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Management Statement for Balmerino to Wormit Shore Sssi, Fife MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR BALMERINO TO WORMIT SHORE SSSI, FIFE reviewed 24 April 2008 Contact Address: Scottish Natural Heritage, 46 Crossgate, CUPAR, Fife, KY15 5HS BALMERINO TO WORMIT SHORE SNH Site of Special Scientific Interest 46 Crossgate, Cupar, Fife. KY15 5HS SITE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT Tel: 01334 654038 Fax: 01334 656924 Site Code: 136 e-mail: [email protected] Purpose This is a public statement prepared by SNH for Photo owners and occupiers of the SSSI. It outlines the reasons it is designated as an SSSI and provides guidance on how its special natural features should be conserved or enhanced. This Statement does not affect or form part of the statutory notification and does not remove the need to apply for consent for operations requiring consent. We welcome your views on this statement. Natural features of Condition of feature Balmerino to Wormit Shore SSSI (and date monitored) Old Red Sandstone Igneous Favourable, maintained (October 2006) Description of the site Balmerino to Wormit Shore site of special scientific interest (SSSI) on the southern shore of the Firth of Tay between Balmerino and Wormit, Fife, provides an excellent section through lavas and associated sedimentary rocks which are part of the same group of volcanic rocks that make up the Ochil Hills. These rocks were formed about 410 million years ago, the lavas being erupted from fissures onto low ground or into lakes and rivers. During periods of no volcanic activity sedimentary rocks formed from a mixture of broken lava fragments that were heavily waterworn by the action of rivers that flowed across the surface of the lavas, resulting in pebbles of volcanic origin which were then cemented together into conglomerates by particles of sand deposited in lava cracks. The site is of international importance for the information it gives about the geography of southern Scotland at that time and of national importance as it provides the best section through the Ochil Volcanic Formation in Fife. Although not the reason for notification, it is of interest to note that there is a large amount of evidence of recent glacial activity in this area. Wormit Bay lies at the mouth of an overdeepened channel cut by a branch of the Carse of Gowrie glacier which flowed through the Wormit Gap to the south and on the shore to the west of the Tay bridge is a large erratic of Dalradian schistose grit which was deposited during the last advance of the ice. Condition monitoring in 2006 showed there has been no significant visible change to the site, and so the feature has been assessed as in favourable condition. Vegetation is beginning to grow over some of the exposures and may present a problem in the fourth monitoring cycle. However, a small area (<1%) of the crucial feature at the eastern end of the site has been altered. An existing permanent drain structure (photographed in 2002) has since been rebuilt and is larger and taller; this was done without SNH knowledge and so is unconsented. Outcrops of yellow sandstone on the shore Erratic boulder of Dalradian schist on the between Peacehill Point and Wormit Bay eastern side of Wormit Bay Past and present management The SSSI has four owners (part claimed by Crown Estate Commissioners), two fishing tenants and one farming tenant. The foreshore and off-shore areas are known to have been used since at least 1970 for recreational activities, wildfowling and salmon netting, an ancient tradition going back hundreds of years but believed to have been abandoned in the late 1980s due to depleted salmon stocks. In 1998 a new outfall was constructed to the south of the Tay Bridge as part of an ongoing programme to transfer all sewage from Newport, Tayport and Wormit to a central waste water treatment works situated between Newport and Tayport. The old sewage outfall pipes are being gradually removed in the phased scheme described above. The amount of exposure of the rocks is rather variable. Beach outcrops are generally well exposed, while cliff outcrops are locally covered in woodland. The woodlands are, however, an important landscape feature and of interest in their own right since they reach down to the high water mark in some areas. Clearing of the woodlands on the cliffs is not considered necessary at present but might become so in future. A public right of way passes along the shore between Balmerino and Wormit, and the shore line around Wormit Bay is used recreationally by many walkers. Objectives for Management We wish to work with the owners and occupiers to protect the site and to maintain, and where necessary enhance its features of special interest. SNH aims to carry out site survey, monitoring and research as appropriate to increase our knowledge and understanding of the site and its natural features The long term goal for Balmerino to Wormit Shore SSSI is to maintain rock outcrops unobscured and to maintain access to these. 1. Set up a programme to monitor the site every two years in order to ascertain whether any natural processes and/or unauthorised activities are impacting on the site and rectify as necessary. 2. Undertake thinning of tree vegetation as appropriate to ensure features of interest remain visible. 3. Liaise with Scottish Water over the gradual removal of old outfall pipes. 4. Consider erection of an interpretative panel and/or production of a leaflet explaining the geological interest of the area. Other factors affecting the natural features of the site 1. There are a number of sewage outfalls along the shore at Wormit. In 1987 some outfalls had become dilapidated and were discharging raw sewage above the low water mark. A programme of work by Scottish Water to address this issue is currently under way. Ongoing liaison between Scottish Water and SNH will be required to ensure that any work or installations do not obscure or damage the features of interest. 2. Some outcrops on Wormit shore are still obscured by the presence of old sewage outfall pipes which also detract greatly from the appearance of the SSSI. 3. During renotification of the site in 1989, a small section at Morham East was excluded due to the construction of tanks on top of the rocks. There had also been considerable tipping of spoil, believed to have been linked to the renovation of a cottage here. 4. There are some houses close to the shoreline, particularly at Wormit and at Nether Kirkton. Date last reviewed: 24 April 2008 .
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