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Local Biodiversity Action Plan

Caerphilly county borough is rich in wildlife that has evolved with changing agricultural and forestry practices, and urban and industrial developments. However, during the last 50 years there has been a dramatic loss in the abundance and variety of species. This decline is linked to the changes in our lifestyles and the demand this has placed on our natural resources. If action is not taken to halt this decline, many plants and animals familiar to us today will be lost.

Governments across the world agree that efforts must be made to halt the worldwide loss of species and habitats. In response to this need, organisations and individuals in Caerphilly county borough have come together to prepare a Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP) for the area. Implementing this plan will help us take the first steps towards halting the decline of species in the South Wales Valleys.

The document contains a set of action plans to conserve important and locally characterisitic habitats and species in Caerphilly county borough. It can also be used as an information source for education and research purposes.

Volume 1

  Foreword and contents - pdf 126k
Pt I: Overview - pdf 647k
     
Pt II: Habitat statements - pdf 383k
  Index - pdf 14k
  Framework - pdf 12k
1. Wetlands - pdf 65k
2. Deciduous woodlands - pdf 43k
3. Planted coniferous woodlands - pdf 26k
4. Wildlife corridors - pdf 44k
5. Species-rich grasslands - pdf 51k
6. Common land - pdf 38k
7. Ffridd/Coedcae - pdf 21k
8. Heathland - pdf 28k
9. Post industrial land - pdf 46k
10. Urban habitats - pdf 41k
     
Pt III: Habitat maps - pdf 732k

Volume 2 - Species Action Plans

1. Amphibians - pdf 210k
     
2. Birds - pdf 1.7mb
  Index - pdf 144k
  Barn Owl - pdf 104k
  Bullfinch - pdf 99k
  Buzzard - pdf 103k
  Curlew - pdf 91k
  Goshawk - pdf 65k
  Green Woodpecker - pdf 93k
  Grey Partridge - pdf 103k
  House Sparrow - pdf 92k
  Kestrel - pdf 85k
  Lapwing - pdf 92k
  Linnet - pdf 95k
  Little Owl - pdf 80k
  Long-eared Owl - pdf 78k
  Nightjar - pdf 87k
  Peregrine Falcon - pdf 77k
  Reed Bunting - pdf 91k
  Skylark - pdf 85k
  Song Thrush - pdf 97k
  Spotted Flycatcher - pdf 100k
  Tree Sparrow - pdf 92k
  Wetlands birds - pdf 157k
  Yellowhammer - pdf 89k
   
3. Fish (Native Wild Fish) - pdf 224k
     
4. Mammals - pdf 359k
  Index - pdf 144k
  Badger - pdf 64k
  Bats - pdf 55k
  Brown Hare - pdf 68k
  Dormouse -pdf 70k
  European Otter - pdf 52k
  Water Vole - pdf 56k
  Yellow-necked Mouse - pdf 53k
     
5. Reptiles - pdf 236k
  Index - pdf 13k
  Adder - pdf 84k
  Grass Snake - pdf 86k
  Slow Worm & Common Lizard - pdf 77k
     
6. Bees, wasps and ants (Red Wood Ant) - pdf 101k
     
7. Butterflies pdf 283k
  Index - pdf 144k
  Bordered Gothic Moth - pdf 31k
  Buttoned Snout Moth - pdf 31k
  Double Line Moth - pdf 33k
  High Brown Fritillary Butterfly - pdf 75k
  Other moths - pdf 34k
  Pearl-bordered Fritillary Butterfly - pdf 70k
  Waved Carpet Moth - pdf 35k
     
8. Crustacea (White Clawed Crayfish) - pdf 60k
     
9. Dragonflies and Damselflies - pdf 124k
     
10. Vascular Plants - pdf 521k
  Index - pdf 144k
  Bluebell - pdf 86k
  Common Reed - pdf 86k
  Cornish Moneywort - pdf 63k
  Cowslip - pdf 90k
  Orchid - pdf 220k
  Yellow Rattle - pdf 29k
     
  Appendices - pdf 118k
     
    Action Plans will be available for beetles, grasshoppers and
crickets, snailsm spiders, lichens and liverworts.