References:
History
The River Ems and Related Watercourses (1985), David Rudkin
Brook Meadow Through the Ages, a booklet to be published by BMCG in 2006
Biodiversity
1) UK Biodiversity Action Plan (2000)
2) Hampshire Biodiversity and Species Action Plans
(2000)
3) Hampshire Biodiversity Action Plan, Volume 1
(1998) and Volume 2 (2000)
4) The State of England’s Chalk Rivers – A report by
the UK Biodiversity Action Plan Steering Group for Chalk Rivers,
English Nature and Environment Agency (2004)
5) BTCV Position Statement on Biodiversity (2000)
Monitoring of organic hay meadows to provide feedback for public
access, biodiversity and crop management (2002), Leslie Williams, Brent
Council Parks
Management Plans
1) Management Plan 2004-14 West Hayling Local Nature Reserve Prepared
for Havant Borough
Council by Robert A. Chapman (December 2004)
2) Site Management Plan (model) BTCV Enterprises
Management
1) Lowland Grassland Management Handbook (2nd
edition, 1999) published by English Nature and The Wildlife Trusts.
2) Grassland Ecology and Wildlife Management (1974),
E. Duffey et al.
3) Making Wildflower Meadows (2003), Pam Lewis.
4) Tree Planting and Aftercare, a practical handbook
(1991), BTCV.
Surveys
1) Invertebrate survey, (2004) Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife
Trust
2) Survey of the River Ems at Brook Meadow (2005), Chloe Delgery,
University of Portsmouth
3) Water Vole surveys carried out by HWT and BMCG in August 2002 and by
BMCG in June/July
2004.