PLANNING ADVICE 11/12

NATIONAL AND OTHER RECOGNISED NATURE CONSERVATION SITES

International Nature • , Sands of Forvie and Meikle Loch Conservation Sites Ramsar Sites Special Areas for • Cairngorm Lochs* Conservation • Loch of Skene • Ballochbuie* • • Ness to Collieston • Muir of * • Caenlochan* • Ythan Estuary and Meikle Loch • * • Coyles of Muick* National Nature • Dinnet Oakwood* Conservation Sites • Gamon Point • * Site of Specific Interest • Green Hill of Strathdon* (SSSI) • Hill of Towan Reef • Ladder Hills* Information on these sites is available • Morrone Birkwood* using the Scottish Natural Heritage • Mortlach Moss “Sitelink” facility at • Morven and Mullachdubh* http://gateway.snh.gov.uk/sitelink/inde • Muir of Dinnet* x.jsp • Red Moss of Netherley • Reidside Moss Banff & Buchan • River Dee (Part)* • Cairnbulg to • Sands of Forvie • Cullen to Stake Ness Coast (Part The Mains* • of site within Moray) • Turclossie Moss • Gamrie and Pennan Coast Special Protection Areas • Geordie Craigs Moss of Crombie (Part of site • Ballochbuie* • within Moray) • Buchan Ness to Collieston Coast • Philorth Valley • Caenlochan* • Reidside Moss • Cairngorms* • Rosehearty to Fraserburgh Coast • Cairngorms Massif* • Tore of Troup • • Whitehills to Melrose Coast • Glen Tanar*

