SCOTTISH NATURAL ANNUAL HERITAGE REPORT 1993 - 94 SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE

ANNUAL REPORT 1993-94

working with Scotland's people to care for our natural heritage

Ag obhair comhla ri muinntir na h-Alba airson math ar dualchas nadair SCOTTISH Magnus Magnusson KBE 12 Hope Terrace NATURAL Chairman Edinburgh HERITAGE EH9 2AS

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To the Right Honourable Ian Lang MP Her Majesty's Secretary of State for Scotland

Sir,

I have the honour to present the Report of Scottish Natural Heritage, covering the period 1 April 1993 to 31 March 1994.

I am, Sir, your obedient servant,

Magnus Magnusson KBE Chairman

Scottish Natural Heritage 12 Hope Terrace Edinburgh EH9 2AS

December 1994

Laid before Parliament under Section 10 of the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991

Chairman: Magnus Magnusson KBE Chief Executive: Roger Crofts Working with Scotland's people to care for our natural heritage Contents

Chief Executive's Review I Facts and Figures 27

Understanding and The Natural Heritage Awareness 3 Designated Areas as at 31 March 1994 Nature Conservation Designations To develop SNH's understanding and influence National Nature Reserves 28 the policies of others to secure the sustainable Sites of Special Scientific Interest - use, management and enjoyment of the natural Sites designated 1/4/93 - 31/3/94 28 heritage. Summary 30

An International Framework 3 Damage 31 Sustainability - A New Ethic 3 Nature Conservation Orders 31 Environmental Education 6 Management Agreements 32 Access II International Designations Designated Ramsar Sites 35 Care of the Designated Special Protection Areas 35 Natural Heritage 13 SPAs/Ramsar Sites submitted to Government awaiting designation 35 To influence the management and care of Other International Landscape and Scotland's natural heritage to ensure its Recreation Designations 35 conservation, enhancement and continuing Other Designations enjoyment. Local Nature Reserves 36

The Protection of Key Sites 13 SNH key targets 37 The Integrated Approach 16 Responses to consultations 38 The Wider Countryside 17 Grants awarded 40 Sustainability in Practice 18 Loan repayments 62 Access 20 Research contracts 64 Scotland's Marine Heritage 20 Licences issued 72 Working with Others Scottish Natural Heritage Managing SNH 23 Board members 74 Staff in post 75 To ensure efficient and effective management of Publications 81 SNH in the pursuit and achievement of its Public access to environmental objectives. information - a statement 83

Building an Effective Organisation 23 Statement of account 84 Developing a Management Strategy 23 Statement of Chief Executive and Communications and Information Board responsibilities 87 Systems 24 Auditor's certificate 88 Office Management 24 Income and expenditure account 89 Natural Standards 25 Notes to the accounts 92 Chief Executive's Review

Our second year has proved to be a year of consolidation and progress. We have pressed ahead with the development of our policies and procedures; we presented sound arguments to influence the policies of others and took forward many exciting initiatives at the local level while continuing to develop an efficient and effective organisation. We received very considerable support from Government; in particular, we welcomed the increase in our grant- in-aid from the Secretary of State in order to take on a number of important additional programmes. We played our part in return and achieved all of our key targets agreed with The Scottish Office - indeed, we exceeded them in most cases.

The Government policy framework within which we operate evolved further during the year. We were gratified to have opportunities to contribute to the Roger Crofts development of UK policy on sustainability and 1 sustainable development, and we had a direct input into the more precisely targeted Biodiversity Action arable regimes. We made substantial advances, in Programme. Our own contribution, reflecting a great consultation with a wide range of other interests, in deal of intellectual energy and forward thinking, was developing policy and action plans on red deer and on in the form of the publication Sustainable access. We put into action practical schemes on Development and the Natural Heritage: the SNH goose management. We completed our internal Approach. This seminal document provides our own reviews of the natural heritage of the marine framework in tune with the international agenda and environment, and progressed our overview of puts us firmly in the arena for future action on natural Scotland's natural heritage. At the local level we heritage issues. We were particularly pleased to see began the long, painstaking but, we hope, ultimately recognition by Government of many of our initiatives, fruitful work of collaboration with other interests in both in the terrestrial and marine environments, as the Moray Firth, the Firth of Forth and the Solway, reflected in the targets of Biodiversity: The UK brigading all of these into our Firths Initiative - Focus Action Plan. on Firths. We also began collaborative work on the Minch Project.

We worked hard on the formulation of policy and action programmes which will come to fruition and be We raised our international profile by hosting a major made public during our third year. Particular progress conference on protected areas in Europe. Our was made on agriculture (both intensive and colleagues tell us that this marked a major step extensive systems), with new thinking being forward in integrating thinking on the protection of translated into active development especially under special places and working with local and other our TIBRE (Targeted Inputs for a Better Rural communities of interest. These special places - Sites Environment) initiative for exploiting technology to of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), National Scenic achieve more environmentally sensitive intensive Areas (NSAs) and other related protected areas - continued to be the focus of a great deal of our managerial level. We have also changed the basis of attention. Taking forward, at an enhanced pace, work our operation for the major projects, including those on the European Commission's Wild Birds Directive given to us by the Secretary of State such as the and preparing for the major new initiatives under the European Directives and the tasks arising from his EC Habitats and Species Directive were major tasks. three Working Parties, as well as major infrastructure We also made a substantial input into the work of the and procedural development projects. Secretary of State's Working Parties on the Cairngorms and on Loch Lomond & The Trossachs, We continued to invest a significant amount of time in whose conclusions and recommendations we broadly cultivating good relationships with organisations supported. When the Secretary of State's decisions which have a stake in the environment. The are known we look forward to contributing further experience of our second year has reinforced our through practical action on the ground. firmly-held belief that only through partnership and consensus will changes of benefit to the natural The source of our greatest pleasure and pride lies in heritage take place. We are already seeing positive the many and varied local initiatives which we have results in terms of changes in public attitudes and established, either on our own or in partnership with perceptions towards the natural heritage and towards others. This annual report gives an admirable flavour SNH. Discussions have been held with key client of these but cannot possibly list all of them. Nothing groups such as farmers, landowners, crofters and is more directly effective than involving others in foresters, which have proved fruitful and of mutual action programmes, particularly around their homes. benefit. Perhaps more than any other activity, this is at the 2 forefront of our work on environmental education: not We could not have achieved all this without the a subject to be put in a separate compartment but a energy and commitment of staff. We continued, and theme to pervade all the activity and actions of SNH. developed, the major programme of internal training We were pleased, therefore, to contribute to the designed to improve the skill and knowledge base of production of 'Learning for Life' by the Secretary of our staff so that they can best meet the challenges of State's Working Party on Environmental Education, the present and the future. Notable also was the and we await with interest his decisions in this contribution made by our main Board members and crucial area. those on our Regional and Research Boards. Nor could we have achieved what we have without the To cope with the increased calls on our time and willingness of our many partners, national and local, effort for these new priority activities (which to work constructively with us. outstretched the addition to our resources), we put in hand a range of measures which will improve our Truly 1993/94 was a year of consolidation and efficiency and ultimately reduce our running costs: a progress which will provide a firm platform for major organisational target. Internally, we continued delivering new programmes and initiatives in our our programme of organisational development by third year. reviewing our systems and procedures to ensure proper utilisation of the public funds granted to us, and by developing our computer-based networking well ahead of schedule. The workload of the organisation and of our staff continues to get heavier. To help cope with these pressures we have put in Roger Crofts hand, with the help of consultants, a management Chief Executive strategy for the organisation which involves staff at Understanding and Awareness

Aim One:

To develop SNH's understanding and influence the policies of others to secure the sustainable use, management and enjoyment of the natural heritage

AN INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK woodlands in Scotland and have begun to develop a

The last decade has seen many changes in attitudes, national woodlands database. We have also more broadly based policies and new national and commissioned research on the monitoring of below international policies towards the natural heritage. ground ecosystems and have commissioned three

This legislative base is fundamental to the operation pilot projects to develop landscape assessment and of SNH as it provides the framework within which we classification methodologies. We also held a joint 3 operate. Critical to our work are the pledges made by seminar with the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, the the UK at the Rio Summit in 1992, recently Macaulay Land Use Research Institute and The encapsulated in The UK Biodiversity Action Plan Scottish Office Environment Department (SOEnD) to and Sustainable Development - The UK Strategy. explore the application of SOEnD's and the

These strategies give us a clear UK national Department of the Environment's Land Cover and framework within which to work. Countryside Surveys.

Additionally, we have been considering the best way Monitoring the Natural Heritage to determine our policies and programmes of work to

We must have a sound knowledge of Scotland's meet local as well as national needs: to conserve and natural heritage, partly to take stock, partly to enhance local biodiversity and the special regional underpin our policies and actions, and partly as a qualities of Scotland's natural heritage; to secure basis for an ongoing programme of audit and continued diversity of landscape character across the monitoring. For this reason we have devoted much of whole of Scotland; and to be sensitive to cultural our research efforts to developing systems of differences. To this end we intend to identify monitoring and data collection. Within SNH we have distinctive natural heritage zones in Scotland which continued the development of our own environmental can be used as a geographical framework for databases, and have been working closely with the determining natural heritage targets, identifying

Support Unit of the Joint Nature Conservation indicators and monitoring progress.

Committee (JNCC) on this subject.

SUSTAINABILITY - A NEW ETHIC In liaison with the Forestry Commission and the voluntary sector we have done preliminary work on Our major contribution during the year was the updating the inventory of ancient and semi-natural publication of Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development and the Natural Heritage: The SNHApproach.

Superquarries and Mining Natural Heritage: The SNH Approach. This report sets out how SNH interprets sustainability and Superquarries illustrate one of the challenges of 4 sustainable development, how it will put it into achieving sustainable development. Inappropriately practice in its own activities and how it will sited superquarries could gravely damage Scotland's encourage others to take account of it in theirs. It outstanding coastal and marine environments. If the advocates five key principles for sustainability and growing commercial interest in such developments is sets out five guidelines for sustainable development to to bring real benefits to Scotland, they must be guided help make the best informed choices for our future. to sites where the economic gains will be achieved at least cost to the natural heritage. It is essential that The concept of biodiversity encapsulates much of the the framework for planning superquarries is a national work of SNH and the broad view we take of the one. In this context, and after careful consideration, natural heritage - looking after the unique and special SNH formally objected to the planning application to wildlife of Scotland not only within the framework of establish a coastal superquarry at Lingarabay in protected areas but also in the wider countryside. Harris. SNH welcomed the opportunity to take an active part, through the consultative approach taken by the Sustainability principles were to the fore in SNH's Government, in the preparation of the Biodiversity objections to the proposed development of a barytes Action Plan. We are committed to work towards those mine at Duntanlich within the Loch Tummel National targets within our remit which are set out in the Plan. Scenic Area (NSA). Our view is that the proposed mine would have an adverse effect on the high We welcomed the UK Strategy for Sustainable landscape value of the NSA and diminish the Development as an opportunity to provide a clear enjoyment which locals and visitors gain from the direction for the sustainable development of the peace, tranquillity and natural beauty of the area. We United Kingdom. put our case at a public inquiry held in May, June and October and await the decision of the Secretary of State for Scotland. Multi-benefit Forestry Sustainable Agriculture

We made detailed comments to the UK Forestry We have no doubt that farmers, landowners and

Review, stressing that all forests now managed by crofters play a very important role in looking after our

Forest Enterprise must be managed in ways which natural heritage whatever the size of their conform fully with the Government's commitment to landholding. Farming has had, and will continue to environmental sustainability and biodiversity. have, a profound influence on Scotland's natural

heritage. We endorsed the need for the beneficial changes in forestry administration and policy being introduced by We firmly believe that resources directed towards the Forestry Commission to continue to be developed agricultural support for food production should be with minimum disruption. These changes have tailored to achieve maximum environmental benefits. meant a move away from large, uniform blocks We should build upon the best features of the latest towards diverse forests, more sensitive to the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) reform package, surrounding landscape and environment. Of equal encourage a new focus for rural policy and ensure importance is the need to ensure that the present better value for money from the CAP. level and quality of public access are not reduced. We also opposed any attempt to segregate the forest We strongly support environmental measures such as estate into those forests which have exceptional Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs) and the conservation value and those which can be solely forthcoming Agri-environment Programme and have devoted to timber production. Such a move would been working closely with The Scottish Office run counter to SNH's view that all forests should be Agriculture and Fisheries Department (SOAFD) to 5 managed in a balanced way to include the develop detailed schemes. We began work on SNH's enhancement of their natural heritage and TIBRE (Targeted Inputs for a Better Rural recreational value as well as timber production. Environment) programme which is investigating how

new technology can make intensive farming more

environmentally friendly while retaining present levels

How can technology make intensive farming more environmentally friendly? of profitability. Phase One is concentrating on arable the environment. Better coverage could be achieved systems but we intend to extend the project to by defining a programme to be integrated into the intensive animal systems in the future. This project existing curriculum and SNH suggested that school will provide a basis for advice to Government on how grounds should be developed increasingly as outdoor the regulatory framework might be changed to classrooms to provide 'stepping stones' to the wider encourage environmentally sound innovation. environment. We also called for farmers, estate managers, stalkers and others who are actively managing the countryside to be included in work- Red Deer related environmental training. Over the last year a great deal of effort has gone into the preparation of SNH's policy paper on red deer and SNH supported the proposal of an advisory panel to the natural heritage which will be published in early oversee the development and monitoring of the summer 1994. There is an urgent need for a fresh strategy; we suggested representatives for such a appraisal of the way in which our red deer are group, to be set up by the Secretary of State, and managed to ensure that both deer and the natural pressed for it to be suitably resourced. We also heritage on which they depend are sustained in a developed our own strategy for environmental balanced and healthy state. Our report will set out education. SNH's policies and proposed actions to achieve this balance. Public Relations

Our public relations programme aims to communicate 6 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION the aims and achievements of SNH to the widest One of the most important elements of our remit is to possible audience. We do this by maintaining a increase public awareness and understanding of the network of contacts in the press and media, a limited natural heritage; this is done through environmental programme of advertising and sponsorship, and education in the broadest sense. through our attendance at major shows and exhibitions. At a local level our regional public We welcomed the publication of Learning for Life, relations officers have developed their own network of the report of the Secretary of State's Working Group contacts and deal with the media on local issues. on Environmental Education, which recognised During the year we issued over 120 news releases and environmental education as a life-long process. The held some 66 media events. report proposed a strategy for environmental education in Scotland for the next ten years and is the Publications result of two years of consultation across a wide spectrum of interests. The Working Group received Our message is further communicated through our financial assistance from SNH and included an publications. In the past year we produced more than SNH representative. 50 publications ranging from general information and advisory leaflets to detailed scientific reports. One of In our response we supported the report's call for our key means of communication is through our organisations to develop responsibilities for external magazine Scotland's Natural Heritage environmental education, but proposed that The which provides information on the range of SNH Scottish Office Education Department should have a work. Since its launch in June 1993, the magazine central responsibility for the development of mailing list has grown from 4,000 to some 8,000 environmental education policy. We also stressed the recipients. importance of schools in ensuring understanding of Exhibitions and Conferences Our Research and Advisory Services Directorate Exhibitions and conferences are a central component (RASD) organised its second annual conference, for of our public relations programme and provide an which the theme in 1993 was 'Heaths and Moorland: excellent platform for reaching a wide variety of Cultural Landscapes'. The conference was attended audiences. In 1993/4 we attended three major events by over 200 delegates. A book containing the - the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston, Edinburgh, proceedings will be published by HMSO towards the the Game Fair at Gosforth, and the Boat Show in end of 1994. London which had a Scottish theme. In addition to the major shows we attended almost 50 local Over 300 hundred presentations were given by agricultural shows and numerous fairs, community SNH staff and Board members. Our Chairman gave 29 events and exhibitions. addresses and our Chief Executive 12 at a variety of events and across a broad range of subjects. One of the highlights of this year was the international Europarc 93 conference when Formal Education delegates from 26 European countries converged on

SNH's Battleby Centre near Perth. The conference Although our policy for formal education will await marked the annual general assembly of the Federation the Secretary of State's response to Learning for of Natural and National Parks of Europe and carried Life, we have begun work on seeking to influence the the theme 'Protected Areas Systems - the European curriculum by working in partnership with others. We Experience'. have held exploratory meetings with the Scottish Consultative Council on the Curriculum, Worldwide 7 Fund for Nature and The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) among others.

Learning about the environment at the Royal Highland Show. In developing curriculum support materials, we purposes. This scheme proved attractive and has contributed to the publication of the Wee Green been continued and expanded in 1994/5. School Pack' produced by High School Yards Primary School, Edinburgh; published Investigating the A more accessible and equally valuable educational Environment: a practical guide aimed at resource is that of school grounds. SNH has supporting Higher Geography investigations, and continued to provide grant aid for schools and, with Eagle Eye Mackay, a cartoon-based publication our broader remit covering recreation and enjoyment about the natural heritage, for primary-age children. as well as conservation, funding is now available for seating, murals and landscaping as well as ponds, At a local level, links were established with a number wildflower gardens and hedges. In some regions this of primary and secondary schools. Our participation is delivered through partnership with Regional in the national co-ordination and development of Education Departments and Local Enterprise Regional Environmental Education Forums (REEFs) Companies (LECs). continues. We also contribute to REEFs at a local level, now established in every region. In this context A new group convened by SNH, 'Grounds for we contributed towards the development of Learning', was established in 1991. Grounds for Highlands Environmental Network and the Learning is a national forum of teachers, advisers, production of a directory of environmental information educationalists, planners, parents, landscape in the Highlands. Grants were offered to schools architects, environmental groups and colleges of through the Aberdeen Urban Studies Centre to education which has been set up to support schools support travel to sites for environmental education and to help members of the forum to share ideas, 8 skills, material and expertise.

School grounds provide a valuable educational resource. In partnership with Lothian Regional Council, SNH The Scottish Rural Development Forestry Programme, supported the first 'Grounds for Learning' conference an initiative of an Non-Governmental Organisation in November 1993 for key decision-makers in partnership, comprising Rural Forum, Reforesting education and environmental design and Scotland and Highlands and Islands Forum, carried management. The conference looked at the out with SNH four case studies on community management of school grounds as a learning resource. perspectives on forestry opportunities and constraints A tape/slide programme featuring some examples of in Skye, Strathspey, Moray and Galloway. Scotland's school grounds was produced for the conference, and is now available on video. Local contact is vital in community work, and a large number of events - talks, lectures, exhibitions, competitions and open days - have been Communities enthusiastically presented and received throughout We firmly believe that education is a life-long process. the country. This means that our work with communities is important in the context of environmental education. Interpretation An innovative pilot project was commenced with the launch of the 'Environmental Community Chest' in We have continued to develop our interpretive Lothian, Borders, Tayside, Central and Fife regions. strategy. Our own National Nature Reserves (NNRs) The Chest is intended for use by community are a valuable resource for demonstrating good education workers and community group leaders who practice in interpretation. In this context we have have skills in education and community begun to develop new visitor facilities at Hermaness, 9 development, but do not necessarily have the have initiated plans for new visitor facilities at Forvie, environmental knowledge or skills, or simply the and are planning upgrades of display material at Muir confidence, to address environmental issues with of Dinnet, St Cyrus and Glen Tanar. A birdwatching their groups. The Chest contains a variety of hide was opened at the Nigg and Udale Bays NNR on resources including books, packs, leaflets, videos, the Cromarty Firth, jointly funded with RSPB and Ross cassette tapes and posters drawn from a wide range & Cromarty District Council. of sources. The key to the Chest is the handbook which provides a summary of each item in the chest We are also in the process of developing interpretive and suggests potential uses for the resource and the plans for the Isle of May, Rum, Beinn Eighe, Morton types of group with which it can be used. The pilot Lochs, Cairnsmore of Fleet and Loch Lomond NNRs. will be evaluated in November 1994 and, if successful, An inventory of archaeological information was the Chest will be more widely available in the commissioned for Inchnadamph NNR in Sutherland following year. to aid interpretation of the bone caves. Several open days were held on our NNRs. We produced a Wood of

A 'Planning for Real' exercise was held with Easter Caledon' audio-visual presentation working with Slide Ross seaboard communities to help local people to Workshop, Wester Ross schools and Ross and define and express their environmental and Cromarty District Council to show the history and community needs through a series of workshops. As possible future of the Caledonian Forest. part of the Firths Initiative, the second 'Future Firth

Conference' was held in Inverness with community Our emphasis on partnerships is particularly relevant and sectoral groups looking at the potential conflicts to interpretive projects and we have plans for an and balances of different interest groups in the Moray archaeological trail at Muir of Dinnet in collaboration Firth. with Historic Scotland. We are also working with Strathclyde Regional Council at the new Castle Semple visitor centre within Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park.

To support the work of our local staff we arranged workshops on interpretive planning, producing panels, and art and the environment. We also introduced a newsletter - Communicating the Message to promote good practice within SNH and to partners.

External Training

Training those who train others is a vital means of reaching a wider audience. In this vein we have provided input to, among others, training courses run by the Forestry Authority, British Deer Society, BP training programmes, Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) and Grampian Police cadet training.

10 The in-service training programme for countryside rangers has been revised by the Training Consortium which delivers the courses at four centres. In addition an induction pack for new rangers is in preparation.

We support training programmes for conservation volunteers and leaders who carry out environmental improvements and educational projects throughout Training of countryside rangers. the country. In some remote locations volunteer work parties are the only means available for such work.

Business We are working with several colleges across the Highlands and Islands to develop courses with an The business community has continued to be an environmental content as well as pilot courses for important focus for our work - not least in raising estate rangers to develop visitor management skills. awareness of natural heritage issues. The Chairman Input and support were provided for Tourism Training and Chief Executive have continued to liaise with in Heritage and Environmental Interpretation - a many national agencies and representative bodies course run by ACE-HI, as well as training for the including Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Northern Constabulary in environmental legislation Enterprise (HEI), the National Farmers' Union of and related issues. Scotland and the Scottish Landowners' Federation to examine common objectives and opportunities for partnership projects. At a local level, relationships have been forged In Argyll we participated in the Kilmartin Glen between LECs and area staff and several partnership Steering Group along with Argyll and Bute District projects are in hand. As well as liaising with HEI and Council, Argyll and the Islands Enterprise, Historic the LECs, we have been working with seven Scotland, Scottish Tourist Board, and Strathclyde community businesses in the north west to develop Regional Council, with a view to developing a local interpretive and visitor centre provisions. We strategy for future developments in this area. also developed a footpath management project in

Skye in partnership with Skye & Lochalsh District ACCESS Council, Skye & Lochalsh Enterprise and HIE. A team has been employed and the project was launched by The complementary roles of SNH's conservation and

HRH Prince Charles. In Midlothian we have worked recreation functions are brought together in our wrth Midlothian Enterprise Trust on the establishment responsibility for access to the countryside. We took a of environmental initiatives. further step in our major review of access by

publishing the summary of responses to the consultation paper Enjoying the Outdoors whrch

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Enjoying the outdoors near to where people live. was circulated last year. More than 500 responses to the original paper were received and the report, Enjoying the Outdoors - a summary report on responses to the consultation paper, highlights the key issues and suggestions.

Several background research reports on access were also published, including Countryside Access in Europe, A Survey of Public Attitudes to Walking and Access and A Survey of Walking in the Countryside in Europe We also published a new guide, Public Access to the Countryside - A Guide to the Law, Practice and Procedure in Scotland. A product of co-operation between SNH and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, the Guide is aimed at a wide audience and intended to help inform those who have to provide and maintain access.

Much work was devoted to formulating our policy on access to the countryside and developing an action programme, to be published in the autumn of 1994. 12 Care of the Natural Heritage

Aim Two: To influence the management and care of Scotland's natural heritage to ensure its conservation, enhancement and continuing enjoyment.

THE PROTECTION OF KEY SITES contribution to work on other interests. We undertook One of our major responsibilities is to ensure the further work on the mapping of boundaries of conservation and enhancement of habitats, species, candidate sites to provide us with up-to-date and and landscapes - a very important task. accurate information about their location. A large amount of species and conservation management We have agreed with Government a timetable to survey work has also been undertaken. 13 bring forward all appropriate sites for designation under the EC Wild Birds Directive. These sites, if Sites designated under the EC Wild Birds and accepted for designation under the Directive, will be Habitats and Species Directives will form the designated as Special Protection Areas (SPAs). EC Natura 2000 network. Designated sites require to Throughout Scotland we have been able to identify be notified in the UK as Sites of Special Scientific sites which support vulnerable species or large Interest (SSSI). numbers of birds, or both. These are key areas for bird conservation and link with sites across Europe Designated Areas within an international policy for their conservation.

Many also qualify for protection under the Ramsar Critical to the success of the protection of key sites is Convention Wetlands of International Importance. securing the support and commitment of owners and occupiers. In this context it was gratifying that in the first report of the Advisory Committee on SSSIs, which Natura 2000 was published in October, no cases of objections had We have devoted significant resources, both in been referred to the committee. SNH continue to seek research and site work, to the implementation of the ways of developing a better understanding with EC Habitats and Species Directive. After consultation owners and occupiers both through the issuing of and discussions with the other country agencies, we new SSSI policies and guides to procedures as well as responded to SOEnD on the proposed regulations for the contribution of the Regional Boards. These implementing the Directive and began the task of Boards are supported by a network of locally-based developing criteria and selecting candidate Sites of Area staff and an increased number of qualified land Community Importance (cSCIs). We took a major lead agents. Effective liaison with the owners and in the UK in preparing information and criteria for managers of key sites is time-consuming and forms a uplands and peatlands sites and made a continuing substantial part of the workloads of many Regional We continued to survey and evaluate sites and to staff, particularly those based in Area offices. notify those meeting SSSI criteria - some 16 over the year. Furthermore, we monitored SPA/Ramsar sites We concluded a positive Management Agreement on and vulnerable SSSIs. We have validated 90 per cent Orkney to complement the Scottish Wildlife Trust's of digital SSSI boundary information, and produced an (SWT) grazing demonstration at Hill ofWhite Hamars, initial version of a Ramsar/SPA map. and to maintain a five hectare area of ungrazed maritime heath with a colony of the rare Scottish We launched a voluntary Peatland Management primrose, Primula scotica, adjacent to the SWT Scheme to help provide for the care of the flow reserve. Country of Caithness and Sutherland. Uptake of the Peatland Management Scheme continued to grow. In the light of over-grazing in the area we negotiated Launched in 1992 as a five-year programme to an agreement in Glen Falloch pinewood to fence some encourage traditional forms of land management 50 hectares of the most southern examples of native which maintain the conservation interest of the land pinewood in order to enable them to regenerate. A within confirmed peatland SSSIs in Caithness and combination of natural regeneration and planting of Sutherland, it expanded from 26 participants at the Glen Falloch seed, which has been collected over start of the year, covering 24 per cent of the eligible previous years, will be used to restore this important land, to 48 participants and 40 per cent of the eligible remnant. land.

We also commenced work on a major review of our 14 Working with Scotland's people to care National Nature Reserves to examine the progress we for our natural heritage. have made thus far with our original objectives and to determine our aims for the future. This is being done in the context of our broader remit and the potential of many reserves to be used to raise understanding and awareness of the natural heritage. Based on this approach we devoted considerable time and energy to the development of a new range of signs for our NNRs. The NNR signage project involved a wide range of staff to ensure that good design and interpretive techniques are practised. When the project is completed during 1995, attractive user- friendly signs will inform and guide visitors around sites as well as encouraging behaviour which is appropriate in these special places.

