Somerset Biodiversity Strategy - Wild Somerset
The Somerset Biodiversity Strategy was prepared by the Somerset Biodiversity Partnership of which Taunton Deane Borough Council is a member.
The Strategy sets out the essential components for a strategic approach to conservation in Somerset and covers the period 2008 to 2018. It will be revised after 5 years and the targets within the implementation plan will be reviewed annually.
The Strategy and associated Local Biodiversity Action Plans will help to turn national biodiversity targets into action, alongside meeting identified local biodiversity conservation priorities.
It proposes a vision and long term goals for biodiversity conservation locally, and sets out a series of objectives and actions aimed at making significant progress towards achieving them. It also identifies those organisations which are best placed to implement the actions, either through their own endeavours and/or working in partnership with and enabling others.
| Somerset Biodiversity Strategy |
Description |
 Part 1 (442 KB) |
Pages 1-3. This section includes the title page, lists of the organisations which make up the membership of the Somerset Biodiversity Partnership, and a contents page. |
Part 2 (500 KB) |
Pages 4-8. This section covers the introduction and an explanation of the value of biodiversity. There follows an overview of the County's biodiversity, along with a description of the purpose of the strategy, and a statement of a biodiversity vision for Somerset.
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Part 3 (457 KB) |
Pages 9-16. This section lists five of the key objectives for biodiversity conservation in Somerset. These are:
Objective 1 Implementation of the new Local Biodiversity Action Plans.
Objective 2 Sustainable Development through the land use planning system.
Objective 3 Increase in wildlife friendly farming, forestry and sustainable rural enterprises.
Objective 4 Secure the future of all statutory and non statutory wildlife sites.
Objective 5 Implement landscape scale biodiversity conservation. |
Part 4 (489 KB) |
Pages 17-24. This section lists a further six of the key objectives for biodiversity conservation in Somerset. These are:
Objective 6 To collect and maintain biodiversity information and ensure its effective use.
Objective 7 Develop Links between business and the environment.
Objective 8 Enable community engagement with the natural environment and biodiversity conservation.
Objective 9 Make the most of the biodiversity value of wetlands.
Objective 10 Sustainable coastal and marine habitat management.
Objective 11 Achieve successful partnership working, increase the amount of funding available for conservation work and ensure best value.
There is also a section on reporting and monitoring.
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Part 5 (235 KB) |
Pages 25-38. This section consists of the Implementation plan, Appendix 1 Relevant policy and legislative context and Appendix 2 List of current membership of the Biodiversity Management Group. |
Countywide Habitats
The Somerset Biodiversity Strategy contains detailed habitat Action Plans for seven habitats. They are:
Countywide Species
The Somerset Biodiversity Strategy contains detailed species plans for three species. These are:
Related links
 Biodiversity Blueprint
Biodiversity Action Plan
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