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Our
Local Councils
In
administrative Lancashire, The Wildlife Trust
for Lancashire, Manchester & North Merseyside covers
all the local council districts. These are (in alphabetical
order): Blackburn
with Darwen Borough, Blackpool
Borough, Burnley
Borough, Chorley
Borough, Fylde
Borough, Hyndburn
Borough, Lancaster
City, Pendle
Borough, Preston
City Council, Ribble
Valley Borough, Rossendale
Borough, South
Ribble Borough, West
Lancashire District, and Wyre
Borough. Click on the relevant link to be taken
to your council's web site.
In
Greater Manchester the council districts covered by this Wildlife Trust
are (in alphabetical order): Bolton,
Bury, Manchester
City, Oldham, Rochdale,
Salford City, and Wigan.
Stockport, Tameside,
and Trafford are covered by the Cheshire
Wildlife Trust (Telephone: 01270 610 180; E-mail: cheshirewt@cix.co.uk).
Click on the relevant link to be taken to your council's web site. In
Merseyside, the council districts covered by this Wildlife Trust are Liverpool
City, Knowsley, St
Helens and Sefton. Wirral
is covered by the Cheshire
Wildlife Trust (Telephone: 01270 610 180; E-mail: cheshirewt@cix.co.uk).
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| Ecological
Advisers to our Local Councils It's
important that your council should be pressed to ensure that it has professionally
assessed information when making decisions on planning applications, and not just
that provided by the developer. The following bodies can provide that service. Lancashire
County Council's Environment Directorate employs ecologists who
can assess information on wildlife on behalf of Lancashire's district, borough
and city councils. Its address is: PO Box 9, Guild House, Cross Street, Preston,
Lancashire PR1 8RD; Telephone: 01772 264 148. Together with The Wildlife Trust
and English Nature, Lancashire County Council operates the local Wildlife Sites
system in Lancashire. Such sites are known in the county as "Biological Heritage
Sites". Click here
to view the selection criteria for such sites, on Lancashire County Council's
web site.
In
Greater Manchester, the Greater
Manchester Ecology Unit (GMEU) provides advice
on nature conservation issues to all the Metropolitan
Borough Councils, mainly on issues affecting Wildlife
Sites: these are known in Greater Manchester as "Sites
of Biological Importance". Its address is: GMEU,
c/o Council Offices, Ryecroft Hall Manchester Road
Audenshaw M34 5ZJ; Telephone: 0161 342 3598; E-mail:
ecology.unit@tameside.gov.uk.
The
Environmental Advisory Service (EAS) for North
Merseyside provides advice on nature conservation
issues to the Metropolitan Borough Councils of Knowsley,
St Helens, and Sefton. Its address is:
Bryant House, Liverpool Road North, Maghull, Merseyside
L31 2PA; Telephone: 0151 934 4954; E-mail: eas@sefton.u-net.com.
It doesn't have a website. In the City of Liverpool,
the Wildlife Site System is operated jointly by Liverpool
City Council and The Wildlife Trust, through our
North Merseyside Office at Seaforth Nature
Reserve, Port of Liverpool L21 1JD; e-mail: lwildlife@cix.co.uk.
It is intended that this system will ultimately be
merged with that of the Environmental Advisory Service.
Natural England is the
UK Government's statutory adviser on nature conservation
in England. Planning
matters are dealt with by Natural England’s
North West Region Government Team for Cheshire
to Lancashire, Electra Way, Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 6GJ;
E-mail: ChestoLancsGovTeam@naturalengland.org.uk.
It will usually become involved if a site is of national
or international importance for its wildlife habitats,
or supports species specially protected by national
or international law. If you have any enquiries please
ring 01270-754 4204, 01270-754 067 or
0161-237 1061.
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