LICENCE ANNEX B: Summary of all restrictions relating to licensed actions on Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas and RAMSAR Sites within the county of Oxfordshire

Protected sites that are within the assessment are not necessarily part of any active operations.

Active operations can and will only occur on protected sites where landowner permission has been granted.

SSSI Site Name European Site Name Licence Conditions (if applicable)

Alvescot Meadows SSSI Vehicle movement restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay until after hay cut, mid-July

Ashdown Park SSSI Exclude SSSI or restrict vehicles to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub

Bould Wood SSSI Exclude SSSI or restrict vehicles to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint

Fernham Meadows SSSI Exclude any colony locations (likely to be found on south facing, sheltered slopes) from vehicle movement or digging in of traps. Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit traps to within sett footprint Grafton Lock Meadow Restrict location of traps to woodland/scrub area.

SSSI No digging of traps in SSSI grassland fields, as all are species-rich lowland meadow. No vehicle access across hay meadow before hay cut (mid- July) Hackpen, Warren & Hackpen Hill SAC Exclude SSSI or restrict vehicles to existing tracks.

Gramp's Hill Downs SSSI Limit location of traps to within the sett footprint

Sarsgrove Wood SSSI Exclude SSSI or restrict vehicle movements to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Shellingford Crossroads No digging of traps in exposed quarry faces

Quarry SSSI

Taynton Quarries SSSI Restrict digging of traps to woodland/scrub area. No digging of traps in SSSI grassland fields, as all are species-rich lowland meadow.

Tuckmill Meadows SSSI Restrict digging of traps to woodland/scrub area. No digging of traps in SSSI grassland fields, as all are species-rich lowland meadow.

Westwell Gorse SSSI Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. No digging of traps in any grassland areas. Restrict traps to areas of scrub/trees Wicklesham and Coxwell No digging of traps in exposed quarry faces

Pits SSSI

Worsham Lane SSSI Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.

Wychwood SSSI Restrict vehicles to existing tracks