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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION PAGE 1.0 INTRODUCTION...... 1 1.1 Objectives...... 1 1.2 Limitations ...... 1 2.0 LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND AND POLICY FRAMEWORK...... 3 2.1 Planning Policy...... 3 2.2 The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006...... 4 2.3 Biodiversity Action Planning ...... 4 2.4 National Government Performance Indicators ...... 5 3.0 METHODOLOGY...... 6 3.1 Desk Study ...... 6 3.2 Field Survey...... 6 3.3 Arrangement of Access ...... 7 3.4 Database and GIS ...... 7 4.0 RESULTS...... 9 4.1 Desk Study ...... 9 4.2 Data analysis ...... 9 4.3 Site Assessment...... 15 4.3.1 Biological Heritage Sites...... 15 4.3.2 Burnley Wildlife Survey...... 17 4.3.3 Potential Sites...... 17 4.4 Recommendations...... 17 5.0 REFERENCES...... 19

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 Summary of Habitat Area Data for Survey Phase 1 Habitat in Burnley Table 2 Site Evaluation Using Guidelines for Site Selection

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1 An example of Phase 1 Habitat mapping form the Burnley Wildlife and Habitat Survey 2007 Figure 2 Proportion of each major habitat type Figure 3 Proportion of the different grassland types Figure 4 Proportion of the different woodland types Figure 5 UK BAP habitats Figure 6 Lancashire BAP habitats

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 1 List of Sites Surveyed Appendix 2 Species List Template Appendix 3 Recording Form Appendix 4 Letter of Access Appendix 5 Phase 1 Habitat Survey Mapping Colour Codes

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

Under instruction from Burnley Borough Council, Golder Associates (UK) Ltd has undertaken a re-survey of all sites of known or potential nature conservation value within Burnley Borough. This took the form of a Phase 1 Habitat Survey that followed the standard methodology set out by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC, 2004). This survey is described as the ‘Burnley Wildlife and Habitat Survey’.

The most recent studies of the whole Borough were undertaken in the early 1990s and resulted in the production of Burnley’s Landscape and Wildlife Strategy in 1992. In order to meet the requirements of the EC Habitats Directive, Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, Planning Policy Statement 9, and the Regional Spatial Strategy, Burnley Borough Council required more up-to-date information to provide a sound evidence base for the production and monitoring of the Local Development Framework.

1.1 Objectives

The objectives of the Burnley Wildlife and Habitat Survey were as follows:

• Undertake a desk study including consultation with relevant organisations; collecting and recording data on the location of Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) and protected species;

• Survey all sites of known potential value within Burnley using the standard methodology set out by the JNCC (2004);

• Compile the above into an MS Access database provided by the Lancashire Records Centre, and create a Geographical Information System (GIS); and

• Assess of all Biological Heritage Sites using the Guidelines for Site Selection (Lancashire County Council et al, 1998). This also includes the assessment of a sample of sites using the Guidelines for the Selection of Local Wildlife Sites in Lancashire (The Wildlife Trust, DRAFT version 5, August 2007).

1.2 Limitations

One of the main limitations regarding survey work for any site with a number of habitats is the time of the year at which the surveys were undertaken. Accordingly, sites were assigned a survey period based on the dominant habitat present. Thus, woodlands were targeted in the first instance to be surveyed in May and June, grassland in July and August, and heathland and mires in August and September. Despite this, it is possible that some early or late flowering plants might have been missed as a single survey visit was made per site. Where it was considered that this might have compromised the overall evaluation of the floristic diversity of a particular site, this was indicated in the site evaluation.

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Where the assessment process required the use of the Guidelines for Site Selection (Lancashire County Council et al, 1998), it was noted that several criteria are based on NVC communities. This survey was based on Phase 1 habitat mapping and did not produce data to the level of detail required for NVC. Consequently, this was a limitation for assessing the sites against the NVC criteria. Wherever possible, an approximate evaluation of the NVC communities present at a particular site was made; however it is important to keep in mind that further survey will be necessary for a more thorough assessment.

A sample of sites was also assessed using the Guidelines for the Selection of Local Wildlife Sites (LWS) in Lancashire (provided by John Lamb, Lancashire Wildlife Trust (LWT)). These are designed specifically to assess the biodiversity value at the borough level. These guidelines, at the time of this assessment, are only in draft form and, as such, a full evaluation could not be made. As a general rule, the following was applied: “the BHS guidelines are 60% of the SSSI criteria and the LWS guidelines are 60% of the BHS guidelines” (Lamb, pers. comm). Recommendations that could be used to better define these criteria in their final versions are made, when judged applicable, and submitted to the Lancashire Wildlife Trust.

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2.0 LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND AND POLICY FRAMEWORK

The following pieces of legislation, government policy and guidance are relevant to this project.

2.1 Planning Policy

Planning Policy Statement 9 (HMSO, 2005) sets out the Government’s national planning policies on protection of biodiversity through the planning system. PPS9 is accompanied by: a) A joint ODPM (06/2005) and DEFRA (01/2005) circular which sets out statutory obligations and their importance within the planning system; b) Planning for Biodiversity and Geological Conservation: a Guide to Good Practice (ODPM, 2006); c) Local Sites Guidance on their Identification, Selection and Management (DEFRA, 2006).

PPS9 recognises that Local Sites have a fundamental role to play in helping to meet overall national biodiversity targets, contributing to the quality of life and the well-being of the community and in supporting research and education. The guidance stipulates that Local Development Frameworks should identify all local nature conservation areas on the proposals maps based upon up to date information regarding the habitats and species of the area. These policies are incorporated into development planning documents at regional and local scales, and are also of material worth in considering individual planning applications. Key principles 1(vi) sets out the sequential approach to the planning process along the principles of avoidance of harm, mitigation where harm cannot be avoided, compensation where impacts cannot be prevented or adequately mitigated and “if that significant harm cannot be prevented, adequately mitigated against, or compensated for, then planning permission should be refused”.

The Burnley Wildlife and Habitat Survey and subsequent identification of valuable wildlife sites is an essential component of the planning process enabling effective planning decisions to be made based upon up to date objective and scientific data regarding the species and habitat within the administrative boundaries of the Burnley area. The data arising from this survey are also of use when considering biodiversity opportunities for sites that support a level of nature conservation interest that could be enhanced or improved through careful management or through the planning process.

The guidance on identification, selection and management of local sites (DEFRA, 2006) “provides guidance on the development and management of systems to identify sites of local importance for nature conservation”. The underlying principle of the guidance is that Local Sites should be designated on the basis of each site supporting features of substantive nature conservation value. This survey will identify those sites of substantive value and enable the

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2.2 The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006

The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 Part 3 Section 40, places a general duty on all public bodies to conserve and have regard to biodiversity in the exercise of their functions. Section 41 indicates that an updated UK BAP list of priority habitats and species will be produced (JNCC, 2007). The descriptions of each species and habitats are currently in preparation by Natural England (Natural England, pers. comm).

2.3 Biodiversity Action Planning

Following the Rio Convention on Biodiversity in June 1992, the UK government made a commitment to conserve and enhance our national biodiversity. As part of its commitment ‘Biodiversity: the UK Biodiversity Action Plan’ was launched and subsequently a BAP Steering Group established. The main aim of the UK BAP framework was to describe the UK's biological resources and commit a detailed plan for the protection of these resources. As a result, three types of action plan [species action plans (SAPs), habitat action plans (HAPs) and local biodiversity action plans (LBAPs)] were developed which set priorities for nationally and locally important habitats and wildlife. Each plan has costed actions and targets and reporting on the targets is done on a 3-5 year cycle, using the National Biodiversity Action Reporting System (BARS).

The Biodiversity Strategy for England provides the nationwide based strategy for delivery of biodiversity action planning within England and this includes the promotion of the delivery and maintenance of a consistent approach to Local Sites Systems at a national level (DEFRA 2002). In turn, the production and delivery of local biodiversity action plans (LBAPs) which set priorities for nationally and locally important habitats and wildlife, from the key delivery mechanism for the implementation of the Section 40 biodiversity duty under the NERC Act 2006 at a local level.

It is this BAP framework that forms the basis of the habitat and, to a certain extent, the species surveys. Both the UK BAP and the Lancashire BAP are relevant to the area surveyed. This is demonstrated during the actual survey work whereby Lancashire priority species and habitats present within each Wildlife Site were identified and recorded. Further, the potential for a given Wildlife Site to support priority BAP species was noted if the habitat conditions were suitable.

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2.4 National Government Performance Indicators

The New Performance Framework for Local Authorities and Local Authority Partnerships: Single Set of National Indicators (HMSO, 2007) sets out a number of indicators which will be used to assess the performance of local government. Local government will be responsible for the implementation of these indicators valued by local people. Under environmental sustainability, one of the 14 national indicators is “NI 197 Improved local biodiversity – active management of local sites”. This will be very important in ensuring that local sites are actively managed for the conservation and enhancement of their biodiversity. The results of the survey will be pivotal in enabling Burnley Borough Council to plan their implementation of this indicator.