Species

Much of the work we do on designated areas is aimed at managing habitats to protect particular species. Species recovery is a complex and long-term activity. To maintain the diversity of species in Scotland - part Sir Hector Monro MP, Minister for the Environment at The of the Government's commitment in Agenda 21 and Scottish Office, launches the SNH Guidelines on SSSfs. the UK Biodiversity Action Plan - we must seek to halt the serious decline in, or even loss of, some species. We are also working to reintroduce lost species. One success story over the last year was the Arctic Although reintroductions capture the popular charr. Workers at the Talla Reservoir in the Borders imagination, they are costly and difficult because the found young charr in the mesh screens which filter habitat for the species must not only exist, but its the water. This was the first evidence that adult charr management must be in sympathy with the needs of introduced to the reservoir by the Nature the species. In this context, we began to develop Conservancy Council between 1986 and 1990 have SNH's policy towards species reintroductions. bred successfully. Arctic charr were at one time

common throughout Scotland, but have declined This year has again been a successful year for the sea steadily this century throughout central and southern eagle project - a joint project between SNH and the Scotland. RSPB with assistance from others. Despite one of the worst breeding summers for birds of prey, five young The Corncrake Initiative, which was set up last year in sea eagles successfully fledged from nests in Scotland, partnership with the RSPB and the Scottish Crofters bringing the total of wild sea eagles fledged to 34 Union, operated again during the summer of 1993 since the birds were first reintroduced in 1975. with considerable success. This scheme stretches from the Argyll islands through the Uists to Lewis and But conservation is not merely the protection of sites Harris and encourages crofters to delay mowing for and species together with a policy for the hay or silage until the birds have reared their young. reintroduction of certain species; conservation is also A similar scheme operated in north Skye to promote about wise management. Sometimes this means good management of native grasslands and to expand considering the degree of protection required: the area of suitable habitat for corncrakes, following whether culling might be acceptable, and indeed 15 on from a first successful year. beneficial, for other aspects of the environment and people's use of it. This has become an accepted part of the conservation of red deer populations and their

Working in partnership to re-introduce the sea eagle. range. In other areas, too, we have been considering This benefits the crofters and is valuable for other bird how conflicts between large and growing wild species. populations such as geese and other habitat and/or economic interests can best be resolved. It is likely that other short-term trial demonstration schemes will be initiated over the next few years to At a practical level, we devised a pilot scheme in explore appropriate management practices in partnership with the East Grampian Deer different situations. Proposals are currently being Management Group aimed at encouraging a developed in two locations - the Solway Firth and reduction in the red deer population through South Walls in Orkney. promoting an increase in the hind cull. This involved assessing and underwriting the net costs of additional THE INTEGRATED APPROACH labour and inputs required to achieve higher hind culls. In the light of feedback, a modified version of Central to SNH's thinking is an integrated approach to the scheme has been proposed for 1994/95. On land management. Without this integrated approach, SNH-owned land in upland NNRs efforts were made based on principles of sustainable development and to keep deer numbers low enough to permit best environmental practice, SNH's role in protecting regeneration of the native vegetation. Important the special areas would be even more difficult. research and demonstration activities continued on some of our NNRs, notably Rum and Creag Meagaidh. This integrated approach is in close accord with the report of the Cairngorms Working Party, Common Another management challenge is the present Sense and Sustainability: a Partnership for the 16 conflict between geese and agriculture. On the island Cairngorms. SNH welcomed the report and the high of Islay, which is the winter home for large numbers of degree of consensus achieved by the Working Party, Greenland barnacle and white-fronted geese, we have both in recognising the natural heritage value and worked with the local branch of the National Farmers' conservation needs of the Cairngorms and in Union of Scotland to develop a management scheme identifying the action needed to reconcile these with for the birds. For the second year a voluntary the aspirations and needs of the local communities. management scheme was implemented, offering We believe that the Working Party's efforts laid the payments to farmers and crofters for allowing geese to foundation for the kind of partnership which is graze unmolested on their grassland. The objective is essential for the protection and enhancement of the to encourage positive action to assist the wellbeing of natural heritage. these species while taking account of the interests of the agricultural community. An integrated approach was further echoed in the report of the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs Working A pilot management scheme for geese was set up Party. We endorsed the Working Party's view that over the winter in the Loch of Strathbeg area focusing integrated management is needed to maintain the on the large numbers of pink-footed geese which are delicate balance between the natural heritage, the present each spring. This trial scheme provides interests of those who live and work there, and the feeding refuges and encourages farmers to scare needs of the visitor. In addition to recreation and geese off the land outside these refuges. tourism pressures, there is considerable demand for new houses and consequent commuter pressures on In Uist, a Goose Management Scheme was set up country villages and roads. We called on the Secretary through local agreements between the interested of State to take prompt action to implement the parties, including SNH, to demonstrate how the recommendations of the report and further impact of geese on the croft cropland can be reduced. recommended that the legislative opportunity Maintaining the balance of interests at Loch Lomond.

afforded by the reorganisation of local government of landscapes, species and habitats. That overall should be used to allow the formation of a Joint quality must be maintained and, where possible, 17 Committee which would take on the essential enhanced. Our success in maintaining the diversity functions of strategic planning. of species and the richness of landscape quality which is so special to Scotland cannot be achieved We also developed our thinking on Natural Heritage without addressing the way in which the rest of the Areas (NHAs). NHAs are an important new and countryside is managed. flexible approach towards the integrated management of protected areas in Scotland. This Agriculture broader view of the concept of designation recognises the very high natural heritage value of much of The largest part of Scotland's land is farmland and for Scotland and the significant interaction between this reason we have focused much of our energy on people and the natural heritage. Crucial to the working with farmers, landowners and crofters and success of NHAs is the belief that the proposal of an have developed a number of incentive schemes for area as an NHA should be supported by the improving the natural heritage on farms. appropriate group of interests, including the local community, who should be involved in the process From the islands of Shetland in the north east to the leading to designation. Stewartry in the south west, almost 20 per cent of Scotland's agricultural land is within the borders of an Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA). SNH, together THE WIDER COUNTRYSIDE with Historic Scotland, gives advice and Designated areas form 20 per cent of the land area of recommendations to SOAFD on new ESAs. In the last Scotland. However, the other 80 per cent is just as year five ESAs were announced by the Secretary of important to the welfare of the countryside as a State for Scotland following SNH's recommendations. whole. The essence of Scotland is the overall quality In addition to the ESA scheme and other conservation-orientated management under the informal recreation. We identified the need for an Scottish Agri-environment Programme, incentives are increased level of strategic co-ordination and also proposed to encourage farmers and crofters to planning embracing the ambitions of the key provide new opportunities for the public to use some organisations which shape the present and future use of their land for walking and quiet recreation. of the urban fringe.

This year we also substantially increased our funding In Tayside we continued to support the 24-mile to FWAG which plays an important role in Dundee Green Circular cycle/walkway which will encouraging farmers to create landscape features and encircle the city, linking up quiet roads with visitor wildlife habitats on their land. Their local advisers, attractions. On this corridor project we are working working with the Scottish Agricultural College, are with the City of Dundee District Council, Scottish based throughout Scotland. They act as a catalyst, Enterprise Tayside, Tayside Regional Council, the giving ideas and advice to farmers on how they might Forestry Authority and the private sector to provide change the way they work to benefit the natural finance and to pool expertise. heritage, and of things they can do to bring more wildlife onto the land. SNH provided grant-in-aid of In central Scotland we have been helping the Central up to half of FWAG's costs in recognition of its role in Scotland Woodlands Initiative to fulfil its ambition to ensuring that farming practices recognise the increase the number of multi-purpose forests and importance of the natural heritage. woodlands on degraded land across the central belt. Dozens of projects involving tree planting, footpath construction and habitat management were grant- 18 Urban Areas aided in addition to financial assistance for land Despite the image of Scotland as a wild and scenic purchased by the Initiative. SNH has also supported land, most of the population live and work in urban important development work, including the areas. The enhancement of degraded landscapes and production of a strategic plan to guide the activities of habitats, particularly in and around towns, is vital if partners involved in the implementation of the Central our children are to grow up in touch with the diversity Scotland Forest. and beauty of nature in their backyards. Finally, in partnership with Scottish Enterprise, we In 1993/94 we reaffirmed our commitment to the launched the Environmental Regeneration Award at 'Greening the Conurbation' initiative along with the end of November to recognise excellence in the Strathclyde Regional Council, our principal partner in planning and provision of facilities in the 'non-built' this venture. The initiative, centred on the conurbation environment. The launch celebrated two of Scotland's surrounding Glasgow, involves 14 district councils, greatest assets - the glories of its natural heritage and Scottish Enterprise and Local Enterprise Companies, the endeavours of its people. voluntary bodies and the private sector - making it the largest programme in the Countryside Around Towns SUSTAIN ABILITY IN PRACTICE Initiatives. We also continued our commitment to the Edinburgh Green Belt Trust and Strathclyde Greenbelt We continued to develop a number of practical Company, and promoted a new Countryside Around sustainability demonstration projects. Notable among Towns project - The Inverness Countryside Project. these were several forestry projects.

We continued to review the Countryside Around In Tayside the Tayside Native Woodland Initiative has Towns Initiative which seeks opportunities to improve built on earlier research and is nearing completion of urban fringe environments and local facilities for its sample survey of Tayside's native woodlands. Data Demonstrating the link between hill farming and conservation at Cairnsmore of Fleet.

from this survey will allow the project to target efforts the Mar Lodge Estate and two other locations in to native woodland most under threat. The survey Highland Deeside. We investigated which of the self- 19 methodology developed for this project is likely to be sown pinewoods are genuinely native and which are accepted nationally and is being included in a derived from planted trees, and analysed the genetic Highland Birchwood LIFE application for European origins of the Scots pine plantations. funding. Highland Birchwood moved into its second year with the addition of a product advisor to broaden In agriculture SNH has set up projects to demonstrate its operations into providing advice on the extension, how crofting and farming methods can be adapted to management and potential of woods; to work with improve the quality of the environment. Two such other agencies and initiatives in order to achieve a demonstration projects are those at Garros in the consistent approach to woodland services throughout north of Skye and Glencassley in south east the Highlands; and to develop and market products Sutherland. In the crofting township of Garros, SNH from native timbers. entered into a management agreement with two shareholders who keep 300 blackface ewes and six In the north east, work continued in partnership with suckler cows. The project aims to demonstrate that the Forestry Authority, owner representatives and sustainable management of the hill, using an local authorities to develop a set of agreed policies appropriate number and mix of cattle and sheep, will and incentives which are necessary in order to benefit both agriculture and the environment. Good conserve and enhance the exceptional native muirburn practice will continue by burning small character of the forests in Highland Deeside. This areas in rotation and stock will be maintained at forest largely comprises Scots pine and birch present levels. Fencing will be erected to allow woodland, both self-sown and planted, and is of high natural regeneration of some small areas of native value for both timber and the natural heritage. woodland which have survived on the steepest slopes. At Glencassley, cattle will be used to improve

A study was also commissioned into the age structure the diversity of plantlife as their grazing pattern is and seed viability of the native pinewood remnants on more beneficial than that of sheep. On our own land at Cairnsmore of Fleet NNR, Glasgow railway line. Detailed discussions continued Dromore Farm played an important demonstration with landowners and with Forest Enterprise on the role in showing the integration between hill farming development of the Great Glen Way via a network of practices, based as it is principally on sheep linked footpath and cycle routes between Fort William production, and conservation. and Inverness.

In Orkney and in Moray grants were awarded to 52 A considerable amount of our grant aid was given farmers to enable them to draw up conservation plans towards improving access provision. We also to recognise the existing wildlife and landscape published a new set of grants leaflets to give clear features and to provide a framework for improving the guidance on what grant is available and how to apply. conservation value of their farms. Among many other projects, we grant-aided Huntly During the year, in partnership with a number of other Limited to carry out footpath repair, construction and organisations, we embarked on a project designed to signposting on four routes which allow people to walk identify practical ways in which 'sustainability' can be from the town of Huntly into the surrounding applied at a local level. Ettrick and Lauderdale was countryside. chosen as the project area. The initial phase of the project focused on examining the complex SCOTLAND'S MARINE HERITAGE interactions between the economy and environment in the area, and on drawing up guidelines on the steps With over 90 per cent of the islands of the UK, which local authorities, local enterprise companies Scotland is a land of islands. In recognition of 20 and communities can take. In the coming year we are Scotland's incomparable marine and coastal heritage, planning a series of demonstration projects. we focused more attention on marine conservation. We published with HMSO the proceedings of our last We also published A Muirburn Code - the first in a year's conference, The Islands of Scotland - a series of free advisory codes - which offers advice to Living Marine Heritage grouse moor managers, farmers and landowners on good practice in controlled muir burning and In the aftermath of the shipwreck of the MV Braer in distributed; over 6,000 copies in the first year. In a Shetland in January 1993 we continued to monitor the similar vein, we published Golf's Natural Heritage - long-term effects of the oil spill. Soon after the Braer an advisory code on integrating the management of incident the Secretary of State set up the Ecological golf courses to enhance their wildlife and landscape Steering Group for the Oil Spin in Shetland (ESGOSS) features. on which SNH was represented. SNH staff also had considerable input to the work of ESGOSS and its final report, which is due for publication in June 1994. In ACCESS the wake of our initial work on the Donaldson Enquiry,

On the West Highland Way a major three-year we also responded to a DOE consultation on the investment programme for path improvement began follow-up to the Shetland and La Coruna incidents. on three sections of the route. A walker survey, the first comprehensive examination of the usage of the Focus on Firths Way since 1986, was started and will continue throughout 1994. The Southern Upland Way, which is Scotland's estuaries are of vital importance to the just coming up for its tenth anniversary, had over ten natural heritage. In an attempt to stimulate greater projects completed including information boards, an awareness of the ecological importance of Scotland's overnight shelter and a footbridge over the Stranraer/ firths as well as their scenic quality and recreational The Firth of Forth - a resource for industry, recreation and settlement.

value, we prepared for a new SNH initiative - Focus on A separate but parallel initiative is being developed in Firths - which will be launched in April 1994. The the Minch, working with Comhairle nan Eilean 21 large firths of Scotland are centres for human (Western Isles Council) in consultation with Highland settlement, industry and recreational activity and Regional Council. The project focuses on an area their use is planned and regulated by diverse stretching from Cape Wrath to Ardnamurchan Point. statutory bodies. This system has led to the loss of large areas of mud flats and sites where birds roost In a similar vein we developed a voluntary code of and feed. Because each firth is intrinsically different, conduct to protect dolphins. The Dolphin Awareness SNH has set up individual projects for the Moray and initiative promotes new guidelines for users of jet skis Solway Firths and the Firth of Forth. The projects and powerboats which help to minimise disturbance include establishing local forums made up of or distress to the dolphin and porpoise populations of appropriate statutory, industrial, voluntary and the Moray Firth. The code has the support of the community representatives to ensure that the various Personal Watercraft Association and the Royal interests in the firths can co-exist in harmony. The Yachting Association and its long-term success first meeting of the Forth Forum was held in depends upon maintaining the good relationships November 1993 and the Solway Forum met in between the water sports bodies and SNH. December of that year. Planning has also commenced for a further project centred on the Firth of Clyde. WORKING WITH OTHERS

More than 20 community education and awareness, With a remit as broad as that of SNH we cannot, nor and research projects are also being organised to do we, work in isolation. Much of our success lies in support the Focus on Firths initiative, with landscape seeking to harmonise the activities of many different assessment projects already in progress and organisations and helping them to meet both their geomorphology projects under way in the Moray and own and SNH's objectives of caring for the natural Solway firths; further work is planned for the Firth of heritage. Forth during 1994/5. We have a statutory role in offering advice on the Our links with voluntary bodies continued to be natural heritage to government, central and local, and fostered through the Scottish Wildlife and Countryside to government agencies. Often we can achieve more Link and we held regular meetings with a number of through securing appropriate policies in structure and individual organisations. Additionally, we initiated local plans, for instance, or in the plans of other joint projects with the Game Conservancy, Scottish agencies, than through expenditure and action on the Wildlife Trust, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, ground in particular places. Red Deer Commission, RSPB, British Trust for Ornithology and six universities. During the year, our staff dealt with hundreds of consultations from planning authorities on draft and Our collaborations involve SNH with a wide range of final structure and local plans and on specific partners from voluntary bodies to Government. In proposals for planning consent for development under July 1993 we signed a concordat with the Ministry of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act. Staff Defence (MoD) which sets out an agreement endeavour to deal with these constructively, advising enhancing the working relationship between SNH and on alterations to proposals to enable natural heritage the MoD regarding areas of land and water owned or interests to be better cared for. Often gains for the used by the Armed Forces and their support services. natural heritage can be won simply through small Many of these areas have been identified as important changes readily agreed to by developer and planning for wildlife, geology or scenery, or are regularly used authority alike. by the public for informal recreation.

We also advised River Purification Boards on the In all our partnerships we are seeking to develop 22 possible impacts upon the natural heritage of common ground with others to help us work to a consents they might be considering issuing; the common goal - safeguarding the future of our unique Forestry Commission on how natural heritage benefits and special natural heritage. can best be secured within proposals for tree planting under the Woodland Grant Scheme or requests for felling licences; and the Crown Estate Commission over sea-bed leases for fish farms on the natural heritage interest of the location and the likely impact of the proposed development upon it.

This casework, in addition to liaison with the owners and managers of key sites, is the staple activity of many of our Area staff. It brings them into contact with many local people and much local decision- making. Our policies for devolving authority to our Regions and developing the skills of staff at a local level to deal with these issues sensitively in full knowledge of their local significance is producing good results. Our hope is that as policies in local authorities increasingly recognise the value of the natural heritage, the need for us to have an input into the details of these many consultations can be reduced. M anaging SNH

Aim Three:

To ensure efficient and effective management of SNH in the pursuit and achievement of its objectives.

BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE ORGANISATION To ensure that valuable input from across the Much of the work in our first year was devoted to the organisation is obtained, we set up a series of building of a new and effective organisation. This management strategy workshops which involved all of cannot be achieved in one year, or even two. Our SNH's middle managers. These workshops were second year built on these firm foundations and was a designed to encourage managers to influence the year for consolidating and developing our systems and debate about issues which affect the operation of SNH. 23 considering strategy and priorities. Underpinning this The involvement of staff is geared towards were our operational principles to develop partnerships, implementing a multi-disciplinary and integrated devolve decision-making to a local level, embody the approach to the work of SNH. We also established a principles of the Citizen's Charter and address the series of Management Team sub-groups to speed Government's requirements to increase efficiency. decision-making.

Our staff are our greatest asset and we have a duty to DEVELOPING A MANAGEMENT STRATEGY maintain and develop their abilities. We place a high We also made considerable progress in reviewing the value on training and we invested a considerable many policies we inherited, adjusting them to the new amount of resources and time in broadening the skills priorities and wider aspirations of SNH. Our corporate base of our staff to fulfil the broader remit of SNH. plan for 1994-97 was finalised and we published and distributed widely our second Operational Plan which We developed a rolling programme of training courses covered the period 1993-94 as well as reviewing our in key areas of awareness and skills. The corporate first year. We further developed our corporate planning training programme was considerably expanded in our system to focus on three Aims which are delivered by a second year, achieving a total of 2,074 staff training series of Objectives and to identify clearly our priorities days. We also began to develop mechanisms for to deliver those objectives. Future plans will follow this identifying and targeting priority training needs, and for structure, and we have initiated ways of reporting our evaluating the effectiveness of our training provision. performance by a corresponding systematic recording of our outputs. We completed the major recruitment exercise from our first year and developed personnel procedures to cover staff welfare, heath and safety issues, and staff management. Like any new organisation, SNH has had its teething One of our great strengths is our local presence in troubles, mainly as a result of the time needed to put almost 40 locations throughout Scotland, but this in place efficient operational systems and procedures. presents challenges for effective communication. We However, throughout the year we made strenuous developed an information systems strategy for the efforts to develop procedures, policies and systems to organisation to optimise the use of the wealth of enable us to undertake our work effectively and information which exists and is collected throughout accountably. SNH. We also began to develop a computer information network to link all SNH offices. This will

As part of its programme to achieve improved have major benefits in improving the efficiency of efficiency and quality, SNH announced during the SNH. The network will be installed during 1994/5 and course of 1993/4 that it intended to expose three other elements of the strategy will be implemented activities to market testing. These comprised the over the next two to three years. provision of cartographic services, the provision of estate management services (buildings) and the We introduced project management techniques as a provision of cleaning services at the Battleby office. means of assisting the development, management As part of the market-testing process a detailed and reporting of major initiatives which span the consultation agreement was concluded with the TUS. spread of SNH's work. The work of developing Initial Business Review documents was put in hand. OFFICE MANAGEMENT

Our accommodation strategy is to improve our 24 COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION infrastructure of offices progressively to meet the SYSTEMS developing operational needs of the organisation and

As part of our commitment to improve the efficiency to meet health and safety standards. During the year and cost-effectiveness of our organisation, and the significant changes included the acquisition of offices standard of service we offer to our customers, we in Stornoway and Dingwall and we moved into gave high prionty to information systems. premises in Galashiels and Elgin. In order to effect

New office signs welcome visitors to SNH. savings and increase overall operational effectiveness, our South East Regional Headquarters office moved to Battleby in July 1993. We renovated the Battleby Centre to facilitate increased use of the conference and training facilities for natural heritage purposes, and a review was commenced to assess the future development potential of the Centre and its grounds.

NATURAL STANDARDS

Following pilot exercises and an intensive programme of staff training, SNH launched Natural Standards in February 1994 - our response to the Government's Citizen's Charter initiative. The central element was the publication, in English and Gaelic, of service NATURAL STANDARDS standards for all SNH customers, including the many organisations, groups and individuals with whom SNH works. In addition to the booklet which sets out our standards of service, we introduced staff name badges and photographs of appropriate staff in office reception areas. SNH's response to the Citizen's Charter. 25

Expenditure by Budget Head 1993-94

Salaries: permanent staff

non-permanent staff

General Administration

Grants and Loans

Site Safeguard

Publicity, Information & Training

CSCT

JNCC

Research

Receipts 398 I

I 1 Actual I I Planned STATUTORY 'PROTECTED' AREAS IN SCOTLAND

Site of Special Scientific Interest Major Town more than 500 hectares less than 500 hectares Regional Boundary

National Boundary National Nature Reserve more than 500 hectares less than 500 hectares

National Scenic Area

26 Facts and Figures

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The Natural Heritage Protected Areas as at 31 March 1994

National Nature Reserves

There are 71 National Nature Reserves declared up to 31 March 1994 by Scottish Natural Heritage or its predecessors under Section 19 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 or Section 35 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. National Nature Reserves are sites which are judged by SNH to be of national or international importance. All NNRs are also notified as SSSIs.

Owned (ha) Leased (ha) NRA(ha) S.35(ha) Total Area (ha) 35,552 3,057 76,118 77 112,804

National Nature Reserve declared between 1 April 1993 and 31 March 1994

NNR Local Authority District NRAfha) Total Area (ha)

Eilean Na Muice Duibhe Argyll & Bute 360 360

DistributioSites of Special nScientifi of SSSIc Interess byt Districare exemplart y places in Scotland for nature conservation. They are special for their plants or animals or habitat, their rocks or landforms or a combination of these. Designation is a legal process. Local Authority District No of Sites principally Area within District (ha) within District 28 Aberdeen 4 41.4 Angus 25 7,981.5 Annandale and Eskdale 13 37,331.9 Argyll and Bute 95 57,473.4 Badenoch and Strathspey 17 64,570.1 Banff and Buchan 17 3,262.1 Bearsden and Milngavie 1 59.2 Berwickshire 21 2,136.1 Caithness 60 45,856.8 Clackmannan 10 776.2 Clydebank 1 1.4 Clydesdale 29 5,063.3 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth 2 103.0 Cumnock and Doon Valley 15 1,322.7 Cunninghame 25 14,749.9 Dumbarton 28 4,447.1 Dundee 14 845.4 Dunfermline 13 947.7 East Kilbride 1 22.8 East Lothian 21 4,677.0 Eastwood 2 53.5 Edinburgh 8 1,223.3 Ettrick and Lauderdale 30 9,752.1 Falkirk 8 1,698.0 Glasgow 5 150.8 Gordon 24 6,810.6 Hamilton 7 415.4 Inverclyde 3 393.7 Inverness 24 24,952.9 Kilmarnock and Loudon 0 0.0 Local Authority District No of Sites principally Area within District (ha) within District Kincardine and Deeside 32 28,738.1 Kirkcaldy 7 596.5 Kyle and Carrick 31 4,076.3 Lochaber 47 64,316.1 Midlothian 13 1,134.5 Monklands 4 136.2 Moray 33 18,470.6 Motherwell 0 16.5 Nairn 6 5,218.6 Nithsdale 16 1,801.8 North East Fife 31 5,733.8 Orkney Islands 31 20,404.0 Perth and Kinross 108 48,339.4 Renfrew 10 782.8 Ross and Cromarty 63 93,791.7 Roxburgh 27 4,768.5 Shetland Islands 74 15,734.5 Skye and Lochalsh 43 29,082.3 Stewartry 27 8,393.4 Stirling 66 18,184.4 Strathkelvin 4 79.9 Sutherland 64 120,042.8 Tweeddale 12 9,039.5 West Lothian 17 1,380.7 Western Isles 48 32,753.3 Wigtown 36 17,001.1 29 Totals 1,373 847,109.6 Note relating to 'Number of Sites within District': Sites which lie in more than one local authority district are assigned to that district within which the greatest apportionment of area lies. District Area figures have, however, been allocated correctly Changes in the SSSI series since 31 March 1993 are indicated in the following tables. SSSIs notified between 1 April 1993 and 31 March 1994

Local Authority District Site Name Special Interest Annandale and Eskdale Bell's Flow biological Royal Ordnance Powfoot biological Argyll & Bute North East Coll Lochs and Moors biological Berwickshire Whiteadder Water mixed Ettrick and Lauderdale Williamhope biological Moray/Badenoch and Strathspey Moidach More biological Shetland Islands Muckle Roe Meadows biological Punds to Wick of Hagdale earth science Laxo Burn biological Stewartry/Wigtown Skyreburn Grasslands biological Stirling Lake of Menteith mixed Sutherland Grudie Peatlands biological Truderscaig biological West Borgie mixed Tweeddale Dolphinton - West Linton fens and grassland biological West Lothian East Kirkton Quarry earth science Wigtown Corsewall Point to Milleur Point earth science

The Moidach More and Muckle Roe Meadows SSSIs were both notified prior to 1 April 1994 but were omitted from the 1992/93 annual report listing in error. Corsewall Point to Milleur Point is a site previously notified under Section 23 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 and has now been re-notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 30 SSSIs Extended between 1 April 1993 and 31 March 1993

Local Authority District Site Name Special Interest Angus Montrose Basin mixed

SSSIs De-notified between 1 april 1993 and 31 March 1993

Local Authority District Site Name Special Interest Wigtown Portayew Bay earth science

Sites of Special Scientific Interest - Summary of Areas Notified by 31 March 1994

The table shows the number and extent of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) which have been notified in Scotland under Section 23 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1981, as areas of special scientific interest by reason of their flora, fauna, or geographical or physiographical features.

Number Area (ha) SSSIs notified and NNRs declared under the 1949 Act by 30 November 1981 883 590,608 SSSIs denotified between 30 November 1981 and 31 March 1994 112 12,312 SSSIs still under 1949 Act 8 2,408 Total SSSIs notified under the 1981 Act by 31 March 1994 1,365 844,702 Total SSSIs at 31 March 1994 (including sites notified under the 1949 Act and not yet renotified) 1,373 847,110 Damage to SSSIs in Scotland - 1 April 1993 to 31 March 1994 When SSSI sites have been notified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, owners and occupier are required to consult SNH before doing anything which might damage or destroy the features of special interest. To act without consultation may result in a fine. Cause of Damage Term of No of Area (ha) Length (m) Damage SSSI if Linear Agricultural activities Long 0 0 0 Short 3 24.2 0 Partial Loss 0 0 0 Forestry activities Long 1 0.5 0 Short 1 50 0 Partial Loss 0 0 0 Activities given planning permission Long 1 1 0 Short 0 0 0 Partial Loss 0 0 0 Recreation Long 0 0 0 Short 3 1.5 330 Partial Loss 0 0 0 Miscellaneous activities (including Long 2 41.9 0 pollution, unauthorised tipping and Short 7 232.5 250 burning) Partial Loss 1 1.5 0 Total Long 4 43.4 0 Short 12 308.2 580 Partial Loss 1 1.5 0 Definitions: Long Term Damage: damage causing a lasting reduction in the special interest. 31 Short Term Damage: damage from which the special interest could recover Partial Loss: damage resulting in denotification of site. 1. On two SSSIs, cases of short term damage fell into more than one of the categories above. Consequently the total number of SSSIs given at the foot of the table is less than the sum of the individual entries. 2. Damage due to insufficient management is not recorded.

