About Us

Members of the Farmland Group visiting High Ash Farm
(Photo Credit: Scott Perkin)

Vision and Core Activities

Established in 1996, the Norfolk Biodiversity Partnership brings together local authorities, statutory agencies and voluntary groups in pursuit of a shared vision - the conservation, enhancement and restoration of the county's biological diversity.

• Prepares and implements action plans for some of the county's most threatened habitats and species;
• Manages a small Biodiversity Project Fund, which is used to support high priority recommendations contained in the action plans;
• Works closely with the Norfolk Biological Records Centre to improve the quality and availability of biodiversity information;
• Promotes the integration of biodiversity into strategies, plans and programmes, including Sustainable Community Strategies and Local Development Frameworks.

Structure

The Partnership operates through a Steering Group which meets three times a year. In addition, eight specialist working groups have been established, dealing with: coastal biodiversity; communities and nature; ecological networks; farmland biodiversity; heathlands; waterbodies; wetlands; and woodlands. The Partnership also arranges an Annual Biodiversity Forum to encourage debate and discussion about key biodiversity issues.

Day-to-day responsibility for the Partnership's programme of work lies with the Biodiversity Co-ordinator. The Co-ordinator is employed by Norfolk County Council on behalf of the Partnership, and is based within the Planning and Transportation Department at County Hall in Norwich.

To Find Out More...

To find out more about the work of the Biodiversity Co-ordinator and the activities of the Partnership as a whole, please visit the 'Publications' section of the website and download the Co-ordinator's quarterly progress reports. For more information about the activities of the Partnership's members, please click on the links below:

Breckland District Council

Broadland District Council

Broads Authority

Environment Agency

Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group

Forestry Commission (East of England Conservancy)

Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Kings Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council

Natural England

Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society

Norfolk County Council

Norfolk Wildlife Trust

North Norfolk District Council

Norwich City Council

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

South Norfolk Council

Water Management Alliance