Conservation Planner 20 - RSPB

MARCH 2004 EDITION 20
The Beddington Zero Energy Development in London is a good example of sustainable living
Raf Makda
Welcome to the
March 2004 issue of
Conservation Planner.
This special issue
focuses on how we
can build sustainable
communities across
the UK. This is an
important goal for
planners and one that
we hope will be
assisted by changes
to the planning
system. As we create
these developments,
important wildlife and
habitats should not
be put at risk. Natural
resources such as
water and minerals
should be used
wisely.
Let us show how we
can produce
communities that
incorporate cuttingedge
construction
techniques and bring
other new benefits
such as well-designed
green spaces.
In this issue, we
highlight some of the
current good planning
practices and sources
of advice. But, we
would also like to
hear about examples
from your work.
Please e-mail Heather
Mitchell (address on
page 3).
Conservation Planner
is a free, twice-yearly
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Conservation
Sustainable
communities
Sustainable communities may be our goal but, as
planners, are we confident that our approach will deliver
‘exactly what it says on the cover’?
In England, the Government launched The Communities
Plan (Sustainable Communities: Building for the Future)
last year. It aims to create sustainable communities in the
south-east in four growth areas – the Thames Gateway,
the London-Stansted-Cambridge corridor, Ashford and
Milton Keynes/South Midlands. It will also establish nine
‘Pathfinder’ schemes in parts of the north and midlands
to tackle low demand for housing. The Government says
that it is ‘not just about housing’ but ‘a new approach
to how we build and what we build’. Certainly, the
promise of much-needed homes, especially for key
workers, is to be welcomed.
How will the environment fair? The Plan acknowledges
the consequences of development on scarce water
resources, but it does not include strong policies to reduce
demand during or after construction. In the Thames
Gateway and Northamptonshire, valuable wildlife sites
could be directly threatened, and the Plan gives little
reassurance that they will be protected. Particularly
disappointing is the scant reference to the importance of
environmental enhancements for wildlife and landscapes
to support economic and social renewal.
Planner
The Milton Keynes and South Midlands (MKSM) Growth
Area identifies a potential for growth of up to 300,000
jobs and 370,000 houses by 2031. We hope that the
MKSM Sub-regional Strategy Public Examination, being
held in March 2004, allows sufficient time for
environmental concerns to be discussed. Such is the
concern about proposed growth levels that the statutory
agencies, many local authorities and environmental
groups have produced a joint response to the consultation.
They recommend:
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Strategic Environmental Assessment of the impacts
of growth on the sub-region’s natural environment,
including its landscape and wildlife, and on demand
for water, minerals and other resources
proposals for ‘green infrastructure’ – from local urban
green spaces to strategic countryside initiatives such
as Regional Parks, to be delivered alongside built
development
a clear direction for built development on this scale
to make a significant contribution to deliver
Biodiversity Action Plan targets for habitat creation.
The RSPB believes that these recommendations should
be essential ingredients for all sustainable communities.
You can request a free, e-mailed copy of the joint
statement ‘Delivering Sustainable Communities’
by contacting:
Colin Wilkinson
Conservation Officer, Central England Regional Office
e-mail: colin.wilkinson@rspb.org.uk

Planners helping
species protection
Delivering biodiversity action
through local government
Planners in Teignbridge, Devon, are helping a threatened
bird species in their area. Cirl buntings were once
widespread across south-west and southern England.
They rely heavily on weedy cereal stubble in winter,
and on invertebrate-rich pasture in summer. Changes
in farming practices in the 1960s and ‘70s caused their
population to decline dramatically. Today, just under 700
breeding pairs survive, confined largely to south Devon.
The species is also threatened by the demand for new
housing, industry and roads. The RSPB is concerned that
extensions to urban settlements, particularly in and
around Teignbridge, could wipe out many breeding pairs
and their habitat. The Teignbridge district supports the
species at the most northerly point of its range and is,
therefore, of vital strategic importance in any recovery
project.
