Implement and monitor a game and wildlife habitat management plan

URN: LANGWM6
Business Sectors (Suites): Game and Wildlife Management
Developed by: Lantra
Approved on: 2022

Overview


This standard outlines the competencies required by individuals who are responsible for implementing and monitoring a game and wildlife habitat management plan to support game populations. It has been developed so that it can be applied to any wildlife management area.  

This standard is for those who work in game and wildlife conservation and who are responsible for implementing and monitoring the success of a game and wildlife habitat management plan.

When carrying out, your work you must consider the impact it will have on the environment, and work towards preserving and improving habitat and biodiversity, and responding to and mitigating the effects of climate change.

For you to fully understand the content of the standard, and the activities it describes, it is important that you are able to understand the terms used within the standard. See the Glossary for some definitions that should help you with this.


Performance criteria

You must be able to:


  1. monitor and maintain activities to ensure the effective implementation of the game and wildlife habitat management plan 
  2. manage the allocation of resources to achieve the objectives of the habitat management plan
  3. confirm that working methods maintain health and safety and are consistent with the  relevant legislation and codes of practice
  4. collect and analyse data to monitor progress against the planned objectives  
  5. confirm that planned interventions have been implemented when required to support the achievement of objectives such as habitat creation, habitat maintenance, measures to improve the health of the habitat and pest and vermin control
  6. confirm that accurate records are maintained to support the implementation of the habitat management plan
  7. obtain and review feedback from those involved in implementing the habitat management plan 
  8. make adjustments to the habitat management plan based on the feedback obtained and when constraints impact on the plan’s effectiveness 


Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:


  1. the environmental requirements of different types of habitat found in the wildlife management area
  2. the techniques used to maintain habitats
  3. common disease problems associated with the habitat types found in the wildlife management area
  4. the activities required to monitor and maintain the effective implementation of the habitat management plan
  5. the resources required to support the implementation of the habitat management plan, including people, equipment and finance
  6. the suitable data recording and analysis techniques used to monitor the effectiveness of the habitat management plan, including qualitative and quantitative methods
  7. the national and local regulations that control habitat management, related to access to the countryside, wildlife and habitats
  8. how to determine the influence of habitat management on species and on the area
  9. how the habitat can be managed by the use of different interventions such as habitat creation, habitat maintenance, measures to improve the health of the habitat and pest and vermin control
  10. how habitat management activities interact with other wildlife management area activities and users
  11. the constraints that could impact on the effectiveness of the habitat management plan, for example, wildlife area objectives, other land users, conflicts of interest, political pressures, legislation, climate, geographical factors, land designations and national objectives
  12. the landscape or catchment-scale context of the habitat being managed and how this is relevant to its maintenance and monitoring
  13. the value of biodiversity and sustainable practice to habitat management 
  14. the actions that can be taken to preserve and improve habitat and biodiversity and respond to and mitigate the effects of climate change.
  15. the role of the relevant legislation, codes of practice, sector guidance and organisational requirements that support habitat management 


Scope/range


Scope Performance


Scope Knowledge


Values


Behaviours


Skills


Glossary


Designations could include:
National Park
Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
Special Areas of Conservation (SACs)
Special Protection Areas (SPAs)
RAMSAR
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)
World Heritage Site (WHS)
Archaeological site
National Trust
Nitrogen Vulnerable Zone (NVZ)
Drinking Water Safeguard Zones
Scheduled Monuments (SMs)
Listed Buildings (LBs)
Registered Parks and Gardens (RPGs)
Registered Battlefields (RBs) 
Sites identified on the Historic Environment Record (HER).

Game – any legal quarry species in the nation in which the shoot takes place. The legal restrictions for shooting “game” differs in each of the four UK nations and should be checked with the relevant national authority.

National authority controlling shooting activities:
England – DEFRA
Northern Ireland – NI Environment Agency
Scotland – NatureScot
Wales – Natural Resources Wales

Sector guidance could include:
The Code of Good Shooting Practice
Deer Initiative Best Practice Guides 
Scottish Wild Deer Best Practice Guides

Wildlife management area
Any area of land used for the provision of game-shooting activities


Links To Other NOS


External Links


Version Number

3

Indicative Review Date

2027

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Lantra

Original URN

LANGWM6

Relevant Occupations

Estates Manager, Game and Wildlife Manager

SOC Code

5119

Keywords

game; wildlife; habitat; management