Orders made by the Secretary of State under Section 29 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and in force during the period 1 April 1993 to 31 March 1994. Name of Order Date Made Hectares The Carstairs Kames Nature Conservation Order 1984 31 May 1984 73.0 The River Spey and Insch Marshes Nature Conservation Order 1987 23 March 1987 121.0 The Loch of Strathbeg Nature Conservation Order 1987 31 August 1987 2.2 The North Fetlar Nature Conservation Order 1987 22 October 1987 86.0 Culbin Foreshore Nature Conservation Order 1989 9 June 1989 2.0 Kinneil Lagoon Nature Conservation Order 1989 16 August 1989 27.8 Drimnin to Killundine Woods Nature Conservation Order 1990 7 November 1990 8.3 Name of Order Date Made Hectares Black Loch (Abdie) Nature Conservation Order 1990 7 November 1990 5.5 The Rivers Spey-Feshie Confluence Nature Conservation Order 1992 3 August 1992 20.3 The Rivers Spey-Feshie Confluence Nature Conservation Order 1992 - Amendment Order 1993 28 April 1993 North Fetlar (Virda Water Apportionment) Nature Conservation Order 1993 19 May 1993 39.0 Shielton Peatlands Nature Conservation Order 1993 18 August 1993 1,365.0 Cobbinshaw Moss Nature Conservation Order 1994 18 February 1994 197.1

Management Agreements concluded under Section 15 of the Countryside Act 1968

The number of agreements and the area involved in Scotland as at 31 March 1994 are listed below together with the payments made by SNH during 1993/94

Number of Agreements Hectares under Agreement Cost of Agreements

517 118,710 £4,443,778

Note: These figures include Section 15 Agreements concluded under the Peatland Management Scheme

Management Agreements concluded under Section 15 of the Countryside Act 1968 32 New agreements where contracts were exchanged and the first payment was made during 1993/94

Site Name Property Name Start Date Termfyrs) Payments (C) Area (ha) Habitat Angus, Tayside Crossbog Pinewood Crossbog Park 2 Feb 94 21 4913 fencing 62.4 Woodland Montrose Basin Dun 1 Oct 92 5 845 annual 94.7 Coastal 986 management of wildfowl feeding areas Annandale & Eskdale, Dumfries & Galloway BeH's Flow Solway Bank 1 Feb 94 10 938 fencing (annual) 68.8 Bog Upper Solway Flats & Marshes Greenmerse Farm 1 Jan 93 5 1,000 annual 44.1 Saltmarsh Upper Solway Flats & Marshes Hillend Farm 14 Jun 93 20 3,150 annual 51.0 Saltmarsh Argyll & Bute, Strathclyde ArdchylineWood ArdchylineWood 26 Jul 90 40 66,506 lump sum 96.6 Woodland Coladoir Bog Rossal Estate 11 Feb 91 999 25,000 lump sum 128.0 Bog Craighoyle Woodland Craighoyle Wood 1 Sep 93 5 3,525 rhododendron 1.9 Woodland removal Craighoyle Woodland Craighoyle Wood 21 Sep 93 5 2,925 rhododendron 71.6 Woodland removal Crossapol & Gunna Isle of Gunna 1 Jul 93 10 11,600 lump sum 66.0 Coast/Grass Eilean Na Muice Diubhe Laggan 14 Mar 94 3 3,098 lump sum 22.5 Bog (Landlord) 50,000 lump sum (Tenant) Glenralloch to Baravalla Woods Abhain Na Gillean 1 Aug 93 5 26,449 rhododendron 145.3 Woodland removal Hough Bay & Balevullin Machair DruimAnFhaing 1 Aug 92 10 910 annual 5.7 Fen/Machair Site Name Property Name Start Date Term(yrs) Payments (£) Area (ha) Habitat Kinuachdrach Kinuachdrach 1 Oct 93 13 700 annual 37.5 Woodland 15,270 fencing LochTallant Tallant Farm 1 Aug 92 25 10,320 fencing 37.9 Wood/Fen Oronsay Oronsay Farm 5 Dec 92 7 10,080 annual 272.0 Machair/Grass 3,298 track/fence Rinns of Islay Kelsay Farm 23 Feb 88 40 16,490 lump sum 99.7 Grass/Mire Rinns of Islay Cultoon Farm 26 Aug 93 25 7,289 annual 176.3 Heath/Mire Rinns of Islay Lossit Hill 11 Apr 88 25 7,247 annual 173.3 Grassland Rinns of Islay Lyrabus Croft 28 Aug 92 20 2,500 annual 20.5 Heath/Fen 1,377 ditch works Tayvallich Juniper & Fend Tayvallich Estate 3 Jan 90 18 36,000 lump sum 1 .329.8 Grass/Heath/Coast 25,800 annual Caithness, Highland Berriedale Water Welbeck Estate 18 Nov 93 40 250 annual 222.7 Deciduous Woodland 3,694 fencing Dunbeath Water Dunbeath Water 1 Feb 94 99 250 Annual 173.0 Deciduous Woodland 5,500 fencing Langwell Water Welbeck Estate 18 Nov 93 40 250 annual 274.0 Deciduous Woodland 2,995 fencing Ousdale Burn Welbeck Estate 18 Nov 93 40 250 annual 51.5 Deciduous Woodland 3,295 fencing Shielton Peatlands Rhianacoil 2 Aug 90 92 33,000 lump sum 91.9 Bog Clydesdale, Strathclyde Townhead Burn Sandilandgate 24 May 89 25 750 lump sum 3.1 Woodland 2.720 fencing East Lothian, Lothian Woodhall Dean Woodhall Dean 29 Dec 93 30 5,327 fencing 30.0 Woodland 33 Gordon, Grampian Moss of Kirkhill Moss of Kirkhill 1 Sep 93 30 59,000 lump sum 9.2 Fen Hamilton, Strathclyde Avondale Avondale 2 Apr 93 1 3,798 infill mine shaft 108.6 Woodland Kyle & Carrick, Strathclyde Knockdaw Hill Gamabum 1 Oct 93 16 8,900 annual 142.0 Grassland months Maidens to Doonfoot Laigh Kyleston 1 Jun91 20 750 annual 7.6 Woodland 3,337 fencing Monklands, Strathclyde Lady Bells Moss Easter Moffat Farm 11 Jun92 20 3,900 annual 33.7 Bog 1,994 fencing North East Fife, Fife Black Loch (Abdie) Braeside &Woodhead 20 Sep 91 21 3,900 annual 4.8 Fen/Open Water St Andrews - Craig Hartle Kinkell 1 Aug 93 20 6,808 fencing/dykes 8.0 Coast/Grassland Orkney Isles Rousay Innister 3 Mar 94 21 4,831 annual 46.3 Heath/Moor Perth & Kinross, Tayside Coille Chriche Coille Chriche 19 Oct 93 21 8,215 fencing 35.0 Woodland Drummond Lochs Drummond Pond 30 Jun 93 21 9,429 dam repairs 35.2 Woodland Keltney bum Keltneyburn/ 10 Nov 92 5 728 build culvert 6.8 Woodland Garth Woods Kincardine Castle Wood Kinkell Farm 31 Mar 92 5 4,000 lump sum 27.0 Woodland Shetland Isles Hill of Colvadale & Sobul Ordale 1 Sep 89 21 5,600 annual 356.0 Heathland Ronas Hill/North Roe Ollaberry 1 Sep 89 21 628 annual 25.0 Moorland Ronas Hill/North Roe Ronas Hill/North Roe 1 Sep 89 21 1,044 annual 45.0 Moorland Site Name Property Name Start Date Term(yrs) Payments (£) Area (ha) Habitat Stewartry, Dumfries & Galloway Lagganmullan Lagganmullan Farm 9 Mar 91 20 9,000 annual 28.5 Grass/Mire Water of Ken Woods Garroch 23 Jul 93 50 45,439 lump sum 48.0 Woodland Stirling, Central Wester Moss Wester Moss 2 Aug 93 1 No payments 15.0 Raised Bog Sutherland, Highland Slethill Peatlands Crubag 11 Jan 89 92 3,254 lump sum 13.6 Bog West Lothian, Lothian Cobbinshaw Moss Lawhead Farm 1 Mar 93 30 6,000 lump sum 38.3 Bog Wigtown, Dumfries & Galloway Bailliewhirr Bailliewhirr 3 Oct 9 23 2,000 annual 35.1 Grass/Mire Derskelpin Moss Derskelpin Farm 1 Mar 93 25 500 annual 124.6 Bog 1,580 fencing Agreements concluded in Caithness and Sutherland under the Peatland Management Scheme between 1 April 1993 and 31 March 1994 These cases are all of a five year duration and protect important peatland habitats Site Property Name Area Annual (ha) Payment Bad Na Gallaig Ben Loyal Estate 330 £1,180 Badanloch Bogs Badanloch Estate 546 £1,396 Ben Klibreck Loch Choire Estate 340 £1,190 Ben Klibreck Altnaharra 906 £1,564 Ben Loyal Ben Loyal Estate 1,797 £1,787 34 Blar Nam Faoileag Blar Nam Faoileag 44 £440 Cnoc AnAlaskie Cnoc An Fheoir 1,582 £3,293 Cnoc AnAlaskie Altnaharra 1,688 £1,760 Coire Na Beinne Mires Coire Na Beinne Mires 549 £1,399 Drium Nam Bad Altnaharra 1,670 £1,755 Knockan Cliff Knockan Common Grazings 147 £1,231 Loch Caluim Flows Loch Caluim 981 £1,583 Loch Meadie Peatlands Ben Loyal Estate 1,522 £1,718 Rumsdale Peatlands Rumsdale 338 £1,188 Shielton Peatlands Ballachly/Badryrie 795 £1,536 Shielton Peatlands Ballachly/Badryrie 795 £767 Strathmore Peatlands Strathmore 1,171 £1,630 Stroupster Peatlands Stroupster 758 £1,527 West Halladale West Halladale 2,880 £1,029 West Halladale West Halladale 2,880 £3,807 West Halladale StrathyWest 225 £1,075 At 31 March 1994 there were a total of 48 agreements under the Peatland Management Scheme covering an area of some 43,102 hectares. Ramsar Sites designated by Government between 1 April 1993 and 31 March 1994

Ramsar sites are sites designated under the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat. The Convention was adopted in Ramsar, Iran, in 1971 and ratified by the UK Government in 1976.

Site Name Region Date of Designation Ramsar Area (ha) Cameron Reservoir Fife 14 Mar 94 64 Loch of Kinnordy Tayside 29 Mar 94 86 South Tayside Goose Roosts Tayside 22 Apr 93 330

At 31 March 1993 there were 24 designated Ramsar Sites covering a total area of 47,199 ha.

Special Protection Areas designated by Government between 1 April 1993 and 31 March 1994

Special Protection Areas are areas designated under the European Communities Council Directive (79/409 EEC) on the Conservation of Wild Birds

Site Name Region Date of Designation SPA Area (ha)

Cameron Reservoir Fife 14 Mar 94 64 Copinsay Orkney 29 Mar 94 152 Fetlar Shetland 29 Mar 94 2,639 Hermaness & Saxa Vord Shetland 29 Mar 94 980 Loch of Kinnordy Tayside 29 Mar 94 86 South Tayside Goose Roosts Tayside 22 Apr 93 330 Sule Skerry & Sule Stack Orkney 29 Mar 94 19 35 At 31 March 1994 there were 32 designated Special Protection Areas, covering a total area of 61,519 ha.

Proposed Ramsar Sites and SPAs submitted to Government Departments by 31 March 1994 and awaiting designation

Site Name Proposed Date of Submission Area (ha) Designation to Government Treshnish Isles SPA 23 March 94 208 Strathclyde

Other International Landscape and Recreation Designations

Biosphere Reserves

No further reserves designated (9 reserves covering 28,768 ha)

Biogenetic Reserves

No further reserves designated (2 reserves covering 2,388 ha)

World Heritage Sites

No further sites designated (1 site measuring 853 ha)

Country Parks No further parks established (36 parks covering 6,426 ha) Regional Parks

No further parks established (4 Parks covering 86,125 ha)

Long Distance Routes

No further routes established (4 routes measuring 500 km in total)

Historic Gardens and Designated Landscapes The figure given for the number of properties contained within the Inventory of Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes in the 1992/93 SNH annual report was inconect. There were in fact 275 such sites at 31 March 1993. This figure remains unaltered at 31 March 1994. An extension to the Inventory is, however, in progress. No revised figure is available at this time.

National Scenic Areas

NSAs are cunently the main form of protection for Scotland's finest landscapes, designated by the Secretary of State for Scotland under Section 262C, Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1972. There are 40 NSAs totalling 1,001,800 hectares.

Local Nature Reserves Declared between 1 April 1993 and 31 March 1994

Local Nature Reserves are sites which, in a local context, are of high conservation interest or of a high value for education and informal enjoyment by the public. Declared by local authorities under Section 21 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. 36 Reserve Name Local Authority Area (ha) Responsible Den of Maidencraig * Aberdeen DC 15.0 Donmouth * Aberdeen DC 36.0 Paisley Moss Renfrew DC 4.0 Drumbreck Moss Cumbernauld & Kilsyth DC 18.6 Corstorphine Hill Edinburgh 67.3 Hermitage of Braid, Blackford Hill, Howe Dean Edinburgh 59.4

* These Local Nature Reserves were declared in 1992, outwith the reporting period, but were not listed in the 1992/93 SNH annual report because insufficient details were available at that time.

There are 17 LNRs in Scotland, covering a total of 3,384 ha. SNH Key Targets

TASK TARGET 1993/94 ACHIEVEMENTS

Percentage contact 20% in 1993/94 20 % in SE and SW with SSSI owners and (100% over 5 years) 47% in NW and occupiers 31% inNE

Percentage of SSSI 100% of new SSSIs 100% for which management 20% of existing 25% briefs completed

Percentage of 100% 82% management agreements completed for NNRs

Numbers of sustainability * 19 projects with demonstration projects partners ongoing 37 planned

Numbers of projects to raise understanding and awareness

- local communities 39 (3 per SNH Area) At least 41 - business communities 8 (2 per SNH Region) At least 34

Respond within 100% Responded within timescales to statutory deadline consultations

* Sustainability demonstration projects form part of a wider suite of work to develop and promote sustainability principles. They are implemented in accordance with the overall strategy for this work, rather than against annual target figures. SNH Responses to Government Consultations 1 April 1993-31 March 1994

Issuing Depaitmen t Consultation Paper Title Response Date

SOAFD West Coast & Shetland Sandeel Fisheries: Arrangements for 1993 22.4.93 SOEnD Secretary of State's Working Group on Environmental Education 12.7.93 SOEnD Abstraction Controls: A System for Scotland 14.6.94 DOE Sustainable Development Report: The Sea 18.6.93 SOEnD Regulations to Implement the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive 8.7.93 Forestry Commission Review of Incentives 13.8.93 SOAFD Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984: Control of Cockle Fishing in the Solway Firth 1.7.93 38 SOEnD Draft National Planning Policy Guideline (NPPG) - Renewable Energy & Planning Advice Note (PAN) - Wind Energy Development 18.9.93 SOAFD Deregulation: The Common Agricultural Policy 7.9.93 SOAFD Discussion Paper on Possible Repeal of the Weeds Act 1959 23.8.93 SOEnD Environmental Assessment & Planning: Extension of Application & Minor Amendments 24.9.93 SOAFD Agricultural Pay & Conditions: The Operation of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board 29.11.93 DOE UK Strategy for Sustainable Development 28.9.93 SOEnD Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA90), Part 1 The Environmental Protection (Application, Appeals & Registers) Regulations 1991 8.8.93 SOEnD Permitted Development, Environmental Assessment & Implementation of the Habitats Directive 4.10.93 SOAFD Salmon Act 1986: Proposed Regulations for Fish Passes & Screens 11.10.93 DOE Sustainable Development Strategy: The Sea 13.9.93 SO Man/Org Division White Paper on Open Government: Draft Code of Practice Governing Access to Information 30.9.93 Issuing Department Consultation Paper Title Response Date

SOEnD The Habitats and Species Directive 23.11.93 SOAFD Scottish Food & Drink Strategy Group 10.12.93 SOAFD The One Net Rule 8.11.93 DOE Government Consultation Papers on Coastal Policy 23.11.93 SOEnD Deregulation Initiative: Water Pollution & Reservoirs Legislation 23.11.93 SOEnD Environmental Protection Act 1990: Charging Regime DOE for Integrated Pollution Control 18.12.93 SOEnD Review of the Use of Sewage Sludge in Agriculture 19.1.94 SO Management Group Habitats & Species Directive 9.2.94 Legislation to Implement the Units of Measurement SOEnD Support Staff Directive 4.2.94 DTI Noise & Statutory Nuisance Act 1993 - Draft SO Circular 24.1.94 DTI The Coal Authority 28.2.94 Coal Industry Bill - Draft Subsidence Regulations No comments

39 Grants Awarded by SNH

The aims of the SNH grant scheme mirror those of the organisation as a whole. They incorporate both the conservation and enhancement of the natural heritage of Scotland and the fostering of its understanding and enjoyment

Obj 1.4

Obj 1.5 £467,919.12(6.49%)

Obj 2.1 £933,719.55 (12.95%)

Obj 2.3

Obj 2.4 £324,432.32 (4.50%)

Obj 2.6 £1,405,899.53 (19.50%) Obj 2.7 £549,681.45 (7.62%)

Obj 2.8

Obj 2.9

Obj 2.10

Obj 2.12 | £2,164,965.6 (30.03%) Obj 2.13 £530,654.20 (7.36%)

Obj 2.14 j £663,292.18 (9.20%)

Objective 1.4 - to influence decision-making systems to ensure that adequate regard is given to the desirability of sustaining the natural heritage

Applicant Project Paid 40 Highlands and Islands Forum Core funding 1993/94 £15,000.00 Rural Focus Core funding 1993/94 £16,600.00 Scottish Tourist Board Sustainable Tourism project £1,761.77 Total £33,361.77

Objective 1.5 - to contribute to, and improve the effectiveness of, environmental education in Scotland and secure a greater personal commitment to the natural heritage

Applicant Project Paid

Abbey Primary School School gardens £500.00 Aberdeen Urban Studies Centre Travel grants for schools £601.50 Aberlemmo Primary School Development of school wildlife area £796.00 Angus District Council Visitor/educational centre £22,592.00 Angus District Council Purchase of educational equipment £842.23 Arbirlot Primary School Wildflower meadow £300.00 Ardross Primary School Extension of existing plantation £167.49 Argyll & Bute Countryside Trust Commission an interpretive plan £2,425.00 Association of Community Enterprises in Community study of interpretation and the Highlands education £882.00 Association of Community Enterprises in Community enterprise agents for production the Highlands of interpretive project £450.00 Assoc Protection Rural Scotland APRS Award Scheme £2,500.00 Auchterhouse Primary School Interpretive board £403.00 Auchtertyre School Tree planting £472.00 Avondale Civic Society Increase awareness of local heritage £144.31 Baird Memorial Primary School Erection of fencing and pond creation £475.56 Barony College Core Ranger Training £7,651.00 Barony College Development Officer £22,672.00

Balance carried forward £63,874.09 Balance brought forward £63,874.09 Applicant Project Paid Barrhill Primary School Provision of native garden £1,164.00 Barry Primary School Wildlife garden £430.00 Bonnington School Gardens and plants £190.74 Borders Regional Council St Mary's Loch - interpretive panels £113.48 Borders Regional Council Manor Sware - interpretive panels £401.04 Borrowfield Primary School Wildlife garden £1,443.00 Buchan Countryside Group Education Officer funding £1,349.81 CSV Aberdeen Media Action Aberdeen environmental broadcasting/ £739.55 publishing Carbost Primary School Creation of pond/wildlife area £248.29 Careston Primary School Development of school garden £546.00 Cargilfield School Gas House Wood £504.95 Carlogie Primary School Creation of wildlife garden £831.00 Catalytic Art Association Tree dressing £446.00 Centre for Envirionmental Interpretation Edinburgh base £10,000.00 Chapelpark Primary School Wildlife garden and pool £2,002.00 Mr and Mrs R Cinderey To build five aviaries £962.00 Mr John Clarke Expenses for ESA training event £46.62 Clova Primary School Environmental project £205.00 Colliston Primary School Development of school grounds £255.00 Corgarff Primary School Wildlife garden £244.00 COSQUEC Scottish Vocational Qualifications Development Officer £7,087.00 Craighead Special School Circular walk through woodlands £1,085.59 Craigiebarns Nursery Woodland nature trail £235.00 Craigievar Primary School Craigievar School Garden £489.47 Crieff Road Pre-school Conservation area/wildlife garden £156.04 41 The Crown Estate Provision of information point at Lecht Junction, Tomintoul £6,570.06 The Crown Estate Re-print of Glenlivet Estate leaflet £1,182.00 The Crown Estate Information boards and picnic table at Lecht Junction £2902.28 Dalmally Primary School Creation of tree nursery and wildwood £37.78 David Livingstone Centre Funds for open day £91.30 Domie & District Community Enterprise Production and publication of booklet £1,500.00 Drumlemble Primary School Tree and shrub planting £237.60 Drumpark School Creation of wildlife garden £1,034.50 Dighty Equipment for burn clean-up £552.00 Dry Stone Walling Association Training events £440.00 Dunblane Primary School Creation of wildlife garden £106.00 Duncan of Jordanstone Planting and management of heritage £239.45 Dunoon Grammar School Purchase environmental education equipment £750.00 East Lothian District Council Barns Ness interpretation £6,065.00 Ferryden Primary School Develop school grounds £355.00 Fetlar Interpretive Centre Interpretive display boards £187.00 C & F Fleming Picnic area/leaflets/info boards £609.62 Fife Regional Council Isle of May - interpretation project £2,000.00 Firth Primary School Create nature reserve £500.00 Forfar Academy Improvement to school grounds £2,009.00 Forth Naturalist/Historian Publications costs £1,500.00 Forthill Primary School Wildlife/conservation area £500.00 The Game Conservancy Trust Grouse and hillkeepers course at Invermark Estate £470.00 Gargunnock Primary School PTA Playground improvement scheme £429.69 Gilbum Primary School Community nature area £1,000.00 Glasgow City Council Leaflets and marking posts for park walk £1,795.00

Balance carried forward £128,112.95 Balance brought forward £128,112.95 Applicant Project Paid Glen Tanar Charitable Trust Braeloine Visitor Centre £3,917.45 Glenwood Nursery School Creation of wildlife gardens £409.40 Glenisla Primary School Creation of school garden £370.00 Golspie Primary School Tree nursery £467.41 Gordon District Council Bennachie Centre development -Essons Croft £30,000.00 Gordon Primary School Village trail booklet £148.00 Grampian Schools Environmental Monitoring Network, Grampian Area £267.16 Grampian Schools Environmental Monitoring Network - Dyce Academy £162.25 Greater Glasgow Urban Wildlife Group Printing of leaflets - Wildlife in the City £83.75 HT Scotland Community gardening workbook £979.85 Halkirk Primary School Wildflower area, tree planting, bird boxes etc £122.03 Hayshead Primary School Creation of nature trail £1,600.00 Heritage, Environment & Tourism Highland Heritage Centre - feasibility study £13,512.50 High Schools Yard Nursery Wee Green Pack £2,000.00 Inverarity Primary School Creation of nature area £739.00 Inverbrothoch Primary School Development of school grounds £1,467.00 Inverdrurie Mountain Bikes Production of an off-road cycling code leaflet £242.36 Inverkeillor School Amenity tree planting £1,292.00 John Muir Trust Exhibition boards £286.67 John Paul Jones Birthplace Museum Provide interpretive facilities, car park £7,500.00 Kelvin Valley Countryside Project School and community events £1,196.80 Kilmartin Area Tourist Association Production of leaflets £325.13 Kilmartin Area Tourist Association Leaflets to promote area £444.10 Kingpaik School Amenity tree planting £3,332.00 42 Kinlochleven Community Ltd Display & layout at museum/visitor centre £1,031.00 Kinnoull Primary School Wildlife garden £87.00 Kinross Community Action Project Community Action Officer £4,105.00 Kyle Primary School Improve school playground £103.88 Lethnot Primary School Development of school grounds £200.00 Leven Valley Initiative Produce leaflets and plaque re local history £310.00 Lismore Primary School Funds Landscape contribution £183.85 Loch Leven Community Action Group Environmental questionnaire £1,368.60 Lochaber Ltd Interpretive panels £5,000.00 Lothian Regional Council Educ Dept School grounds awards £5,000.00 Lothian Regional Council Lothian Education Directory £3,815.06 Ms Mhairi MacArthur Publishing cost of book on flora £1,035.14 Midlothian District Council Publicity material for Vogrie Country Park £5,000.00 Mill on the Fleet Co Ltd Project Officer 93/94 £3,224.00 Mill on the Fleet Co Ltd Centre Manager 92/93 £3,271.06 Monifieth High School Wildlife garden £500.00 Monikie Primary School Redevelopment of garden £350.00 Muirfield Primary School Nursery outdoor area £499.00 Nairn Academy Wildlife garden in school grounds £447.00 Nanson Society (UK) Ltd Environmental exhibition at Redcastle station £2,674.72 National Trust for Scotland Reception and countryside centres £23,312.08 National Trust for Scotland Thistle Camps £4,628.00 New Elgin Nursery School Build a wildflower garden in school grounds £210.00 Newhall School Tree planting at Resolis Memorial Hall £431.00 North East Mountain Trust Production of information leaflet for NE Regions of Scotland £512.50 North Coast Community Enterprises Ltd Visitor centre £2,983.57 Old Haa Trust Photographic display of sea eagles £27.00 Panbride Primary School Creation of nature area £514.00 Pentland Community Centre One day community workshop £150.00

Balance carried forward £269,951.27 Balance brought forward £269,951.27 Applicant Project Paid Raasay Heritage Society Geological display at Raasay Museum £140.00 Rashfield Primary School Provide safe access to pond £190.00 Reay Primary School Develop natural amenity/activity area £500.00 Reforesting Scotland Norway Study Tour report £3,125.85 Ross & Cromarty District Council Barn owl exhibition at Easter Ross £500.00 Gordon Rothero Publication of vascular plants £500.00 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Display boards at Cotttascarth £310.50 Roxburgh District Council Conservation exhibition (phase 1) £1,730.41 Roxburgh District Council Computer and software £2,124.59 Scottish Association of Agriculture Community Farm Links Project Officer £6,349.00 Scottish Association of Agriculture Admin costs final payment 92/93 £2,065.00 Scottish Association of Agriculture Admin costs 1993/94 £6,352.50 Scottish Agricultural College Rural interpretive centre £3,479.75 Scottish Agricultural College Boghall interpretive centre £876.76 Scottish Agricultural College Training for countryside rangers £4,238.00 Scottish Association of Geography Guidelines for Environmental Education Teachers in Geography £820.50 Scottish Conservation Projects Volunteer training £37,229.50 Scottish Countryside Rangers Assoc. Training programme £3,290.00 Scottish Development Education Centre Education pack £3,217.00 Scottish Environmental Education Council International Youth Conservation Exchange £2,500.00 Scottish Environmental Education Council REEF national development £27,813.83 Scottish Environmental Education Council Databases set up £3,000.00 Scottish Field Studies Association Training programme 92/93 £333.00 Scottish Field Studies Association Teaching Room A £7,684.38 Scottish Field Studies Association Purchase of minibus £9,621.00 Scottish Field Studies Association Kindrogan Field Centre £2,695.54 43 Scottish Native Woods Campaign Course non-active woodlands £105.00 Scottish Wildlife and Countryside Link Fundraising project £500.00 Scottish Wildlife and Countryside Link Core funding £4,500.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Interpretation at Red Moss £1,006.50 Scottish Wildlife Trust Purchase of projector screen £46.38 Scottish Wildlife Trust Members Conference 93/94 £1,250.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Training Courses 93/94 £6,666.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust WATCH Training Events 93/94 £1,495.89 Scottish Wildlife Trust Production of an interpretive strategy for Handa Island £1,800.00 Skye Environmental Centre Wild Aid conference £204.00 Skye Environmental Centre Environmental centre replacement £5,000.00 Solway Heritage Bobbin Mill interpretive facility £10,000.00 South of Scotland Youth Awards SNH Conservation Awards £400.00 The Stornoway Trust Production of two videos for Lews Castle £500.00 Strathclyde Regional Council Visitor centre and interpretive facilities £10,000.00 Strathclyde Regional Council Brochure and exhibition £7,500.00 Sutherland Parke Partnership Traffic pedestrian counters £3,332.00 Taynuilt Primary School Tree nursery and wildflower/butterfly garden £67.35 Tayside Regional Council Distribution of green book £1,125.00 Tiddesdale Heritage Association Interpretive display £175.00 Tollcross Playgroup Development project £500.01 Towerbank Primary School Wildlife garden and pond £400.00 Townhead Nursery School Nature garden £432.00 Tulchan Estates Pond creation £661.00 University of Aberdeen Education materials research £990.60 Wallace High School Creation of pond £692.50 Wardie Primary School Amenity tree planting £74.52 Websters High School Woodland area £1,063.00