At the recent Devon Structure Plan Examination In
Public, the RSPB and Teignbridge District Council
planners contested a proposal to expand Exeter city
limits to include Exminster village – a well-known
hotspot for cirl buntings. The Inspector supported our
views and recommended no new housing at Exminster.
The district council is now reviewing its Local Plan
and considering how to minimise the impact of any
development on cirl buntings.
In the meantime, the RSPB has been working with
Teignbridge District Council to produce supplementary
planning guidance. This will help developers and
planners when they are considering development in cirl
bunting areas. It will suggest ways of avoiding adverse
effects and providing benefits for the species instead.
It will also explain how to minimise any unwanted
effects through mitigation and offer advice on using
compensation measures if planning permission that
will adversely affect cirl buntings is granted in
exceptional circumstances.
We hope that this approach will help to ensure a safe
future for one of Devon’s special birds.
Cath Jeffs
Cirl Bunting Project Officer, South West Regional Office
e-mail: cath.jeffs@rspb.org.uk
Integrated action by planners
is helping this rare bird
Chris Gomersall (rspb-images.com)
David Kinney
Biodiversity-inspired public art – a mosaic made from recycled tiles,
plates and cutlery, created by local people in association with the
Broughty Ferry Environmental Project.
The Scottish Biodiversity Forum (SBF) is producing useful guidance to help
local authorities take on their growing responsibility for biodiversity.
The increasing involvement of local authorities in biodiversity enhancement
has several drivers. Each one recognises the importance of biodiversity as a
key element of sustainable development. The Local Government in Scotland
Act 2003 requires the best value process to be delivered in a way that helps
to achieve sustainable development. The Nature Conservation (Scotland) Bill
(draft) introduces a general biodiversity duty that will apply to every public
body and office-holder in Scotland. This duty will oblige them ‘to further the
conservation of biodiversity’ in carrying out their work. The draft Scottish
Biodiversity Strategy’s 25-year vision states that the conservation and
enhancement of biodiversity underpins all decision-making and practice.
The SBF publication investigates these legislative and policy drivers and
explores opportunities to enhance biodiversity through the community
planning process. It makes the link to Local Biodiversity Action Plans
(LBAPs), which help local authorities to deliver sustainable development
targets. LBAPs identify environmental objectives and targets for priority
species and habitats, so that development can incorporate them.
Unfortunately, there has not been enough work done to ensure that local
authorities are integrating biodiversity into all their areas of service delivery.
This publication addresses this gap by showing where local authorities have
already been successful, and where they can do more to benefit biodiversity
in most, if not all, of their service delivery areas.
The publication includes:
● case studies on biodiversity conservation action taken by local authorities
across Scotland
● information on what is meant by, and the importance of, biodiversity and
sustainable development in relation to best value and community planning
● a summary of existing publications that offer advice and guidance on
delivering biodiversity
● a range of performance indicators that can be used to measure progress.
The publication will be promoted to all Scottish local authorities, the
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, Scottish Executive, Royal Town
Planning Institute and other relevant bodies, through meetings, conferences
and seminars.
For more information on ‘Best Value, Community Planning and Biodiversity in
Scotland’, please contact:
Jo Lenthall
Scotland LBAP Project Officer,
Scottish Biodiversity Forum, c/o Scotland Headquarters
e-mail: joanna.lenthall@rspb.org.uk
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Lakenheath Fen in Suffolk – putting reedbeds back into the fen landscape
Mike Page (rspb-images.com)
It’s all mapped out
Planners everywhere are embracing the work of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP). For
example, in Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council adopted its Local Biodiversity
Action Plan (LBAP) as supplementary planning guidance. In Cambridgeshire, the Cambourne
development had its own LBAP – as a result, bird numbers have increased since development
and different habitats have been created. Some planners are taking other leaps forward by
mapping ‘enhancement areas’ in their plans.
