| Action Plan Reference | Action | Target Date | Lead Agency | Personnel | Fund Source | Progress at February 2001 | Year/s incorporated into operational plan |
| Moray Moorlands 1 | Establish broad-background discussion group to take forward action plan | 1998-99 | FC | RSPB, LA, SNH, SLF, FC | In kind | Working Group established early 1999 ran until November 2000. The group worked towards establishing a framework for moorland protection identifying core areas of importance. This framework is currently being integrated into the Indicative Forestry Strategy (IFS) for Moray. The group will not meet again unless there is a specific need. | |
| Incorporate moorland strategy into development plans | 2000 | LA | LA | LA | The framework for moorland protection developed by the Working Group is currently being incorporated into the Moray IFS. | ||
| Protect from further afforestation | ongoing | LA | LA, FC | LA | The IFS will state a presumption against forestry in key moorland areas. | ||
| Restore open habitats within afforested areas | 1998-2005 | FC | FC, SLF | FC | The working group also identified key areas where links between blocks of moorland could be restored by the removal of forestry and associated habitat restoration. | ||
| Moray Moorlands 2 | Interpretation, press releases, leaflet, campaigns | 1998-onward | LBAP | LA, SLF, SNH, RSPB | SNH | ||
| Moray Moorlands 3 | Establish a project demonstrating good management practice | 1999 | SLF | SLF | SNH, SLF | ||
| Moray Moorlands 4 | Events to raise awareness of moorland habitats | 1999- onward | LBAP | SNH, LA, RSPB, FC | SNH, FC, RSPB | ||
| Moray Moorlands 5 | Assess moorland condition | 1999-00 | SNH | SNH, SWT | SNH | ||
| Collate information on moorland land use | 1999-00 | SLF | LA, FC, SNH, SLF | SNH, FC, LA | |||
| Update RSPB moorland bird survey | 1999-00 | RSPB | RSPB | RSPB, SNH |