Oc_1- i(O oll Institute of Ictcl Freshwater 0 Ecology

The status and conservation of British Freshwater Fisk

Survey of freshwater in National Nature Reserves

A.A.Lyle & P.S. Maitland

Report to the Nature Conservancy Council

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Natural Environment Research Council á INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATERECOLOGY Edinburgh Laboratory,Bush Estate, Midlothian EH26 OQB,

THE STATUS AND CONSERVATIONOF BRITISH FRESHWATERFISH:

SURVEY OF FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONAL NATURE RESERVES

by

A.A. Lyle & P.S. Maitland*

*FISH CONSERVATIONCENTRE Easter Cringate, Stirling, FK7 9QX

Project Leader: A.A. Lyle Report Date: October 1991 Report to: Nature Conservancy Council Customers Contract No: HF3-08-17(IFE),HF3-03-344(FCC) Contract No: F6 4 IFE Report Ref No: ED/T1105011/1 TFS Project No: T11 050 11

This is an unpublishedreport and should not be cited without permission which should be sought through the Director of IFE in the first instance.

The IFE is part of the Terrestrial and Freshwater Sciences Directorate of the Natural EnvironmentResearch Council. THE STATUS AND CONSERVATIONOF BRITISH FRESHWATER FISH: SURVEY OF FRESHWATER FISH IN NATIONAL NATURE RESERVES

CONTENTS Page

SUMMARY 1

INTRODUCTION 3

SURVEY METHODS 8

Questionnaires

Literature

Further enquiries

Field surveys

SURVEY RESULTS 16

DISCUSSIONOF RESULTS 22

Fresh waters

Fish distribution

Conservation

CONCLUDING REMARKS 39

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 41

REFERENCES 42

APPENDICES: I Field survey maps and reports

II Tables of water types and fish species recorded for NNRs in Great Britain

III Distributionmaps of freshwater fish species in NNRs. SUMMARY

To consider fully the conservationmanagementof freshwater fish, it v.In's- important to know which fish were already in the protected environment of

National Nature Reserves (NNRs) - the principal sites for nature conservation in Great Britain. For this reason 235 NNRs throughout Great

Britain were surveyed for freshwaterfish between 1987 and 1990 under contract to the Nature ConservancyCouncil (NCC). In the first instance informationwas collected by questionnairessent to NNR wardens and was supplementedby data from published literatureand other sources such as the National Rivers Authority (NRA). Where information on fish was lacking, or incomplete, field surveys were undertaken and in total 44 such surveys were required. In addition, the presence of fresh waters was recorded and classified into basic categories,i.e. lakes, ponds, rivers, streams. The survey was organised to follow the country and regional structure by which nature conservationwas administered by the NCC so that the results could be consideredaccordingly. The NCC has subsequently been reorganisedinto three separate bodies, but the basic regional structure remains.

Seventy five percent of the NNRs contain fresh waters. When considered on

an NCC regional basis, the overall distributionof these waters is not

dissimilar to that for Great Britain - being clearly dominated by NW

Scotland - with the exception that NW and NE England are poorly

represented.

Of those NNRs with fresh water, just over 20% have no fish. There are

currently 51 species of fish found in fresh waters in Great Britain, and 37

1 (73%) of these were recorded in NNRs during the survey; 24 in Scotland,

34 in England and 20 in Wales. NCC regions with most fish species in NNRs are: SW Scotland, West Midlands and East Anglia, but this is due mainly to the presence of a few individual sites with diverse fish populations, for example, Loch Lomond NNR alone has 19 species. If the frequency of occurrence of species in NNRs within regions is considered then NW

Scotland, as with waters, is highest. In terms of both numbers of species and their frequency of occurrence, NW and NE England are notably the lowest.

The most common fish in NNRs are eels, and 3-spined sticklebacks. Distributionmaps of the species recorded are included.

The results for species and for sites (NNRs) are discussed from the viewpoint of fish conservation. As might be expected, the majority of fish in NNRs are those most common in Great Britain and are of little immediate conservationconcern. Two of the species recorded (powan and smelt) are currently important for conservation,but several of the most threatened

British species do not occur in NNRs. Although a number of NNRs have diverse fish communities,only six have a definite fish conservation value, of which Loch Lomond NNR ranks as the most outstanding.

Further study and monitoring of fish communitiesin existing NNRs is

recommended. It is suggested that there is considerable scope through NNR

management to improve fish conservationand that the acquisition of new

reserves for threatened species should be considered.

2 INTRODUCTION

The purpose of the survey reported here is to determine the current distribution of fish species in fresh waters in the National Nature

Reserves of Great Britain.

This study was undertaken as part of a larger project concerned with and

entitled - THE STATUS AND CONSERVATIONOF BRITISH FRESHWATER FISH. The

project was commissionedby the Nature Conservancy Council to be carried

out jointly by the Fish ConservationCentre, Stirling, and the Institute of

Freshwater Ecology, Edinburgh (formerlypart of the Institute of

Terrestrial Ecology until April 1989) during the period November 1986 to

October 1991 inclusive.

There are two parts to the main project: firstly, to assess the status and

conservationaspects of certain endangered species and, where appropriate,

take conservationaction - this is reported separately by Maitland & Lyle

(1991a); secondly, to survey fish species in fresh waters within the

boundaries of National Nature Reserves throughoutGreat Britain, and this

is the subject of this report.

In achieving the latter objective this survey will provide baseline data on

fish species which are already afforded some protection under NNR status.

It will also enable a better appraisal of the requirements for the

conservationof rare and endangered species and important communities whose

present or future vulnerabilitymay require the implementationof

protectivemeasures.

3 The initial number of NNRs included in the survey is the 214 listed in the

1985/86 NCC Annual Report (NatureConservancyCouncil 1986). Subsequently another 22 NNRs were declared - and one de-declared - during the period of the survey, as published in the 1989/90 NCC Annual Report (Nature

Conservancy Council 1990), bringing the total to 235. For reasons of efficiency and continuity the latter 22 NNRs were dealt with, as a group, at the end of the survey. The NCC has recently been reorganised into three separate country organisationsand in the (final) 1990/91 NCC Annual Report

(Nature Conservancy Council 1991) 242 NNRs are listed. The additional seven are not considered in this report.

The NCC administrativeorganisationis shown in Figure 1. The 235 NNRs in

Great Britain are divided by country; namely 68 in Scotland, 121 in

England and 46 in Wales. The country totals are further subdivided into 4 regions in Scotland, 8 in England and 3 in Wales (Table 1).

The survey followed the above structure,partly because of its similarity to that of government bodies with legal responsibilityfor fresh waters and fishing, whose involvementwas required throughout,and also for the efficiency of necessary liaison with NCC staff both administrativelyand in the field. The results for NNRs are presented here by country and by NCC regions. Although they are of limited ecological importance, these administrativedivisions are important in relation to the application of the practical conservationmanagement of fish.

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Index to NNR Numbers

&stud England

1 Achanarras Quarry 1 Ainsdale Sand Dunes 8 Dengie 10 The Swale 2 Alt nan Carnan 2 Asby Scar 9 Hales Wood 11 Swanscombe Skull Site 3 Remn Eighe 3 Blelham Bog 10 Hamford Water 12 Thursley 4 Clawthorpe Fell 11 Hickling Broad 13 Wye 5 Blar Nam Faoileag 5 Gait Barrows 12 Holkham 6 Claish 6 G lesson Moss 13 Leigh WEWL 7 Coille Thogabhaig 7 Moor House 14 Ludham Marshes if . 8 Comeshalloch 8 North Fen 15 Orfordness-Havergate 1 Cadair Idris 9 Dunnet Links 9 Park Wood 16 Scolt Head Island 2 Ceunnant Llennyrch 10 10 Ribble Marshes 17 Swanton Novers Wood 3 Coed Carnlyn 11 Gualin 11 Roundsea Woods 18 Thetford Heath 4 Coed Cymerau 12 lnchnadamph 12 Rusland Moss 19 Walberswick 5 Coed Dolgarrog 13 Invernaver 20 Weeting Heath 6 Coed Ganllwyd 19 Inverpolly NE_ 21 Westleton Heath 7 Coed Gorswen 15 L.A.Mhuilinn Wood 1 Castle Eden Dene 22 Winterton Dunes 8 Coed y Rhygen 16 L.Druidibeg 2 Colt Park Wood 9 Coed Tremadoc 17 L.Maree Islands 3 Coom Rig Moss 10 Coedydd Aber 18 L.Sunart Woodlands 4 Forge Valley Woods 1 Arne 11 Coedydd Maentwrog 19 Monach Isles 5 Grain Heads Moss 2 Avon Gorge 12 Cors Bodeilio 20 Mound Alderwoods 6 Lindisfarne 3 Axmouth - etc 13 Core Erddreiniog 21 Nigg & Udale Bays 7 Ling Gill• 4 Barrington Hill 14 Cors Geirch 22 N.Rona & Sula Sgeir 8 Newham Bog 5 Hovey Valley 15 Cwm Glas Crafant 23 Rassal Ashwood 9 Scar Close 6 Braunton Barrow 16 Cwm Idwal 24 Rhum 10 Upper Teesdale 7 Bridgewater Bay 17 Hafod Garregog 25 St Kilda 26 Strathfarrar Figure 1. The distributionof National Nature Reserves 27 Strathy Bog and NCC administrativeareas in Great Britain.

1 2 Cairngorms Regional abbreviations are given in full 3 Craigellachie in Table 1. 4 5 Oakwood Mgd_ 8 Dendles Wood 18 Morf a Dyffryn 6 1 Bredon Hill 9 Ebbor Gorge 19 Morfa Harlech 7 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Gordano Valley 20 Newborough Warren 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 Hartland Moor 21 Rhinog 9 Morrone Birkwood 4 Cotswold Commons 12 Hog Cliff 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 10 5 Derbyshire Dales 13 Holt Heath 23 Y Wyddf a-Snowdon 11 Noss 6 Downton G orge 14 Holton Heath 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 15 The Lizard DP 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 Morden Bog 1 Allt Rhyd y Groes 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol SW 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Shapwick Heath 3 Cors Caron 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 19 Stoborough Heath 4 Core y Llyn 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones 20 Studland Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 Yarner Wood 6 Craig y Cilau 14 Wrens Nest 7 Dyfi 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss 8. 8 Nant Irfon 6 Glasdrum 16 Wyre Forest 1 Ashford Hill 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 7 Glen Diomhan 2 Aston Rowant 10 Rhos Goch 8 3 Beacon Hill 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 9 Kirkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills de Holes 4 Cothill 12 Skomer 10 L.Lomond 2 Barton Hills 5 Fyfield Down 13 Stackpole 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 6 Martin Down 14 Stanner Rocks 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 7 N. Meadow Cricklade 15 Ty Canol 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 N. Solent 19 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 9 Old Winchester Hill 3_ 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 Parsonage Down 1 Coed y Cerrig 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog 9 Saltfleetby etc. 12 Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach 1 .10 The Wash 13 Wychwood 4 Gower Coast 2 11 Tring Reservoirs 14 Wylie Down 5 Kenfig 3 Caenlochan 12 Upwood Meadows 6 Oxwich 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen 7 Penhow Woodlands 5 1 Blean Woods 8 Whiteford 6 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 7 L.Leven 1 Benacre 3 Ham Street Woods 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow 9 3 Brettenham Heath 5 Kingley Vale 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Bu re Marshes 6 Lewes Downs 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 7 Lullington Heath 12 Tentsmuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 8 Pevensey Levels 13 W hi tla w 7 Colne Estuary 9 Stodmarsh

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5 TABLE 1 The number of National Nature Reserves in Great Britain (NatureConservancyCouncil 1990).

Country NCC Region No of NNRs

SCOTLAND North West (NW) 27 North East (NE) 13 South West (SW) 15 South East (SE) 13

68

ENGLAND North West(NW)12 North East(NE)10 West Midlands (WM)16 East Midlands (EM)13 East Anglia(EA)22 South West(SW)21 South(S)14 South East(SE)13

121

WALES North(N)23 Dyfed Powys (DP)15 South(S) 8

46

GREAT BRITAIN TOTAL 235

6 NNRs are distributed throughout the full extent of Great Britain, as shown in Figure 1. Topographic variations included in these NNRs are

representativeof most, if not all, of those found in Great Britain and

range from mountainous areas, such as the Cairngorms, to the fenlands of

East Anglia. Within the 235 NNRs are many water bodies which represent the majority of freshwater habitats found in this country. There is a mixture of natural and man-made waters; large lakes, reservoirs and ponds; upland

and lowland rivers; mountain streams and drainage dykes. The series

includes waters from the full range of trophic conditions. However, as

noted later, for some regions the NNRs do not give a good representationof

all types of fresh waters present there.

In addition to factors related to geographicdispersal (Maitland 1985) the

occurrence of fish is obviously dependent on and related to the variety and

frequency of occurrence of fresh waters. For this reason basic information

on waters within NNRs was collected as complimentaryto the fish survey.

It was impractical within the scope of this survey to consider detailing

the actual numbers and types of all fresh waters present in NNRs, but

informationon the presence or absence of waters in four broad categories,

i.e. lakes, ponds (< lha area), rivers and streams (< lm width) was

collected.

7 SURVEY METHODS

Survey information came from four principal sources: questionnaires to NNR wardens, published literature,enquiries to organisations involved in fish studies plus local sources, and finally field surveys. These are described more fully below. Apart from the initial issue of questionnaires to all

NCC regions the survey was conducted by country and was completed for

Scotland before moving on to England then Wales.

QUESTIONNAIRES

In December 1986, questionnairesfor each NNR (an example is shown in

Figure 2) were sent to each of the 15 NCC regional offices for distribution to NNR wardens. The questionnairesrequested simple information on water types present, fishery interests as a source of further information, and more specific data on the 55 species of fish listed for fresh waters in the

British Isles, see Maitland & Lyle (1991a & b). For the latter, informationwas requested as to which species were known with certainty to occur within the NNR (and taken as a definite record) and those only

thought to occur (but requiring verification).

In general, the response was good with over 90% of questionnaires (or

equivalent informationby letter) returned within a few months. The

informativecontent varied greatly for those NNRs with fresh water present.

In some cases wardens were obviously interestedin fish and gave

comprehensivereturns with additionalinformationand comments that

required no further action. Occasionallydata were derived from previous

studies (see below). For other NNRs there was no information on fish at

all. The majority of returns, however, fell into an intermediate category

where there was some, but incompleteknowledge of fish presence. For

8 NAME OF NNR NAME OF WARDEN ADDRESS TEL. NO. DATE

YES NO

1. Were fresh waters a significant factor in declaring this NNR

2. Does this NNR contain any fresh water small streams (< 1 m) larger streams, rivers ponds (< 1 ha) lakes bogs, mires etc.

3. Is there any angling interest organised (i.e. clubs) casual

4. Have there been previous studies of fish in the NNR

Do you know who carried them out and when

5. Which fish species on the list below (a) do you KNOW to exist, or (b) are thought to exist in this NNR. (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) Sea Lamprey Common Carp Danube Catfish River Lamprey Crucian Carp Eel Brook Lamprey Goldfish Three-sp.Stickleback Sturgeon Barbel Ten-sp.Stickleback Allis Shad Gudgeon Burbot Twaite Shad Tench Sea Bass Atlan tic Salmon Silver Bream Largemouth Bass Brown Trout Common Bream Pumpkinseed Rainbow Trout Bleak Rock Bass Pink Salmon Minnow Perch Arctic Charr Bitterling Ruff e Brook Charr Rudd Pike Perch Powan Roach Common Goby Pollan Chub Thicklipped Mullet Vendace Orfe Thinlipped Mullet Houting Dace Golden Mullet Grayling Spined Loach Bullhead Smelt Stone Loach Flounder Pike 6. Whose permission is required to fish this NNR

ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

Figure 2. Example of the questionnaire sent to NNR wardens. 9 example in some sites angled fish (eg salmon, trout) were known, but other likely species (e.g. eel, bullhead) were not. All the questionnaires returned were carefully scrutinised and for those judged not to be fully adequate (i.e. the latter two categoriesabove), or where no return had been made, further investigationswere undertaken.

