Biodiversity and wildlife

Our Corporate Plan commits us to protecting and enhancing biodiversity in Hart. We do this by managing our natural sites and keeping a careful eye on the potential impact of proposed developments. We work with local groups on projects that enhance our natural sites.

Our Biodiversity Action Plan commits us to:

• continue to protect habitats and species and enhance existing areas for wildlife
• effectively manage and monitor nature conservation sites
• create new habitats through planning policy
• continue raising awareness of biodiversity within the community
• raise awareness of biodiversity among council staff and members
• make biodiversity a key consideration in council decision-making
• monitor and review local biodiversity and our Biodiversity Action Plan

We've agreed to develop a Biodiversity and Carbon Offsetting Strategy. This will improve biodiversity in the district and move us towards being a more sustainable council. When the strategy is published, we will share this here.