Useful Links

• Habitas Online: Information on Botany, Geology and Zoology in Northern Ireland

• Planning Service: Northern Ireland

• Planning Service: Planning and Nature Conservation Planning Policy Statement 2 (PPS 2) (.PDF 487Kb)

• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

• Woodland Trust - The UK's leading woodland conservation charity

• Back on the Map - Ancient and Long Established Woodlands in Northern Ireland

• Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC): The statutory adviser to Government on UK and international nature conservation

• Invasive Species Ireland - Information available on a range of species, policy related to individual species or groups of species, and strategies to deal with species that threaten the biodiversity and economies of Ireland

• Peatlands NI - Northern Ireland peatland information

• Biodiversity Action Reporting System (BARS) - Includes national, local and company Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs) and the Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans of all four UK countries

• Northern Ireland Raptor Study Group - An organisation that exists to promote the knowledge of raptor biology and populations through volunteer field-based research, working in partnership with landowners, industry, non-government and government organisations

• Bat Conservation Ireland - A charity dedicated to the conservation of Ireland's bats

• Northern Ireland Bat Group - Information and advice on how to deal with bats

• Northern Ireland Badger Group - An independent, not-for-profit initiative, which aims to promote the understanding, protection and welfare of badgers

• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Great Britain

• Rivers Agency - An Executive Agency of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. It is the statutory drainage and flood defence authority for Northern Ireland

• Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) - The Department aims to promote sustainable economic growth and the development of the countryside in Northern Ireland

• Forest Service - An Executive Agency within the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. In carrying out its remit, the Agency is subject to the overall direction of the Minister with responsibility for the Department