Greenwich Council has drafted a Biodiversity Action Plan that outlines plans to protect wildlife species native to the borough as well as their habitats.
Overview
The draft identifies things we can do to enhance biodiversity, as well as six priority habitats and six priority species.
The habitats identified are:
- acid grassland and heathland
- gardens
- parks and green spaces
- wasteland
- waters' edge, rivers and wetland
- woodland.
The species are bat, black poplar, black redstart, hedgehog, stag beetle and water vole.
Comment to enter the prize draw
We need your views on the draft Biodiversity Action Plan to make sure we identify the habitats and species correctly.
One lucky respondent will win the prize draw for a Fairtrade hamper.
The prize draw is open to Greenwich borough residents only. To enter, read the plan first and then send the completed feedback form back to us (the return address is specified in the form).
The deadline for the draw is Friday, 13 February 2009.
Download the plan and feedback form
To view these documents, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download using the link on your right.
Biodiversity and you
The Biodiversity Action Plan will only be successful if lots of people get involved in it.
The Council is committed to working with residents, organisations, schools and local groups to achieve the aims of the plan.
You can also find many ideas of how to contribute to biodiversity in the borough both in the plan and across our website. Here are some tips to help you get started:
Handy hints to enhance biodiversity
Find out more about protecting our environment