Reptile Habitat Management Handbook

Reptile Habitat Management Handbook

Paul Edgar, Jim Foster and John Baker (2010). Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Bournemouth. ISBN 978-0-9566717-0-7.

This handbook is the first attempt to bring together habitat management advice for all native UK reptiles. The half dozen species here have experienced population declines, and are now all Biodiversity Action Plan priorities. The handbook is aimed at site managers, and those who advise on management. It gives advice for a range of settings, from dedicated nature reserves to farmland and includes a useful appendix of Environmental Stewardship options.

The Reptile Habitat Management Handbook was part-funded by Natural England and produced in conjunction with Amphibian and Reptile Conservation's Widespread Species Project, funded by The Esme Fairbairn Foundation.

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Copies of the handbook are available from Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, 655A Christchurch Road, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 4AP, 01202 391319 (Â£3.00 to cover postage and handling, bulk orders to be negotiated enquiries@arc-trust.org).

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The handbook is also available to download in PDF format. ARC and Natural England will be sending copies to the main habitat management organisations, and a series of training courses have been run to promote the handbook's main messages.

You can download the entire Handbook (3.8Mb) by clicking on the link immediately below.

Full Reptile Habitat Management Handbook

Alternatively each section of the handbook can be accessed from the links below:-

RHMH Infomation Reptile Habitat Management Handbook Information
Contents - RHMH Contents
Summary RHMH Summary
Chapter 1 - RHMH Introduction
Chapter 2 - RHMH Reptiles of GB
Chapter 3 - RHMH Conservation of British Reptiles
Chapter 4 - RHMH Habitat Requirements
Chapter 5 - Principles and Planning
Chapter 6 - Resolving Management Conflicts
Chapter 7 - Management Methods
Chapter 8 - Habitat Restoration and Re-creation
Chapter 9 - Creating Reptile Habitat Features
Chapter 10 - Opportunities for Reptiles and Specific Land Use Regimes
Chapter 11 - Species Management
Chapter 12 - Reptiles and People
Chapter 13 - Surveys and Monitoring
Chapter 14 - Sources of Information and Advice
Chapter 15 - References and Further Reading
Appendix Appendix