Leicestershire & Rutland Nature Conservation Forum

The Herbarium Project (pdf document 3.34mb) Dr Anthony Fletcher, Keeper of Natural Life, Leicestershire County Council

Biodiversity on Leicestershire Waterways (pdf document 2.79mb)   Hannah Graves, Ecologist, British Waterways

Update - WI Wildflower Survey Progress (pdf document, 2.82mb)  Ruth Fenney, Leics & Rutland Federation of Women's Institutes and Graham Walley, LCC

Conserving Leicestershire’s Geo-diversity (pdf document, 2.59mb)  Andrew Swift, RIGS Group and Geology Conservation Group

Country Parks - current priorities for managing their bio- and geo-diversity (pdf document, 956kb)  Rosemary Mills, LCC’s Country Parks Team

North West Leics Re-Survey 2006/2007: Initial Results (pdf document, 1.86mb)  Graham Walley, Historic and Natural Environment Team Leader, LCC

Local Bio-diversity -The Fourth Dimension (pdf document, 4.81mb)    Mark Evans, Senior Curator, Natural Sciences, Leicester City Museums

1.2008 Recorders Conference 23rd February at Rothley Centre

2. PEP's new data Network Group being arranged for December - Graham will be sending out details shortly

3. Connect2 - Big Lottery £50 Million competition voting commences online from 26th November. The 4 different entries will be shown on ITV at 11.00 p.m. on week commencing 3rd December (Connect2 will be 4th December). Voting will be on the website at www.thepeoples50million.org.uk If Connect2 is successful then a grant of £700,000 will be available to improve access facilities in and around Watermead Country Park.

4. Sustainable Community Strategy published for public consiltation and available on Leicestershire Together website at http://www.leicestershiretogether.org/scs_public_consultation_draft_nov07.pdf  until 16th January

5. Charnwood Forest update meeting will be held on the morning of 11th December.