Internationally and Nationally Designated Sites in Orkney1
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Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Orkney Local Development Plan 1 Appendix B.1: Internationally and nationally designated sites in Orkney Site SSSI qualifying features SSSI Site Condition SPA/SAC/Ramsar qualifying SPA/SAC/Ramsar Site interests Condition Auskerry SSSI/SPA Breeding storm petrel, Arctic tern favourable maintained Breeding storm petrel, breeding Arctic Arctic tern favourable maintained breeding Arctic tern. (2007). tern. (2007). Storm petrel favourable recovered Storm petrel favourable recovered (2005). (2005). Bay of Skaill SSSI Palaeozoic palaeobotany Favourable maintained (2012). N/A N/A (fossil plants). Calf of Eday SSSI/SPA Breeding cormorant. Cormorant favourable maintained Breeding cormorant; breeding fulmar; Kittiwake breeding unfavourable no (2006). breeding great black-backed gull; change (2006). breeding kittiwake breeding guillemot; breeding seabird assemblage. Guillemot breeding unfavourable no change (2006). Cormorant breeding favourable maintained (2006). Great black backed gull unfavourable declining (2006). Seabird assemblage breeding unfavourable declining (2002). Fulmar breeding favourable maintained (2002). 1 Scottish Natural Heritage www.snh.org.uk Site SSSI qualifying features SSSI Site Condition SPA/SAC/Ramsar qualifying SPA/SAC/Ramsar Site interests Condition Central Sanday SSSI Coastal geomorphology of Machair unfavourable no change N/A N/A Scotland (coastal sedimentary (2013) landforms); saltmarsh; machair; sand dunes. Sand dunes unfavourable no change (2013). Saltmarsh favourable maintained (2012). Coastal geomorphology of Scotland favourable maintained (2010). Copinsay SSSI/SPA Breeding seabird colony; Guillemot unfavourable declining Breeding seabird assemblage; Guillemot unfavourable declining breeding guillemot; breeding (2008). breeding fulmar; breeding great black- (2008). kittiwake. backed gull; breeding guillemot; Kittiwake unfavourable declining breeding kittiwake. Kittiwake unfavourable declining (2008) (2008). Seabird colony, breeding Seabird assemblage, breeding unfavourable declining (2008). unfavourable no change (2008). Fulmar breeding favourable recovered (2008). Great black backed gull unfavourable declining (2008). Cruaday quarry SSSI Silurian - Devonian chordata Silurian-Devonian chordata N/A N/A (fossil fish). favourable maintained (2009) Denwick SSSI Quaternary of Scotland Quaternary of Scotland favourable N/A N/A (multiple glacial till section). maintained (2010). Doomy and Whitemaw Breeding Arctic skua; Whimbrel breeding unfavourable N/A N/A Hill SSSI breeding whimbrel. declining (2003). Arctic skua breeding favourable maintained (2000). 2 Site SSSI qualifying features SSSI Site Condition SPA/SAC/Ramsar qualifying SPA/SAC/Ramsar Site interests Condition East Sanday coast Non-breeding ringed plover, Vascular plant assemblage favourable SPA - Non-breeding bar-tailed godwit; SPA SSSI/SPA/Ramsar site non-breeding bar-tailed maintained (2006). non-breeding turnstone; non-breeding godwit, non-breeding purple purple sandpiper. Purple sandpiper non-breeding sandpiper, non-breeding Bar-tailed godwit non-breeding favourable recovered (2006). – Non-breeding purple sanderling, non-breeding favourable declining (2006). Ramsar sandpiper; non-breeding turnstone. Bar-tailed godwit non-breeding turnstone; passage turnstone; Purple sandpiper non-breeding favourable declining (2006). rocky shore; sandflats; favourable recovered (2006). Harbour seal; vascular plant Turnstone non-breeding favourable assemblage. Turnstone non-breeding favourable recovered (2006). maintained (2006). Ramsar Ringed plover non-breeding favourable maintained (2004). Purple sandpiper non-breeding favourable recovered (2006 Sanderling non-breeding favourable maintained (2004). Turnstone non-breeding unfavourable declining (2004) Harbour seal unfavourable declining (2009). Sandflats favourable maintained (2008). Rocky shore favourable maintained (2008). Eynhallow SSSI Harbour seal. Harbour seal unfavourable declining N/A N/A (2008). Faray and Holm of Faray Grey seal. Grey seal favourable maintained Grey seal. Grey seal favourable maintained SSSI/SAC (2009). (2009). Glims Moss and Raised bog; Hydro Hydromorphological mire range N/A N/A Durkadale SSSI morphological mire range; favourable maintained (2011). valley fen. Raised bog favourable maintained (2004). 