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3.0 METHODOLOGY

3.1 Desk Study

A desk study was undertaken to collate existing data of previous survey work undertaken for the Biological Heritage Sites (BHS) and the Burnley Wildlife Survey (BWS) and records of protected species and BAP species. This baseline information is supplemented by the information collected during the survey work regarding the potential of the different sites surveyed to host protected species and UK BAP species and habitats.

The following organisations have been consulted:

• Burnley Borough Council; • Lancashire Wildlife Trust; • Local Record Centre c/o Lancashire County Council; • The Environment Agency; • Lancashire Badger Group; • East Lancashire Ornithologists Club; and • British Waterways.

There is no Lancashire Bat Group as such with a central point for requesting records.

3.2 Field Survey

An enhanced Phase 1 Habitat Survey was undertaken. This adapted the recognised standard survey technique (JNCC, 2004) to inform the production of a Phase 1 Habitat Plan of all sites having known or potential value within Burnley Borough boundaries. Features with the potential to support protected, BAP species and important invertebrate assemblages were also identified.

The sites surveyed as part of the Burnley Wildlife and Habitat Survey were:

• Biological Heritage Sites (BHS); • Burnley Wildlife Survey (BWS); • Potential Burnley Wildlife Sites (pBWS); and • Forest of Burnley Sites (FoB).

A list of all sites included in the survey can be found in Appendix 1.

For each site, the enhanced Phase 1 Habitat Survey involved:

• Compiling a species list on site, using the template used in 1990 for the Burnley Wildlife Survey (Lancashire Trust for Nature Conservation) – see Appendix 21. The

1 It should be noted that some scientific names have since changed and have been updated in the database

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DAFOR scale has been used to measure the frequency and cover of the different plant species using Dominant (D) for species covering large areas of the site; Abundant (A); Frequent (F); Occasional (O) and Rare (R) for species which are rarely found across the site. Locally Dominant (LD), Locally Abundant (LA) and Locally Frequent (LF) were also used when the frequency and distribution is patchy;

• Production of a map highlighting the Phase 1 Habitat types, with dominant or co- dominant species annotated; and

• Completion of a recording form detailing site information and recommendations for habitat management. This recording form is presented in Appendix 3. It also contained a list of protected, BAP species and habitats that were ticked where present or if there was potential to occur on site. A list of invasive species was also compiled wherever such species were found to be present2.

For some of the BHS that were previously designated for their importance for birds and/or invertebrates, particular attention was made to these species groups. Regarding birds, an ornithologist compiled a species list. However these results cannot be considered as exhaustive as only one visit was made per site. An ecologist also surveyed the sites regarded important for their invertebrates communities, mainly Lepidoptera and Odonata; however this was limited to a single survey visit, consequently, further survey will be necessary to record the full invertebrate diversity.

Any other species or features of interest observed during the survey were noted by the surveyors.

3.3 Arrangement of Access

Burnley Borough Council legal department provided Golder Associates (UK) Ltd with a letter stating that Golder surveyors were acting as agents of Burnley Borough Council whilst undertaking ecological survey work. This letter is shown in Appendix 4.

3.4 Database and GIS

All data recorded on site were compiled into an adapted version of a MS Access database provided by Lancashire County Council. All sites have an identifier that enable linking to corresponding map features contained in the GIS habitats shapefiles. These maps were digitised from field survey map sketches using ESRI ArcGIS. The features were first recorded in a geodatabase feature dataset to enable us to ensure accuracy, and topology rules set by Burnley Borough Council were adhered to. Digitising followed the specifications of Burnley Borough Council, using existing GIS layers such as OS MasterMap or council data (BHS, council ownership, FoB, canal and railway, Common Land, SSSI, EA main rivers) as

2 Note that at the time of creating the recording form, the newly compiled UK BAP species and habitats were not available – however this has been updated when inputting data into the GIS.

Golder Associates December 2007 - 8 - 07514520059.501 Burnley Wildlife and Habitat Survey Version A.0 base maps providing a guide to the geometry of relevant habitat features. GGP and MapInfo are both capable of importing data from ESRI’s shapefile format. The full dataset was exported from the Geodatabase to a shapefile format, with the appropriate accompanying metadata, and delivered along with the MS Access database on CD to the Council. The new Versions of ESRI ArcGIS contain updated ISO metadata templates to those in ArcGIS 8.3; however these guidelines will be used to provide the required metadata to an acceptable standard.

Appendix 5 is a key showing the mapping colour codes of the Phase 1 Survey that have been used in the GIS layer.

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4.0 RESULTS

4.1 Desk Study

The following information was obtained from the organisations consulted:

• BHS electronic data (Burnley Borough Council and Local Record Centre c/o Lancashire County Council); • Information on 12 potential LNRs (Lancashire Wildlife Trust); • Forest of Burnley sites (Burnley Borough Council); • Potential Burnley Wildlife Sites (Lancashire Wildlife Trust); • Previous Burnley Wildlife Survey (Burnley Borough Council); • Criteria for BWS supplied to test sites against (Lancashire Wildlife Trust); • ELWOOD Report (2001) (Burnley Borough Council); • Lower House Lodges LNR draft management plan (Lancashire Wildlife Trust); • Water vole records (the Environment Agency and Local Record Centre c/o Lancashire County Council); • Great crested newt records (Local Record Centre c/o Lancashire County Council); and • Several GIS layers (Burnley Borough Council and Local Record Centre c/o Lancashire County Council).

The Lancashire Badger Group would not release detailed records at a large scale, however they are willing to co-operate with Burnley Borough Council regarding any site specific enquiry in relation to development. They also are willing to inform on stronghold badger areas within Burnley Borough if required.

The East Lancashire Ornithology Club holds an important volume of bird records and discussion is currently on-going regarding possible access to these data.

British Waterways was contacted, however they do not keep records of protected or BAP species for the borough.

4.2 Data analysis

A breakdown of all the sites surveyed in 2007 is shown in Appendix 1.

Figure 1 (see at the back of the report) shows an example of a Phase 1 Habitat Map derived from the GIS. It is centred on an area to the west of Burnley town centre, close to Hapton. This map is typical of the more urban districts of Burnley, with wildlife habitat interspersed amongst a predominantly built environment. In common with the majority of the sites surveyed, grassland is dominant (in this case neutral grassland), with broadleaved woodland (mostly semi-natural) also having a reasonable coverage. Furthermore, as is normal in urban environments, the habitats tend to be more complicated than on larger, more uniform sites, usually due to varied management practices (and quite often, by a complete lack of management). This has led to development of habitat mosaics, as can be seen clearly at Lower

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House Lodges and at Pollard Moor. A particularly important observation from the scrutiny of this Map (which is also applicable elsewhere in Burnley) is the degree of connectivity of wildlife sites, in this case with good linking habitat connecting the Pollard/Stone Moor complex to the west with Lower House Lodges to the east. Further connection points link Green Brook and Sweet Clough to Lower House Lodges to the north. South of this, Green Brook Wood, on the southern side of the M65 motorway is connected via the Leeds – Liverpool Canal, a main green artery running through the heart of Burnley.

Major habitats surveyed were:

• Woodland and scrub; • Grassland and marsh; • Heathland; • Mire; • Swamp, marginal and inundation; • Open water (e.g. reservoir); and • Mosaics of the above.

The Table 1 below shows the area of each of the broad habitats surveyed.

Table 1: Summary of Habitat Area Data for Survey Phase 1 Habitat in Burnley

Habitat Area (in hectares) Woodland and scrub 612.5 Grassland and marsh 1793 Tall herb and fern 21 Heathland 36 Mire 613 Swamp, marginal and inundation 9 Open water 150 Rock exposure and waste 9 Miscellaneous 30 TOTAL 3273.5

The pie chart below gives the proportion for each of the major habitats following the JNCC key (see Appendix 5).

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Figure 2: Proportion of each major habitat type (percentage area coverage of broad habitats samples across Burnley)

Woodland and Scrub 18.67% Tall Herb and Fern 0.65% Swamp, Marginal Developed and Inundation 0.08% 0.28% Rock exposure and waste 0.28% Open Water 4.60% Miscellaneous Grassland and 0.98% Marsh 54.64%

Mire 18.71%

Heathland 1.11%

The grassland habitats are dominant. Woodland habitats include semi-natural woodland and plantation (including the FoB sites). The mire habitat is mainly represented by the large area of Hameldon to Tom Grove Head BWS dominated by dry modified bog and wet modified bog. The open water category include the reservoirs and the rives and streams. The small category “developed” includes the few sites that have been developed since the 1990 survey such as Tenneco Walker, part of Hesandford, and Whittlefiled – Clifton Farm BWSs.

Closer examination of the two main habitat types is summarised in Figures 3 and 4. Figure 3 shows the different grassland types which make the total area of grassland and marsh represented in Figure 2.

