Biodiversity

Websites

• World Wide Fund for Nature
  www.wwf.org.uk
  
  
• English Nature
  www.english-nature.org.uk
  A government agency that champions/advises on the conservation and  enhancement of wildlife, geology and wild places.
  
  
• Environment Agency
  www.environment-agency.gov.uk
  Tel: 0115 9455722
  
  
• Nottinghamshire Biological and Geological Records Centre
  Tel: 0115 915 3902
  Holds information about the county’s wildlife which is used for a variety of purposes, including land use planning, land management and education.
  www.nbgrc.org.uk
  
  
• Nottinghamshire Biodiversity Action Group
  www.nottsbag.org.uk
  A countywide partnership of organisations involved in nature conservation. Provides advice, training and financial support to individuals and community groups taking action to protect local wildlife.
  
  
• Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust
  www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/nottinghamshire
  
  
• Bio-Regional Development Group
  www.bioregional.com
  An innovative organisation working on the sustainable uses of the local natural environment and appropriate technology.
  
  
• Beddington Zero EnergyDevelopment
  An example of an urban development adopting biodiversity plan for the site.
  www.bedzed.org.uk
  
  
• Royal Society for the Protectionof Birds (RSPB)
  www.rspb.org.uk
  Tel: 01273 775333

Further reading

• Biodiversity: The UK Action Plan
  Published by the Department of the Environment Cm2428 HMSO, London, 1994.
  
  
• PPG 9: Nature Conservation (1999)
  www.odpm.gov.uk
  Relevant Govt. planning policy guidance, subject to update.
  Tel: 0870 122 6236 to order
  
  
• Local Biodiversity Action Plan for Nottinghamshire
  Nottinghamshire County Council 1998
  Contact:Biodiversity Officer
  Tel: 0115 977 4213
  
  
• A Better Quality of Life – a Strategy for Sustainable Development for the United Kingdom
  DETR (1999).
  Cmd.4345. The Stationery Office
  
  
• Building Biodiversity into LocalGovernment Practice
  A practical guide available from Notts County Council Environment Department.
  Contact: Biodiversity Officer
  Tel: 0115 977 4213
  
  
• Developing Naturally
  A handbook for incorporating the natural environment into planning and development.
  Contact: MJ Oxford - Project Officer
  mike.oxford@ukgateway.net
  or via www.alge.org.uk
  
  
• A Guide to Ecological Footprints
  World Wide Fund for Nature
  www.wwf.org.uk/fuelibrary
  /ecological footprints