The London Ecology Unit (LEU) provided advice to London boroughs on nature conservation issues between 1986 and 2000. It published a series of handbooks, some on specific conservation issues, and some which gave detailed descriptions of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs) in each borough. The handbooks provided a basis for addressing nature conservation in the boroughs' Unitary Development Plans, and for policy decisions in planning and leisure services.
In 1982 the Greater London Council (GLC) established an Ecology Team, which commissioned the London Wildlife Trust to undertake a survey of wildlife sites in London. The GLC was abolished in 1986, but the work of the Ecology Team was carried on by the LEU, working to a joint committee of London boroughs, the London Ecology Committee. In April 2000 the LEU was merged into the newly established Greater London Authority.
1. Ecology and Nature Conservation in London2. A Guide to Habitat Creation3. Nature Conservation Guidelines for London4. Woodland, Wasteland, the Tidal Thames and Two London Boroughs5. Nature Conservation in Brent (1st ed.)7. Nature Conservation in Hillingdon8. London's Meadows and Pastures9. Nature Conservation in Croydon10, Nature Conservation in Greenwich11. Nature Conservation in Waltham Forest12. Nature Conservation in Southwark13. Nature Conservation in Harrow14. Nature Areas for City People15. Nature Conservation in Hounslow16. Nature Conservation in Ealing17. Nature Conservation in Newham18. Nature Conservation in Kingston upon Thames19. Nature Conservation in Islington20. Nature Conservation in Barking and Dagenham21. Nature Conservation in Richmond upon Thames22. Nature Conservation in Sutton23. Nature Conservation in Community Forest24. Nature Conservation in Camden25. Nature Conservation in Hammersmith & Fulham26. Nature Conservation in Lambeth27. Nature Conservation in Tower Hamlets28. Nature Conservation in Barnet29. Nature Conservation in Merton30. Nature Conservation in Lewisham31. Nature Conservation in Brent (2nd ed.)Also: Building Green - A Guide to using plants on roofs, walls and pavements
