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I am pleased to welcome Adrian M0PAI to the GxFF team, as the new Award Manager.

Adrian is designing a new series of awards, and these will be available through WWFF Logsearch shortly… the Activator awards will feature iconic British wildlife, whilst the Hunter awards will feature landscapes.

To allow all Activators and Hunters to receive the new awards, they will be available in steps of 11, and released in stages.

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Thank you Adrian, for taking on the role.

With effect 31st December 2016, David G0WOU has resigned as GxFF Award Manager.

A further announcement will be made in due course.

I am pleased to add Carl 2E0HPI to the GxFF team, to take on the role of Log Manager

Carl can be contacted via logs at gxff dot org dot uk

Background

The original Wealden Heaths SPA was named Thursley, Hankley and Frensham Commons SPA and assigned WWFF reference GFF-0207.

Phase I of this SPA added further protection to the Thursley, Hankley and Frensham Commons SSSI, which also forms the southern part of the Thursley, Ash, Pirbright and Chobham SAC – the northern part of the SAC forms part of the Thames Basin Heaths SPA (qv).

Phase II

Subsequently, the SPA has been extended and renamed, with the addition of four standalone SSSIs.  These have now been assigned WWFF GFF references as follows:

• GFF-0355 = Devil’s Punch Bowl SSSI
• GFF-0356 = Woolmer Forest SSSI and SAC
• GFF-0357 = Bramshott and Ludshott Commons SSSI
• GFF-0358 = Broxhead and Kingsley Commons SSSI

It is hoped that these will all be activated over the coming months.