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Figure 3: Proportion of the different grassland types (percentage area coverage of grassland habitats samples across Burnley)

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Swamp, Marginal

Acid and marshy grassland are the dominant grassland types. This is largely due to the extent of the moorland sites such as Hameldon to Tom Grove Head BWS, Red Moss BHS, Thieveley Scout BHS and Heald Moor and Deerplay Moor BHS in which marshy grassland covered large areas. Marshy grassland is mostly represented by the purple moor grass community (Molinia grasslands) with a high proportion of rushes (Juncus sp) and occasionally by sedges (Carex sp). A smaller proportion of the marshy grassland is composed of wet meadows and pastures supporting communities of species such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris , Valerian species Valeriana sp, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. The acid grasslands are represented both by lowland dry acid grassland in the valleys and by upland/moorland acid grassland on higher grounds where most of the previously cited larger sites lie.

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Figure 4 shows the proportion of woodland with particular reference to plantation and semi- natural woodland types. Woodland is largely represented by plantation due in particular to the Forest of Burnley Sites, which have increased the woodland cover in Burnley in recent years.

Figure 4: Proportion of the different woodland types (percentage area coverage of woodland habitats samples across Burnley)

50 40 30

0 Plantation Semi-natural

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Figure 5: UK BAP habitats (percentage area coverage of UK BAP habitats samples across Burnley)

Upland flushes, fens Upland heathland and swamps 1.51% 1.48% Rivers 1.16% Blanket Bog 32.75%

Purple moor grass and rush pasture 36.89% Hedgerows 0.03% Eutrophic standing waters 0.02% Lowland mixed Inland rock outcrop and scree habitat deciduous woodland 12.61% 0.51% Ponds Lowland beech and 0.87% Lowland dry acid yew woodland Mesotrophic Lakes grassland 1.28% 5.15% Lowland meadow Lowland heathland 1.95% 3.49% 0.29%

Figure 5 shows the proportion of the different UK BAP habitats. To avoid over-complication, wet woodland and oak woodland have been included in the Lowland mixed deciduous woodland habitat action plan category. Also these habitats have been selected by using the JNCC categories and as such, very small habitats (too small to be mapped) have been omitted. Figure 5 gives a general view on the proportion of UK BAP habitat types present. Figure 6 shows the proportion of the Lancashire BAP habitats. This shows again the significance of the upland sites previously discussed.

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Figure 6: Lancashire BAP habitats (percentage area coverage of Lancashire BAP habitats samples across Burnley)

Species-rich neutral grassland Broadleaved and Rivers and streams mixed woodland

Moorland

4.3 Site Assessment

Details of the site evaluation is set out in Table 2 below. The site evaluation code, for example Gr3 (grassland criteria), relates to the site selection guidelines3. In some instances, for example Gr4, the site evaluation code refers to the “Guidelines for the selection of Local Wildlife Sites in Lancashire” (LWS)4.

4.3.1 Biological Heritage Sites

Out of the 42 BHSs surveyed in 2007, 39 still qualify under the same or under more criteria as the 1997 evaluation. The 3 sites that did not qualify are Halifax Road Pasture, Briercliffe; Leeds Liverpool Canal section (Old Hall Street to M65 J12 Reedley Hallows/Nelson and Colne); and Oswald Street, Stoneyholme.

3 Lancashire County Council, Lancashire Wildlife Trust and English Nature. (1998) Lancashire County Heritage Sites Scheme. Biological Heritage Sites: Guidelines for Site Selection.

4 The Wildlife Trust (2007). Local Wildlife Sites Guidelines for Site Selection 2007. Guidelines for the selection of Local Wildlife Sites in Lancashire. DRAFT version 5, 31 August 2007.

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Halifax Road Pasture has lost part of its diversity probably because of grazing pressure; however the site qualifies under the LWS guidelines and could become a Burnley Wildlife Site. A change in grazing regime could also be beneficial to the floristic diversity of the site and following a change in management, monitoring surveys should be done to help decide whether this site has potential to remain as a BHS.

The section of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal currently designated as a BHS did not have any biological features of interest recorded during the survey. Other sections of the canal (see below) have a much more interesting flora and it is therefore recommended to designate them as a BHS. Consequently the existing section should be downgraded to BWS.

Oswald Street BHS has suffered from its urban location and does not qualify under the BHS criteria. However it has not lost all its floristic diversity and still qualifies under the LWS guidelines. Oswald Street could be downgraded to BWS status, also this would only refer to areas on the periphery of the site.

Thirteen sites require further survey on specific faunal groups such as birds, invertebrates and amphibians to confirm whether they still qualify under the relevant species criteria; however in most cases these sites qualify also under habitat criteria (grassland or woodland) and as such still deserve their BHS designations. Further reference to these sites can be made in Table 2.

Out of the 82 sites surveyed in 1990 as part of the Burnley Wildlife Survey, 33 are partly or totally included within a BHS. For these sites it is recommended to remove the BWS designation and keep the BHS designation in order to simplify the whole grading system. Out of the 49 remaining sites, 2 qualify under the BHS criteria (Green Brook Wood and Whin Scar Clough and Timber Hill Plantation) and it is recommended to upgrade it to the BHS status, and 3 partly qualify under the BHS criteria (Extwistle Moor – Coal Pit Pasture , Hameldon – Wether Edge, Hapton Park, Porters Gate Heights) but might be too small to become BHS.

Green Brook Wood is an interesting woodland which adds significantly to the biodiversity of the Landscape Zone in which the site occurs (see Appendix 1 of the Guidelines for Site Selection, Lancashire County Council et al, 1998). It also contains indicator species for Ancient Woodland and has some very mature trees. This site should be upgraded to BHS status. Whin Scar Clough and Plantation also contains indicator species for Ancient Woodland.

Extwistle Moor – Coal Pit Pasture qualifies under Bo3 and Hameldon – Wether Edge partly qualifies under Bo2. Both these sites are contained within Hameldon to Tom Grove Head BWS. It is possible that more areas within this site do qualify under the bog or fen criteria; however the size of the site makes it difficult to record all the areas that could potentially qualify under the BHS guidelines. Further more detailed vegetation surveys would be

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Hapton Park, Porters Gate Heights partly qualifies under the Bo2 criteria; however it is a small site and this affects its qualification as a BHS.

4.3.2 Burnley Wildlife Survey

Not all BWS sites were assessed against the LWS criteria (because this was outside the scope of work) however for those which have been assessed, the results are as follows:

• six BWS were assessed against the LWS guidelines; and

• out of these six, only 1 qualified under the grassland criteria (Gr4) – Broughton’s Wood and Flush; however this should be taken with caution as the guidelines are only at a draft stage and not all the criteria could be assessed. Table 2 below gives further details and recommendations for each site assessed.

4.3.3 Potential Sites

Twenty six potential BWS (pBWS) were also assessed. Out of these, 3 qualified under the BHS guidelines: two sections of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal for their marginal and aquatic vegetation (Po1) and Swinden Reservoir for its associated species-rich grassland (Gr3). Five of these sites have ornithological interest and further survey is needed to decide whether or not these sites qualify under the bird criteria. Three of these sites qualify under the LWS guidelines for their grassland: Oswald Street North, Shorten Brook and Hesandford. Again, this assessment should be taken with caution as the LWS guidelines are only at a draft stage.

4.4 Recommendations

The main recommendations resulting from the study can be summarised as follows:

1. It is recommended to remove the BWS designation when the site is included in a site that qualifies under the BHS criteria. When boundaries are not exactly matching, further survey might be needed to decide which areas should be included within the BHS;

2. To comply with the Local Sites Guidance (DEFRA, 2006) and a willingness to adopt a common terminology at the national scale, all Burnley Wildlife Sites should be called Local Wildlife Sites (LWS). In this instance, BHS could become LWS and BWS could become BLWS; and

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3. In future years, to further inform the present survey, it is important that:

- Surveyors clearly map the areas of NVC categories (for BHSs only). This is especially important for those NVC categories listed in the guidelines for which sites can qualify;

- Specific faunal group surveys are undertaken to confirm/ decide whether some sites qualify under those specific criteria (e.g. birds, amphibians, invertebrates, etc);

- Particular attention is given to connecting existing designated sites by assessing potential for wildlife corridors and consequently avoiding the fragmentation of the habitats;

- All sites be re-surveyed at least once every 10 years, to ensure that up-to-date information is available to inform decisions regarding site status;

- The draft Burnley Wildlife Site guidelines are completed taking into account the results of this survey and the guidelines report incorporates policy guidance on the Burnley Wildlife Site system to demonstrate the objective and scientific approach in line with the national guidance; and

- Consideration is given to the implementation of an effective site based management and monitoring programme for all Local Wildlife Sites in order to ensure that active conservation enables the retention and enhancement of their substantive nature conservation value and that subsequent surveys are not recording a declining resource.

