• Wildlife handbook

Wildlife handbook

Wildlife handbook

The 2010 Thomson Wildlife on site handbook is now available to order.

At only £14.99, this handbook contains invaluable and practical ecological advice for anyone working on a development site.

The handbook explains current wildlife legislation and how to avoid infringements when carrying out development works.

In a handy A5 format, this 120 page guide is ideal for project and environmental managers to use as an on-site guide.

The handbook includes details of:

• wildlife legislation pertaining to planning and development

• protected species and habitats (and what to do if they are present on your site)

• the various types of protected sites around which development is restricted

• government biodiversity action plans

• the ecology surveys required and at what time of year these can be undertaken

• details of when licences are required for ecology surveys and/or ecological mitigation

• types of ecological mitigation and enhancements and when these can be undertaken.

It also includes an up-to-date summary of wildlife legislation, including:

• additions to the invasive plant species on schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act

• Habitats Regulations 2010

• European Protected Species updates

• amendments to Natural England's guidance on badgers

• the Marine and Coastal Act 2009

To order your copy: