Ascerta Landscape, Arboricultural & Ecological Solutions for the Built Environment

Bat Survey

Hermitage Green Lane, Winwick, Warrington, WA2 8SL

November 2015

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P.597.15

Bat Survey

of Reeves House Hermitage Green Lane, Winwick, Warrington, WA2 8SL

For

Mr & Mrs Roberts

2 November 2015

Field Work by Dr Rosalind King MCIEEM and Rachael Hamilton Document Author Rachael Hamilton Technical Review Dr Rosalind King QA Review & Approval Ciaran Power

Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...... - 1 - 1.0 Introduction ...... - 2 - 2.0 Objectives ...... - 2 - 3.0 Relevant Legislation ...... - 3 - 4.0 Survey Method ...... - 4 - 4.1 Survey Methods...... - 4 - 4.0 Survey Method (Continued) ...... - 5 - 5.0 Survey Results and Evaluation ...... - 6 - 5.1 Site Description ...... - 6 - 5.2 Record Search ...... - 6 - 5.3 Internal/External Inspection ...... - 6 - 5.0 Survey Results and Evaluation (Continued) ...... - 10 - 5.4 Bat Emergence Survey Results and Evaluation ...... - 11 - 5.0 Survey Results and Evaluation (Continued) ...... - 12 - 6.0 Recommendations and Conclusions ...... - 13 - 7.0 References ...... - 15 -

Appendix 1 Drawings P.597.15.01 (Bat Survey Results) and P.597.15.02 (Ecological Mitigation and Enhancement Proposals).

Appendix 2 Bat Survey Results Tables

Appendix 3 Data Search Reports

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Ascerta has been instructed by Mr and Mrs Roberts to carry out a bat survey at Hermitage Green Lane, Winwick, Warrington.

The site was visited on 15th September 2015 by Dr Rosalind King MCIEEM and Rachael Hamilton, when a daytime bat roost potential assessment was undertaken of the interior and exterior of the residential dwelling. Dusk emergence surveys for bats were carried out on the 16th September and 21st September 2015. An inspection of the wooden soffits beneath roof tiles was carried out on 5th October. The inspection and survey followed guidelines set out by the Bat Conservation Trust.

The loft provides suitable habitat for loft dwelling species such as brown-long eared bats. Gaps are also present under tiles and within the soffits to enable access to crevice dwelling species such as pipistrelle bats. The building was considered to have moderate potential to house a bat roost. However no signs of bats, including droppings, staining, scratching or actual bats was found during survey of the loft void and soffit boxes. No bats were recorded emerging from the building during the evening surveys. Therefore it is considered the building is not currently being used by bats as a roost. However, common pipistrelle use the site for foraging and may use the building as a roost in the future.

Bird nests were recorded within the loft and the soffits. A hedgehog was recorded onsite during the bat surveys. It is considered that birds, bats and hedgehogs will not be harmed as a result of the proposals provided the recommendations detailed below are followed. These are made in order to satisfy current wildlife guidance and legislation including the NPPF and the Warrington Local Plan Core Strategy.

Recommendations

1. Roofing works to be started by 28 February 2016. If this is not possible the gaps and loose tiles should be secured by this date to prevent bat and bird access prior to works commencing on the site; 2. If the bat and bird access points have not been sealed or works not commenced by 28 February 2016, update bat and breeding bird surveys may be required; 3. In order to compensate for loss of bird nesting habitat it is recommended that a house sparrow terrace be fitted to the south east aspect of the property and a bird box with a 32mm opening be fitted within the trees to the north of the property as marked on plan P.597.15.02; 4. One bat brick could be fitted on the south east facing elevation either within the existing building or on the extension as appropriate. In addition two bat tiles could be incorporated into the new roof to provide bat roost features; 5. In order to retain the value of the site for bats it is recommended that lighting levels do not exceed current levels; and 6. All existing rubble or wood piles should be checked for hedgehog prior to disposal. Future rubble or wood piles should be stored on pallets to discourage hedgehog access. To enhance the site for ecology, a hedgehog house could be placed within the hedgerow to the south east of the house (see plan P.597.15.02).

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1.0 Introduction

Ascerta has been instructed by Mr and Mrs Roberts to carry out a bat survey at Reeves House, Hermitage Green Lane, Winwick, Warrington, WA2 8SL (OS Grid Ref: SJ 599 940).

A daytime internal and external inspection of the building on site was carried out on 15th September 2015 by Dr Rosalind King MCIEEM and Rachael Hamilton. Dusk emergence surveys for bats were carried out on the 16th and 21st September 2015. An inspection of the area within the wooden soffits, beneath the roof tiles was carried out on 5th October. The inspection and survey followed guidelines set out by the Bat Conservation Trust (Hundt, 2012).

This report presents the results of the surveys and includes recommendations for further actions where applicable in order to satisfy current wildlife legislation and in order to achieve our client’s objectives.

2.0 Objectives

Our client’s objective is to extend the residential dwelling. Works to the roof are required as part of the development.

Our objectives are as follows:

 Carry out an internal and external inspection of the buildings on site;  Carry out an emergence / re-entry surveys for bats;  Provide recommendations for mitigation measures where current legislation requires;  Provide recommendations that seek to enhance the ecological value of the site where possible; and  Provide recommendations to assist our clients in achieving their objectives whilst satisfying current wildlife legislation.

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3.0 Relevant Legislation

The key UK legislation is the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended by the Countryside Rights of Way Act 2000) which consolidates and amends existing national legislation to implement the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention) and Council Directive 79/409/EEC on the Conservation of Wild Birds (Birds Directive) in Great Britain. It is complemented by the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010, which implements Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (EC Habitats Directive). The Regulations provide for the designation and protection of 'European sites', and the protection of 'European protected species’.

In England, all bats and their roosts are protected under the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 and the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended). Several species of bat are also highlighted as Priority Species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan and within Cheshire Local Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP).

Under the current legislation, as summarised in the Bat Surveys Good Practice Guidelines - 2nd Edition (2012), it is a criminal offence to:

“Deliberately capture, injure or kill a bat, deliberately disturb a bat, including in particular any disturbance which is likely:  to impair bats’ ability to survive, to breed or reproduce, or to rear or nurture their young, or  in the case of hibernating or migratory species, to impair their ability to hibernate or migrate, or  to affect significantly the local distribution or abundance of the species to which they belong  Damage or destroy a breeding site or resting place of a bat  Possess, control, transport, exchange or sell a bat or parts of a bat, alive or dead.”

Breeding Birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act which make it an offence to:  intentionally kill, injure or take any wild bird or take, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird whilst it is in use or being built;  intentionally take or destroy the egg of any wild bird;  have in one's possession or control any wild bird, dead or alive, or any part of a wild bird (including eggs), which has been taken in contravention of the Act or the Protection of Birds Act 1954;  intentionally or recklessly disturb any wild bird listed on Schedule 1 while it is nest building, or at a nest containing eggs or young, or disturb the dependent young of such a bird.

The site lies within Warrington Borough Council and is covered by the Warrington Local Plan Core Strategy (adopted July 2014). High Quality Environment Policy QE 5 is the policy of relevance here and has been taken into account when preparing this report.

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4.0 Survey Method

4.1 Survey Methods

The survey methods followed the guidelines set out by the Bat Conservation Trust (Hundt, 2nd Edition 2012).

Record Search The local biological records centres RECORD and Merseyside BioBank were consulted for records of protected species within 1km of the site. This data has been collated within the report.

Internal/External Inspection of the Building The daytime internal and external inspection of the building was carried out on 15th September 2015. The building was searched externally looking for signs of bats, including feeding signs (butterfly, moth or beetle wings), staining on barge boards, soffits and more commonly droppings on flat surfaces i.e. window ledges that would indicate potential roosting sites. Possible bat access points such as loose tiles, cracks and crevices or crawl spaces beneath and/or behind roofing materials such as roofing felt, panelling, soffits and tiles were identified and checked for signs of use by bats, for example droppings, scratch marks and staining. Signs of bird nesting material, owl pellets, white staining, bird droppings and feathers were also searched for which would indicate use of the building by barn owls or other nesting birds. A Clulite Smartlite torch and high power binoculars were used were necessary to aid inspection of crevices.

The internal inspection involved accessing loft void above the house where signs of bird or bat use were searched for as per the external inspection and with the use of high powered torches.

On the 5th October, following the bat emergence surveys, tiles above the soffits were lifted to inspect for evidence of bat use. All areas within the soffits could be fully investigated. The tiles were replaced after inspection.

Bat Emergence surveys Following the findings of the daytime external and loft inspection, emergence surveys were carried out on 16th September and 21st September 2015.

During the survey the surveyors were strategically positioned around the building, focusing on areas where potential access points had been identified during the building inspection so as to be able to observe any bats leaving or entering a roost. Surveyor locations are marked on drawing P.597.15.01.

Observed bat passes or areas of bat activity are recorded on drawing P.597.15.01. The time, the location and where possible, the direction of flight, species and behaviour of bats (i.e. commuting, foraging, social calling) are detailed within the report.

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4.0 Survey Method (Continued)

The surveyor at Location 1 was equipped with a Batbox Duo connected to a Roland MP3 recorder. The surveyor at Location 2 was equipped with a Batbox Duo connected to a digital recording device (H2n Zoom Recorder). The recordings were analysed using sound analysis software (Wavesurfer and Analook) as required.

Temperature, wind speed/direction and cloud cover were recorded at the beginning and end of the survey, along with any significant weather changes during the survey (e.g. heavy showers).

During the survey, the following details were noted:

 Weather conditions;  Time bat detected/seen;  Frequency at which the bat was detected;  Location within the survey area;  Whether bats emerged or re-entered the building;  Direction of flight;  Number and species of bats present;  Bat activity (foraging, commuting, social calls).

Limitations

Small gaps under roof slates and between brickwork could not be fully examined for the presence of bats during the daytime survey but were covered during the nocturnal survey.

All surveys were undertaken under suitable weather conditions and this is not considered a limit to the conclusions of the report.

The survey was undertaken outside the bat maternity season, but still within the recommended period for bat roost surveys. There was no evidence of bat droppings within the loft void or the soffits and it is considered that the building is not being used by bats as a maternity roost so the survey timing is not considered a limit to the report conclusions.

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5.0 Survey Results and Evaluation

5.1 Site Description

The site comprises a collection of buildings surrounding a gravel courtyard. Buildings include an unoccupied house, a complex of barns and a detached garage currently used for storage. Only the house is being assessed as the other buildings are not part of the current planning application.

The habitats in the surrounding area include arable and pastoral fields, hedgerows, rows of trees, and broadleaved semi-natural woodland. The A49 runs 380m to the west of the site and the A573 runs 585m east of the site. Drains runs 120m north and 380m west of the site. There is a single pond 220m north east of the site, another 600m south west of the site and a cluster of three ponds 340m north east of the site.

5.2 Record Search

The biological record search returned 24 records of bats within a 1km buffer zone of the site. The closest record was a common pipistrelle record 340m north west of the site, from 2006. Eleven of the 24 records are for common pipistrelles. One record was for three counts of common pipistrelle. All other records count only one individual at a time. There are a further two counts of Daubenton’s bats 775m north of the site (recorded 2004). A total of six noctules have been record: two from 920m north west of the site and four from 775m north of the site (recorded 2006 and 2000-2005 respectively). Three soprano pipistrelles and one myotis species have been recorded 775m north of the site (recorded 2004-2005 and 2005 respectively) and one unidentified bat was recorded 730m north west of the site (date unknown). (Appendix 3, Merseyside BioBank and RECORD Reports).

5.3 Internal/External Inspection

The house is two storeys, brick built with a cavity wall and dormer windows protruding from the north eastern and south western elevations (Photograph 1). The house has been unoccupied since January 2015, but is visited daily for insurance purposes. The building is heated on occasion.

Externally, there are large gaps in the ends of the soffits (Photograph 2) and gaps in the roof where tiles are missing or damaged (Photograph 3). There are small crevices where the soffits and brickwork meet (Photograph 4) and between the lead flashing and roof tiles (Photograph 5). Window and door frames are wooden, single glazed and well fitting with no gaps. The roof is pitched and tiled with clay roof tiles. An unoccupied bird nest was recorded beneath the soffit on the south eastern elevation (Photograph 6). There was no access available to barn owls into the loft void and this species is not considered further in this report. However there was evidence of use of the loft by other nesting birds and the owners report a blackbird and nest falling down the chimney into the living room in the past.

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Photograph 1: North east facing elevation of the house, showing dormer within the pitched roof and soffits.

Photograph 2: Large hole leading into soffits on the northernmost corner of the house which could be used as an access point for roosting bats.

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Photograph 3: The south east facing gable end of the property, showing a gap in the end of the tiling where bats could potentially access the soffit for roosting.

Photograph 4: A gap between the brick work and the soffit on the south west facing elevation of the house. A similar gap exists between the brick work and soffit above the front door (centre of the north east elevation). These gaps could be used as access points into the soffit by roosting bats.

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Photograph 5: Roof tiling on the north east elevation of the house showing gaps between the lead flashing and the roof tiles where bats could access the void between the tiles and soffit.

Photograph 6: Bird Nest on south western elevation of house beneath soffit.

Internally the house is in good decorative order. The roof is constructed of wooden beams and rafters with a ridge beam height of greater than 2m. The tiles are lined with roofing felt (Photograph 7). There are numerous cobwebs along the roof beams and mouse and bird dropping (Photograph 8) were recorded in the loft void. No bat droppings were found in the loft space and the loft void is therefore not being used as a roost by bats that prefer open loft spaces (such as brown long-eared bats).

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5.0 Survey Results and Evaluation (Continued)

The building is considered to provide moderate bat roost potential for use by bats as a feeding roost or transitory roost and possibly for use as a maternity roost by crevice dwelling species within the soffits. As such two nocturnal surveys and a full internal inspection of the soffits and beneath the tiles were undertaken to determine extent of use of the house by bats.

Photograph 7: Loft void of the house.

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Photograph 8: Bird droppings in the loft void of the house.

5.4 Bat Emergence Survey Results and Evaluation

Table 1: Survey metadata for the nocturnal surveys. Surveyors: RK - Rosalind King (Location 1, all surveys), RH- Rachael Hamilton (Location 2, all surveys).

Date 15/09/2015 21/09/2015 Sunset 19:25 19:13 Survey commenced 19:15 19:00 Survey concluded 21:25 21:21 Bat activity commenced 19:46 (one common pipistrelle 19:34 (one noctule commuting 21 foraging, 21 minutes after sunset) minutes after sunset) Bat activity concluded 21:23 (continued foraging by 21:21 (continued foraging by common pipistrelle) common pipistrelle from 21:04 to 21:21) Temperature at start (oC) 12 13 Temperature at end (oC) 12 10 Cloud Cover (0/8) 4/8 increasing to 7/8 at end 3/8 to at end 4/8 Wind speed (Beaufort Scale) F0 F1 to F0 Precipitation None, dry throughout. None, dry throughout.

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5.0 Survey Results and Evaluation (Continued)

Common pipistrelle, soprano pipistrelle and noctule bats were recorded during survey. The flight paths of bats observed during survey are mapped on plan P.597.15.01 in Appendix 1 and full details of the bat activity recorded during survey at each survey location are presented in Appendix 2. The building was lit by security lighting on the north west aspect during survey. Noctule The noctule bats were not seen but their echolocations indicated they were foraging offsite or commuting across site. Noctule bats roost in trees and forage above tree canopies or across open grassland. The site is therefore of limited use to noctule bats and the proposals are unlikely to affect these species. They need no further consideration within the current planning application.

Pipistrelle The majority of bats recorded during survey were common pipistrelle. Only one soprano pipistrelle was recorded briefly foraging at the site on the 21st September. This indicates the site is of limited value to soprano pipistrelle and they are not considered to be roosting within the dwelling.

Common pipistrelle were recorded foraging around the building and along the barns during both surveys. Occasionally two bats were recorded, although the majority of foraging was by a single bat. Foraging was recorded throughout the survey, with some foraging passes lasting over 10 minutes. The site is considered to be an important foraging area for low numbers of common pipistrelle.

The first pipistrelle recorded was a distant pass recorded 21 minutes after sunset on the 16th September. On the 21st September the first pipistrelle was recorded 28 minutes after sunset. No bats were recorded emerging from the building during survey and the time of the first bat recorded suggests they are roosting in buildings or trees off-site.

In order to determine if bats have used the soffits as a maternity roost in the past, the tiles and roofing felt were lifted to check for bat droppings within the soffits (Photograph 9- 10).

Photograph 9 and 10: Removal of the tiles above the soffits and view of the gaps within the soffits

There was no evidence of bat use of the soffits such as bat droppings, scratching, staining or actual bats. However remains of bird nests were found within the soffits. It is considered that bats are not using the soffits as a roost.

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6.0 Recommendations and Conclusions

The house is not considered to be used by bats as a roost. The works to the roof can proceed without risk of harm to bats. However, bats forage around the site and may use features within the building as a roost in the future. In addition bird nests were recorded within the roof void and the soffits. In order to avoid harm to bats and nesting birds roof works should commence by 28 February 2016. If the works are unable to begin by this date it is recommended that the loose tiles and gaps within the soffit boxes are sealed by 28 February 2016 to prevent bat and bird access. If this is not possible, update bat and bird surveys may be required. If any active bird nests are observed during this update survey, exclusion zones will be set up and works will not occur in these areas until nesting is complete.

Provided the recommendations proposed below are incorporated into the development it is considered that the proposed works will not be detrimental to maintenance of the local bat population at a favourable conservation status (i.e. the proposals meet the third test of the ‘three test assessment’ as outlined in the Habitats Regulations). In the unlikely event that a bat is found during works, all works should cease and a licensed bat surveyor contacted immediately.

As the proposals are likely to result in loss of nesting space for these birds, recommendations are provided below to ensure this loss is compensated for.

A hedgehog was recorded during survey. This is a UK Biodiversity Action Plan species as hedgehog numbers are in decline. It is advised that any rubble/wood piles are elevated from the ground (on pallets) to discourage hedgehog hibernating within. An existing rubble or wood piles should be checked for hibernating hedgehog prior to removal or incineration. Measures to enhance the site for hedgehog are recommended below.

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Recommendations

The following recommendations are made such as to satisfy current wildlife guidance and legislation including the NPPF and the Warrington Local Plan Core Strategy.

1. Roofing works to be started by 28 February 2016. If this is not possible the gaps and loose tiles should be secured by this date to prevent bat and bird access prior to works commencing on the site; 2. If the bat and bird access points have not been sealed or works not commenced by 28 February 2016, update bat and breeding bird surveys may be required; 3. In order to compensate for loss of bird nesting habitat it is recommended that a house sparrow terrace be fitted to the south east aspect of the property and a bird box with a 32mm opening be fitted within the trees to the north of the property as marked on plan P.597.15.02; 4. One bat brick could be fitted on the south east facing elevation either within the existing building or on the extension as appropriate. In addition two bat tiles could be incorporated into the new roof to provide bat roost features should bats choose to roost in the area in the future; 5. In order to retain the value of the site for bats it is recommended that lighting levels do not exceed current levels; and 6. All existing rubble or wood piles should be checked for hedgehog prior to disposal. Future rubble or wood piles should be stored on pallets to discourage hedgehog access. To enhance the site for ecology, a hedgehog house could be placed within the hedgerow to the south east of the house (see plan P.597.15.02).

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7.0 References

National Biodiversity Network website: http://www.nbn.org.uk/ Nature on the Map Natural England: http://www.natureonthemap.naturalengland.org.uk/

Bat Conservation Trust (2012). Bat Surveys Good Practice Guidelines - 2nd Edition Bat Conservation Trust, London.

Mitchell-Jones, A.J. (2004). Bat Mitigation Guidelines. English Nature

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Appendix 1

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Ascerta Landscape, Arboricultural & Ecological Solutions for the Built Environment

Appendix 2

S:\Technical References & Standard Report Inserts\Appendix 2 Ascerta.doc Date: 16/09/15 Equipment and Batbox Duet, Roland mp3 recorder and Zoom Special Notes: Recorder Site: 597.15 Hermitage Green Lane, Winwick, Warrington Surveyor: Rachael Hamilton Sunset/Sunrise: 19.25 Rosalind King Start: 19.15 Finish: 21.25 Start Finish Temp ° C 12 o C 12o C Cloud (eighths) 4/8 6/8 Wind (Beaufort Scale) F0 F0 Precipitation None None - dry throughout survey Hermitage Green Lane, SURVEYOR SITE 16th September 2015 Winwick, Warrington / DATE Flight Species and Location, Direction, other notes inc Time Activity Method of ID line Number recording file No if unidentified bat 1 x Common - - Heard 19.46 Pipistrelle Passing 1 x Common Distant - Brief distant pass Detector 19.47 Pipistrelle Pass 2 x Common Flying back and forth for a few Visual and 3 19.47 Pipistrelle Foraging minutes. detector 1 x Common Foraged onsite for approx. 1min Visual and 1 19.48 Pipistrelle Foraging then headed east along hedge. detector 2,3 2 x Common Visual and Flew all around above. and 4 19.53 Pipistrelle Foraging detector 1 x Common Visual and 2 - 19.55 Pipistrelle Foraging detector 2 x Common Visual and 1 Briefly visible above surveyor 2. 19.57 Pipistrelle Foraging detector 1 x Common Visual and 1 Left towards road at 19.59. 19.57 Pipistrelle Foraging detector 1 x Common Visual and 2 to 3 Stayed overhead until 20.02. 20.00 Pipistrelle Foraging detector 2nd Common Visual and 3 Another one joined in. 20.02 Pipistrelle Foraging detector 1 x Common Visual and 2 For about 1 minute. 20.03 Pipistrelle Foraging detector Stayed around until another bat Visual and 4 1 x Common arrived, two flew off together detector 20.07 Pipistrelle Foraging towards road 1 x Common Distant 2 - Detector 20.09 Pipistrelle foraging Stayed around until another bat Visual and 3 1 x Common arrived, two flew off together detector 20.09 Pipistrelle Foraging towards road 1 x Common Distant - - Detector 20.14 Pipistrelle Foraging

Hermitage Green Lane, SURVEYOR SITE 16th September 2015 Winwick, Warrington / DATE Flight Species and Location, Direction, other notes inc Time Activity Method of ID line Number recording file No if unidentified bat 1 x Common Detector - - 20.14 Pipistrelle Passing 1 x Common Detector - - 20.15 Pipistrelle Foraging 1 x Common Detector - - 20.17 Pipistrelle Foraging 1 x Common Distant Detector - Offsite to east or south. 20.18 Pipistrelle foraging 1 x Common Detector - - 20.19 Pipistrelle Foraging 1 x Common Foraging Detector - To the north and west of house. 20.22 Pipistrelle pass 1 x Common Detector - Passes for around 1 minute. 20.23 Pipistrelle Foraging 1 x Common Visual and 3 - 20.24 Pipistrelle Foraging detector 1 x Common Detector - - 20.27 Pipistrelle Foraging 1 x Common Detector 3 - 20.28 Pipistrelle Foraging 1 x Common Detector - Passes along southern boundary. 20.31 Pipistrelle Forage 2 x Common Detector - - 20.31 Pipistrelle Foraging 1 x Common Detector - Pass and forage 20.36 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common Detector - - 20.36 Pipistrelle Foraging 1 x Common Detector - - 20.37 Pipistrelle - 1 x Common Forage Detector - - 20.43 Pipistrelle (offsite) Detector - 20.43 Noctule - - 1 x Common Detector - - 20.51 Pipistrelle Foraging 1 x Common Detector - - 20.53 Pipistrelle Foraging Foraging for approx 12 minutes Detector 1 20.53- 1 x Common along, southern boundary and 21.05 Pipistrelle Foraging around security light. 1 x Common Detector - - 20.54 Pipistrelle Foraging 1 x Common Detector - - 20.59 Pipistrelle Foraging Detector - 21.00- 1 x Common Foraging -

1 x Common Detector - 21.19 Pipistrelle Foraging 1 x Common Detector - - 21.21 Pipistrelle Foraging 1 x Common Detector - - 21.23 Pipistrelle Foraging

Date: 21/09/15 Equipment and Batbox Duet, Roland mp3 recorder and Zoom Special Notes: Recorder Site: 597.15 Hermitage Green Lane, Winwick, Warrington Surveyor: Rachael Hamilton Sunset: 19.13 Rosalind King Start: 19.00 Finish: 21.21 Start Finish Temp ° C 13 o C 10o C Cloud (eighths) 3/8 4/8 Wind (Beaufort Scale) F1 F0 Precipitation None None - dry throughout survey Hermitage Green Lane, SURVEYOR SITE 21th September 2015 Winwick, Warrington / DATE Flight Species and Location, Direction, other notes inc Time Activity Method of ID line Number recording file No if unidentified bat - 19.34 1 x Noctule Commuting Not seen. Detector - 19.39 1 x Noctule Commuting Not seen. Detector 1 x Common Detector and 5 - 19.41 Pipistrelle - visual 1 x Common Forage and - Brief. Detector 19.45 Pipistrelle pass 1 x Common Distant - Not seen. Detector 19.51 Pipistrelle Pass 1 x Common - - Detector 19.51 Pipistrelle Pass 1 x Common Distant - - Detector 19.54 Pipistrelle Pass 1 x Common Pass and - Pass nearby - not seen. Detector 19.55 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common Detector and 2 Brief commuting 19.55 Pipistrelle - visual 1 x Common Pass and Visual and 1 1 x forage pass. 19.58 Pipistrelle Forage detector 1 x Common Detector and 3 - 19.58 Pipistrelle Forage visual 1 x Common Pass and Visual and 1 1 x forage pass. 20.00 Pipistrelle Forage detector 1 x Soprano Pass and 1 x forage pass peak echolocation Visual and 1 20.00 Pipistrelle Forage 52Khz. detector 1 x Common Forage and Detector and 4 Commuting 20.00 Pipistrelle pass visual 1 x Common - Commuting Detector 20.01 Pipistrelle Pass 1 x Common - - Detector 20.03 Pipistrelle Pass 1 x Common Detector and 3 Commuting 20.03 Pipistrelle Pass visual

Hermitage Green Lane, SURVEYOR SITE 21th September 2015 Winwick, Warrington / DATE Flight Species and Location, Direction, other notes inc Time Activity Method of ID line Number recording file No if unidentified bat 1 x Common Distant - - Detector 20.05 Pipistrelle Pass 1 x Common - Commuting, distant Detector 20.05 Pipistrelle Pass Regular passes with distant foraging between. Also social 1 Detector 20.08- 1 x Common Foraging calls. Foraged for approx. 35 20.43 Pipistrelle Passes minutes. 1 x Common - - Detector 20.08 Pipistrelle Pass 1 x Common Pass and - - Detector 20.09 Pipistrelle forage 1 x Common - - Detector 20.10 Pipistrelle Pass 1 x Common - - Detector 20.10 Pipistrelle Pass 1 x Common Pass and Detector and 3 - 20.11 Pipistrelle forage visual

20.12 1 x Common Pass - Brief Detector Pipistrelle

1 x Common Detector and 3 - 20.13 Pipistrelle Pass visual 1 x Common Foraged for a bit along a figure of Detector and 5 20.13 Pipistrelle Forage eight loop. visual 1 x Common - - Detector 20.14 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common - - Detector 20.15 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common - - Detector 20.17 Pipistrelle Forage 2 x Common - - Detector 20.18 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common - - Detector 20.19 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common - - Detector 20.21 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common - - Detector 20.25 Pipistrelle Forage 2 x Common - - Detector 20.26 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common - - Detector 20.27 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common - - Detector 20.28 Pipistrelle Forage

1 x Common Detector and 3 - 20.40 Pipistrelle Forage visual 1 x Common Detector and 5 Few figure of eight loops. 20.41 Pipistrelle Forage visual 1 x Common - Brief. Detector 20.45 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common - Brief and then back longer. Detector 20.52 Pipistrelle Forage Distant, - 20.53- 1 x Common Foraging Around barns offsite to the west. Detector 21.02 Pipistrelle Pass Detector and - - 20.54 Unidentified Forage visual 1 x Common 6 - Detector 20.54 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common - - Detector 20.55 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common - - Detector 20.56 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common - - Detector 20.57 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common - - Detector 20.58 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common - - Detector 20.59 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common - - Detector 21.00 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common - - Detector 21.01 Pipistrelle Forage 21.04- 2 x Common Foraging Visual and Social calls also. Bat picked up by 1 21.21 Pipistrelle Pass detector Surveyor at Location 2.

