Useful Websites
Government Bodies
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
South East England Development Agency
South East England Regional Assembly
Statutory Bodies:
Nature Conservation and Biodiversity:
The National Biodiversity Network
Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
British Trust for Conservation Volunteers
The South East England Biodiversity Forum (SEEBF)
Local Record Centres
South East Local Records Centre Forum
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Local Record Centre website |
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Berkshire and Oxfordshire |
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Buckinghamshire and MK |
Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Environmental Record Centre |
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Hampshire |
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Isle of Wight |
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Kent and Medway |
Kent and Medway Biological Records Centre |
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Surrey |
Surrey Biological Records Centre |
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Sussex |
Local Biodiversity Action Plan Partnerhsips
| County | LBAP Partnership |
| Berkshire | Berkshire Nature Conservation Forum |
| Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes | Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Biodiversity Partnership |
| Hampshire | Hampshire Biodiversity Partnership |
| Isle of Wight | Go Wild on Wight |
| Kent and Medway | Kent Biodiversity Partnership |
| Oxfordshire | Oxfordhsire Nature Conservation Forum |
| Surrey | Surrey Biodiversity Partnership |
| Sussex | Sussex Biodiversity Partnership |
Websites for specific sectors
Construction and Development:
The Construction Industry Research and Information Association
The Building Research Establishment
Schwegler bat and bird boxes and bricks
South East England Development Agency building for nature
Livingroofs.org - Independent UK Resource For Green Roof Information
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) guidance on bird nest boxes
Association of Wildlife Trust Consultancies
Businesses
The Business and Biodiversity Resource centre
Highways Agency
Minerals extraction
West Sussex CC BAP for mineral sites
Buglife - 'Managing aggregates sites for invertebrates - a best practice guide'
Pond Conservation - 'Pond creation on aggregate extraction sites: best practice design principles'
RSPB 'Habitat creation handbook for the minerals industry' £24.99 (order from publications@rspb.org.uk)
Local authorities
Defra information on the NERC act