An ecological site is an area of at least local wildlife value. There are currently almost 5000 Ecological Sites in the HBRC database. A site of ecological importance could be either a meadow full of cowslips, an ancient hedgerow, allotments with slowworms, a rural pond with frogs or a house with a nursery roost of pipistrelle bats. These ecological sites have been graded according to their importance and together with recent information obtained from a three year targeted Habitat Survey - a subset of County Wildlife sites have been designated.
Their function is to people to the wildlife importance of these areas. This can help to influence decision makers and enable informed choices in development control. The areas identify significant remaining semi-natural vegetation, areas with scarce species and area with protected species according to the most up-to-date information available. The maps are regularly updated as new information comes in to the centre. One example of an important ecology site is Broxbourne Wood.
See habitat survey for more information.
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