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Licence Annex B LICENCE ANNEX B: Summary of all restrictions relating to licensed actions on Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas and RAMSAR Sites within the county of Wiltshire Protected Sites that are within the assessment are not necessarily part of any active operations. Active operations can and will only occur on protected sites where landowner permission has been granted. SSSI Site Name European Licence Conditions Site Name (if applicable) Acres Farm Meadow Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay until after hay cut, mid July Bencroft Hill Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of Meadows traps to existing sett footprint. Delay until after hay cut,mid July Bincknoll Dip Woods Restrict vehicles to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to within the woodland areas of the SSSI only and ideally in the conifer area. Traps should only be dug in, on boundary edges in these areas, such as hedgerows. Bowerchalke Downs Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint Box Farm Meadows Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Bradley Woods Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint Bratton Downs Exclude SSSI or restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to within the sett footprint or on improved/ semi-improved/scrub grassland areas. Limit location of traps to within the sett footprint which is already disturbed ground rhododendron or conifer plantation. Delay until after hay cut, mid-July. Brimsdown Hill Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay until after hay cut,mid July. Calstone and Cherhill Exclude SSSI or restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Downs Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Avoid vascular plant assemblages and juniper scrub. Charnage Down No additional conditions imposed Chalk Pit Chickengrove Bottom Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint Chilmark Quarries Chilmark Exclude SSSI and no access to within 20m of the SSSI Quarries fenced SSSI boundary. SAC Clattinger Farm North No vehicles or any human access are to be permitted Meadow and across this site Clattinger Farm SAC Cley Hill Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to within sett footprint or on improved/ semi- improved grassland/scrub areas. Exclude any colony locations (likely to be found on south facing, sheltered slopes) from vehicle movement or digging in of traps. Cloatley Farm Restrict vehicles to existing tracks or exclude areas with the Marsh Fritillary butterfly. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay until after hay cut, mid July. Cloatley Manor Farm Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of Meadows traps to existing sett footprint. Delay until after hay cut, mid July Cotswold Water Park No additional conditions imposed Cranborne Chase No shooting activities until 1st September to avoid bird breeding season. Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint Dead Maid Quarry No additional conditions imposed Dinton Quarry No additional conditions imposed Dinton Railway Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. No digging in of Cutting traps in the area of geological features Distillery Farm Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of Meadows traps to existing sett footprint. Delay until after hay cut, mid July Elmlea Meadows Exclude SSSI or restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Delay start until after hay cut, end June. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint Emmett Hill Meadows Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay until after hay cut, mid July Fonthill Grottoes Exclude SSSI and no access to within 20m of the folly entrances. Gallows Hill Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint Goldborough Farm Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of Meadows traps to existing sett footprint. Delay until after hay cut, mid July Gutch Common Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Restrict vehicles from wet woodland/bog area. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint Hang Wood Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint Harries Ground, Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of Rodbourne traps to existing sett footprint. Delay until after hay cut, mid July. Heath Hill Farm Exclude SSSI or vehicle movement restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay until after hay cut, mid-July Kellaways - West Restrict vehicles to existing tracks when crossing Tytherton, River Avon streams. No digging in of traps in the area of geological features Kemble Railway No additional conditions imposed Cuttings King's Play Hill Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to improved / semi-improved grassland / scrub areas. Lady Down Quarry No additional conditions imposed Long Knoll Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint Longleat Woods Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint Lower Coombe and Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of Ferne Brook traps to existing sett footprint Meadows Martin and Tidpit No shooting activities until 1st September to avoid bird Downs breeding season. Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to areas of scrub. Exclude any colony locations of Marsh Fritillary butterfly from vehicle movement or digging in of traps (i.e. west or south facing, sheltered slopes). Avoid localities of vascular plant species. Midford Valley Woods Exclude SSSI or limit location of traps to within the sett footprint which is already disturbed ground rhododendron or conifer plantation; restrict vehicles to existing tracks; spread footfall over an area/avoid excessive footfall along the same routes when off the paths; no new paths created as a result of licensed activities. Minchinhampton No additional conditions imposed Common Morgan's Hill Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Avoid juniper scrub. North Meadow, North No vehicles or any human access are to be permitted Cricklade SSSI Meadow and across this site Clattinger Farm SAC Parsonage Down Salisbury Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of SSSI Plain SAC traps to existing sett footprint Pewsey Downs Pewsey Exclude site or avoid Marsh Fritillary butterfly colonies Downs SAC and vascular plant assemblages by restricting vehicles to existing tracks and no trapping on the site. Pike Corner Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay until after hay cut, mid July Pincombe Down Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint Prescombe Down Prescombe Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of Down SAC traps to existing sett footprint Ravensroost Wood Restrict vehicles to exisitng tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint Restrop Farm and Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of Brockhurst Wood traps to existing sett footprint. Delay until after hay cut, mid July River Avon System Exclude SSSI or restrict vehicles to existing tracks. No access to within 5m of the bank top and do not allow vehicles to use the river bank top for access. Rotherley Downs Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint Roundway Down and Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of Covert traps to existing sett footprint. Avoid juniper scrub. Salisbury Plain Salisbury Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. No shooting or Plain trapping activities on the site or within 400m of the SPA SAC/SPA boundary between 1st March and 31st October. No shooting or trapping within 400m of known Hen harrier roosts inside or outside of the SPA boundary at any time. No shooting within 400m of post breeding aggregations of Stone curlew inside or outside of the SPA between 1st March and 31st October. Control of foxes on participant land to be undertaken within 2km of the SPA boundary to mitigate for any increase in their numbers as a result of the reduction of badger numbers. Scratchbury & Cotley Exclude SSSI or restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Hills ANY DECAYING WOOD LOCATED WITHIN THE SETT FOOTPRINT IS TO LEFT IN SITU IF POSSIBLE. IF DECAYING WOOD MUST BE MOVED THEN IS SHOULD BE MOVED NO FURTHER THAN IS NECESSARY. Limit location of traps to within sett footprint. Exclude any colony locations (likely to be found on south facing, sheltered slopes) from vehicle movement or digging in of traps Silbury Hill No trapping on the site Stanton St. Quintin No additional conditions imposed Quarry and Motorway Cutting Starveall and Stony Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of Down traps to existing sett footprint Steeple Langford Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of Down SSSI traps to existing sett footprint Stockton Wood and Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of Down traps to existing sett footprint Stoke Common Restrict vehicles to existing tracks. Limit location of Meadows traps to existing sett footprint. 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