Natural England Reptile Mitigation Guidelines

Tue, September 13, 2011 - 12:00:00

Last week, Natural England published a new set of Reptile Mitigation Guidelines for ecological consultants, available as a PDF from their website (TIN102, published 9/9/2011).

The guidelines cover the six native species of terrestrial reptiles in England and are intended to also be of use to developers, Natural England staff, local planning authorities and volunteers. Development may often result in adverse consequences for reptiles, as well as breaches of legislation. Research has shown that carefully planned and implemented mitigation can offset the negative impacts of development. The new guidelines draw together existing guidance, recent research findings and field observations to produce a single set of standards for good practice in reptile mitigation. 

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