Habitat Action Plans For West London
What are the most important habitats in west London ?
The habitats for wildlife in west London are many and varied. Those interested in nature conservation and biodiversity have known about them for years and have done much to promote and protect our most important habitats.
For information on the various habitats see the habitats introduction page.
What are Habitat Action Plans ?
There are now formal plans called 'Habitat Action Plans' or HAPs to protect various types of habitat. These plans are a major component of 'Biodversity Action Plans' which are now in place for many parts of the country, including west London.
The table below lists the habitats that are the subject of Habitat Action Plans (HAPs) in west London boroughs as at April 2004. The descriptions and ranges of habitats covered in the various HAPs differ for each borough. We therefore needed to re-classify and re-group the habitats to some extent in order to summarise the data and compare boroughs. The precise scope of an HAP can only be found by inspecting the relevant borough's BAP.
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Habitat \ Boro |
Br |
Eal |
Ham |
Har |
Ho |
Hil |
Ken |
Kin |
Ric |
Wes |
Lon |
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Heath |
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Y |
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Y |
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Grassland |
(Y) |
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o |
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o. |
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Acid grassland |
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Y |
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Y |
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o |
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Neutral & marshy grassland |
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Y |
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Chalk grassland |
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Y |
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Amenity grassland |
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Y |
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Running water |
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Y |
Y |
Y |
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o. |
o. |
o |
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River Thames |
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Y |
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Y |
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Standing water |
(Y) |
Y |
Y |
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Y |
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o |
o. |
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Water's edge |
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. |
. |
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. |
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. |
. |
. |
Y |
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Reedbeds |
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Y |
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Gardens |
(Y) |
(Y) |
Y. |
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Y |
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o. |
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(Y) |
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Allotments |
(Y) |
Y |
Y. |
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Y |
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Woodland & scrub |
(Y.) |
Y |
Y. |
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o. |
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Y |
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Parkland & veteran trees |
(Y.) |
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(Y) |
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Y |
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Y |
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Small parks & garden squares |
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Y |
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Horticulture |
(Y.) |
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Hedgerows |
(Y.) |
Y |
Y. |
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Y |
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o. |
o |
o |
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'Wasteland' |
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Y |
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Y |
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'Education' land |
(Y) |
Y |
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'Health' land |
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(Y) |
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Cemetaries & churchyards |
(Y) |
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o |
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Railway land |
(Y) |
(Y) |
Y |
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Arable land |
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(Y) |
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'Greening buildings' |
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Y |
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Y |
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Streetscape |
(Y) |
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Habitat / Boro |
Br |
Eal |
Ham |
Har |
Ho |
Hil |
Ken |
Kin |
Ric |
Wes |
Lon |
"Y" - means that there is a plan which we have seen.
"(Y)" - means there is a partial plan. This could be a 'Habitat Statement', where the habitat is
discussed without a set of actions. Or there could be a number of actions without a description and analysis.
"o" - means there is a plan in course of preparation.
"." - means the habitat is included in a HAP which includes one or more other habitats.
Borough abbreviations:
Br - Brent
Eal -
Ealing
Ham - Hammersmith & Fulham
Har - Harrow
Hil -
Hillingdon
Ho - Hounslow
Ken - Kensington & Chelsea
Kin -
Kingston
Ric - Richmond
Wes - Westminster
Lon - London
To see or locate these HAPs, go to our links for BAPs