Balance carried forward £461,125.13 Balance brought forward £461,125.13 Applicant Project Paid Water of Leith Conservation Trust Interpretive boards £655.75 Western Isles Tourist Board Island tourist information centres - themed £5,000.00 leaflet production £280.56 Western Isles Tourist Board Series of self-guided trails £201.88 Westerton Primary School Create wildlife garden and pond £205.00 Woodburn Primary School School grounds scheme £450.80 Woodside Primary School Wildlife garden Total £467,919.12

Objective 2.1 - to secure improved protection and enhancement of a range of sites which can act as a minimum baseline for the conservation of the natural heritage: representative habitats and the wildlife which depends upon them, sites of special geology or physiography and areas of fine or spectacular scenery

Applicant Project Paid

Highland Regional Council Site investigation at Ballachulish Moss £486.66 Ms H Lamb Riverbank protection at River Feshie £2,691.19 National Trust for Scotland Purchase of Dunbeath Estate £700,000.00 National Trust for Scotland Purchase of woodlands and gorge at Corrieshalloch £13,000.00 National Trust for Scotland Land purchase £4,000.00 Polly Estates Ltd Fencing at Inverpolly SSSI £150.00 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Rhododendron control at Glenborrodale Nature Reserve £782.00 44 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Rhododendron control at Glenborrodale Reserve £520.00 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Bog/peatland reinstatement/track restoration at Abernethy Forest £750.00 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Ditch management at Insh Marshes, Invertromie £475.50 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Ditch management at Inch Marshes £1,637.50 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Land purchase Mosstown Farm, Loch of Strathbeg £20,000.00 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Land purchase at Insh Marshes, Balavil section £63,000.00 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Land purchase Mersehead Farm £86,800.00 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Provision of interpretive sign at Loch of Spiggie Reserve £426.00 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Fencing at Copinsay £510.84 Scottish Tree Trust Bog management at Cathburn Moss £220.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Create car park at Talich Wildlife Reserve £253.39 Scottish Wildlife Trust Carsegowan Moss - fence/land purchase £11,123.50 Scottish Wildlife Trust Land purchase - Woodhall Dean £5,000.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Land purchase at Dullater March £5,539.75 Scottish Wildlife Trust Land purchase - Gight Wood £2,800.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Bawsinch £390.59 Scottish Wildlife Trust Dam £205.63 Scottish Wildlife Trust Purchase of land at White Hamars Reserve £7,800.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Land purchase £4,452.00 Shetland Amenity Trust Coastal protection survey at St Ninians SSSI £705.00

* See notes to the accounts Total £933,719.55 Objective 2.3 - to foster sustainable management and enjoyment in the Cairngorms area

Applicant Project Paid

Newtonmore Community Council Footpath improvements on local walks around Newtonmore £873.19

Total £873.19

Objective 2.4 - to foster sustainable management and enjoyment in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs area

Applicant Project Paid

Friends of Loch Lomond Construction of footpaths and footbridge £11,973.25 Loch Lomond/ Trossachs TB Tourist information point £12,643.14 Loch Lomond Park Authority Luss visitor centre £52,115.00 Loch Lomond Park Authority Duck Bay - viewing platform £10,097.00 Loch Lomond Park Authority Refurbish entrance and audio visual room £20,530.20 Loch Lomond Park Authority Establish radio communication system £3,736.20 Loch Lomond Park Authority Park staff costs 1992/93 £3,965.52 Loch Lomond Park Authority Park staff costs 1993/94 £65,002.36 Loch Lomond Park Authority Store and workshop for ranger service £26,453.20 Loch Lomond Park Authority Bus service - Balmaha/Rowardennan £2,630.25 Loch Lomond Park Authority Loch Lomond bye-law officer £4,811.47 Loch Lomond Park Authority Luss car park landscaping £6,600.00 Loch Lomond Park Authority Seasonal rangers 1993/94 £6,573.82 Loch Lomond Park Authority King's Tree restoration £407.00 45 Loch Lomond Park Authority Develop car park, picnic site and facilities £41,250.00 Loch Lomond Park Authority Signs and cabinet for existing signs £2,072.75 Loch Lomond Park Authority Ranger Service 1993/94 - Loch Lomond Regional Park £49,500.37 Loch Lomond Park Authority Ranger service 1992/93 - West Highland Way & Balloch £4,070.79

Total £324,432.32

Objective 2.6 - to assist landowners and managers to conserve and enhance the natural heritage of the land in their stewardship, and make it accessible to the general public

Applicant Project Paid

Mr G Abel North Warrackston pond creation £2,500.00 Aberchalder Estate Repairs to access track at South Loch Oich £656.83 Aberdeen Conservation Volunteers Transport and accommodation £87.00 Ms MAitken Amenity tree planting - Cathlaw £56.40 MrsAAldridge Pond creation, tree & hedge planting £3,265.05 Mrs Allan Amenity tree planting £2,438.27 Mr & Mrs Allison Hedge and tree planting - Sawmill Croft £984.93 Mr Ambler Amenity tree planting - Howburn Cottage, Temple £212.34 An Tuireann Arts Centre Landscaping, footpath, dyking and nature trail on adjacent land £4,350.88 Earl of Ancrum Clearance of dead/diseased pines £415.00 Applecross Estate Trust Feasibility study and report of footpath network £750.00 Mr GB Archer Pond and tree planting £400.00 GArgo Drystane dyking at Hoygar, Innertown, Stromness £406.49 Argyll & Bute Countryside Trust Signposting of footpaths £605.46 Argyll & Bute Countryside Trust Clearance and signposting of footpath £240.00

Balance carried forward £17,368.65 Balance brought forward £17,368.65 Applicant Project Paid Argyll & Bute Countryside Trust Project Officer £1,961.75 Argyll & Bute Countryside Trust Core funding for two years £30,394.86 Argyll & Bute Countryside Trust Costing report re-disposal £567.12 Argyll & Bute District Council Court action to establish right of way £7,500.00 Aros (Isle of Skye) Ltd Landscaping around heritage centre £7,141.55 Arran Deer Management Erection of directional signs £3,409.35 Arran Estate Trust Repair/reconstruction of drystane dyke £1,019.87 Philip Ashmore Pond creation £440.62 Assynt Community Council Construction of timber walkway £1,162.35 Balmoral Estates Footpath repairs,Lochnagar Main Path, Ballater £9,537.00 Balmoral Estates Footpath repairs,Glass Allt Shiel Path, Ballater £9,537.00 Balmoral Estates Footpath repairs, Corrie Chash Path, Ballater £9,537.00 Mr P J H Balston Farm conservation plan - Braeside - Blackstrath Farms £75.00 Banff & Buchan District Council Mill restoration - final phase, Sandhaven Meal MiH £9,000.00 D & M Barber Creation of farm ponds and landscaping £513.47 BW Barker Pond Works - Cartchonzie Estates £4,000.00 Mr Robert Barr Restoration of drystane dyke £3,000.00 Mr Patrick Baxter Tree planting £392.41 Mrs Caroline Best Creation of loch & associated tree planting £318.00 Mr J Bidwell Fencing and tree planting on Skye £596.35 Jeremy Bilinge Hedgerow planting £174.84 Black Moss Nature Park Group Access improvement £2,616.67 Borders Community Woodlands Tools for pathmaking £822.50 Borders Regional Council Amenity tree planting £2,659.20 46 Borders Regional Council Amenity tree planting - Agency Scheme year 4 £18,459.84 Mr & Mrs Bowden Creation of two ponds at Lochletter Farm £1,300.00 The Boys Brigade Amenity tree planting £432.55 British Asociation for Shooting and Conservation Deer Advisory Officer £11,912.24 British Horse Society Access Officer £4,500.00 Brotus Rural Craft Centre Refurbishment of buildings £6,500.00 I & H Brown Amenity tree planting £79.82 Mr D M Browne Pond creation £1,600.00 Buchan Countryside Group Buchan Countryside Group Office £281.56 Lady Burton Tourist Enterprise Repointing and repair of garden wall at Dochfour Gardens £1,714.50 CWS Agriculture Fencing £2,125.50 Seumas Campbell & Ross Nicolson Drystane dyking training £200.00 Margaret Carlaw Pond creation £1,993.19 Mrs A Casey Farm conservation plan - Gaitnip Farm £200.00 Chirnside Village Appraisal Group Amenity hedge planting £1,200.00 City of Dundee District Council Tree & hedge planting & picnic furniture £2,521.00 Clackmannan District Council Mixed leisure route £9,000.00 Clackmannan District Council Creation of footpath £2,849.43 Clan Donald Lands Trust Bilingual signs at visitor centre £572.68 Michael D Clark Amenity hedge planting £343.00 Cleadale Common Grazing Committee Fencing at Cleadale Marsh £1,360.00 Mr Peter R Cockerall Scrub/rhododendron £2,000.00 MrMGACockram Pond enhancement - Skaill £504.75 Mr M G A Cockram Farm conservation plan for Femess Farm, Eday £90.00 Mr & Mrs A J Coe Planting of native shrubs and trees £381.00 Ian Coleman Erection of stone wall £2,514.21 Mr J Cooper Farm conservation plan - Cleat £200.00 Mrs Cormack Amenity tree planting £2,117.09

Balance carried forward £200,697.92 Balance brought forward £200,697.92 Applicant Project Paid The Rt Hon Viscount Cowdray Birchwoods, Edinglassie Estate £2,937.00 MS Cox Farm conservation plan - Breck, Eday £100.00 Mr Ian Crawford Scrub clearance of SSSI £623.50 Crinan Harbour Association Purchase land to improve access £536.00 Crown Estates Commission Improve access £879.52 Mrs C Cuthbert Clearing woodland/planting £1,437.00 Alison Cuthbertson Amenity tree planting £596.60 Mr & Mrs D Dalrymple Whitehffls Farm, Gleneagles £166.00 Philip J Dawson Fencing and planting £312.75 J L M Denholm Rhododendron clearance £2,062.50 Stanley L Drewery Create nature walk/viewpoint/pond £3,219.00 Dundee Green Circular Footpath/cycleway £62,730.93 Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council Riverside walk - repairs £857.21 Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council Amenity tree planting 92/93 £9,381.85 M B R Eagles Amenity hedging and planting £1,262.75 East Kintyre Community Council Surfacing of track for public access £883.00 Easter Ross Environment Committee Development of natural systems on railway waste ground, Tain £3,940.05 Eastwood Residents Association Planting of native trees £83.00 Earl of Elgin Tree roundels and hedges £2,080.07 Messrs Elliot Fencing £326.15 Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group Purchase of computer and software for Kirkwall Office £1,111.00 Farming and Wildlife Advisory Groups Core funding £232,500.00 FWAG - Angus Meeting on water course management £242.49 Mr Charles Fforde Clearance of rhododendrons £632.20 Findhorn Village Heritage Company Timber Buildings, No 2 Findhorn £5,000.00 47 James Findlay Management plan £1,541.00 Finlaggan Trust Build a boardwalk and improve footpath £2,033.48 Finlaggan Trust Upgrade car park and store of interpretive materials £1,025.15 Forestry Authority Project Officer - Tayside Native Woodlands Initiative £10,950.00 Forest Enterprise Upgrading of footpath £4,500.00 Mr Foubister Farm conservation plan - Turnpike, Garth & North Keigar £200.00 Garenin Trust Consultancy fee for Garenin Village £100.00 Andrew Gladstone Eradicate rhododendron ponticum £3,822.25 Glenfalloch Estate Beinglass Farm £10,000.00 S C Gibbs Repair of dry stone wall £1,201.30 Glencanisp & Drumrunie Deer Trust Path repairs at Linneraineach Path £6,358.00 Mr and Mrs I Greig Farm conservation plan - The Head £100.00 Ken Grieve Fife hedge project feasibility study £175.00 Golspie in Bloom Association Maintenance of the big burn walk £2,349.14 A D Gordon Footbridge reinstatement at Glenquoich £775.20 Gordon District Council Ellon Riverside Park landscaping, access and natural enhancement £15,000.00 Grampian Regional Council Amenity tree planting agency scheme 1992-93 £26,568.39 Grampian Regional Council East Grampian conservation project agency tree planting scheme £4,515.00 Grampian Regional Council Formartine and Buchan Way: completion of section from Parkhill to Ellon £9,793.00 Grampian Speleological Group Bunkhouse accommodation £6,000.00 T D Gray Reconstruction of path at Annat-Coulag £3,795.25 Mrs PA Greenwood Fencing to exclude grazing and promote woodland regeneration, Lairg £540.75

Balance carried forward £645,941.40 Balance brought forward £645,941.40 Applicant Project Paid Haddo House Estate Tree surgery, Victoria Walk £695.00 John G Hamilton Three ponds at Carnwath £1,193.93 Ian Hamilton-Finlay Felling decaying ash branches £421.94 Mr S J Harcus Restore dry stane dyke £1,030.00 Mr John C Harvey Repairs to reservoir embankment £2,525.76 M & E Hastie Hedge planting and fencing £2,009.00 Mr R C Heape Farm conservation plan for Corglass Farm £200.00 Mr Henderson Dyking and amenity tree planting £455.00 John MacDonald Hendry Fencing, planting, natural regeneration £186.05 Hertfordshire Scouts Hedge planting and fencing £270.15 Highland Regional Council Tree surgery & amenity tree planting £2,015.00 Highland Regional Council Footpath repairs at Ben Nevis £3,281.00 Highland Regional Council Environmental improvements at Achnasheen Village Centre £14,801.40 Highland Regional Council Footpath improvements at Stac Pollaidh £2,703.00 Highland Regional Council Temporary Footpath Officer for Caithness & Sutherland £4,000.00 Highland Regional Council Stone dyke repairs - Raasay £600.00 Hopetoun Estate Development Co Bridleway creation £1,010.00 Miss P Hopkinson Selective removal of rhododendron £540.00 Miss P Hopkinson Creation of pond £1,050.00 Mr J Hutchinson Farm conservation plan Elrick Farm £90.00 Institute of Aquaculture Excavation of lochan, fencing repair £3,656.45 Mr M Jack Hedgerow planting £525.35 Christopher James Stile over deer fence for public access £600.00 John VM Jameson Enhance landscape £2,329.00 48 John Muir Trust Countryside Management Officer - year 1 £7,301.69 John Muir Trust Footpath improvements at Torrin Estate £7,480.82 John Muir Trust Land purchase - Oldshoremore & Sandwood Estates, Kinlochbervie £3,000.00 Joseph Johnston & Sons Waterside Farm visitor centre £2,500.00 Keatley's Grandchildren's settlement Planting at Lumsden Dean £756.00 D M Keay & Sons Ltd Hedgerow & tree planting £1,464.40 Mr P Kenyon Tree/hedgerow planting Mill of Meaggie, Turriff £1,242.00 Mr P Kenyon Farm conservation plan - Mill of Meaggie £150.00 Mr D Kerr Amenity tree planting - Whitockbraes £134.68 Kettelshiel Partners Pond creation £500.00 Kinlochleven Community Ltd Site survey of Kearan Path £305.62 Kippen Environment Centre Development Officer £5,000.00 Dr R P Kirby Mapping £350.00 R G & A R Laidlaw Hedging £204.55 Mrs Ann Ruth Laird Rebuild old stone dykes £508.00 Largie Estate Limited Tree planting on burial ground £878.95 Largie Estate Limited Tree planting at sawmill £215.20 Mrs C B Lascelles Amenity tree planting, landscaping & footpaths £2,072.43 Mrs Lascelles Pond £1,000.00 Mr N Lawrence Farm conservation plan - West Bain Farm £200.00 John Lawrie (Tillyrie) Ltd Reed bed - sewage/effluent treatment £3,445.00 Mrs J K R Little Hedgerow planting, Loch-head of Leys £1,061.10 Loch Garry Tree Group Amenity tree planting/fencing at Loch Garry £2,025.00 Loch Sween Charitable Trust Creation of new footpath £709.00 Lothian Conservation Volunteers Travel costs 1993/94 £250.00 Mrs Julia MacDonald Repairs to drystane dyke £846.00 JAMacKay Construction of pond at Strath Farm, Watten £512.50 Alastair MacKenzie Pond creation £65.36 Donald and Rosemary MacLeod, Skye Training course for drystane dyker instructors £233.00

Balance carried forward £736,540.73 Balance brought forward £736,540.73 Applicant Project Paid George MacMillan Add boardwalk and platforms to pond £199.00 Mr JAMcNicol Farm conservation plan or Knock Farm £200.00 Mr & Mrs McPhail Fencing and tree planting £1,691.90 Paul Marshall Bridge and car park/community woodland £718.46 Mr J Martin Repair drystane dyke £600.00 Mr Marcus Maxwell Restore pond site £2,845.00 E C Melville Ponds at Holydean £2,000.00 Mid West Association of Highland Est Public Access signs £5,384.05 Mid Clyde Project Project manager - core costs £5,800.00 Donald M Miller Fencing along cliff top at Lybster £653.25 Mr and Mrs J Miller Farm conservation plan - Fingoe, Leaquoy, Dishes £100.00 Mr James Milne Pond creation Upper Oldwhat, New Deer £1,480.00 Mitchell Trustees Repair flood-damaged footpaths £164.46 Mary Moffet Footpaths £1,703.72 Mr R Moffit Fishery lake enhancement £650.00 Moray Estates Development Company Tree planting at Darnaway Castle £150.00 Moray Estates Development Company Fencing at Castle Stuart, Dalcross £210.00 Moray Golf Club Planting of trees and shrubs £198.25 Mary Morrison/Gill MacLean Tourism development questionnaire £100.00 Mugdock Management Committee Car park extension £5,000.00 The Hon Lady Murray Native tree planting and fencing £500.00 National Trust for Scotland Ben Lawers - visitor counters £516.00 National Trust for Scotland Van hire for volunteers £48.30 National Trust for Scotland Purchase of slide projector and equipment £564.30 National Trust for Scotland Tools for volunteers at Glencoe £224.70 National Trust for Scotland Old Wood of Drum £796.17 National Trust for Scotland Crathes Castle £410.50 49 National Trust for Scotland Pond management Pitmedden Gardens £770.00 National Trust for Scotland Long term volunteers in Dumfries & Galloway £209.19 National Trust for Scotland Amenity tree planting - Borders, Lothian, Fife £555.74 National Trust for Scotland Restoration of drystane dyke at Brodie Castle £1,721.73 National Trust for Scotland Visitor opinion survey for Glencoe £8,000.00 National Trust for Scotland Footpath improvements at Glencoe £40,549.25 National Trust for Scotland Footpath improvements at Kintail £6,170.28 National Trust for Scotland Emergency maintenance work to path to Liatach, Torridon £8,500.00 National Trust for Scotland Footpath improvements at Torridon £7,344.00 National Trust for Scotland Mill pond at House of Dun £1,633.15 National Trust for Scotland Base camp at House of Dun £10,000.00 National Trust for Scotland Purchase of building £42,500.00 National Trust for Scotland Culzean - Phase 2 toilet etc £2,238.28 National Trust for Scotland Footpath improvements - Goat Fell £6,493.35 National Trust for Scotland Undergrounding of services - Luss £2,840.49 National Trust for Scotland Equipment for countryside centre £1,921.83 National Trust for Scotland Erection of deer enclosure £2,303.00 National Trust for Scotland Culzean historical landscape survey £600.23 National Trust for Scotland Create footpath, Goatfell, Arran £13,829.10 National Trust for Scotland Purchase portable video and stand £2,015.50 National Trust for Scotland Purchase Panasonic editing suite £1,447.50 National Trust for Scotland Visitor counting mechanism £1,208.85 Ness District Fishery Board Repair breach in River Enrick £352.01 Alan Nicholson Fencing and amenity hedge planting £480.34 Messrs Norris Replanting of hedgerow trees £2,064.22 The Norse Mill Society Construction of a footpath and car park at Norse Mill, Shawbost £2,000.00 North Ronaldsay Community Council Repairs to the dyke at Kirkwall £305.66

Balance carried forward £937,502.49 Balance brought forward £937,502.49 Applicant Paid Project Ochils Mountaineering Club Upgrading of cottage £3,395.00 Orkney Islands Council Landscape enhancement, rubbish clearance - Stoneyhill £5,000.00 Orkney Islands Council Landscape improvement, rubbish clearance - Wasdale £5,000.00 Oxnam Estates Ltd Pond creation £2,150.00 Oxnam Estates Ltd Water fencing £8,005.25 Miss J H K Paterson Payment of professional fees £150.00 Miss J H K Paterson Create miniature country park £530.67 J Paul & Son Amenity hedge planting £1,198.67 Paxton Trust Replacement of two footbridges £2,552.61 Peebleshire Environment Concern Restoring Borders woodlands £690.96 Perth/Kinross Heritage Trust Footpath improvements £2,982.03 Mrs E Petrie Creation of a pond/wildlife habitat £795.00 Mr J Pirie & Partners Farm conservation plan - Comely, Toab £100.00 Portree Self Build Housing Initiative Feasibility study into sustainable design for housing development £300.00 REDCO Planting of specimen trees at Doune £235.80 Ramblers' Association Transport for Leisure - Countrygoer project £4,000.00 Captain A A A D M Ramsay Amenity tree planting, Inverey House, Braemar £583.18 Mrs G Ramsay Restoration of mill pond £436.00 Ranfurly Castle Golf Club Restoration of drystane dykes £500.00 Reforesting Scotland Computer equipment £2,089.00 Mr & Mrs Reid Hedgerow planting £304.00 Mr James Reid Pond creation £3,000.00 Mr L Rhodes Pond restoration Knockespoch £780.00 50 J Rhymer Restoration/enlargement of Old Mill pond £219.62 Riddell Farms Planting £791.26 T W & L G Robertson Pond and wildlife meadow creation Corsehill £652.70 Mr P Robinson Farm conservation plan - Tresness £200.00 Roy Rogers Clear rhododendron ponticum £500.00 Mr G Rouse Farm conservation plan - Littlequoy £200.00 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Footpath repair and steps £271.15 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Hire of deer stalker £228.00 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Evaluation of water control problems £850.00 Rural Stirling Economic Partnership RSEP promotion £699.00 R B Rusby Creation of small pond £517.93 Saline Community Woodland Project Felling of two trees £293.75 Mr Salveson - Lothian FWAG Fencing £1,012.50 Nigel Salveson Amenity tree planting and hedgerow - Quixwood Farm £1,580.95 Nigel Salveson Quixwood ponds - study £2,481.00 Scalpay Community Association Provision of disabled access, landscape improvements and planting £4,215.23 Mr RA Scarth Farm conservation plan - Twatt Farm £200.00 Mrs B Scott Hedge improvement at Nigg Mains, Tain £500.00 J J H Scott & Co Farm conservation plan - Redland £200.00 Mr M Scott Tree planting and fencing at An Cruach £957.02 Scottish Agricultural College Brimmond Hill £487.12 Scottish Conservation Projects Construction of two bridges at Greenock £13,183.36 Scottish Conservation Projects Trust Machinery purchase £1,040.00 Scottish Conservation Projects Landrover purchase £22,545.00 Scottish Crofters Union Project Officer £4946.99 Scottish Cycling Council Computer equipment £628.80 Scottish Native Woods Campaign Regional co-ordinating officer for the Highlands £11,500.00 Scottish Native Woods Campaign Purchase of computer equipment £1,241.39

Balance carried forward £1,054,423.43 Balance brought forward £1,054,423.43 Applicant Project Paid

Scottish Native Woods Campaign Project manager post 1993/94 £3,912.27 Scottish Wildlife Trust Integrated management & monitoring £486.86 Scottish Wildlife Trust Central Region - site survey £208.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Volunteer travel costs 1993/94 £391.22 Scottish Wildlife Trust Volunteer travel costs 1992/93 £31.78 Scottish Wildlife Trust Survey work/Fife Region £2,000.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Volunteer travel costs 93/94 £502.30 Scottish Wildlife Trust Volunteer action grant travelling costs for Moray District £256.07 SWT (Lome members group) Restoration of native oak woodland £255.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Bracken spraying £543.93 Scottish Wildlife Trust Payment of legal fees for ownership £7,052.16 Scottish Wildlife Trust Refurbishment of accommodation £1,081.56 Scottish Wildlife Trust Computer equipment £6,105.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Travel expenses/site management £487.80 Scottish Wildlife Trust Visitor centre - feasibility study £5,830.69 Scottish Wildlife Trust Erect fence and replace gate £571.78 Scottish Wildlife Trust Erection of stockproof fencing £1,233.75 Scottish Wildlife Trust Provision of car park £529.10 Scottish Wildlife Trust Project and training team work £80,000.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Path improvements £1,250.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Training two team supervisors £280.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Habitat management and access £1,753.65 Scottish Wildlife Trust Equipment purchase £1,818.90 Scottish Wildlife Trust Volunteer action grants 1992/93 £500.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Volunteer action grants 1993/94 £361.99 51 Scottish Wildlife Trust Rotovator, strimmer & training video £2,997.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Elm board dams at Flanders Moss £1,227.10 Scottish Wildlife Trust Stock fencing at Tomdachoille £412.03 Scottish Wildlife Trust Access improvements £318.21 Scottish Wildlife Trust Stock fencing at Balnaguard £737.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Equipment purchase £522.17 Scottish Wildlife Trust Replacement of fencing and layby signs £270.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Equipment purchase for green machine £806.28 Scottish Wildlife Trust Employment of field surveyor £743.58 Scottish Wildlife Trust Construction of bog at Dalmellinton £214.74 Scottish Woodlands Ltd (R Fleming) Repair of footpath £2,682.37 Scottish Youth Hostel Association New Lanark Youth Hostel £30,000.00 Selkirk Hill Management Group Scrub removal £446.25 Shell Better Britain Small community projects £15,000.00 Mr A J G Shepherd Farm conservation plan - Gillybrands £90.00 Shetland Amenity Trust Construction of shore ladder at Lannasting School,Vidlin £2,288.00 Shetland Amenity Trust Provision of picnic tables at Links of Vatser, Yell £291.00 Shetland Amenity Trust Construction of a bridge at Ayre of Grummond, Herra £658.60 Shetland Amenity Trust Camping beds network - conversion of windhouse lodge, Mid Yell £17,780.00 Skye and Lochalsh District Council Land purchase - Storr Forest £12,500.00 Skye and Lochalsh District Council Replacement of landing facility at Loch Coruisk £5,206.95 Skye and Lochalsh LEC Footpath project on Skye £5,793.43 Smith Art Gallery/Museum Operation Skylark co-ordination £1,200.00 Smithy Heritage Centre Provision of heritage centre, car park, information panels etc £2,413.00 Solway Heritage Public access and picnic site £10,712.56 Southern Isles Heritage Trust Amenity group project officer - year 1 £6,572.66

Balance carried forward £1,293,750.17 Balance brought forward £1.293,750.17 Applicant Project Paid Southern Isles Heritage Trust Amenity group project officer - year 2 £4535.62 DrPV Spencer Farm conservation plan - Drumnoth Farm £125.00 Colin Shang-Steel Pond creation £1,910.00 Staffin Community Council Feasibility study on development of the natural environment £2,000.00 Mr J Stevenson Farm conservation plan - Bu Orphir £100.00 Mr J M Stevenson Farm conservation plan - Insabysetter, Birsay £100.00 Peter and Sarah Stewart Farm nature trail £1,172.40 Stirling Conservation Volunteers Vehicle hire £170.92 Stirling Conservation Volunteers Purchase of trailer £930.00 Stirling District Council Footpath improvement £1,864.80 Stirling Watch Group Formation of WATCH group £311.26 Mr and Mrs Stoker Amenity tree planting £99.62 The Stornoway Trust Fencing at Loch na Cartach £5,343.10 John Strachan Pond creation Tullo Farm Conservation Areas £1,615.00 Ms E M Sutcliffe Farm conservation plan - Eastbister £200.00 Duke of Sutherland Refurbishment of suspension bridge £14,366.10 Sutherland Tourist Board Visitor centres £24,063.13 Countess of Sutherland's Woodland Trust Fencing £4,949.62 John Swan & Sons PLC Planting £831.00 Mrs EM Taylor Tree and hedge planting £525.43 Teviot Smokey/Washer Gardens Tree planting and path creation £5,234.04 David Thomson Five ponds £300.00 Mr and Mrs Thomson Farm conservation plan - Beafield Farm £200.00 Tilhill Economic Forestry Limited Renewal of fence lines £5,150.00 Mr & Mrs Tinder Amenity hedge planting £337.50 52 Sarah Troughton Amenity tree planting, rebuild dyke, deer fence £1,139.98 Trust Golf Course, Falkirk Amenity tree planting £1,794.00 Mr and Mrs W Tulloch Farm conservation plan - Glebeland £200.00 Udny and Dudwick Estates Feasibility report for footpath network £175.00 H J & S P Underwood Improve access and safety of footpath £375.23 V & L Carpets Amenity tree planting - Houston £190.35 Van Der Watt Deer fence extension £1,214.50 PHJ deVink Amenity tree planting £484.63 PHJ deVink Amenity tree planting £381.80 MrWaddell Field boundary planting £150.00 Wakefield Partners Amenity tree planting £1,919.00 Walkers Shortbread Ltd Amenity woodland including provision of footpaths-AberlourWood £1,480.31 Mr R Ward Farm conservation plan - Gyoyorally, Windwick £200.00 MR Warren Path works at Glenfinnan Estate £2,481.00 Wemyss Estate Trustees Wemyss and Torry Estate £1,050.36 West Linton Farmers (JVB King) Amenity hedge planting £88.39 Western Isles, Skye & Lochalsh Leader Set up a scheme of assistance for the Comuinn Programme Eachdraidh £3,475.40 White Corries Ltd Lavatory facilities at Glencoe Ski Centre £3,600.00 The Wick Society Reinstatement of mill lade, footpath and mill pond £709.58 Wildfowl and Wetland Trust Toilet extension £8,564.04 MarkWillmot Flood prevention £1,821.25 J G Wilson Create pond and plant trees £798.00 The Woodland Trust Land purchase - Ledmore and Migdale woods £3,000.00 Mr Colin C Wolff Pond creation and amenity tree planting -1480 trees £422.00