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5.0 REFERENCES

DEFRA ( 2002) Working with the Grain of Nature.

DEFRA (2006) Local Sites: Guidance on their Identification, Selection and Management.

HMSO (2007) The New Performance Framework for Local Authorities & Local Authority Partnerships: Single Set of National Indicators.

HMSO (2005) Planning Policy Statement 9: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation.

Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) (2004) Handbook for Phase 1 Habitat Survey - A Technique for Environmental Audit, Revised reprint 2003, JNCC, Peterborough.

JNCC (2007) UK BAP Website. http://www.ukbap.org.uk/NewPriorityList.aspx

Lancashire County Council, Lancashire Wildlife Trust and English Nature (1998) Lancashire County Heritage Sites Scheme. Biological Heritage Sites: Guidelines for Site Selection.

The Wildlife Trust (2007) Local Wildlife Sites Guidelines for Site Selection 2007. Guidelines for the selection of Local Wildlife Sites in Lancashire. DRAFT version 5, 31 August 2007.

ODPM and DEFRA (2005) Government Circular: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation: Statutory Obligations and their Impact within the Planning System.

ODPM (2006) Planning for Biodiversity and Geological Conservation: a Guide to Good Practice.

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TABLES

Golder Associates Key

Gr Grassland Wd Woodland and Scrub Hm Other areas of semi-natural habitat and habitat mosaic Fe Swamp and Fen Bi Birds Pk Parkland and Scattered Trees Le Butterflies and moths Ar Artificial habitats Od Dragonflies and damselflies Am Amphibians Bo Bog Po Pond Table 2: Site Evaluation Using Guidelines for Site Selection

Criteria for Original Criteria Considered for Status Site Grid Reference Area (ha) Selection 1997 Evaluation 2007 Qualifies (BHS) Comments/ Recommendations Pk1; Gr3 (10/10); Gr2b (MG5 yes (Gr3), Pk1 (yes); BHS Barden Lane Fields, Reedley Hallows SD 840 352 2.8 Gr3 and MG9) yes (Gr2b) Evaluation based on 2005 survey results of the Lancashire Wildlife Trust/ Current management needs to be monitored to ensure conservation of the grassland BHS Broughton's Pasture SD 872 290 2.1 Gr3 Gr3 (11/10) yes (Gr3) diversity

BHS Castle Clough, Hapton SD 787 313 8.4 Wd3 Wd2 yes (Wd2) Gr3 (13/10); Hm2 (too small); yes (Gr3);yes( Hm3); BHS Castle Clough South and Childers Green, Hapton SD 786 306 12.2 Gr3, Hm3 Hm3; Ff; Gr2b(MG5) yes (Gr2b) More survey needed earlier in the year to Gr3 (13/10), Fe3, Ff (do not yes (Gr3), Hm3, Fe3), confirm the presence of globeflower and BHS Catlow Valley, Nelson and Colne / Briercliffe SD 895 363 39.8 Gr3, Fe3, Ff3, Ff4, Hm3 qualify), Hm3 no (Ff) broad-leaved cottongrass More survey needed (more survey visits) to confirm whether the site qualifies under the BHS Clough Bottom Wood, Habergham Eaves SD 849 272 13 (Bi2a(ii)? Bi2a(ii); Bi2c (ii) song thrush Bi2a(ii)?; yes (Bi2c(ii)) birds criteria More survey needed (more survey visits) to confirm whether the site qualifies under the Bi2a(ii)?; no (Fe2); yes birds criteria / More survey for the fens BHS Coldwell Reservoirs, Trawden Forest / Briercliffe / Nelson and Colne SD 905 363 29.4 (Bi2), Fe2 Bi2a(ii);Fe2 (1/4); Fe3 (Fe3) species?

BHS Cronker Wood, Hapton - SD 785 297 7.9 Wd2 Wd2 yes (Wd2)

More survey visits needed to confirm No (Po1); Od5?; Am3b whether the site qualifies under the BHS Deer Pond, Towneley Park SD 860 313 1.3 Od5, Am3b Po1(score=1.188); Od5 (4/7); ? Odonata criteria/ Amphibian survey needed.

BHS Dodbottom Woods, Cliviger SD 872 281 5.8 Wd2 Wd2 yes (Wd2) Evaluation based on 2005 survey results of BHS Earl's Bower Flushes; Cliviger SD 881 274 0.2 Ff2 Ff2 yes (Ff2) the Lancashire Wildlife Trust

BHS Fir Trees Brook Pasture, Higham-with-West Close Booth 6.1 Hm3; Gr3 (14/10) yes (Hm3); yes (Gr3) Wd2; Gr2b (U4); Gr3 (12/10 and No (Wd2); yes (Gr3); A survey earlier in the year might indicate BHS Green Clough, Cliviger SD 882 287 7.1 Gr3, Wd3 MG10); Hm3 (too small) no (Hm3); yes (Gr2b) that the site qualify under Wd2.

BHS Hagg Wood, Ightenhill SD 817 346 5.7 Wd1 Wd1 yes (Wd1)

Change management to increase diversity or downgrade to BWS (qualifies under Gr4 BHS Halifax Road Pastures, Briercliffe SD 908 350 2.9 Gr3 Gr3 (7/10); Gr4 (10/10) no (Gr3) 10/10)

BHS Hameldon Scout, Hapton SD 791 296 0.8 Bi2 Bi2c (peregrine); Gr3 (9/10) yes (Bi2c), No (Gr3)

Gr2b (U4/5);Hm3 Bi2b (twite), yes (Gr2b); yes More survey needed (more survey visits) to Bi2c (peregrine not breeding), (Hm3);Bi2b?, Bi2c(ii)?, confirm whether the site qualifies under the BHS Heald Moor and Deerplay Moor, Cliviger SD 870 270 293.3 Bi2, Bi5, Gr2 Bi2c(ii) (skylark), Bi5 Bi5? birds criteria

BHS Heald Wood, Reedley Hallows / Burnley Urban Area SD 836 348 2.6 Wd2 Wd2 yes (Wd2)

BHS Houghton Hag, Briercliffe / Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood SD 870 332 10.9 Wd1 Wd1 yes (Wd1)

BHS Houghton Hey Plantation, Hapton SD 790 307 3 Wd2 Wd2 yes (Wd2) Habitats suitable for the white-letter hairstreak butterfly has not been recorded yes (Wd2); yes (Pk1); within the part of the BHS belonging to BHS Huntroyde Demesne, Simonstone SD 785 346 206.2 Wd2, Pk1, Le4? Wd2; Pk1 (trees > 200yo); Le4 Le4? Burnley Bourough. Table 2: Site Evaluation Using Guidelines for Site Selection

Evaluation based on 2004 survey results of the Lancashire Wildlife Trust/ Site overlapping partly with Lee Green Reservoir BHS Hurst Well Valley/ Briercliffe/ Worthorne-with-Hurstwood SD 877 335 5.08 Gr3, Ff1 Gr3 (17/10); Ff1 yes (Gr3), yes (Ff1) pBWS

BHS Leeds Liverpool Canal Section, Old Hall St to M65 J12 Reedley Hallows / Nelson and Colne SD 841 352 15.1 Ar1 Ar1 Ar1 (no) Downgrade to BWS?

BHS Love Clough, Fold Bluff, Dunnockshaw SD812276 1.2 Gr3 (12/10); Gr2b (MG5) yes (Gr3), yes (Gr2b) Gr3 (16/10); Gr2b (MG5, MG9 BHS Lower Dean Pasture, Simonstone SD779325 1.9 and MG10) yes (Gr3), yes (Gr2b)

BHS Lower Dean Wood, Simonstone SD 781 338 3.9 Wd2 Wd2 yes (Wd2)

BHS Lower House Lodges, Hapton SD 807 325 7.7 Ar1 Ar1; Po1 (score = 1.299) yes (Ar1); no (Po1)

More survey visits needed to confirm no (Po1); Od4?; Am1a whether the site qualifies under the BHS Michelin Factory Grounds, Briercliffe SD 859 339 5.6 Od4, Am1a? Po1(score=1.188); Od4; ? Odonata criteria/ Amphibian survey needed.

BHS Ormerod and Gin Woods, Cliviger SD 877 315 8.9 Wd2 Wd2 yes (Wd2) Downgrade to BWS (qualifies under Gr4 10/10) - also this would only refer to areas BHS Oswald Street, Stoneyholme SD 839 339 2.8 Gr3, Ar1 Ar1; Gr3 (9/10); Gr4 (10/10) no (Ar1) on the periphery of the site.

