Biodiversity Action Plan for the National Cycle Network ... - Sustrans

12. Mitigation and enhancement measures for wildlife 35
12.1 Bridge and viaduct maintenance 35
12.2 Bat bricks 35
12.3 Bat and bird boxes 35
12.4 Log and vegetation piles 36
12.5 Lighting 36
12.6 Tree maintenance 36
12.7 Path surfaces 37
12.8 Stone walls 37
13. Controlling native and non-native invasive species 38
13.1 Native species 38
13.1.1 Bramble Rubus fruticosus 38
13.1.2 Common ragwort Senecio jacobaea 38
13.2 Non-native species 38
13.3 Japanese knotweed Fallopia japonica 39
13.4 Himalayan balsam Impatiens balsamifera 40
13.5 Giant hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum 41
14. Education and understanding 43
14.1 The Sustrans website 43
14.2 Interpretation and leaflets 43
14.3 Staff training days 43
14.4 Information sheets 43
15. References 44
16. Glossary 45
17. Useful contacts and websites 46
Appendix 1 – Sustrans’ Ways for Wildlife Information Sheet 49
(published November 2000)
Appendix 2 – Phase 1 and 2 habitat survey methodology 53
Sustrans’ Biodiversity Action Plan for the National Cycle Network (December 2007)
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