LITERATURE

The extent of published informationon fish in individual NNRs varies enormously. For the great majority, nothing has been published on the fish communities. For others, there is casual mention of the fish species present (e.g. Nethersole-Thompson& Watson 1974). Occasionally broader based fish surveys include waters within NNRs (e.g. Shaw 1977,Gardiner &

Egglishaw 1986, Harriman et al. 1987 and Maitland et al. 1987) but very few deal specificallywith individual reserves (e.g. Crisp et al. 1975).

However, in a few reserves the fish communitiesare well known and have

been studied over long periods; good examples are , Loch Lomond

and Rostherne Mere NNRs, but these sites are the exception.

Published informationon fish in Loch Leven goes back as far as the 14th

Century (Thorpe 1973) and there have been a number of studies there

recently. For Loch Lomond there are many old references to the fish (e.g.

Monipenny 1612); the review of the status of the fish community by

Maitland (1972) included 37 published referencesto fish there and several

studies have been published since then. At Rostherne Mere the fish have

been studied for several centuries (e.g. Ray 1686) and recent reviews

include Ellison & Chubb 1968, Banks 1970, Goldspink 1983.

10 FURTHERENQUIRIES

Normally, as a first step, wardens were contacted to confirm or elaborate on their returns and also to identify local sources of information such as angling clubs, water bailiffs, game keepers etc. Concurrently enquiries were made to official organisationssuch as the SOAFD Freshwater Fisheries

Laboratory, Pitlochry, River PurificationBoards in Scotland, and Water

Authorities - subsequentlythe National Rivers Authority - in England and

Wales. A number of individualsin these organisationswere particularly helpful and collectivelycontributedsignificantlyto the survey. In addition the results of certain fish surveys undertaken by universities were obtained. Where these further enquiries showed that no, or inadequate,informationon fish existed, field surveys were undertaken.

FIELDSURVEYS

Field surveys were carried out at 25 NNRs in Scotland in 1987/88, 14 in

England in 1989, and 5 in Wales in 1990 (Table 2). The proportional

disparity between the number of NNRs requiring field surveys in Scotland

(38%) compared to both England (13%) and Wales (14%) is perhaps because of

the proportionatelyhigher occurrenceof fresh waters in NNRs in Scotland

(see Results), allied to the better availabilityof data in England and

Wales due to the existence of an official body (i.e. the NRA) with direct

responsibilityfor fish.

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Table 2 National Nature Reserveswhere field surveys for fish were conducted.

Consenting Country NCC Region NNR Date of Survey Organisation Departmentof Agriculture Scotland North West AchanarrasQuarry 4.8.88 Allt nan Carnan 6.6.88 and Fisheriesfor Scotland Ben Wyvis 8-9.8.88 (now the ScottishOffice Blar nam Faoileag 4.8.88 Agricultureand Fisheries Dunnet Links 3.8.88 Department(SOAFD)) Glen Roy 25.8.88 Islands 7-8.6.88 Mound Alderwoods 6.8.88 Rassal Ashwood 6.6.88

North East AbernethyForest 13-14.9.88 Craigellachie 12-14.9.88 Creag Meagaidh 22-25.8.88 Morrone Birkwoods 15.9.88

SouthWest Ben Lui 21.6.88 Caerlaverock 30.7.87&29.8.87 Clyde Valley Woodlands 4.5.88 GlasdrumWood 26.10.88 KirkconnellFlow 29-30.7.87&18.4.89 Silver Flowe 30-31.7.87

South East Ben Lawers 22-23.6.88 BlawhornMoss 5.5.88 FlandersMoss 13.5.88 Rannoch Moor 23-26.5.88 St Abb's Head 25.6.87&17.8.87 Whitlaw Mosses 19.7.87

Table 2 (contd.)

21-22.9.89 NRA.NW England North West Gait Barrows

North East Ling Gill 21.9.89 NRA.NW

West Midlands Mottey Meadows 25.8.89 NRA.SevernTrent The Flits 10.7.90 NRA.SE Wales

East Midlands Barton Hills 6.9.89 NRA.E.Anglia Holme Fen 24.8.89 Monks Wood 24.8.89 Upwood Meadows 7.9.89

East Anglia BlackwaterEstuary 5.9.89 ChippenhamFen 7.9.89 Leigh 5.9.89 ft

South West ShapwickHeath 22.8.89 NRA.Wessex

Ce3 South Cothill 6.9.89 NRA.Thames Wychwood 23.8.89

NRA.N.Wales Wales North Cors Erddreiniog 29-30.8.90 NewboroughWarren 29-30.8.90 " Snowdon 11-13.9.90 t. Dyfed-Powys Dyfi 28.8.90

South Craig Y Cilau 10.7.90 NRA.S.E.Wales These surveys were mostly one- or two-day visits to specifically identified

waters to establish the presence or absence of probable fish species. To

aid site selection, standard NCC NNR maps, usually at a large scale, were

obtained from NCC offices. On the occasions when no information on fish

was available, surveys were broadened to encompass different freshwater

habitats within the NNR. A wide range of habitats was encountered from

large lochs and fast-flowingrivers to peat pools and overgrown ditches.

Throughout the field survey consent was required from the relevant

authorities to use gill nets and electric fishing. The situation differs

in Scotland from that in England and Wales. In Scotland permission was

gained from the Secretary of State's office through the Department of

Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland (now SOAFD), and a blanket permit

was granted for all relevant waters for the duration of the project

(includingthe concurrent fish conservationwork). In England and Wales

the NRA has responsibilityfor freshwaterfish. Consent to sample fish

must be obtained from the relevant NRA regional office (see Table 2) for

specified sites and dates given in advance. Such consent was granted, with

a few exceptions for gill netting. Permission for access to sites and to

sample fish was also required from NCC, land owners and holders of fishing

rights, who on occasion, wished to be met on site. Consequently the

planning and execution of some field surveys were extremely cumbersome.

The principal equipment used for standing waters was survey-type

monofilamentgill nets 50m long x 1.5m deep, which consist of 12 panels of

mixed mesh sizes. These nets are specificallydesigned to sample the range

• of sizes and species of fish. Nets were normally set out overnight to take

advantage of diurnal fish movements. However on occasion the period of

14 setting was much shorter and nets were checked frequently to avoid unnecessary over-fishing. Fish damage was kept to a minimum by careful handling and most catches were small. To a lesser extent hand nets, fyke nets and an assortment of traps were used.

For running waters, hand nets and back pack electric fishing apparatus

(pulsed DC) were used. Electric fishing was carried out over measured

lengths of stream and in different habitats. Some lake shores and shallow ponds were also sampled by this method. There was no problem regarding

fish damage with this form of electric fishing and indeed the vast majority

of fish caught by all methods were returned alive to their place of

capture.

The field surveys were almost exclusivelyqualitative, the primary

objective being to identify species presence, but the number of individuals

of each species caught at each site was recorded (see Appendix I).

While on site the opportunitywas taken, if possible, to contact local

people (land owners, estate workers, anglers etc.) for any additional

information on fish.

(In Scotland, most field sites were sampled for water chemistry. The site

locations and results are given in Appendix I.)

15 SURVEY RESULTS

For each NNR surveyed in the field (see Table 2) a brief individual report is given in Appendix I. This describes the purpose of visit, the sites sampled by name (if any) and by national grid reference (NGR), survey methods, and the numbers and species of fish caught, plus some additional comment. Maps of the NNRs obtained from NCC offices are included and show the specific sites sampled.

The full results of the survey, incorporatingdata from all sources for fresh waters and fish species, are given for each of the 235 NNRs in

Appendix II. The presence of individual fish species is indicated by coded letters which refer to the source of information. NNRs are listed in alphabeticalorder and by NCC administrativeregion according to that given on the NCC map of National Nature Reserves produced in 1986.

Further summaries of the data are presented in Tables 3-5: types of fresh

waters within NNRs (Table 3); regional fish distributions (Table 4);

national fish distributions (Table 5).

Distributionmaps have also been prepared: Figure 3 shows those NNRs with

fresh water present; Appendix III, Figures IIIa-u, illustrate the

distributionof the fish species recorded in Appendix II.

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Table 3 Summary of the number of NationalNature Reserves and water types present,by NCC administrative regions.

Number of Number of NNRs containingspecifictypes of Number of NNRs with fresh waters NCC Regions NNRs fresh waters present

(%) Lakes Ponds Rivers Streams (%) (%) (%) (%)

Scotland:North West 27 25 (93) 12(44) 20(74) 14(52) 23(85) North East 13 10 (77) 6(46) 9(69) 4(31) 10(77) South West '15 14(93) 1 (7) 5(33) 8(53) 14(93) South East 13 13 (100) 5(38) 5(38) 3(23) 13(100)

SCOTLANDTOTALS 68 62(91) 24(35) 39 (57) 29(43) 60(88)

England: North West 12 3(25) 1(8) 1(8) 1(8) 2(17) North East 10 5(50) 1 (10) 3(30) 3(30) 3(30) West Midlands 16 13(81) 1(6) 9(56) 3(19) 9(56) East Midlands 13 9(69) 2(15) 8(62) 1 (8) 7(54) East Anglia 22 13(59) 4(18) 10(45) 7(32) 9(41) South West 21 14(67) 1(5) 10(48) 4(19) 9(43) South 14 8(57) 1(7) 7(50) 1(7) 4 (29) South East 13 10(77) 1 (8) 9(69) 1(8) 6(46)

ENGLAND TOTALS 121 75(62) 12 (10) 57 (47) 21(17) 49 (40)

Wales: North 23 21(91) 6(26) 6(26) 13(57) 19(83) Dyfed-Powys 15 14(93) 1 (7) 7(47) 7(47) 14(93) South 8 4(50) 3(38) 1(13) 2(25) 4(50)

WALES TOTALS 46 39 (85) lo (22) 14(30) 22 (48) 37 (8o) GREAT BRITAIN TOTALS 235 176(75) 46 (20) 110(47) 72 (31) 146(62) Table 4. Summary of the number of NNRs containing each of the 37 fish species recorded, by NCC regions.

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NE - • 1 Abernethy Forest 2 Cairngorms 3 Craigellachie 4 Creag Meagan:1h 18 Morfa Dyffryn 5 Dinnet Oakwood Vad_ 8 Dendles Wood 19 Morfa Harlech 6 Glen Tanar 1 Bredon Hill 9 Ebbor Gorge 20 Newborough Warren 7 Hermaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Gordano Valley Hartland Moor 21 Rhinog 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 9 Morrone Birkwood 4 Cotswold Commons 12 Hog Cliff 13 Holt Heath 23 Y Wyddfa-Snowdon 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 14 Holton Heath 11 Noss 6 Downton Gorge 15 The Lizard 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 16 Morden Bog 1 Allt Rhyd y Groes 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol Mottey Meadows 18 Shapwick Heath 3 Cors Caron St, 10 Stoborough Heath 4 Cors y Llyn 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 19 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones 20 Studland Heath 21 Yarner Wood 6 Craig y Cilau 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 7 Dyfi 4 Cairnsmore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 8 N ant Irf on 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss 1 Ashford Hill 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 6 Glasdrum 16 Wyre Forest 2 Aston Rowant 10 Rhos Goch 7 Glen Diomhan 3 Beacon Hill 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 8 Glen Nant ET& 12 Skomer 9 Kirkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills & Holes 4 Cothill 5 Fyfield Down 13 Stackpole 10 L.Lomond 2 Barton Hills 6 Martin Down 14 Stanner Rocks 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 7 N. Meadow Cricklade 15 Ty Canol 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 8 N. Solent 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 9 Old Winchester Hill 14 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 1 Coed y Cerrig 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 Parsonage Down 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog 9 Saltfleetby etc. 12 Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach 4 Gower Coast Ben Lawers 10 The Wash 13 Wychwood 14 Wylie Down 5 Kenfig 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 6 Oxwich 3 Caenlochan 12 Upwood Meadows 7 Penhow Woodlands 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen SE_ 1 Blean Woods 8 Whiteford 5 Flanders Moss 2 Castle Hill, Lewes . 6 Isle of May KA- 3 Ham Street Woods 7 L.Leven 1 Benacre 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow Kingley Vale Morton Lochs 3 Brettenham Heath 5 6 Lewes Downs 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Bure Marshes 7 Lullington Heath 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 8 Pevensey Levels 12 Tentsrnuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 9 Stodmarsh 13 Whitlaw Mosses 7 Colne Estuary

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21 DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

FRESH WATERS

The information collected on fresh waters in NNRs was restricted to recording the presence of four broadly defined freshwater types. The task of quantifying them in more precise hydrologicaland ecological categories was not practical within the scope of this survey although the feasibility of doing so was investigatedat an early stage. The data presented here on fresh waters are not an accuratelyquantitativedescription of their occurrence in NNRs since within each NNR it is the presence of a specific type which is noted, not the number of waters of that type. However, if the data are consideredon an NCC regional basis, they are broadly indicative of the relative freshwaterresourceswithin NNRs - which are of course dependent on the frequencyof water bodies in different geographic areas and the number and sizes of NNRs within each region. The sum of occurrences of all four water types in the NNRs of each region are

illustratedin Figure 4 and, as might be expected, are clearly dominated by

NW Scotland, not only in overall numbers but also in each of the four types

(see Table 3). N. Wales is second to NW Scotland in these terms. A

notable feature of this analysis is the very low numbers in northern

England, particularlyNW region which contains one of the best known areas

for fresh waters in Great Britain - the English Lake District. With the

exception of the latter region, this distributionis not dissimilar to that

for all fresh waters in Great Britain (Smith & Lyle 1979).

FISH DISTRIBUTION

The type of informationon freshwaterfish given here is similar to that

for fresh waters above, in that it is confined to recording the presence,

22 60-69

50-59

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VA30-39

20-29

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Figure 4. The sum of occurrencesof all four water types recorded in the NNRs of each NCC region. NOTE: There were none in the 50-59 category. 23. not the number of separate stocks, of species within NNR boundaries. On a few occasions NNR boundaries were difficult to define accurately (e.g. river banks or centre-lines),some had been altered or expanded during the course of the survey, or informationwas confused with that for adjacent

Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). However, some effort has gone into ensuring the validity of the informationreported here as shown by the duplicate and triplicatesources for individual species records

(AppendixII). Other than for field surveys, no dates of record are given, although a number are held on file. The information from questionnaire returns was obtained in 1987, remaining Scottish records in 1988, NRA data for England in 1989 and for Wales in 1990. Additional information for

Welsh NNRs was taken from a survey by the University of Wales (Shaw 1977) which should be valid at the date of publication.

Fish species have only been included if there is definite evidence of their occurrence; for example, those only thought to occur (from the

questionnaires)are excluded in the absence of further confirmation. One

of the features of some field surveys was unexpected catches. Also, there•

were occasions when species which were expected to be found were not. A

minor source of inaccuracyis in questionablespecies identificationby

non-specialistsin the cases of the lampreys and the mullets, and for this

reason their distributionsare shown collectivelyin Appendix III. In view

of the above, therefore,the informationgiven here should be regarded as a

minimum species list for NNRs, although we believe that for the majority

the records are complete.

24 Fifty-five fish species have been recorded in British fresh waters (Table

6). However the pollan is found only in Ireland, pink salmon, houting and burbot are no longer believed to occur here, and vendace has recently become extinct in its recorded sites in Scotland. This reduces the total numbers to 51 species for Great Britain; 40 for Scotland, 51 for England and 42 for Wales. The survey shows that the total number of species recorded in NNRs in Great Britain was 37 (or 73% of the total available); in Scotland 24 (60%) were recorded, in England 34 (67%) and in Wales 20

(48%). The correspondingnumbers of species on an NCC regional basis are illustrated in Figure 5 where three regions are prominent, namely: SW

Scotland, although this is almost entirely due to Loch Lomond NNR which

alone has 19 species: West Midlands, England, due mainly to Wyre Forest

NNR with 18 species and Rostherne Mere with 11 species; and East Anglia

where there are four NNRs each containing9-13 species. NW and NE England

regions with only eight and four species respectivelyhave by far the

poorest representation.

