Hackney is at last developing a Biodiversity Action Plan. We are almost the only borough in London without a BAP and with so much important habitat in Hackney the document is a vital tool for guiding maintenance operations in parks, on housing estates and elsewhere. The Hackney Biodiversity Partnership (where interested parties and the Council meet to discuss such metters) is drafting 6 Habitat Action Plans for: Parks, Woodlands, Wetlands and Waterways, Homes and Housing, the Built Environment and another to be decided. If you have experience of managing or improving any of these habitats why not join the Partnership and help create the BAP. Contact LBH Biodiversity Officer Kate.Mitchell@Hackney.gov.uk.