Reporting Biodiversity Action Reporting System (BARS)

BARS is an information system that supports the planning, monitoring and reporting requirements of national, local and company Biodiversity Action Plans. Visit the new BARS website for more information.  

The UK BAP Species and Habitats Review and species signposting exercise is available on the UK BAP website. The Priority Species and Habitats Review Working Group and the Priorities Review Group recommend that UK List of Priority Species and Habitats is formally adopted, and authorised for publication as such on the UK BAP website. Information as to the geographical distribution of species and the signposting of priority action categories is offered as a draft for further consideration, and it is recommended that these are developed further via a consultative process which could also be undertaken via the website.

WBP have produced instructions for the use of BARS with 'standalone'actions, namely, those actions held by an organisation primarily for that organisation's own use. To view the document, click on this link.

Reporting Round 2008

The UK BAP reporting rounds are held every three years to check on how we are doing. The fourth reporting round ran  from 1 September to 30 November 2008. What is of additional importance this year, is that data from our reporting round will be used by the UK Indicators Group to present to the international community the UK's progress towards the 2010 targets.

2008 Reporting Round Data

Note: as in the last Reporting Round (2005), WBP will produce a Wales-specific report to compliment the data and draw out issues/opportunities affecting Wales

Lead partner and LBAP Reporting guidance is available from: http://www.ukbap.org.uk/library/BRIG/2008GuidanceNoteFinal23April08.pdf

WBP have produced a Reporting Round presentation, designed to inform individuals and partnerships on the importance of reporting. Click on this link to view the presentation and you can adapt the presentation to suit your needs.

http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-3921 Contains background information to the reporting round.

http://www.jncc.gov.uk/content/uploads/documents/2010-BIYP2007.pdf List indicators used in the reporting round

Reporting Round 2005

WBP commissioned a report titled 'Progress towards the 2010 Target in Wales'. The report  produced by CCW on behalf of WBP details results for the Wales subset of data from the 2005 UK BAP reporting round and indicates progress towards the 2010 biodiversity target. For details of the report, please click on the 2005 UK BAP Reporting round in Wales link.

Note: The outputs from the report are due to be available on the website in Jun/Jul.