Publications and websites

Association of Local Government Ecologists (ALGE) – a range of publications

Babergh District Council Countryside Team – Managing your Green Spaces Factsheet

Defra (2006) Guidance for Local Authorities on implementing the biodiversity duty. 
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Defra (2006) Guidance for Public Authorities on implementing the biodiversity duty. 
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Exploring the Suffolk Countryside

Wildlife Trusts: Local Authority Services and Biodiversity – Your Statutory Obligations

Organisations that can advise and provide practical help:

• Dedham Vale AONB and Stour Valley
• River Action Group Ipswich Borough Council
• Forest Heath District Council
• Forestry Commission
• Green Light Trust - Bringing People and Nature Together
• Greenways Countryside Project (around Ipswich)
• Ipswich Borough Council Wildlife Network
• Mid Suffolk District Council Countryside Service and Discovery Project
• Natural England
• RSPB
• Suffolk Biodiversity Information Service
• Suffolk Coastal Norse – Providing Access to Countryside Sites
• Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB
• Suffolk County Council Landscape and Wildlife
• Suffolk Wildlife Trust
• Waveney District Council Environment
• West Suffolk Ranger Service

“Biodiversity affects every one of us because it is truly cross-cutting, relating to social, health and economic issues.”