To produce an updated Biodiversity Action Plan.
BI4Update, Deliver, and Assess the Biodiversity Action Plan
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Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust have drafted a revised Biodiversity Action Plan for Stevenage.
Description
Since 2010, SBC has been publishing the Stevenage Biodiversity Action Plan. The five-year plan links to the Hertfordshire Biodiversity Plan and sets out actions that will help to protect and develop biodiversity across Stevenage.
The main habitat types found in Stevenage are:
- woodland;
- grassland;
- ancient hedgerows;
- wetland; and
- neighbourhood nature such as gardens, allotments and buildings.
A total of 40 County Wildlife Sites have been identified including valuable locations for key species such as the Great Green Bush Cricket, bats, great crested newts, badgers, and scarce flora.
The 2017-2022 Action Plan is available - Biodiversity (stevenage.gov.uk)
The next five-year plan is in development and will be available on the SBC website in the near future.
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Tasks
What's left to do?
- 29/02/2024
Present to E&E select committee: final revision of 2023 BAP.
- 30/06/2024
2023 revision presented to the Executive for final approval and ratification.
What has been done?
- 29/02/2024
Final reiteration of the 2023 revision produced.
- 30/04/2023
Commission Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust to review the current BAP
Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust were commissioned in Spring 2023 to review the current Biodiversity Action Plan and provide an updated version for Stevenage Borough Council.
Summary and contacts
Timeline
01/03/2023 → 30/09/2024
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Information updated 10/06/2024
The 2023 updated BAP will undergo pre-scrutiny before sent to the Executive.