1 x Common - 3 passes. Detector 21.05 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common - - Detector 21.06 Pipistrelle Forage 1 x Common - - Detector 21.08 Pipistrelle Forage

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Appendix 3

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Biodiversity Information

Report 21/09/2015

MBB reference: 1663-Ascerta

Site: Land off Hermitage Green Lane

Merseyside BioBank, The Local Biodiversity Estate Barn, Court Hey Park Roby Road, Liverpool Records Centre L16 3NA for North Merseyside Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

Your Ref: 597.15 MBB Ref: 1663-Ascerta Date: 21/09/2015 Your contact: Rachael Hamilton MBB Contact: Ben Deed

Merseyside BioBank biodiversity information report These are the results of your data request relating to an area at of Land off Hermitage Green Lane defined by a buffer of 1000 metres around the centre of grid reference SJ599940.

You have been supplied with the following:

 records of protected taxa that intersect the search area  records of BAP taxa that intersect the search area  records of Red Listed taxa that intersect the search area  records of other ‘notable’ taxa that intersect the search area  records of WCA schedule 9 taxa (including ‘invasive plants’) that intersect the search area  a map showing the location of monad and tetrad references that overlap the search area  a list of all designated sites that intersect your search area  citations, where available, for intersecting Local Wildlife Sites  a list of other sites of interest (e.g. Ancient Woodlands) that intersect your search area  a map showing such sites  a list of all BAP habitats which intersect the search area  a map showing BAP habitats  a summary of the area for all available mapped Phase 1 and/or NVC habitats found within 500m of your site  a map showing such habitats

Merseyside BioBank (MBB) is the Local Records Centre (LRC) for North Merseyside. We collect and collate biological and environmental information and make it available to people and organisations that have need to access such information in North Merseyside. We promote the North Merseyside Biodiversity Action Plan and wider participation in conservation through education, community involvement and by supporting the biological recording community of North Merseyside.

Merseyside BioBank is an information node of the National Biodiversity Network (NBN) and integrate records from our own databases with those of the NBN Gateway.

The handling charge for this data request is not a charge for the data themselves, but rather a partial charge for the staff time required to service the request. Our annual income from data requests is something less than 20% of our total running costs.

Species records The biological records held by Merseyside BioBank come from a variety of sources; from large organisations to individual amateur naturalists. Merseyside BioBank operates as managers or custodians of these records but the individuals and groups, who provide their records free of charge, retain copyright on their data. Without their contribution, we would not be able to provide the records included in this report. Their efforts, expertise and goodwill make a substantial contribution to the protection of North Merseyside's biodiversity.

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You may only use the records in this document subject to our access terms and conditions which can be found in Appendix 1. Non-adherence to these terms and conditions will be viewed as a breach of contract, which may result in legal redress being sought.

This report also integrates records from the NBN Gateway. Some NBN data providers give us permission to download and integrate their records at a higher resolution than available through public access in order to contribute to the protection of North Merseyside's biodiversity.

Details of the biological records summarised in the following tables, and the sources from which they are derived, are included in appendix 2 of this report. Note that the date ranges in the summary tables (headed 'Dates') show the earliest and latest years for which records have been summarised for each taxon.

UK Protected Species 'UK Protected species' are those taxa specifically identified by UK legislation including: Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended); Protection of Badgers Act 1992; Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010. The latter regulations enact the European Union's (EU) Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) in the UK and supercede The Conservation Regulations 1994. In our list of protected species, you may see designations that refer to schedules in the 1994 regulations, but these remain unchanged under the 2010 regulations.

Some protected species may not be legally disturbed unless you are in possession of an appropriate license. If you are in any doubt as to whether or not a license is required, you should contact Natural England.

The following tables detail the protected species that were recorded in the search area. Group Common Name Scientific Name Records Dates Designations amphibian Common Frog Rana temporaria 1 2004 WCA5/9.5a,WCA5/9.5b Common Toad Bufo bufo 2 2007 WCA5/9.5a,WCA5/9.5b Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 25 2004-2005 WCA5/9.5a,WCA5/9.5b Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 26 2000-2005 WCA5/9.5a,WCA5/9.5b bird Barn Owl Tyto alba 1 2005 WCA1i flowering plant Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta 17 1981-2009 WCA8 terrestrial HabRegs2,WCA5/9.4b,WCA5/9.5a,WC Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 10 2000-2008 mammal A5/9.5b,WCA5/9.4c HabRegs2,WCA5/9.4b,WCA5/9.5a,WC Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 2 2004 A5/9.5b,WCA5/9.4c Eurasian Badger Meles meles 1 2005 PBA WCA5/9.1k/I,WCA5/9.1t,WCA5/9.2,WC European Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 4 1992-2009 A5/9.4.a,WCA5/9.4b,WCA5/9.5a,WCA5 /9.5b,WCA5/9.4c HabRegs2,WCA5/9.4b,WCA5/9.5a,WC Noctule Bat Nyctalus noctula 6 2000-2006 A5/9.5b,WCA5/9.4c HabRegs2,WCA5/9.4b,WCA5/9.5a,WC Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 3 2004-2005 A5/9.5b,WCA5/9.4c HabRegs2,WCA5/9.4b,WCA5/9.5a,WC Unidentified Bat Myotis 1 2005 A5/9.5b,WCA5/9.4c

Desig. Code Desig. Name Designation Description Wildlife and Countryside Act Section 9.5 Animals which are protected from being sold, offered for sale or being held or WCA5/9.5a 1981 (Schedule 5 Section 9.5a) transported for sale either live or dead, whole or part. Wildlife and Countryside Act Section 9.5 Animals which are protected from being published or advertised as being for WCA5/9.5b 1981 (Schedule 5 Section 9.5b) sale. 3 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, The Local Biodiversity Estate Barn, Court Hey Park Roby Road, Liverpool Records Centre L16 3NA for North Merseyside Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

Wildlife and Countryside Act WCA1i Birds which are protected by special penalties at all times. 1981 (Schedule 1 Part 1) Plants which are protected from intentional picking, uprooting or destruction (Section 13 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1a); selling, offering for sale, possessing or transporting for the purpose of sale (live or WCA8 1981 (Schedule 8) dead, part or derivative) (Section 13 2a); advertising (any of these) for buying or selling (Section 13 2b). The Conservation (Natural HabRegs4 Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2010 Schedule 4- Animals which may not be taken or killed in certain ways (Schedule 4) The Conservation (Natural HabRegs2 Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2010 Schedule 2- European protected species of animals. (Schedule 2) Wildlife and Countryside Act Section 9.4 Animals which are protected from intentional disturbance while occupying a WCA5/9.4b 1981 (Schedule 5 Section 9.4b) structure or place used for shelter or protection. Wildlife and Countryside Act Animals which are protected from their access to any structure or place which they use for WCA5/9.4c 1981 (Schedule 5) shelter or protection being obstructed. The Protection of Badgers Act 1992 protects badgers from taking, injuring, killing, cruel Protection of Badgers Act PBA treatment, selling, possessing, marking and having their setts interfered with, subject to (1992) exceptions. Wildlife and Countryside Act WCA5/9.1k/I 1981 (Schedule 5 Section 9.1 Section 9.1. Animals which are protected from intentional killing or injuring. (killing/injuring)) Wildlife and Countryside Act WCA5/9.1t 1981 (Schedule 5 Section 9.1 Section 9.1 Animals which are protected from taking. (taking)) Wildlife and Countryside Act WCA5/9.2 Section 9.2 Animals which are protected from being possessed or controlled (live or dead). 1981 (Schedule 5 Section 9.2) Wildlife and Countryside Act Section 9.4 subdivision a - Animals which are protected from intentional damage or WCA5/9.4.a 1981 (Schedule 5 Section 9.4, destruction to any structure or place used for shelter or protection. subdivision a)

North Merseyside BAP Species The North Merseyside Biodiversity Action Plan (NM BAP) was published in September 2001 and last reviewed in 2008. Like other Local Biodiversity Action Plans (LBAPs) its purpose is to focus local conservation on national priority species and habitats. However, LBAPs also embrace the idea of ‘local distinctiveness’ and species which are not considered UK conservation priorities can be catered for by LBAPs if they are of particular local significance. Such is the case with the NM BAP which currently names 74 species of which 57 are not conservation priority species but are included because their conservation is considered to be a priority in North Merseyside.

The following tables detail the North Merseyside BAP species that were recorded in the search area. Group Common Name Scientific Name Records Dates Designations bird Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 6 1998-2006 LBAP Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 8 1997-2006 LBAP House Martin Delichon urbicum 3 2004-2006 LBAP House Sparrow Passer domesticus 8 1997-2006 LBAP Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 8 1997-2006 LBAP Skylark Alauda arvensis 8 1997-2006 LBAP Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 5 1997-2006 LBAP Starling Sturnus vulgaris 8 1997-2006 LBAP Swift Apus apus 2 1997-1998 LBAP flowering plant Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta 17 1981-2009 LBAP insect - dragonfly Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 2 1997-1999 LBAP (Odonata) Black Darter Sympetrum danae 2 1986-1999 LBAP Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 4 1992-2005 LBAP Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 7 1997-2007 LBAP Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum 1 1997 LBAP 4 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, The Local Biodiversity Estate Barn, Court Hey Park Roby Road, Liverpool Records Centre L16 3NA for North Merseyside Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 6 1997-2007 LBAP Common Hawker Aeshna juncea 1 1999 LBAP Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa 2 1997-1999 LBAP Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 1 2006 LBAP Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 5 2006-2007 LBAP Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum 1 2010 LBAP Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 1 2001 LBAP terrestrial Bats Chiroptera 1 2010 LBAP mammal Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 11 1973-2008 LBAP Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 10 2000-2008 LBAP Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 2 2004 LBAP European Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 4 1992-2009 LBAP Noctule Bat Nyctalus noctula 6 2000-2006 LBAP Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 3 2004-2005 LBAP Unidentified Bat Myotis 1 2005 LBAP

Desig. Code Desig. Name Designation Description Species that are incorporated within the North Merseyside Biodiversity Action Plan. These LBAP North Merseyside BAP species may or may not also be UK BAP species. Some species have their own action plans within the NM BAP, others are members of group species action plans.

NM BAP species: Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) Nationally this species has significantly declined with a loss of 90% of the UK population between 1970 and 2005 and large contractions in the species range.

Locally Corn Bunting is thought to have undergone severe declines with only an estimated 200 pairs remaining in 1997-99. Corn Buntings are sparsely distributed across much of North Merseyside's arable farmland.

Declines are thought to be caused by changes in agricultural practices. Sowing cereals later in the year, increasing use of herbicide and the removal of fallow fields have all greatly reduced winter seed sources. Increasing use of pesticides has reduced the availability of invertebrate food sources. Earlier crop harvesting may also result in the destruction of some nests, especially where there are limited un- cropped areas.

NM BAP species: Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) The UK population of Grey Partridge declined by 88% between 1970 and 2005 and though still widespread shows distinct variation according to agricultural practices. In North Merseyside there were an estimated 300 pairs in 1997-99 and they are present in all suitable habitat.

Loss of suitable habitat is the main cause of decline in this species, with changes in agricultural practices being particularly detrimental. The amalgamation of small fields into a larger ones and the removal of hedgerows, ditches and other field margins have destroyed potential nesting sites. Changes in sowing, harvesting and crop type have removed essential winter food sources.

NM BAP species: Urban Birds (Delichon urbicum; Passer domesticus; Sturnus vulgaris; Apus apus) The four species covered by the NM BAP Urban Birds Species Action Plan (House Martin, Swift, House Sparrow and Starling) are considered to be in significant decline across the UK. In North Merseyside House Sparrows and Starlings currently breed in all urban areas, while House Martins are 5 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, The Local Biodiversity Estate Barn, Court Hey Park Roby Road, Liverpool Records Centre L16 3NA for North Merseyside Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected] restricted to areas nearer sources of mud for nest-building. Swifts occurred in only 55 tetrads during 1997-2000.

Urban bird numbers are thought to relate strongly to the availability of prey species, and nesting opportunities.

Declines are most likely caused by the reduction in the diversity and abundance of invertebrate prey species resulting from increased 'tidiness' in our parks and gardens, the use of pesticides and other changes in farm practices. The exclusion of urban birds from breeding in or around modern buildings reduces nesting opportunities for urban birds.

NM BAP species: Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) Between 1987 and 1998 Lapwing declined by 48% in England and Wales with Wales and the SW of England showing greatest loss. Two thirds of the population is now resident in the N and NW of England.

Locally this species continues to breed in all suitable habitats and the 2002-03 surveys indicated a population of around 1,500 pairs with arable farmland and pockets of grassland being particularly favoured.

Local threats are thought to include development in nesting areas, increasing recreation and disturbance, scrub encroachments on coastal grassland and changes in farm practice towards silage production, livestock and agricultural intensification.

NM BAP species: Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Although Skylark is widespread throughout Europe and large numbers are thought to breed in the UK, it is in significant decline with a fall in the population of 75% between1972 and 1996 on lowland farms and an overall fall in the UK population of 53% between 1970 and 2005.

Locally Skylark breeds in all remaining suitable habitat and in 1997-2000 there were 750 breeding pairs but declines are thought to reflect the national trend.

This species relies heavily on traditional arable farming and so declines have largely been due to changes in farming practices in recent decades. Conversion to silage production, changes in sowing times and general agricultural intensification have all been particularly detrimental by reducing nesting habitat and sources of food.

Other causes of decline include overgrazing, disturbance during the breeding season and loss of grassland to development and tree planting.

NM BAP species: Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) Although still widespread, Song Thrush declined sharply by around 73% in farmland (mid 1970s) and 49% in woodland (1968-1993), while overall UK numbers fell by 50% between 1970 and 2005. The North of the UK is thought to have been hit hardest.

In North Merseyside, though thinly distributed, Song Thrush still breed in most areas with an estimated 500 pairs during 1997-2000. Highest breeding concentrations were found to occur in suburban areas where abundant garden and parkland habitats were present.

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Song Thrush are reliant on a variety of habitats to meet their needs at different times of the year and loss of these habitats is causes a reduction in numbers.

Local factors in the decline of the species include changes in farm practices that remove nesting habitat (hedgerows and dense scrub), limit the abundance of winter food (changes in sowing, cropping and use of herbicides/molluscicides) or cause the loss of feeding habitat (use of pesticides/herbicides and monocropping).

NM BAP species: Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) British Bluebells make up about 20% of the global population of Hyacinthoides non-scripta and are often found in humid woodland habitat, along hedgerows and on occasion along the coast. Locally there are a number of good colonies.

Local threats to the species include possible over-shading in un-managed woodlands, localised trampling by the public in popular areas and hybridisation with the Spanish Bluebell. On a national scale declines are cause by the loss of woodland habitat, grazing by introduced Muntjac, collection of plants and hybridisation with Spanish Bluebell.

NM BAP species: Dragonflies (Coenagrion puella; Sympetrum danae; Ischnura elegans; Aeshna grandis; Enallagma cyathigerum; Sympetrum striolatum; Aeshna juncea; Lestes sponsa; Pyrrhosoma nymphula; Aeshna mixta; Sympetrum sanguineum; Aeshna cyanea) Twentyone species of dragonfly and damselfly are included in the NM BAP Dragonflies Species Action Plan. These include vagrant species and some which are thought to be undergoing range expansions in the UK. Eighteen of these species are known to breed in our local area, with significant breeding sites in St Helens and Sefton.

Local causes of decline in this include the destruction or damage of essential wetland habitat through development, waste-tipping and agricultural run-off. Removal of nearby feeding habitats such as woodlands, hedgerows and tall vegetation is also detrimental.

NM BAP species: Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) Whilst still well distributed in North Merseyside it is thought that the local population of Brown Hare declined in-line with National trends which have shown severe declines in the western pastoral parts of the country to around 20% of the numbers present in Victorian times.

Reasons for local declines are thought to include loss and fragmentation of suitable habitat to development, illegal hunting and changes in farming practices and land use that cause increased disturbance (changes in cropping/sowing times, livestock trampling and recreation).

NM BAP species: Bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus; Myotis daubentonii; Nyctalus noctula; Pipistrellus pygmaeus) The NM BAP Bats Species Action Plan covers all species found in North Merseyside since all are considered to be locally threatened.

Bat Species are found throughout North Merseyside, with Pipistrelles (Common/Soprano) most often encountered and Brown Long-eared and Noctules less common. Daubenton's are also frequently encountered in suitable wetland habitat. Whiskered, Brandt's and Natterers are considered rare locally.

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Bat species will roost in many locations that are warm, dark, sheltered and little undisturbed. Such places can include derelict buildings, barns, roof spaces and tree hollows.

Factors causing declines in these species include the loss of prey insects due to the increased use of pesticides and general park/garden 'tidiness', loss and fragmentation of habitat mosaics, loss of winter roosts in old trees and buildings and intentional exclusion from buildings by people.

NM BAP species: Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) This species is found throughout Britain but localised to areas of suitable habitat near water. Previously common this species has undergone severe range and population reductions, with a national survey showing a decline of around 89% since 1939, estimated to increased to a loss of 94% by 2000. Merseyside appears to be a stronghold for the species with 75% of sites surveyed having Water Voles present in 1989-90. Though they may still be in decline locally, it is thought to be at a lower level than nationally.

Local declines in the species are caused by inappropriate management of bank-side habitats and waterside developments as well as predation by invasive species such as mink. The use of rodenticides and loss of habitat connectivity may also be factors in population declines.

NERC Act Section 41 Species Known also as 'Species of Principle Importance in England' and the 'England Biodiversity List' this list was developed to meet the requirements of Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act (2006). The list is derived, almost wholly, from the 2007 revised list of UK BAP priority species. (So called 'research only' moth species have been excluded from the report.) The section 41 list is used to guide decision-makers such as public bodies, including local and regional authorities, in implementing their duty under section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 'to have regard' to the conservation of biodiversity in England, when carrying out their normal functions. In particular:

 Regional Planning Bodies and Local Planning Authorities must use it to identify the species that should be afforded priority when applying the requirements of National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) to maintain, restore and enhance species and habitats.  Local Planning Authorities must use it to identify the species that require specific consideration in dealing with planning and development control, recognising that under NPPF the aim of planning decisions should be to minimise impacts on biodiversity and geodiversity.  All Public Bodies must use it to identify species that should be given priority when implementing the NERC Section 40 duty.

The following tables detail the NERC Section 41 species that were recorded in the search area. Group Common Name Scientific Name Records Dates Designations amphibian Common Toad Bufo bufo 2 2007 Sect.41 bird Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 6 1998-2006 Sect.41.suppl Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 1 2004 Sect.41 Dunnock Prunella modularis 8 1997-2006 Sect.41.suppl Grey Partridge Perdix perdix 8 1997-2006 Sect.41 House Sparrow Passer domesticus 8 1997-2006 Sect.41 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 8 1997-2006 Sect.41 Linnet Linaria cannabina 8 1997-2006 Sect.41.suppl Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 5 1997-2005 Sect.41 8 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, The Local Biodiversity Estate Barn, Court Hey Park Roby Road, Liverpool Records Centre L16 3NA for North Merseyside Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

Skylark Alauda arvensis 8 1997-2006 Sect.41,Sect.41.suppl Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 5 1997-2006 Sect.41.suppl Starling Sturnus vulgaris 8 1997-2006 Sect.41.suppl Willow Tit Poecile montana 1 1997 Sect.41.suppl Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 1 1997 Sect.41 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 5 1997-2006 Sect.41 conifer Juniper Juniperus communis 1 2007 Sect.41 Celaena leucostigma subsp. insect - moth Crescent 1 2006 Sect.41 leucostigma Spreading-leaved moss Weissia squarrosa 1 1859 Sect.41 Beardless-moss terrestrial Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 11 1973-2008 Sect.41 mammal European Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 4 1992-2009 Sect.41 Noctule Bat Nyctalus noctula 6 2000-2006 Sect.41 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 3 2004-2005 Sect.41

Desig. Code Desig. Name Designation Description Natural Environment and Rural Species “of principal importance for the purpose of conserving biodiversity” covered under Communities Act 2006 - section 41 (England) of the NERC Act (2006) and therefore need to be taken into Sect.41 Species of Principal Importance consideration by a public body when performing any of its functions with a view to in England (sec conserving biodiversity. Supplementary list to deal with Bird species corresponding to British sub-species listed in section 41 (England) of the Sect.41.suppl S41 bird sub-sp problems NERC Act (2006).

IUCN Red-listed Species The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (sometimes called 'Red Data Book' species) indicates the conservation status of plants and animals that have been globally evaluated using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. The system is designed to determine the relative risk of extinction, and the main purpose of the IUCN Red List is to catalogue and highlight those plants and animals that are facing a higher risk of global extinction (i.e. those listed as Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable). The IUCN Red List also includes information on plants and animals that are categorized as 'Extinct' or 'Extinct in the Wild'; on taxa that cannot be evaluated because of insufficient information ('Data Deficient'); and on plants and animals that are either close to meeting the threatened thresholds or that would be threatened were it not for an ongoing taxon-specific conservation programme ('Near Threatened').

The following tables detail the IUCN Red-listed species that were recorded in the search area. Group Common Name Scientific Name Records Dates Designations flowering plant Round-leaved Mint Mentha suaveolens 2 1990-2008 RLGB.DD Many-seasoned Thread- moss Bryum intermedium 1 1843 RLGB.DD moss Spreading-leaved Weissia squarrosa 1 1859 RLGB.VU Beardless-moss

Desig. Code Desig. Name Designation Description A taxon is Data Deficient when there is inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction based on its distribution and/or population status. A taxon in this category may be well studied, and its biology well known, but appropriate data RLGB.DD IUCN (2001) - Data Deficient on abundance and/or distribution are lacking. Data Deficient is therefore not a category of threat or Lower Risk. Listing of taxa in this category indicates that more information is required and acknowledges the possibility that future research will show that a threatened category is appropriate. A taxon is Vulnerable when it is not Critically Endangered or Endangered but is facing a RLGB.VU IUCN (2001) - Vulnerable high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium term future.

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Nationally Notable Species These are plants and animals which do not fall within red-list categories but which are none-the-less uncommon in Great Britain.

The following tables detail the Nationally Notable species that were recorded in the search area. Group Common Name Scientific Name Records Dates Designations flowering plant Northern Yellow-cress Rorippa islandica 2 1990-2008 NS-excludes Rock Whitebeam Sorbus rupicola 1 2005 NS-excludes Round-leaved Mint Mentha suaveolens 2 1990-2008 NS-excludes Many-seasoned Thread- moss Bryum intermedium 1 1843 NS-excludes moss Spreading-leaved Weissia squarrosa 1 1859 NS-excludes Beardless-moss

Desig. Code Desig. Name Designation Description Nationally Scarce. Excludes Nationally Scarce - Occurring in 16-100 hectads in Great Britain. Excludes rare species NS-excludes Red Listed taxa qualifying under the main IUCN criteria.

WCA schedule 9 species (including non-native invasive plants) Schedule 9 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act (amended 2010) lists species of plants and animals for which it is a specific offence to plant or otherwise cause to grow in the wild (plants) or release or allow to escape into the wild (animals). Many of these are invasive non-native plants and animals, but there are also a number of native animals on the list (e.g. Barn Owl) which cannot be released into the wild in England without a license from Natural England.

The following tables detail the WCA Schedule 9 species recorded in the search area. Group Common Name Scientific Name Records Dates Designations bird Barn Owl Tyto alba 1 2005 MBB-WCA-S9 Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis 1 1997 MBB-WCA-S9 flowering plant Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis 5 1992 MBB-WCA-S9 Hollyberry Cotoneaster Cotoneaster bullatus 1 2009 MBB-WCA-S9 Indian Balsam Impatiens glandulifera 8 1990-2009 MBB-WCA-S9 Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica 12 1981-2009 MBB-WCA-S9 Crocosmia pottsii x aurea = Montbretia 1 2002 MBB-WCA-S9 C. x crocosmiiflora Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum 6 2003-2009 MBB-WCA-S9 terrestrial Eastern Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 4 2001-2005 MBB-WCA-S9 mammal

Desig. Code Desig. Name Designation Description Wildlife and Countryside Act Species on Schedule 9 (part 2) as revised 2010. Under section 14 of the Act it is illegal to 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) MBB-WCA-S9 release into the wild any animal or allow to grow in the wild any plant which is not ordinarily (England and Wales) Order resident in GB or which is a known threat and is listed on Schedule 9 of the Act. 2010

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BAP priority habitats In 2007 the Local Biodiversity Manager (responsible for the North Merseyside Biodiversity Action Plan) undertook a review of the extent of UK BAP priority habitats in North Merseyside and produced GIS layers to show their extents. In most cases these inventories were derived from two main sources: the latest Phase 1 habitat surveys which were conducted for the four North Merseyside local authorities between 1996 and 2007; and an NVC survey of the Sefton Coast carried out between 2003 and 2004. A separate NVC survey of the Ribble estuary carried out in 2002 (which also included saltmarsh at the Alt) was also useful as were one or two other sources. Because of the diverse nature of habitat classifications, it was not always possible to produce inventories with a one-to-one correspondence with UK BAP priority habitats. The table below shows the BAP habitat inventories for North Merseyside and their correspondence with UK BAP priority habitats. North Merseyside habitat inventory Correspondence with UK BAP priority habitats Lowland Acid Grassland Lowland Dry Acid Grassland Lowland Heathland Lowland Heathland Lowland Raised Bog Lowland Raised Bog Incorporates the UK BAP habitat Lowland Meadows but also, in North Merseyside, includes a Neutral Grassland lot of amenity grassland, road verges etc. Calcareous Grassland Calcareous Grassland Ponds Ponds Lakes Eutrophic lakes Reedbeds Reedbeds Hedgerows Hedgerows Saltmarsh Coast Saltmarsh Sand Dune Coastal Sand Dune It was not possible, from the available data, to produce separate inventories for different woodland types in North Merseyside, so this inventory incorporates elements of several UK All Woodland BAP priority habitats such as Lowland Mixed Deciduous Woodland, Wet Woodland and Wood Pasture & Parkland.