The pattern changes if the relative frequency of occurrence of fish species

in NNRs for each region is considered. This quantitative approach is

subject to the same sort of limitationsthat applied to the distribution of

fresh waters mentioned above, but it allows useful comparisons to be made.

The results of this analysis are illustratedin Figure 6: NW Scotland now

becomes dominant, with East Anglia ranking highly. Again, the NNRs of NW

and NE England are clearly the poorest in terms of fish resources. In NW

England the eight recorded species occur only once each in NNRs.

The frequency of occurrence in NNRs of each of the 51 British species is

shown in Figure 7, subdividedby country, and the most common species are

25 TABLE 6 List of fish species recorded in British fresh waters. (From Maitland & Lyle (1991a))

SCIENTIFIC NAME COMMON NAME SCOT ENGL WALES

Petromyzon marinus Sea Lamprey 4- ' -I- + Lampetra fluviatilis River Lamprey 4- -1- + Lampetra planeri Brook Lamprey + 4- Acipenser sturio Sturgeon i 4 + Alosa alosa Allis Shad i -I- 4- Alosa fallax Twaite Shad 4- A- Salmo saZar -I. 4- Salmo trutta Brown Trout + 4- Oncorhynchusmykiss Rainbow Trout 4 4- + Oncorhynchusgorbuscha Pink Salmon 4- A- - Salvelinus alpinus Arctic Charr 4- -1- + Salvelinus fontinalis Brook Charr i i lavaretus Powan -I. 4- Coregonus autumnalis Pollan (Irelandonly) - - Coregonus albula Vendace + - Coregonus oxyrinchus Houting 4- - Thymallus thyma/lus Grayling -I- + I- Osmerus eperlanus Smelt I- 4 + Esox lucius Pike -I- + Cyprinus carpio Common Carp + Carassius carassius Crucian Carp 4- 4- Carassius auratus Goldfish 4- + i Barbus barbus Barbel -I- 4- Gobio gobio Gudgeon i + -I- Tinca tinca Tench + + Blicca bjoerkna Silver Bream -I- Abramis brama Common Bream 4- + i Alburnus alburnus Bleak -I- - Phoxinus phoxinus Minnow 4- + + Rhodeus sericeus Bitterling I- - Scardinius erythrophthalmus Rudd -I- 4- 1- Rutilus rut/Ws Roach 4- -1- Leuciscus cephalus Chub 4- i Leuciscus idus Orfe + 4 Leuciscus leuciscus Dace 4- + + Cobitis taenia Spined Loach + - Noemacheilusbarbatulus Stone Loach + 1- Silurus glanis Danube Catfish 4- - Anguilla anguilla Eel 4- 4- + Gasterosteusaculeatus 3-spined Stickleback 4- i + Pungitius pungitius 10-spined Stickleback -I- + t Lota lota Burbot 1- - Dicentrarchus Zabrax Sea Bass + 4- Micropterus salmoides LargemouthBass + - Lepomis gibbosus Pumpkinseed 1- - Ambloplites rupestris Rock Bass I- - Perca fluviatilis Perch 4- -1- Gymnocephaluscernua Ruffe -I- + + Stizostedion lucioperca Pikeperch + - Pomatoschistusmicrops Common Goby 4 i -I- Chelon labrosus ThicklippedMullet -I- 4- Liza ramada ThinlippedMullet + Liza aurata Golden Mullet I- + 4- Cottus gobio Bullhead I- # + Platichthysflesus Flounder -I- -I- 4-

26 20-29

10-19

0-9

Figure 5. The number of fish species recorded in NNRs for each NCC region. 27. Figure 6. The sum of occurrencesof all fish species recorded in the NNRs of each NCC region. 28.

Figure 7. The total number of NNRs containingeach of the 51 fish species currently found in Great Britain, subdivided by country.

Sea Lamprey River Lamprey. Imo Brook Lamprey MI Sturgeon Allis Shad Twaite Shad Atlantic Salmon Brown Trout Rainbow TroUt tEl Arctic Charr Brook Charr Powan1 Vendace Grayling ] Smelt Pike

Crucian Carp Goldfish LI Barbel Gudgeon

Silver Bream 7 Bream MI:SI:I:I:I:I:Id Bleak Minnow IMMIIW:;:iw Bitterling Rudd

Chub 171 Orfe Dace Spined Loach Stone Loach Danube Catfish Eel 3 sp Stickleback 10 sp Stickleback Sea Bass Largemouth Bass Pumpkinseed Rock Bass Perch I Ruf fe Pikeperch 3 Common Goby Thicklipped Mullet In] Thinlipped Mullet Golden Mullet Bullhead I Flounder I

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 T No. NNRs COUNTRY Scotland England J Wales

29 clearly eels and brown trout with 3-spined sticklebacksnext. Eels, however, may also be the most under-recordedspecies as they are more difficult to observe or catch than many others.

CONSERVATION

A conservationvalue for each species can be allocated according to the criteria in Maitland & Lyle (1991a & b) and is given in Table 7.

The occurrence of fish in NNRs in these conservationcategories is given in

Table 8, by NCC regions. Thus, 99% are in categories D and E, and are under no immediate threat. 0.5% are in category C which contains only

Arctic charr, a species which presently merits conservation consideration, particularly in the southern range of its distribution (Maitland& Lyle,

1990). The final 0.5%are in category B which have an immediate

conservation importance. These are the powan in Loch Lomond NNR (although

the NNR includes only a small part of the loch) and the smelt in Hickling

Broad NNR and North Solent NNR, about which more information is required.

Fourteen (27%) of the available species are not recorded in NNRs (see

Figure 7). Of these, nine are category E species (seven of which have been

introduced to this country and are thereforeof questionable conservation

concern - see Maitland & Lyle, 1991a & b) one is in category D (spined

loach) and one is in category I (sturgeon). Significantly,none of the

three category A species (allis shad, twaite shad and vendace) occur in

NNRs. The most important of these is the vendace which is Britain's rarest

freshwater fish and occurs in only two lakes in NW England.

30

Table 7 The conservationstatus of British freshwater fish.

CONSERVATIONCATEGORY

I A B C D Sturgeon Allis shad Powan Arctic charr Sea lamprey Routing* Twaite shad Pollan* River lamprey Burbot* Vendace Smelt Brook lamprey Atlantic salmon Brown trout Spined loach 10 Sp.stickleback Sea bass

E Rainbow trout Bleak Pumpkinseed Pink salmon* Minnow Rock bass Brook charr Bitterling Perch Grayling Rudd Ruffe Pike Roach Pikeperch Common carp Chub Common goby Crucian carp Orfe Thicklipped mullet Goldfish Dace Thinlipped mullet Barbel Stone loach Golden mullet Gudgeon Danube catfish Bullhead Tench Eel Flounder Silver bream 3 Sp. stickleback Common bream Largemouthbass

* - not available to this survey - see text

Internationalaction needed

A Urgent conservationaction needed now

A conservationmanagement plan should be implementedsoon

A conservationmanagement plan should be prepared

A conservationmanagement plan should be considered

No immediate action needed

Category I are not really relevant here since sturgeon is an occasional coastal vagrant and houting and burbot are believed to be extinct in Britain.

31 TABLE 8 The occurrence of freshwater fish species in NNRs by their conservation status, and by NCC administrativeareas.

Occurrence by conservation Total status categories NCC REGION occurrence of (see Table 8) fish species in NNRs A B c D E

Scotland NW 88 - - 2 43 43 NE 39 - - 1 15 23 SW 47 - 1 - 21 25 SE 29 - - - 6 23 SCOTLAND TOTALS 203 - 1 3 85 114

EnglandNW 8 - - - 1 7 NE 7 - - - 4 3 WM 52 - - - 8 44 EM 24 - - - 3 21 EA 67 - 1 - 9 57 Sw 33 - - - 9 24 s 23 - 1 - 5 17 SE 21 - - - 2 19 ENGLAND TOTALS 235 - 2 - 41 192 WalesN 52 - - - 26 26 DP 45 - - - 14 31 s 25 - - - 3 22 WALES TOTALS 122 - - - 43 79

GREAT BRITAIN TOTALS 560 - 3 3 169 385

32 In order to allocate a conservationvalue for fish to each NNR the criteria suggested by Maitland (1985) were considered. However, there are certain difficulties in applying these criteria here, partly because they were designed for discrete waters and many NNRs include several (either complete or in part) and also because they require information not available from this survey. Consequently an abbreviatedversion (Table 9) was applied under the following conditions: the answer to question 2 was always assumed to be yes; species consideredas rare are those in categories A, B and C in Table 7; questions4 and 5 are perhaps open to interpretation, but here only one instance was accepted for question 4 (the river lampreys of Loch Lomond) and one for question 5 (the river lamprey/powan relationshipagain at Loch Lomond). (There may be others of which we are currently unaware).

The criteria in Table 9 were applied to the data for individual NNRs given

in Appendix II. The resulting categorisationof all 235 NNRs shows that 59

(25%)have no fresh waters; 37 (16%) are in category a; 133 (57%)are in

category d (but see below); and the remaining 6 (2%)are in category c and

have some definite fish conservationvalue. Of the latter, five have only

one category c ranking: i.e. InverpollyNNR, L. Maree Islands NNR and

Cairngorms NNR - for rare species (Arcticcharr); Hickling Broad NNR and

North Solent NNR - for rare species (smelt); but one, Loch Lomond NNR,

qualifies for a c ranking on all four counts - for rare species (powan) -

for an unusual form (river lamprey) - for an unusual combination (river

lamprey/powan)- for total number of species (i.e. > 12) and is the most

outstandingNNR from a fish conservationaspect.

Although the majority of NNRs fall into category d, there are nevertheless

interestingand diverse fish communitieswithin that group. The survey

shows that there are nine NNRs with 10 or more fish species (Table 10) and

six of these are in category d.

33

• TABLE 9. An abbreviated procedure for the selection of important NNRs for freshwater fish, followingMaitland (1985).

QuestionAnswerCheck

1. Does the NNR have fish? V 2 a

2. Is sufficient information available Y 3 for fish?

3. Are any rare species present? 4

4. Are there any unusual forms of V c* common species? N 5 5. Are there any unusual combinations of species?

6. In relation to its geographicalposition Y c* (see below) in area i,ii,iii,ivhas the NNR N d more than 8,12,16,20species respectively

i - Scotland NW of the Great Glen ii - rest of Scotland iii- Northumberland,Cumbria, W.Wales, Cornwall, Devon iv - rest of England, E. Wales.

Explanationof categories:

a Site has no fish but may have aquatic interest because of that.

Further information required

c* Site important for fish conservation

Site has fish but is of limited conservationvalue at present

* Site conservationimportance increases with the number of c values applicable.

34 TABLE 10 National Nature Reserves with 10 or more fish species present.

LOCH LOMOND NNR, SW SCOTLAND. 19 SPECIES sea lamprey, river lamprey, brook lamprey, Atlantic salmon, brown trout, powan, pike, gudgeon, minnow, roach, chub, dace, stone loach, eel, 3-spined stickleback, 10-spined stickleback,perch, ruffe, flounder.

WYRE FOREST NNR, WEST MIDLANDS. 18 SPECIES brook lamprey, Atlantic salmon, brown trout, pike, common carp, goldfish, barbel, gudgeon, bleak, minnow, roach, chub, stone loach, eel, 3-spined stickleback,perch, ruffe, bullhead.

NORTH SOLENT NNR, S. ENGLAND. 15 SPECIES brown trout, smelt, pike, common carp, minnow, roach, chub, dace, eel, sea bass, perch, common goby, thicklippedmullet, bullhead, flounder.

BURE MARSHES NNR, EAST ANGLIA. 13 SPECIES pike, gudgeon, tench, silver bream, common bream, rudd, roach, eel, 3- spined stickleback, 10-spined stickleback,perch, ruffe, flounder.

WOODWALTON FEN NNR, EAST MIDLANDS. 13 SPECIES pike, tench, silver bream, common bream, bleak, rudd, roach, dace, eel, 10- spined stickleback,perch, ruffe, pikeperch.

BRIDGEWATER BAY NNR, SW ENGLAND. 11 SPECIES.

pike, common carp, gudgeon, tench, common bream, rudd, roach, chub, eel, perch, ruffe.

HICKLING BROAD NNR, EAST ANGLIA. 11 SPECIES

smelt, pike, common bream, minnow, rudd, roach, eel, 3-spined stickleback, perch, common goby, flounder.

ROSTHERNE MERE NNR, WEST MIDLANDS., 11 SPECIES

pike, common carp, crucian carp, tench, common bream, minnow, roach, stone loach, 3-spined stickleback,perch, bullhead.

CORS CARON NNR, DYFED-POWYS. 10 SPECIES

brook lamprey, Atlantic salmon, brown trout, pike, minnow, stone loach, eel, 3-spined stickleback,perch, bullhead.

35 Because of the reported decline of sea trout (e.g. Walker 1984) it is interesting to note that this migratory form of the brown trout was reported in 25 NNRs (Table 11). This is certainly an underestimate since there is an associationbetween the occurrenceof sea trout and that of salmon - the latter being recorded in 36 NNRs, all in association with brown trout. In addition, five NNRs have sea trout but not salmon, so, there is potential to offer some measure of conservation to this important fish.

Thus some NNRs afford protection at the sub-specific level to valuable local races of fish. Other examples are the unique, exclusively freshwater,race of river lampreys in Loch Lomond, and the stocks of Arctic charr in Cairngorms NNR, InverpollyNNR and Loch Maree Islands NNR - the latter stock was unknown before this study. Arctic charr were also previously known from Loch Laidon (RannochMoor NNR) but their presence there could not be confirmed during the survey. This loch has recently become acidified (Flower et a/. 1987) and the stock may have disappeared as it has at other acidified lochs in Scotland, e.g. Loch Grannoch (Maitland et al. 1987).

Thus NNR protection does not necessarilyguarantee survival in the face of events outwith local control, but if attention is focussed on the status of

fish, then stocks could be preserved by appropriatemanagement. Firstly, however, rare and threatenedspecies, races and communities must be brought into a situation of some control. For example, as mentioned

earlier, NW England region has amongst the lowest inclusion of fresh waters

and fish in its NNRs, but within the regional boundary are waters

36 TABLE 11 National Nature Reserves reported to have sea ti;out.

NCC region NNRs with sea trout

NW Scotland Claish Moss Coile Thogabhaig Glen Roy Invernaver Inverpolly Loch Druidibeg Loch Sunart Woodlands (Ariundle) Strathfarrar

NE Scotland Cairngorms Forvie

SW Scotland Loch Lomond Moin Mhor

NE England Ling Gill

EA England Holkham

SW England Bovey Valley Dendles Wood

S England North Solent

N Wales Coed Aber Coed Ganllwyd Coed Gorswen Cors Geirch

DP Wales Allt Rhyd y Groes Coed Rheidol Cors Caron

37 containing some of Britain's rarest fish, i.e. vendace, powan (known locally as ) and Arctic charr.

Further aspects of fish species and community conservation are discussed in detail in the accompanying report for this project by Maitland & Lyle

(1991a).

38 CONCLUDING REMARKS

This survey has shown that although fresh waters figure little as the primary reason for NNR declarations,NNRs contain many of the freshwater habitat types found in Great Britain.

Similarly, although no NNR has been declared because of a specific interest in fish, almost three-quartersof the available species are represented and afforded some protectionwithin NNRs. However, the survey also shows that the less common, rare and endangered species most in need of such protection are inadequatelyrepresentedin NNRs. In addition, this work has demonstrated the need for improved knowledge of the status and ecology of fish communities in NNRs beyond the basic recording of species presence.

There are, of course, other protected areas such as SSSIs and local nature reserves, many of which are relevant to fish conservation. Information has not been collected for these, but such a study would be a useful, though

formidable,task.

Within Great Britain the range of fish communities is most typically

associatedwith oligotrophic,eutrophic and brackish conditions.

