Warwickshire, Coventry & Solihull
Local Biodiversity Action Plan
Bibliography for Species Action Plans |
Adder | Great Crested Newt |
Argent and Sable Moth | Lapwing |
Barn Owl
Bats
Bittern | (A) Leaf Rolling Weevil
Otter
Rare Bumblebees |
Black Poplar | Red Wood Ant |
Chalk Carpet Moth | Scarce Arable Plants |
Common Dormouse | Small Blue Butterfly |
(A) Cuckoo Bee | Snipe |
Dingy Skipper Butterfly
Dotted Bee-fly | Song Thrush
Water Vole |
Farmland Birds | White-clawed Crayfish |
 | |
| |
|
Adder
Herpetofauna Conservation International Ltd. (1995) The Herpetofauna Guide.
Langton, T. et al. (1993) A review of British Herpetofauna populations in a wider context. Joint Nature Conservation Committee
English Nature(now Natural England) (1994) Species Conservation Handbook.
English Nature (now Natural England)(2004) Reptiles, guidelines for developers.
English Nature (now Natural England) (in preparation) Reptile Mitigation Guidelines.
HMSO (1981) The Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) and 1991 amendments
HMSO (1995) Biodiversity: The UK Steering Group Report, Vol.1.
HMSO (1995) Biodiversity: The UK Steering Group Report, Vol. 2.
Clemons, J. (1998) A Provisional Atlas of the Amphibians & Reptiles of Warwickshire. |
|
Argent and Sable Moth
Brown, D. and Smith, R. (1987) The Lepidoptera of Warwickshire parts I and II. Warwickshire Museum Service.
Butterfly Conservation News. No. 78. Autumn (2001) Pg 19. ‘Woodland management for butterflies benefits priority moths’.
Porter, J. (1997) Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles. Virgin.
Skinner, B. (1984) Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles. Virgin.
Warmington, K. & Vickery, M. Butterflies of Warwickshire. (Due for publication Summer 2003.) |
|
Barn Owl
Barn Owl Trust / English Nature (now Natural England)(2002) Barn Owls on Site – A Guide for Developers and Planners.
Bunn, D.S., Warburton, A.B. and Wilson, R.D.S. (1982) The Barn Owl. Poyser, Calton, Staffs.
Cramp,S. (Ed.) (1977-93) Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa: the birds of the Western Palearctic. OUP, Oxford. (7 volumes).
Gibbons, D.W., Reid, J.B. and Chapman, R.A. (1993) The New Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1998-1991. Poyser, London.
Harrison, G.R. (Ed), Dean, A.R., Richards, A.J. and Smallshire D. (1982) The Birds of the West Midlands. West Midland Bird Club, Studley.
Lord, J. and Munns, D.J. (1970) Atlas of Breeding Birds of the West Midlands. London.
Mead, C. (2000) The State of the Nation’s Birds. Whittet Books, Stowmarket.
RSPB et al (1996) Birds of Conservation Concern.
Sharrock, J.T.R. (1976) The Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland. Poyser, Berkhamsted.
Tucker, G.M. and Heath, M.F. (1994) Birds in Europe: their conservation status. Cambridge. BirdLife International (BirdLife Conservation Series no.3).
UK Biodiversity Steering Group (1995) Biodiversity: The UK Steering Group Report, Volume 2: Action Plans. HMSO, London. |
Bats
Entwistle, A.C., Harris, S., Hutson, A.M., Racey, P.A. & Walsh, A. (2001) Habitat management for bats Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
Jones, K. & Walsh, A. (2001) A guide to British bats. Field Studies Council.
Kunz, T.H. & Racey, P.A. (1998) Bat biology and conservation. Smithsonian Institute Press, Washington and London.
Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & McLeish, A.P. (2004) The bat workers’ manual (3rd Edition). Joint Nature Conservation Committee.
Richardson, P. (2000) Distribution atlas of bats in Britain and Ireland 1980-1999. Bat Conservation Trust, London.
Richardson, P.(2002) Bats. The Natural History Museum, London.
Roche, N. & Woodhams, M.G. (1999) An Atlas of Warwickshire Mammals: Bats. Warwickshire Museum Service, Warwick.
Wickramasinghe, L.P., Harris, S., Jones, G. and Vaughan, N. (2003) Bat activity and species richness on organic and conventional farms: impact of agricultural intensification. Journal of Applied Ecology, 40, 984-993.
|
Bittern
Gilbert,G. and Smith, K. ( 2001) ‘Bitterns in 2001’ in Birds Vol 18: 41-43, RSPB Sandy.