Note that the 'Ponds' BAP inventory was derived locally using water bodies less than two hectares in extent from Ordnance Survey data. The 'Lakes' BAP inventory is a nationally supplied inventory, but the lakes are only represented in this as points. Therefore any water body over two hectares in extent will only be represented on our habitat maps by a point and will not show the extent of the lake. However, ponds will be indicated by polygons showing their extent. Occasionally a large pond – though still less than two hectares in extent – will be represented in both the 'Lake' and 'Pond' inventories.

Habitat Amount Units

Hedgerows 1.19 kilometres All Woodland 3.25 hectares Neutral Grassland 34.36 hectares Ponds 0.15 hectares Ponds 4 count

The table above indicates the extent of each of the BAP habitat inventories (see previous table) occuring within your search area (see appendix 3 for maps).

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Detailed habitat mapping Merseyside BioBank collates and maintains detailed habitat mapping – normally Phase 1 or NVC – for the North Merseyside area. This includes both historic data and the most up-to-date habtitat survey data available. Here we report on the detailed habitat mapping we hold for your search area.

Ref: Composite Woodland and scrub A1.1.1 Broadleaved woodland - semi-natural 6.79 ha A1.1.2 Broadleaved woodland - plantation 0.78 ha A2.1 Scrub - dense/continuous 0.32 ha A3.1 Broadleaved Parkland/scattered trees 0 ha Grassland and marsh B Grassland and marsh 0 ha B2.1 Neutral grassland - unimproved 0.03 ha B2.2 Neutral grassland - semi-improved 20.41 ha B4 Improved grassland 0.49 ha B6 Poor semi-improved grassland 0 ha Tall herb and fern C3.1 Other tall herb and fern - ruderal 0.9 ha Swamp, marginal and inundation F1 Swamp 0.1 ha Open water G1 Standing water 0.11 ha 0.2 km G2 Running water 0.16 ha 0.05 km Miscellaneous J1 Cultivated/disturbed land 0.01 ha J1.1 Cultivated/disturbed land - arable 1.28 ha J2.4 Fence 0.11 km J4 Bare ground 3.68 ha

Ref: StHelens-2002 Source: NVC habitat mapping for Knowsley sites in 2002, sourced from MEAS Survey date: 2002 Mesotrophic grasslands MG1a Arrhenatherum elatius grassland, Festuca rubra sub-community 4.52 ha MG1b Arrhenatherum elatius grassland, Urtica dioica sub-community 11.14 ha MG10a Holcus lanatus-Juncus effusus rush-pasture, typical sub-community 0.11 ha MG11a Festuca rubra-Agrostis stolonifera-Potentilla anserina grassland, Lolium perenne sub-community 4.98 ha MG9b Holcus lanatus-Deschampsia cespitosa grassland, Arrhenatherum elatius sub-community 1.21 ha Vegetation of open habitats OV24a Urtica dioica-Galium aparine community, typical sub-community 0.14 ha OV26d Epilobium hirsutum community, Arrhenatherum elatius-Heracleum sphondylium sub-community 0.02 ha Swamps and tall-herb fens

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S12a Typha latifolia swamp, Typha latifolia sub-community 0.02 ha S28a Phalaris arundinacea tall-herb fen, Phalaris arundinacea sub-community 0.69 ha S4a Phragmites australis swamp and reed-beds, Phragmites australis sub-community 0.06 ha Woodlands and scrub W10a Quercus robur-Pteridium aquilinum-Rubus fruticosus woodland, typical sub-community 0.57 ha W10d Quercus robur-Pteridium aquilinum-Rubus fruticosus woodland, Holcus lanatus sub-community 0.47 ha W21a Crataegus monogyna-Hedera helix scrub, Hedera helix-Urtica dioica sub-community 0.18 ha W24a Rubus fruticosus-Holcus lanatus underscrub, Cirsium arvense-Cirsium vulgare sub-community 0.12 ha W6e Alnus glutinosa-Urtica dioica woodland, Betula pubescens sub-community 0.55 ha

Habitat maps themselves are produced at the end of the report. You can cross-reference the figures in the tables below to the maps by means of the reference which appears on each map. A map with the reference 'Composite' is a special map made on-the-fly at the time of this report production by merging data from all available sources and using the most up-to-date mapping available at any given point in your search area.

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Designated Areas There are a number of types of 'designated areas' in North Merseyside. These types are shown in the table below together with the total number of North Merseyside sites for each. Type of area No. of sites

Site of Special Scientific Interest 6 Special Protection Area (Natura 2000) 3 Marine Special Protection Area 1

Special Area of Conservation (Natura 2000) 1 RAMSAR (wetland of international importance) 3 National Nature Reserve 3 Local Nature Reserve 57 Knowsley Local Wildlife Site 23 Sefton Local Wildlife Site 55 St Helens Local Wildlife Site 121 Liverpool Local Wildlife Site (current) 28 Liverpool Local Wildlife Site (proposed) 30 Merseyside Ancient Woodland Inventory 11 RSPB/LWT Windfarm Alert Map 1 Red Squirrel Protection Area 1

The following table indicates the results of the intersection between the search area and designated areas detailed above (see appendix 3 for maps). Name Type

Gallows Croft St Helens Local Wildlife Site Newton Brook 03 St Helens Local Wildlife Site Newton Brook 05 St Helens Local Wildlife Site

Citations1 for Local Wildlife Sites are supplied separately.

1 In Knowsley, some Local Wildlife Site citations do not include lists of species and habitats for which they are designated and where this is the case a separate list is supplied for the site. No Local Wildlife citations are available for Liverpool Local Wildlife Sites (current or potential). No citations for LNRs are available. Citations for national and internationally designated sites (SSSI, SPA etc) are publicly available. 14 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, The Local Biodiversity Estate Barn, Court Hey Park Roby Road, Liverpool Records Centre L16 3NA for North Merseyside Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

Interpretation and caveats Merseyside BioBank records included All relevant non-confidiential records managed by Merseyside BioBank which intersect the search area are included in this report, except where excluded by one or more of the conditions described in the rest of this section.

NBN Gateway records included All relevant records available to Merseyside BioBank from the NBN Gateway are included in this report, except where excluded by one or more of the conditions described in the rest of this section. NBN Gateway records are accessed live via web-services at the time of report generation.

Merseyside BioBank often has access to NBN records at higher resolution than the standard 'public' access. These records have been downloaded and used with the permission of the data providers, but are subject to normal NBN Gateway terms and conditions. You must not use them beyond the specific purposes for which this report was provided to you and you must adhere, at all times, to the NBN Gateway terms and conditions.

Record location and dates If a record can only be located to a relatively low precision (e.g. 1 km or 2 km square), then it is possible that the unrecorded precise location of the animal or plant might have been outside of the search area. Sometimes the location name column can be useful in deciding whether or not this was likely to have been the case. In records from our own database, we have replaced all digits with the '#' character in the location field to people's privacy where addresses have been used as location names.

Records which are only available to us at less than 2 km square (tetrad) precision are excluded from the report. We report dates at the highest precision available to us. Records for which no date is available are excluded from the report.

Sensitive taxa For some sensitive taxa, the precision of grid references presented here may have been reduced. We do this for:

 all records of Badger; and  records of breeding Otter.

In addition, we do not report on 'negative records' for Badger or Otter.

Absence of records and 'negative records' The absence of biological records for an area, or the presence of 'negative records', is not proof that taxa are not present.

Duplicate records Although we do our very best to avoid reporting the same record more than once ('duplicate records') this is sometimes unavoidable for records that have entered the biological records network via more than one route. In particular, there may be some record duplication between records from Merseyside BioBank's database and records from the NBN Gateway datasets (though, of course, we do not report on NBN Gateway records which originate from Merseyside BioBank).

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Validity of records Whilst Merseyside BioBank continually strives to verify the records that we manage, we accept no responsibility for any errors subsequently discovered. Merseyside BioBank accepts no responsibility for errors in data derived from the NBN Gateway.

Bird records Only bird records with a recorded status of proven, probable and possible breeding have been included in this data search. Bird records with other statuses are not included. The most recent bird records for North Merseyside included, e.g. those generated for the ongoing breeding and wintering atlas projects, since these data have yet to undergo verification by the County Bird Recorder. It is possible for you to contact the County Bird Recorder independently for his interpretation of the most recent data with respect to your search area. The contact details are:

Steve White [email protected]

Please note that if this is a commercial data request you will be invoiced by Sefton Borough Council, which is the hosting authority for Merseyside BioBank LRC.

Other Local Record Centres A part of your search area is not covered by this LRC (see grey areas on attached image). This part of your search area falls within the Cheshire region which is covered by Cheshire rECOrd whose contact details are shown below:

Lucy Boyett Enquiries Officer [email protected]

Cheshire rECOrd Chester Zoological Garden, Chester. CH2 1LH

Tel: 01244 383749

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Appendix 1: Terms and conditions of use

Merseyside BioBank receives data from a variety of sources, from large organisations to amateur naturalists. With Merseyside BioBank operating as custodians, these individuals and groups, who provide their records free of charge, retain copyright on their data.

All data passed to a third party (users) by Merseyside BioBank are subject to these access terms and conditions. Non-adherence to these terms and conditions will be viewed as a breach of contract, which may result in legal redress being sought.

1. Users agree that data released by Merseyside BioBank, in any format and on any media, will only be used for the purpose for which it was originally requested and for any time period originally agreed upon (See note 3 below).

2. Users agree that data released by Merseyside BioBank will not be added to any permanent database system (electronic or paper based) unless by written agreement with Merseyside BioBank.

3. Users understand that following the end of the agreed time period, or 12 months from the enquiry date, the received data must be deleted from any electronic system (See note 2 above). Use of the data beyond this period must be preceded by a further request to Merseyside BioBank.

4. Users agree that data retrieved from Merseyside BioBank will not be passed on to or communicated with third parties except as aggregated data within reports, or as anonymised data in the form of maps etc., which constitute a part of the agreed reason for the original enquiry.

5. Merseyside BioBank disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy of the information within its reports and accepts no liability for any result of using these data.

6. Any biological record is specific to the date of the recording and does not necessarily imply the continuance of the species at that site.

7. The lack of species and/or habitat information for a geographically defined area does not necessarily imply a low biodiversity value for that area. It may simply be unrecorded.

8. While the information from Merseyside BioBank in itself will remain free, Merseyside BioBank reserves the right to charge a reasonable fee to cover administration and a proportion of overheads as detailed in our charging policy.

9. A copy of any report, or other product, produced using the data from Merseyside BioBank would be gratefully received if provided without cost.

10. Merseyside BioBank must be acknowledged within any report, or other product produced, using data provided by Merseyside BioBank.

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Appendix 2: Full species records

The following records for protected, BAP, red-listed, notable and invasive species were found to intersect the search area. (Appendix 3 includes a map to show the location of 1 km and tetrad grid references.) The source of each record is shown in the final column (BioBank = Merseyside BioBank; NBN = NBN Gateway).

GridRef Location Name Common Name Scientific Name Group Abundance or Status Date Comment Source 28/05/2004- SJ5893 Vulcan Works, Newton-le-Willows Common Frog Rana temporaria amphibian 1 Count immature 1 10/06/2004 SJ598949 Newton park farm Common Toad Bufo bufo amphibian 5 Count June 2007 2 former Parkside Colliery, Newton-le- May 2007 - SJ6094 Common Toad Bufo bufo amphibian 1 Count 5 1 Willows June 2007 10 Count of Adult Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian Female; 3 Count of 06/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 7 Adult Male Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian 3 Count of Adult Male 06/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 4 18 Count of Adult Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian Female; 9 Count of 06/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 1 Adult Male Parkside Strategic Rail Freight 2 Count of Adult Male; 7 SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian 06/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 6a Count of Adult Female 10 Count of Adult Male; Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian 17 Count of Adult 06/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 2 Female Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian 3 Count of Adult Male 06/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 3 17 Count of Adult Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian Female; 9 Count of 14/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 7 Adult Male 12 Count of Adult Male; Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian 4 Count of Adult 14/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 1 Female 1 Count of Adult Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian Female; 1 Count of 14/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 4 Adult Male 2 Count of Adult Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian Female; 2 Count of 14/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 3 Adult Male SJ5995 Parkside Strategic Rail Freight Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian 14 Count of Adult 14/05/2004 1 18 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, Estate Barn, Court Hey Park The Local Biodiversity Records Centre Roby Road, Liverpool for North Merseyside L16 3NA Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 2 Female; 7 Count of Adult Male Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian 1 Count of Adult Male 19/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 6b 3 Count of Adult Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian Female; 6 Count of 19/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 1 Adult Male Parkside Strategic Rail Freight 1 Count of Adult Male; 6 SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian 19/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 7 Count of Adult Female 1 Count of Adult Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian Female; 1 Count of 19/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 6a Adult Male Parkside Strategic Rail Freight 1 Count of Adult SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian 19/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 2 Female 3 Count of Adult Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian Female; 3 Count of 23/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 1 Adult Male Parkside Strategic Rail Freight 1 Count of Adult SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian 23/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 7 Female Parkside Strategic Rail Freight 2 Count of Adult SJ5995 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian May 2004 14th May 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 12 Female Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside Colliery February SJ600942 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian 1 Count of Present Amphibian Survey. 3 Site, Newton-le-Willows 2005 Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside Colliery February SJ600948 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian 1 Count of Present Amphibian Survey. 3 Site, Newton-le-Willows 2005 Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside Colliery February SJ600948 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian 1 Count of Present Amphibian Survey. 3 Site, Newton-le-Willows 2005 Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside Colliery February SJ600949 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian 1 Count of Present Amphibian Survey. 3 Site, Newton-le-Willows 2005 Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside Colliery February SJ600949 Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian 1 Count of Present Amphibian Survey. 3 Site, Newton-le-Willows 2005 06/05/2004- SJ6094 Parkside Colliery Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus amphibian 1 Count of Present 3 23/05/2004 2 Count of Adult Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian Female; 3 Count of 06/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 3 Adult Male 2 Count of Adult Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian Female; 3 Count of 06/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 4 Adult Male Parkside Strategic Rail Freight 1 Count of Adult SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 06/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 6a Female Parkside Strategic Rail Freight 4 Count of Adult SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 06/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 7 Female

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Parkside Strategic Rail Freight 4 Count of Adult Male; 7 SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 06/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 2 Count of Adult Female 3 adults, 1 juvenile were netted in a SJ5995 Parkside Rail Freight Distribution Facility Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 4 Count 12/05/2000 brick pit at the south eastern end of 1 the largest settling lagoon. 8 Count of Adult Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian Female; 9 Count of 14/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 1 Adult Male Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 1 Count of Adult Male 14/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 3 Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 1 Count of Adult Male 14/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 4 17 Count of Adult Male; Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 25 Count of Adult 14/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 7 Female 1 Count of Adult Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian Female; 2 Count of 14/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 6a Adult Male 5 Count of Adult Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian Female; 8 Count of 14/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 2 Adult Male 10 Count of Adult Male; Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 32 Count of Adult 19/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 6a Female 12 Count of Adult Male; Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 18 Count of Adult 19/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 7 Female Parkside Strategic Rail Freight 5 Count of Adult Male; 6 SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 19/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 1 Count of Adult Female Parkside Strategic Rail Freight 6 Count of Adult SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 19/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 2 Female 12 Count of Adult Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian Female; 4 Count of 23/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 7 Adult Male Parkside Strategic Rail Freight 1 Count of Adult Male; 7 SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 23/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 6a Count of Adult Female Parkside Strategic Rail Freight 1 Count of Adult Male; 3 SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 23/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 6b Count of Adult Female 5 Count of Adult Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian Female; 9 Count of 23/05/2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows, Pond 1 Adult Male Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside Colliery February SJ600942 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 1 Count of Present Amphibian Survey. 3 Site, Newton-le-Willows 2005 SJ600948 Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside Colliery Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 1 Count of Present February Amphibian Survey. 3 20 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, Estate Barn, Court Hey Park The Local Biodiversity Records Centre Roby Road, Liverpool for North Merseyside L16 3NA Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

Site, Newton-le-Willows 2005 Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside Colliery February SJ600948 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 1 Count of Present Amphibian Survey. 3 Site, Newton-le-Willows 2005 Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside Colliery February SJ600949 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 1 Count of Present Amphibian Survey. 3 Site, Newton-le-Willows 2005 Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside Colliery February SJ600949 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 1 Count of Present Amphibian Survey. 3 Site, Newton-le-Willows 2005 06/05/2004- SJ6094 Parkside Colliery Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris amphibian 1 Count of Present 3 23/05/2004 Wood Head Farm, Hermitage Green, St. 1 Count of Confirmed SJ605943 Barn Owl Tyto alba bird 2005 4 Helens breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra bird 2006 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ603948 Newton-le-Willows Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra bird 02/06/2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra bird 2006 4 breeding 2 Count of Confirmed SJ69C Parkside Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra bird 1998 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Cuckoo Cuculus canorus bird 2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Dunnock Prunella modularis bird 2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Dunnock Prunella modularis bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Dunnock Prunella modularis bird 2006 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ59X Newton le Willows Dunnock Prunella modularis bird 1997 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Dunnock Prunella modularis bird 2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Dunnock Prunella modularis bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Dunnock Prunella modularis bird 2006 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ69C Parkside Dunnock Prunella modularis bird 1998 4 breeding 3 Count of Probable SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Grey Partridge Perdix perdix bird 2004 4 breeding 21 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, Estate Barn, Court Hey Park The Local Biodiversity Records Centre Roby Road, Liverpool for North Merseyside L16 3NA Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

1 Count of Probable SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Grey Partridge Perdix perdix bird 2005 4 breeding 2 Count of Probable SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Grey Partridge Perdix perdix bird 2006 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ59X Newton le Willows Grey Partridge Perdix perdix bird 1997 4 breeding 3 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Grey Partridge Perdix perdix bird 2004 4 breeding 2 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Grey Partridge Perdix perdix bird 2005 4 breeding 2 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Grey Partridge Perdix perdix bird 2006 4 breeding 8 Count of Confirmed SJ69C Parkside Grey Partridge Perdix perdix bird 1998 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site House Martin Delichon urbicum bird 2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site House Martin Delichon urbicum bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site House Martin Delichon urbicum bird 2006 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows House Sparrow Passer domesticus bird 2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows House Sparrow Passer domesticus bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows House Sparrow Passer domesticus bird 2006 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ59X Newton le Willows House Sparrow Passer domesticus bird 1997 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site House Sparrow Passer domesticus bird 2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site House Sparrow Passer domesticus bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site House Sparrow Passer domesticus bird 2006 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ69C Parkside House Sparrow Passer domesticus bird 1998 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Lapwing Vanellus vanellus bird 2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Lapwing Vanellus vanellus bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Lapwing Vanellus vanellus bird 2006 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ59X Newton le Willows Lapwing Vanellus vanellus bird 1997 4 breeding 22 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, Estate Barn, Court Hey Park The Local Biodiversity Records Centre Roby Road, Liverpool for North Merseyside L16 3NA Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

1 Count of Confirmed SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Lapwing Vanellus vanellus bird 2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Lapwing Vanellus vanellus bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Lapwing Vanellus vanellus bird 2006 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ69C Parkside Lapwing Vanellus vanellus bird 1998 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Linnet Linaria cannabina bird 2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Linnet Linaria cannabina bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Linnet Linaria cannabina bird 2006 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ59X Newton le Willows Linnet Linaria cannabina bird 1997 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Linnet Linaria cannabina bird 2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Linnet Linaria cannabina bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Linnet Linaria cannabina bird 2006 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ69C Parkside Linnet Linaria cannabina bird 1998 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus bird 2004 4 breeding 2 Count of Confirmed SJ59X Newton le Willows Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus bird 1997 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus bird 2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ69C Parkside Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus bird 1998 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ59X Newton le Willows Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis bird 1997 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Skylark Alauda arvensis bird 2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Skylark Alauda arvensis bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Skylark Alauda arvensis bird 2006 4 breeding 2 Count of Confirmed SJ59X Newton le Willows Skylark Alauda arvensis bird 1997 4 breeding 23 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, Estate Barn, Court Hey Park The Local Biodiversity Records Centre Roby Road, Liverpool for North Merseyside L16 3NA Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Skylark Alauda arvensis bird 2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Skylark Alauda arvensis bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Skylark Alauda arvensis bird 2006 4 breeding 11 Count of Confirmed SJ69C Parkside Skylark Alauda arvensis bird 1998 4 breeding 5 Count of Confirmed SJ59X Newton le Willows Song Thrush Turdus philomelos bird 1997 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Song Thrush Turdus philomelos bird 2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Song Thrush Turdus philomelos bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Song Thrush Turdus philomelos bird 2006 4 breeding 3 Count of Confirmed SJ69C Parkside Song Thrush Turdus philomelos bird 1998 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Starling Sturnus vulgaris bird 2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Starling Sturnus vulgaris bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ5994 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Starling Sturnus vulgaris bird 2006 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ59X Newton le Willows Starling Sturnus vulgaris bird 1997 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Starling Sturnus vulgaris bird 2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Starling Sturnus vulgaris bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Starling Sturnus vulgaris bird 2006 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ69C Parkside Starling Sturnus vulgaris bird 1998 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ59X Newton le Willows Swift Apus apus bird 1997 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ69C Parkside Swift Apus apus bird 1998 4 breeding 1 Count of Confirmed SJ59X Newton le Willows Willow Tit Poecile montana bird 1997 4 breeding 1 Count of Possible SJ59X Newton le Willows Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix bird 1997 4 breeding 2 Count of Confirmed SJ59X Newton le Willows Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella bird 1997 4 breeding 24 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, Estate Barn, Court Hey Park The Local Biodiversity Records Centre Roby Road, Liverpool for North Merseyside L16 3NA Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella bird 2004 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella bird 2005 4 breeding 1 Count of Probable SJ6094 Parkside Colliery, arable to east of site Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella bird 2006 4 breeding 2 Count of Confirmed SJ69C Parkside Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella bird 1998 4 breeding Parkside Strategic Rail Freight September SJ6094 Juniper Juniperus communis conifer 1 Count of Present 2 Interchange 2007 March 2003 SJ5894 Vulcan Works, Newton le Willows Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flowering plant O Count of DAFOR 5 - July 2003 08/07/2009- SJ597941 Parkside Colliery Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flowering plant O Count of DAFOR 7 20/07/2009 SJ597941 Gallow's Croft Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flowering plant 13/07/1999 1 SJ597941 Gallows Croft Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flowering plant 13/07/1999 1 SJ597941 Gallow's Croft, Newton-le-Willows Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flowering plant LF DAFOR 13/07/1999 1 SJ597941 Gallows Croft Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flowering plant 1981 1 SJ597941 Gallows Croft Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flowering plant 1993 1 SJ597941 Gallow's Croft, Newton-le-Willows Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flowering plant 1993 1 SJ597941 Gallows Croft Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flowering plant 23/06/1995 1 February SJ597941 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flowering plant 1 1995 SJ597942 Gallow's Croft, Newton-le-Willows Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flowering plant 1981 1 SJ5995 Parkside Rail Freight Distribution Facility Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flowering plant 2000 1 SJ59W Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flowering plant 1 Count of Present 1989 6 SJ59X Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flowering plant 1 Count of Present 1995 6 SJ600941 Grassland north of Gallows Croft Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flowering plant 24/06/1995 1 Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside Colliery February SJ603948 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flowering plant 1 Count of Present Phase 1. 3 Site, Newton-le-Willows 2005 May 2004 - SJ6094 Parkside Colliery Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta flowering plant 1 Count of Present February 3 2005 SJ590947 Newton Brook, Newton-le-Willows Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis flowering plant June 1992 1 SJ590947 Newton Brook 05 Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis flowering plant June 1992 1 SJ591938 Newton Brook 03 Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis flowering plant June 1992 1 25 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, Estate Barn, Court Hey Park The Local Biodiversity Records Centre Roby Road, Liverpool for North Merseyside L16 3NA Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

SJ594940 Newton Brook, Newton-le-Willows Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis flowering plant June 1992 1 SJ594940 Newton Brook 04 Canadian Waterweed Elodea canadensis flowering plant June 1992 1 SJ6095 South Lancashire Hollyberry Cotoneaster Cotoneaster bullatus flowering plant 1 Count of Present 27/05/2009 8 SJ590947 Newton Brook 05 Indian Balsam Impatiens glandulifera flowering plant 13/07/1999 1 SJ590947 Newton Brook 05 Indian Balsam Impatiens glandulifera flowering plant 20/09/1990 1 SJ590947 Newton Brook Indian Balsam Impatiens glandulifera flowering plant F DAFOR 2008 1 SJ593941 Woodland w of A49 Indian Balsam Impatiens glandulifera flowering plant 13/07/1999 1 SJ593942 Indian Balsam Impatiens glandulifera flowering plant 07/10/1997 17 Redbank Farm, Newton Brook, Newton- invasive alien species that poses a SJ593942 Indian Balsam Impatiens glandulifera flowering plant 1 Count 27/06/2006 1 le-Willows threat 08/07/2009- SJ596949 Parkside Colliery Indian Balsam Impatiens glandulifera flowering plant F Count of DAFOR 7 20/07/2009 SJ6095 Lowton Junction, South Lancashire Indian Balsam Impatiens glandulifera flowering plant 27/05/2009 9 March 2003 SJ5894 Vulcan Works, Newton le Willows Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica flowering plant O Count of DAFOR 5 - July 2003 SJ590947 Newton Brook 05 Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica flowering plant 13/07/1999 1 08/07/2009- SJ596949 Parkside Colliery Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica flowering plant R Count of DAFOR 7 20/07/2009 SJ5995 South Lancashire Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica flowering plant 1 Count of Present 25/10/2002 8 SJ600945 Electricity sub-station Parkside Colliery Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica flowering plant 24/06/1995 1 08/07/2009- SJ600950 Parkside Colliery Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica flowering plant R Count of DAFOR 7 20/07/2009 SJ603942 Stream w of St. Oswalds Well Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica flowering plant 1981 1 February SJ603942 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica flowering plant 1 1995 08/07/2009- SJ6094 Parkside Colliery Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica flowering plant R Count of DAFOR 7 20/07/2009 May 2004 - SJ6094 Parkside Colliery Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica flowering plant 1 Count of Present February 3 2005 SJ6095 Burtonwood & Winwick - CP Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica flowering plant 1 Count of Present 27/05/2009 8 SJ6095 Lowton Junction, South Lancashire Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica flowering plant 27/05/2009 9 Crocosmia pottsii x aurea = SJ5995 South Lancashire Montbretia flowering plant 1 Count of Present 25/10/2002 8 C. x crocosmiiflora SJ590947 Newton Brook 05 Northern Yellow-cress Rorippa islandica flowering plant 20/09/1990 1