Superimposedon these associationsare the distinctions created by lotic

conditionson the one hand and lentic on the other. As well as taking

protective measures for individualspecies there should be an adequate

series of nature reserves for fish that reflects this national range of

fish community types. Some waters naturally have no fish and these are

often of intrinsic scientificimportanceand worthy of conservation in

their own right; it is important that fish are not introduced there.

39 There is at present considerablescope through the management of existing

NNRs to contribute to the preservationand safeguardingof British freshwater fish stocks - but it may be necessary to consider creating new reserves for our most vulnerable species. In some cases, the creation of new populations by strategic introductionmay be necessary (Maitland & Lyle

1990).

By contrast, in the United States, a number of aquatic sites have been given such protection entirely because they contain populations of endangered or rare fish species (Williams& Finney 1977,Johnson & Rinne

1982). Also there are state hatcheries devoted entirely to the breeding and rearing of endangered fish species with the sole objective of enhancing wild stocks.

As mentioned above for Loch Lomond, some NNRs include only part of a water

body, so management of the reserve section will have a limited influence on

what happens in the rest of it. Moreover, the conservationof fresh waters

ideally involves control over their catchments - a practical difficulty

which can rarely be completelyovercome.

If fish species and communitiesare to be given adequate consideration then

appropriatemanagement plans should be prepared for each water considered

to be of importance and active monitoring should be carried out to assess

any changes in the fish community. An approach and methodology for this

are discussed in Maitland and Lyle (1990, 1991a).

40 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The various stages of this survey would not have been possible without the help and co-operationof many people: NCC staff and wardens for the distribution and completion of questionnaires,plus supplementary information and help in the field; the fisheries officers of the consenting authorities for permission to sample and for further

information; and information,assistanceand advice given by a number of

individuals. We would like to acknowledgeparticularly those listed below.

Sheila Adair, Ian Barnett, Richard Brassington,Hugh Brown, Niall Campbell,

Tim Clifford, Les Colley, Ross Doughty, Desmond Dugan, Cameron Durie, Ken

East, Marjorie Ferguson, Ross Gardiner, David Howell, Richard Howell, David

Jones, Bob Morgan, Moira Munro, Ian Smith and Leo Taylor.

We are also grateful to Dr C Newbold, Mrs M Palmer and Dr P J Boon for

advice and comment during the project.

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44 APPENDIX I

Field Survey Maps and Reports

Listed as in Table 2

Water chemistry results for field sites in Scotland are given in Table Ia. ACHANARRAS QUARRY NN A CAM-INESS

54

''''' Achroen „,

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR ACHANARRASQUARRYNNR

The quarry was previouslydrained for geologicalinspectionbut has been water filled for approximately10 years and had been stockedwith Brown Trout some time in the past. Date of survey 4.8.88.

Map Site Name & NCR Method* Catch Comment No. 1. AchanarrasQuarry FN,T,GN (40mins) 4• 3. Sp.Sticklebacks ND 150 542 2.B.Trout

W on map indicateswater chemistrysamplingsite.

* FN - fyke net; T - trap; GN - gill net. C-7—CALLTNAN CARNAN TmROSS & CROMARTY

- NATURE CONSERVANCY COUNC I. Site boundary thus . Scale 1:10 000 . , A 0 Melres 600 Ar I I 1 Grid i I fi It .1-1 I I Nort' CI Yards 61!)0 Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:10 000 map with . the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's I Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1982 I FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR ALLT NAN CARNAN NNR

Brown Trout were confirmed to occur within the NNR, but Salmon and Eels were questioned. The FFL, Pitlochry,Salmon distributionmap shows that Salmon only occur up to the falls below the NNR boundary. The purpose of the visit was to inspect the falls, which confirmed that they are impassableto likely migratoryfish. A water sample was taken at the falls. Date of visit 6.6.88. BENWYVIS NW) ROSS & CROMARTY •

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The reserve contains two high altitude lochs and a number of large and small streams. Brown Trout has been confirmed throughoutthe NNR with the exceptionof L.nan Druideanand its outflow where it was suggested that other species may occur, e.g. Charr, Eels and Sticklebacksand Minnows. Dates of survey 8 & 9.8.88.

Map Site Name & NCR Method* Catch Comment No. L.nan Druidean GN x 2 69. B.Trout None of the other species NH 462 713 suggestedwere found, althoughspecificallylooked for.

Allt Corrachie EF 100m 34.B.Trout NH 486 731

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* GN - gill nets; EF - electric fishing. ‘s% BLAR NAM FAOILEAG Nt CAITHNESS

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Salmon, Brown Trout and Eels had been confirmedto be present, so a short survey only was undertakenin differenthabitat types in the R. Thurso and two tributaries. Date of survey 4.8.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. 1. R. Thurso EF 25m 3.3 Sp.Stickleback ND 117 476 2. Allt Chaiteag EF 30m 4.3 Sp.Stickleback A local report of lampreys ND 118 475 15. B. Trout could not be confirmed 3. Allt nan Sealbhag EF 30m 8. B. Trout ND 123 477

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No fish were previouslyknown on this reservewhich is drained by three ditch/streamsfrom afforstedand moorland catchments. Date of survey 3.8.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. Burn of Helshigrow - - Dry Stream EF 50m 2.Eels ND 221 697 Burn of Midsand EF 20m NIL Appears polluted ND 217 689 _

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* EF - electric fishing.

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, •••••XD. inn es •• 116 .••;•• sr : :St's, 5 * .• allie: Noe %, 11110 ON...... ste. cr. cc+a Sii„4.^, ell.. ••• • •••- r9,22 "a 0 ii,t„ • . G41Ppr ,„ an SO II •• o 0' ;EC •• .4.350 • e• e 8- , •64 *•• ••\Vb 4•. • • .-••• 0,Ontom ; 4 iss IrbIs.4 / • Mho a • •• ._ win, Moll Cluba ii i • : .t. ..._„..-Iy._ilapris A ..,• es. 4- 0 • .... A -.• ‘350 ... .0. ...se`.• war- .c• 41.3.4 •82' -AOC:- .• .e 442. lei 0 4' •t• - ---- 7":7-4-• epr ,...- o•' s• r •w rseelmew otad ifir- -A -J- --„-__--G-10-A...- _.-..„kr•i- ''''' elate. .'''' : 6.4..._al _,...... e.sim,,„a ' bs • D.06 • - •• •as 32 • d• /.e. 7 CIPWIldil 41.: e• $ • eel r(.4 60;IM•Inn ••• ••• Ms c ri ; : ,•••(,•• .4• •••• Mallon 4 .**.4‘ 4 cv ..;if sem,_ : Odha Bomor, ci 5, / to • CI,/ 01.11&111 " •-•__i—•.•• •Ia••a f6•11lik SI , fte st : 13 hone livr/ 13ohun rOkletb., N V•st._.-Zt e el. ,• , 5.1 658 284 / a ‘• / Creag Dhubh 476 I Cre89 i c N Ma /- Chonochea•-•_ r . -4. .•• ...sc. 2137 im .,—./.." ' ee*_t-Th• C• , , NATURE CONSERVANCY COUNCIL P;...„_/2 90 .. MvslrDar -GretT•petiledgpa259 e5hluachra6411,5. ___-----S•Th---'7".".R •j•Drid-13 298 esHi" ! Site Boundary shown thus .- Hot w e s e

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The R. Roy which runs through the NNR was known to have Salmon, Brown Trout and Eels. There was also a report that 3 Sp.Sticklebacksoccurred. A very brief visit was undertakento try and locate the latter, althoughit was impracticalto inspect the full length of river within the NNR. Date of visit 28.8.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. R. Roy EF 50m, bank 9.B. Trout At this time the R. Roy was NN 301 881 running full and there seemed few places likely for sticklebacks.

Allt Bhreac Achaidh EF 50m 7.B.Trout NN 301 880

W on map indicateswater chemistrysamplingsite.

* EF - electric fishing.

LOCH MAREE ISLANDS NNIFft . .,. _ ROSS & CROMARTY 4-:' I '"" ,__.r___—_._i____I—L•--zil--n ;1 I![ .4t7.42-?....!'...;C:\+'• ---' -N--•- ' . •? r`%-"I ..-f.-- ,'z'C• . i"-c-•-a.... r tS2-?•:„-, 6,..:'7'-1'Y' zia xf;'''''.1?; r',---.-7. ' - '' z , 4. / ------' -- `,' ,.. • l c =-,„.' tzr.j.z.-._.•k.,,/.-; .(3.: 'II / ./. . cc) , ',Cit.— , --..e„c J : ,..' , ' / .' ,. ,„ ' / / ..., —OL...._.(i.,0•-‘ c 1c( r 1 - .. .-.._, I. _/ Gks` ) ).; •,•-•• ••• 7 ' / , ...-- ts -0- • ,/ / / 7/ 'e : \ID..?. ,• .. - -I , e. 1 \, ///7. --- Kvs' r Z.31'( • tr• 4,•it :):17 .8.• ..- -, ';‘,4:/).•-•4;'P t• -- -A---.:-.-. - • 11. ,. j • / , , ;. " 1 .1 ..".•-' .-- - 11 ' r .?"-I-ti : "....- - s\ - ' ') --* f :;.\;;.1-..'''-• 7:aif.: .-;;..-tst7_,.._ ,,,4 0,4,,. Ap. , :.-.• . .••., +H -t.;-i-:-3.8,.3"•-••e:i.f.;.,)3_,f.,-.;-"yiklet,,y..]7•3:-.5)."-%"-.0..._11.:- :14; :..,iA,.,,_-;,:i-,7-''„::,4.,Iii.krx?F..' : f. • uF•4:,keNit,,,,4..g..:Yetti*O4C,ts .;:k".1-?:.„ti.ii:$4:(114ehAti,;y49\9.sca-.- !.'1! .41§r,r,-.,;:tyr .A. 4---cr,jc.,.-e-,-:V.:ii, • ' 9 • 7"."• : :•ttztlIA:-.. —4, V :`;fOr.%'.1:eci:4;7,,,,T.4:7,V, -...... :,-_-si:‘,;:;;.c.1,41,We.:,:vt''i : ,•i:L.-. '4,...?..c;:r7.-,N,46/-4. •• -c.t..•,,,tig2_,....,;:it..,::,-_-6,.- -

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FRESH WATER FISH IN NATIONAL NATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR LOCH MAREE ISLANDSNNR

The only freshwatersof significanceare on Eilean Subhainnand are four lochans and associatedstream connectionsto Loch Maree. Dates of survey 7 & 8.6.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. 1. Lochan GN x 2, FN, T 13.B. Trout NG 921 719 5.A.Charr- Known in L. Maree 2. Lochan outflow EF 50m 6.3 Sp.Stickleback NG 919 720 3. Lochan GN, T NIL No connectionto L. Maree NG 924 720 4. Lochan GN,FN,T 8.B. Trout- Sea Trout NG 919 724 1.A.Charr 5. Lochan outflow EF 50m 2.Eels NG 919 723 4.3 Sp. Sticklebacks 6. Lochan GN, EF shore 50m 4.Eels NG 917 724 2.3 Sp.Sticklebacks

W on map indicateswater chemistrysampling sites.

* EF - electric fishing; GN - gill net; FN - fyke net; T - trap. T \ MOUND ALDERWOODS I t; SUTHERLAND

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Salmon, Brown Trout, Minnows and 3 Sp. Sticklebackswere already confirmedto be present in the R. Fleet which runs through the NNR. There is some doubt over lampreysand a very limited survey was undertakento try and confirm their presence. Date of survey 6.8.88.

Map Site Name & NCR Method* Catch Comments No. 1. R. Fleet EF 40m (sand/silt 4. Flounders Lampreysnot found NH 769 989 area) 16. Eels

W on map indicateswater chemistrysampling site.

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR RASSAL ASHWOOD NNR

The main water is the Allt Mor on the eastern boundary. A few small streams also drain the reserve to the north west. previous recordsof fish. Date of survey 6.6.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. Allt Mor EF 50m 20. B. Trout NG 849 427 Stream EF 100m 4. B. Trout Eels reportedby Hon. Warden NG 841 431 but none found.

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* EF - electric fishing.

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR ABERNETHYFOREST NNR

This reserve containsone main river (R. Nethy) and numerous streams. The main standingwater is L.a'Chnuicand there are several ponds. These waters have afforestedmoorland,and mixed catchmentsand the survey attempted to sample waters with differentcharacteristics. Dates of survey 13 & 14.9.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method" Catch Comment No L.a'Chnuic GN x 2 •.B.Trout Adults - stocked in the past NJ 047 143 FaesheallachBurn EF 60m 22. B.Trout Young fish NJ 053 144 Young fish Crom Allt EF 50m 16.B.Trout NJ 029 141 Lampreys 4. 'Forestpond' GN,T,EF shore NIL NJ 028 130 R. Nethy & backwater EF 30m 21.B.Trout Mostly young fish hence NJ 021 144 EF30m 13. B.Trout/Salmon- difficultyin identification 3.Salmon (Note:Salmon presence 1.Eel confirmedby PFL, 8.Lampreys Pitlochry) 'Moorpool' GN,T,EF shore NIL NJ 015 140

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*GN - gill net; T - trap; EF - electric fishing. CRAIGELLACHIENN BADENOCH & STRATHSF-0 —

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR CRAIGELLACHIENNR

The principalwater featuresare two artificiallochs with an inter-linkingstreamand woodland catchments,plus the northernpart of the high altitudeLochan Dubh. Dates of survey 12 & 13.9.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. Lochan Dubh GN x 2 NIL Angled in the past NH 879 122 'Old reservoir' GN, T, EF shore 4.B.Trout- Adults.Dense macrophyte NH 888 124 3 Sp.Sticklebacks growth 3. L. Puladdern ON, T, EF shore 8.B. Trout- 1 Ferox NH 891 121 20. Minnows 2.3 Sp.Sticklebacks

L. Puladdern inflow EF 10m 6.B.Trout Young fish NH 891 122

W on map indicateswater chemistrysamplingsites.

* GN - gill net; T - trap; EF - electric fishing. CREAG MEAGAIDH BADENOCH &STRATI-6%f

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR CREAG MEAGAIDHNNR

This reserve contains three main standingwaters, two of which are deep, high altitudecorrie lochs. There are numerous large and small, fast flowing streams. Dates of survey 22-25.8.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method" Catch Comment No. L.na Cailliche GN x 2, FN, EF shore 44. B.Trout NN 412 833 L.a'Choire GN x 2 61.B.Trout Adults but small NN 438 882 L.Coire Choille-rais GN x 2 NIL Perhaps too high for trout. NN 433 867 Moy Burn EF around and in deep 7.B. Trout NN 421 828 pool Stream EF 100m in slower 2.Lampreys Pike reported to enter from NN 480 870 areas 13.B. Trout L. Laggan but not found. 2.Minnows 19. 3 Sp.Sticklebacks

W on map indicateswater chemistrysampling sites.

* GN - gill net; FN - fyke net; EF - electric fishing. MORRONE BIRKWOOD NNR- KINCARDINE & DEESIDE

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR MORRONEBIRKWOODNNR

The two upper pools containno fish and occasionallydry out. The two ponds adjacentto the reservoirare marked as being excluded from the NNR but were sampled anyway. The main stream was sampled at its lowest point next to the NNR boundary. Date of survey 15.9.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. Pond EF throughout 5.Eels Very shallow,silty. NO 139 908 Pond EF throughout 1.Eel Very shallow,silty. NO 138 908 1.B. Trout- Young Stream EF 60m 3.B. Trout Mixed ages. NO 137 911

W on map indicateswater chemistrysamplingsites.

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The reserve containsnumerous fast flowing mountain streamsmost of which are unlikely to support fish. Sampling concentratedon the lower areas and on tributariesof the R. Cononish - the south bank of which is the NNR boundary. A substantialwaterfalloccurs at NN 290 272 - Salmon are known to run up to, but not beyond this point. Samplingwas carriedout above and below the waterfall. Date of survey 21.6.88.