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Biodiversity Partnership has produced a unique new
map, revealing a vision of how the county’s wildlife habitats could look in 50 years. It shows a
dramatic change in the landscape, with new fens and large areas of woodland and grassland.
This map is the first of its kind in Britain and may even be the first produced for any region
in Europe.
Crucially, the map has engaged the public. Included in the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Structure Plan, it will influence future planning decisions in the county and is already making
planners and councillors aware of the need for habitat creation projects.
In Dorset, Purbeck District Council planners have identified and mapped a ‘Heathland Zone’
in their Local Plan. This zone has been defined in consultation with English Nature, based
on the distribution of underlying sands and gravels that may have supported heathland in
the past. The zone includes existing developed areas and areas that are proposed for
development. This is because heathland re-creation may combine well with development
in these areas. The Local Plan states that heathland re-creation that is agreed in conjunction
with planning applications will be secured using planning obligations. A ‘heathland
re-creation’ policy states that:
‘development proposals that are in accordance with other policies in this Local Plan
and that include provision for heathland re-creation within the heathland zone (as defined
on the Proposals Map), particularly by extending existing heathlands or linking existing
heathland fragments, will be permitted’.
In the ‘Proposed Changes’ of the Draft Regional Planning Guidance for the West Midlands,
there is an ‘Areas of Enhancement’ map that shows where concentrated biodiversity
enhancement could take place. A related policy states that:
‘all the plans and programmes of local authorities
and other relevant agencies in the West Midlands
should encourage the maintenance and enhancement
of the Region’s wider biodiversity resources, giving
priority to […] the biodiversity enhancement areas
shown on the Quality of Environment Areas of
Enhancement diagram’.
At the East Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy Public
Examination last year, the East Midlands Biodiversity
Forum presented a map that they had produced of
‘Biodiversity Enhancement Areas’. These are areas
of the region where biodiversity is exceptionally poor or
where there are opportunities to reverse biodiversity
losses by implementing habitat creation projects on a
large scale. We hope that this map will be included in
the final Regional Spatial Strategy.
The planning system, with its strong spatial element,
is ideally placed to translate BAP targets into specific
or broad locations where action might take place.
As a result, we hope to see more work like this soon.
Heather Mitchell
Editor, UK Headquarters
e-mail: heather.mitchell@rspb.org.uk
To view the 50-year wildlife vision map, visit:
www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/sub/cntryside/biodiv
and search under ‘Council services’, ‘Environment
and countryside’, ‘Biodiversity and wildlife’, and
‘News and events’.
To view Purbeck’s work, visit www.purbeck.gov.uk
and search under ‘Services’, ‘Planning’, ‘Planning policy’
and ‘Further proposed modifications – November 2003’.
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Up on the roof
The green roof on City Hall in Chicago, established in 2000 and now
saving the city authority over 5,000 dollars a year in energy bills
When space is at a premium, perhaps the only way
to go is up. Green (or vegetated) roofs have a huge,
untapped potential in the UK to contribute significantly
to our quality of life in urban areas.
A green roof contains various layers that create a
suitable environment for plant growth and which won’t
damage the building’s fabric. Grasses, mosses and
succulents (such as sedum) are the most common types
of vegetation used, but trees, shrubs and sparsely
herbaceous habitats can also be grown.
The benefits of green roofs are well tested and
becoming better known. They can:
● offer extra green space for wildlife and people
● clean the air of dust and pollution
● ameliorate extremes of temperature and humidity
● slow stormwater run-off, important in countering
the effects of climate change
● provide extra noise and building insulation
● potentially reduce heating and cooling bills
● extend roof life
● make a high-profile and aesthetic design statement.
It is thought that the Hanging Gardens of Babylon had
raised terraces that were planted with groves of trees.
In the twentieth century, leading modernist architects,
including Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier,
advocated their use.