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SJ590947 Newton Brook Northern Yellow-cress Rorippa islandica flowering plant R DAFOR 2008 1 March 2003 SJ5894 Vulcan Works, Newton le Willows Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum flowering plant O Count of DAFOR 5 - July 2003 08/07/2009- SJ598947 Parkside Colliery Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum flowering plant O Count of DAFOR 7 20/07/2009 08/07/2009- SJ598947 Parkside Colliery Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum flowering plant O Count of DAFOR 7 20/07/2009 Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum flowering plant March 2005 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willow September SJ600949 Parkside Rail Frieght Distribution Facility Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum flowering plant 1 2004 May 2004 - SJ6094 Parkside Colliery Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum flowering plant 1 Count of Present February 3 2005 October SJ5894 Park Road South, Newton-le-Willows Rock Whitebeam Sorbus rupicola flowering plant 2 Count 1 2005 SJ590947 Newton Brook 05 Round-leaved Mint Mentha suaveolens flowering plant 20/09/1990 1 SJ590947 Newton Brook Round-leaved Mint Mentha suaveolens flowering plant R DAFOR 2008 1 insect - dragonfly SJ69C Highfield Moss Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella present Count 01/08/1997 10 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ69C Highfield Moss Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella present Count 03/08/1999 10 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ69C Highfield Moss Black Darter Sympetrum danae present Count 03/08/1999 10 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ69C Highfield Moss Black Darter Sympetrum danae present Count 1986 10 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ593942 Newton Brook Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans 1 Count of Present June 1992 1 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ59X Willow Park Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans present Count 01/06/1992 10 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ69C Highfield Moss Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans present Count 01/08/1997 10 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ69C Highfield Moss Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans present Count 19/06/2005 10 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ5995 Brown Aeshna Aeshna grandis 28/07/2006 15 (Odonata) Hey Lock to Newton Brook, St Helens insect - dragonfly Hey Lock to Newton Brook, St Helens SJ5893 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 5 Count 03/08/2007 11 canal (Odonata) canal insect - dragonfly SJ5893 Hey Lock St Helens Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 1 Count 06/10/2007 Hey Lock St Helens 11 (Odonata) Hey Lock to Newton Brook, St Helens insect - dragonfly SJ5893 Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 5 Count 2007 10 canal (Odonata) 27 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, Estate Barn, Court Hey Park The Local Biodiversity Records Centre Roby Road, Liverpool for North Merseyside L16 3NA Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

insect - dragonfly SJ5893 Hey Lock St Helens Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis 1 Count 2007 10 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ69C Highfield Moss Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis present Count 01/08/1997 10 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ69C Highfield Moss Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis present Count 03/08/1999 10 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ69C Highfield Moss Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum present Count 01/08/1997 10 (Odonata) Hey Lock to Newton Brook, St Helens insect - dragonfly Hey Lock to Newton Brook, St Helens SJ5893 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 1 Count of Male 03/08/2007 11 canal (Odonata) canal Hey Lock to Newton Brook, St Helens insect - dragonfly SJ5893 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 1 Count of Male 2007 10 canal (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ5995 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 08/08/2006 15 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ5995 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 28/07/2006 15 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ69C Highfield Moss Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum present Count 01/08/1997 10 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ69C Highfield Moss Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum present Count 03/08/1999 10 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ69C Highfield Moss Common Hawker Aeshna juncea present Count 03/08/1999 10 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ69C Highfield Moss Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa present Count 01/08/1997 10 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ69C Highfield Moss Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa present Count 03/08/1999 10 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ5894 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 05/06/2006 15 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ5893 Valley end Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 1 Count of Male 03/08/2007 Valley end 11 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ5893 Valley end Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 1 Count of Male 2007 10 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ5995 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 08/08/2006 15 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ5995 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 10/08/2006 15 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ5995 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta 16/08/2006 15 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ69C Highfield Moss Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum 2 Count of Total 2010 10 (Odonata) insect - dragonfly SJ59X Newton Brook Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 1 Count of Total 02/08/2001 10 (Odonata) Celaena leucostigma subsp. SJ5894 Crescent insect - moth 07/08/2006 15 leucostigma 28 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, Estate Barn, Court Hey Park The Local Biodiversity Records Centre Roby Road, Liverpool for North Merseyside L16 3NA Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

SJ69C Many-seasoned Thread-moss Bryum intermedium moss 07/09/1843 18 Spreading-leaved Beardless- SJ69C Weissia squarrosa moss 1859 18 moss terrestrial SJ594944 Redbank Secure Unit, St Helens Bats Chiroptera 28/06/2010 No evidence found. 13 mammal terrestrial SJ597946 Woodland west of colliery Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 1 Count of Present 14/11/2001 1 mammal terrestrial SJ598948 Parkside, Newton-le-Willows Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 3 Count 19/02/2004 15 mammal Former Parkside Colliery Newton-le- terrestrial SJ5994 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 07/09/2008 Other; alive 14 Willows mammal terrestrial SJ5994 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 19/02/2004 15 mammal terrestrial SJ5995 Parkside Rail Freight Distribution Facility Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 2000 1 mammal terrestrial 28/06/2000- SJ5995 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 1 mammal 10/08/2000 terrestrial SJ603941 Hermitage Green Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 14/05/1998 1 mammal Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside Colliery terrestrial February SJ603948 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 1 Count of Present Phase 1. 3 Site, Newton-le-Willows mammal 2005 terrestrial SJ605942 Parkside Colliery Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 01/11/2001 1 mammal terrestrial SJ6093 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 1973 19 mammal terrestrial SJ6094 Parkside Colliery Brown Hare Lepus europaeus 1 Count of Present 11/01/2005 3 mammal terrestrial SJ597941 St. Oswalds Brook, Newton-le-Willows Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 3 Count of in flight June 2006 1 mammal terrestrial SJ597948 Newton Park Farm, Newton-le-Willows Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 1 Count June 2006 low numbers 1 mammal terrestrial SJ597949 Newton park farm Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 1 Count of Present June 2006 2 mammal Area around cottage used for Sycamore Cottage Newton Park Farm terrestrial 01/07/2008- foraging by low numbers of common SJ598949 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 1 Count of Present 7 Newton-Le-willows mammal 22/08/2008 pipistrelle bats. Cottage has bat roosting opportunities. Parkside Rail Freight Interchange, terrestrial 03/04/2006- SJ5995 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 1 Newton-le-Willows mammal 19/05/2006 terrestrial SJ5995 Parkside Colliery Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 2004 1 mammal terrestrial 28/06/2000- SJ5995 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 1 mammal 10/08/2000 29 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, Estate Barn, Court Hey Park The Local Biodiversity Records Centre Roby Road, Liverpool for North Merseyside L16 3NA Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

terrestrial April 2006 - SJ5995 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 1 mammal May 2006 Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside Colliery terrestrial February SJ603948 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 1 Count of Present Bat Survey. 3 Site, Newton-le-Willows mammal 2005 terrestrial 06/09/2004- SJ6094 Parkside Colliery Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 1 Count of Present 3 mammal 08/09/2004 terrestrial SJ5995 Parkside Colliery Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 2004 1 mammal terrestrial 06/09/2004- SJ6094 Parkside Colliery Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii 1 Count of Present 3 mammal 08/09/2004 terrestrial SJ5995 Eastern Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 07/02/2001 15 mammal terrestrial SJ5995 Eastern Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 25/04/2001 15 mammal terrestrial SJ5995 Eastern Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 31/01/2001 15 mammal terrestrial SJ6094 Parkside Colliery Eastern Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 1 Count of Present 11/01/2005 3 mammal Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside Colliery terrestrial February SJ6094 Eurasian Badger Meles meles 1 Count of Present 3 Site, Newton-le-Willows mammal 2005 terrestrial SJ589936 Newton Brook European Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 1 Count of Present 16/06/1992 6 mammal terrestrial SJ590947 Newton Brook European Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 1999 1 mammal SJ592649 terrestrial 1 Count of Possible Newton Brook European Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 22/05/2009 16 3983 mammal Presence May 2000 - River Sankey, Newton Brook, Cop Holt terrestrial 500m of every 2km of the linear SJ592939 European Water Vole Arvicola amphibius October 1 Farm mammal watercourses were surveyed. 2000 terrestrial SJ597948 Newton Park Farm, Newton-le-Willows Noctule Bat Nyctalus noctula 1 Count June 2006 heard but not seen 1 mammal terrestrial SJ597949 Newton park farm Noctule Bat Nyctalus noctula 1 Count June 2006 2 mammal terrestrial SJ5995 Parkside Colliery Noctule Bat Nyctalus noctula 2004 1 mammal terrestrial 28/06/2000- SJ5995 Parkside Colliery, Newton-le-Willows Noctule Bat Nyctalus noctula 1 mammal 10/08/2000 Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside Colliery terrestrial February SJ603948 Noctule Bat Nyctalus noctula 1 Count of Present Bat Survey. 3 Site, Newton-le-Willows mammal 2005 terrestrial 06/09/2004- SJ6094 Parkside Colliery Noctule Bat Nyctalus noctula 1 Count of Present 3 mammal 08/09/2004 terrestrial SJ5995 Parkside Colliery Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 2004 1 mammal

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Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside Colliery terrestrial February SJ603948 Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 1 Count of Present Bat Survey. 3 Site, Newton-le-Willows mammal 2005 terrestrial 06/09/2004- SJ6094 Parkside Colliery Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus 1 Count of Present 3 mammal 08/09/2004 Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside Colliery terrestrial February SJ603948 Unidentified Bat Myotis 1 Count of Present Bat Survey. 3 Site, Newton-le-Willows mammal 2005

The following NEGATIVE RECORDS were found within the search area. Negative records show where particular species were actively searched for but no evidence of them was found. Negative records do not prove absence. Negative records may be contradicted by positive records. The source for all negative records in the Merseyside BioBank database.

GridRef Location Name Common Name Scientific Name Group Abundance or Status Date Comment Source Parkside Strategic Rail Freight SJ5995 Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus amphibian 0 Count 2004 1 Interchange, Newton-le-Willows No evidence of bats, low potential for terrestrial SJ597949 Newton Park Farm Bats Chiroptera 0 Count of Roost 05/11/2003 maternity roost but numerous places 1 mammal present for hibernation. No evidence of roosting bats however terrestrial SJ597948 Newton Park Farm, Newton-le-Willows Bats Chiroptera 0 Count of Roosting June 2006 one building has potential for roosting 1 mammal bats particularly Pipistrelle. terrestrial No evidence of roosting bats however SJ597941 St. Oswalds Brook, Newton-le-Willows Bats Chiroptera 0 Count of Roost June 2006 1 mammal trees have some roosting potential. terrestrial SJ593944 Redbank community home Bats Chiroptera 0 Count of Roost 28/06/2010 3 mammal Parkside Rail Freight Distribution terrestrial SJ5995 European Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 0 Count 12/05/2000 No evidence of water vole. 1 Facility mammal Redbank Farm, Newton Brook, terrestrial no water voles or signs of water voles SJ593942 European Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 0 Count 27/06/2006 1 Newton-le-Willows mammal found Parkside SRFI - Former Parkside terrestrial February SJ603948 European Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 0 Count Water Vole Survey. 3 Colliery Site, Newton-le-Willows mammal 2005 terrestrial no burrows, latrines or feeding SJ600948 Parkside Colliery, St Oswalds Brook European Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 0 Count of Adult 06/08/2004 1 mammal remains were recorded.

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Data sources/providers for the records in the table(s) above are given below. For records that are sourced from Merseyside BioBank's database, the type is 'BioBank' and the name of the dataset is given. For records that are sourced from the NBN Gateway, the type is 'NBN' and the name of the data provider is given.

Source key Dataset or data provider Type 1 EAS Dataset BioBank 2 Report Harvest 2011 10-12 BioBank 3 Report Harvest 2011 07-09 BioBank 4 BIRDS - LCFS Records BioBank 5 Report Harvest 2010 01-03 BioBank 6 Lancashire Wildlife Trust Dataset BioBank 7 Report Harvest 2010 07-09 BioBank 8 Cheshire rECOrd Overlap BioBank 9 Dave Earl Vascular Plants BioBank 10 Lancashire and Cheshire Fauna Society Odonata BioBank 11 Sankey Valley, Area C BioBank 12 iRecord Data General BioBank 13 Report Harvest 2010 10-12 BioBank 14 Brown Hare website brownhare.org.uk BioBank 15 St Helens Wildlife Recording Group BioBank 16 Northwest Lowlands Water Vole Project 2009 BioBank 17 Environment Agency (Biodiversity staff) NBN 18 British Bryological Society NBN 19 Biological Records Centre NBN

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Appendix 3: Maps The following page(s) include maps to illustrate some of the results of your data request. They should be viewed in the context of the results supplied in the main body of the report.