BHS Pollard Moor, Hapton Common and Bently Wood Green, Hapton SD 794 323 20.7 Hm3 Hm3; Gr3(11/10) Hm3 (yes); Gr3 (yes)

More survey needed (more survey visits) to confirm whether the site qualifies under the birds criteria. This site has been highly Bi2(i) (merlin); Bi2c(ii) (skylark, degraded recently and probably do not BHS Red Moss, Habergham SD 842 280 310.9 Bi2, Bi5 reed bunting) Bi2(i)?; Bi2c(ii)? deserve the BHS designation. Wd2; Hm2; Hm3; Gr2b (U5); (Gr2b);yes (Gr3); yes BHS River Don - Brun Valley, Briercliffe / Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood SD 859 335 57.5 Wd2, Gr3, Hm3 Gr3 (14/10) (Hm2 and Hm3) Wd2; Hm3 (too small); Gr3 yes (Wd2); no (Hm3); BHS Rock Water Valley, Cliviger / Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood SD 882 310 8.9 Gr3, Wd2, Hm3 (13/10) yes (Gr3) More survey needed (more survey visits) to confirm whether the site qualifies under the BHS Sheddon Clough, Cliviger SD 894 296 17.8 Ar1, Bi2 Bi; Ar1; Gr3 (3/10) Bi?; Ar1?; no (Gr3) birds criteria

BHS Shuttleworth Wood, Hapton SD 789 325 3.8 Wd1 Wd1 yes (Wd1)

BHS Spring Wood, Whittlefield SD 834 344 2.9 Wd1 Wd1 yes (Wd1) Evaluation based on 2004 survey results of the Lancashire Wildlife Trust/ Current management needs to be monitored to ensure conservation of the grassland BHS Swinden Bridge Valley; Briercliffe / Worthorne-with-Hurstwwod SD 884 335 7.68 Gr3 Gr3 (17/10) yes (Gr3) diversity

More survey needed (more survey visits) to yes (Bi2c), Bi2b?; yes confirm whether the site qualifies under Bi2c (peregrine); Bi2b (Ro2); No (Ff3); yes other birds criteria / The Parsley fern BHS Thieveley Scout, Cliviger SD 882 271 46.7 Ro2, Bi2, Ff3 (whinchat); Ro2; Ff3, Hm3 (Hm3) previously recorded could not be found.

BHS Thornybank Clough, Hapton SD 800 301 17.5 Gr3, Hm3 Hm3; Gr3 (11/10) yes (Hm3); yes (Gr3)

More survey visits needed to confirm yes (Hm3); yes (Gr3); whether the site qualifies under the BHS Thursden Valley SD 890 347 84.5 Gr3, Hm3, In2? Hm3; Gr3 (24/10); In In? Invertebrates criteria

BHS Whitaker Clough, Ightenhill SD 803 352 7.9 Gr3, Hm3 Hm3; Gr3 (11/10) Gr3 (yes). Hm3 (yes)

BWS Bankside of Limy Water SD 815 279 0.5 Gr3 (3/10) Table 2: Site Evaluation Using Guidelines for Site Selection

BWS Barley Green Plantation SD 895 363 5.8 no

BWS Black Scout SD 897 274 3.3 no

More survey visits needed to confirm whether the site qualifies under the BWS Broughton's Pond SD 876 298 0.1 Po1 = 1.164; Od, In Invertebrates / Odonata criteria

Gr4 (13/10) qualifies (LWS) - Survey at a different time of the year might allow upgrade to BHS/ Wd10/11/12: 1 sp from Table 1 (Latest draft); 7 species from Table Gr3 (9/10); Gr4 (13/10); 1a and 21 species from table 1 b (earlier BWS Broughton's Wood and Flush SD 874 292 4.1 Wd10/11/12 no (Gr3) draft)

BWS Burnley (Glen View) Golf Course Rough SD 838 300 0.9 Gr3 (3/10) No (Gr3)

whole site included within BHS Castle Clough South and Childers Green, Hapton : BWS Castle Clough Wood and Plantation SD 785 307, 787 313 12 refer to BHS remove BWS designation for this site

whole site included within BHS Catlow Valley, Nelson and Colne / Briercliffe: BWS Catlow Brook Valley SD 889 362 2.5 refer to BHS remove BWS designation for this site

BWS Clough Bottom Plantation SD 848 272 27 No

Wd10/11/12: 7 species from Table 1a and BWS Copy Wood SD 848 304 1.4 Wd2; Wd10/11/12 Wd2? 14 species from table 1 b (earlier draft)

whole site included within BHS Cronker Wood, Hapton: remove BWS designation BWS Cronker wood and plantation SD 785 297 20 refer to BHS for this site

whole site included within BHS Deer Pond: BWS Deer Pond, Towneley SD 860 313 0.5 refer to BHS remove BWS designation for this site

BWS Disused Railway Line, Padiham SD 781 335, 782 334 0.7 Gr3 (6/10); Gr4(6/10) No

part of site included within BHS Dodbottom BWS Dodbottom and Buckley Woods SD 873 281 12 refer to BHS Woods, Cliviger Bo3 (E. tetralix, N. ossifragum BWS Extwistle Moor - Coal Pit Pasture SD 904 338 and 908 338 9.8 and V. Oxycoccus present) yes (Bo3)

part of the site included within BHS Huntroyde Desmene:remove BWS designation for this site and extend BHS boundaries to include the Whole BWS/ North of the road should be included within BHS designation - South of the road should be made BWS only as a separate site (the BWS Fiery Wood SD 789 343 9.8 refer to BHS road cross Fiery Wood).

BWS Fish Ponds, Plantation and Royd Wood SD 879 278 6.6 No

BWS Flush Near Middle Pasture SD 883 303 0.2 Gr3 (1/10) No could qualify under Wd criteria for LWS BWS Gawthorpe Hall SD 807 340 23 guidelines Wd10/11/12? Wd2 (yes); Wd3 (yes); BWS Green Brook Wood SD 810 318 7.4 Wd2; Wd3; Wd4 Wd5 (yes) Upgrade to BHS Table 2: Site Evaluation Using Guidelines for Site Selection

whole site included within BHS Green Clough, Cliviger: remove BWS designation BWS Green Clough SD 881 287 7.1 refer to BHS for this site

BWS Green Clough Wood SD 878 285 5.9 No

BWS Grove Lane Fields SD 804 342 18 Gr3 (7/10); Gr4 (9/10) No could qualify under Wd criteria for LWS BWS Grove Lane Plantation SD 803 344 5.4 guidelines Wd10/11/12? whole site included within BHS Hagg Wood, Ightenhill: remove BWS designation for this BWS Hagg Wood SD 817 346 5.6 refer to BHS site

BWS Hameldon - Wether Edge SD 903 326 18 Bo2 (25% Sphagnum) Bo3 (2/3) Yes in part (Bo2)

BWS Hameldon Hill SD 800 286 6.4 no Should be made a BHS (twite possibly present + several areas of degraded bog yes in part (Bo2 and with potential for recovery with favourable BWS Hameldon to Tom Grove Head SD 914 321 - 915 338 1202 Gr3 (7/10) Bo3); Gr3 (no) conservation management)

BWS Hapton Park, Nutsaw Hill SD 816 288 1.2 Gr, Bo No

BWS Hapton Park, Porters Gate Height SD 818 290 2.4 Gr, Bo2 Bo2 (yes in part) Upgrade to BHS whole site included within BHS Heald Moor and Deerplay Moor, Cliviger: remove BWS BWS Heald Moor SD 883 262 200 refer to BHS designation for this site whole site included within BHS Houghton Hag, Briercliffe / Worsthorne-with- Hurstwood: remove BWS designation for BWS Houghton Hag SD 870 332 10.9 refer to BHS this site

whole site included within BHS Houghton Hey Plantation, Hapton: remove BWS BWS Houghton Hey Plantation SD 790 307 3.3 refer to BHS designation for this site

BWS Hurstwood Quarries SD 893 316 45.5 part of Hameldon to Tom Grove Head BWS Wood, Simonstone: remove BWS BWS Lower Dean Wood SD 779 335 3.9 refer to BHS designation for this site

most site included within BHS Lower House Lodges, Hapton: remove BWS designation for this site and and extend BHS BWS Lowerhouse Lodges SD 805 328 15.5 refer to BHS boundaries to include the whole BWS

BWS Maltool Engineering, Dunnockshaw SD 822 279 0.9 Gr3 (7/10); Gr4 (9/10) No

whole site included within BHS Michelin Factory Grounds, Briercliffe: remove BWS BWS Michelin Factory SD 859 338 5.6 refer to BHS designation for this site

whole site included within BHS Castle Clough South and Childers Green, Hapton: BWS Mill Hill, Childers Green SD 784 307 1.5 refer to BHS remove BWS designation for this site

BWS Mill Plantation, Recreation Ground SD 871 347 1.8 No

BWS Nant Wood SD 903 269 2.6 No

BWS New Laithe Plantation SD 815 281 13.2 No Table 2: Site Evaluation Using Guidelines for Site Selection

whole site included within BHS Thursden refer to BHS (site alone has Valley: remove BWS designation for this BWS New Plantation SD 903 345 19.7 13/10 Gr3) site whole site included within BHS Ormerod and Gin Woods, Cliviger: remove BWS BWS Ormerod Wood SD 873 315 4.7 refer to BHS designation for this site Do not qualify under BHS criteria: keep a single designation: BWS (keep larger BWS Oswald Street SD 839 339 2.8 refer to BHS boundaries)

