Wildlife law and policy

Wildlife law in the UK has important implications for how you can conduct works on site and is based on:

international agreements that the UK Government has signed up to
protecting sites and species that best represent British wildlife

Some wildlife and ecological regulations are tied in to the planning system with the aim of providing for the conservation of wildlife, whilst at the same time, encouraging sustainable development.

Current Legislation

The current legislation is detailed in the following tables:

Also see the following sections:

Recent developments: legislation & policy

This section covers the content and implications of new policy and commissioned reports that either have or will affect legislation in relation to biodiversity and ecology.