Gregory,R.D.,Wilkinson,N.I., Noble,D.G., Robinson,J.A., Brown,F., Hughes,J., Proctor,D., Gibbons,D.W., and Galbraith,C. (2002). ‘The Population Status of Birds in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man: an analysis of conservation concern 2002- 2007 ‘ in British Birds 95: 410-448. |
|
Black Poplar
Black Poplar Conservation Group (2001) Draft Species Action Plan for Black Poplar (Populus nigra ssp betulifolia)
Cooper, F.M.P., Jones, M., Watkins, C. & Wilson, Z.A. (2002) Geographic Distribution and Genetic Diversity of Black Poplar. R&D Technical Report W1-022/TR. Environment Agency, Bristol.
Cottrell, J.E., Forrest, G.I. and White, I.M.S. (1997) The use of RAPD analysis to study diversity in British black poplar (Populus nigra L. subsp. betulifolia (Pursh. W. Wettst (Salicaceae)) in Great Britain. Watsonia 21: 305-312.
Environment Agency (2001) Draft Native Black Poplar Planting Strategy – Upper Severn Catchment.
Mabey, R. (1996) Black-poplar In: Flora Brittanica. Sinclair-Stevenson, pp 133-138.
Mabey, R. (1996) The Native Black Poplar: A species in the Ghetto? British Wildlife 8 (11)
Winfield, M.O., Arnold, G.M., Cooper,F., Le Ray, M., Karp, A. and Edwards, K.J. (1998) A study of the genetic diversity in Populus nigra subsp. betulifolia in the Upper Severn area of the UK using AFLP markers. Mol. Ecol. 7:3-10.
Reports of the Populus nigra Network
UK Black Poplar Conservation Group (2001) Draft Species Action Plan for Black Poplar (Populus nigra ssp betulifolia)UK Black Poplar Conservation Group (2002) Guidelines for Planting & Repollarding. Aylesbury Vale District Council (informal leaflet) |
|
Chalk Carpet Moth
Brown,D.& Smith,R.(1987) The Lepidoptera of Warwickshire Pts I & II Warwickshire Museum Service
Porter. J. (1997) Colour Identification Guide to Caterpillars of the British Isles. Viking
Skinner B. (1984) Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles. Viking
Waring P. (2003) Field Guide to Moths of Great Britain & Northern Ireland. British Wildlife
Waring,P. (1997) Annotated List of Macro Moths recorded in the British Isles.
Warmington, K. & Vickery, M. (2003) Warwickshire’s Butterflies, Their Habitats and Where to Find Them. Warwickshire Branch of Butterfly Conservation. |
|
Common Dormouse
Bodnar, S. (2000) Survey of dormice in Warwickshire. English Nature(now Natural England)
Bodnar, S. (2001) An action plan for dormice in Warwickshire. English Nature(now Natural England).
Bright, Morris and Mitchell Jones (1994) Dormouse Conservation Handbook, English Nature(now Natural England)
English Nature (now Natural England)(1995) Species Conservation Handbook |
|
(A) Cuckoo Bee
Anon. (1999) Nomada ferruginata (a cuckoo bee) Species Statement. In: UK Biodiversity Group Tranche 2 Action Plans. Volume IV – Invertebrates. English Nature (now Natural England), Peterborough.
Edwards, M. & Roberts, S.P.M. (2000) Species account for Bombus humilis In: Edwards, R. ed. Provisional atlas of the aculeate Hymenoptera of Britain and Ireland. Part 4. Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society. Huntingdon: Biological Records Centre.
Falk, S. J. (1991) A review of the scarce and threatened bees, wasp and ants of Great Britain. Research & survey in nature conservation. No. 35. Nature Conservancy Council(now Natural England), Peterborough. |
|
Dingy Skipper Butterfly
Asher,J., Warren, M., Fox, R., Harding, P., Jeffcoate, G. and Jeffcoate S. (2001) The Millennium Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. Oxford.
Bourn, N.A.D., Jeffcoate, G.E. and Warren, M.S. (2000) Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages. Species Action Plan. Butterfly Conservation.
DoE. (1995) Species of Conservation Concern in Biodiversity. The UK Steering Group Report.
Joy, J. (1997) West Midlands Regional Action Plan. Butterfly Conservation, West Midlands Branch. |
|
Dotted Bee-fly
Anon (1999) Bombylius discolor (dotted bee-fly) Action Plan In: UK Biodiversity Group Tranche 2 Action Plans. Volume IV – invertebrates. English Nature(now Natural England), Peterborough.
Drake, C.M. (1991) Provisional atlas of the Larger Brachycera (Diptera) of Britain and Ireland. Biological Records Centre (ITE: NERC), Huntingdon.
Falk, S.J. (1991) A Review of the scarce and threatened flies of Great Britain (part 1). Research and survey in nature conservation. No 39. NCC, Peterborough.
