Useful
Links
Below is a list of websites that contain useful information
on wildlife legislation, practical guides to mitigation
techniques and guidance on wildlife issues in planning.
www.btcv.org
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers. Has a
number of online practical handbooks for everything
from brownfield site monitoring to pond creation.
www.ccw.gov.uk
The Countryside Council for Wales. Protected sites
and species information for Wales.
www.duchas.ie
Protected site and species information for the Republic
of Ireland.
www.ehsni.gov.uk
The Environment and Heritage Service of Northern
Ireland. Covers protected sites and species, conservation,
environmental protection including pollution, abstraction
and flood management issues, and links to UK, British
and Irish legislation.
www.environment-agency.gov.uk
The Environment Agency’s website, covering
issues on fisheries, the Water Framework Directive,
drainage and abstraction issues and flood management
in England and Wales. Links to online licence applications.
The publications section has some useful information
on Japanese knotweed control.
www.jncc.gov.uk/legislation/default.htm
Joint Nature Conservation Committee, the umbrella
group for Natural England, the Countryside Council for
Wales and Scottish Natural Heritage. This page provides
summaries of the most important wildlife legislation
in the UK, with links to the full text of relevant Acts,
Directives and Conventions.
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www.naturalengland.org.uk
Natural England brings together
English Nature, the Countryside Agency and the Rural
Development Service. Protected sites and species information
for England.
www.planningportal.gov.uk
Advice and information on the planning system and
application process. Includes a section on Other Approvals
(See Guide to Planning), which summarises wildlife legislation.
www.pondstrust.org.uk
Lots of useful information on pond creation.
www.rspb.org.uk
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Has a
number of site management case studies, with useful
practical tips and publications, some of which are downloadable.
Also has information on wildlife legislation, primarily
for birds.
www.sepa.org.uk
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency. Covers
fisheries, the Water Framework Directive, drainage and
abstraction issues and flood management in Scotland.
www.snh.org.uk
Scottish Natural Heritage. Protected site and species
information for Scotland, details of SNH works including
management and planning policy initiatives, and advice
on Scottish legislation. Has further links to the Scottish
Executive website for legislation.
www.thomsonecology.com
This is our sister company which
is a leading ecology consultancy.
www.ukbap.org.uk
The UK Biodiversity Action Plan website, with a
searchable database of action plans.
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