Map Site Name & NCR Method* Catch Comment No. Allt Coire Laoigh EF 50m NIL Above waterfall NN 285 270

Allt an Rund EF 30m NIL Above waterfall NN 285 272 Stream EF 50m 8.Salmon/B.Trout Below waterfall NN 293 274 Stream EF 40m 20. Salmon/B.Trout Below waterfall NN 296 274

The fish caught at sites 3 and 4 were all young fish hence difficultyin positiveidentification. It appears that the waterfallis an effective barrier to migratory salmon, and that flows and winter conditionsin the upper streams are too severe for other fish.

W on map indicateswater chemistrysampling sites.

* EF - electric fishing CAERLAVEROCK . NITHSDALE

kf E 1: r- X 'SO ' NATURE CONSERVANCY COUN1 L

Site boundary thus 1 Scale 1:50000 o Metres Woo I ri i t Ab .,_...... , 0 Yards 2:0010 rever y.. varr. ..- Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:25 000 map .h 4 \ the permission of the Controller of Her Majesti i Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 19861 io .•.--v

FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR CAERLAVEROCKNNR

There are a large number of shallow freshwater/brackishpoolsand streams within the reserveboundary. Dates of surveys 30.7.87and 29.8.87.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. 1. Small pools and streams EF, HN 2.3 Sp.Stickleback at NY 030 650 26. 10 Sp.Stickleback (30.7.87) 5.Common Goby 2. Pool EF, HN 3.3 Sp.Stickleback NY 063 653 5.10 Sp.Stickleback 24. Common Goby 3. Pool EF, HN 39.10 Sp.Stickleback NY 065 655 4.Common Goby 4. Sm. Pool EF, HN NIL NY 056 652 5. Sm. Pool EF, HN 11.10 Sp.Stickleback NY 057 653

Note: Salmon, Trout, Flounder,Plaice, Eels and Sea Lampreysare caught in nets offshorebut within the NNR boundary (Warden).

W on map indicateswater chemistrysampling sites

* EF - electric fishing; HN - hand net. NATURE CONSERVANCY COUNCIL CLYDEVALLEYWOODLANDS [ Site boundary thus CLYDESDALE t • tee Scale 1:10 000 ? Metre! 1.1 1I 1 I I 61)0 I 641x) 0 Yards

Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:10 000 map with 7 the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1989

FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY FOR CLYDEVALLEYWOODLANDSNNR

The Mouse Water (river)runs through the reserveand was in full flow at the time of sampling. Three separatesections were sampled containingdifferenthabitat types. Date of survey 4.5.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. 1. Mouse Water EF 120m 1.B. Trout NS 889 444 8.Stone Loach 1.Minnow 2. Mouse Water EF 150m 9.B. Trout NS 895 445 16. Stone Loach 76. Minnow 1.3 Sp.Stickleback 3. Mouse Water EF 90m 7.B. Trout NS 883 446 13. Stone Loach 12. Minnow

Note: Grayling are believed to be likely here by Clyde River PurificationBoard and FFL, Pitlochry,but none were found during this survey.

W on map indicateswater chemistrysamplingsites.

* EF - electric fishing. GLAS DRUM NNR ARGYLL & BUTE

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NATURE CONSERVANCY COUNCIL — Site boundary thus Scale 1:10 000 0 Metres 600 I I 0 Yards 660 Loch Cfe Based oh the Ordnance Survey 1:10 000 map w the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1986 lal nr

FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR GLASDRUM NNR

Only three, small, fast flowing streamsdrain this reserve. Date of survey 26.10.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. Stream EF 20m NIL Trout seen in stream below NN 002 455 NNR. Stream EF 30m NIL NN 000 454 Eas an Daimh EF 30m NIL NM 995 451

W on map indicateswater chemistrysampling site.

* EF - electric fishing.

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR KIRKCONNELFLOWNNR

The reserve is drained by numerous small ditches which were heavily overgrownon the first visit in July 1987 which made fishingunsatisfactory. A second visit was thereforeundertakenin April 1989. Dates of surveys 29 & 30.7.87,18.4.89.

Map Site Name & NGR Method" Catch Comment No. Drain NX 975 689 EF 35m, HN NIL Drain NX 971 693 EF 5m, HN, T NIL Drain NX 962 702 HN NIL Almost dry Drain NX 968 695 EF 50m, HN 1.3 Sp.Stickleback (18.4.89)

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR SILVERFLOWENNR

Although the boundariesof this reserve are predominantlyfresh waters, there is relativelylittle within the NNR - these include small peat pools, streams and parts of the Cooran Lane River. Dates of survey 30 & 31.7.87.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. Pools(4) EF NIL NX 469 844 Pool ON, EF shore 2.B. Trout Deformities- due to NX 474 827 acidification(see ref below) Cooran Lane ON, EF 200m 22.B. Trout Pike reportedin lower NX 474 828 regionsof this river, also in L.L. of the Dungeon on NNR boundary

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* EF - electric fishing; GN - gill net.

Reference: Lyle, A.A. & Maitland,P.S. (1991). Tail deformitiesin Brown Trout: A furtherobservation. Scot. Nat. in press. tStN LAWERS NNH PERTH&KINROSS /S11RLII a 4 ‘,'$t

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_ NATURE CONSERVANCY COUNCIL _ Site boundary thus Scale 1:50000 0 Metres 2.000 I 1 rl 11 fj l 1 0 Yards 2000 Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:50 000. map with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's 1.94; Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1985

FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR ABERNETHYFOREST NNR

This reserve containsone main river (R. Nethy) and numerous streams. The main standingwater is L.a'Chnuicand there are several ponds. These waters have afforestedmoorland,and mixed catchmentsand the survey attemptedto sample waters with differentcharacteristics. Dates of survey 13 & 14.9.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No L.a'Chnuic GN x 2 4.B.Trout Adults - stocked in the past NJ 047 143 FaesheallachBurn EF 60m 22. B.Trout Young fish NJ 053 144 Crom Allt EF 50m 16.B.Trout Young fish NJ 029 141 Lampreys 4• 'Forestpond' GN,T,EF shore NIL NJ 028 130 R. Nethy & backwater EF 30m 21. B.Trout Mostly young fish hence NJ 021 144 EF30m 13. B.Trout/Salmon- difficultyin identification 3.Salmon (Note:Salmon presence 1.Eel confirmedby FFL, 8.Lampreys Pitlochry) 'Moorpool' GN,T,EF shore NIL NJ 015 140

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*GN - gill net; T - trap; EF - electric fishing. /11 CRAIGELLACHIENN BADENOCH & STRA11-1SPei

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'TA::) of( icr 9 88 5 NATURE CONSERVANCY COUNCIL Site boundary thus Scale 1:10 000 600 4 0 Nletreisf 11111 Grid „ I 1 1 1 1 North 0 Yards 660 Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:10 000 map with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1987

FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR CRAIGELLACHIENNR

The principalwater featuresare two artificiallochs with an inter-linkingstreamand woodland catchments,plus the northernpart of the high altitudeLochan Dubh. Dates of survey 12 & 13.9.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. Lochan Dubh GN x 2 NIL Angled in the past NH 879 122 'Old reservoir' GN, T, EF shore 4.B.Trout- Adults.Dense macrophyte NH 888 124 3 Sp.Sticklebacks growth 3. L. Puladdern GN, T, EF shore 8.B. Trout- 1 Ferox NH 891 121 20. Minnows 2.3 Sp.Sticklebacks

L. Puladdern inflow EF 10m 6.B.Trout Young fish NH 891 122

W on map indicateswater chemistrysamplingsites.

* GN - gill net; T - trap; EF - electric fishing. CREAG MEAGAIDH I ; BADENOCH & STRATHSPEY •

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' 82 ' _ NATURE CONSERVANCY COIJN( 1 Site boundary thus / Scale 1:50000 OMetres 2000 I _---,---.4.. -• . '' l ii i I 1I 1I i urid )N \ :-NA 0 Yards 2.000 Non! . Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:25 000 map m h f the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty J/7t....717. Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1986 rrIr•: 44

FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR CREAGMEAGAIDHNNR

This reserve contains three main standingwaters, two of which are deep, high altitudecorrie lochs. There are numerous large and small, fast flowing streams. Dates of survey 22-25.8.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. L.na Cailliche ON x 2, FN, EF shore 44. B.Trout NN 412 833 L.a'Choire GN x 2 61.B.Trout Adults but small NN 438 882 L.Coire Choille-rais ON x 2 NIL Perhaps too high for trout. NN 433 867 Moy Burn EF around and in deep 7.B. Trout NN 421 828 pool Stream EF 100m in slower 2.Lampreys Pike reported to enter from NN 480 870 areas 13.B. Trout L. Laggan but not found. 2.Minnows 19. 3 Sp.Sticklebacks

W on map indicateswater chemistrysamplingsites.

* GN - gill net; FN - fyke net; EF - electric fishing. MORRONE BIRKWOOD NNR KINCARDINE & DEESIDE

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_ NATURE CONSERVANCY COUNCIL-1 Site boundary thus Scale 1:15000 600 I 1 r"7 , 0 Yards " sbo

Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:10 000 map with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1982

FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR MORRONEBIRKWOODNNR

The two upper pools containno fish and occasionallydry out. The two ponds adjacentto the reservoirare marked as being excluded from the NNR but were sampled anyway. The main stream was sampled at its lowest point next to the NNR boundary. Date of survey 15.9.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. Pond EF throughout 5.Eels Very shallow,silty. NO 139 908 Pond EF throughout 1.Eel Very shallow,silty. NO 138 908 1.B. Trout- Young Stream EF 60m 3.B. Trout Mixed ages. NO 137 911

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* EF - electric fishing. 'StintAMIllititeks,..,a4s,41674.,.....11a5.1Z":---XBENLWNNR*..9la.411)\.1-1111111WpqSl1RLING/ARGYLL8,But...4i3t.I-•G blie%11;fr_,.1w.,...,_12.71,,f42.iI!0).i.)I---(1V14scAti__Are'IMIIMEIII—1.7rfall4c0IC! its...... 0,,.1Star't%N.,'\11,0---.c'.44--- .1‘Siet-...711111 :r,.. ?_\.. ;N4pilli.....&diemBesinnLoo'44. ,.,1,0,.1_,,,,,,,..,„,....,,y,.kvik:1.a.1,1AlVaL4:.:-aralligial‘1P111.41Nif,Mi.--•.406,1,r'leg•.,mc\10'...---'44).li.(Bil,cle ,-....4,4Ilk. II1.A'--t-t. r\alliP)mig\:./...,44..2.....u:..;i:E-VOrairTo1IEt'or;Wasn1,1‘v 14.$„Ts; Z.Agp.,,t...,‘IckeArikil_6,.._kw-:inivrNiffvaI ..'.• NATURECONSERVANCYCOUNCIL_lt i' It\-4111174111-1114cv,,i•.ii,k,. rSiteboundarythus/A.S4r4.11RI' Metres2000'sLe0t:'•.Ito Scale1:50000thepermissionoftheControllerofHerMajesty's7',ABasedontheOrdnanceSurvey150000mapwith::.—"0oI,rjriii1I, I, i;;0•.0illt.0.041/ StationeryOffice.CrownCopyrightreserved1987Jet,YardsiKt2,000..,.1lAligiedsit,:r-t..•.1),-••ZAL FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR BEN LUI NNR

The reservecontains numerous fast flowing mountain streamsmost of which are unlikely to support fish. Sampling concentratedon the lower areas and on tributariesof the R. Cononish - the south bank of which is the NNR boundary. A substantialwaterfalloccurs at NN 290 272 - Salmon are known to run up to, but not beyond this point. Samplingwas carriedout above and below the waterfall. Date of survey 21.6.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. Allt Coire Laoigh EF 50m NIL Above waterfall NN 285 270 Allt an Rund EF 30m NIL Above waterfall NN 285 272 Stream EF 50m 8.Salmon/B.Trout Below waterfall NN 293 274 Stream EF 40m 20. Salmon/B.Trout Below waterfall NN 296 274

The fish caught at sites 3 and 4 were all young fish hence difficultyin positive identification. It appears that the waterfallis an effectivebarrier to migratory salmon, and that flows and winter conditionsin the upper streams are too severe for other fish.

W on map indicateswater chemistrysampling sites.

* EF - electric fishing CAERLAVEROCKI I NITHSDALE

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NATURE CONSERVANCY COUNt L Site boundary thus ScatIeso mre 1:50000 • 2.000 I 1I I II / Mairrr- 0 Yards 2.000 Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:25 000 map ti 131!r ea-. the permission of the Controller otHer Majesty 2 5 Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 19861

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR CAERLAVEROCKNNR

There are a large number of shallow freshwater/brackishpoolsand streams within the reserveboundary. Dates of surveys 30.7.87 and 29.8.87.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. 1. Small pools and streams EF, HN 2.3 Sp.Stickleback at NY 030 650 26. 10 Sp.Stickleback (30.7.87) 5.Common Goby 2. Pool EF, HN 3.3 Sp.Stickleback NY 063 653 5.10 Sp.Stickleback 24. Common Goby

3. Pool EF, HN 39. 10 Sp.Stickleback NY 065 655 4.Common Goby 4. Sm. Pool EF, HN NIL NY 056 652 5. Sm. Pool EF, HN 11.10 Sp.Stickleback NY 057 653

Note: Salmon, Trout, Flounder,Plaice, Eels and Sea Lampreysare caught in nets offshorebut within the NNR boundary (Warden).

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* EF - electric fishing; HN - hand net. NATURE CONSERVANCY COUNCIL CLYDEVALLEYWOODLANDS- 1 [ Site boundary thus CLYDESDALE Scale 1:10 000 , __Vts> cA MeIr7 600 ,--- [ 1 1 1 1 A 4 1 1 1 1 6ho 0 Yards AyAIN Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:10 000 map with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Crown Copyright reserved 1989

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY FOR CLYDEVALLEYWOODLANDSNNR

The Mouse Water (river)runs throughthe reserve and was in full flow at the time of sampling. Three separatesections were sampled containingdifferenthabitat types. Date of survey 4.5.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. 1. Mouse Water EF 120m 1.B. Trout NS 889 444 8.Stone Loach 1.Minnow

2. Mouse Water EF 150m 9.B. Trout NS 895 445 16. Stone Loach 76. Minnow 1.3 Sp.Stickleback

3. Mouse Water EF 90m 7.B. Trout NS 883 446 13. Stone Loach 12. Minnow

Note: Grayling are believed to be likely here by Clyde River PurificationBoard and FFL, Pitlochry,but none were found during this survey.

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* EF - electric fishing. GLAS DRUM NN ARGYLL & BUTE

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; t • ••• • 45 Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1986

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR GLASDRUMNNR

Only three, small, fast flowing streamsdrain this reserve. Date of survey 26.10.88.

Map Site Name & NCR Method* Catch Comment No. Stream EF 20m NIL Trout seen in stream below NN 002 455 NNR. Stream EF 30m NIL NN 000 454 Eas an Daimh EF 30m NIL NM 995 451

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* EF - electric fishing. KIRKCONNELL FLOW NA NITHSDALE

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t ' :•••• _ NATURE CONSERVANCY COUNCL-- * Site boundary thus 0... Al Scale 1:10 560 0 Metres I I 600 4 Grid II 1 I I I I L North 0 Yards 60 0 Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:10 560 map wit the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's 14. 4,4414%\e' Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1986 96 97 N7

FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR KIRKCONNELFLOWNNR

The reserve is drained by numeroussmall ditches which were heavily overgrownon the first visit in July 1987 which made fishingunsatisfactory. A second visit was thereforeundertakenin April 1989. Dates of surveys 29 & 30.7.87,18.4.89.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. Drain NX 975 689 EF 35m,HN NIL Drain NX 971 693 EF 5m,HN, T NIL Drain NX 962 702 HN NIL Almost dry Drain NX 968 695 EF 50m, HN 1. 3 Sp.Stickleback (18.4.89)

W on map indicateswater chemistrysampling sites.

