As part of the national commitment to conserving biodiversity, Hertfordshire & Middlesex Wildlife Trust (HMWT) prepared a local Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP): A 50 Year Vision for the Wildlife and Habitats of Hertfordshire; on behalf of the Hertfordshire Environmental Forum and the Hertfordshire Countryside Forum. This was launched in April 1999, where key players, including local authorities, statutory environmental bodies, land-owning groups and voluntary conservation groups, committed themselves to implementing the plan. 

The Species Project was set up to achieve some of the targets for key habitats and species within Hertfordshire. The project focuses mainly on the BAP species, the Water Vole, Otter and Dormouse. However, we are also hoping to carry out work on Water Shrews and White-clawed Crayfish.

Water voles 1	Otters 1
Water voles 2	Otters 2