Statutory Nature Conservation Organisations (SNCOs)

 

• Natural England (NE)

• Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

• Scottish National Heritage (SNH)

• Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)

• Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) 

 

Law & Legislation

 

• Wildlife & Countryside Act (as amended) 1981

• Countryside & Rights of Way Act (CRoW) 2000

• Conservation (Natural Habitats &c.) Regulations 1994

• EC Habitats Directive (Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora) 1992

• Bern Convention (Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats) 1982

 

Policy & Guidance

 

• Natural Environment & Rural Communities Act (2006)

• Biodiversity and geological conservation: circular 06/2005

• UK Biodiversity Action Plan: Priority Species & Habitats

 

National Wildlife Groups

 

• Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Trust (ARC)

• Bat Conservation Trust (BCT)

• British Trust for Ornithology (BTO)

• Mammal Society

• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)

 

South West Councils - Environment & Planning

 

• Bath & North East Somerset Council (BANES)

• Bristol City Council

• Dorset County Council

• Gloucester City Council

• North Somerset Council

• Somerset County Council

• South Gloucestershire Council

• Wiltshire Council

 

Other Useful Links

 

• Chartered Institute of Ecology & Environmental Management (CIEEM)

• Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA)

 

Charities We Support 

 

• Save the Rhino Trust

• Space for Giants

 

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