BWS Padiham Junction - 1 SD 808 320 0.69 Gr3 (4/10) No

BWS Padiham Junction - 2 SD 807 320 0.05 Gr3 (5/10) No

BWS Padiham Power Station SD 781 333 2.6 No whole site included within BHS Pollard Moor, Hapton Common and Bently Wood Green, Hapton: remove BWS designation BWS Pollard Moor SD 799 321 20.7 refer to BHS for this site

BWS Railway Embankment SD 886 272 and 887 272 1.2 Gr3 (3/10) No

BWS Railway Pond SD 893 270 0.9 Po1 No

BWS Rams Clough, Worsthorne SD 901 310 - 909 313 47.7 No part of Hameldon to Tom Grove Head BWS

BWS Rieve Edge SD 909 343 2.9 No

whole site included within BHS River Don: BWS River Don - 1 - Musty Halgh SD 865 431 4.3 refer to BHS remove BWS designation for this site

whole site included within BHS River Don: BWS River Don - 2 SD 869 344 0.2 refer to BHS remove BWS designation for this site

BWS Roadside Verge, B6247, Padiham SD 795 351 2.8 Gr3 (4/10) No whole site included within BHS Rock Water Valley, Cliviger / Worsthorne-with- Hurstwood: remove BWS designation for BWS Rock Water Wood SD 881 309 0.9 refer to BHS this site

BWS Rowley Lake SD 862 326 7.3 Po1 (score = 1.283) No

whole site included within BHS River Don: BWS Rowley Woods SD 859 335 12.1 refer to BHS remove BWS designation for this site

whole site included within BHS Sheddon Clough, Cliviger: remove BWS designation BWS Shedden Clough - 1 SD 893 294 and 894 293 17.5 refer to BHS for this site part of Hameldon to Tom Grove Head BWS. Extend Haneldon to Tom Grove boundaries to include the whole BWS and BWS Sheddon Clough - 2 SD 901 291 47.5 remove Sheddon Clough 2.

BWS Short Edge Pasture SD 86 280 0.6 No

whole site included within BHS Shuttleworth Wood, Hapton: remove BWS designation BWS Shuttleworth Wood SD 789 325 3.8 refer to BHS for this site

BWS Spa Wood SD 803 312 3.2 No Table 2: Site Evaluation Using Guidelines for Site Selection

whole site included within BHS Spring Wood, Whittlefield: remove BWS BWS Spring Wood SD 834 344 0.9 refer to BHS designation for this site

part of Hameldon to Tom Grove Head BWS. Extend Haneldon to Tom Grove boundaries to include the whole BWS and BWS Stiperden Slack SD 914 285 40.8 remove Stiperden Slack. whole site included within BHS Pollard Moor, Hapton Common and Bently Wood Green, Hapton: remove BWS designation BWS Stone Moor - 1 SD 794 324 2.2 refer to BHS for this site whole site included within BHS Pollard Moor, Hapton Common and Bently Wood Green, Hapton: remove BWS designation BWS Stone Moor - 2 - Shaw Brook SD 796 323 0.7 refer to BHS for this site whole site included within BHS Houghton Hag, Briercliffe / Worsthorne-with- Hurstwood: remove BWS designation for BWS Swinden Water SD 865 334 0.5 refer to BHS this site

BWS Tenneco Walker SD 812 323 0.9 No Car park: remove BWS designation

whole site included within BHS Huntroyde Demesne, Simonstone: remove BWS BWS The Dean SD 782 342 2.9 refer to BHS designation for this site whole site included within BHS Thornybank Clough, Hapton: remove BWS designation BWS Thorny Bank Wood SD 800 303, 801 297 9.8 refer to BHS for this site

whole site included within BHS Thursden Valley: remove BWS designation for this BWS Thorsdene SD 902 348 1 refer to BHS site

BWS Towneley Park Wood SD 853 307 20.1 No

BWS Walverden Reservoir SD 872 364 4.7 Po1 No

BWS Wet Marl Wood SD 863 308 4.3 No

BWS Whin Scar Clough and Timber Hill Plantation SD 842 309 and 850 305 11.6 Wd2 yes (Wd2) most of the site included within BHS Whitaker Clough, Ightenhill: remove BWS designation for this site and change BWS Whitaker's Wood SD 804 348 0.9 refer to BHS boundaries

BWS Whittlefield - Clifton Farm SD 830 331 0.9 No Built on: remove BWS designation Survey not possible: site acquired for BWS Widow Hill Road SD 859 343 2 development?

BWS Willingate Wham SD 893 283 56 Gr3, Bo No

BWS Wood Hey SD 874 331 0.5 No Bird survey required to assess pBWS Cant Clough Reservoir SD 897 309 5.87 No ornithological interest evaluation/ Bird survey required to assess pBWS Clough Bottom reservoir SD 848 270 13.81 ornithological interest pBWS Clowbridge reservoir SD 828 281 42.11 Po1 (score = 1.236), Gr3 (5/10) No (Po1). No (Gr3) pBWS Disused Railway Line, Padiham (extension) SD 790 335 and 780 332 1.38 Gr3 (4/10); Gr4 (4/10) No pBWS Easden Clough SD 860 283 16 No also a FoB Table 2: Site Evaluation Using Guidelines for Site Selection

Bo (no); Hm3 (no); Gr3 pBWS Hameldon Hill/ Common SD 794 289 16.66 Bo2, Bo4 Hm3 (no); Bo4 (in part) pBWS Hesandford (Widow Hill Road &) SD 862 343 9.23 Gr3 (9/10) No (Gr3) Qualifies under LWS guidelines Gr4 (11/10) pBWS Howorth Fold SD 838 315 2.89 No pBWS Hurstwood Pond SD 883313 0.32 Po1 no Bird survey required to assess pBWS Hurstwood Reservoir SD 889 316 19.96 Po1, Gr3 No ornithological interest pBWS Land between railway and canal SD 841 343 1.86 Gr3 (5/10); Gr4 (6/10) No Po2 (score = 1.267); Gr3 (6/10); Bird survey required to assess pBWS Lee Green Reservoir SD 880 337 8.3 Gr4 (7/10) No ornithological interest pBWS Leeds Liverpool Canal Section (Jn8 to Old street) inner Burnley section SD 827 330 - SD 841 334 13.6 (total) Po1 (score = 1.070) No (Po1) pBWS Leeds Liverpool Canal Section (Jn8 to Old street) Junction 8 - Junction 9 SD 782 317 - SD 803 322 13.6 (total) Po1 (score = 1.51) yes (Po1) Should be upgraded to BHS pBWS Leeds Liverpool Canal Section (Jn8 to Old street) Junction 9 - Junction 10 SD 803 322 - SD 824 325 13.6 (total) Po1 (score = 1.66) yes (Po1) Should be upgraded to BHS pBWS Lower Townely Holmes Pond/ Marsh SD 853 319 1.95 Po1, Gr3 No pBWS Oswald Street North SD 837 343 8.99 Gr3 (9/10) No (Gr3) Qualifies under LWS guidelines Gr4 (11/10) pBWS Sep Clough SD 831 311 2.72 No

Qualifies under LWS gidelines Gr4 (10/10 Sept survey; 12/10 May survey)/ Site at the boundary with Hyndburn: should be pBWS Shorten Brook SD 778317 and 777 326 2.62 Gr3 (9/10) No (Gr3) considered as a larger site. Should be assessed against specific verges pBWS Special Verge 120 SD 805 319 - 804 318 No guidelines. Should be assessed against specific verges pBWS Special Verge 121 SD 839 302 - 839 303 No guidelines. Should be assessed against specific verges pBWS Special Verge 122 SD 859 301 No guidelines. Should be assessed against specific verges pBWS Special Verge 123 SD 859 301 No guidelines. Should be assessed against specific verges pBWS Special Verge 124 SD 885 350 - SD 884 347 No guidelines.

also a FoB/ under LWS has 1 sp from table 1 (latest Draft) and 10sp from table 1a and pBWS Sweet Clough SD 808 329 3.1 No 7 sp from table 1b. Bird survey required to assess pBWS Swinden Reservoir SD 889 334 14.4 Gr3 (10/10), Po1 Yes (Gr3), No (Po1) ornithological interest December 2007 07514520059.501 Burnley Wildlife and Habitat Survey Version A.0

FIGURES

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FIGURE 1

AN EXAMPLE OF PHASE 1 HABITAT MAPPING FROM THE BURNLEY WILDLIFE AND HABITAT SURVEY 2007

Golder Associates Sycamore Avenue SI Greenbrook 1

SI Sweet Clough

Lowerhouse Lodges

AGreenbrook 2

Lower House Lodges; Hapton Shuttleworth Wood Leeds Liverpool Canal Shuttleworth Wood; Hapton Stone Moor - 1 Lowerhouse Lodges SI Shuttleworth Wood SI Pollard Moor, Hapton Common and Bently Wood Green; Hapton Stone Moor - 2 - Shaw Brook Stone Pollard Moor Tenneco Walker

