Biological diversity, or biodiversity is the variety of life including plants, animals and micro-organisms, their genes, and the habitats and ecosystems that support them.

Our day-to-day operations, as well as new developments, can have an impact on habitats and species. For example, the impact of ongoing operations and maintenance activities on ecological resources such as watercourses, or the use of land for new facilities. Our main impact on biodiversity is the potential loss of habitats from development.

We work within statutory requirements and always aim to achieve good practice.

Our approach

The protection of biodiversity is an essential part of managing the airport responsibly, as well as planning its growth and development. It’s an important aspect in our relationships with local communities who value their local wildlife and natural areas. We aim to:

• Understand the local wildlife and the aspects of our operations that could harm biodiversity, for example, the risk of water pollution
• Produce biodiversity action plans that reduce or compensate for any loss of biodiversity
• Assess our performance against our plans.

Our performance
Our plans