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Wildlife Trusts' Wetland Restoration Manual

This publication provides practical advice for those wishing to undertake wetland restoration project. This is a substantial manual, offering practical and innovative advice on wetland restoration, creation and management. The manual is case study based and focuses on practical ways to achieve Biodiversity Action Plan targets. The manual has been produced in consultation with industry, environmental regulators, statutory agencies and other conservation practitioners. It is published in two tranches - the first tranche was released in August 2001; the second in 2003.

The manual includes over 250 pages, plus illustrations, held in a hard-backed ring-bound file. Copies of the manual cost £45 (including postage and packaging) and can be ordered by contacting Janet Rawlin at The Wildlife Trusts UK Office. Tel: 01636 670089; email: jrawlin@wildlife-trusts.cix.co.uk or by post: The Wildlife Trusts UK Office, The Kiln, Mather Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 1WT.

Guidance: Copies of individual chapters can be downloaded in pdf format as follows from the Water Policy Team @ http://www.waterpolicyteam.org/ go to WPT Publications and try http://www.waterpolicyteam.org/General/EntryPage.htm:
Contents PDF
Chapter 1: Wetlands PDF
Chapter 2: The First Steps PDF
Chapter 3: Water Level Control PDF
Chapter 4: Land Forming PDF
Chapter 5: Reedbeds PDF
Chapters 6: Fens - Available in next tranche
Chapter 7: Wet Grassland - Available in next tranche
Chapter 8: Bogs - Available in next tranche
Chapter 9: Wet Heath - Available in next tranche
Chapter 10: Wet Woodland PDF
Chapter 11: Standing Open Water - Available in next tranche
Chapter 12: Rivers and Streams - Available in next tranche
Chapter 13: Post Industrial Land PDF
Chapter 14: Invasive Species - Available in next tranche
Chapter 15: Survey and Monitoring PDF
Fact sheets
Appendices PDF

The Appendices cover: BAP Water and Wetland Habitats and Species; Statutory Species Protection; Organisations with Interest in Water and Wetlands; Suppliers, Contractors and Consultants; Herbicide Control of Aquatic Plants; Health and Safety; Index of Latin Names; Glossary and Fact sheets on: Eels; Great Crested Newts; Sustainable Drainage; River Bank Protection; Water Voles.

 
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