Natural England has released new mitigation guidelines for reptiles. The pdf is available for download here TIN102.

The entries are starting to trickle in from our team for the Baker Consultants R&R awards for the best places to stay or eat whilst on site visits.

Susan reports on day two of the Wind Energy and Wildlife Impacts conference in Norway.

The sessions today were: species-specific vulnerabilities and population effects, behavioural and spatial responses, collision risk modelling and Methods and statistics.

Kelly Clark is leading a couple of walks for the Arkwright Society in this spring. The first is a Woodland Walk on 1st April to look at the flora and fauna of the conservation area of Willersley Castle and Cromford, the second an evening bat walk along Cromford Canal on Friday May 6th.