About
the LBAP
Action for Nature - the North Somerset
Local Biodiversity Action Plan is a framework document that outlines the
means by which national action plans will be translated into local action
in North Somerset. The development and implementation of the local biodiversity
action plan is an ongoing process that involves partnerships between local
representatives of the public, private, voluntary and community sectors.
The role of the LBAP is to encourage local people and organisations to
be involved and provide opportunities to raise awareness of the importance
of biodiversity, as well as fostering an appreciation of the natural heritage
of the area. The LBAP document expands on the following areas:
- an assessment of the biodiversity of the area and the main issues
affecting biodiversity
- identification of priority species and habitats
- setting of objectives and targets reflecting national and local
importance
- production and implementation of species and habitat action plans
- monitoring
Action for Nature - the North Somerset Biodiversity Action Plan can
be downloaded from the North Somerset Council website, click
here.
Local
partnerships
- Avon Butterfly Group
- Avon Wildlife Trust
- Avon Biodiversity Partnership
- Avon RIGS Group
- Bristol Naturalists' Society
- Bristol Ornithological Club
- Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre (BRERC)
- Bristol Water
- Bristol Zoo Gardens
- British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
- English Nature
- Environment Agency
- Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG)
- Forest of Avon
- Forestry Commission
- Gordano Valley Internal Drainage Board
- Grassland Trust
- Hawk and Owl Trust
- Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
- National Trust
- North Somerset Internal Drainage Board
- North Somerset Levels and Moors Project (NSLMP)
- North Somerset Parish Wildlife Wardens
- West Mendip Internal Drainage Board
- Weston RSPB Group
- Yatton and Congresbury Wildlife Action Group (YACWAG)
Habitat
Action Plan list
- Woodlands
- Field Boundaries and Linear Features (dry stone walls, species-rich
hedgerows and associated ditches, and road verges)
- Species-Rich Grasslands
- Fen, Marsh and Swamp
- Coastal and Floodplain Grazing Marsh
- Standing Open Water
- Rivers and Streams
- Estuary
- Urban
- Traditional Orchards
Species
Action Plan List
- Otter
- Water Vole
- Greater Horseshoe Bat
- Water Shrew
Contact
Susan Stangroom
Biodiversity Officer
North Somerset Council
Development & Environment
Somerset House
Oxford Street
Weston-super-Mare
Somerset BS23 1TG
susan.stangroom@n-somerset.gov.uk
01275 888551
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