Agenda item

To receive the report of the Biodiversity & Green Spaces Officer.

The Committee received and considered a request from Witney Angling Society via the Biodiversity & Green Space Officer (B&GSO) to apply to formalise the Lake as a fishery.

The B&GSO outlined the advantages of which included being able to create a working party of anglers to help improve the environment around the lake, create a better working relationship with the Environment Agency and the opportunity to add fish stock to the lake which would greatly improve its biodiversity.  There were no financial implications to the Council in establishing the fishery.

Resolved:

1.      That, the report be noted and,

2.      That, the request from Witney Angling Society to register a fishery be approved.