"Working with wildlife" (CIRIA)
A resource centre for developers, providing access to a range of CIRIA publications and resources. These include Working with wildlife – A resource and training pack for the construction industry - training pack (C587TP), a mixed-media pack which presents information and guidance to enable those in the construction industry to stay within the law relating to wildlife, and to understand and implement good practice in protecting wildlife on development and construction projects.
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"Great Crested Newt Mitigation Guidelines" (Natural England)
Sets out the survey and mitigation requirements where projects may have an impact on great crested newts. Published by Natural England.
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"Great Crested Newt Conservation Handbook" (Froglife)
A comprehensive guide to habitat management, pond creation and restoration. Published by Froglife, the national wildlife charity concerned with the protection of Britain’s amphibians and reptiles.
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"Reptiles: guidelines for developers" (Natural England)
Provides information for developers about their legal obligations in areas where there may be reptiles. Published by Natural England.
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"Brief guide to wild birds and the law" (RSPB)
Section of the RSPB website providing information on the legal protection afforded to wild birds in England, Wales and Scotland.
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"Badgers and Development" (Natural England)
Sets out how development affecting badgers can be carried out within the law. Published by Natural England.
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"Bat mitigation guidelines" (Natural England)
Detailed guidelines to assist those involved with planning and development operations where bats are known or suspected to occur.
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"Dormouse Conservation Handbook – 2nd edition" (Natural England)
Provides guidance on mitigating the impact of development or other operations on dormouse populations, and includes good practice guidance.
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"Water vole – guidance for planners and developers" (Natural England)
Brief guidance on legislation and good practice relating to water voles.
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"Water vole conservation handbook – 2nd edition" Wild CRU
Covers water vole ecology and legal status, surveys, habitat management and mitigation. Published by the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), University of Oxford. ISBN: 095463764X. Available for purchase from WildCRU or from booksellers.
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