Total £1,405,899.53 Objective 2.7 - to enhance the natural heritage close to where people live, making it more accessible and more enjoyed

Applicant Project Paid

Mr T Baird Lochhouse, Slamannan, Falkirk £87.72 Bearsden & Milngavie District Council Erect footbridge and create footpath £10,000.00 Bearsden & Milngavie District Council Creation of footpath £2,213.50 Bearsden & Milngavie District Council Creation of footpath and tree planting £2,213.50 Bearsden & Milngavie District Council Creation of footpath and tree planting £2,213.50 British Waterways Towpath improvements £1,410.00 British Waterways Improve towpath and landscaping £499.80 British Waterways Improve towpath and landscaping £4,234.50 City of Aberdeen District Council Countryside Around Towns scheme £15,782.35 City of Glasgow District Council Creation of link footpath £2,085.00 Clyde and Avon Valley Project Replacing bridge £34,000.00 Clyde and Avon Valley Project Project costs 1993/94 £13,510.00 Clyde and Avon Valley Project Project staff/accommodation costs £2,137.08 Clyde Calders Project Develop management plan for ancient woodland site £125.00 Clyde Calders Project Prepare management plan for South Calder Valley £498.00 Clyde Calders Project Installation of footbridge £3,363.00 Clyde Calders Project Walkway construction, moving lights £3,245.54 Clyde Calders Project Upgrade footpath £4,039.62 Clyde Calders Project Upgrade existing footpath - Clyde Walkway £26,942.72 Denmore Park Management Ltd Denmore Park, Aberdeen £294.00 Douglas Crescent Gardens Association Rejuvenation of woodlands £2,500.00 53 Douglas Crescent Gardens Association Management of woodland £1,743.45 Drumchapel Community Business Creation of footpath £4,062.50 Earl of Glasgow Extend visitor reception area £5,754.15 East Lothian District Council Haddington/Longniddry walk £1,942.50 East Lothian District Council Pencaitland railway walk £1,295.00 Edinburgh Green Belt Trust Core costs £58,000.00 Edinburgh Green Belt Trust Project costs 1993/94 £49,709.20 Gilmerton Community Garden Community garden £479.99 HT Scotland Community garden works £3,000.00 Heriot-Watt University Landscape management plan £2,203.13 Highland Regional Council Countryside Around Towns project officer for Inverness/Culloden £9,182.84 Huntly Ltd Footpath development, Huntly Area £8,319.50 Kelvin Valley Countryside Project Waymarking of various sites £3,111.07 Kelvin Valley Countryside Project Boundary enhancement £1,348.37 Kelvin Valley Countryside Project Improve access and safety to footpath £1,150.92 Kelvin Valley Countryside Project Amenity tree planting £1,050.90 Kelvin Valley Countryside Project Core funding project costs 1993/94 £28,429.00 Kelvin Valley Countryside Project Install access controls - Duncryne £500.00 Kelvin Valley Countryside Project Tree and shelter belt planting/hedging £405.78 Kelvin Valley Countryside Project Tree and shrub planting £3,500.00 Kelvin Valley Countryside Project Environmental improvements £1,160.00 Kelvin Valley Countryside Project Improvements to line path £1,104.85 Kelvin Valley Countryside Project Vehicle purchase £2,933.00 Kelvin Valley Countryside Project Improve public access £800.00 Kelvin Valley Countryside Project Amenity tree planting £1,145.62 Kilpatricks Project Woodland footpaths £7,034.37 Lanarkshire Development Agency Landscape, hedge planting, drystane dyking £10,000.00 Lanarkshire Development Agency Hedge planting £8,638.92

Balance carried forward £349,398.89 Balance brought forward £349,398.89 Applicant Project Paid Lanarkshire Development Agency Creation of circular route £2,500.00 Lanarkshire Development Agency Creation of footpath £2,500.00 Livingston Development Corporation Lochshot Bum £12,007.54 Midlothian District Council Creation of footpath/bridleway/cycleway £15,758.14 Scottish Conservation Projects Trust Urban Field Officer 1993/94 £10,066.55 Scottish Conservation Projects Trust Urban Field Officer Oct 93 to Sept 94 £4,077.38 Scottish Wildlife Trust Urban Wildlife Officer 1992/93 £553.37 Scottish Wildlife Trust Urban Wildlife Officer £7,441.31 Strathclyde Greenbelt Company Administrative costs 1993/94 £35,000.00 Strathclyde Greenbelt Company Ltd Core funding 1991/92 £11,124.36 Sustrans Ltd Development of footpath £97,452.91 Captain RT Watson Pond recreation and habitat rehabilitation at Muchrach Lodge Hotel £1,800.00

Total £549,681.45

Objective 2.8 - to assist all who use the marine and coastal resource to do so in a way which does no harm to the natural heritage

Applicant Project Paid

J A MacKenzie, Gairloch &Conon Estates Repair work to sections of beach and sand dunes at Gairloch beach £3,940.00 Machrihanish Golf Club Restoration of sand dunes £194.00 Marine Conservation Society Computer equipment £1,372.00 Moray District Council Purpose-built maritime centre - The Buckie 54 Drifter £25,000.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust VMNR Warden 1993/94 £10,260.93 Scottish Wildlife & Countryside Link Fish farming officer £1,562.50 Southerness Golf Club Restoration of sand dune ridge £343.98

Total £42,673.41

Objective 2.9 - to secure consensus and complicity in the management of Scotland's main estuaries and associated waters in order to enhance the conservation of the natural heritage - Focus on Firths

Applicant Project Paid

The Future Firth Conference Conference costs 1993 £1,716.23 Scottish Wildlife Trust The 'Future Firth' conference 1993 £1,716.23

Total £3,432.46

Objective 2.10 - to protect the diversity of resident and visiting wild species found in Scotland and to manage the abundance of species where necessary in the interest of sustaining habitat quality

Applicant Project Paid

Sir Norman Arthur Create pond and wetland area £560.00 Bat Conservation Trust Core funding £7,500.00 Biological Recording in Scotland Campaign Development grant £2,560.00 Borve & Annishadder Township Grazings Hooded crow control programme £52.50 British Arachnological Society Volunteer action grant - Grampian Region £288.20 Ian Brunton Woodland management/restoration £150.00 David Canning Eradication of rhododendron £576.00 Central Scotland Bat Group Species management £519.00 Balance carried forward £12,205.70 Balance brought forward £12,205.70 Applicant Project Paid Corncrake Scheme 1993 Grasslands for corncrakes on Skye £2,213.64 Richard Fairburns, Sea Life Surveys Survey of Loch Grimshadder £34.00 Fealer Estate Peat bog restoration £906.50 Fealer Estate Restoration of two peat bogs £773.50 Fife and Kinross Badger Group Travel and petrol costs £165.82 Fife Regional Council Project officer \post) - Biological Recording Council £7,500.50 Fife Regional Council Phase 1 Habitat Survey £510.00 Forest Enterprise Construction of wildlife hide and pond £830.00 Freshwater Biological Association Biological study of Loch Ness £4,000.00 Mr Bill Gardener Sea bird feasibility study £1,000.00 Geary Township Larsen crow traps £32.50 Greylag Goose Management Committee Bird scarers - Loch Uist £1,028.72 NiallT Haig Crow traps for hooded crow control £55.00 Mr & Mrs Hallarn Restoration of Gartincabge Loch £333.44 J S Herman Ladders, torches and nets £208.75 Herpetofauna Conservation International Core funding £1,161.42 Jura Community Council Control and eradicate Japanese knotweed £632.00 Mammal Society Development officer £1,000.00 National Trust for Scotland Bird observation hide £1,728.00 Orkney Islands Council Birdwatching facility, St Peters Pool £4,000.00 Perth Museum & Art Gallery Biodiversity recording programme £161.32 Plantlife Core funding £1,480.02 Rotary Club Howe of Fife Bird hide erection - Bumie Loch £500.00 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Construction of a sluice - Loch of Strathbeg Nature Reserve £4,512.00 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Re-instate north dam at Hoy Lodge Marsh £1,044.89 55 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Corncrake initiative 1993 at Balranald Nature Reserve £5,000.00 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Provision of hide at Udale Bay £1,739.50 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Safeguard corncrake population £12,069.76 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Safeguard of the white-tailed eagle £1,000.00 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Scrape rehabilitation £1,540.00 Scottish Chough Study Group Information to encourage chough population £2,377.13 Scottish Tree Trust Develop Botanical Garden £2,000.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Wildlife survey team training £10,000.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Biological survey work £500.00 The Stornoway Trust Mink traps £131.21 Strathmore Estates (Holdings) Ltd Enhance bog/marsh waterfowl nesting area £1,269.17 Tay Ringing Group Purchase of computer £1,235.16 Tay Ringing Group Purchase six wader mist nets £208.00 Tay Ringing Group Equipment purchase - projector & accessories £845.55 Tay Ringing Group Purchase of computer & software £356.30 Tayside Raptor Study Group Safety equipment for bird study £596.00

Total £88,885.50

Objective 2.12 - to assist in the provision of Ranger services in Scotland in order to facilitate informal recreational use of land in harmony with nature conservation and other land uses

Applicant Project Paid

Angus District Council Ranger service 1992/93 - Forfar Loch £7,177.20 Angus District Council Ranger service 1993/94 - Forfar Loch £5,000.00 Argyll & Bute Countryside Trust Temporary ranger £1,080.00 Trustees of Balmoral Estate Balmoral Estate, Ballater ranger service 1992-93: one full time 1 Apr-31 Mar £3,852.59

Balance cairied forward £17,109.79 Balance brought forward £17,109.79 Applicant Project Paid Balmoral Estates Loch Muick/Lochnagar Reserve area £8,405.96 ranger service 1993-94: one main and one seasonal ranger 23 weeks £5,868.04 Banff & Buchan District Council Aden Country Park ranger service 1992-93: 2 main grade and 78 seasonal weeks £1,131.00 Banff & Buchan District Council Aden Country Park ranger service 1993-94: 2 main grade and 78 seasonal weeks £23,495.40 Borders Regional Council Ranger service 1992/93 £16,475.28 Borders Regional Council Ranger service 1993/94 £12,000.00 Brahan Farms Ltd Ranger service 1993/94 £2,438,00 British Waterways Ranger service - Forth & Clyde Canal 1992/93 £91.16 British Waterways Ranger service - Union Canal 1993/94 £8,204.68 British Waterways Ranger service - Forth & Clyde Canal 1993/94 £5,313.00 Buccleuch Estates Ltd Ranger service - Dalkeith Park £5233.78 Buccleuch Estates Ltd Ranger service - Bowhill Estate £5204.06 Buccleugh Estates Ltd Employment of rangers £5,793.15 Cawdor Castle (Tourism) Ltd Cawdor Castle ranger service 1992/93 - one full time ranger £2,324.29 Cawdor Castle (Tourism) Ltd Cawdor Castle ranger service 1993/94 - one main grade ranger £4,673.39 Central Regional Council Ranger service - Mugdock Country Park 92/93 £7,210.40 Central Regional Council Ranger service - Mugdock Country Park 93/94 £15,000.00 City of Dundee District Council Ranger service 1992/93 £26,227.62 City of Dundee District Council Ranger service 1993/94 £24,000.00 City of Edinburgh District Council Ranger service 1992/93 £13,948.54 City of Edinburgh District Council Ranger service 1993/94 £25,000.00 56 City of Glasgow District Council Ranger service - PoDock Linn 1992/93 £2,423.70 City of Glasgow District Council Ranger service - Pollock Linn 1993/94 £43,225.00 Clackmannan District Council Ranger service - 92/93 £25,549.99 Clackmannan District Council Ranger service - 93/94 £20,000.00 Clan Donald Lands Trust Equipment for ranger base £472.21 Clan Donald Lands Trust Continuation of ranger service 1993/94 £11,862.21 Clan Donald Lands Trust Extension to ranger base £5,000.00 Crown Estates Commissioners Glenlivet Estate ranger service 1993/94 - one seasonal ranger £5,273.00 Culzean Country Park Joint Committee Ranger services 1992/93 - Culzean £4,046.95 Cumbernauld District Council Ranger service 1992/93 - Palacerigg £1,096.29 Cumbernauld District Council Ranger service 1993/94 - Palacerigg £22,239.57 Cunninghame District council Ranger service 1992/93 - Brodick £554.00 Dunfermline District Council Ranger service - Townhill Country Park 92/93 £13,644.83 Dunfermline District Council Ranger service - Townhill Country Park 93/94 £12,000.00 Dumbarton District Council Ranger service 1992/93 £371.37 Dumbarton District Council Ranger service 1993/94 £15,628.32 Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council Southern Upland Way - maintenance ranger 93/94 £7,709.21 Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council Southern Upland Way senior ranger 93/94 £10,007.74 Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council Southern Upland Way vehicle for maintenance ranger £10,681.67 Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council Southern Upland Way two main grade rangers 93/94 £14,217.72 Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council Southern Upland Way ranger service 1992/93 £1,224.00 Earl of Glasgow Ranger service 1992/93 - Kelbum £3,598.60 Earl of Glasgow Ranger service 1993/94 - Kelburn £17,595.99 East Kilbride District Council Ranger service 1993/94 - Calder Glen £28,935.85 East Lothian District Council Ranger service 1992/93 £4,474.45 East Lothian District Council Ranger service 1993/94 £30,000.00

Balance carried forward £546,980.21 Balance brought forward £546,980.21 Applicant Project Paid Falkirk District Council Ranger service - Muiravonside 92/93 £1,962.98 Falkirk District Council Ranger service - Muiravonside 93/94 £10,000.00 Fife Regional Council Ranger service - Regional Park 92/93 £4,381.90 Fife Regional Council Ranger service - Regional Park 93/94 £59,000.00 Fife Regional Council Park staff - Regional Park 92/93 £16,382.70 Fife Regional Council Park staff - Regional Park 93/94 £49,000.00 Formakin Trust Ranger service 1992/93 - Formakin £1,672.96 Formakin Trust Ranger service 1993/94 - Formakin £5,617.88 Formakin Trust Seasonal ranger 1993/94 - Formakin £4,329.73 Glen Tanar Charitable Trust Ranger service 1993/94 £9,075.85 Gordon District Council Gordon District ranger service 1992/93: one main grade ranger £447.75 Gordon District Council Gordon District ranger service 1993/94: one main grade ranger £7,905.90 Grampian Regional Council Haughton, Balmedie & Haddo Country Parks ranger service 1992-93; one senior, 2 main grade rangers and 182 seasonal weeks £2,246.75 Grampian Regional Council Haughton, Balmedie & Haddo Country Parks ranger service 1993-94; one senior, 3 main grade and 182 seasonal weeks £51,097.65 J P Grant Rothiemurchus Estate ranger service 1992/93 - two full time and 65 seasonal weeks £1,594.50 J P Grant Rothiemurchus Estate ranger service 1993/94 - one senior, one main and 3 seasonal rangers (65 weeks) £20,861.95 Hamilton District Council Ranger service 1992/93 - Chatelherault £1,885.71 Hamilton District Council Ranger service 1993/94 - Chatelherault £24,757.05 57 Highland Regional Council Badenoch and Strathspey ranger service 1992/93 - one main grade ranger £8,290.50 Highland Regional Council Badenoch and Strathspey ranger service 1993/94 - one main grade ranger £7,744.40 Highland Regional Council Ranger service equipment for Badenoch and Strathspey £522.50 Highland Regional Council Ranger training at Glenmore Lodge £1,075.56 Highland Regional Council West Highland Way/Glen Nevis ranger services 93/94 £18,981.82 Highland Regional Council Clachtoll, Achmelvich/Durness/ Dunnet Bay ranger services 1993/94 £15,283.63 Highland Regional Council Ranger service equipment £2,754.35 Highland Regional Council Ranger service 1992/93 £11,376.21 Hoddom and Kinmount Estates Employment of ranger 93/94 £7,551.26 Hopetoun House Ranger service - seasonal £5,491.68 Irvine Development Corporation Ranger service 1992/93 - Eglinton Country Park £2,060.18 Irvine Development Corporation Ranger service 1993/94 - Eglinton Country Park £27,698.80 Kilmarnock & Louden District Council Ranger service 1992/93 - Dean Castle £1,468.22 Kilmarnock & Louden District Council Ranger service 1993/94 - Dean Castle £24,541.07 Kilmarnock & Louden District Council Seasonal ranger 1993/94 - Dean Castle £2,543.99 Kincardine & Deeside District Council Kincardine & District ranger service 1992-93: one main grade ranger and 24 seasonal weeks £525.00 Kincardine & Deeside District Council Kincardine & District ranger service 1993-94: one main grade ranger and 26 seasonal weeks £11,799.00 Livingston Development Corporation Ranger service - Almond 1992/93 £14,340.95 Livingston Development Corporation Ranger service - Almond 1993/94 £10,000.00 Loch Lomond Park Authority Employ two maintenance wardens £5,743.98 Lothian Regional Council Park staff - Pentland Hills 1991/92 £1,653.57 Lothian Regional Council Park staff - Pentland Hills 1992/93 £2,878.57 Balance carried forward £1,003,526.71 Balance brought forward £1,003,526.71 Applicant Project Paid Lothian Regional Council Park staff - Pentland Hills 1993/94 £30,000.00 Lothian Regional Council Ranger service - Pentland Hills 92/93 £2,443.90 Lothian Regional Council Ranger service - Pentland Hills 93/94 £55,000.00 George MacMillan Ranger service 1993/94 - Finlaystone £6,563.75 Miss Jane MacMillan Ranger service 1992/93 - Finlaystone £3,866.50 George MacMillan Seasonal rangers 1993/94 - Finlaystone £5,204.35 Midlothian District Council Ranger service - Vogrie Country Park 1992/93 £21,348.81 Midlothian District Council Ranger service - Vogrie Country Park 1993/94 £20,000.00 Moray District Council SpeysideWay ranger service 1993/94 - one main grade and one seasonal ranger £12,996.00 Monklands District Council Ranger service 1992/93 - Drumpellier £1,449.50 Monklands District Council Ranger service 1993/94 - Drumpellier £16,824.98 Moray District Council Project officer/ ranger at Findhorn Bay, Forres £18,786.25 Moray Estates Development Company Darnaway Estate ranger service 1992/93 - one main grade and one seasonal ranger (22 weeks) £2,663.52 Moray Estates Development Company Darnaway Estate ranger service 1993/94 - one main grade and one seasonal ranger (22 weeks) £12,181.07 Motherwell District Council Ranger service 1992/93 - Motherwell Wide £10,976.50 Motherwell District Council Ranger service 1993/94 - Motherwell Wide £9,998.46 National Trust for Scotland Ranger service - Ben Lomond 92/93 £86.52 National Trust for Scotland Ranger service - Ben Lomond 93/94 £6,482.85 National Trust for Scotland Ranger service 1993/94 - Killiecrankie £17,796.00 National Trust for Scotland Ranger service 1992/93 - Killiecrankie £318.80 National Trust for Scotland Ranger service - Threave 93/94 £5,653.45 National Trust for Scotland North East Properties ranger service 1993-94: one senior one main grade and 4 seasonal 58 rangers (117 weeks) £32,017.96 National Trust for Scotland North East Properties ranger service 1992-93: one senior ranger, one main and 117 seasonal weeks £370.83 National Trust for Scotland Glencoe ranger service £8,640.47 National Trust for Scotland Glencoe ranger service £9,967.75 National Trust for Scotland Radio system for Glencoe ranger service £4,288.00 National Trust for Scotland Computer facilities for Glencoe & Dalness ranger service £1094.50 National Trust for Scotland Portable radios for ranger service at Torridon £364.70 National Trust for Scotland Seasonal ranger service 1993/94 at Inverewe £1,822.09 National Trust for Scotland Full-time ranger service 1993/94 at Torridon £9,616.94 National Trust for Scotland Ranger service 1992/93 one seasonal Inverewe £22.55 National Trust for Scotland Ranger service 1992/93 two full-time Glencoe £342.68 National Trust for Scotland Ranger service 1992/93 one full-time Kintail £99.58 National Trust for Scotland Ranger service 1992/93 one full-time Torridon £463.60 National Trust for Scotland Full-time ranger service at Kintail 1993/94 £9,975.00 National Trust for Scotland Part-time ranger 1993/94 at Kintail £2,328.33 National Trust for Scotland Replacement ranger vehicle - Culzean £1,963.62 National Trust for Scotland Ranger service 1992/93 - Goatfell £69.60 National Trust for Scotland Ranger service 1993/94 - Goatfell £8,208.15 National Trust for Scotland Ranger service 1993/94 - Culzean £41,747.30 National Trust for Scotland Ranger service 1993/94 - Brodick £12,573.45 National Trust for Scotland Ranger service 1993/94 £2,405.04 North East Fife District Council Ranger service - Craigtoun 92/93 £25,548.55 North East Fife District Council Ranger service - Craigtoun 93/94 £20,000.00 Perth & Kinross District Council Ranger service 1992/93 £8,839.99 Perth & Kinross District Council Ranger service 1993/94 £20,000.00 Perth & Kinross District Council Replacement ranger van £3,804.99 Renfrew District Council Countryside Management Officer 1992/93 - Year 1 £2,930.37

Balance carried forward £1,493,673.96 Balance brought forward £1,493,673.96 Applicant Project Paid Renfrew District Council Countryside Management Officer 1993/94 - Year 2 £8,586.00 Renfrew District Council Ranger service 1992/93 £1,695.20 Renfrew District Council Ranger service 1993/94 £22,482.94 St Abbs/Eyemouth Voluntary Wardening 1992/93 £7950.00 Marine Reserve Scottish Wildlife Trust Ranger service 1992/93 - Loch of the Lowes £263.20 Scottish Wildlife Trust Ranger service 1993/94 - Loch of the Lowes £12,933.99 Scottish Wildlife Trust Ranger service 1993/94 - Montrose £8,350.38 Scottish Wildlife Trust Ranger vehicle 1993/94 - Montrose £3,900.00 Scottish Wildlife Trust Ranger service 1993/94 - Falls of Clyde £12,078.55 Scottish Wildlife Trust Ranger service 1992/93 - Falls of Clyde £192.86 Scottish Wildlife Trust Pass of Ryvoan ranger service 1993/94 - one seasonal ranger £2,989.14 Scottish Wildlife Trust Part-time warder for Rahoy Hills and Doire Donne Wildlife Reserves £3,261.10 Scottish Wildlife Trust Seasonal warden for Isle of Eigg £3,193.95 Scottish Wildlife Trust Part-time warden at Ben More £3,397.01 Scottish Wildlife Trust Seasonal warden - Loch Fleet £2,680.51 Scottish Wildlife Trust Seasonal warden on Handa island £3,161.86 Scottish Wildlife Trust Seasonal warden £2,830.21 Scottish Wildlife Trust Seasonal warden at Ballantrae Shingle £1,146.55 Stirling District Council Ranger service - Stirling District 92/94 £28,348.01 Stirling District Council Ranger service - Stirling District 93/94 £20,000.00 Strathclyde Regional Council Ranger service 1993/94 - Clyde Muirshiel £121,539.39 Strathclyde Regional Council Ranger service 1992/93 - Strathclyde Country Park £3,374.19 Strathclyde Regional Council Ranger service 1993/94 - Kelvin & Clyde Calders 15,806.00 59 Strathclyde Regional Council Ranger service 1993/94 - Strathclyde Country Park £73,551.30 Strathclyde Regional Council Clyde Muirshiel park staff costs 1993/94 £38,409.22 Strathclyde Regional Council Vehicle for project officer £2,683.00 Stornoway Trust Ranger service 1992/93 £7.84 Stornoway Trust Full-time ranger service for Stomoway Estate £9,034.80 Sustrans Ltd Ranger service 1992/93 £1,446.92 Sustrans Ltd Ranger service 1993/94 - Clyde Walkway £4,265.63 Tayside Regional Council Ranger service 1992/93 £94,932.39 Tayside Regional Council Ranger service 1993/94 £80,000.00 West Lothian District Council Ranger service - Almondell, Beecraigs £16,799.58 West Lothian District Council Ranger service - Almondell etc £60,000.00

Total £2,164,965.68

Objective 2.13 - to assist local authorities to undertake their responsibilities for the conservation of the natural heritage and to enable its enjoyment by people effectively

Applicant Project Paid

Argyll & Bute District Council Improve car park and green centre village £3,021.00 Argyll & Bute District Council Tidy existing quarry, car park etc £1,975.00 Banff & Buchan District Council Cruden Bay to Collieston Coastal footpath upgrade atWhinnyfold £96.12 Banff & Buchan District Council Longhaven to Herring Cove £353.00 Bearsden & Milngavie District Council Land improvement scheme part four £8,713.00 Borders Regional Council Carlins Loup car park £5,774.63 Borders Regional Council Southern Upland Way warden 1991/92 £2,670.43 Borders Regional Council Southern Upland Way warden and maintenance £15,658.51 Borders Regional Council Ranger-led walks booklet £2,362.00

Balance carried forward £40,623.69 Balance brought forward £40,623.69 Applicant Project Paid

Borders Regional Council Tweed study project £1,050.87 Borders Regional Council ATV/mower/trailer for Southern Upland Way £3,955.00 Borders Regional Council Equipment for Harestanes £7,492.69 Borders Regional Council Equipment for Harestanes £3,000.00 Borders Regional Council Stone dyke at Flora Wood £804.24 Borders Regional Council Mill/footbridge at Ednam East £900.00 Borders Regional Council Maintenance and projects £48,193.90 Borders Regional Council Gate and bridge - Pennine Way £1,836.00 Borders Regional Council Maintenance of footpaths £1649.37 Borders Regional Council Project Officer - Harestanes £1,845.91 Central Regional Council West Highland Way - Manse Brae to Milarrochy improvement £17,029.74 Central Regional Council West Highland Way - Bealach Ard improvement work £5,054.40 Central Regional Council West Highland Way - Carmyle Cottage improvement work £4,021.96 Central Regional Council West Highland Way access agreement £318.00 Central Regional Council Traffic counters £512.00 Central Regional Council Amenity tree planting, pond, purchase of machinery £1,991.50 City of Aberdeen District Council Four Hills - footpath extensions £5,773.50 Clydebank District Council Improvement works at Auchnacraig £34,822.06 Clydebank District Council The Saltings - purchase of railway lines £2,000.00 Clydebank District Council The Saltings - develop ecology park £48,642.15 Clydesdale District Council Land purchase at Brownlee Woods £25,760.00 Cumnock & Doon Valley District Council Car park, footpath work at Loch Doon £10,000.00 60 Cumnock & Doon Valley District Council Boarding and signs - Loch Doon £9,250.00 Dean Castle Country Park Purchase of equipment £7,949.50 Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council Southern Upland Way - information boards, etc £12,790.91 Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council Watter Hide display £10,867.98 Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council Southern Upland Way path improvements £6,653.72 Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council Southern Upland Way footbridge construction £7,709.27 Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council Major refurbishment of bridge £1,380.30 Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council Southern Upland Way route maintenance 92/93 £1,291.20 Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council Southern Upland Way route maintenance 93/94 £5,289.13 Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council Upgrade footpath £2,392.94 Dunfermline District Council Forestry Officer 93/94 £4,314.00 Dunfermline District Council Forestry Officer 92/93 £4,314.00 Dunfermline District Council Forestry Officer 91/92 £1,975.00 Dunfermline District Council Radios and accessories £510.00 Dunfermline District Council Purchase of binoculars £455.00 East Lothian District Council Aberlady Bay management £8,120.00 East Lothian District Council Dune conservation - phase 2 £4,194.10 Falkirk District Council Toilet facilities for disabled £1,003.00 Falkirk District Council Hills of Dunipace/Larbert/Falkirk £78.60 Fife Regional Council Toilets - East Lomond Regional Park £19,303.87 Glasgow District Council Upgrade surface facilities £4,067.50 Grampian Regional Council Land purchase - Craigie Wood £10,000.00 Hamilton District Council Footpath construction - Clyde Walkway £2,730.22 Highland Regional Council West Highland Way - drainage works to footpaths at Blackmount Estate £2,000.00 Loch Lomond Park Authority Tools for workshop £1,738.21 Lothian Regional Council Flotterston Glen £562.50 Moray District Council Speyside Way - minor maintenance 1992/93 £12,708.10 Motherwell District Council Second phase upgrading of footpath £2,543.00 Motherwell District Council Project revenue costs 1993/94 £29,928.00

