Biodiversity is all the life on earth with an intrinsic value which we have a duty to protect. People and wildlife are part of the same ecosystem so by protecting biodiversity, we’re improving life for ourselves. A natural environment rich in biodiversity delivers numerous benefits to Oxfordshire’s communities including improved health and wellbeing, higher property values and flood prevention.

Oxfordshire has been one of the first counties to develop a new, spatial, approach to biodiversity action planning. This helps partners to see where the main biodiversity hotspots are, and therefore where conservation efforts can be most effective.

The Biodiversity Action Plan for Oxfordshire is hosted by Oxfordshire Nature Conservation Forum (ONCF) and belongs to everyone. Local businesses, organisations, statutory bodies, parish councils, groups and individuals can all make a valuable contribution, working on your own land or working in partnership with others.

The following report contains more detail on Oxfordshire’s Biodiversity Action Plan and explains how it is delivered through the Conservation Target Areas approach.

The report

• Full report (pdf format, 4 MB)

If this file size is too large, you can download it in sections below:

• Section 1 (.pdf format, 1.8 Mb)
  Why Biodiversity Matters
• Section 2 (.pdf format, 797Kb)
  An explanation of Biodiversity Action Planning, Oxfordshire’s Biodiversity Action Plan and UK Biodiversity Action Plan priority species & habitats
• Section 3 (.pdf format, 651 Kb)
  Conservation Target Areas in Oxfordshire and the Oxfordshire Wildlife & Landscape Study
• Section 4 (.pdf format, 659 Kb)
  Planning policy, how you can help and contact details

Further information

For more information contact the Ecologist Planner.