In 2012 the Council commissioned Suffolk Wildlife Trust Trading Limited to update the Ipswich Wildlife Audit from 2000. The audit has been carried out over two years and was completed in autumn 2013. It takes the form of a Phase 1 (extended) Habitat Survey, which is a standardised system for recording semi-natural vegetation and other wildlife habitats.

The audit included potential development sites, open spaces and County Wildlife Sites. The information is presented as individual site reports using a standardised reporting form including a Phase 1 map and photographs. The presence, or likely presence, of Biodiversity Action Plan habitats and species and also protected species is recorded.

The introduction below describes the methodology used for the audit and lists all the sites surveyed. It also provides a key to the habitat maps included in the site sheets. Please refer to the introduction before reading individual site sheets.

• Wildlife Audit introduction and site index sheet

The individual site sheets can be viewed below, including sites at the Northern Fringe (sites 144 - 149):

• Sites 1 to 10
• Sites 11 to 20
• Sites 21 to 30
• Sites 32 to 40
• Sites 41 to 50
• Sites 51 to 60
• Sites 61 to 70
• Sites 71 to 80
• Sites 81 to 90
• Sites 91 to 100
• Sites 101 to 110
• Sites 111 to 120
• Sites 121 to 130
• Sites 131 to 142
• Sites 144 to 149 (Northern Fringe)
• Sites 150 to 153