Abbreviations used in Habitat and Species Action Plans A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A AC Angling Club A&RG Amphibian and Reptile Group (Proposed) ASNW Ancient Semi-natural Woodland B BAP Biodiversity Action Plan BatG Birmingham and the Black Country Bat Group BBCo British Bird Council B&BC Birmingham and the Black Country B&BCBBS Birmingham and the Black Country Breeding Bird Survey BC Butterfly Conservation BCEN Black Country Environment Network BCT Bat Conservation Trust BCUF Black Country Urban Forest BTCV British Trust for Conservation Volunteers BTCVE British Trust for Conservation Volunteers Enterprise BTO British Trust for Ornithology BW British Waterways C CBC Common Bird Census CCW Countryside Council for Wales CEE Council for Environmental Education CO Countryside Officer(s) or equivalent CPRE Campaign for the Protection of Rural England CSS Countryside Stewardship Scheme CSV Community Service Volunteers D DAFOR A system for measuring abundance (Dominant; Abundant; Frequent; Occasional; Rare) DfEE Department for Education and Employment E EA Environment Agency EC Environmental Consultants Educ Academic Sector EN English Nature ER EcoRecord the ecological database for the Black Country and Birmingham ETN Environment Trainers Network F FA Forestry Agency FC Forestry Commission FOM Forest of Mercia FoE Friends of the Earth FRCA Farming and Rural Conservation Agency FWAG Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group G GCT Game Conservancy Trust GIS Geographical Information System GW Groundwork H HAP Habitat Action Plan HC Herp Conservation HP Heathlands Partnership I IAP Issues Action Plan ITE Institute of Terrestrial Ecology IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature IWA Inland Waterways Association J JNCC Joint Nature Conservation Committee L LA Local Authority LA21 Local Agenda 21 LCG Local Conservation Group LEA Local Education Authority LEAP Local Environmental Action Plan LNR Local Nature Reserve LO Land owner LPA Local Planning Authority LRC Local Records Centre M MAFF Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries MBC Metropolitan Borough Council MEBC Midlands Environment Business Club N NAEE National Association for Environmental Education NBN National Biodiversity Network NCC Nature Conservancy Council (now English Nature in England) NCP Natural Curriculum Project NNP Neighbourhood Nature Project NNR National Nature Reserve NT National Trust NUFU National Urban Forestry Unit NVC National Vegetation Classification P PDSA Peoples' Dispensary for Sick Animals PPG Planning Policy Guidance POS Public Open Space PTA Parent Teacher Association PWG Pensnett Wildlife Trust Q QCA Qualifications and Curriculum Authority R RE River Ecosystem RES Royal Entomological Society RHS Royal Horticultural Society RSPB Royal Society for the Protection of Birds RSPCA Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals S SAC Special Area for Conservation SAP Species Action Plan SINC Site of Importance for Nature Conservation SLINC Site of Local Importance for Nature Conservation SRB Single Regeneration Budget SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest STW Severn Trent Water T TPO Tree Preservation Order U UDP Unitary Development Plan UK United Kingdom W W&CA Wildlife and Countryside Act WCA Wildlife Consultation Area WdT Woodland Trust WIG Woodland Improvement Grant WMBC West Midlands Bird Club WMEN West Midlands Environment Network WT Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country

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