• Loch of Skene Buchan • Loch of Strathbeg • * • Coast • Muir of Dinnet* • Hill of Longhaven • Tips of Corsemaul and Tom • Kirkhill Mor • Loch of Strathbeg • Troup, Pennan and Lion’s • Moss of Cruden Heads • Rora Moss • Turclossie Moss • Correen Hills • Coyles of Muick* Formartine • Craigendarroch* • Balmedie Quarry • Craig Leek* • Bellscamphie • Craigs of Succoth • Collieston to Coast • Crathie Wood* • Foveran Links • Creag Clunie and the Lion’s Face* • Gight Woods • Dalnabo Quarry* • Hill of Barra • Den of Pitlurg (Part of site with • Meikle Loch and Kippet Hills Moray) • Red Moss, Oldtown • Dinnet Oakwood* • Sands of Forvie and Ythan Estuary • Eastern Cairngorms (Part of site • Windy Hills with Moray)* • Faferine* Garioch • Garbh Choire* • Corby, Lily and Bishops Lochs • Glen Callater* (Part Aberdeen City) • Glen Ey Gorge* • Hill of Johnston • Glen Tanar* • Loch of Skene • Green Hill of Strathdon* • Pitcable and Legatsden Quarries • Hill of Towanreef (Part of site is • Pittodrie within Moray) • Wartle Moss • Ladder Hills (Part of site is within Moray)* Kincardine & Mearns • Loch of Aboyne • Burn of • Morrone Birkwood* • Bay • Mortlach Moss • Den of Finella • Morven and Mullachdubh* • Eslie Moss • Moss of Kirkhill • Findon Moor • Muir of Dinnet* • Fowlsheugh • Paradise Wood • Gannochy Gorge • Pollagach Burn* • Garron Point • Potarch • Loch of Lumgair • Quithel Wood • Loch of Park • Rhynie Chert • Milton Ness • Shannel • Old Wood of Drum • Tilliefoure Wood • Red Moss of Netherley • Tips of Corsemaul and Tom Mor (Part of site within Moray) • and Kinnaber Links (Overlaps with Angus) • Whitehill • West Bradieston and Craig of Garvock National Nature Reserves • Cairngorms* Marr • Dinnet Oakwood* • Bin Quarry • Forvie • Cairngorms (Part of site with • Glen Tanar* Moray)* • Morrone Birkwood* • Cairnwell* • Muir of Dinnet* • Caenlochan* • St. Cyrus • Darrahill * Denotes all or part of sites lies within • Dubbystyle the • Forvie • Foveran Links Other Recognised Nature • Gight Conservation Sites • Haddo Lakes • Harestone Site of Interest to Natural • Lochlundie Moss Science • Macterry Moss • Meikle Loch These “SINS” sites are currently being • Red Moss Haddo reviewed and further details on any of • Sunnybrae Moss them is available from the North East Biological Records Centre • Windy Hills (see www.nesbrec.org.uk) Garioch Banff and Buchan • Barmekin • Banff, coast • Bennachie • Cullen • Burreldale Moss • East of MacDuff • Cairnhall • Gamrie • Cairnhill, Culsalmond • Macduff, coast • Corby, Lily, Bishops Lochs • Moss of Crombie • Cotton Woods, Kemnay • Pennan Head – Quarry Head • Culter Dam • Reidside Moss • Fintray • Sandend-Whitehills • Firley moss • Sandhaven • Foudland • Sinclair Hills • Goval • Tore of Troupe • Govals • Troup Head • Hawkshill • Inverurie, Rivers Don and Urie Buchan • Kemnay • Cuden Bay • Leuchar Moss • Inverallochy/St Combs • Loch of Skene • Loanhead Moss • Pitcaple • Longhaven/Bullers of Buchan • Red Moss, Parkhill • Pitfour, • Tertowie • Rattray – Kirkton Head • Toms Forest • Moss/Rora Moss • Tuach Hill • Stirlinghill/Dudwick • Wartle Moss • Strathbeg/Rattray • Westhill • Turclossie Moss • Whinnyfold-Collieston Kindcardine and Mearns • Annies Dam Formartine • • Altons Moss • Benholm • Blackdog/Bridge of Don • Candyglirach • Braeside of Balnakettle • Crawton • Drum • Kennethmont • Dunnottar • Ladder Hills* • Elfhill • Loch of Leys • Eslie Moss • Lochnagar* • Fetteresso • Lower Dee • Findon • Monymusk • Gannochy • Morrone* • • Morven*(part) • • Moss of Maud • • Mount Keen/Upper Glen Tanar* • Kingcausie • Ryhnie • Loch of Lumgair • Rothiemay Station • Loch of Park • Slugain/Quoich/Craig Leek* • Mergie • Tillyfourie/Cluny • – • Upper Don • – Muchalls • River Dee System*(part) • Redmoss, Netherley • St Cyrus Other Recognised Nature • Strathfinella conservation Sites Nature Reserves Marr • Auchlosson Local Nature Reserves

• Ballcohbuie* Buchan: • Balmoral Deer Forest* • Waters of Philorth • Ben Avon/Beinn A Bhuird*

• Bin, Huntly Garioch: • Cairngorms* • Arnhall Moss • Clunie/Callater*

• Correen Hills RSPB Reserves • Craigmancie • Loch of Strathbeg • Craigs of Succoth • Fowlsheugh • Crathes Woods • Meikle Loch • Deeside Aboyne – Banchory • Troup Head • Deeside Ballater – Aboyne* • Deeside – Ballater* Scottish Wildlife Trust Reserves • Den of Pitlurg (mostly in Moray) • Longhaven Cliffs • Dinnet* • Gight Wood • Easter Glenmuick* • Red Moss of Netherley • Feughside • Coulnacraig Meadow • Forest of Birse • Gairn/Corgarff* It is not practicable to list sites of • Glen Gairn* Ancient Woodland and Raised Peat • Gleney/Gleneldie* Bogs. Details of these sites as well as • Geln Tatar Pinewoods* the sites listed in this appendix can be obtained from the Council’s Planning & • Green Hill of Strathdon* Environmental Services. • Hill of Towanreef/The Buck • Howe of Cromar*(part)