Ismay, J.W. (1999) A review of the ecology and distribution of Bombylius discolor Mikan (Diptera, Bombyliidae). English Nature (now Natural England)Research Reports No. 309, Peterborough.
Stubbs, A.E. & Drake, M. (2001) British Soldierflies and their allies . BENHS. |
Farmland Birds
Raven, M. and Noble, D. (2001). “The Breeding Bird Survey 1994-2000”. BTO News No 237 pp 12-14.
Great Crested Newt
HMSO (1995). Biodiversity: The UK Steering Group Report, Volume 1: Meeting the Rio Challenge. London.
HMSO (1995). Biodiversity: The UK Steering Group Report, Volume 2:Action Plans. London.
Guest,J. & Bentley,D. (1998). Critical Pond Biodiversity Survey 1997, Pond Life Project. Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool.
Joint Nature Conservation Council (1998). Herpetofauna Workers Manual.
English Nature(now Natural England) (2001). Great Crested Newt Mitigation Research Report.
English Nature(now Natural England) (2001). Great Crested Newt Conservation Handbook.
[<BR>] |
Lapwing
Gregory,R.D., Wilkinson,N.I., Noble,D.G., Robinson,J.A., Brown,A.F., Hughes,J., Proctor,D.A, Gibbons,D.W., Galbraith,C.A. (2002) The population status of birds in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man: an analysis of conservation concern 2002-2007. British Birds 95:410-450. |
|
(A) Leaf Rolling Weevil
Fry, R. and Lonsdale, D. (1991) Habitat Conservation for Insects – A Neglected Green Issue. AES Middlesex, London.
Anon. (1999) Byctiscus populi (a leaf-rolling weevil) Action Plan. In: UK Biodiversity Group Tranche 2 Action Plans. Volume IV – invertebrates. English Nature, Peterborough. |
|
Otter
Environment Agency (1999) Otter and River Habitat Management 2nd Ed Environment Agency, Bristol.
RSPB NRA RSNC (1994) The New Rivers and Wildlife Handbook RSPB, Sandy.
Jones, M. (2001) Otter Survey 2000 – The Distribution of the Otter in the River Avon Catchment . Unpublished (Warwickshire Wildlife Trust) |
|
Rare Bumblebees
Anon (1999) Bombus humilis (a carder bumblebee) and Large Garden Bumblebee (Bombus ruderatus) Action Plans In: UK Biodiversity Group Tranche 2 Action Plans. Volume IV – Invertebrates. English Nature(now Natural England), Peterborough.
Benton, T (2000) The Bumblebees of Essex. The Nature of Essex Series, 4. Lopinga Books, Essex.
Edwards, M. & Roberts, S. P. M. Map in BWARS newsletter/atlas
Falk S J (1991) A review of the scarce and threatened bees, wasp and ants of Great Britain. Research & survey in nature conservation. No. 35. Nature Conservancy Council(now Natural England), Peterborough
Else, GR & Roberts, SPM (2000) Species account and map for Bombus humilis In: Edwards, R. ed. Provisional atlas of the aculeate Hymenoptera of Britain and Ireland. Part 4. Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society. Huntingdon: Biological Records Centre. |
|
Red Wood Ant
Donisthorpe H. St. J. K. (1927) British Ants – their life-history and classification. Routledge & Sons, London.
Hoy, S. & Roberts, S.P.M. (1997) Species account for Formica rufa In: Edwards, R. ed. Provisional atlas of the aculeate Hymenoptera of Britain and Ireland. Part 1. Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society. Huntingdon: Biological Records Centre.
Skinner, G. (1998). British Wood-ants. British Wildlife 10 (1):1-8 |
Scarce Arable Weeds
Hanf, M. (1983) The arable plants of Europe with their seedlings and seeds. BASF
Readman, J. (1991) Plants. How to control and love them. Henry Doubleday Research Association. |
Small Blue Butterfly
DoE. (1995) Species of Conservation Concern in Biodiversity. The UK Steering Group Report.
Asher,J., Warren, M., Fox, R., Harding, P., Jeffcoate, G. and Jeffcoate S. (2001) The Millennium Atlas of Butterflies in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. Oxford.
Barker, S.R.J. (1995) Conservation of the Small Blue in Warwickshire. Report to Butterfly Conservation.
Bourn, N.A.D. and Warren, M.S. (2000) Small Blue Cupido minimus. Species Action Plan. Butterfly Conservation.
Joy, J. (1997). West Midlands Regional Action Plan. Butterfly Conservation, West Midlands Branch. |
|
Snipe
Cramp, S. (Ed) (1977-93) Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa: the birds of the Western Palearctic. OUP, Oxford. (7 volumes).
Gibbons, D.W., Reid, J.B. and Chapman, R.A. (1993) The New Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1998-1991. Poyser, London.
