- The Surrey Nature Partnership’s position statement on Tree planting for climate change has just been published, see here.
- The Surrey Nature Partnership’s Biodiversity & Planning Conference on 13th February 2020 was a great success! See here for the programme. All the speaker presentations, as well as the GDPR-compliant delegates attendee list may be viewed below. Delegates can obtain a CPD attendance certificate by request from sophie.coad@surreywt.org.uk.
Session 1: Mike Oxford, ALGE; Biodiversity – setting standards for planning and development Tom Butterworth, WSP; Biodiversity Net Gain – What you need to know.. [presented by Mike Oxford]
Session 2: Simon Elson, Surrey County Council; Landscape Change through Planning for Minerals Marc Turner, Natural England; Role & Future of Natural England Gabrielle Graham, SWT Ecology Services; Role of the Ecological Consultant
Session 3: Ross Baker, Surrey Bat Group; Why are Bats the Hot Topic? Tony Gent Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Trust; District Licensing – an eNGO perspective Rocio Martinez Cillero, University of Surrey; Biodiversity in Sustainable Development Tracey Haskins,Woking Borough Council; The Natural Woking Initiative Niall McEvoy, Smartscape; The Role of Green Infrastructure in Net Gain
Delegate List: Conference Delegate List
photo: Wild daffodils, West Horsley © Mike Waite