Green roofs are now widespread in parts of North
America, Japan and Europe. In Germany, over 25 million
square metres have been installed since 2001. The
German Federal Nature Conservation Act requires
mitigation for the ecological impact of building
construction. This means that green roofs are often
required by conditions attached to construction permits.
Forty-three percent of German cities offer significant
financial incentives for roof greening, and 17% offer
reduced sewerage charges for developments with
green roofs. No such incentives currently exist in the
UK, and this is a major barrier to their implementation.
It is hoped that a cluster of green roofs – planned as
part of the Thames-side regeneration of Deptford Creek,
which is probably unique in the UK – will demonstrate
their cumulative benefit for biodiversity. In addition,
the roofs will include nesting structures for birds such
as the sand martin, kingfisher and black redstart – a
rare and protected species in the UK. A significant
proportion of the UK’s black redstart breeding population
occurs in urban areas and is particularly associated
with brownfield sites. Green roofs could be a means
of providing replacement habitat if these sites are
developed.
English Nature has produced a report, Green roofs: their
existing status and potential for conserving biodiversity
in urban areas. It includes the results of a review of
Mathew Frith
Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) species,
which show that green roofs could
benefit bats, many insects and
spiders, and birds such as kestrels,
The green roof on London’s Canary Wharf
song thrushes, goldfinches, house
martins, swallows, black redstarts and
house sparrows. A joint publication on green roofs by the British Council for Offices and
Corporation of London, aimed at planners and developers, was produced to further the City of
London BAP. Both publications provide a wealth of background material, technical detail, case
studies and sources of further information. The Mayor of London’s Biodiversity and Draft
Energy Strategies include policies to promote green roofs on new developments, and talks are
underway with the Greater London Authority to establish a Green Roofs Policy Task Force to
promote them in key areas of regeneration.
English Nature’s report identifies the state of play on green roofs, but research continues on
a number of fronts. The University of Sheffield has been undertaking a study to identify the
ability of various plant species to tolerate rooftop conditions, in order that more appropriate
vegetation can be used to benefit biodiversity. Invertebrate surveys of green roofs in London
in 2001–2 have led to a research project based at Royal Holloway College to test the
biodiversity performance of a range of green roof types.
The first UK conference on green roofs was held in Sheffield in September 2003. It identified
some of the key barriers to and opportunities for UK implementation. It identified the need for
an independent organisation to promote the benefits (and constraints) of green roofs, advocate
policy, regulatory and fiscal changes to ease their use and develop standards for the industry.
This is a priority – and the first step towards it was the launch of the website,
www.livingroofs.org. The site offers useful information on green roofs and is helping to ensure
that biodiversity conservation is a core consideration for any such roofs that are installed.
English Nature’s Green roofs: their existing status and potential for conserving biodiversity
in urban areas research report 498 can be downloaded from:
www.english-nature.org.uk/pubs/publication/PDF/498.pdf
The Corporation of London and British Council for Offices research advice note, ‘Green roofs’,
can be downloaded from:
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/our_services/development_planning/planning/pdf/A5_Green_roofs.pdf
David Knight
Urban Adviser, English Nature
Mathew Frith
e-mail david.knight@english-nature.org.uk
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Homes for birds
The house sparrow – not, we hope, about
to vanish from our urban areas
The sight of a house sparrow
in our towns and inner cities
should not be taken for granted.
House sparrows used to be common, but their population has declined by
almost two thirds in the last 25 years. This means that the house sparrow is
now ‘red listed’ as a species of high conservation concern.
It is not clear whether the decline is due to a lack of food, nest sites or
other factors. But we do know that simple measures can be taken by local
authorities, developers and homeowners to help sparrows and other
town birds such as swifts and black redstarts.
We need to consider every element of the birds’ life cycles – breeding,
feeding, watering, winter survival and shelter. We can manage the
landscaped environment to meet the needs of each and give birds a better
chance of survival. This can be done by planting native plants, encouraging
annual weeds to grow in selected areas, leaving longer grass and reducing
the use of herbicides and insectides.