Harrison, G.R. (Ed), Dean, A.R., Richards, A.J. and Smallshire, D. (1982) The Birds of the West Midlands. West Midland Bird Club, Studley.
Lord, J. and Munns, D.J. (1970) Atlas of Breeding Birds of the West Midlands. London.
Mead, C. (2000) The State of the Nation’s Birds. Whittet Books, Stowmarket.
Raven, M. and Noble D. (2001) “The Breeding Bird Survey 1994-2000” in BTO News No 237 pp 12-14.
Sharrock, J.T.R. (1976) The Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland. Poyser, Berkhamsted.
Tucker, G.M. and Heath, M.F. (1994) Birds in Europe: their conservation status. Cambridge. BirdLife International (BirdLife Conservation Series no.3).
UK Biodiversity Steering Group (1995) Biodiversity: The UK Steering Group Report, Volume 2: Action Plans. HMSO, London. |
|
Song Thrush
Cramp, S. Ed. (1977-93) Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa: the birds of the Western Palearctic. OUP, Oxford. (7 volumes).
Crick, H., Marchant, J, Noble, D. and Baillie, S. (2001) Accelerating declines revealed by new BTO report. BTO News No 232 pp 8-9.
Gibbons, D.W., Reid, J.B. and Chapman, R.A. (1993) The New Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1998-1991. Poyser, London.,
Gregory, R.D., Wilkinson, N.I., Noble, D.G., Robinson, J.A., Brown, A.F., Hughes, J., Proctor D.A., GIibbons, D.W. and Galbraith, C.A. (2002) The population status of birds in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man: an analysis of conservation concern 2002-2007. British Birds 95: 410-450.
Harrison, G.R. (Ed), Dean, A.R., Richards, A.J. and Smallshire, D. (1982) The Birds of the West Midlands. West Midland Bird Club, Studley.
Henderson, I. and Vickery, J. ( 2001) Game on for wintering birds. BTO News No 232 pp 10-11.
Lord, J. and Munns, D.J. (1970) Atlas of Breeding Birds of the West Midlands. London.
Mead, C. (2000) The State of the Nation’s Birds. Whittet Books, Stowmarket.
Raven, M. and Noble, D. (2001) The Breeding Bird Survey 1994-2000 BTO News No 237 pp 12-14.
Sharrock, J.T.R. (1976). The Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland. Poyser, Berkhamsted.
Thomson,, D.L., Baillie, S.R. & Peach, W.J. (1997) The demography and age-specific annual survival of British song thrushes Turdus philomelos during periods of population stability and decline. J. Anim. Ecol. 66: 414-424.
Siriwardena, G.M., Baillie, S.R. & Wilson, J.D. (1998a) Variation in the survival rates of British farmland passerines with respect to their population trends. Bird Study 45: 276-292.
Tucker, G.M. and Heath, M.F. (1994) Birds in Europe: their conservation status. Cambridge. BirdLife International (BirdLife Conservation Series no.3). |
|
Water Vole
Wilson, A. and Gillings, S. (2002) Winter farmland bird survey . BTO News No 241 pp 6-7. Strachan, R. (1998) Water Vole Conservation Handbook WildCru, Oxford University
Strachan C, Strachan R, Jeffries D.J. (2000) Preliminary Report on the Changes in the Water Vole Population of Britain as Shown by the National Surveys of 1989-1990 and 1996-1998 The Vincent Wildlife Trust
Jones, M. (2001). Water Vole Survey 2001 – The Distribution of the Water Vole in the Warwickshire Avon Catchment . Unpublished (Warwickshire Wildlife Trust) |
|
White-clawed Crayfish
Environment Agency (undated) Freshwater Crayfish in Britain and Ireland . E.A.
Holdich, D M and Rogers, W. D. (1996) Government Action to Keep Signals on the Right Lines. Fish Farmer, 19 (4), 20-21.
Holdich, D. M., Rogers, W. D. and Reader, J. P. (1995) Crayfish Conservation. R&D Project Record 378/10/N&Y, National Rivers Authority, Bristol.
Holdich, D. M. and Lowery, R S. (edds.) (1998) Freshwater Crayfish – Biology, Management and Exploitation. Chapman and Hall, London.
Holdich,D., Sibley,P. & Peay,S. (2004) The White-clawed Crayfish – a decade on. British Wildlife, vol.15, no 3, pp 153-163.
Peay, S. (2000) Guidance on Works Affecting White-Clawed Crayfish. Report to English Nature(now Natural England) and the Environment Agency.
Smith, G. R. T., Learner, M. A., Slater, F. M. and Foster, J. (1996) Habitat Features Important for the Conservation of the Native Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) in Britain. Biological Conservation, 75, 239-246. |
|
| Action Plans for Species A - D |
| Action Plans for Species E - Z |