This guidance note is designed to assist anyone involved in the Local Biodiversity Action Plans (LBAP) throughout the United Kingdom (UK). The UK Action Plan on Biodiversity (1994) sets out the broad strategy and targets for conserving and enhancing wild species and wild habitats for the next 20 years. This guide provides help on how to implement the national strategies at the local level through case studies. The plan makes the case for the inclusion of education and awareness raising; stresses the value of a planned, targeted, and monitored approach; and describes the approaches that the LBAP have found effective. (CCM)