Balance carried forward £443,397.03 Balance brought forward £423,397.03 Applicant Project Paid North East Fife District Council Supply of portable toilet £5,000.00 Orkney Islands Council Earls Bu coastal footpath £4,991.00 Orkney Islands Council Access and car park at Warebeth £2,606.47 Orkney Islands Council Access and car park at Westside £2,622.00 Orkney Islands Council Footpath improvements - Breckan Link, Mull Head £2,750.00 Orkney Islands Council Vehicle access and car park - Noup Head, Westray £3,498.00 Orkney Islands Council Nature reserve works at Mull Head £700.00 Orkney Islands Council Footpath upgrading and extension - Scapa Bay £1,000.00 Orkney Islands Council Dyke repairs - Westness Walk £2,208.43 Perth & Kinross District Council Tree scheme - Training module 1 £175.00 Perth & Kinross District Council Pride in Perthshire - car litter bags £200.00 Ross & Cromarty District Council Alternative management for public open space at Balintore & Hilton £1,162.98 Ross & Cromarty District Council Alternative management for public open space at Milnafua £695.00 Ross & Cromarty District Council Continuation of support for ecological/ conservation officer £7,860.00 Ross & Cromarty District Council Two temporary field instructors to run children's natural history activities £4,061.77 Solway Heritage Southern Upland Way - overnight shelter - New Luce £5,527.14 Strathclyde Regional Council Visitor centre £10,000.00 Sutherland District Council Tree planting, deer fencing, ditching on disused landfill site £1,165.00 61 Tayside Regional Council Amenity tree planting agency - 1993/94 £24,026.92 Tayside Regional Council Amenity tree planting agency - 1992/93 £2,132.46 Tayside Regional Council Refurbishment and furniture £4,875.00

Total £530,654.20

Objective 2.14 - to enable the Central Scotland Countryside Trust to take forward the Central Scotland Woodlands Initiative effectively

Applicant Project Paid

Central Scotland Countryside Trust Core funding 1993/94 £645,993.57 Central Scotland Countryside Trust Amenity tree planting - Woodend £106.00 Central Scotland Countryside Trust Amenity tree planting - Foulshiels £180.45 Central Scotland Countryside Trust Amenity tree planting - Stoneyburn £220.50 Central Scotland Countryside Trust Amenity tree planting - Whitrigg footpath £388.28 Central Scotland Countryside Trust Amenity tree planting - Bathgate Hills £71.22 Central Scotland Countryside Trust Amenity tree planting - Hillside Holt £137.44 Central Scotland Countryside Trust Amenity tree planting - Belvedere Woods £122.41 Central Scotland Countryside Trust Amenity tree planting -Croftmalloch £117.47 Central Scotland Countryside Trust Amenity tree planting - Falkirk District £1,125.33 Central Scotland Countryside Trust Amenity tree planting - Manual junction to Whitecross £371.00 Central Scotland Countryside Trust Clachan of Campsie - right of way £2,552.43 Central Scotland Countryside Trust Clachan of Campsie - right of way £6,774.77 Central Scotland Countryside Trust Hedgerow, shelterbelt and fencing £358.61 Central Scotland Countryside Trust Stock fencing and amenity planting £1,713.00 Central Scotland Countryside Trust Tree and hedgerow planting £1,684.15 Central Scotland Countryside Trust Orchard regeneration £1,375.55

Total £663,292.18 Loan Repayments to 31 March 1994 The loan charges are recurrent liabilities which continue to arise as a result of responsibilities transferred from the Scottish Development Department in the 1970s, in respect of local authority capital schemes funded by borrowing. Grant was offered against future interest and repayment costs on a fixed 25 or 35 year loan term. These loan charge liabilities will last until the year 2009. Recipient Description Annual Repayment (£) Angus District Council Provision of lavatories 853.28 Angus District Council Land purchase and car parking 2,654.73 Angus District Council Surfacing of car park 410.69 Angus District Council Caravan park facilities 1,372.32 Angus District Council Caravan/camping site for travelling people 12,186.31 Argyll & Bute District Council Cafeteria and changing rooms 1,769.93 Borders Regional Council Public lavatories and litter bins 523.38 City of Aberdeen District Council Tree planting and landscaping 5,330.66 City of Aberdeen District Council Bridge, parking facilities 1,565.02 City of Aberdeen District Council Phase 2 - access improvements 2,018.09 City of Aberdeen District Council Phase 1 - car parking facilities 960.95 City of Dundee District Council Lavatory facilities, car parking & building works 2,256.71 Culzean Country Park Joint Committee Building works at centre 62.53 Culzean Country Park Joint Committee Fire equipment 35.65 Culzean Country Park Joint Committee Building works 618.76 62 Culzean Country Park Joint Committee Sewage treatment plant 693.96 Culzean Country Park Joint Committee Formation of arched openings 120.13 Culzean Country Park Joint Committee Prime costs for centre 2,798.03 Culzean Country Park Joint Committee Roofing 141.13 Culzean Country Park Joint Committee Ironmongery and arched openings 247.60 Culzean Country Park Joint Committee Furnishings and floor coverings 244.38 Culzean Country Park Joint Committee Auditorium at centre 1,939.37 Culzean Country Park Joint Committee Additional costs of stonework repairs 81.59 Culzean Country Park Joint Committee Electrical and general works 5,948.96 Culzean Country Park Joint Committee Professional fees 1,745.49 Culzean Country Park Joint Committee Exhibition in centre 1,176.87 Culzean Country Park Joint Committee Stonework contract 2,400.80 Cumbernauld & Kilsyth District Council Phase 1: habitat improvements 1,044.50 Cumbernauld & Kilsyth District Council Construction of interpretive centre & access roads 7,052.36 Cumbernauld & Kilsyth District Council Access roads and car parking 6,165.79 Cumbernauld & Kilsyth District Council Car parking, picnic furniture 5,381.47 Cumbernauld & Kilsyth District Council Construction of lavatory block 916.65 Cumnock & Doon Valley District Council Construction of lavatory block 1,218.02 Dumbarton District Council Replace lavatories 1,679.59 East Lothian District Council Picnic area, access improvements 5,277.19 Falkirk District Council Land purchase 7,586.11 Fife Regional Council Car parking facilities and lavatories 2,725.92 Fife Regional Council Restoration of Mary Pithead Gear 825.15 Fife Regional Council Additional costs for Mary Pithead 206.39 Fife Regional Council Tree planting 3,671.65 Grampian Regional Council Phase 2: provision of services 5,419.84 Grampian Regional Council Phase 1: electrical repairs 411.63 Grampian Regional Council Additional campsite facilities 1,194.41

Balance carried forward £100,933.99 Balance brought forward £100,933.99 Recipient Description Annual Repayment (£) Grampian Regional Council Phase 2: lavatory blocks and showers 5,174.75 Grampian Regional Council Electrical work in lavatory block 257.28 Highland Regional Council Harbour restoration, lavatory block, access roads & parking 1,863.86 Highland Regional Council Lavatory block and access road 6,121.83 Kilmarnock & Louden District Council Land purchase and professional fees 22,410.16 Kincardine & Deeside District Council Land purchase, picnic furniture and interpretive facilities 2,267.37 Monklands District Council Parking, site clearance, excavation, land drainage and retaining walls 14,073.85 Moray District Council Lavatories, access road, parking signs and professional fees 1,667.98 Orkney Islands Council Development of camping/caravan site 766.68 Perth & Kinross District Council Roadside reception centre including land purchase 669.67 Perth & Kinross District Council Tree planting 49.53 Perth & Kinross District Council Lavatory block 1,790.65 Renfrew District Council Land purchase for extension to country park 10,874.78 Roxburgh District Council Caravan and camping site 6,743.64 Strathclyde Regional Council 1976 works 117,788.54 Strathclyde Regional Council Improvements and extension of car park 473.84 Strathclyde Regional Council 1974 works 64,500.57 Strathclyde Regional Council Provide information centre and interpretive display 242.55 Strathclyde Regional Council Interpretive/information centre including car park and access 2,726.91 Strathclyde Regional Council 1973 works - road, parking, caravan/camping 63 site 22,006.21 Strathclyde Regional Council Land works including acquisition of engineering works 2,669.96 Strathclyde Regional Council 1975 works 107,131.00 Strathclyde Regional Council Lavatory facilities 1,438.61 Strathkelvin District Council Tree planting and landscaping 11,099.29 West Lothian District Council Interpretive display centre 16,262.00 West Lothian District Council Land purchase 244.37 Wigtown District Council Car parking and lavatory provision 1,097.84 Total £523,347.71 Research Contracts Awarded Contractor Project Budget (£) A & M Training and Development/ Sustainable city: Environmental Community Chest 13,500 J Adair Chough survey and historical report 100 Dr Henry Adams Vascular plant database project 2,080 Dr R Aitken Footpath management project 19,806 Alconbury Environmental Consultants Advice on Tweed Foundation proposals for engineering works in the Tweed catchment 225 Alconbury Environmental Consultants/ The development of a system for evaluating Fish Conservation Centre/Dr Terry Rowell/ rivers for conservation (SERCON, Phase fl) 31,198 Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education/Stirling University Richard Allen Factors affecting the distribution of Bryum schleicheri 400 Ms H Anderson Digitising of forestry maps 2,218 B Averts Beinn Eighe lower plants survey 1,500 B Averts Monitoring of Lon Liannachain SSSI 500 B Averts Skye FE woodland assessment 3,500 B Averts Survey of Lobarion (lichen) communities in Cragbank wood NNR 1,000 B Averis River Tweed pSSSI: botanical evaluation of headwater areas 3,000 Dr A E Bailey-Watts Water quality analysis at Hirse Lake SSSI 2,500 M Baines Survey of small mountain ringlet on Craig Meagaidh NNR 1,145 Dr Albert Bil Morinish Meadow SSSI-historical studies 1,225 C Birkinshaw Macrophyte survey of Loch of Harray, Orkney 825 S Blackburn Seabird studies on Sule Skerry 594 64 K P Bland Distribution and ecology of Platyperea discoidea 300 K P Bland Invertebrate survey of Perth & Kinross SSSIs 200 Tom Blasdale An investigation into sport fisheries in the north of Scotland and especially Orkney 350 Alan Booth Stirling District ancient woodland assessment 14,000 Olivia Bragg Hydrological evaluation 15,377 P Bregazzi Assessment of monitoring of exclosures on SSSIs 6,000 PBregazzi Wintering grey geese in Caithness 5,100 J Breslin Survey of aquatic invertebrates and fish communities in Insch marsh lochans 1,130 BRISC Survey of mycorrhizal fungi 496 Babtie Geotechnical pic Coal mine effluent management 3,300 British Geological Survey Geology and the landscape 5,473 British Geological Survey Inchcoonans Claypit SSSI-geological survey 3,000 British Geological Survey Photography 900 British Geological Survey Western Isles sand and gravel assessment 6,000 British Trust for Ornithology Effects of commercial dredging for cockles on wintering bird numbers on the Solway 5,875 British Waterways Visitor monitoring 1,255 B Brooks Survey of woodland PSSI, Lochaber 3,000 A Bryan The Minch project 10,000 Dr David Bryant Firth of Forth-low tide bird counts 6,000 W Campbell & E McCallum Tiree goose study 1,663 D Chamberlain Bryological survey of Perth & Kinross SSSIs 200 J Clarke Botanical and ornithological survey of Uragaig, Colonsay 450 Cleator Associates A review of dredging activity in Scottish waters 950 Cleator Associates Review of legislation relating to the coastal and marine environment of Scotland 2,703 Clyde River Purification Board Freshwater advice and services 339 Cobham Resource Consultants Banff and Buchan landscape assessment 17,672

Balance carried forward £197,049 Balance brought forward £197,049 Contractor Project Budget (£) Cobham Resource Consultants Clyde-Muirshiel Regional Park landscape assessment 4,568 Cobham Resource Consultants Local government reform: implications for recreation 15,892 Cobham Resource Consultants Sustainable city: permeable surfaces, part 1 3,994 Countryside Commission, EN, CCW DoENI Development of environmental audit guidelines 5,000 Countryside Commission UK day visit survey-pilot 14,700 Countryside Commission Review of tax incentives and heritage management 5,000 Countrywise ESA development-Argyll Islands ESA handbook 4,909 Countrywise Wester Moss SSSI: management plan 1,936 J E Crossley An investigation of seal predation on creels in Orkney 1,034 C Cumming Preparatory study prior to planting, Rum 1,000 G Cumming Monitoring of Oldshore reseed 800 G Cumming & I Murray Durness Golf Course monitoring 2,000 D H Dalby Survey of lichen damage from oil from the MV Braer 183 J Dargie & G McCrae Loch Lomond Regional Park vegetation survey 21,158 DrT Dargie Vegetation survey of Tiree 20,504 Tom Dargie Survey of Quendale sand dunes 1,200 Scott Donaldson SSSI monitoring 4,250 A J Doyle Reproductive biology of Blue Heath (Phyllodoce caerulea) in Scotland 150 Mr Basil Dunlop Survey of the management status of pine and birch woods of Strathspey 10,825 East Grampian Deer Management Group Questionnaire land use survey 1490 ECOS Countryside Survey Dromore Loch SSSI: macrophyte survey 546 ECOS, David Bell Fife pond survey 2,999 Audrey Edgar Cairngorms NNRs: species data collection 2,437 Edinburgh University/School of Agriculture Extension of the principles of organic farming to mainstream agriculture 15,000 65 English Nature Provision of a pollution lead agency by EN 2,222 Environmental Information Centre Digitising catchment areas for Nar and Annan rivers 1,537 Environmental Network Ltd Sustainable city: the natural regeneration of wasteland 6,000 ERT Ltd Scottish Natural Heritage oil spill procedures and guidelines handbook 10,399 ERT Ltd Hydrocarbon analysis of sediment cores collected in Shetland in March 2,327 ERT Ltd Diver survey of the sublittoral habitats in and around Quendale Bay 4,681 ERT Ltd Shetland intertidal and subtidal monitoring 42,429 F Farrugia Field studies of invertebrates, Loch of Spiggie, Shetland 104 C Ferreira Botanical survey in Sutherland 1,800 Fish Conservation Centre Text for advice note on aquatic weed control 1,058 Fish Conservation Centre Preparation of information and advice note on fisheries management 450 Fish Conservation Centre/Institute Shad and Smelt in the Cree estuary 16,900 of Freshwater Ecology Forestry Authority A pilot study on the Mar Lodge pinewoods 5,000 Forestry Authority Below-ground biodiversity-literature review 7,790 Forgewood Marketing West Highland Way survey 3,237 A Foster Beinn Eighe review of past management 3,500 G Fry Survey of surveys 1,485 A Fryday Survey of Lochaber lichens 1,445 A Fryday Lichen survey of North Coll machair sites 967 S Fulford Angus Coast SSSIs: small blue butterfly monitoring 100 Game Conservancy Effects of predators on grouse and moorland waders in southern Scotland 7,500 A Garside Angus District: invertebrate survey 130 Garden History Society Researching historic gardens in Scotland 2,980

Balance carried forward £462,665 Balance brought forward £407,453 Contractor Project Budget (£) Claire Geddes Ben Lawers NNR: Gentiana nivalis monitoring 450 Gibbs, Hartley, Cooper Infra-red census of red deer and sheep numbers 500 Jenny Gill Survey of Primula Scotica 200 Mr D Gilvear Hydrological assessment impact of the Langa Quarry landfill proposal on the Machrihanish Dunes SSSI 500 G Grant Treshnish Isles survey 340 Grant Leisure Group Feasibility study for Knockan Cliff visitor centre 999 Grant Thornton Review of tax incentives and heritage management 5,000 Green Associates Falkirk badger survey 1,998 Green Associates Lowther hills vegetation survey 9,361 Green Associates Upland birds survey 46,965 Green Associates Slamannan Plateau: Phase 1 survey 5,000 Dr Haines-Young Countryside impact 200 Sir William Halcrow & Partners Ltd River Spey-Insh Marshes SSSI river embankment levelling survey and surveying new bench marks 5,800 Sir William Halcrow & Partners Ltd Development of geographically-based audit methods 3,965 N Hammond Lichen Survey: Ravenshell and Hannaston Woods 268 J D Hanson Estuaries of the Moray Firth 3,778 M Harris River South Esk: freshwater pearl mussel 500 M Harris Balkello Hill visitor study 500 R A Harris & R M Jones Primula Scotica in South Walls, including SWT's Hill of White Hamars Reserve 500 R A Harris & R M Jones Review of nature conservation grazing management programme, South Walls, Orkney 700 DrS A Harris Statis of Epipactis on bings in mid-Strathclyde 1,525 David Hawker Stewarty ESA grassland survey 4,800 66 David Hawker Wigtown Flows survey 1,000 David Hawker Zostera distribution on the Scottish Solway 800 D Hawker Golden eagles in Galloway 2,000 B Henderson Footpath survey in Wester Ross 3,638 Heriot-Watt University Information review on the impact of kelp harvesting 4,141 Heriot-Watt University Sustainable city: ecological planting design, part 1 994 Herpetofauna Consultants International Distribution and status of great crested newts in Scotland 2,000 Herpetofauna Consultants International Distribution and status of marine turtles in Scottish waters 2,000 Herpetofauna Consultants International Home range size of Scottish amphibians and reptiles 2,000 Highland Birchwoods Project funding 1,000 SHogg Continued monitoring of invertebrates, Loch Flemington 300 Hopehead Scientific Technical and Text for advice note on freshwater fishery management 885 Environmental Communications I Hope Assessment of usage of Aonach Mor summit path 2,500 Initiative for Scottish Insects Assessment of invertebrate communities: Fife coastal SSSIs 2,000 Institute of Biology Contribution to cost of a seminar on the impact of recreation on the natural heritage 500 Institute of Environmental Assessment Best practice in landscape assessment 1,175 Institute of Environmental Assessment Statistics on environmental assessment in Scotland 1,000 Institute of Freshwater Ecology Loch Leven NNR: water quality monitoring 9,000 Institute of Freshwater Ecology Sediment benthos-Loch Leven 2,500 Institute of Freshwater Ecology Threats to the oligotrophic status of Loch Shiel 1,836 Institute of Freshwater Ecology Zooplankton analysis-Loch Leven 8,000 Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Agriculture Task Force final report 2,000 Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Biogeographical zones in Scotland 5,500 Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Capercaillie: status and habitat needs 14,000 Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Effects of predators on grouse and moorland waders in southern Scotland 7,500 Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Changes in the distribution of capercaillie-analysis 5,155 Institute of Terrestrial Ecology ESGOSS - monitoring work on Shetland otters 10,000

Balance carried forward £649,938 Balance brought forward £649,938 Contractor Project Budget (£) Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Mapping of movements of Scottish guillemots in relation to oil pollution and other risks 8,190 Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Glas Maol monitoring study 8,129 Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Impact of afforestation on moorland breeding birds 5,506 Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Invertebrate fauna associated with birch in spruce forests 3,897 Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Two-way comparisons of land cover 3,633 Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Obtaining land cover data for two river catchments 1,537 Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Population trends of gulls and other seabirds on the Isle of May 10,000 Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Status and management of the small mountain ringlet butterfly (Erebia epiphron) 19,081 Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Revisions to Recreation Disturbance and Red Deer report 400 Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Status of the adder 38,949 Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Wintering red deer on moorland 7,500 Irish Fisheries Board Loch Leven NNR: fisheries management 500 Mr G Jamieson Preparation of wildcat skins 2,992 C Jermy Survey of rare plants in NW Scotland 175 JNCC West Coast Directory 1,000 Dr Allan Jones Montrose Basin SSSI/LNR: monitoring studies 900 Andrew Kelton Loch Leven NNR: overland flow treatment options 4,760 Ketchum Management Co Red Deer monitoring 104 Kirkdale Archaeology Planting guidance notes on designed landscapes 5,984 Leicester University Golden eagle breeding performance in relation of weather 500 Land Use Consultants Landscape assessment: Firth of Forth 12,467 Land Use Consultants Loch Lomond landscape assessment 3,208 Landscape and Research Unit Sustainable Cities 1,496 S Laybourne White-fronted geese in Caithness 1,000 67 Ms G Leaper Cetacean booklet 1,400 Jeff Lonsdale National Scenic Areas review 5,260 Dr Lowe Pollen investigations at Tynaspint SSSI 122 Macaulay Land Use Research Institute Heather moorland plotting 235 Macaulay Land Use Research Institute/ Applications development of the MLURI Land Cover Survey Development Services 88 dataset 5,812 D MacNeil Duich Moss hydrological monitoring 1,107 A Macpherson Study on the effects of signs erected by the East Grampian Deer Management Group on walkers 485 Marine Scene Survey of Brindister View and the Vadills marine consultation area, Shetland 7,922 Market Research Scotland Ltd Speyside Way survey 4,700 Market Research Scotland Ltd Monitoring public perception and attitudes towards environmental issues 7,837 Market Research Scotland Ltd Speyside Way visitor survey 9,400 D Martin & K Milnes Survey of grasslands in Lochaber and survey of rare plants in Loch Shiel 5,784 D N & M Marquiss Loch Leven NNR: diet of cormorants 1,498 Masons Land Surveys Development of geographically-based audit methods 2,280 Sue Masson Badger clan boundaries 364 Sue Masson Badger survey 860 Sue Masson Land use and badgers 287 S McCann Foorpath guidance in Lochalsh 500 Mcllroy Coates Sustainable city: Environmental Community Chest 10,757 J McLeary Silver Flowe invertebrate sampling 732 J McLeary Life cycle of montane carabids-adaptations to special extremes 450 Prof J McManus Gravel extraction at Loch Leven catchment 4,000 B Meams Past distribution of the natterjack toad on the north Solway 400 Met Office Meteorological data for 3.3.93 83

Balance carried forward £864,121 Balance brought forward £864,121 Contractor Project Budget (£) S Moore Existing survey information 5,000 S Moran Invertebrates on St Kilda 600 Brian Morrison Trout stomach-diet analysis 950 J Murray Ben Wyvis footpath monitoring 1,500 Jackie Muscott Scarce plant distribution in the Lothians 431 Laszlo Nagy Caenlochan NNR: monitoring of Lychnis alpina 500 National Museum of Scotland Report on Meall Turneachan pSSSI 250 National Museum of Scotland Evaluation of scientific interest 822 National Rivers Authority River habitat/plant association analysis 1,000 Nautilus Islay goose model 4,590 K Nellist Skye badgers 1,200 North East Fife District Council Access in North East Fife 3,000 NERC - Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory The recovery of sealoch benthos under fish farms during fallowing 5,875 AMO'Dare Gannochy Gorge SSSI: bryophyte survey/monitoring 498 A M O'Dare Lichenological survey of Perth & Kinross SSSIs 200 A M O 'Dare & B J Coppins Kinnaber Links SSSI and St Cyrus NNR lichen survey 600 Organic Sheep Association Grassland maintenance studies (1992/93 extension) 1,400 D Orr Highland Heritage Centre-feasibility 4,000 Dr Myrvyn Owen Wildfowl review-Loch Leven 5,687 PLM H elicopters Aerial Photography of Scottish raised bogs systems 5,558 Richard Pennington Caenlochan NNR: vegetation monitoring in enclosure 1,500 Richard Pennington Rural Dundee: Phase 1 survey 2,400 Richard Pennington Giant hogweed survey 500 Peter Scott Planning Services Developing local footpath networks 5,000 Peter Scott Planning Services Revision to report on access to the countryside 258 68 GPetrie Survey of the rate of exploitation of peat for domestic fuel 4,780 Pieda Recycling of aggregates 14,999 T Rowell/Jim Davies/Cheltenham & Development of international links to assist the Gloucester CoEege of Higher Education/ work of the Marine and Coastal Task Force 800 Scottish Association of Marine Science RHBNC Dept of Geography-National Archive of Peat and Associated Proxy Records in Scotland 3,000 Susan Raven Aberlady Bay SSSI: tern monitoring 857 Dr Neil Ravenscroft Invertebrate conservation strategy: phase 1 2,000 Gordon Rotheroe Status and management strategy for Bryum scheicheri 200 Gordon Rotheroe Survey of Buxbaumia viridis 300 T Rowell Common standards for SSSI monitoring 588 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Completion of species dossiers for selected rare plants 2,982 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Cryptogamic conservation 10,500 Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Scottish Rare Plant Programme 19,500 RSK Environment Ltd Landscape assessment: Moray Firth 15,669 RSPB National survey of corncrakes 1993 3,000 RSPB Upland Birds Survey 40,625 RSPB The biology of Slavonian grebes 5,000 RSPB Assessment of Scottish crossbill, crested tit and capercaillie populations in Kinveach Forest 1,158 Sandwich Bay Observatory Trust Survey of breeding seabirds of Sanda and associated islands 500 Schmidt Electronics/Thomson Visitor monitoring 3,268 Scottish Agricultural College/Biobusiness TIBRE 106,654 Development Consultants/Silsoe College/ Landwise/QAP Scottish Agricultural College Loch Leven NNR: soil erosion in the Pow Burn catchment 4,406 Scottish Agricultural College Sedimentation areas-Loch Leven 3,525 Scottish Agricultural College Soil erosion-Loch Leven catchment 2,233 Scottish Agricultural College Implications of set-aside for wildlife 500 Balance carried forward £1,164,484 Balance brought forward £1,164,484 Contractor Project Budget (£)

Scottish Agricultural College The management of long-term set-aside for nature conservation 32,000 Scottish Agricultural College/MLURI Testing of the MLURI hill grazing management model 4,523 Scottish Agricultural College Path construction by machine 3,990 Scottish Office Agriculture and Shetland sandeel project 25,000 Fisheries Department (SOAFD) SOAFD Study of the impact of suction dredging 31,487 SOAFD Survey of the cockle stocks in the Southern Isles 1,000 SOAFD Survey of the cockle stocks 1,000 Scottish Rights of Way Society Rights of way and footpath mapping 14,000 Scottish Sub-Aqua Club Diver survey during Braer oil spill 421 Scottish Wildlife Trust West Lothian: Phase 1 survey 14,577 Sheffield University Assessment of hydrological and water quality impacts of housing proposal at Loch Kilcheran 1,129 Shetland Oil Terminal Advisory Group Population monitoring of black guillemots in the area affected by the Braer oil spill 1,170 Shucksmith and Dudley Forests and people in rural areas 500 Dr D Slingsby Keen of Hamar NNR, monitoring studies 3,931 Dr JA Soulsby Loch Leven catchment landuse survey 8,400 Roger Sidaway Impacts of recreation on the natural heritage 7,956 Dr Jon Side Environmental evaluation-Firth of Forth 5,540 Social and Community Planning Research UK day visit survey 5,000 Michael Starrett Pentland Hills SSSI: heather moorland enhancement options 2,000 J Stenhouse Grey geese in the Moray Firth 4,574 J Stewart/ D W Thompson Survey of Speyside Way 724 Stirrat, Park and Hogg Countryside Around Towns (CAT) review 6,345 STS Group, Edinburgh Database development for the monitoring and 69 analysis of environmental assessments 678 Christopher Sullivan Invertebrate assessment of Dalkeith old wood 1,000 R Summerling Effects of fisheries disturbance on the benthos of Loch Gareloch 400 R Summerling Text for advice note on several orders 400 David Summers Buchan riverbank improvement scheme 298 R Tallack The non-marine mollusca of selected SSSIs in Shetland 300 Tay Ringing Group Water rails in Tay reedbeds 650 The Tourism Company Regional routes 2,995 Alastair Thompson Euro-funding guidance for Regional staff 2,400 Turnbull Jeffrey Partnership Torosay Castle study 5,889 David Tyldesley and Associates Development of natural heritage resource guidelines for development planning 2,500 David Tyldsley Associates Scottish local authorities handbook 8,655 University of Aberdeen A review of the history of wild and feral cats in Scotland 800 University of Aberdeen Importance of enhanced nitrogen deposition to high mountain vegetation 624 University of Aberdeen AURIS project 3,000 University of Aberdeen Dornoch and Cuthill Sand intertidal vertebrate survey 3,800 University of Aberdeen Impacts of weed mats on foraging birds, Ythan Estuary 2,165 University of Aberdeen Seal utilisation of estuaries in north east Scotland 3,750 University of Aberdeen Studies of the Scottish burnet moths 5,000 University of Aberdeen Text for advice notes on recreation on coastal dunes and machair 881 University of Aberdeen Wildfowl and wader counts, Ythan Estuary 1,514 University of Aberdeen (CASE) Snowbeds and pollution 1,000 University of Aberdeen Ecology of Polygonatum verticillatum 1,000 University of Aberdeen Nesting distribution and nesting success of eiders on Forvie NNR 1993 972