In new buildings, we can incorporate enclosed nestboxes behind fascias
and soffits. For those concerned about house sales, the bird holes can be
blanked with a removable plate, letting homeowners choose whether they
would like birds to nest or not. In old buildings, renovation should be carried
out during the winter wherever possible and potential nest sites should not
be blocked. All work should be carried out according to the requirements
of the law.
Action is being taken. Most London boroughs are actively involved in house
sparrow projects. Outside the capital, too, work is underway. Merseyside
has two authorities working to produce supplementary planning guidance
on mitigation and enhancement issues for urban birds such as the house
sparrow. In Wales, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council is keen
to encourage more birds in buildings and Caerphilly Borough Council has
written a Species Action Plan for the house sparrow and carried out a
house-nesting bird survey.
Mike Lane (rspb-images.com) David Kjaer (rspb-images.com)
Information and help is at hand and it isn’t just the house sparrow that is
targeted for action. There are websites giving advice on how to help swifts
and black redstarts, too. They give examples of situations where close work
between architects and planners has benefited birds by creating habitat and
providing nest sites in both old and new buildings. The RSPB, like many
other wildlife organisations, has produced leaflets and can give advice on
conservation action (please see back page for contact details).
Let’s hope that seeing birds in our towns remains a thrill for future
generations to enjoy.
You can visit the following websites for more information:
www.concernforswifts.com
www.londons-swifts.org.uk
www.blackredstarts.org.uk
John Day
Assistant Advisory Officer, UK Headquarters
e-mail: john.day.lodge@rspb.org.uk
Buildings should incorporate homes
for birds like the swift
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Training pack
helps wildlife
on-site
Energy efficiency –
how planners can help
Climate change poses one of the most significant long-term threats to society and
biodiversity. In response, the UK Government is committed to producing 10% of our electricity
needs from renewable sources by 2010 and to reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 60%
by 2050.
Improving energy efficiency is key to achieving these targets and the planning system should
play a major role.
Last year, the London Borough of Merton became the first local authority to adopt a
pro-renewables planning policy in its Unitary Development Plan (UDP). The policy encourages
energy efficiency in the design of buildings and in their layout and orientation. It will also now
expect that all new non-residential buildings larger than 1,000 m 2 source at least 10% of their
predicted energy requirements from on-site renewables, such as solar photovoltaic and solar
thermal technologies. In approving the policy, the Government Inspector said that there was
unambiguous national and regional support for Merton’s approach. It is clear that this type of
policy can be successfully and legally adopted.
The Mayor of London sets out a similar approach in his draft London Energy Strategy and has
extended its application to residential developments of 10 dwellings or more. It is expected
that many London boroughs will soon follow suit.
Bat roosts can be at risk on building sites
The construction industry body, CIRIA, has
recently published a resource and training pack,
part-funded by the RSPB, which it hopes will
improve the industry’s ability to address the
impacts of development projects on local wildlife
and habitats. Working with wildlife highlights the
virtue of knowing your site, while addressing the
fundamentals of ecology, current legislation and
the relationships between wildlife and
construction projects. It is an excellent source
of advice for planners.
John Kaczanow
Oldham Metropolitan Council has included a policy like Merton’s in its revised deposit draft
UDP (due to be considered at a public inquiry in mid to late 2004) and, like London, has
extended the policy to include residential developments of 10 or more units.
We should all applaud the contribution that these policies will make to achieving the
Government’s 2010 renewables target. However, we also need to remember that buildings
are designed to last well beyond the 2010 deadline and that developments subject to these
policies will be considered to be outdated within 20 years. The Government has an
aspirational target of producing 20% of the UK’s electricity needs from renewables by 2020.
It is important, therefore, that planning authorities are visionary and have regard for the
longer-term carbon reduction target as well as the shorter-term renewables targets when
developing new planning policies.
