Uttlesford District Council Local Wildlife Site Review 2007 ESSEX ECOLOGY SERVICES LTD. UTTLESFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL SELECTED LOCAL WILDLIFE SITE REVIEW 2007 Version 2 October 2007 Prepared by Essex Ecology Services Ltd. EECOS Abbotts Hall Farm, Great Wigborough, Colchester, Essex, CO5 7RZ 01621 862986,
[email protected] Company Registered No. 2853947 VAT Registered No. 623 4432 65 ESSEX ECOLOGY SERVICES Ltd. EECOS Title of Report Uttlesford District Council Selected Local Wildlife Site Review 2007 Client Uttlesford District Council Council Offices London Road Saffron Walden Essex Client Representative Sarah Nicholas Author Adrian Knowles Approved By Neil Harvey Report Status Final Date of Issue 25th October 2007 INDEX 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 General Introduction 1 1.2 Background 1 1.3 Remit and Methodology of the 2007 Survey 2 1.4 Integration into the Full Local Wildlife Site Register 3 2. SITE ASSESSMENT 2.1 Selection Criteria 5 2.2 Local Wildlife Sites Register 5 2.3 Identification of Potential Local Wildlife Sites 5 2.4 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) 6 3. DISCUSSION 3.1 Changes to the Local Wildlife Site Register 6 3.2 Discussion of Changes 16 3.3 Potential Sites 18 3.4 The Future 18 4. HABITAT APPRAISAL 4.1 Overview 19 4.2 Woodland 19 4.3 Grassland 20 4.4 Wetlands 21 4.5 Wildlife Corridors 21 4.6 Corridor Requirements 23 4.7 Wildlife Corridors in Uttlesford 26 4.8 Planning for the Future 29 Map 1 Corridors and Barriers Annex 1 Local wildlife Site Selection Criteria Document Annex 2 Local Wildlife Site Register for West Anglia Railway and A120 Corridors 2007 Annex 3 Potential Wildlife Sites Annex 4 Sites of Special Scientific Interest UTTLESFORD DISTRICT COUNCIL SELECTED LOCAL WILDLIFE SITE REVIEW 2007 1.