Natural History of Warwickshire
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The Warwickshire RINGS |
Senior Keeper of Natural History
Warwickshire Museum
Market Place
Warwick
CV34 4SA
Tel: 01926 412481
Fax: 01926 419840
Email contact
The Warwickshire RINGs - the Warwickshire Research, Recording and Recreation in Nature Groups - is a network of groups, organisations and individuals with a specialist interest or enthusiasm for any aspect of wildlife in the Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull sub-region. Warwickshire Museum produces a RINGS Newsletter three times a year which provides a calendar of forthcoming events, contact details for groups and experts and other useful information items.
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Ecological Unit |
Warwickshire Museum Field Services
Ecology Unit
The Butts
Warwick CV34 4SS
Email contact
Tel: 01926 418060
Fax: 01926 412974
Part of the Warwickshire Museum Field Service, the ecology unit provides information and advice about wildlife habitats, flora and fauna in the county.
The Ecology Unit provides an information service to individuals and organisations, including public utilities, consultants and local interest groups. Advice on nature conservation issues is also provided including the formal advice given to some county council and district council departments. We work in partnership with many of these organisations to help safeguard the county's natural heritage.
Part of the service is free to students and the public and on a charged basis for Local Authorities and commercial organisations.
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Warwickshire Biological Record Centre |
Warwickshire Museum Field Services
Ecology Unit
The Butts
Warwick CV34 4SS
Tel: 01926 418060
Fax: 01926 412974
Email contact
A database of information on nature conservation sites in the county and parts of the West Midlands. Together with the species record held in the Market Hall Museum the Warwickshire Biological Record Centre (WBRC) is the most comprehensive database on wildlife in the county. The WBRC also publishes county distribution atlases for all flora and fauna.
We collect information on habitats and species from many sources - including our own surveys and local enthusiasts and welcomes reports on wildlife sites and species from the public.
The WBRC can be visited by appointment, and can be useful for research students, teachers, site managers and others with an interest in wildlife habitats and species. Access is free to the public but on a charge basis to those with a commercial enquiry.
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Warwickshire Geological Localities Record Centre |
Keeper of Geology
Warwickshire Museum
Market Place
Warwick CV34 4SA
Tel: 01926 412481
Fax: 01926 419840
Email contact
A valuable source of information on past and present geological sites including mines, pits, quarries, road and railway cuttings in Warwickshire, Coventry, Birmingham and part of the West Midlands.
Information on sites includes location, maps, plans, photographs, access, ownership, research and educational suitability as well as detailed descriptions of rocks, minerals and fossils.
The Centre identifies sites of primary scientific interest in Warwickshire and co-ordinates work to conserve them for the benefit of science and education. It is suitable for use by people and organisations with an interest in geology, including students, researchers, teachers, planners and engineers. Click here for more information.
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Warwickshire County Council Countryside Services |
Planning Transport and Economic Development
PO Box 43
Shire Hall
Warwick CV34 4SX
Tel: 01926 410410
For information on Country Parks:
Country Parks Information Office
Kingsbury Water Park
Bodymoor Heath Lane
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B76 ODY
Tel: 01827 872 660
Fax: 01827 875161
Offers information on landscape conservation and recreation in the countryside as well as on the County Council's Country Parks, picnic areas and public rights of way.
In addition, the Service gives advice on tree planting, help for farmers and landowners by providing free trees for planting in priority areas, and cash grants for key landscape features.
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English Nature Warwickshire Office |
10/11 Butchers Row
Banbury
OX16 8JH
Tel: 01295 257601
This Government organisation promotes the conservation of wildlife and geological features. It selects and notifies Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSIs) which are nationally important for their wildlife or geology and of which there are 47 in Warwickshire with a further 20 under consideration.
EN is consulted on proposals to change the use of SSIs, on Structure Plans and Local Plans, to ensure they contain strong policies for nature conservation.
They are in the partnership funding the Warwickshire Habitat Biodiversity Audit.
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The Countryside Commission |
Midlands Regional Office
Cumberland House
Broad Street
Birmingham B15 1TD
Tel: 0121 632 6503
The Countryside Commission works to conserve and enhance the beauty of the English countryside and to help people to enjoy it. As an advisory body, it encourages others to develop activities and policies which further these aims.
The CC also awards discretionary grants towards informal recreation and landscape conservation projects, runs research projects and experimental schemes such as Countryside Stewardship - a discretionary grant scheme which promotes positive land management.
Involved in the Parish Paths Partnership, Community Forests, Hedgerow Incentive Scheme, Rural Action and the National Forest, it offers advice to organisations and individuals.
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Warwickshire Wildlife Trust |
Brandon Marsh Nature Centre
Brandon Lane
Coventry CV3 3GW
Tel: 024-76302912
Fax: 024-76639556
www.warwickshire-wildlife-trust.org.uk
A leading local environment charity which helps to protect wildlife and natural habitats throughout Warwickshire, Coventry, Sutton Coldfield and Solihull.
The trust manages 40 nature reserves which cover more than 2,000 acres of woodlands, meadows and wetlands. It campaigns on nature conservation issues, works with planners to protect natural habitats and liaises with local community groups and schools to provide help where needed.
The trust is a member of the partnership involved with the Warwickshire Habitat Biodiversity Audit.
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Warwickshire Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group |
Warwickshire College
Moreton Morrell
Warwick CV35 9BL
Tel: 01926 318280
Website: www.fwag-warwickshire.co.uk
Email: enquiries@fwag-warwickshire.co.uk
The Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group unites wildlife and landscape conservation with farming and forestry. Part of a national independent charity, Warwickshire FWAG comprises farmers, agricultural scientists, wildlife conservationists and others and holds competitions, training events, field and evening meetings.
It is able to offer advice on a wide range of topics from the care and management of wildlife habitats on farms to the creation of new habitats such as ponds, woodlands, hedges and flower meadows. It can also provide useful information on the source of materials, labour and grants.
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Warwickshire Rural Action |
The Abbotsford
Market Place
Warwick
Tel: 01926 499596
A network for advice for local rural environmental groups seeking to improve their surroundings, Rural Action can also provide generous grant aid for work such as:
- Buying in expertise, assembling skills and information through surveys, appraisals and wildlife audits;
- Organising training, feasibility studies and management plans;
- Heightening awareness with public presentations, education courses and publicity; and
- Promoting community action with celebrations and festivals.
Warwickshire Rural Action supports local groups in establishing schemes for recycling, saving energy, creating pocket parks, woodland management, wildlife conservation, countryside access, picnic areas, green tourism, local histories and the protection of landmarks.
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British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) |
The Community Venture
Bath Place
Leamington Spa
Warwickshire
CV31 3AQ
Tel: 01926 430574
External link: Warwickshire Conservation Volunteers
Local branches of this national charity support and help anyone who wants to carry out practical conservation work. The scope of this advice ranges from woodland management to putting in steps; on-site practical training to the loan of tools; organising volunteers to insurance cover.
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