Richard Oxley
Transport and Energy Policy Officer, UK Headquarters
e-mail: richard.oxley@rspb.org.uk
Recognising the influence that planning and
conservation legislation has upon the industry,
the pack suggests that we move beyond simply
complying with the minimum legal requirement
and highlights the role that client and designer
can have in achieving Biodiversity Action Plan
targets at a local level. It highlights ways in
which project staff at all levels can be involved in
improving performance in relation to wildlife
issues. Using briefing sheets, toolbox talks and
presentation materials, it demonstrates what to
do and how to do it when you encounter certain
species on-site.
Mark Southgate
For further information on the pack,
visit www.ciria.org or contact CIRIA
by telephoning 020 7549 3300
or e-mailing enquiries@ciria.org
The combined heat and power plant at Beddington Zero Energy Development
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Planning for wildlife in housing developments
How does a city of 80,000 people accommodate another 4,500 houses when it
is surrounded by beautiful, wildlife-rich countryside? Worcester faced this dilemma
15 years ago. Working with the developers right from the start, Worcester City
Council’s planning department took a deliberately wildlife-friendly approach to
planning the new homes, which are now in place in the Warndon Villages.
Survey
The area chosen for development was situated between the city and the
M5. Detailed surveying was carried out at the beginning of the process to
identify the natural assets here. Forty-seven ponds were found, of which
12 contained great crested newts. There was also a 28.7 km hedgerow
network, two semi-natural ancient woodlands and 50 hectares of
unimproved grassland. The vast majority of the fields were classified as
improved grassland or arable, which meant that they had little wildlife value,
relative to the surrounding hedges.
Selection and retention of natural assets
The planners and developers decided to plan the development around the
retention of selected natural assets. This willingness to work around existing
assets is very welcome as, all too often, a chosen site has to accommodate
a near-finalised development scheme. Rather than make one single housing
estate, the 4,500 houses were split up into a number of ‘villages’ –
effectively, small estates that were ‘dropped into’ the existing field structure.
This ‘village’ arrangement meant that the vast majority of the hedgerows
were kept, and they provided a framework around which the roads, cycle
paths, shops and houses could be planned. Although 5.6 km of hedgerow
were lost, 4 km of native hedgerow (as opposed to garden hedges) were
planted during the development, and 1.2 km of hedgerows were restored,
so the net loss was only 0.4 km.
With three main developers, numerous sub-developers and 4,500 plots, it
would not be surprising if there were a few problems. However, even
hedgerow boundary and individual hedgerow management issues were
tackled by fostering good communication at different stages of the project.
Management
Management was reintroduced to the two
semi-natural ancient woodlands, which has
improved their structure and habitat diversity.
While eight of the 47 ponds were lost during
development, 14 were either created or
renovated. The Warndon area now contains the
highest concentration of great crested newt
ponds in the country, with just under three
ponds per square kilometre. Other ponds here
have become important habitats for smooth
newts and the common frog. All the ponds
host a healthy range of invertebrates, including
two Red Data Book beetles.
This tailored and sensitive approach has
produced a large-scale development while
avoiding the loss of valuable landscape and
wildlife. The Warndon development is now
maturing into a local biodiversity haven.
If you would like more information, please
contact:
Rory McClure
Project Greenspace Officer,
Worcester City Council
e-mail: rmcclure@cityofworcester.gov.uk
or telephone 01905 722500
Andy Hay (rspb-images.com)
Andy Hay (rspb-images.com)
A cycleway and footpath alongside an original field
hedgerow at Warndon
One of Warndon’s many newt ponds
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The RSPB has published two practical guides to habitat
creation and management. A practical guide to the
restoration and management of lowland heathland
considers this Biodiversity Action Plan priority habitat,
the pressures it faces from development and other factors,
and the need for appropriate management to maintain its
ecological richness. The Habitat creation handbook for
the mineral industry focuses on the creation of priority
habitats on redundant mineral workings. Both guides:
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Habitat handbooks
published
aim to help all who are involved in habitat creation
and restoration, including planners, site managers,
conservation organisations, operators and developers
give background to conservation issues
cover the entire process of planning habitat creation,
including management
present the latest ideas and methodologies
use authoritative case studies.