Pollard Moor

Leeds Liverpool Canal

Cemetery Wood

SI Pollard Moor, Hapton Common and Bently Wood Green; Hapton

Green Brook Wood

0 200 400 600 Date 04/12/2007 Title Figure Metres Project No. 07514520059 1:7,500 Example of Phase 1 mapping of the 1 Burnley Wildlife and Habitat Survey 2007. Created by HP

Checked by DP Figure 1 Legend

Phase 1 Habitat Survey Biological Heritage Site

Woodland Broad-leaved Semi-natural Forest of Burnley Sites Woodland Broad-leaved Plantation Burnley Wildlife Sites Invasive Non Native Species Woodland Mixed Plantation

Scrub Dense/continuous Giant Hogweed Acid Grassland Unimproved Himalayan Balsam Neutral Grassland Unimproved Japanese Knotweed Legally Protected And BAP Species SI Neutral Grassland Semi-improved

Badger Marsh/Marshy Grassland SI Pipistrelle Bat Poor Semi-improved Grassland

Water Vole Tall Ruderal Scattered vegetation Swamp

Woodland Coniferous Plantation Marginal and Inundation-Marginal Vegetation

Woodland Mixed Semi Natural Standing Water

Running Water

A Cultivated/Disturbed Land-Amenity Grassland

Cultivated/Disturbed Land-Ephemeral/Short Perennial

Defunct Hedge - Species-poor

Fence

Wall

Buildings

Bare Ground

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APPENDICES

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APPENDIX 1

LIST OF SITES SURVEYED

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List of Sites

Site Ref Site Name Grid Ref Area (ha)

001 Bank Hall SD849336 0.46 002 Bankside of Limy Water SD815279 0.54 003 Barden Lane Fields, Reedley Hallows SD840352 2.8 004 Barley Green Plantation SD792302 5.8 005 Black Scout SD897274 3.3 006 Broughton's Pond SD876298 0.1 007 Broughton's Wood and Flush SD874292 4.1 008 Buckley Wood SD875279 2.1 009 Burnley (Glen View) Golf Course Rough SD838300 0.9 010 Burnley Golf Course SD844298 1.9 011 Calder Park SD831337 1.9 012 Castle Clough SD787312 8.5 013 Castle Clough South and Childers Green, SD786306 12.2 Hapton 014 Castle Clough Wood and Plantation SD785307 12 015 Castle Clough, Hapton SD787313 8.4 016 Catlow Brook Valley SD889362 2.5 017 Catlow Valley, Nelson and Colne / Briercliffe SD895363 39.8 018 Causewayside SD883300 1.6 019 Causewayside II SD882299 0.6 021 Chicken Hill SD829320 0.53 022 Childers Green SD786307 3.7 023 Clifton Heights SD833330 3.8 024 Clough Bottom Wood, Habergham Eaves SD848272 13 026 Coal Clough Farm SD903237 20 028 Cockden Wood SD873347 0.7 029 Coldwell Reservoirs, Trawden Forest / SD905363 29.4 Briercliffe / Nelson and Colne 030 Copy Clough SD844269 5.5 031 Copy Wood SD848304 1.4 032 Cornfield farm SD809344 1.8 033 Cronker wood and plantation SD785297 19.7 034 Crow Wood House Farm 1&2 SD836342 9.5 036 Damfield SD865297 1.2 12 December 2007 Site Ref: 037 Page 2 of 7 Site Ref Site Name Grid Ref Area (ha)

037 Deer Pond, Towneley Park SD860313 0.5 038 Disused Railway Line, Padiham SD781335 0.7 039 Dixon Hill SD856293 1.1 040 Dodbottom and Buckley Woods SD873281 11.8 041 Dodbottom Woods, Cliviger SD868285 5.8 042 Dodbottom Woods SD872281 11.3 043 Drakeshead SD883304 0.3 044 Easden Clough and Ford Quarry SD855278 18 045 Eaves Barn Farm SD787330 0.5 046 Extwistle Moor - Coal Pit Pasture SD904338 12.1 047 Far Pasture SD890290 3.6 048 Fenny Fold SD791333 0.3 049 Fern Valley SD878362 0.3 050 Fiery Wood SD787341 3.5 051 Fir Trees Brook Pasture, Higham-with-West SD803352 6.11 Close Booth 052 Fish Ponds, Plantation and Royd Wood SD879278 6.6 053 Flush Near Middle Pasture SD883303 0.2 054 Foulds House SD890360 1.8 055 Foxstones SD879308 5.2 056 Gabriel’s Main SD894353 0.5 057 Gawthorpe Hall SD807340 22.5 058 Green Brook Wood SD810318 7.4 059 Green Clough, Cliviger SD881287 7.1 060 Green Clough Wood SD878285 5.9 062 Greenbrook 1 SD800331 0.7 063 Greenbrook 2 SD808327 0.4 064 Grove Lane SD804345 6.4 065 Grove Lane Fields SD804342 18.2 066 Grove Lane Plantation SD803344 5.4 067 Hagg Wood, Ightenhill SD817346 5.6 068 Halifax Road Pastures, Briercliffe SD908350 2.9 069 Hameldon - Wether Edge SD903326 18.3 070 Hameldon Hill SD800286 6.4 071 Hameldon Scout, Hapton SD791296 0.8 072 Hameldon to Tom Grove Head SD914321 1202 074 Hapton Park, Nutsaw Hill SD816288 1.2 075 Hapton Park, Porters Gate Height SD818290 2.4 077 Heald Moor SD883262 200 12 December 2007 Site Ref: 078 Page 3 of 7 Site Ref Site Name Grid Ref Area (ha)

078 Heald Moor and Deerplay Moor, Cliviger SD870270 293 079 Heald Wood, Reedley Hallows / Burnley SD836348 26 Urban Area 080 Heald Wood SD836348 2.4 081 Healey Heights SD838315 6.6 082 Heasandford Cottage SD852338 0.4 083 Helly Platt Wood SD874290 0.6 084 High Whitaker SD804350 8.2 085 Higher Cockden SD874350 0.3 086 Higher Micklehurst 1 & 2 SD827299 2.9 088 Highfield Avenue SD848354 0.5 089 Hollins Farm SD808354 6.8 090 Houghton Hagg, Briercliffe / Worsthorne- SD870332 10.9 with-Hurstwood 091 Houghton Hey Plantation SD790307 3.3 092 Huntroyde Demesne, Simonstone SD785346 75 093 Hurstwood Quarries SD893316 45.5 094 Lee Green SD875335 2 095 Leeds Liverpool Canal Section, Old Hall St SD841352 15.1 to M65 J12 Reedley Hallows / Nelson and Colne 096 Love Clough, Fold Bluff, Dunnockshaw SD812276 1.2 097 Lower Bottin SD879331 0.5 098 Lower Dean Pasture, Simonstone SD779325 1.94 099 Lower Dean Wood, Simonstone SD779335 3.9 100 Lower Dean Wood SD781338 2.8 101 Lower House Lodges, Hapton SD807325 7.7 102 Lowerhouse Lodges SD805328 15.5 103 Maltool Engineering, Dunnockshaw SD822279 0.9 104 Memorial Park SD791337 1 105 Merrill Head 1 & 2 SD883291 1.3 107 Michelin Factory Grounds, Briercliffe SD859339 5.6 108 Mill Hill SD790308 1 109 Mill Hill, Childers Green SD784307 1.5 110 Mill Plantation, Recreation Ground SD871347 1.8 111 Musty Haulgh SD864344 0.2 112 Nant Wood SD903269 2.6 114 New Copy Barn SD847299 1.9 115 New Copy Farm SD849300 0.4 116 New Laithe Plantation SD815281 13.2 12 December 2007 Site Ref: 117 Page 4 of 7 Site Ref Site Name Grid Ref Area (ha)

