Habitat Action Plans

DARWIN SAID:
“When a duck suddenly emerges from a pond covered with duck-weed, I have twice seen these little plants adhering to its back…I suspended a duck's feet… in an aquarium… I found that numbers of the extremely minute ... Just hatched shells crawled on the feet, and clung to them so firmly that when taken out of the water they could not be jarred off” Charles Darwin.

VISION:
Water, essential for life, is too often overlooked; we need to restore appreciation of Bromley's wetlands, which support important wildlife such as great crested newt, dragonflies and kingfisher.

Action for Habitats

Wetland

Flowing waters of our rivers and the still waters of our ponds add sparkle to our Borough and provide places for the survival or breeding of many plants and animals dependant on water.
Our...

Natural flood storage systems
Movement and reflection in the landscape
Answer to thirst
Local climate coolers

Because action speaks louder than words, we can...

Create natural drainage
Keep rivers clear of pollution
Monitor wetland health by recording amphibians and dragonflies

Click here for further information about wetland. Visit BARS to find out about current action for Wetland.

Wetland habitats in the Borough include ponds, lakes, and rivers. A great variety of plants grow in wetland, ranging from floating plants in open water to marginal plants in marshy areas. The boundaries of wetland are often unclear, but blur into the wider landscape.. Determining factors on the range of species found include water level, flow and quality. Wetland is particularly important for amphibians, invertebrates and birds. Invertebrates are particularly indicative of habitat quality and type.

The BBAP aims:

• To safeguard and enhance existing wetland habitat and increase the area of wetland.

• To provide links between fragments of wetland habitat and establish buffer zones around wetland.

• To monitor, survey and appraise the extent and ecological quality of wetland and their dependant species.

• To maintain and improve water quality of rivers traditionally supporting good fishery populations

To read a full copy of the Wetland Habitat Action Plan, click here.

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