Local Biodiversity Action Plan

BedsLife - Bedfordshire & Luton Biodiversity Partnership

Geographic Coverage

Plan name	BedsLife - Bedfordshire & Luton Biodiversity Partnership
Plan coverage	Bedfordshire and Luton
Website/Online Documents	BedsLife - Bedfordshire & Luton Biodiversity Partnership
Neighbouring plan(s)	A 50 Year Vision for the Wildlife and Natural Habitats of Hertfordshire Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes Biodiversity Action Plan 2000 - 2010 Cambridgeshire Biodiversity Action Plan Northamptonshire Biodiversity Action Plan
Region / Country	Eastern

Source	Purpose	Amount	Duration
Bedfordshire County Council,		2500	01/04/2001 to 01/04/2002
Natural England,		3000	01/04/2001 to 01/04/2002
Luton Borough Council,		3000	01/04/2001 to 01/04/2002
Environment Agency,		3000	01/04/2001 to 01/04/2002
Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs, Northants and Peterborough,		2000	01/04/2001 to 01/04/2002
Environmental Action Fund,			01/04/2002 to 31/03/2005

Stage	Status	Date	Review date
Action plan	Individual habitat & species plans
Implementation	In progress	Ongoing
Information collation / audit	Red data species in progress Habitat audit completed	Sept 1998 1987
Introductory document	Published 'Way forward'	Nov 1997
Partnership building	Ongoing

Group	Species
Birds	Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Birds	Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
Birds	Corn Bunting (Miliaria calandra)
Birds	Tree sparrow (Passer montanus)
Birds	Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Crustaceans	Freshwater White-clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes)
Local species	Adder
Local species	Bats
Local species	Black hairstreak
Local Species	Duke of Burgundy butterfly
Local species	Field Cow-wheat
Local Species	Greater Broomrape
Local species	Grey mouse-ear
Local species	Ground pine
Local Species	Marsh Violet
Local Species	Scarce blue-tailed damselfly
Local Species	Small blue butterfly
Local species	Spined loach
Local species	Truncatellina cylindrica
Mammals	Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris)
Mammals	Otter (Lutra lutra)
Mammals	Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
Vascular plants	Broad-Fruited Corn Salad (Valerianella rimosa)

Group	Habitat
Broad Habitats	Acid grasslands
Broad Habitats	Arable and horticulture
Broad Habitats	Boundary and linear features
Broad Habitats	Broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland
Broad Habitats	Built up areas and gardens
Broad Habitats	Calcareous grassland
Broad Habitats	Coniferous woodland
Broad Habitats	Improved grassland
Broad Habitats	Neutral grassland
Broad Habitats	Rivers and streams
Broad Habitats	Standing open water and canals
Priority Habitats	Ancient and/or species-rich hedgerows
Priority Habitats	Cereal field margins
Priority Habitats	Chalk rivers
Priority Habitats	Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh
Priority Habitats	Eutrophic standing waters
Priority Habitats	Fens
Priority Habitats	Lowland beech and yew woodland
Priority Habitats	Lowland calcareous grassland
Priority Habitats	Lowland dry acid grassland
Priority Habitats	Lowland heathland
Priority Habitats	Lowland wood-pasture and parkland
Priority Habitats	Reedbeds
Priority Habitats	Wet woodland