OCTOBER 2006

Contributors –
Karl Munday; Les Hatton; John Whyman; Alister Jones; John Burrow; Catherine Lloyd; Tom McGrath; Stuart Downie; Frank Bowles; Alan Ross; Polly Freeman; Mel Tonkin; David Summers; Ian Ford; Clare Darlaston;
Anne Murray; David Mitchell; David Bell; Sue Swift; Anne Youngman.

The Consultative Drafts have been edited by
Catherine Lloyd
on behalf of the Tayside Biodiversity Partnership

Please send all comments and contributions to the current tranche of Consultative Drafts to the Tayside Biodiversity Co-ordinator
by 19th November 2006
Tayside.biodiversity@ukf.net

TAYSIDE BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLAN
2ND TRANCHE 2006

There is much ongoing work reviewing the 1st Tranche (published in 2002) and preparing the 2nd Tranche. Other Action Plans are in production, but those ready for consultation are now published on the website. These include:

Habitat Action Plans -
Estuarine Reedbeds
Ponds and Pools
Upland Birchwood
Lowland Mixed Broadleaved Woodland
Planted Coniferous Woodlands
Upland Ashwoods
Wet Woodlands
Burial Grounds
Community Orchards, Gardens and Allotments
Hospitals and Sheltered Housing Complexes
Schools, Colleges and Universities

Species Action Plans -
Barn owl
Adder
Otter
Red squirrel
Salmon
Sand martin
Swift
Tern
Great crested newt
Bat species

Other draft Action Plans, first published with the 1st Tranche, now being updated. Consultation has already taken place on these, but they will be put on the website and new comments will be welcomed. These include:

Badger
Water vole
Grey Partridge
Mason Bee
Bluebell
Slender Naiad
Whorled Solomon’s Seal

Response to the Current Consultation Drafts

Your comments on these drafts will be warmly welcomed. A brief questionnaire is attached to the document, but you are welcome to respond in your own way.

Please play a part in shaping the Tayside Biodiversity Action Plan and let your voice be heard for Tayside’s biodiversity.

The deadline for comments on the current Consultative Drafts is
19th November 2006


CONSULTATION QUESTIONNAIRE

The following questions are for guidance only – you are welcome to respond to the consultation document in your own way.

1. Please list the Action Plans you have read and are commenting on:

2. Are the proposed objectives and targets in the Habitat Action Plans (HAPs) and Species Action Plans (SAPs) meeting the key issues of the habitat or species?

3. Are there any specific actions you would wish to be included in the Plan?

4. (organisations only) Is there an Action your organisation would be willing to ‘Lead’ or act as a ‘Partner’? (please list)

5. Any other comments


Please send your contributions and comments to:
Catherine Lloyd - Tayside Biodiversity Co-ordinator
Tayside Biodiversity Partnership,
c/o The Environment Service, Perth and Kinross Council,
Pullar House, 35 Kinnoull Street, Perth. PH1 5GD

by 19th November 2006
e-mail: Tayside.biodiversity@ukf.net


Special thanks to the Habitat Sub-Group members and HAP and SAP authors for their work in bringing together this selection of 2nd Tranche Action Plans for consultation