Latchmore Brook connected with its floodplain? An illustrated report by Friends of Latchmore, June 2012.
Summary report of meeting on 6 June 2012 with senior representatives from Natural England, the Forestry Commission, the Environment Agency and the National Park Authority, accompanied by a senior hydrogeomorphologist from Southampton University; a more complete version of this report can be found here .
Prepared in April, 2012, analysis of the responses to the 25 questions in our original statement of our concerns about the Forestry Commission Q&A document.
Comments on Latchmore Brook ‘Restoration’ by Rosie Ray (DragonflyRecorder for the Cotswold Water Park, Glos/Wilts), April 2012.
Agreed report of meeting on 10 April 2012 with senior representatives of Natural England and the National Park Authority.
An annotated version of the Forestry Commission Q&A document, March 2012, showing our comments on the document, which is regrettably unsatisfactory.
Briefing Note for Rt Hon Desmond Swayne TD MP, 28 March 2012.
A report Wetland “Restoration” projects in the New Forest dated 26 March 2012 by Beryl Bull.
A report on Transport Issues dated 9 March 2012 by Phil Whitter.
Report of Public Meeting held on 22 Feb 2012.