3 Site SSSI qualifying features SSSI Site Condition SPA/SAC/Ramsar qualifying SPA/SAC/Ramsar Site interests Condition Valley fen favourable maintained (2004). Holm of Papa Westray Breeding black guillemot. Black guillemot breeding unfavourable Papa Westray SPA Papa Westray SPA SSSI/SPA (also forms no change (2013). Breeding Arctic skua; breeding Arctic Arctic skua breeding unfavourable part of Papa Westray tern. declining (2006). SPA) Arctic tern breeding unfavourable declining (2000). Hoy SSSI/SPA/SAC Breeding seabird colony; Arctic skua unfavourable declining SPA - Breeding seabird assemblage; SPA breeding Arctic skua, (2009). breeding Arctic skua; breeding great breeding fulmar, breeding skua; breeding great black-backed Peregrine breeding favourable great skua, breeding Upland oak woodland favourable gull; breeding guillemot; breeding maintained (2013). maintained (2009). guillemot. kittiwake; breeding peregrine; Guillemot breeding unfavourable breeding red-throated diver; breeding Breeding bird assemblage; Breeding bird assemblage favourable declining (2007). maintained (2013). fulmar; breeding puffin. breeding peregrine, breeding Kittiwake breeding unfavourable red-throated diver, breeding Blanket bog favourable maintained SAC – Blanket bog; dry heaths; wet declining (2007). great black-backed gull; (2008). heathland with cross-leaved heath; blanket bog. base-rich fens; hard-water springs Red-throated diver breeding Red-throated diver favourable depositing lime; plants in crevices in favourable maintained (2007). maintained (2007). base-rich rocks; Alpine and subalpine Fulmar breeding unfavourable Upland assemblage unfavourable heaths; acid peat-stained lakes and declining (2007). declining (2009). ponds; vegetated sea cliffs. Puffin breeding unfavourable Dystrophic loch favourable maintained declining (2004). (2010). Seabird assemblage breeding Non-marine Devonian favourable favourable maintained (2002). maintained (2003). Arctic skua breeding favourable Old Red Sandstone igneous maintained (2000). favourable maintained (2003). Great skua breeding favourable Coastal geomorphology of Scotland maintained (2000). favourable maintained (2003). Great black-backed gull breeding 4 Site SSSI qualifying features SSSI Site Condition SPA/SAC/Ramsar qualifying SPA/SAC/Ramsar Site interests Condition Quaternary of Scotland favourable favourable maintained (2000). maintained (2003). SAC Fulmar breeding unfavourable declining (2007). Vegetated sea cliffs favourable maintained (2010). Peregrine breeding favourable maintained (2013). Acid peat-stained lakes and ponds favourable maintained (2010). Seabird colony breeding favourable maintained (2000). Base rich fens favourable maintained (2009). Great skua breeding favourable maintained (2000). Blanket bog favourable maintained (2008). Great black backed gull favourable maintained (2000). Dry heaths unfavourable declining (2007). Guillemot breeding unfavourable Alpine and subalpine heaths declining (2007). unfavourable declining (2006). Hard-water springs depositing lime favourable maintained (2006). Plants in crevices on base-rich rocks unfavourable declining (2006). Wet heathland with cross-leaved heath favourable maintained (2004). Keelylang and Breeding hen harrier; Hen harrier breeding favourable Orkney Mainland Moors SPA Orkney Mainland Moors SPA Swartaback Burn breeding bird assemblage; maintained (2013). Breeding hen harrier, breeding short- Short-eared owl breeding favourable SSSI/SPA SPA upland assemblage (mosaic). Breeding bird assemblage favourable eared owl and breeding red-throated maintained (2004). (also forms part of maintained (2003). diver; non-breeding hen harrier. Red-throated diver breeding Orkney Mainland Moors favourable maintained (2007). SPA) Hen harrier breeding favourable maintained (2013). 5 Site SSSI qualifying features SSSI Site Condition SPA/SAC/Ramsar qualifying SPA/SAC/Ramsar Site interests Condition Hen harrier non-breeding favourable maintained (2013). Loch of Banks SSSI Non-breeding hen harrier; Basin fen unfavourable no change N/A N/A breeding bird assemblage; (2013). basin fen. Hen harrier non-breeding unfavourable no change (2014). Breeding bird assemblage favourable maintained (2002). Loch of Isbister and The Breeding pintail; breeding bird Breeding bird assemblage favourable Very wet mires often identified by an Naturally nutrient-rich lochs often Loons SSSI/SAC assemblage; basin fen. maintained (2007). unstable 'quaking' surface; Otter; dominated by pondweed favourable Naturally nutrient-rich lakes or lochs maintained (2004). Pintail breeding favourable which are often dominated by maintained (2012). pondweed. Otter favourable maintained (2004). Basin fen favourable maintained Very wet mires often identified by an (2012). unstable quaking surface favourable maintained (2012). Lochs of Harray and Non-breeding goldeneye, Eutrophic loch unfavourable no Stenness SAC Lagoons favourable maintained Stenness SSSI non-breeding pochard, non- change (2004). (1999). breeding scaup, non-breeding Lagoons. Stenness SAC tufted duck; saline lagoon; Freshwater nerite snail favourable freshwater nerite snail maintained (2003). (Theodoxus fluviatilis); a Caddis fly favourable maintained