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al : NATURE CONSERVANCY COUNeil '( Site boundary thus ' Scale 1:25 000 0 Metres 500 1,000 1,5C../ I I rill il I l I 1 0 Yards 500 1,0100 1,500 Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:25 000 map itt the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1986

FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR SILVER FLOWE NNR

Although the boundariesof this reserve are predominantlyfresh waters, there is relativelylittle within the NNR - these includesmall peat pools, streams and parts of the Cooran Lane River. Dates of survey 30 & 31.7.87.

Map Site Name & NGR Method" Catch Comment No. Pools(4) EF NIL NX 469844 Pool GN, EF shore 2.B. Trout Deformities- due to NX 474 827 acidification(see ref below) Cooran Lane GN, EF 200m 22. B. Trout Pike reportedin lower NX 474 828 regionsof this river, also in L.L. of the Dungeon on NNR boundary

W on map indicateswater chemistrysamplingsites.

* EF - electric fishing; GN - gill net.

Reference: Lyle, A.A. & Maitland,P.S. (1991). Tail deformitiesin Brown Trout: A furtherobservation. Scot. Nat. in press. BEN LAWERS NNR A _S. 4.00% PERTH& KINROSS /S11RLII.a ea . 4Fse vsi-vub.b rilimA farrie..„.;:\*-401bctiN-..n,\,_% , alr tir, / .,,,s0N...:\lin via„, ik. to 4a1/40,1-4”44( ik.„."="t1..,----7----c---„,Nk, Iv ...., 0 . 4-arezeo ann e„. \ -. at, \ NC, .st,.!Sta b....Sr .‘"------,M,OA ,c tri -.7 , ---,,00)-t-o-I .-,--- '.e"--s Wry 1 re--11; _.!•er. 1/44W?( 4t

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( NATURE CONSERVANCY COUNCIL _ Site boundary thus Scale 1:50000 opAelres z000 I 1 o Yards 2000, Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:50 000.. map with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's 9 Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1985 r--. .1 31 1,.

FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR BEN LAWYERSNNR

The reserve featuresa number of fast flowing streams,the larger two - Burn of Edramuckyand Lawers Burn - were sampled. There is also a deep, high altitudecorrie loch, Lochan nan Cat, which runs in the shallowerLochan nan Uan - these were also sampled. Dates of survey 22 & 23.6.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. L.nan Uan GN 23. B. Trout NN 649 426 L.nan Cat GN x 2 65. B. Trout NN 645426 B. of Edramucky EF 50m NIL NN 617 373 Lawers Burn EF 35m 9. B.Trout NN 676412

W on map indicateswater chemistrysamplingsites.

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONAL NATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR BLAWHORNMOSS NNR

A pond, which is not marked on the map, now exists on the southern reserveboundary. The stream(s)which exit the reserve on the western boundary are mostly overgrown,so samplingalso took place just outside the NNR. Date of survey 5.5.88.

Map Site Name & NOR Method* Catch Comment No. Pond ON (2hrs)EF shore 26. Perch Mature but small NS 880 680 Stream EF 50m NIL NS 884 688 Ditch EF 40m NIL Ns 881 687

W on map indicateswater chemistrysampling sites.

* GN - gill net; EF - electric fishing. r r , t t ' FLANDERSMOSS NM t STIRLING

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_ NATURE CONSERVANCY COUNC_ Site boundary thus Scale 1:15000 4 " Grid o ram, " eCio North Ii Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:10 000 map w the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty'r Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1986 , 62

FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR FLANDERSMOSS NNR

The only water here is a single ditch which leads into High Moss Pow. Date of survey 13.5.88.

Map SiteName& NGR Method" Catch Comment No. 1. Ditch NS 632 978 EF 170m NIL

W on map indicateswater chemistrysamplingsite.

EF - electric fishing. , • • RANNOCHMOORNIIIR 8 PERTH&KINROSS Conage rid • .

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52 NATURE CONSERVANCY COUNCII Site boundary thus Scale 1:25 000 - .3' Alf 0 metres 500 1000 Cr I I Na - er. ',aids SOO 1,1000 1,5001 Slob Lcann Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:25 000 map wit' — nato o,Gile the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's - - Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1581

FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR RANNOCHMOORNNR

This reserve containsnumeroussmall lochans and streams,and a section of the large and deep Loch Laidon. Other than in size and shape there is little differencein the characteristicsof the lochansbut the survey attemptedto show the distributionof fish throughoutthe reserve. Dates of survey 23-26.5.88.

Map Site Name & NGR Method" Catch Comment No.

1. L.Laidon GN x 4, FN, T x 2 97. B. Trout 2 nets were set in deep NN 394 554 11. Perch water for Arctic Charr but caught no fish at all. 2. L. Caol Fada NN 411 560 GN 18. B. Trout 3. L.a'MhaidserNN 413 547 GN 13. B. Trout 4. L. Ruighe nan Sligean GN 16. B.Trout NN 405 547 5. L.nam Breac NN 423 539 GN 17.B.Trout 6. L. Coire na Meinne GN 90. B. Trout NN 396 526 7. Abhainn Dubhie NN 424 532 GN, EF 10m 33. B. Trout 8. Allt Criche EF 80m 9.B. Trout NN 389 544 65. Minnows 1.3 Sp. Stickleback 9. Allt. L.R. nan Sligean EF 70m 12.B.Trout NN 393 548 10. Minnows 10. Stream at NN 416 568 EF 50m 10. Minnows 13. 3 Sp. Sticklebacks Note: Brown trout are extensiveand numerous at the reserve. They are mostly small fish but occasionalferox occur. W on map indicateswater chemistrysampling sites. * GN - gill net; FN - fyke net; T - traps; EF - electricfishing. ST ABBS HEADN,41 BERWICKSHIRE

Floatcar Rock Litt% hannelw. "P Mdinv's Oonnue s Wat Gong Foul St Abb.+ Head Can Onawor Goo.. BOUNDARY FOLLOWS THE MLW_ Rock Cr unes Cinig Rock

12- Win, Rock

Wick Gcut Wino in linnet 401.1bOafferts Rock Rocks 4400.034,0. . 0 ...N. e',.., Men In ThinIni. 1 Bey ecriat- 411A -::;‘, tillayak4'..:7;.. ."1.n's01.4#gS .:4> .;i3 C341F Iliallatk Gable +=kilo 7.-: -...... %..-!.?,..:27- r-4-4a. in P. 11...... WPi 65 ;71.••:-5.,..'. " TV41 -,,kc•:.ts

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The artificiallyconstructedMire Loch is the only significantwater here, although there is a very small inflow stream - the outflow is piped. Stocked with B. Trout in the past, these are now believed to be extinct. Dates of survey 25.6.87, 17 & 18.8.87.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. Mire Loch GN (2 hrs) FN, T x 4 40. Perch Net patrolled to keep off NT 912 687 EF shore 2.3 Sp. Stickleback wild fowl Stream EF 20m NIL Eels reported to have been NT 914 685 caught in recent years but none found during survey.

W on map indicateswater chemistrysamplingsite.

* GN - gill net; FN - fyke net; T - traps; EF - electric fishing.

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONAL NATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR WHITLAW MOSSES NNR

The survey concentratedsolely on the waters in Murder Moss where there are numerous,very small pools around the peripheryof the north and east boundaries,plus larger pools within the reserve. None of these are shown on the accompanyingmap. Inlet and outlet streams were also sampled. Date of survey 9.7.87.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. . W inflow EF 50m 6.3 Sp. Stickleback NT 502 285 2. NE inflow EF 10m 4.3 Sp. Stickleback NT 504 287 3. 'Peripheralpools'(6) EF n.3 Sp. Stickleback Fish easily seen, only a few NT 505 287 caught for identification 4. Outflow EF 25. 3 Sp. Stickleback NT 506 285 4.B. Trout — 5. Central pool(largest) EF, GN(2 hrs) 3.Pike NT 504 286 1.Eel

W on map indicateswater chemistrysampling sites.

* EF - electric fishing; GN - gill net. GAIT BARROWS NNR OA_ 1:112J21: :' ::o st r/•_ LANCASHIRE 4 „

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR GAIT BARROWS NNR

The NNR has recentlybeen extended and now includesHawes Water, Little Hawes Water, which is spring fed, and associated streams. No informationon fish was previouslyavailable. Dates of survey 21 & 22.9.89.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. 1. Hawes Water ON x 3, EF shore, HN, 1.Tench Eel damage to some fish in SD 478 766 T 1.Pike the nets. 20. Perch 9.Roach 1.Eel 2. Outflow at EF 20m Eels SD 474 762 3. Stream at EF 20m Eels SD 479 768 4. Little Hawes Water EF shore Eels SD 480 769

Note: A survey by Dr P Byle of the outflowearlier in 1989 also producedonly eels.

* GN - gill net; EF - electric fishing; HN - hand net; T - trap. UNG GILL ' NORTH YORKSHIRE

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the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Sp Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1984/8 FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR LINGGILLNNR

The reserve contains a single large stream - Gill Beck. The lower stretch has small pools, riffles,weedy banks and sand/gravelareas - all of which were sampled. Date of survey 21.9.89.

Map Site Name & NCR Method* Catch Comment No. 1. Gill Beck at SD 798 783 EF 100m 19.B. Trout Salmon fry had been 5. Bullhead previouslyintroducedbut none found during survey.

* EF - electric fishing. 9- Tow cars.. MOTTEY MEADOWS / DI STAFFORDSHIRE

The full width of the perimeter

water courses,ditches_ and hecit,-.3 are Included In the site. I I Broadho s Las,

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Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:10 560 map with Motley Meadows NNR the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's 7): Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1986A 1 :>-4N

FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR MOTTEY MEADOWS NNR

The NNR boundary is formed by a small stream - Mottey Meadows Brook. Date of survey 25.8.89.

Map SiteName& NGR Method" Catch Comment No. I. Mottey Meadows Brook EF 40m 1.Stone loach SJ 841 138 38. 3 Sp. Sticklebacks 1.Bullhead

* EF - electric fishing. HEREFORD&WORCESTER

NATURECONSERVANCYCOUNCIL— 3 I Site boundarythus l Scale 1:10560 - 0 Metres 600 I 1 I I I 1 I III - 0 Yards 61)0 - Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:10 560 map with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's _ Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 19847 FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR THE FLITS NNR

A single stream runs through the reserve and only speculativeinformationon fish was available. Date of survey 10.7.90.

Map Site Name & NCR Method* Catch Comment No. 1. Stream EF 180m 4•Lamprey 1 Sea Lamprey SO 377 413 4.3 Sp. Sticklebacks - 43. Bullhead

* EF - electric fishing. __ ... :------BARTON HILLS ------.... BEDFORDSHIRE : a . cz9-se. k 111:, 1r tin 4.41 taltmEll . n Vatt,":510-131131, - I ji- frati111 1; %. t..

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONAL NATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR BARTON HILLS NNR

The NNR containsa single, spring fed stream and runs continuously. Date of survey 6.9.89.

Map Site Name & NGR Method" Catch Comment No. 1. Stream at EF 20m NIL TL 085 301 2. Stream at EF 30m NIL TL 086 299 3. Stream at EF 15m NIL TL 087 297

Note: The stream is heavily used by local childrenso disturbancemay be the reason for the absenceof fish. Mild 4 22

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Stilton Fen

Holme F e

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600 I I j ra."7 Ii I I 660 0 Tads

Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:10000 map with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 198512 „ FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR HOLME FEN NNR

The reserve contains two meres developed from old peat cuttings,there is also a large dyke within the NNR boundary. Gill netting consent was refusedby the NRA for this site which seriouslycurtailedthe effectivenessof the survey - only shorelinesampling could be carried out. Date of survey 24.8.89.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. Bostons Mere EF (shore) NIL Fish unlikely TL 216 885 Burnham'sMere EF (shore) NIL Mirror carp reported TL 201 895 Dyke EF NIL Heavy duckweed cover - fish TL 199 897 (pike?)seen but not caught.

* EF - electric fishing. MONKS WOOD NNH CAMBRIDGESHIRE

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_ NATURE CONSERVANCY COUNCIL — Site boundary thus Scale 1:10 000 600 0 Metres Ii II I 1 Il 0 'lards 611J0 j - Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:10 000 map with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1984/9 n n

FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR MONKSWOODNNR

The reserve contains small ditches and streams,but these were mostly dry at the time of visit. Gill netting consent refused for this site by the NRA. There is also a string of three artificialponds which were reported to contain fish. Date of survey 24.8.89.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. Streams at - - Dry TL 202 808 Pond at EF 4.Rudd TL 195 796 Pond at EF NIL Rudd?seen. TL 194 795 Pond at EF NIL TL 194 794

Note: 3 Sp. Sticklebacksin stream (1) just outside NNR - assumed to occur within NNR when water available.

* EF - electric fishing. CAMBRIDGESHIRE NOTE,The NNR and SSSI boundaries are coincident ,' I.

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25 NATURE CONSERVANCY COUNCIL — Site boundary thus Scale 1:10 000 Great 0 Melres 600 I laveley 0 Yards 60 School Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:10 000 map with F. o the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1985/2 1,0 6 ! 26

FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR UPWOODMEADOWSNNR

There are two very small ponds on this NNR, a third occasionallydries up. Date of survey 7.9.89

Map Site Name & NGR Method" Catch Comment No. Pond at EF 25.10 Sp.Stickleback TL 251 827(west) Pond at EF 16.10 Sp.Stickleback TL 251 827(east) Tench

* EF - electric fishing

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR BLACKWATERESTUARYNNR

The only fresh water on this NNR is part of a small stream on the western boundary. It was suggestedby the warden, that some of the extensivelagoonson the reservewere fresh, but are in fact brackish. Date of survey 5.9.89.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No.

1. Stream at EF 50m 1. 10. Sp.Stickleback Very overgrown TL 963 127

Note: 3 and 10 Sp. Sticklebacks,and eels caught in lagoons.

*EF - electric fishing. _ NATURE CONSERVANCY COUNCIL — Site boundary thus Scale 1:10 000 • 600 0 Metres •,, , ...... I i i 1 ...... - II 1 1 1 0 yards 660 Based on the Ordnance Survey 1:10 000 map with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office. Crown Copyright reserved 1983

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR CHIPPENHAMFEN NNR

The freshwateron this NNR is predominantlyin drainagedykes, althoughthe ChippenhamRiver also runs throughpart of the reserve. Date of survey 7.9.89.

Map Site Name & NOR Method* Catch Comment No. 1. ChippenhamR. EF 6.Bullhead TL 641 692 3 Sp. Stickleback Trout suggestedby warden 10 Sp.Stickleback but not found. 1.Lamprey 2. Dyke EF 1.Pike TL 650 693 3. Dyke EF 1.Pike TL 652 695 _

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES SIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR LEIGH NNR

There is a single man-madepond for wild fowl, but the water is probably brackish. Date of survey 5.9.89.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. 1. Pond EF NIL TQ 827 852

* EF - electric fishing

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The extensiondrainagedyke system at this NNR was mostly dry at the time of visit. Fish most likely enter with water pumped in from the South Drain, and many may not survivedry periods other than in isolatedpools - in which sticklebacks are numerous.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. 1. Dyke (pool) HN 3 Sp. Sticklebacks Numerous ST 427 407 10 Sp. Sticklebacks It 2. Dyke (pool) HN 3 Sp. Sticklebacks Numerous ST 428 408 10 Sp. Sticklebacks 3. Dyke EF, HN 3 Sp. Sticklebacks Numerous ST 419 409 10 Sp. Sticklebacks 4, Dyke EF, HN 3 Sp. Sticklebacks Numerous ST 418 407 10 Sp. Sticklebacks If 5. Pond HN 3 Sp. Sticklebacks Difficultaccess ST 429 408 lo Sp. Sticklebacks Eels reportedby warden but none found during survey.

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONAL NATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR COTHILNNR

There is a single pond and stream outflow on the reserve. The pond, an old peat digging, is silting up and access to the deeper water was difficultbecause of the marshy surround. Date of survey 6.9.89.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. 1 Pond EF 6. 10 Sp.Sticklebacks su46o996 5.3 Sp. Sticklebacks 2. Stream EF 3.lo Sp.Sticklebacks SU 461 996 1. 3 Sp. Sticklebacks

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONAL NATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR WYCHWOODNNR

There is a system of artificialponds, lakes and streamscontrolledby sluice gates on this NNR. Date of survey 23.8.89.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No.