A practical guide to the restoration and management
of lowland heathland (£19.99) and the Habitat creation
handbook for the mineral industry (£24.99) are available
from the RSPB by contacting Peter Smith (see details right),
or by visiting:
www.rspb.org.uk/countryside/habitats/handbooks/index.asp
Need some advice?
The RSPB has many
hundreds of publications,
some of them available
at no cost. Many of
them are recognised as
definitive handbooks
written by experts on
topics such as habitat
creation, restoration and
management, planning,
biodiversity, climate
change, transport,
wetlands, heathlands,
agriculture and
woodlands. There
are also smaller
publications on birds
and the law, birds of
prey and wind farm
development,
for example.
Find out more about barn
owls and other species from
our advisory leaflets
We have a wide range of free publications – including advisory
leaflets on lowland and upland farmland birds, arable and livestock
farming and water policy, and a range of posters. Our wildlife advice
leaflets may be of use to planners, developers, farmers and
homeowners. They cover a diverse selection of subjects – from
what’s in the roof, nest boxes and planting for wildlife to hedgerows,
barn owls, house sparrows, swifts and house martins.
John Markham (rspb-images.com)
For more information or to request the regularly updated free
RSPB publications list, please contact:
Peter Smith
Publications Co-ordinator, UK Headquarters
e-mail: peter.smith@rspb.org.uk or
telephone 01234 211522
The RSPB in your area
UK Headquarters
The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire SG19 2DL
Tel: 01767 680551 Fax: 01767 692365
www.rspb.org.uk
Northern Ireland Headquarters
Belvoir Park Forest, Belfast BT8 7QT
Tel: 028 9049 1547
Fax: 028 9049 1547
Scotland Headquarters
Dunedin House, 25 Ravelston Terrace,
Edinburgh EH4 3TP
Tel: 0131 311 6500
Fax: 0131 311 6569
Wales Headquarters
Sutherland House, Castlebridge,
Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff CF11 9AB
Tel: 029 2035 3000 Fax: 029 2035 3017
North Wales Office
Maes y Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd,
Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2DW
Tel: 01248 363800
Central England Regional Office
46 The Green, South Bar,
Banbury, Oxfordshire OX16 9AB
Tel: 01295 253330
Fax: 01295 265734
East Anglia Regional Office
Stalham House, 65 Thorpe Road,
Norwich NR1 1UD
Tel: 01603 661662
Fax: 01603 660088
North England Regional Office
4 Benton Terrace, Sandyford Road,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 1QU
Tel: 0191 212 0353
Fax: 0191 212 0622
North West England Regional Office
Westleigh Mews, Wakefield Road,
Denby Dale, Huddersfield HD8 8QD
Tel: 01484 861148
Fax: 01484 862018
South East England Regional Office
2nd Floor, Frederick House,
42 Frederick Place, Brighton BN1 4EA
Tel: 01273 775333
Fax: 01273 220236
South West England Regional Office
1st Floor, Keble House, Southernhay
Gardens, Exeter, Devon EX1 1NT
Tel: 01392 432691 Fax: 01392 453750
East Scotland Regional Office
10 Albyn Terrace, Aberdeen AB10 1YP
Tel: 01224 624824 Fax: 01224 626234
North Scotland Regional Office
Etive House, Beechwood Park,
Inverness IV2 3BW
Tel: 01463 715000 Fax: 01463 715315
South and West Scotland
Regional Office
10 Park Quadrant, Glasgow G3 6BS
Tel: 0141 331 0993
The RSPB is the UK charity working
to secure a healthy environment for
birds and wildlife, helping to create
a better world for us all. We belong
to BirdLife International, the global
partnership of bird conservation
organisations.
Registered charity no 207076
27-0894-03-04
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