The Ordnance Survey mapping included in the maps provided by Merseyside BioBank under Sefton Council's licence from Ordnance Survey. These maps are provided to assist decision-makers in the effective and sustainable management of land, species and habitats. Ordnance Survey should be contacted directly if any of these maps are to be used in another document.

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35 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, Estate Barn, Court Hey Park The Local Biodiversity Records Centre Roby Road, Liverpool for North Merseyside L16 3NA Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

36 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, Estate Barn, Court Hey Park The Local Biodiversity Records Centre Roby Road, Liverpool for North Merseyside L16 3NA Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

37 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, Estate Barn, Court Hey Park The Local Biodiversity Records Centre Roby Road, Liverpool for North Merseyside L16 3NA Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

38 of 39 Merseyside BioBank, Estate Barn, Court Hey Park The Local Biodiversity Records Centre Roby Road, Liverpool for North Merseyside L16 3NA Tel: 0151 737 4150 [email protected]

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Interpretation of the data

 Species maps: The species map shows the location of protected, notable and Invasive non-native species. Records with a grid reference accuracy of 10m square or above are minimised to a 100m square. Where there are more than 100 grid IDs on a map, the grid references will be minimised to 1km. The numbers adjacent to the species names relate to the grid ID shown on the map. The full detailed grid reference can be found within the excel spreadsheet of raw data.  The date in brackets following the species name or grid ID is the year of the most recent record for this species at this location.  Species designation Status: The species designation information provided within this enquiry output is based on the best available information provided through the JNCC: Conservation designations of UK Taxa list. Information on the limitations to this list available here: (http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-3408)  Site/habitat data: Further information on the capture and digitisation methodology used to create the NBN derived site and habitat data is available via the NBN Gateway here: (Natural England: http://data.nbn.org.uk/organisation/organisation.jsp?orgKey=19) (National Trust: http://data.nbn.org.uk/organisation/organisation.jsp?orgKey=187) (RSPB: http://data.nbn.org.uk/organisation/organisation.jsp?orgKey=10589) (JNCC: http://data.nbn.org.uk/organisation/organisation.jsp?orgKey=1)

RERS (RECORD Enquiry Reporting System) Recent Changes Log

Version 1.2.x  The percentage of RECORD coverage area tetrads a species has been recorded in has been included in the Designated Species Summary table

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Table of Contents

Using this document ...... - 1 - Interpretation of the data ...... - 1 - RERS (RECORD Enquiry Reporting System) Recent Changes Log ...... - 1 - Table of Contents ...... 3 Designated Species Summary ...... 5 Species Report ...... 8 AMPHIBIAN ...... 8 Map ...... 8 Common Frog (Rana temporaria) (1) ...... 9 BIRD ...... 10 Map ...... 10 House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) (1) ...... 11 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) (1) ...... 11 Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) (1) ...... 11 Common Gull (Larus canus) (1) ...... 11 Dunnock (Prunella modularis) (3) ...... 11 Honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus) (1)...... 12 Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) (1) ...... 12 Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) (2) ...... 12 House Martin (Delichon urbicum) (1) ...... 12 Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) (1) ...... 12 Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) (1) ...... 12 Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) (1) ...... 12 Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) (1) ...... 12 Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) (1) ...... 13 Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) (1) ...... 13 Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) (1) ...... 13 Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) (1) ...... 13 Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) (1) ...... 13 Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) (1) ...... 13 Swallow (Hirundo rustica) (1) ...... 13 Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) (1) ...... 13 Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) (3) ...... 14 Skylark (Alauda arvensis) (1) ...... 14 Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) (1) ...... 14 Redwing (Turdus iliacus) (1) ...... 14 Swift (Apus apus) (1) ...... 14 Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) (1) ...... 14 Teal (Anas crecca) (1) ...... 14 Peregrine (Falco peregrinus) (1) ...... 14 Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) (1) ...... 15 Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) (1) ...... 15 Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) (1,2) ...... 15 Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) (1) ...... 15 FLOWERING PLANT ...... 16

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Designated Species Summary

Taxa Designation name Occurrence in Cheshire tetrads Occurrence in Cheshire tetrads between 2004-2015 (%) all years (%)

Black-headed Gull Birds of Conservation Concern 22% 40% (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) [RSPB] - Amber

Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non- Local Biodiversity Action Plan 29% 66% scripta) Species, Wildlife and Countryside Act - Shedule 8, IUCN Global Red List - Least Concern

Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) Local Biodiversity Action Plan 22% 80% Species, NERC S41, UK BAP Priority Species

Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) Local Biodiversity Action Plan 20% 70% Species, Birds of Conservation Concern [RSPB] - Amber

Common Frog (Rana temporaria) Wildlife and Countryside Act - 33% 62% Schedule 5

Common Gull (Larus canus) Birds of Conservation Concern 9% 24% [RSPB] - Amber

Common Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus Wildlife and Countryside Act - 25% 28% pipistrellus) Schedule 5, NERC S41, Conservation (Habs and Sp) Regulations 2010 - Schedule 2

Dunnock (Prunella modularis) Birds of Conservation Concern 28% 83% [RSPB] - Amber

Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus Wildlife and Countryside Act 33% 53% carolinensis) Schedule 9

European Water Vole (Arvicola Local Biodiversity Action Plan 14% 51% amphibius) Species, Wildlife and Countryside Act - Schedule 5, NERC S41, UK BAP Priority Species

Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) Wildlife and Countryside Act - 20% 37% Schedule 1, Birds of Conservation Concern [RSPB] - Red

Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) Local Biodiversity Action Plan 8% 59% Species, Birds of Conservation Concern [RSPB] - Red, NERC S41, UK BAP Priority Species

Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) Birds of Conservation Concern 16% 44% [RSPB] - Amber

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) Birds of Conservation Concern 11% 31% [RSPB] - Red

Honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus) Wildlife and Countryside Act - <1% <1% Schedule 1, Birds of Conservation Concern [RSPB] - Amber

House Martin (Delichon Birds of Conservation Concern 22% 66% urbicum) [RSPB] - Amber

House Sparrow (Passer Local Biodiversity Action Plan 33% 84% domesticus) Species, Birds of Conservation Concern [RSPB] - Red, NERC S41,

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UK BAP Priority Species

Indian Balsam (Impatiens Invasive Non-Native Species, 19% 29% glandulifera) Wildlife and Countryside Act Schedule 9

Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia Invasive Non-Native Species, 15% 26% japonica) Wildlife and Countryside Act Schedule 9

Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Birds of Conservation Concern 35% 80% [RSPB] - Amber

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) Wildlife and Countryside Act - 16% 44% Schedule 1, Birds of Conservation Concern [RSPB] - Amber

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) Local Biodiversity Action Plan 28% 78% Species, Birds of Conservation Concern [RSPB] - Red, NERC S41, UK BAP Priority Species

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus Birds of Conservation Concern 11% 29% fuscus) [RSPB] - Amber

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Birds of Conservation Concern 40% 81% [RSPB] - Amber

Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) Wildlife and Countryside Act 5% 8% Schedule 9

Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) Birds of Conservation Concern 14% 45% [RSPB] - Amber

Mistle Thrush (Turdus Birds of Conservation Concern 23% 81% viscivorus) [RSPB] - Amber

Northern Shoveler (Anas Birds of Conservation Concern 8% 17% clypeata) [RSPB] - Amber

Peregrine (Falco peregrinus) Wildlife and Countryside Act - 12% 18% Schedule 1

Pink-footed Goose (Anser Birds of Conservation Concern 8% 15% brachyrhynchus) [RSPB] - Amber

Redwing (Turdus iliacus) Wildlife and Countryside Act - 19% 36% Schedule 1, Birds of Conservation Concern [RSPB] - Red

Reed Bunting (Emberiza Local Biodiversity Action Plan 19% 72% schoeniclus) Species, Birds of Conservation Concern [RSPB] - Amber, NERC S41, UK BAP Priority Species

Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Local Biodiversity Action Plan 19% 85% Species, Birds of Conservation Concern [RSPB] - Red, NERC S41

Song Thrush (Turdus Local Biodiversity Action Plan 32% 87% philomelos) Species, Birds of Conservation Concern [RSPB] - Red

Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Local Biodiversity Action Plan 29% 86% Species, Birds of Conservation Concern [RSPB] - Red

Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Birds of Conservation Concern 42% 87% [RSPB] - Amber

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Swift (Apus apus) Birds of Conservation Concern 22% 81% [RSPB] - Amber

Teal (Anas crecca) Birds of Conservation Concern 10% 28% [RSPB] - Amber

Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) Local Biodiversity Action Plan 8% 71% Species, Birds of Conservation Concern [RSPB] - Red, NERC S41, UK BAP Priority Species

West European Hedgehog NERC S41, UK BAP Priority 25% 44% (Erinaceus europaeus) Species

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus Birds of Conservation Concern 19% 83% trochilus) [RSPB] - Amber

Yellowhammer (Emberiza Local Biodiversity Action Plan 14% 77% citrinella) Species, Birds of Conservation Concern [RSPB] - Red, NERC S41, UK BAP Priority Species

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Species Report

AMPHIBIAN

Map

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Common Frog (Rana temporaria) (1)

RECORD

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date Sex/Stage Abundance Record type

Sankey Valley, SJ5992 1 16/03/2008 None 7 Field Record Burtonwood & Winwick

Gemini SJ5992 1 16/03/2008 Ova/Ovum 50 Field Record Washlands

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BIRD

Map

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House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) (1)

RECORD

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date Sex/Stage Abundance Record type

Sankey Valley, SJ5893 1 24/02/2011 None 8 Field Record Burtonwood & Winwick

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Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 06/03/2006

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) (1)

RECORD

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date Sex/Stage Abundance Record type

Sankey Valley, SJ5893 1 24/02/2011 None 2 Field Record Burtonwood & Winwick

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 06/03/2006

Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) (1)

RECORD

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date Sex/Stage Abundance Record type

Sankey Valley, SJ5893 1 24/02/2011 None 16 Field Record Burtonwood & Winwick

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 17/12/2006

Common Gull (Larus canus) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 17/12/2006

Dunnock (Prunella modularis) (3)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Site name unavailable SJ603931 3 24/01/2009

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NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 14/06/2006

Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 01/11/2006

Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) (2)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Parkside, Newton-le- SJ5994 2 19/02/2004 Willows

House Martin (Delichon urbicum) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 30/05/2006

Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 27/11/2006

Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 08/09/2006

Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 29/01/2005

Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 25/10/2006

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NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 06/03/2006

Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 17/12/2006

Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 27/11/2006

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 30/05/2006

Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 25/10/2006

Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 17/12/2006

Swallow (Hirundo rustica) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 30/05/2006

Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 17/12/2006

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NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Site name unavailable SJ603931 3 24/01/2009

Skylark (Alauda arvensis) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 16/02/2006

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 02/05/2006

Redwing (Turdus iliacus) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 27/11/2006

Swift (Apus apus) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 30/05/2006

Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 16/06/2006

Teal (Anas crecca) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Brook SJ5893 1 08/02/2006

Peregrine (Falco peregrinus) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 25/10/2006

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NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Brook SJ5893 1 08/02/2006

Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 15/04/2006

Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) (1,2)

RECORD

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date Sex/Stage Abundance Record type

Sankey Valley, SJ5893 1 24/02/2011 None 4 Field Record Burtonwood & Winwick

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Newton Brook Greenway SJ5994 2 30/05/2006

Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) (1)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Sankey Valley SJ5893 1 29/01/2005

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FLOWERING PLANT

Map

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Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) (1)

RECORD

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date Sex/Stage Abundance Record type

Burtonwood & SJ597941 1 11/04/2012 None Present Field Record Winwick Ward

Indian Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) (1)

RECORD

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date Sex/Stage Abundance Record type

Burtonwood & SJ597941 1 11/04/2012 None Present Field Record Winwick Ward

Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) (1)

RECORD

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date Sex/Stage Abundance Record type

Burtonwood & SJ597941 1 11/04/2012 None Present Field Record Winwick Ward

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TERRESTRIAL MAMMAL

Map

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European Water Vole (Arvicola amphibius) (1)

RECORD

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date Sex/Stage Abundance Record type

Cop Holt Farm SJ592939 1 22/05/2009 None Present Burrow, Nesthole

Eastern Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) (2)

RECORD

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date Sex/Stage Abundance Record type

Burtonwood & SJ597941 2 11/04/2012 Adult 2 Field Record Winwick Ward

Common Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) (4)

RECORD

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date Sex/Stage Abundance Record type

Wood Head SJ608942 4 08/09/2010 None Present Aural Bat Detector

Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) (3)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

Parkside, Newton-le- SJ5994 3 19/02/2004 Willows

West European Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) (5)

NBN

Location Grid ref. Grid ID Date

SJ6093 5 01/01/2006

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Site Boundary Report

Local Sites

Local Wildlife Sites

There are no Local Wildlife Sites within this search area (Cheshire East).

Regionally Important Geodiversity Sites

There are no Cheshire Regionally Important Geodiversity Sites within this search area Statutory Sites

There are no Statutory Sites within this search area. Other Sites of Conservation Interest

There are no Other Sites of Conservation Interest within this search area.

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