Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of Alternative Solutions for Restoring Biodiversity

2 Acknowledgements This project would not have been possible without the input provided by the case study representatives. Wildlife Trust). They have spent time in providing data, their expertise, and discussions about their sites, for which we have been very grateful. There are also numerous other people who have kindly helped with providing information for the case studies. For Ennerdale, these included Jenny Butler (Natural (Welsh Assembly Government) was also a great help in providing agri-environment scheme data for the Welsh sites and Ewan Mackie and Charene Winbow (Forestry Commission) in providing standard timber values. At Bournemouth University, several people have also assisted with the project. Special thanks go to Chris Moody and Mark Dover. Jennifer Morgen provided information on GI. We would also like to thank Jon Finch at CEH for his input to the flood mitigation assessment for the case studies. Finally, we would like to thank the project steering group for their guidance.