A Biodiveristy Action Plan has been drawn up by South Gloucestershire Council with the help of local residents, wildlife enthusiasts and experts. The aim of the plan is to coordinate wildlife action across the district and invovle a wide range of groups and individuals.
The documnet was publically consulted on and adopted by the Council in October 2007. Click on 'Biodiversity Action Plan' in the 'Read more' box on the right-hand side of the page to see the full document. You can request the BAP on CD or find out about joining our Biodiversity Topic Group by contacting us.
The plan has priority habitats, UK priority species and local priority species. These were chosen by the Biodiversity Partnership to reflect habitats and species that can be easily identified, will inspire action and reflect a healthy ecosystem.
Priority habitats
- Arable farmland
- Broadleaf woodland
- Hedges, dry stone walls and field margins
- Old meadows and pastures
- Orchards
- Ponds, rhynes, rivers and water bodies
- Saltmarsh/coastal grazing floodplain
UK priority species
- Bullfinch
- Dormouse
- Great crested newt
- Hedgehogs
- Song thrush
- Tassel stonewort
- White clawed crayfish
- Lesser horseshoe bat
Local priority species
- Adders tongue spearwort
- Barn owl
- Bath asparagus
- Bithynian vetch
- Glow worm
- Slow worm
- Wild service tree