Balance carried forward £1,390,422 Balance brought forward £1,390,422 Contractor Project Budget (£)

University of Aberdeen Pollination ecology of rare plants-a review 440 University of Aberdeen Rabbits at Forvie NNR 508 University of Aberdeen Survey of mudflat invertebrates in relation to weed cover on the Ythan Estuary 2165 University of Aberdeen Culbin Sands and Findhorn Bay SSSI cockle survey 500 University of Bristol Central Fife badger survey 2,000 University of Cambridge Sex ratio manipulation and monitoring of red deer on Rum 23,000 University of Dundee Multi spectral imaging project 445 University of Durham (CASE) The inter-relationship between management of Calluna moor and Lepidoptera 500 University of Durham Functional needs and community dynamics of peatland animals 11,597 University of Durham The importance of the montane beetle assemblage 500 University of Edinburgh Comparisons of Scottish and Scandinavian plant material 2,647 University of Edinburgh Larva and Larval Habits of Montane Diptera 250 University of Edinburgh Plaque at Agassiz Rock 697 University of Edinburgh/Forestry The genetics and silviculture of Scottish aspen 800 Authority - CASE Studentship University of Glasgow Macrophyte survey: Gartmorn Dam SSSI and Loch Leven NNR 4,847 University of Glasgow Eoligarry (Barra) SSSI documentation and management prescription 7,707 University of Glasgow Text for advice note on coastal defence options 1,058 University of Glasgow Scottish estuaries identification of the geomorphological resource-Moray Firth 9,557 University of Glasgow West Highland Way-survey of Caulfields Military Way 3,000 University of Glasgow The natural heritage of Scotland's bings 4,490 70 University of Hull Scottish estuaries identification of the geomorphological resource-Aberdeen Area 3,712 University of Hull Geomorphology of Scottish estuaries 4,991 University of London Tynaspirit SSSI stratigraphic survey 490 University of Portsmouth Maerl identification 200 University of St Andrews Geomorphological sensitivity and conservation of active river systems 5,250 University of St Andrews Landform inventory-north east Fife 9,900 University of Stirling Dipper populations and critical load exceedance in Scotland 2,990 University of Stirling Implications of groundwater abstraction from Castle Loch 240 University of Stirling Soil erosion sensitivity in the uplands 17,965 University of Stirling Sustainability of freshwater use and management in Scotland 9,950 University of Stirling/University of Glasgow Loch Lomond craft survey 2,208 Stirling University Moorland audit and management in the Northern Isles 32,897 University of Wales Countryside recreation network 10,647 University of Wales St Kilda marine study 200 University of York (CASE) Co-existence in moorland passerines 500 Vital Information International literature search forpapers on Scottish rare plants 2,569 Vital Information Literture review on recreation impact and the natural heritage 411 Keith Watson Howierigg: habitat assessment 390 Dr Wheeler & Rosalind Tratt Borders Mires: vegetational analysis 3,070 Wildfowl & Wetlands Advisory Service Barnacle geese on the Solway 4,805 Wildfowl & Wetlands Advisory Service White-fronted geese on Islay 17,494 Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust Monitoring wintering grey goose populations in Scotland 19,500 Wildland Natural Heritage Services Text for advice notes on hydroelectric, wave and tidal power developments 599 Wildland Natural Heritage Services Text for Advice Notes on marine water sports 599 T D Williams & C D Duck Ornithological fieldwork on Hermaness NNR, Shetland 500 B Wilson Sensitivity of Marine Communities to man induced change 1,200 Vyv Wood-Gee ESA development-Southern Uplands ESA book 5,098

Balance carried forward £1,625,505 Balance brought forward £1,625,505 Contractor Project Budget (C) J Wordsworth Archaeological inventory 6,900 Rick Worrell Forestry ground preparation-desk study and field survey 4,715 Rick Worrell Forestry ground preparation extension 897 Paul Young Native pinewood report 251 Zoological Society Nuclear DNA Study-wildcats 995 External Loch Sween monitoring 1,152 External Slamannan bean goose study 6,620 Total £1,647,035

SNH Internal Research projects

A workshop on bird Habitat relationships 374 Autecology and applied management of rare plants for recovery 20,000 Botanical surveys of Scottish lochs 37,127 Conservation valuation, survey advice for the uplands 11,175 Developing local footpath networks 5,000 Development of environmental assessment capabilities 300 Documentation of geomorphological and Quaternary sites 20,300 Ecology of the wildcat 18,000 Extension to gardens and designed landscapes inventory 12,683 Inventory of upland and peatland SACs 19,850 Monitoring of vegetation plots on Rum 500 Montane ecology 40,000 National Countryside Monitoring Scheme 103,000 Peatland database project 25,000 Peatland survey project 45,000 71 Preparation of site management briefs 42,000 Re-introduction of sea eagles 16,500 Seasearch 11,000 Uplands GIS, monitoring and strategic audit 40,000 Total £467,809

Grand Total £2,114,844 Licences issued from 1 April 1993 to 31 March 1994 under various Acts of Parliament protecting wildlife

A. The Protection of Badgers Act 1992

1. Badger conservation 4

2. Investigating offences at setts 22

3. Destroying setts for development 1

B. Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Section 16)

1. Taking wild birds For scientific purposes 58 For ringing or marking 13 For photography 0 For conservation 6 For science and conservation 5 72 2. Disturbance of wild birds listed in the first Schedule For science and conservation (DBE) 112 For photography (DBP) 56 BTO Ringing Scheme 59 BTO Nest Recording 6 RSPB 157

3. Other animals Licences for scientific purposes 21 Licences for ringing 6 Licences for conservation 121 Licences for photography 4 Licences for science and conservation 8

4. Wild plants Licences for scientific purposes 4 Licences for science and conservation purposes 3

5. Licences for disturbance of Schedule 1 Birds for SNH staff 42

Total 708 Facts and Figures

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Scottish Natural Heritage SNH Board members at 31 March 1994

SNH Board

Magnus Magnusson KBE (Chairman) Roy Dennis MBE Professor Chris Smout (Deputy Chairman) Professor George Dunnet CBE Alan Blackshaw OBE VRD David Laird Mrs Nan Burnett OBE Sir John Lister-Kaye Bt Bruce Cowe MBE Duncan McPherson CBE The Earl of Dalkeith Dr Bill Mutch OBE

North West Regional Board North East Regional Board

Sir John Lister-Kaye Bt (Chairman) David Laird (Chairman) Dr Jim Hunter (Vice-Chairman) Mrs Elizabeth Hay (Vice Chairman) Basil Dunlop Geordie Burnett-Stuart Angus Graham Angus Farquharson Michael Macgregor Professor Charles Gimingham OBE Andrew Matheson Nigel Graham Derek McGinn Professor David Jenkins Peter Peacock Eric Langmuir MBE Bill Ritchie David Lea Lord Strathnaver John Scott Dr Kenneth Swanson Dr Brian Staines 74 Dr Paul Thompson

South West Regional Board South East Regional Board

Earl of Dalkeith (Chairman) Dr Bill Mutch OBE (Chairman) Dr Ralph Kirkwood (Vice Chairman) John Goodfellow (Deputy Chairman) Alistair Campbell John Arnott Lisella Hutton Alex Barbour CBE Thomas Huxley DrW J Murray Black Mrs Barbara Kelly CBE Frank Bracewell Robin Malcolm Quintin Brown Professor Jack Matthews Dr Carol M Duffus Archie McCunn OBE Mrs Sue Harvey Findlay McQuarrie OBE Robert Kay Dr Malcolm Ogilvie Dr John McManus Raymond Robinson Dr Derek Mills Alastair Rowan

Research Board

Professor George Dunnet CBE Professor Alasdair D Mclntyre Professor Rob Gray Professor Paul Racey Dr Peter S Maitland Professor David Sugden Professor Jeff Maxwell Dr John Miles (Assessor) SNH Management Team Janet McGrouther Debbie McManus

Roger Crofts, Chief Executive Muriel Middlemiss Duncan Campbell, Director of Communications Jim Miller Jane Dalgleish, Director, South East Region Kenneth Monteath Chris Fox, Director, South West Region Lindsay Montgomery Dr Ian Jardine, Director, North East Region Evelyn More Lindsay Montgomery, Director of Resources Irene Mortice John Thompson, Director of Policy Anne Mountcastle Dr Peter Tilbrook, Director, North West Region Moira Munro Professor Michael B Usher, Chief Scientific Adviser Cath Murphy Angela Neish Michael Nugent Barbara Owen SNH Staff in post as at 31 March 1994 Andrew Patten Ruth Pool 12 Hope Terrace, Pam Gaiter Jemima Porter Edinburgh Sarah Galliers John Ralston Diane Alexander Murray Glass Christine Rooney Ann Allan Craig Graham Bill Ross Jocelyn Anderson Jackie Graham Anne Russell 75 Shona Angus Alison Grant Heather Shirra Jackie Barnes Steven Grieve Pam Simpson Sheila Beattie Nicholas Gubbins Norrie Smith Mairi Boyle Jim Halley Jane Stewart Colin Brown Patrick Haston Monica Straughan Anne Burns Brian Hooper Ross Stuart Margaret Cameron Robert Horsburgh John Sullivan Duncan Campbell Clive Hurley John Theaker Margaret Cantley Donald Ingram Peter Thompson Bill Christian Bob Jack John Thomson Jane Clark Anne Johnstone Adam Ward Roger Crofts Gillian Jones Murray Welsh Linsey Dalgleish Elaine Kay Marion Whitelaw Neil Davidson Arthur Keller Phil Whittaker

Hugh Davies Angus Laing John Whyte Mary Dick Lorraine Lodge Andrew Wight Joyce Donnelly Margaret Lowe Ray Wonnacott Jean Douglas Malcolm Lowrey Cameron Easton Isabel Lunn 2 Anderson Place, Mike Ellis Colin MacKenzie Edinburgh Chris Emmerson Andrew MacPherson Colin Adams Roddy Fairley Delia Marriott Helen Armstrong Maggie Fraser Cathy Marshall Stephen Atkins David Balharry Philip Immirzi Karen Sweetman

Donald Balsillie Ross Johnston Chris Sydes

Elizabeth Baxter Sarah Keast Joyce Tait

John Baxter Caroline Kernan Andrew Taylor

Peter Bickmore Dundas Sandy Kerr Des Thompson

Philip Boon Olivia Lassiere Kerryanne Thomson

Vanessa Brazier George Lees Rob Threadgould

Nigel Buchan Richard Lindsay Gavin Tudor

Brian Buchanan Karin Loch Fiona Underwood

Sheila Burr Bruce Lowe Michael Usher

Dave Chambers Nicola Macartney Stephen Ward

Iain Colquhoun Angus MacDonald Gordon West

Alwyn Coupe Colin MacFadyen Jac Whitelaw

Neil Cowie John Mackay Philip Whitfield

Andrew Crompton Ed Mackey James Williams

Mike Dales Jane Mackintosh Mandy Wilson

Mike Daniels Siobhan Marron Janice Winning

Richard Davison Katrina Marshall Iain Young

Michelle Demarco Scot Mathieson David Donnan Linda Maver Battleby, Redgorton, Kathy Duncan John McCurry Perth

Marc Duncan Alan McKirdy David Anderson

Willie Duncan Diane Meek Fiona Anderson

Bob Farrington Karen Morrison-Younc Lynnette Borradaile

Vin Fleming Alan Mowle Lorna Brown

Bridget Fluck Greg Mudge Ada Buchan

Helen Forster Jim Munford James Carruthers

Ian Fuller Natasha O "Cornell WiUiam Cormack

Carol Garland Kate Pangbourne David Downie

Graham Gauld Barrie Pendlebury Elaine Dunlop

Martin Gaywood Richard Perkins Carol Ferrier

Graham Gibson Peter Pitkin Bill Forbes

Stuart Gillies John Ralston Julie Forrest

Andrew Glasgow Janet Regan Lome Gill

John Gordon Eliane Reid Colin Glennie

Joyce Grieg Jim Reid David Gowans

Alan Hampson Peter Reynolds Ruth Grant

Joanna Hardy Helen Riley Alasdair Hamilton

Julian Holbrook Vlary-Anne Robinson Rachel Hellings

Kate Holl Marianne Robson Clifford James David Horsfield Sarah Ross Aaron Lawton David Howell Maureen Scott Sandra Lyall Rebecca Hughes Charlie Shearer Bonnie Maggio Perry lies Jackie Stewart Pamela Malcolm Margo Moncur Sharon Phipps Graeme Dalby Mary Moncur Stewart Pritchard Kay Stirrat Pamela Moncur Iain Rennick Jim Russell Janet Patton Jan Sharp Fife and Central Peter Pearson Eileen Stratton Stirling Carol Pease Kathleen Sutherland Mark Bates Freda Ross Anne Sweet Caroline Crawford Alan Scott Alan Watt Carol Davies Brian Spoor Tayside Richard Ferguson Alan Stewart Perth John Gallacher Petula Thomas Vicky Delap Carole Gordon Bill Thompson Laughton Johnstone Penny Martin Susan Webster Pat Lumsden Roz Summers Donald Williamson Mary Mathers Cathy Tilbrook Peter McPhail Margaret Walker South East Regional Liz Pawley Cupar Headquarters Sandra Penman Karen Bayton Battleby Ros Smith John Calladine Jo Babbs Neale Taylor Catherine Dalrymple Jenny Bradbury Loch Leven Adrian Davis June Clark Alan Lauder Caroline Gallacher 77 Betty Common Geraldine Wright Peter Kinnear Mary Cunningham Gordon Wright Jane Dalgleish Airlie North East Region Alan Dobie Anne Brown Headquarters Campbell Fraser Helen Main Aberdeen Philip Gaskell Aileen McKay Debbie Armitage Margaret Gill Richard Ninnes Alan Bell Sally Gregor John Young Edward Brown Veronica Hooper Lothian and Borders Suzanne Burnett Mark Jennison Galashiels Roger Burton Iona Leishman Christopher Badenoch Paul Butler Anne Lumb Angi Beckett Lisa-Marie Cowieson Iain MacGowan Roz Bowman James Dey Sandy MacLennan Louise Cox Dougie Duguid Barbara MacNab Melanie Doran Alan Fay Mary McGilvray Zilla Oddy Anna Findlater Liz Millar Andrew Panter Glenda France Patrick Milne Home Robin Payne Gail Haddock Kate Murray Reuben Singleton Tracy Hodson Claire Myles Riccarton Peter Hutchinson Christine Nevin Adrian Fenn Brian Innes Tony Pearce Alan Leitch Ian Jardine Mary Phillips Caroline Eccles Katherine Lee Fiona Livingston Susan Parsons Douglas Forsyth Mike Matthew Michele Piccoli Bob Grant Jill Matthews Morag Smith Vanessa Halhead Steve North Kenny Steele Rachel Harding Hill Rob Raynor Dinnet George Hogg Joy Reid James Parkin Colin Hood Janice Ritchie Lumphanan Ben Leyshon Justine Robertson Ewen Cameron Main MacDonald Michael Smedley St Cyrus Morag MacKenzie Yvonne Stevenson-Robb Brian Lightfoot Lewis MacRae Phil Stockley Forvie Jackie McCormack Paul Timms Bob Davis Beveley McDonald Ashleigh Tooth Northern Isles Pat Mcllwraith Morag Urquhart Lerwick Kay Murchison Beryl Watson Ruth Briggs Ann Murray Christopher Yannaghas Andrew Douse Ian Nicholson Strathspey Paul Harvey Sandy Payne Aviemore Loma Leask George Polwarth Dick Balharry Diane Leslie Mollie Porter David Carstairs Jonathan Swale Lorna Robertson Edwin Cross John Uttley Richard Robinson 78 David Duncan Kirkwall Linda Ross Keith Duncan Gwen Adam Iain Sarjeant Peter Duncan Andrew Dorin Yvonne Schurei Elaine Macdonald Elizabeth McTeague Ro Scott John MacLean Alison Skene Caroline Sharp Dorothy McDonald David Wood Gillian Simpson Mary McKee Frances Thin Kristen Scott North West Region John Thomson Jonathan Stacey Headquarters Peter Tilbrook Michael Taylor Inverness Russell Turner OBE Malcolm Currie Martin Ball John Walters Keith Nicola Black Jeff Watson Wilma Fielding Graham Boyd Linda Yost David Law Shelley Briggs MacKinnon Caithness & Sutherland Susan Warbrick Simon Brooks Golspie East Grampian Nigel Buxton Jennifer Anderson Aberdeen David Cameron Nigel Bialy Christina Anderson Tom Cane Sally Blyth David Bale Pam Chambers Janis Breckenridge Linda Campbell Ray Collier Barbara Bremner David Cramond Val Collier Andrew Coupar Murray Ferguson Hew Currie Gordon Cumming Ron Macdonald Iona Findlay Christine Duncan Joanna Hindley Stewart Sandison Kevin Firth Terry Keatinge Ian Strachan Chris Fox Susan Lawrence Portree Johan Gertie Iain MacDonald Lesley Cranna Tim Goucher Calum MacNab Sarah Hutcheon Gerard Henry Ian Mitchell Moira MacLeod Jacqui Laing Ellen Munro Isle of Rum Robert Leckie Brendan O'Hanrahan Laurence Campbell Fiona Lee Karen Scott Martin Curry Neil Macgillivray Fraser Symonds Ed Hawan Lori Maclntyre Valerie Wilson Iain Mac Arthur Sheena MacLean Ross & Cromarty & Inverness Kathleen MacArthur Shirley MacLeod Dingwall Richard Maclvor John McKinnell Sarah Allen Alex McConville Gillian McNeill Julian Bishop Scott McFarlane Mags Mulrine Hugh Brown David Miller Andrew Murphy Ann Clark Western Isles Douglas Pollok Ian Findlay Stornoway Margaret Ross Alison McKie Stewart Angus Jennifer Shaw Quenten McLaren Shirley Gilmour Nigel Smith Maimie Thompson Anne Macdonald Krystyna Spiteri 79 Peter Wortham David Maclennan Lynda Stevenson Anne Youngman Ann MacLeod-Moqbel Anne Weir Kinlochewe Alexina MacRitchie Mark WeUs Tim Clifford Joan Murray Amanda White Terry Doe Stilligarry David Wilson Jean Wilson Diana Gilbert Gail Churchill Dumfries 8c Galloway Jo Hunt Mary Harman Dalbeattie Maureen MacDonald John Love Eoghain Maclean Oighrig McCandlish Roy Cameron Bill Taylor Irene Drummond Knockan South West Region Jackie Galley Alex Scott Headquarters Anne Gilmour Chris Wright Clydebank Marion Hughes Wilma Wright Bill Band Rosalyn Johnstone Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh Margaret Baxter Ian Langford Fort William Margaret Botham Louise Mcadam Diane Cardwell Karen Bradley Christopher Miles Chris Eatough Vye Bruce Clair Spray Mary Elliott Teresa Burman Lynn Walker Jeremy Evans Greg Byrne Jonathan Warren Jessie MacKay Dominic Counsell Caerlaverock Margaret MacLellan Fiona Craig Ken Bruce Jenny Rees Jackie Dolan Wally Wright Newton Stewart Carol McGoldrick JNCC Staff employed by Brian Arneill Barry Neil SNH Claire Forsyth Brigid Primrose Peterborough Denise Reed Dorothy Simpson John Bell Gatehouse of Fleet Beth Towie George Boobyer Billy Nichol Mary Wallace David Connor Neil McKie Andrew Whewell Mairi Cooper Alex Hewitson Anne Wyllie Deirdre Craddock Argyll & Bute Lanark Clare Eno Lochgilphead Liz Buckle Colin Galbraith Caroline Anderson Tom Todd Nick Hodgetts David Batty Ayr David MacDonald John Halliday Basil Greenwood Colin McLeod Dan Hunt Ellen McNee Caroline Robson John MacDonald Graeme Walker David Stroud Brenda Mitchell Lawrence Way Owen Paisley Martin Wigginton Carmen Placido Lissie Wright Norman Russell Newcastle Karen Tracy Rohan Holt Denise Veitch Eleanor Murray 80 Barcaldine Aberdeen Andrew Campbell Mark Tasker Patrick Cashman Stone Carolyn Anne Hughes Andy Webb Richard Leishman Nicola Fraser Richard Pollitt Islay Bowmore Eric Bignal Ross Lilley Stirling Margaret MacKay Frank Fortune Rae McKenzie Paisley Steven MacKechnie David McCracken Dunoon Catriona McLeod Fiona Mutch

Mid 8c South Strathclyde Balloch Duncan Brown John Burlison John Cameron Keith Futter Lyndsey Kinnes Hilary Lavery Julie Millar EDUCATIONAL PUBLICATIONS Publications Eagle Eye Mackay - primary education leaflet Investigating the Environment: A practical guide - Higher Geography Investigations Pack CORPORATE PUBLICATIONS Educational Sustainability Posters SNH Annual Report 1992/93 SNH Review 1992/93 LEAFLETS SNH Operational Plan 1993/94 Focus on Firths Scotland's Natural Heritage - Issues 1,2 and 3 Loch Sween SNH Grants Leaflets - General Information NNR Leaflets Grants for Land Managers, Crofters and Farmers Creag Meagaidh Grants for Enviromental Education and Dell Woods Interpretation Hermaness Grants for Community and Voluntary Action Keen of Hamar Corporate Folders Moine Mohr East Grampian Area Booklet Noss St Cyrus Orkney Area Booklet Silver Flowe Strathspey Area Booklet Taynish Shetland Area Booklet Tynron Juniper Wood

REPORTS MANUALS National Countryside Monitoring Scheme (NCMS) Visitor Monitoring Manual 81 Tayside Strathclyde Highland REPRINTS Sustainable Development and the Natural Heritage - Who we are and Where we are The SNH Approach Muirburn Code Enjoying the Outdoors - Summary Report of Sustainable Development and the Natural Heritage - Consultations The SNH Approach Occasional Paper No 1. The Highlands and the Roots of Scotland's Natural Marine Heritage Green Consciousness, 1750-1990: T C Smout

SNH RESEARCH SURVEY & MONITORING BOOKLETS SERIES Skye - A Landscape Fashioned by Geology No 2 Footpaths and access in the Scottish countryside Edinburgh - A Landscape Fashioned by Geology No 2 Footpaths and access in the Scottish countryside: Scotland's Wildlife - Bats Summary Golf's Natural Heritage No 3 A survey of walking in the countryside in SSSI Booklet (English) Scotland SSSI Booklet (Gaelic) No 4 A survey of public attitudes to walking and access Muirburn Code No 15 Terrestrial SSSIs at risk from soil acidification in Ancient Woodland in Scotland Scotland Natural Standards Booklet (English) No 15 Terrestrial SSSIs at risk from soil acidification in Natural Standards Booklet (Gaelic) Scotland: supplement Dolphin Awareness No 17 Scottish farm income trends and the natural Forvie NNR heritage No 18 Macroinvertebrates in lowland rivers in summer: a guide to macroinvertibrate habitat associations

No 20 Commissioned research programme 1992-93

SNH REVIEWS No 4 A review of methods used to investigate bird- habitat associations No 9 Review of rights of way procedures No 16 Fish and angling in SSSIs in Scotland No 18 The effects of organic enrichment on the benthic meio- and microfauna with particular reference to fish farming in Scottish sea lochs No 20 A review of the construction effects of marine civil engineering: stage 1 report No 23 Countryside access in Europe: a review of access rights, legislation and provision in selected European countries

82 Public access to environmental information under the Environmental Information Regulations 1992 - a statement

Background

As a public body with responsibilities for the environment, Scottish Natural Heritage is subject to the Environmental Information Regulations 1992, the UK statutory instrument implementing the EC Directive of Freedom of Access to Information on the Environment. The Regulations came into force on 31 December 1992.

These regulations give the public a general right of access to environmental information held by SNH, unless there are 'substantive reasons for refusing'. SNH is obliged to respond to requests, and to give a full written explanation for refusal or restriction of access.

The SNH Approach

SNH welcomes the Regulations, which complement its open and accountable operating style. SNH is developing policies for the application of the Regulations, in liaison with sister agencies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland 83 to ensure consistency.

There will be a presumption in favour of release of information unless the reasons for refusal are compelling - for instance if disclosing the details about rare species could endanger them. Enquiries may be referred back to the customer if fulfilling the request is likely to create an unreasonable amount of extra work and/or if a charge is likely to be made.

As well as responding to specific requests, SNH publishes an extensive range of information about the Scottish environment in the form of research reports, policy statements, guidance notes, information leaflets and booklets, and Annual Reports.

A catalogue of publications is available free from the Publications Section, Scottish Natural Heritage, Battleby, Redgorton, Perth PHI 3EW. Tel: 01738 627921. Fax: 01738 441897 Scottish Natural Heritage - Annual Accounts 1993/94

Statement of Account

Statement of Account prepared pursuant to section 10 of the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991.

FOREWORD History and Statutory Background

1. Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) was established on 1 April 1992 by the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991. SNH is financed by grant in aid from the Scottish Office Environment Department (1993/94), borne on subhead C4 of Vote 7 of Class XIV, Housing and Environmental Services, Scotland.

2. The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) was established on 5 November 1990 by Section 128(4) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to carry out certain functions previously discharged by the Nature Conservancy Council. The JNCC is funded jointly by SNH, English Nature and the Countryside Council for Wales. During 1993/94, SNH's share of the assets and liabilities held by the JNCC are reflected in these accounts.

Principal Functions

3. The purpose of SNH is to secure the conservation, enhancement and enjoyment of Scotland's natural heritage - the wildlife, habitats and landscapes which have evolved through the long partnership between people and 84 nature. This includes advice on policies and promotion of projects which aim to improve the natural heritage and support its sustainable use. SNH also aims to help people enjoy Scotland's natural heritage responsibly, understand it more fully, and use it wisely so that it can be sustained for future generations. In pursuance of this purpose, the 1991 Act conferred upon Scottish Natural Heritage the following functions within Scotland: * to provide advice to the Secretary of State or any other minister on the development and implementation of policies for or affecting the natural heritage of Scotland; * to provide advice and disseminate knowledge to any persons about the natural heritage; * to commission, support or perform research which in its opinion is relevant to any of its functions; * the power to accept an apply any gift or contribution made to it for the purposes of any of its functions; * the power to form or promote or join with any other person in forming or promotion companies (within the meaning of the Companies Act 1985) * the power to form partnerships with other persons; and * the power to do all such other things as are incidental or conducive to the discharge of its functions. Under its statutory powers, SNH provides grants to support activities which assist attainment of the above aims. It also provides financial support for development projects. In addition, SNH has the statutory function of establishing, managing and maintaining nature reserves and entering into management agreements to protect Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

Financial Results and Review of Activities

4. The accounts show a deficit on operation activities of £1,700,000 (1993-surplus of £1,661,000) on total expenditure of £37,225,000 (1993 - £31,100,000). This includes a notional charge for non cash costs of £2,048,000 (1993 - £nil). The retained surplus for the year was £114,000 (1993 - £1,639,000). Total grant in aid cash received was £36,892,000 (1993 - £34,299,000) was deployed on revenue expenditure, and £3,372,000 (1993 - £2,783,000) was deployed on capital expenditure. £3,901,000 (1993 - £606,000) was sunendered to The Scottish Office during the year, being mainly superannuation receipts from staff transferring pension arrangements. 5. The government increased Scottish Natural Heritage's grant in aid by £2,593,000 (7.6%). This was to assist in in meeting substantial increased workload and obligations required by government. Staffing numbers were increased during the year to fill outstanding vacancies on setting up the organisation and to assist in carrying out these new duties.

