CONTENTS

 

 

FOREWORD

 

BACKGROUND

 

Introduction

Rio and the National Context

Why We Should Conserve Biodiversity

The Historical Context

The Habitats

Habitat, Site and Species Loss

Themes for Action

 

TURNING PLANS IN TO ACTION

 

The Biodiversity Partnership

The Role of Farmers and Land Managers

The Role of Industry and Commerce

The Role of Government Agencies and Departments

The Role of Local Authorities

The Role of the Voluntary Sector

The Role of Individuals

The Role of Colleges and Institutions

Funding Biodiversity Conservation

Relevance to Other Plans and Strategies

Implementation, Monitoring and Review

Implementation - the Need for Lead Agencies

Monitoring Progress

Monitoring Actions

Monitoring Biodiversity Change

Reviewing the Action Plans

 

 

HABITAT ACTION PLANS

 

Rivers and Wetlands:             Rivers and Streams

Open Standing Water

Reedbeds and Swamps

Wet and Marshy Grassland

Springs and Flushes

Trees and Woodlands:            Lowland Mixed Woodland

Wet Woodland

Lowland Wood-Pasture and Parkland

Farmland:                                Cropped Land

Field Margins and Beetle Banks

Hedgerows

Dry Grasslands and Heaths:  Lowland Calcareous Grassland

                                                Acid Grassland and Heathland

                                                Lowland Neutral Grassland

Road Verges

                                                Quarries and Gullets

Towns and Villages:                The Built Environment

                                                Urban Forest and Greenspace

 

SPECIES ACTION PLANS

 

A Lichen - Physcia clementii

Barn Owl

Black Hairstreak

Black Poplar

Brown Hare

Common Dormouse

Concolorous Moth

Eurasian Otter

Grey Partridge

Harvest Mouse

Lime Bark Beetle

Nightingale

Palmate Newt

Pipistrelle Bat

Plot’s Elm

Water Vole

White-Clawed Crayfish

 

 

APPENDICES - Priority Species Lists

 

Appendix 1. Rivers and Wetlands Priority Species

Appendix 2. Trees and Woodlands Priority Species

Appendix 3. Farmland Priority Species

Appendix 4. Dry Grasslands and Heaths Priority Species

Appendix 5. Towns and Villages Priority Species