Wildlife Circus

                      Brown Hairstreak egg on Blackthorn 1 of 4 found by P. Snevets.   Kingston Cemetery Nature Group are a group of volunteers meeting once a month at the Cemetery to carry out a range of practical tasks that support nature conservation. The cemetery is a Grade 1 Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC). The groups tasks are relevant to the designation and include: tree and hedge planting, litter picking and some bramble clearance.  Previous posts on this blog highlight the significance of the CHEGD and mycorrhizal fungi that have been recorded see  Cemetery fungi  2020     2025   2019  2016     2014  . There are also posts on other taxa such as trees Cemetery Trees  orchids and Slow Worms.   Y esterday I photographed these Brown Hairstreak eggs, kindly shown to me by Paul, who found them recently. The photo below shows two orange eggs, o...

    Biodiversity Checklist Hook park, Ecologist qualifications Kingston Council and Ecology Requirements Kingston also references professional competence in its ecology-related planning guidance , often aligned with: The NPPF Natural England standing advice BS42020:2013 Biodiversity – Code of Practice These documents collectively emphasise that ecological information must be prepared by a competent professional , which Kingston interprets as: An ecologist who can demonstrate competence, normally through CIEEM membership and relevant experience In professional practice, CIEEM guidance is interpreted as requiring that: Ecological reports name the author(s) The author(s)’ qualifications and/or CIEEM membership grade are stated This information is normally included: On the report title page, or   In a “Personnel” or “Author details” section Failure to do so can be challenged as non-compliant with CIEEM guidance, particularly in planning and appeal contexts.   ...