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Description: This attractive, highly illustrated mixed-media pack presents information and guidance to enable a wide range of people involved with the construction industry to stay within the law relating to wildlife, and to understand and implement good practice in protecting wildlife on development and construction projects.

The first section describes how to use the pack and how to implement the training sessions. There are background notes on the fundamentals of ecology, an introduction to legislation governing wildlife and construction issues, practical guidance on dealing with wildlife on sites, references and a gazetteer of useful organisations. Extensive supporting materials include briefing sheets on individual species and the different types of habitat, toolbox talks and a quiz for training session delegates. These briefing sheets can be puchased individually through our Working with wildlife resource centre here.

The pack is presented in a sturdy ring-binder, and all the presentation and training materials are included on the accompanying CD-ROM. It is intended that the pack be used either for individual study or support, for example by environmental managers, or as a resource by anyone involved in setting up a wildlife training event.

A complementary 32-page pocket book publication (C613) is included in the pack, but may also be purchased separately.

Keywords: environmental good practice, sustainable construction, site management, biodiversity

Contents: Summary, Acknowledgements, Glossary, Foreword, 1 How to use this pack, 1.1 Welcome to the Working with Wildlife resource and training pack, 1.2 How to use the pack as a training resource, 1.3 Designing and running a training session, 2 Introduction to ecology and conservation, 2.1 What has conservation of wildlife got to do with the construction industry? 2.2 How does the pack link in with other construction industry initiatives? 3 Background to ecology, 3.1 Terminology, 3.2 Why worry?, 3.3 But why worry about wildlife on construction and development projects?, 4 Basic ecological concepts, 4.1 Who eats what and why - ecosystems and food chains, 4.2 The natural energy cycle, 4.3 How stable is an ecosystem?, 4.4 Habitats and species, 5 Ecology and construction, 5.1 How development and construction can impact on ecology, 5.2 What can the construction industry do to maximise opportunities for ecological enhancement and to minimise adverse impacts?, 5.3 Ecological survey, 5.4 Review opportunities, 5.5 Assessing and avoiding negative impacts, 5.6 Scale and location, 6 Survey and assessment, 6.1 Environmental impact assessment, 6.2 What to survey, 6.3 When to survey, 6.4 How to survey, 6.5 Who surveys?, 6.6 Surveying and protected species, 6.7 Evaluation and impact assessment of sites, 6.8 Environmental impact assessment, environmental appraisal or "appropriate assessment"?, 6.9 Mitigation, compensation and enhancement, 6.10 Post-construction management and monitoring, 7 Legislation, planning policy and guidance, 7.1 The basis of UK law - a brief introduction, 7.2 UK legislation relevant to construction and wildlife, 7.3 European law and its implications for the UK, 7.4 International treaties and conventions, 7.5 Licensing and protected species, 7.6 Wildlife and planning policy, 7.7 Biodiversity action plans, 7.8 Ecology and sustainable development, 7.9 General guidance, 8 Who's who in ecology, 8.1 Public sector, 8.2 Voluntary sector, 8.3 Private sector, 8.4 Further information on wildlife, 9 Where next? 9.1 Using an ecologist on site, 9.2 Ecology and site environmental management, 9.3 What is the role of the contractor's ecologist?, 9.4 Concluding comments, References and further reading, Gazetteer of relevant organisations, Training and supporting materials: PowerPoint slide printouts, Habitat briefing sheets, Species briefing sheets, Toolbox talk sheets, Quiz

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