1. Lake GN (4 hrs) EF n. 3 Sp. Sticklebacks Numerous SP 346 171 12. Bullhead 2. Pond EF 2.B. Trout SP 339170 7.3 Sp. Sticklebacks 3. Pond EF NIL SP 338 169

4. Lake GN (2 hrs) EF 1.B.Trout SP 340 169 7.3 Sp. Sticklebacks 12. Bullhead 5. Stream EF 4.B. Trout SP 342 169 18. 3 Sp. Sticklebacks 20. Bullheads

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR CORS ERDDREINIOGNNR

The reserveboundaryhas been expanded from that shown on the map. Freshwatersconsist of large and small ditches and Llyn yr Wyth-Eidion. A previous electric fishing survey found B. Trout, Eels and and Sticklebacksbut this excluded the lake where coarse fish were thought to occur. Dates of survey 29 and 30.8.90.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. Sm. ditch EF 50m 1.Eel SH 478 823 23. 3 Sp. Stickelbacks 8.10 Sp.Sticklebacks L. ditch EF 20m 1.Eel No coarse fish found, result SH 472 820 10 Sp.Sticklebacks as previous survey Llyn yr Wyth-Eidion GN x 3 8.B. Trout SH 474 818

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The only relevantfresh water on the reserve is Llyn Rhos-ddu,about which there was no fish information. A lake at Malltraethwas sampled but found to be brackish and connected to tidal waters, the results are thereforenot included in the final species tables. Dates of survey 29 & 30.8.90.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. L. Rhos-ddu ON x 2 2. 3 Sp. Sticklebacks Eel damage SH 425648 Lake Malltraeth GN (20 mins), HN, EF n. 3 Sp. Sticklebacks Numerous SH 409684 n.Common Goby Numerous 8. Golden mullet Eels and floundersseen.

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR Y WYDFFA-SNOWDONNNR

The NNR contains 3 lakes and 2 stream systems. The area is reported to be affectedby acidification. There are historicalrecordsof Brown Trout in the lakes but no current informationon fish status. Dates of survey 11, 12 & 13.9.90.

Map Site Name & NCR Method* Catch Comment No. 1. L.GlaslynSH 617 545 GN NIL Echo sounding (see below) 2. L.GlaslynoutflowSH 620 545 EF 40m NIL 3. L.LlydawSH 633 545 GN NIL Echo sounding (see below). Outflow dry. 4. L.Teyrn SH 641 547 GN NIL Echo sounding (see below) 5. L.Teyrn outflow SH 643 546 EF 50m NIL 6. L.Teyrn outflow SH 646 543 EF 60m 1.B. Trout At junctionwith A. Glaslyn. 7. A.GlaslynSH 646 543 EF 100m 12.B. Trout B.Trout found in 7 out of 8 pools between these sites. 8. A.GlaslynSH 641 541 EF 85m 7.B.Trout 9. A. Cwm Llan SH 611 528 EF 75m 24. B. Trout 10. A. Cwm Llan SH 620 521 EF 2.B. Trout Spot sample - single pool

Note: Short echo soundingsurveys were carriedout on all 3 lakes and recordedcorixid presence in open water - itself an indicationof fishlessness.

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR DYFI NNR

Only the Borth Bog section of the NNR contains freshwaters(dykes) No informationon fish in this sectionwas available. The R. Dovey which runs through the main section of the reserve is tidal within the NNR boundary and not considered. Date of survey 28.8.90.

Map Site Name & NCR Method* Catch Comment No. Pond GN (4i hrs) NIL SN 632 919 Dyke EF around bridge, HN NIL SN 630 919 Dyke EF 50m, HN 1.Eel SN 618 923 1. 10 Sp.Sticklebacks Dyke EF around dam, HN NIL SN 618 919 Dyke EF 50m, HN Eel SN 618 917 10 Sp.Sticklebacks

Note: Very difficultsite to survey - deep, steep sided dykes and dark water.

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FRESHWATERFISH IN NATIONALNATURE RESERVES FIELD SURVEY REPORT FOR CRAIG Y CILAU NNR

The reserve contains about 200m of the headwaterof the Nant Onneu. No definite informationon fish was available. Date of Survey 10.7.90.

Map Site Name & NGR Method* Catch Comment No. 1. Nant Onneu EF 50m 6. B. Trout SO 186 164 4. Eels

* EF - electric fishing.

TableIa. Chemicalanalysisofwatersamplestakenduringfieldsurveysof NationalNatureReservesinScotland see fieldsurveymapsfor locationofSiteNumbers).

WaterChemistry NCC NationalNature Site Alk. Acid. Cond. Org.N Total Ca Region Reserve Number Hazen mg/1 mg/1 pS/cm NH4-N P mg/1 pH Ca C01 H2504 mg/1 mg/1 NW AchanarrasQuarry 1 5 90 300 0.30 0.039 49 8.1 Alt Nan Carnan W 30 24 85 0.45 <0.005 7 6.9

Ben Wyvis 1 30 2 23 0.38 0.320 0.66 6.0 2 50 0.8 26 0.16 0.015 1.1 6.5

Blarnam Faoileag 2 150 84 220 0.36 0.011 25 8.0

DunnetLinks 2 20 280 660 0.73 0.010 100 8.4

GlenRoy 2 10 14 40 <0.10 <0.005 4.4 7.4

LochMareeIslands 1 60 1.5 51 0.31 0.009 0.96 6.7 3 40 0.3 48 0.10 0.007 0.51 5.5 4 50 0.3 47 0.20 <0.005 0.81 5.4 6 60 0.1 61 0.60 0.005 0.60 5.3

MoundAlderwoods 1 130 24 180 0.60 0.022 8.3 7.3

RassalAshwood 1 15 30 91 <0.10 <0.005 7.6 7.3 2 10 200 390 0.15 0.006 38 8.3

TableIn(cont'd)

NE AbernethyForest 1 10 1.8 21 0.23 0.011 0.18 5.0 2 180 2.4 25 0.25 0.019 1.4 6.2 4 15 11 47 0.16 0.011 3.6 7.4 5 10 34 97 <0.10 <0.005 14 7.7 6 60 4.2 26 <0.10 0.008 1.6 7.0

Craigellachie 1 100 / 25 0.18 0.011 0.30 4.7 2 15 11 47 0.18 0.006 3.6 7.3 3 70 i 34 0.30 0.009 0.69 4.9 CreagMeagaidh 1 60 4 21 0.13 <0.005 2.0 6.6 2 5 2.2 16 <0.10 <0.005 0.9 6.6 3 5 2.2 18 <0.10 <0.005 0.99 6.6 MorroneBirkwood W 50 9.2 42 0.40 0.011 43 7.2

SW Ben Lui 1 5 6.7 34 0.12 <0.005 2.9 6.8 3 10 7.8 46 <0.10 0.010 4.6 6.9 Caerlaverock 1 125 390 12000 0.73 0.140 140 8.6 2 >250 190 2600 5.3 0.580 39 8.6

ClydeValleyWoodlands 3 130 51 270 0.82 0.055 29 8.1

Glasdrum 1 10 2.6 39 0.18 <0.005 1.5 6.0

KirkconnellFlow 1 180 0.20 160 0.40 <0.005 13 6.9

SilverFlowe 1 180 0.20 29 0.50 <0.005 0.51 5.0 2 100 0.14 83 0.26 <0.005 0.27 4.9 3 60 0.12 43 0.14 <0.005 1.1 4.9

TableIa (cont'd)

7.5 SE Ben Lawers 1 10 14 51 0.11 0.005 5.5 3 10 130 49 0.20 0.008 16 7.4 4 5 200 95 0.10 0.005 30 8.0

Blawhorn Moss 1 180 16 85 1.20 0.035 8.8 6.6 2 200 11 57 0.42 0.010 1.7 4.5 3 180 13 3 0.81 0.033 7.3 6.5

Flanders Moss 1 >250 13 43 0.80 0.023 1.7 4.8

Rannoch Moor 1 30 0.8 21 0.13 0.005 0.6 5.8 2 85 7.3 42 <0.10 <0.005 3.4 6.6 3 70 1.9 47 0.24 0.007 1.3 6.3 4 60 2.0 26 0.20 <0.005 1.6 6.3 5 50 1.7 35 0.30 0.010 1.2 6.5 6 50 2.2 24 0.13 0.008 1.2 6.2 7 50 1.7 27 0.30 0.009 1.7 5.8

St Abb'sHead 1 15 160 780 0.78 0.110 49 8.2 2 20 180 790 0.78 0.080 62 8.6

WhitelawMosses 1 15 200 440 0.33 <0.005 62 8.0 2 10 200 420 0.14 <0.005 64 8.4 4 20 200 430 0.60 0.010 67 8.0 5 20 200 400 0.66 0.020 66 8.0 APPENDIX II

Tables of the water types, and fish species recorded

for the 235 NNRs in Great Britain

NNRs are listed, alphabetically,by NCC regions in the following order:-

NW Scotland NE Scotland SW Scotland SE Scotland NW England NE England Midlands, England Midlands, England Anglia, England SW England England SE England Wales Dyfed-Powys,Wales Wales 1 1 1 LinksDunnetshallochCorrie-1Tho Cote FaoileaBlar Ben QuarryAchanarras 3 0 trl CO 0 HI H- M =M WM iCIH. M a abhai W H. Wyvis CI W M t- 1.-31,--. Na: M a a M g g 7.0 a C/I.•• •. .2 2.--.

SOURCES Lakes Ponds ;g :1 g5 GO fa] CO OF Rivers=4 'CO GO MI . - 3 INFORMATION: Streams SeaLamprey RiverLamprey Ca AD BrookLamprey Cn AD AD AD AtlanticSalmon

AD AD AD n1 AD hi AD AD AD En CII '21 BrownTrout b RainbowTrout - ArcticCharr Powan Grayling Smelt Pike CommonCarp !animonssnO CrucianCarp Goldfish --., A .. - Barbel n,0, 0“m Gudgeon oprr, TIEI3 Tench r”p. 0 SilverBream M a CommonBream .M Bleak !AEAH0S Minnow m - Rudd ,Roach Chub HEIVM Dace StoneLoach AD CO AD AD AD AD cn •21 Eel AD M AD cn m AD 'rj 3Sp.Stickleback 10Sp.Stickleback SeaBass ttlUN/AIIHOHIEV Perch S - Ruffe Pikeperch CommonGoby HERM ThicklippedMullet _Bullhead Cil .0 Flounder SEMBOS 1 1 1--- WoodlandsTclandsL. LTD-ruidibegl Glen L. I—i I—i 1.--i 00' • 0 0 0 ar3 n 0 C C C o rd Z 5. =1 SunartMaree n 0.. H. W (1) 0 I—, co DS1-3 H, H. td .-a 1-, mi 01 M Roy C= CDrd 0 0 W ri E2 R5 1--. ‹ 1—, m pi SOURCES * * Lakes * * PondsEg :1g5r.-3 .-0 Gdr 1 rd rd 0,3 ;4 OF Rivers 1.-3 INFORMATION: Streams SeaLamprey RiverLamprey BrookLamprey caAD tlanticSalmon 1.4 AD AD En .0 .0 cn AD AD °I AD BrownTrout RainbowTrout b - AD ArcticCharr Powan Grayling Smelt Pike ommonCarp !EHIVNNOIISHO rucianCarp Goldfish,fl ic=. Barbel .. - c. c,-4 Gudgeon c. o, .. Tench rz, c, (113Id 0 'd SilverBream 0 ommonBreamc, rd Bleak !ASAHRS AD nnow W - Rudd WATER Roach hub AUTHORITY/NRA; Dace StoneLoach

ca AD M AD AD AD AD AD Eel

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. . . 1 NO NO WATER WATER Lakes . . * FRESHFRESH Ponsd F:i.1N en MII.—, OF * * Rivers—. INFORMATION: * * * _Streams SeaLamprey RiverLamprey AD AD BrookLamprey AD AD En AD AD AtlanticSalmon AD AD AD omi AD BrownTrout b RainbowTrout - ArcticCharr Powan Grayling Smelt AD Pike CommonCarp !HHIVNNOTISEflb CrucianCarp -_. Goldfish =r, - Barbelci, rr, -_. Gudgeonr, C.,r, Tenchr, r,rr, (Tula r. SilverBream0 r,c, CommonBreamr, Bleak !AEAWIS W AD Minnow - Rudd WATER Roach Chub AUTHORITY/NRA; Dace StoneLoach AD AD AD DI 70 CO , J A:, 43 Eel AD AD ra AD 3Sp.Stickleback cil 10Sp.Stickleback SeaBass Perch S - Ruffe Pikeperch CommonGoby HaRIO ThicklippedMullet Bullhead AD Ti szamos Flounder 1Keen 1Hermaness 1Dinnet 1Cairngorms BirkwoodsMorroneHamar OakwoodMeaCre:g Abernethy P-3 0 C) 01 CV M H. el m of W aidh — .a 0 m - NI , PiMiiaEs g 0la, .—.. . n- ----• ] H. SOURCES iv * * * * MATERD Lakes FREE * * * 4 g 5 ERREE * Pondssm. E2 taltrA * rn OD 7d OF * * * Rivers =M .-3 INFORMATION: * Streams SeaLamprey RiverLamprey m A) m BrookLamprey c4AD Co AD (1) III _AtlanticSalmon CAAD '2i A) '21 4) CID A) CI) '' BrownTrout RainbowTrout b - - A) ArcticCharr Powan Grayling Smelt AD AD Pike CommonCarp !EHIVNNOTIS3110 CrucianCarp Goldfish „, d =cfl Barbel . - rn-, Gudgeon el, wr., _Tench r.,,n cpc, SilverBream t,,. CommonBream c,r., Bleak !Asmins 1-21 AD W Minnow - Rudd WATER Roach Chub AUTHORITY/NRA; Dace StoneLoach , AD '21 Eel -4 ..4AD AD 3Sp.Stickleback 10Sp.Stickleback SeaBass Perch S - Ruffe Pikeperch CommonGoby HEHIO ThicklippedMullet Bullhead saamos Flounder Z 0 M ral M =ca C, En 54,-3 0 r., Rci V: 8'm a M M R8 *a *111== I

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• Pikeperch Co CommonGoby HEHIO • ThicklippedMullet Bullhead En.0 Flounder SAOHROS 1 1 Clyde 1Cairnsmore 1Caerlaverock 1Braehead FlowKirkconnelGlenDiomhanGlen Woodlands Moss of Ben 1 o1-.. ww Fleet Lui Nant 0.. rn ,d. 7:s 1 2 1 Valley m .- 3 I—. MI C PO C= CD 8 wiR a '3 ...... M.6 SOURCES Lakes 1,,-3 * Ponds MI• < 7:. [s]CO7GOtr1tzl OF =4 * * * * * Rivers .-a INFORMATION: Streams SeaLamprey RiverLamprey BrookLamprey Cil AD Cn 't lanticSalmon co m nJ cn .0 H 111 W m BrownTrout - - RainbowTrout b - ArcticCharr Powan Grayling Smelt Pike ommonCarp !HHIVNNOIISMO rucianCarp Goldfish-.., co„. d = - Barbel ro,..co Gudgeon „0 c.ro Tench oo GlaId co CD SilverBream 70 0 CommonBreamcoco Bleak nj !AHAHRS Minnow W - Rudd WATER Roach Chub AUTHORITY/NRA; Dace oi StoneLoach ct w m Eel nj nJ .0 ni AD 3Sp.Stickleback nf 10Sp.Stickleback SeaBass Perch S - Ruffe Pikeperch ni CommonGoby HHHIO ThicklippedMullet Bullhead Flounder SEOHBOS 1Tynron 1 [ 1Taynish Mealdarroch WoodJuniper MhorMoine1 L. "rI Ct ha H. 0 Fa Lomond =nc, cal =4 0 MM LO=.1.-3=3 i l t31.-3e-3 =3 CCD En a g CTI p a 'a: —Vea HI SOURCES NO WA Lakes -.

