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The Reserve
Staveley Nature Reserve (SNR) occupies approximately 200 acres (80 ha) to the north of the Staveley parish, about 14% of its area. The site is owned and managed by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT), who acquired part of the site in 2002 and the remainder in 2010. The site was previously used for gravel extraction with some of the land leased for farming.
The Parish Council was supportive of the acquisition and development of the site by the YWT following a resident survey. There were however concerns within the village about the effects of developing the site and in 2011 a working group was set up following a village meeting, to aid consultation with regards to the planning application for the nature reserve and also form the basis of a long-term link with the village.
The Group
The working group comprised residents and representatives of the YWT and continued to meet on a regular basis between 2011 and 2021. In March 2012 the working group became known as the Staveley Nature Reserve Liaison Group (SNR-LG). Although reporting to the Parish Council and having a Parish Council representative on the group, the SNR-LG was an independent body.
The following Terms of Reference were initially established for the SNR-LG:
No. | Terms |
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1 | The committee must have a Parish Councillor as a full member |
2 | Any meetings of the committee shall be fully minuted and those minutes shall be publicly available |
3 | Membership of the committee shall be subject to the same Conflict of Interest requirements as the PC |
4 | Be informed of the plans of Yorkshire Wildlife Trust (YWT) with respect to Staveley Nature Reserve (SNR) |
5 | Inform YWT of events taking place in the village that may impact YWT |
6 | Be cognisant of the views of the village and feed views and concerns back to YWT aiming to resolve issues, as far as possible, amicably between YWT and the parish |
7 | The PC shall not instruct the SNR Sub Committee as to its discussions |
8 | SNR Sub Committee shall make suggestions to the PC regarding Staveley Nature Reserve |
9 | Report back to the Parish Council at each Parish Council meeting. |
These terms were set by the Parish Council at its meeting on 26th July 2012 |
A standard agenda was also established for each meeting. Since 2016, the SNR-LG continued to meet three times per year, rather than the original four.
At its meeting on 18th May 2021 the Parish Council agreed that as the group no longer appeared to serve the purpose it was created for, it should be wound up.
It was also agreed at the meeting that as village residents were still very interested in the events, actions and any future plans the YWT may have for the Reserve, rather than having three meetings a year with a small group it would better serve the community if the YWT provide an annual report/ briefing which could be included in Parish Council meeting agenda.
Group Membership
The SNR-LG most recently had the following members until it was wound up:
Councillor | Stood Down |
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Ken Barker | May 2021 |
Pam Coatham | May 2021 |
Dorothy Griffin | May 2021 |
Laura Harman | May 2021 |
Neil Horton | May 2021 |
Helen North | May 2021 |
Margaret Stringer | May 2021 |
John Thornton | May 2021 |

Scheduled Meetings
There are no meetings scheduled for this committee
Meeting Minutes
The minutes of the SNR-LG may be viewed below and in the Document Library.
SNR-Liaison Group Meeting Minutes Documents
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ID | Document Name | Type | Size |
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0260 | Minutes October 2019 | ![]() | 62Kb |
0259 | Minutes July 2019 | ![]() | 61Kb |
0258 | Minutes March 2019 | ![]() | 75Kb |
0257 | Minutes October 2018 | ![]() | 64Kb |
0256 | Minutes July 2018 | ![]() | 21Kb |
0255 | Minutes March 2018 | ![]() | 51Kb |
0254 | Minutes November 2017 | ![]() | 46Kb |
0253 | Minutes July 2017 | ![]() | 90Kb |
0252 | Minutes March 2017 | ![]() | 66Kb |
0251 | Minutes November 2016 | ![]() | 67Kb |
0250 | Minutes July 2016 | ![]() | 49Kb |
0249 | Minutes March 2016 | ![]() | 51Kb |
0248 | Minutes November 2015 | ![]() | 50Kb |
0247 | Minutes July 2015 | ![]() | 47Kb |
0246 | Minutes April 2015 | ![]() | 51Kb |
0245 | Minutes January 2015 | ![]() | 83Kb |
0244 | Minutes November 2014 | ![]() | 85Kb |
0243 | Minutes July 2014 | ![]() | 89Kb |
0242 | Minutes April 2014 | ![]() | 87Kb |
0241 | Minutes January 2014 | ![]() | 21Kb |
0240 | Minutes November 2013 | ![]() | 85Kb |
0239 | Minutes July 2013 | ![]() | 82Kb |
0238 | Minutes April 2013 | ![]() | 56Kb |
0237 | Minutes January 2013 | ![]() | 57Kb |
0236 | Minutes October 2012 | ![]() | 65Kb |
0235 | Minutes July 2012 | ![]() | 68Kb |
0234 | Minutes March 2012 | ![]() | 106Kb |
0233 | Minutes June 2011 | ![]() | 64Kb |
0232 | Minutes June 2011 | ![]() | 60Kb |
0231 | Minutes May 2011 | ![]() | 76Kb |
Total Documents | 30 |
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