Status of Land and Buildings

6. Scottish Natural Heritage is of the opinion that the value of land and buildings, based on open market value for existing use, is not less than the amount stated on the balance sheet.

Significant changes to Land and Buildings

7. During the 1993/94 financial year, SNH spend £3,372,000 (1993 - £2,783,000) on capital assets, principally as follows:

1994 1993 £ £ Land 8,000 113,000 Acquisition and enhancement of workshops, storage facilities and office accommodation 1,556,000 854,000 Computer equipment 1,049,000 511,000 Furniture and equipment for offices and nature reserves and vehicles 759,000 1,305,000

During the year a previously constructed visitor centre suffered severe structural problems resulting in a provision of £198,000 being necessary to write down the book value of the asset.

Grants 85 8. Grant payments totalling £7,753,000 (1993 - £7,138,000) were made during the year. This includes grants for the purchase of land of £971,000 (1993 - £1,068,000).

Management Agreements

9. In the key area of s. 15 Agreements, which relate to SNH entering into management agreements with owners and occupiers for land notified as Sites of Special Scientific Interest, 75 (1993 - 71) new management agreements were completed in 1993/94.

Activities in the Field of Research

10. Scottish Natural Heritage has developed a research strategy designed to serve management of the natural heritage and contribute to influencing the policy and programmes of other parties. An annual programme of projects is prepared in conformity with this framework.

Future Developments in Activities

11. SNH will produce major policy papers and action programmes on red deer and the natural hentage and access to the countryside, and produce a policy paper on agriculture together with an overview of the natural heritage. We shall continue our preparatory work for the implementation of the agreed recommendations of the Secretary of State's working parties on environmental education, the Cairngorms and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs. The EC Directives on Birds, and Species and Habitats will become issues requiring significant staff effort. We will continue development of our management strategy, information systems implementation and staff career programmes.

Post Balance Sheet Events

12. After the year end a £700,000 grant was returned to Scottish Natural Heritage. This had been paid towards funding an endowment to support the donation of an estate to a voluntary body. There are no other post balance sheets events which have a bearing on the accounts of Scottish Natural Heritage. Disabled Persons

13. Scottish Natural Heritage observes the obligations of the Disabled Persons Employment Act 1944.

Employee Consultation

14. Scottish Natural Heritage involved employees through the SNH Whitley Council which brings together representatives of the management and trade unions in a working environment.

Board Members

15. Chairman: Magnus Magnusson KBE Deputy Chairman: Professor Christopher Smout Alan Blackshaw OBE Mrs Nan Burnett OBE Bruce Cowe MBE The Earl of Dalkeith Roy Dennis MBE Professor George Dunnet CBE David Laird Sir John Lister-Kaye Bt Duncan MacPherson CBE Dr Bill Mutch OBE

Appointment of Auditors

16. Under section 10 of the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 the Comptroller and Auditor General is reguired to examine, certify and report on the statement of account and lay copies before each House of Parliament.

86 Chairman: MAGNUS MAGNUSSON KBE

Chief Executive: ROGER CROFTS

Date: 30 November 1994 Statement of Board's and Chief Executive's Responsibilities

Under section 10 of the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 Scottish Natural Heritage is required to prepare a statement of accounts for each financial year in the form and on the basis determined by the Secretary of State, with the consent of the Treasury. The accounts are prepared on an accruals basis and must show a true and fair view of Scottish Natural Heritage's state of affairs at the year end and of its income and expenditure and cash flows for the financial year.

In preparing the accounts Scottish Natural Heritage is required to:

1. observe the accounts direction issued by the Secretary of State, including the relevant accounting and disclosure requirements, and apply suitable accounting policies on a consistent basis;

2. make judgements and estimates on a reasonable basis;

3. state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, and disclose and explain any material departures in the financial statements.

4. prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis, unless it is inappropriate to presume that Scottish Natural Heritage will continue in operation.

The Accounting Officer for the Scottish Office Environment Department has designated Scottish Natural Heritage's Chief Executive as the Accounting Officer for Scottish Natural Heritage. His relevant responsibilities as Accounting Officer, including his responsibility for the propriety and regularity of the public finances for which he is answerable 87 and for the keeping of proper records, are set out in the Non - Departmental Public Bodies' Accounting Officer Memorandum. The certificate and report of the Comptroller and Auditor General to the Houses of Parliament

I have audited the final statements on pages 89 to 100 which have been prepared under the historical cost convention and the accounting policies set out on page 91.

Respective responsibilities of Board and Chief Executive and auditors

As described on page 87, Scottish Natural Heritage is responsible for the preparation of financial statements. It is my responsibility to form an independent opinion, based on my audit, on those statements and to report my opinion to you. Basis of Opinion

I certify that I have examined the financial statements referred to above in accordance with the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 and the National Audit Office auditing standards, which include relevant Auditing Standards issued by the Auditing Practices Board. An audit includes examination, on a test basis, of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. It also includes an assessment of the significant estimates and judgments made by Scottish Natural Heritage in the preparation of the financial statements, and of whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the body's circumstances, consistently applied and adequately disclosed.

I planned and performed my audit so as to obtain all the information and explanations which I considered necessary in 88 order to provide me with sufficient evidence to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or other irregularity or error. In forming my opinion, I also evaluated the overall adequacy of the presentation of information in the financial statements. Opinion

In my opinion the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of Scottish Natural Heritage at 31 March 1994 and of its surplus, total recognised gains and losses and cash flows for the year then ended and have been properly prepared in accordance with the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 and with the directions made thereunder by the Secretary of State for Scotland.

I have no observation to make on these financial statements.

John Bourn National Audit Office Comptroller and Auditor General 157-197 Buckingham Palace Road 15 December 1994 Victoria London SW1W 9SP Income and expenditure account for the year ended 31 March 1994

Notes 1994 1993 Income £000 £000 HM Government Grant in Aid 23 33,520 31,516 Income from Activities 2 356 287 Other Operating Income 3 102 45 Transferred from Deferred Government Grant Account 4 1,444 846 Income earned by JNCC 12 103 67 35,525 32,761

Expenditure Maintenance of National Nature Reserves 712 421 Management Agreements 8 4,428 4,133 Research and Advisory 7 2,724 1,716 Grants 9 7,753 7,138 Other Operating Costs 6 6,572 6,375 Staff Costs 5 10,097 9,001 Depreciation 14 1,402 846 Notional charges 11 2,048 - Amounts paid on behalf of JNCC 12 1,489 1,470 37,225 31,100 89

(Deficit)/Surplus on Operating Activities before superannuation (1,700) 1,661 Superannuation Receipts 13 3,757 578 Surplus on Operating Activities 2,057 2,239 Interest on Investments 5 6 Surplus on Ordinary Activities 2,062 2,245 Notional charges 11 1,953 - Appropriations: Amounts surrendered to The Scottish Office 28 (3,901) (606) Retained surplus for the year 114 1639 Balance brought forward 1,639 Retained Surplus carried forward 1,753 1,639 There were no recognised gains or losses other than those included in the movements above, and therefore no separate statement of recognised gains and losses has been presented.

The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of these accounts. Balance Sheet as at 31 March 1994

Notes 1994 1994 1993 £000 £000 £000

Fixed Assets Tangible Assets 14 10,748 8,820

Current Assets Stocks 15 111 68 Debtors 16 723 471 Short Term Investment 17 113 101 Cash at Bank and in Hand 258 433

1,205 1,073 Creditors Amounts falling due within one year 18 (402) (479)

Net Current Assets 803 594

Total Assets less Current Liabilities 11,551 9,414

Financed by: Insurance Provision 11 95 Accruals and Deferred Income Deferred Government Grant 19 7,984 6,064

90 Capital and Reserves Capital Reserve 20 1,719 1,711 Income and Expenditure 1,753 1,639

11,551 9,414

Accounting Officer: Roger Crofts Date: 30 November 1994 Cash Flow statement for the year ended 31 March 1994

Notes 1994 1994 1993 £000 £000 £000

Net cash inflow from operating activities 25 3,646 920

Returns on investment Interest received 5 6

Investing activities Purchase of fixed assets (3,372) (2,757) Sale of fixed assets 87 16

Net cash outflow from investing activities (3,285) (2,741)

Net cash inflow/outflow before financing 366 (1,815)

Financing Government grants received and applied to purchase fixed assets 3,372 2,783 Surrenders to Scottish Office (3,901) (606)

Net cash outflow/inflow from financing (529) 2,177

Decrease/increase in cash and cash equivalents 26 (163) 362 91 The accompanying accounting policies and notes form an integral part of these accounts. Notes to the Accounts for the Year ended 31 March 1994

1. Accounting Policies

1.1 Basis of Accounting The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention in a form determined by the Secretary of State for Scotland with approval of Treasury. Without limiting the information given, the accounts meet the requirements of the Companies Act 1985 and of the accounting standards issued and adopted by the Accounting Standards Board so far as those requirements are appropriate. The accounts are also consistent, where appropriate, with the guidance given in the Statements of Recommended Practice. The principal accounting policies are set out below. The policies remain unchanged from the previous year apart from the introduction of notional charges in accordance with current Treasury policy. The effect of this change is shown in the note on the face of the Income and Expenditure Account and note 11 to the accounts. No comparative figure has been disclosed.

1.2 Fixed Assets and Depreciation Depreciation is calculated to write down the cost of all tangible fixed assets other than freehold land by equal annual instalments over their expected useful life. The rates generally applicable are: Freehold Buildings 50 years Leasehold Property 50 years or period of lease, whichever is shorter Computer Equipment 5 years 92 Other Equipment 7 years Vehicles 4 years Furniture, Fixtures & Fittings 10 years By year end 1995/96 it is proposed that Scottish Natural Heritage will carry its fixed assets at current value. Revaluation is not planned to be introduced inl994/95 due to a heavy commitment of staff time in implementing a new finance system and anticipated difficulties in the definition of and valuation of heritage assets.

1.3 Stock Valuation Publication stocks are valued on a first in first out basis at the lowest of direct production cost and net realisable value. Farm stocks are valued at estimated market valuations less an allowance for gross profit margin.

1.4 Taxation Scottish Natural Heritage is recognised by the Inland Revenue as a Scottish charity for the purpose of section 505, Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988. As a consequence of this status, Scottish Natural Heritage is not liable to Corporation Tax on revenue or Inheritance Tax on bequests, etc. received.

1.5 Joint Nature Conservation Committee The Accounts disclose Scottish Natural Heritage's contribution towards JNCC expenditure and its share of JNCC income. The proportion of assets and liabilities held by JNNC which are attributable to Scottish Natural Heritage is reflected in the Balance Sheet.

1.6 Grant in Aid Government grants received which are of a revenue nature are credited to income in the year in which they are received. Grants for depreciable capital expenditure are credited to a Deferred Government Grant Account and an amount equivalent to the depreciation charge is released to the Income and Expenditure Account over the expected useful lives of the relevant assets. Grants for land are credited to a Capital Reserve Account. 1.7 Grant Payments and Recoveries Grant payments are charged to the Income and Expenditure Account on the basis of actual payments made. It is the policy of Scottish Natural Heritage to recover grants provided to projects where the conditions attached thereto have been breached and no acceptable alternative conditions can be implemented.

1.8 Notional Costs In line with HM Treasury Fees and Charges Guide Scottish Natural Heritage has introduced notional costs this year for the following areas: Cost of Capital, Employers' superannuation contributions and Insurance. Cost of Capital - The financing structure of Scottish Natural Heritage does not include specific interest bearing debt but to ensure that the Income and Expenditure Account bears an appropriate charge for the use of capital in the business in the year, a notional interest charge is included. In accordance with Treasury guidance, the calculation is based on a 6% rate of return on average net assets employed at historic cost. Employers' superannuation contributions - Scottish Natural Heritage operates its own non-contributory pension scheme, and there is a separate contributory Widowers Pension Scheme. In line with the Fees and Charges Guide, Scottish Natural Heritage has estimated the cost of a notional employers contribution and included it in the Income and Expenditure Account. This is based on information for appropriate percentages of contributions per grade of staff supplied by Treasury. Insurance provision - In line with Government policy Scottish Natural Heritage self-insures but an appropriate charge is included in the Income and Expenditure Account by way of a notional premium. The notional premium is calculated in line with recommendations included in the appropriate Treasury guidance.

2. Income from Activities: 1994 1993

£000 £000 Income from National Nature Reserves 259 191 93 Sales of Publications 37 44 Contributions to research and advisory work 60 52 356 287

The following information is provided solely for Treasury's Fees and Charges Guide requirements and is not for the purposes of SSAP 25. The principal objective of Scottish Natural Heritage is to secure the conservation, enhancement, understanding and enjoyment of Scotland's natural heritage. In furtherance of this objective SNH spends a substantial sum on production of free publications. As part of its functions SNH operates a farm in SouthWest Scotland within a National Nature Reserve, which aims to demonstrate that farming practices can be carried out in an environmentally sensitive manner. SNH owns the National Nature Reserve of the island of Rum. It operates a hotel and hostel which provide necessary accommodation for most visitors to the island. SNH aims to maximise revenues whilst recognising the remoteness of location and difficulty of access. The results are detailed as follows:

Publications for resale Farm Kinloch Castle £000 £000 £000 Income 37 37 155 Expenditure 29 44 209 Net cost of activities 8 (7) (54) Publications As stated above many publications are issued free in accordance with agreed policies. The expenditure on non priced publications, including direct costs, allocation of overheads and notional charges is £377,000. Current policy is to ensure where appropriate for saleable publications that prices are being set at the highest level the market will bear consistent with the achievement of our objectives. Farm SNH's aim is that hill sheep farming can be carried out in a way that is sympathetic to conservation but without being uneconomic. SNH does not receive subsidies for environmental work under the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department (SOAFD) run Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESA) scheme. Cairnsmore is within the Western and Southern Uplands ESA. This foregone income amounts to £6,500 and has not been included in the income above.

Kinloch Castle As the owner of the Island SNH is required to provide accommodation for visitors to the Island. This includes workers, researchers and other visitors. SNH attempts to minimise the cost of providing this accommodation by the operation of the hotel (which is a grade A listed building) and hostel and keeps the financial performance of these facilities under review.

3. Other Operating Income: 1994 1993 £000 £000 Rents - Reserves 9 11 Miscellaneous 48 15 Gain on disposal of tangible assets 45 19 102 45

4. Transferred from Deferred Government Grant Account 1994 1993 £000 £000 Depreciation for the year 1204 843

Accelerated depreciation 198 - Release of unexpended depreciation on assets 94 disposed of in the year 42 3 1,444 846

During the year accelerated depreciation of £198,000 was charged to write down the book value of a visitor centre (see note 14)

5.1 Staff Costs 1994 1993 £000 £000 Salaries and Wages 9,058 8,062 Social Security Costs 840 649 Superannuation: Pensions 48 46 Lump Sum Awards 103 239 Transfer Value paid out, CEP and WPS refund Contributions 48 5 As per Income and Expenditure Account 10,097 9,001 Salaries and Wages of Fixed Term Appointments and Casual Staff working on research projects 796 296 10,893 9,297 Lump sum awards in 1993 included £169,000 paid to certain ex-CCS staff as an inducement to accept the Scottish Natural Heritage Superannuation Scheme contractual retirement age of 60 years. 5.2 Employees The average number of employees during the year was: 1994 1993 Senior Management 10 10 Secretarial and clerical services 206 190 Managerial, operational and professional 382 367 Information services, press and public relations 14 8 Estate Workers, manual and domestic 24 30 636 605

The following number of senior staff received remuneration falling within the following ranges : 1994 1993 £30,000 - £39,000 13 13 £40,000 - £49,000 4 4 £50,000 - £59,000 1 1

5.3 Chief Executive The Chief Executive's total remuneration, including bonus and taxable benefits was £58,017 (1993 - £55,844. The Chief Executive is a member of the organisation's pension scheme.

6. Other Operating Charges 1994 1993 £000 £000 Staff Support Costs 1,395 1,259 Accommodation Costs 1,339 1,633 Equipment and Consumables 773 970 Library Costs 93 104 95 Dispatch and Communications 472 409 Cartographic Support 70 64 International Subscriptions 36 36 Contractors and Consultants Fees (excluding land agency) 535 202 Legal Costs (excluding land agency) 5 37 Audit Fee 37 41 Other Support Costs 472 349 Publicity, Information & Training 722 662 Doubtful Debts Expense (5) 7 Changes in Stock Valuation - Publications (55) (17) - Livestock (4) 1

1994 1993 £000 £000 Board Member Remuneration 507 483 Board Members' T & S 126 87 Chairman's Remuneration 54 48 6,572 6,375

Of the £126,000 (1993 - £87,000) Board Members Travel and Subsistence expenditure £39,000 (1993 - £19,000) was for Main Board Members. The above figure for Staff Support costs includes : £1,000,000 (1993 -£505,000) of Travel and Subsistence expenditure for staff members and £11,000 (1993 - £8,000) of Hospitality costs. Accommodation costs for the year ended 31 March 1994 are reduced because of rates rebates arising from SNH's charitable status. 6.1 Board Members The Board Members' remuneration costs includes members on Regional Boards, the Research Board and the Main Board. 1994 1993 £000 £000 Board Members, Remuneration - Salaries 469 449 - Social Security Costs 38 34 507 483

Board Members, excluding the Chairman, received remuneration within the following ranges : 1994 1993 Up to £9,999 55 56 £10,000 - £14,999 3 3 £15,000 - £19,999 1 1 £20,000 - £29,999 2 2 £30,000 - £39,000 1 1

6.2 Chairman Chairman's Remuneration (also the highest paid board member) 1994 1993 Salary 47 44 Social Security Costs 5 4 52 48

7.0 Research and Advisory 1994 1993 96 £000 £000 Survey and Monitoring 1,648 1,154 Site Safeguard (excluding NNRs) 64 17 Wider Environment (including Demonstration Projects) 921 531 Other 91 14 2,724 1,716

Contributions totalling £60,000 (1993 - £52,000) were received towards the cost of Research and Advisory work as disclosed in Note 2. The amounts shown above are gross. The costs of permanent staff engaged in project management are included in salaries under staff costs. 8. Management Agreements and Leases of National Natural Reserves 1994 1993 £000 £000 Leases of Nature Reserves 20 18 Section 15 Agreements Annual Payments including arrears and interest to owners and occupiers under Management Agreements 1,672 1,653 Lump Sum Payments to owners 402 479 Management Works 455 338 Legal and Agents Costs 179 314 Interim Agreements - 106 2,708 2,890 Section 16 Agreements Annual Payments including arrears and interest to owners and occupiers under Management Agreements 211 266 Lump Sum Payments to owners 1 64 Management Works 222 169 Legal and Agents Costs 6 21 440 520 Maintenance Work on existing National and Marine Nature Reserves 303 152 Legal and Advisory Costs 480 352 Wider Environment Management Agreements Annual Payments 187 169 Other Miscellaneous Costs 290 32 97 477 201 4,428 4,133 Forward Commitments on Management Agreements As a result of agreements concluded by 31 March 1994, commitments to continuing annual payments under leases and management agreements will be £1,859,000. 9. Grants 1994 1993 £000 £000 Central Scotland Countryside Trust 646 942 Current Loan Charges (Note 10) 523 549 Site Management (including Marine Nature Reserves) 23 131 Wider Environment 1,195 774 8 Research and Advisory - Species Protection 15 14 Publicity and Education 221 61 Development of the voluntary Sector 1,881 1,730 Capital Land Purchases 971 1,068 Countryside Management and Conservation 1,209 919 Recreation Provision 815 731 Understanding and Awareness 254 211 7,753 7,138 Grant awarded to the Central Scotland Countryside Trust is under a ring fenced funds arrangement with funding provided by Scottish Office During the year a grant payment of £700,000 was made to the National Trust for Scotland in connection with Dunbeath Estate in Sutherland (see note 29). 10. Forward Commitments on Loan Charges The loan charges are recurrent liabilities which continue as a result of responsibilities transferred from the Scottish Development Department in the 1970s, in respect of local authority capital schemes funded by borrowing. They will continue until the year 2009. The amount due to be paid in 1994/95 is £516,000. The total due until 2009 including 1994/95 year is £5.83million. 11. Notional Charges 1994 £000 Employers' Superannuation contribution 1,349 Cost of Capital 604 1,953 Insurance Provision 95 2,048 See accounting policy 1.8 Insurance has been credited to a provision in the 'Financed by' section of the balance sheet. Cost of capital and employers' superannuation have been credited in the Income and Expenditure Account. 12. JNCC 1994 1993

£000 £000 Income earned comprised: Sales of Publications 7 (1) Research undertaken on repayment terms 96 68 103 67 Amounts paid comprised: Conservation Support 710 708 Staff Costs 352 362 Other Operating Costs 427 400 1489 1470 In accordance with the agreement reached within the terms of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, Scottish Natural Heritage was responsible for 30% of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee's agreed expenditure and 29.6% of its receipts (1993 - 29.6%,of it's expenditure and receipts). The figures above reflect those arrangements. 13. Pension Commitments Scottish Natural Heritage operates its own non-contributory pension scheme, which is analogous with Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, and is to provide retirement and related benefits to all eligible employees. Retirement benefits are based on individual final emoluments. Pensions are funded from annual grant-in-aid. There is a separate contributory Widow and Widowers Pension Scheme which is also non-funded where contributions (1993/94 £152,000; 1992/93 £123,000) are classified as current income and any benefits paid are treated as current expenditure. Transfer Values (1993/94 £3,585,000; 1992/93 £455,000) received from other organisations are also treated as current income. During the year £20,000 of net superannuation receipts were received in respect of staff on secondment. During the year pension receipts of £50,000 were used to fund the cost of transfers. 14. Fixed Assets Leasehold Fixtures Freehold Land & Computer Other Furniture Land Buildings Buildings Equipment Equipment Vehicles & Fittings Total £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 Cost or Valuation As at 1 April 1993 2757 3823 236 1624 1615 1494 243 11792 Additions during Year 8 1411 145 1049 317 331 111 3372 Disposals 0 5 11 149 25 288 0 478 As at 31 March 2765 5229 370 2524 1907 1537 354 14686 Depreciation As at 1 April 1993 0 475 35 890 675 863 34 2972 Charge for Year 0 313 52 432 228 339 38 1402 Depreciation on disposals 0 2 5 137 18 274 0 436 As at 31 March 1994 0 786 82 1185 885 928 72 3938 Written Down Value As at 31 March 1994 2765 4443 288 1339 1022 609 282 10748 Written Down Value As at 31 March 1993 2757 3348 201 734 940 631 209 8820 included in the depreciation charge is an accelerated depreciation charge of £198,000. During the year the structure of a visitor centre became unsafe , and as the original contractor had gone into liquidation. Scottish Natural Heritage were unable to pursue a claim against that company. The centre has been fully provided against in this year's accounts (see note 4 and 22). 99 The Written Down Value as at 31 March 1994 of Fixed Assets held by the JNCC on behalf of Scottish Natural Heritage was as follows: 1994 1993 £000 £000 Computer Equipment 62 70 Other Equipment 21 5 Vehicles 3 5 Leasehold Buildings 13 18 The depreciation charge for the year includes £33,000 (1993-£33,000) of depreciation on assets held by JNCC. As at 31 March 1994 Scottish Natural Heritage had annual commitments under operating leases as set out below : Land Buildings Vehicles Other Leases 1994 1993 1994 1993 1994 1993 1994 1993 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 Operating Leases which expire : Within 1 year 0 1 59 39 3 0 0 9 In the second to fifth years inclusive 0 0 428 64 0 3 34 44 Over five years 4 4 429 597 0 0 0 Total 4 5 916 700 3 3 34 53 15. Stocks 1994 1993 £000 £000 Publications 88 49 Livestock 23 19 111 68 Stock publications held by JNCC on behalf of Scottish Natural Heritage were valued at £17,000 (1993-£33,000) as at 31 March 1994 and are included in the above figures. 16. Debtors 1994 1993 £000 £000 Trade Debtors 165 57 Less Provision for Doubtful Debts (2) (7) 163 50 Prepayments 249 100 Other Debtors 311 321 723 471 Included above are Debtors and Prepayments arising from JNCC totalling £17,000 (1993-£37,000) Debtors do not include an amount in respect of Dunbeath (see note 9 and note 29) which has been treated in line with Scottish Natural Heritage's accounting policy on grant payments and charged to the Income and Expenditure Account on basis of actual payments made. Other Debtors include £202,000 (1993 - £245,000) which are due after more than one year. Of this amount, £117,000 (1993 - £84,000) relates to car loans provided interest free to essential car users within SNH under a scheme approved by the Treasury. 17. Short Term Investment A short term investment of £113,000 (1993-£101,000) representing bequest monies was held at 31 March 1994 in a Business Premium Account with a commercial bank 18. Creditors falling due within one year 1994 1993 £000 £000 100 Trade Creditors 197 302 Other Creditors 33 42 Accruals & Deferred Income 172 135 402 479 Included above are Creditors arising from JNCC activities totalling £43,000. 19. Deferred Government Grant 1994 1993 £000 £000 At 1 April 1993 6,064 4,240 Capital Grant received in the year and applied to the purchase of Capital Assets 3,364 2,670 Transfer to Income and 9,428 6,910 Expenditure Account in the year 1,444 846 At 31 March 1994 7,984 6,064 20. Capital Reserves 1994 1993 £000 £000 At 1 April 1993 1,711 1,598 Land Purchased 8 113 At 31 March 1994 1,719 1,711 21. Capital Expenditure Commitments As at 31 March 1994, Scottish Natural Heritage had various commitments under the Capital Programme totalling £320,000 (1993 - £25,000). This expenditure fell into the following categories: Contracted for but not provided in these financial statements: £150,000 Authorised by the Board but not contracted for: £170,000

22. Contingent Liabilities At the year end the asset value relating to a visitor centre has been fully written down (see note 4 and 14). No decision as yet has been taken to proceed with its demolition but a potential liability exists to re-instate the land and sunoundings. Re-instatement is likely to cost £10,000 -£20,000. A further contingent liability of approximately £830,000 exists in respect of Site Safeguard compensation cases where claims have been lodged and are under arbitration. In such cases Scottish Natural Heritage may have potential obligation for back payments and accrued interest.

23. Grant received from Scottish Office Environment Department Class XIV Vote 7 Total grant-in-aid received in 1993/94 amounted to £36.9m(1992/93 - £34.3m). This amount appears in the Accounts in the following areas: 1994 1993 £000 £000 Income and Expenditure Account 33,520 31,516 Deferred Government Grant (Note 19) 3,364 2,670 Capital Reserve (Note 20) 8 113 36,892 34,299

24. Services provided by other Government Departments Scottish Natural Heritage uses the payroll service provided by Chessington Computer Centre. During the financial 101 year 1993/94, Scottish Natural Heritage paid Chessington the sum of £45,000 (1993 -£18,000) for services provided. Scottish Natural Heritage also used the services of Central Computer and Telecommunication Agency (CCTA) during the year to assist in the procurement and introduction of the new computer network. CCTA were paid £71,000 for services provided.

25. Reconciliation of Operating Surplus to Net Cash Inflow from Operating Activities 1994 1993 £000 £000 Surplus on Operating Activities 2,057 2,239 Depreciation Charge 1,402 846 Transfer from Deferred Government Grant Account (1,444) (846) Profit on Sale of tangible Assets (45) (19)

Notional Charges 2,048 - Increase / Decrease in Livestock (39) 1 Increase in Publication Stocks (4) (37) Increase in Debtors (252) (159) Decrease in Creditors (77) (1,105) Net Cash Inflow from Operating Activities 3,646 920

26. Analysis of Changes in Cash and Cash Equivalents during the year 1994 1993 £000 £000 At 1 April 1993 534 172 Net cash outflow/inflow (163) 362 At 31 March 1994 371 534 27. Analysis of the balances of Cash and Cash Equivalent as shown in the Balance Sheet 1994 1993 £000 £000 Cash at Bank and in Hand 258 433 Short Term Deposits 113 101 371 534

28. Surrenders 1994 1993 £000 £000 Surrenders made to The Scottish Office Environment Department consisted of: - Transfer Values In 3,550 455 - Pension Contributions 157 123 Superannuation Receipts 3,707 578 - Administration Services Receipts 9 13 - Other Receipts 185 15 Surrenders as per income and Expenditure Account 3,901 606

29. Post Balance Sheet Events After the year end a grant payment of £700,000 made to the National Trust for Scotland to establish an endowment in relation to the gift of Dunbeath Estate in Sutherland did not proceed as the benefactor withdrew from the transaction. In accordance with the conditions of grant the money was therefore returned to Scottish Natural Heritage along with interest earned on the sum from the time it paid out to the time it was returned.

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