Guidelines for the Selection of Biological Heritage Sites
Glossary
The following terms are used to refer to the groups involved in system development and maintenance and the various forms in which data relating to Biological Heritage Sites is provided.
Biological Heritage Sites Working Group
This Group was responsible for the development of the BHS Guidelines for Site Selection and the initial confirmation of BHS. It comprised experienced professional ecologists from Lancashire County Council Planning Department, Lancashire Wildlife Trust and English Nature (North West), including the contract officers (responsible for preliminary site selection and boundary evaluation), working in conjunction with national and local specialists and honorary conservation officers of the Lancashire Wildlife Trust.
Biological Heritage Sites Project Steering Group
The BHS Project is a partnership between Lancashire County Council, Lancashire Wildlife Trust and English Nature (North West) working with district councils in Lancashire. The project is supported by the Worldwide Fund for Nature.
The Project aims to promote the sound stewardship of BHS. It seeks to achieve this through co-operation with site owners and managers and employs Project Officers to this end. This Project Steering Group oversees the work of the Project Officers and identifies priorities for future action.
Biological Heritage Sites Review Panel
This Panel has taken over the responsibility for the management and review of the BHS Register and the BHS Guidelines for Site Selection. It meets annually (usually in November). It comprises experienced professional ecologists from Lancashire County Council Planning Department, Lancashire Wildlife Trust and English Nature (North West), including the BHS Project Officers, working in conjunction with national and local specialists.
Site Record
The Site Record consists of all information relating to a single BHS.
Composite Site Boundary Plans
There are two sets of Composite Site Boundary Plans covering the whole County:
a) 1:10,000 scale Ordnance Survey sheets depicting the boundaries of all BHS which lie, in whole or part, within the area depicted. Each site is labelled with a reference number.
b) 1:50,000 scale Odnance Survey sheets depicting the boundaries of all BHS which lie, in whole or part, within the area depicted.
Summary Listings
Summary site details are listed in three forms:
County Summary Listing
A listing of summary details for all the BHS within the County of Lancashire. The summary details comprise: Site Reference, Site Name, District, Grid Reference, Guideline(s).
District Summary Listings
A listing of summary details for all the BHS within each of the 14 constituent districts within the County of Lancashire. The summary details comprise: 10km Square/Site Reference, Site Name, Grid Reference, Guideline(s).
Site Summary Listings
The summary details for an individual site as they appear in the County Summary Listing or District Summary Listings.
Site Information Form
This provides summary details, for a single site, including the details contained in the Site Summary Listing together with a summary site description and additional information.
Site Boundary Plan
This shows summary details, for a single site, including the site name, central grid reference and site boundary map usually at 1:10,000 scale. More than one plan may be required for larger sites.
The following terms are used to refer to the groups involved in system development and maintenance and the various forms in which data relating to Biological Heritage Sites is provided.