Climate Change

UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP)
The UK Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) provides scenarios that show how our climate might change and co-ordinates research on dealing with our future climate.

Conservation Advice: Farmland Birds

Bird population trends in the UK
The British Trust for Ornithology monitors bird populations in the UK: see the latest results here.

GCT Conservation Guides
advice on 'the grey partridge', 'the black grouse', 'woodland conservation and pheasants' and 'strongylosis control in red grouse'

RSPB farmland bird advice pages
advice to help cirl bunting, corn bunting, curlew, grey partridge, lapwing, linnet, pink-footed goose, redshank, reed bunting, ring ouzel, skylark, snipe, song thrush, tree sparrow, turtle dove, twite and yellowhammer

The Barn Owl Trust
Advice and information on barn owl conservation, habitat restoration and barn owl nestboxes. Also advice on rodenticide use to avoid secondary poisoning of barn owls.

Conservation Advice: Farmland Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles

Amphibian and Reptile Groups website (ARG UK)
News, key contacts and events (such as training courses for amphibian and reptile recording)

Reptile and amphibian advice sheets
Advice sheets on the Froglife website including advice on frogs, toads and newts in garden ponds, snakes in gardens, idenitification, reptiles and amphibian recording, conserving grass snakes and the great crested newt conservation handbook

Wild Trout Trust
A charity dedicated to the conservation of wild trout in Britain and Ireland through protection and restoration of their habitats. Website has relevant information and conservation advice.

Wildlife Trusts information on British Amphibians and Reptiles
brief description and summary of habitat and food of common frog, common lizard, common newt, grass snake, great crested newt and wall lizard

Conservation Advice: Farmland habitats

Flora Locale
Advice on planting schemes to create wildlife habitats using native flora