The
London Biodiversity Audit
consists of various audits and statements for London's key
habitats and species. Action
Plans have since been produced and common issues have
been addressed generically. There is an introduction to the
Audit below. There are also introductions on the Habitat
Audit, Habitat
Statement and Species Audit home pages. You can download
PDFs of individual Audits and Statements here, or link to
the relevant page for a summary of each. You can also download
the introduction to the Audit, or even the whole document.
A picture of the biodiversity resource in the area is the
first stage in any biodiversity planning process. The London
Biodiversity Audit (Volume 1 of the London Biodiversity Action
Plan) provides this picture - a framework that led on to habitat,
species and land use action plans at the London-wide level.
The Audit will evolve and be updated as a result of comments,
and the production of more accurate and detailed information.
If you have specific comments on the London Biodiversity Audit,
please email us.
There are now sixteen habitat audits and four habitat statements
for those habitats where information was scarce or not available.
These Sections define the habitat, describe the resource in
London and identify the major threats and opportunities for
conservation - data sources are listed and the rationale and
limitations of approach outlined.
| The Species Audit identifies by borough species that
match one or more defining categories, including their
UK Biodiversity Action Plan status or familiarity with
Londoners, or being otherwise culturally valued. This
has been done for nine major groups. There is a searchable
database for many of these species and please note
that this database is not the definitive list of all the
species found in London- comments and corrections are
welcomed. |
Click here to see the latest List
of Species of Conservation Concern (SCC)
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