117 New Plantation SD903345 19.7 118 Newfield Farm SD872311 0.6 119 Northbank Farm SD877344 2 120 Ormerod and Gin Woods, Cliviger SD877315 8.9 121 Ormerod Wood SD873315 4.7 122 Oswald Street, Stoneyholme SD839339 2.8 123 Padiham Junction - 1 SD808320 0.69 124 Padiham Junction - 2 SD807320 0.05 125 Padiham Power Station SD781333 2.6 126 Park Wood SD896345 6.8 127 Pollard Moor, Hapton Common and Bentley SD799321 20.7 Wood Green, Hapton 128 Pottery Farm SD880298 2.7 129 Prairie SD844351 0.7 130 Quarryfield SD797310 0.4 131 Queens Park Road SD853333 12.8 132 Railway Embankment SD886272 1.2 133 Railway Pond SD893270 0.9 134 Rams Clough, Worsthorne SD901310 47.7 135 Ratten Clough SD890269 3.2 136 Red Moss, Habergham SD842280 310.9 137 Ridge Avenue SD853332 1.6 138 Ridge Avenue II SD857328 1.4 139 Rieve Edge SD909343 2.9 140 River Don - 1 - Musty Halgh SD865431 4.3 141 River Don - 2 SD869344 0.2 142 River Don - Brun Valley, Briercliffe / SD859335 57.5 Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood 143 Roadside Verge, B6247, Padiham SD795351 2.8 144 Rock Water SD884308 1.4 145 Rock Water Valley, Cliviger / Worsthorne- SD882310 8.9 with-Hurstwood 146 Rock Water Wood SD881309 0.9 147 Roggerham SD883387 2.8 148 Rowley Hall Farm SD865333 0.5 149 Rowley Lake SD863328 7.3 150 Rowley Woods SD859335 12.1 151 Royde Wood SD879279 4.9 152 Sagar Banks SD854297 4.2 12 December 2007 Site Ref: 153 Page 5 of 7 Site Ref Site Name Grid Ref Area (ha)

153 Sheddon Clough - 1 SD893294 17.5 154 Sheddon Lodge SD883303 0.2 155 Sheddon Clough - 2 SD901291 47.5 156 Sheddon Clough, Cliviger SD894296 17.8 157 Short Edge Pasture SD886280 0.6 158 Shuttleworth Wood, Hapton SD789325 3.8 159 Spa Wood SD803312 3.2 160 Spring Gardens SD862294 0.9 161 Spring Wood, Whittlefield SD834344 2.9 162 Stephen Hey SD900349 0.8 163 Stiperden House Farm SD909281 1.8 164 Stiperden Slack SD914285 40.8 165 Stone Moor - 1 SD794324 2.2 166 Stone Moor - 2 - Shaw Brook SD796323 0.7 167 Sweet Clough SD809330 3.1 169 Swinden Water SD865334 0.5 170 Sycamore Park SD816329 1 171 Tenneco Walker SD812323 0.9 172 The Dean SD782342 2.9 173 Thieveley SD875278 49.1 174 Thieveley Scout, Cliviger SD882271 46.7 175 Thorny Bank Wood SD800303 9.8 176 Thornybank Clough, Hapton SD800301 17.5 177 Thorsdene SD902348 1 178 Thursden Valley SD890347 84.5 179 Towneley SD853307 19.8 181 Towneley Park Wood SD853307 20.1 182 Walverden Reservoir SD872364 4.7 183 West Close Barn SD801362 1 184 Wet Marl Wood SD863308 4.3 185 Whin Scar Clough and Timber Hill Plantation SD842309 11.6 186 Whitaker Clough, Ightenhill SD803352 7.9 187 Whitaker's Wood SD804348 0.9 188 Whittlefield - Clifton Farm SD830331 0.9 189 Widow Hill Road SD859343 2 190 Willingate Wham SD893283 56 191 Wood Hey SD874331 0.5 192 Bents SD882282 6.3 12 December 2007 Site Ref: 193 Page 6 of 7 Site Ref Site Name Grid Ref Area (ha)

193 Hambledon 2 SD915338 6 194 Houghton Hey Plantation, Hapton SD790307 3.7 195 Hesandford SD862343 9.23 196 Howorth Fold SD838315 2.89 197 Land between railway and canal SD841343 1.86 198 Hameldon Hill / Common SD794289 16.66 199 Clowbridge Reservoir SD828282 42.11 200 Shorten Brook SD779318 2.62 201 Lee Green Reservoir SD880333 8.3 202 Lower Townley Holmes Pond/Marsh SD853319 1.95 203 Cronker Wood, Hapton SD785297 7.9 204 Disused railway line (Padiham) (Extension) SD790335 1.38 205 Special Verge 120 SD805319 0 206 Special verge 121 SD839302 0 207 Special verge 122 SD859301 0 208 Special verge 123 SD885351 0 209 Special verge 124 SD884346 0 210 St Hildas Woodland SD823314 0.2 211 Stone Pollard Moor SD802322 8.7 212 Swinden reservoir SD889334 14.4 213 Thursden SD890347 3.6 214 Pendle Hall SD808354 1.14 215 Hurstwood Pond SD889316 0.32 216 Hurstwood Reservoir SD889316 19.96 217 Clough Bottom Reservoir SD848270 13.81 218 Oswald Street North SD837343 8.99 219 Worsthorne Woods 31 (near Hurstwood SD888315 85.52 Reservoir) 220 Worsthorne Woods 34 SD887305 0 221 Worsthorne Woods 36 SD895295 0 222 Worsthorne Woods 37 SD902290 0 223 Red Lees Road SD872314 0.6 224 Rowley FOB 1 SD863328 20.55 225 Rowley FOB 2 SD863328 0 226 Royd Wood and Fish Pond Plantation SD879278 6.6 227 Sep Clough SD831311 2.72 228 Cant Clough Reservoir SD897309 5.87 229 Leeds Liverpool canal (Inner Burnley section) SD827330 13.6 12 December 2007 Site Ref: 230 Page 7 of 7 Site Ref Site Name Grid Ref Area (ha)

230 Leeds Liverpool Canal (Junction 9 - Junction SD803322 0 10) 231 Leeds Liverpool Canal (Junction 8 to SD782317 0 Junction 9) 233 Dunnockshaw SD844273 204.8 234 Broughton's Pasture, Cliviger SD872290 2.1 235 Earl's Bower Flushes, Cliviger SD881274 0.2 236 Hurst Well Valley SD877335 5.08 237 Swinden Bridge Valley SD884335 7.68 238 Towneley Garden Centre SD861311 0.55 239 Higher Gibfield SD831164 0.25 240 Sweet Well SD893338 0.44 December 2007 07514520059.501 Burnley Wildlife and Habitat Survey Version A.0

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SPECIES LIST TEMPLATE

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RECORDING FORM

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Associated BHS

Site Description

Management Aims

Management Methods

Phase 1 habitats Present Lancashire BAP Species: Species Potential Observed Protected Species Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) Potential Observed Southern wood ant (Formica rufa) Reptiles Shining Guest Ant (Formicoxenus nitidulus) Adder a Mason Bee (Osmia parietina) Grass Snake Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Slow Worm Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) Common Lizard Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) Schedule 1 birds Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) Brambling High Brown Fritillary (Argynnis adippe) Dotterel Northern Brown Argus (Aricia artaxerxes) Fieldfare Pearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) Firecrest a Hoverfly (Doros profuges) Garganey Carduelis flavirostris (Twite) Black-tailed Godwit Coenononympha tullia (Large Heath) Gashawk Vanellus vanellus (Lapwing) Greenshank Vertigo alpestris (Wall Whorl Snail) Harriers (all species) Vertigo pusilla (Mountain Whorl Snail) Hobby Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris) Kingfisher Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) Red Kite Otter (Lutra lutra) Merlin Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) Barn Owl Other bat species Peregrine Belted Beauty (Lycia zonaria britannica) Little Ringed Plover Lady`s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium calceolus) Black Redstart Purple Ramping-fumitory (Fumaria purpurea) Redwing Freshwater nemertean (Prostoma jenningsi) Ruff Green Sandpiper Lancashire BAP Habitats Present Purple Sandpiper Scaup Acid grasslands Common Scoter Arable and horticulture Velvet Scoter Bogs Bewicks Swan Boundary and linear features Whooper Swan Broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland Bearded Tit Dwarf shrub heath Crested Tit Rivers and streams Whimbrel Blanket bog Woodlark Cereal field margins Lowland calcareous grassland Lowland heathland Lowland meadows Lowland raised bog Invasive Species Reedbeds Observed Upland calcareous grassland Japanese Knotweed Upland hay meadows Giant Hogweed Upland heathland Himalayan Balsam Upland mixed ashwoods

National BAP Habitats Present

Ancient and/or species-rich hedgerows Blanket bog Cereal field margins Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh Eutrophic standing waters Fens Lowland beech and yew woodland Lowland calcareous grassland Lowland dry acid grassland Lowland heathland Lowland meadows Lowland raised bog Lowland wood-pasture and parkland Mesotrophic lakes Purple moor grass and rush pastures Reedbeds Sheltered muddy gravels Upland calcareous grassland Upland hay meadows Upland heathland Upland mixed ashwoods Upland oakwood Wet woodland Acid grasslands Arable and horticulture Bogs Boundary and linear features Bracken Broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland Built up areas and gardens Calcareous grassland Coniferous woodland Dwarf shrub heath Fen, marsh and swamp Improved grassland Inland rock Montane habitats Neutral grassland Rivers and streams Standing open water and canals Urban December 2007 07514520059.501 Burnley Wildlife and Habitat Survey Version A.0

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LETTER OF ACCESS

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APPENDIX 5

PHASE 1 HABITAT SURVEY MAPPING COLOUR CODES

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