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Buildings

When maintaining existing buildings and infrastructure, take care to ensure that biodiversity will not be adversely affected. For example, you should check for signs of bats using buildings and otters using watercourses, nesting birds etc.

A range of key guidance references is available in Buildings, Highways and Infrastructure Maintenance  PDF document  and the pages in this section.

School children pond dipping at Inverbrothock primary school, Arbroath, Tayside and Clackmannanshire Area. ŠLorne Gill/SNH. For information on reproduction rights contact the Scottish Natural Heritage Image Library on Tel. 01738 444177 or www.snh.gov.uk

Schools, further education and universities

Managing and utilising biodiversity on campus.

Visitors at Gorgie City Farm, Edinburgh, Forth and Borders Area. ŠLorne Gill/SNH For information on reproduction rights contact the Scottish Natural Heritage Image Library on Tel. 01738 444177 or www.snh.gov.uk

Town centres

New development in our town centres can offer a lot more when biodiversity is kept in mind.

Dog walker on a woodland path near Dunkeld, Tayside and Clackmannanshire Area. ŠLorne Gill/SNH For information on reproduction rights contact the Scottish Natural Heritage Image Library on Tel. 01738 444177 or www.snh.gov.uk

Hospitals and nursing homes

Improving the biodiversity of your grounds can have health benefits too.