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Building with Biodiversity in mind

Construction and building projects, whether commercial developments, housing estates, infrastructure or public-sector projects, can all have  potential impacts on habitats and species.

Find out more about how biodiversity can be considered as part of a building project.

Highrise flats and the River Kelvin, Glasgow, Strathclyde and Ayrshire Area._İLorne Gill/SNH_For information on reproduction rights contact the Scottish Natural Heritage Image Library on Tel. 01738 444177 or www.snh.gov.uk

Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)

What are sustainable drainage systems and how can they help biodiversity?

Volunteer-D1928.jpg (Volunteers clearing willow) (gateway) - Volunteers clearing willow scrub at Loch Leven NNR, Tayside and Clackmannanshire Area, January 2008. �Lorne Gill/SNH. For information on reproduction rights contact the Scottish Natural Heritage Image Library on Tel. 01738 444177 or www.snh.gov.uk

Habitat management

Find out more about managing and protecting habitats and species during building works.

Rhododendron ponticum._İLorne Gill/SNH_North Highland Area.For information on reproduction rights contact the Scottish Natural Heritage Image Library on Tel. 01738 444177 or www.snh.gov.uk

Invasive non-native species

Find out more about invasive non-native species and how they impact on native ones.