Ponds En "ai L31 tntal OF Rivers—. En =3 INFORMATION: * Streams

CO AD SeaLamprey CIDAD RiverLamprey en AD BrookLamprey on W M AD AtlanticSalmon AD ft]AD Co M M AD BrownTrout RainbowTrout b - ArcticCharr Ca AD Powan Grayling Smelt W AD pike CommonCarp !EHIVNNOIISEflO CrucianCarp Goldfish._. v.= - Barbel. ... 0._. ' ' Gudgeon. 0. Tench. (9SI6 ,. SilverBreamc, c,,. CommonBreamc' Bleak !AEAUS W Ent Minnow - Rudd WATER ")" Roach cn Chub AUTHORITY/NRA; w Dace Ca AD StoneLoach AD WAD Eel AD M Cn M AD 3Sp.Stickleback m 10Sp.Stickleback • SeaBass

m ' Perch S - En Ruffe Pikeperch CommonGoby HEHIO ThicklippedMullet Bullhead

m Flounder SHOW-10S 1 L. 1 Isle 1Flanders 1Cragbank Morton Moss Wood Lochs 3 a 3 CO CO 0 I-I. 0 1-1 Leven CI31 2 PE; si S' =4 0+ cr t VI € (1) tal =0 0 of HI 0.. Zg 0 0 0 p2 May n fri 1--4c, =0 SOURCES Lakes * Ponds;3t*,ft,„ entz,r-, s OF Riverst*,.=,.-3rn INFORMATION: ,Streams SeaLamprey RiverLamprey CO BrookLamprey AtlanticSalmon FISH DI .C) ft, BrownTrout - ca .0 RainbowTrout b - - e : ArcticCharr Powan Grayling Smelt cn AD Pike CommonCarp !EHIVNNOIISHRO CrucianCarp AD Goldfishftft u,„ d x Barbelu, - bftft, Gudgeonc' „ cftr.ft Tench PO tzi G1EI3 C, SilverBreamc,. c,. CommonBream c,rz, Bleak !AaAHOS AD Minnow m Rudd - Roach Chub HEM Dace En StoneLoach AD CD.0 CO AD Eel AD DI 3Sp.Stickleback 10Sp.Stickleback SeaBass !VHN/AIIHOHIflii cn .0 N Perch S - Ruffe Pikeperch CommonGoby 113HIO ThicklippedMullet Bullhead Flounder SKIMS 1 1Tentsmuir1 MossesWhitlawPoint HeadSt 3 z P, Abb's .r. . as 0 0 0 [xi •-3 .m,251 tz, M C4 co018 IV 6-11= SOURCES Lakes PondsPA'GID5 GO,-3ro CO OF Gorci Riversr.,.-3 INFORMATION: Streams SeaLamprey RiverLamprey BrookLamprey AtlanticSalmon " AD BrownTrout RainbowTrout b - ArcticCharr Powan Grayling Smelt Pike CommonCarp !E8IVNNOIIS30 CrucianCarp m Goldfish„ A n“u, - Barbelu, rz,-, Gudgeon „0 ex,m Tench, TISZA 0c., SilverBreamm CD Go CommonBreamc, to Bleak !ATMS It Minnow Rudd WATER Roach Chub AUTHORITY/NRA; Dace StoneLoach It AD AD Eel

AD AD kii AD 'zi 3Sp.Stickleback 10Sp.Stickleback SeaBass Perch S - Ruffe Pikeperch CommonGoby 113HIO ThicklippedMullet Bullhead Flounder S3OHflOS

NCCREGION- WATER FISHSPECIESRECORDED TYPES NORTHVEST PRESENT ,, = mC)0 m a ..a...a C EIGLAND(1) >, >.. e+, w W.--4 CDCIJ.—I0140.. •--I..--I P.-. •-•F.CO4-.01-. fg2 _m .00P.-. OU NATIONAL 2 11,0., CII7I-• mEL." 0. ._m . m ji.,...,,... . m., ., -C0101. 0.220E'—c..,0,...mc0 co 7 3-34-,COI00Ca. "1"Sr co Va M..-1ea ••-IFMCOC .-000LI31.-.-.--1COCD NATURE WWC .--1W •0 CO3CO3L.co .-.33-.....04--'cC-(-)-4-1.--I0M W•• 0 ...0G30. 0 ..-C -CC w -a w w 030g g -2....,2 V.-" :=1 wc.c --10 .04-.alai _.0, ...0(”5."CC0M1.1C - gC .0C-)-30CUCCk.‘1..mr...... ).3--0WMi__14.--s=-C RESERVES --0 4 t ." 2 4P.....‘.. -mL-2.., 46(3 2 :.-, gE t(1i; -22 :74g a' - "2 2 .-2 0 ° 'if w0alCll0 m -•-10 -C= LCI ea la. 00 0 0 CC PO vrO PO CC MO 0.. 0 U1 04 0 0 0 CCI 0 E-. al 0 0 = CC PC 0 0 U3 W Cr) .--I U3 CL. 134 as0E.01Cr-.

Ainsdale Q _SandDunes NO FRESH Asby WATER Scar NO FRESH Blelham WATER Bog NO FRESH Clawthorpe WATER Fell

Gait F F F F F Barrows

Glasson NO FRESH Moss 1ATER

Moor * * S S House NO FRESH North Fen WATER

NO FRESH Park Wood WATER

SOURCESOF INFORMATION: Q- QUESTIONNAIRE; F - FIELD SURVEY; W - WATERAUTHORITY/NRAS - OTHERSOURCES 1— WoodsRoundsea w z7:1 . ..0 2 ,_, M 0 CL ilEi rsEi c>

SOURCES NO NO WAI0 WATER WATERLakes 1 FRESHFRESH Ponds;0:1A=.tzl COCOu, tO OF Riversc.,--,=m INFORMATION: Streams SeaLamprey RiverLamprey BrookLamprey AtlanticSalmon BrownTrout RainbowTrout 0 - ArcticCharr Powan Grayling Smelt Pike 3HIVNNOIISEflO _CommonCarp 2 CrucianCarp _Goldfish 0,„ A = - Barbel r.,u.„ _Gudgeon ,—0 r_,,L—, Tench ., GIRIE c,r., _SilverBream c, r.,c, CommonBream Bleak !ASAHOS Minnow W - Rudd WATER Roach _Chub AUTHORITY/NRA; Dace _StoneLoach Eel 3Sp.Stickleback 10Sp.Stickleback SeaBass Perch S - Ruffe Pikeperch CommonGoby HERIO ,ThicklippedMullet Bullhead Flounder sumos

NCC!ETON- MVIER FISHSPECIESRECORDED TYPES

PRESENT .__--Y4-) W *NMMIST CICI.-1 = c0 co 0 ..C1..=t MAID (I) }-.1.-.laa-. cu wa mm .--1a5..cc.Mg .-1 —1 >.,... -C____ccu•-. na 13cc. cr,as.-.me"riii 00cc_lacu MkTIOMU 2 cocccua, s.3 m---,---,..cc,13 ca.Mga.5?.E-.c-c01c-,..c0ma 0 9-,-I-.COC.)00. n0 5-a .--1 -.-IFMM cmC .-aenen En 1.4 --.caa, 1/3Ca M ..-3 ..-8CM...--O.--I0 1--.c3 M al C .--I ac na MkTURE Cacac.g .-3c.....K4-1Ca..cr4 -4-1.-I•-•-•CUCU-CW0.-Y .MWclL clL na cu analcu a,c,cog -y,4--,M t. .—Ia,H -L., -ins _ciat0p•gla§ •C3 u .g. cu CM -„ 0 -0 4112? 8 II 7-99 MMEMES iSE 4". 11 2 ..!?. 2 7ii2 -,02g22 Li5(0E -(5:5 732 7,1Ew --, lg2 _22° -(5 encnc al 2 15 r!..0 4.-...-, .-1 0. cc 0 cn occocaen3 ca0.0eno.c..,c..>Lacatan E--. 0c-,co= 3oca, ta cncc cr, .--10cc.cc 0.c._,E-.co 3.

CastleEden DAMe NO FRESH ColtPark WATER Wood NO FRESH Coom WATER Rig Moss Forge Valley NO FRESH Woods WATER Grain Heads NO FRESH Moss WATER

Lindisfarne NO FRESH WATER

F LingGill W F W W

Newham NO FISH - Q Bog

ScarClose NO FISH - W

SOURCESOF INFORMATION: Q - QUESTIONNAIRE; F - FIELDSURVEY; W - WATER AuTHORITY/NRA; S - OTHERSOURCES --Upper

C.7 H HI MI PC c 0 ElrgP.—CV R E

SOURCES Lakes :4 g5 Pondsrig CO•-clH rnt- 1C.3 OF Rivers–. = cn az, INFORMATION: Streams SeaLamprey RiverLamprey BrookLamprey „AtlanticSalmon

W BrownTrout RainbowTrout b - ArcticCharr Powan Grayling Smelt Pike - _CommonCarp !ammonsanb CrucianCarp –, Goldfish =--Lo Barbelto --. - 0rz, Gudgeon-_4 r.rfl Tench 0r. (113Id 0 SilverBream MI r.,al CommonBreamc' Bleak !ASAMS Minnow - Rudd WATER Roach Chub AUTHORITY/NRA; Dace StoneLoach Eel 3Sp.Stickleback 10Sp.Stickleback SeaBass Perch S - Ruffe Pikeperch CommonGoby HERM ThicklippedMullet Bullhead Flounder ssamos NCCREGION- WATER FISHSPECIESRECORDED TYPES

MSTMIDLANDS PRESENT .._.___i_, CU 0U.--1 c ea ea 0 ..ca-al 7 EIGLAII(1) ....t.-..a4._. a)al—I CU0.3.--i71.417. —. 1.-. Sr1-1c0-4-,01-4 gM._, "0 CDC.Ck. CO7I-.c01-.c0-0CV UC..)U NATIONAL ElM0j.:.::E.-.-Cfa.C.O, RI0CDCU..0 MI-3 ..Y -C 0a. c0C_,...0CD-I-11-I-1CO 0 CO M.-3I-ICCO C0 CICIaZI cnenco L.-.--.c0CU NATURE 0CO CMI- -A.-40CISC-.--4OJ.0 I-.173..-.1 coc_3oc... -a.-. r.0c0I-•M ..-1I-. .-Y4a.-C cu ••CO ...0CD C. 0.-Y-C 13)'00.)0.1 CU0COE 1, -4-•Mla, .-±-::CIJ§-(-1-14g 21 MIC.)' Xi --M Enr, 0, C1J17Crc.ca.0cl-IalOl.._,.--I s RESERVES .--S-!:-";...11 ii, )4F.). '—'s_,- enrc:8al ai ..-..1. Etet "3 W.,7.1o'1'--. 'B '23..fru''z'w.',"ca"''''' .--soa) CU7 ---.0 -C ..-4la.CO en en 041:41ic4OZIC41.4 C. 0 0a.C-)C-)0Pa(.5E-, cn oco 041:40C7 en CO en r-I enC. OGC.C., E.CCICs. I Bredon NO FRESH Hill WATER

Chaddesley NO FISH — S Woods

Chartley NO FISH - Q Moss

Cotswold NO FISH - Q Commons

DerbyDale Q Q

Downton W W W W W W W W Gorge

Highbury NO FRESH Wood WATER

LadyPark NO FRESH Wood WATER

Moccas Q Park

SOURCESOF INFORMATION: Q - QUESTIONNAIRE; F - FIELDSURVEY; W - WATERAUTHORITY/NRA;S - OTHERSOURCES 111 I The StiperstonesMereRostherneMeadows_Mottey ForestWyre Wren's n 0 e< in 0 MJ=M hniMam.-IIM M CY Flits Cr] 2. C) C '4 Nest POc=C, myr -, M...... --ti0°, En

SOURCES Lakes me —3mE: v.'-G›.. Ponds En enMItml =4 En =I OF Rivers .-3

INFORMATION: * * Streams ftd SeaLamprey RiverLamprey .0 hd ,BrookLamprey

AD AtlanticSalmon AD BrownTrout II RainbowTrout b - - - ArcticCharr Q Powan Grayling Smelt AD AD Pike AD AD CommonCarp !EHIVNNOIISHO AD CrucianCarp -. AD Goldfish-- ., r. a AD Barbel., - tr, AD AD Gudgeon-- ".. AD AD Tench .. TIHIa c, SilverBream0 ... AD CommonBreamt'r., AD Bleak !A3AHLIS AD AD Minnow W - Rudd WATER AD AD AD ARoach AD Chub AUTHORITY/NRA; Dace AD AD hd _StoneLoach AD AD Eel

hi AD .0 .0 1.4 3Sp.Stickleback 10Sp.Stickleback SeaBass AD AD Perch S - AD Ruffe Pikeperch CommonGoby HERIO ThicklippedMullet

AD hd AD l't Bullhead Flounder SHOHROS 1 IBarton MeadowsMustonMonks HangCastorHills Hills 0 CD T z '11= "0 0 r"1.0 0 0 0 0 H. Elijarnack 0I--. M o n i--, H. D- •0- 0 9 n il lands ai aM 4- D N- 0 r1 W I-, Wood I-I. I-• & cn .Is ...N. (D rr .„cc, el rsl CD 09 M H rirza ,D-1g. rt 0 0- le t< SOURCES * NO WATI0 [ WAI Lakes I . Ponds ..--94N ,...... ra, ", OF Rivers.m —.t-.1GOM) INFORMATION: Streams SeaLamprey RiverLamprey BrookLamprey NO AtlanticSalmon FISH 'ISH PIS] BrownTrout RainbowTrout b - - - ArcticCharr Q Powan Grayling Smelt AD Pike AD CommonCarp !EHIVNNOIISSHO CrucianCarp .., Goldfish*-. u, a x - Barbelu, .-. t.r, Gudgeon ,-. En uprz, Tench, CUTE c)rz, C) SilverBream PO CV CommonBreamc, rz] !Anus Bleak W Minnow - 2I Rudd WATER _Roach _Chub AUTHORITY/NRA; Dace StoneLoach Da AD Eel ,Ti Et 3Sp.Stickleback 0, 10Sp.Stickleback SeaBass Perch S - Ruffe Pikeperch ,CommonGoby HERM ThicklippedMullet Bullhead Flounder SBOHOOS MeadowsReservoirsTring The , Upwood qi 0 0

Wash CO Z Um• W CO .-3 I-, Nm tri I—I ., c . .., a rt t,cl}.•za UD=-•CV 0 0 =n SOURCES * NO WAI WATERLakes-op arJ -a 1 FRESH CO .--< S. * Ponds CO OD .-1 _ tal CAD tal OF Rivers-. =. 00 ., INFORMATION: Streams SeaLamprey RiverLamprey _ BrookLamprey _AtlanticSalmon BrownTrout RainbowTrout b - ArcticCharr Powan Grayling Smelt .0 Pike CommonCarp !sHreNmonsano CrucianCarp , Goldfish 00-_. 2 = - Barbel uo „. Gudgeon rz,.--. .0 ..1.0 . Tench ., C1HI4 „. c CD SilverBream no =7 MI AD CommonBream . .0 Bleak !ASAHOS W Minnow - .0 Rudd WATER c Roach Chub AUTHORITY/NRA; c Dace StoneLoach c Eel 3 Sp.Stickleback c 10Sp.Stickleback SeaBass .0 Perch S c - Ruffe c Pikeperch _CommonGoby HHHIO ThicklippedMullet Bullhead Flounder sEamos Hales EstuaryColneFenChippenhamHeathCavenhamMarshesBureHeathBrettenhamEstuaryBlackwater it CO M M n 09 n 0 r" R5 .%. 0 Wood m .1 rs,--I-,pc, m 71...c=2li111 m m.2.' I= g3 ClD — 671= 8 SOURCES NO NO * NO WATER WATER WATER Lakes FRESH FRESH.. * * FRESH Ponds ;1g:1g5 m m•0., * * MIC070 OF * Rivers =4 * .-3 INFORMATION: Streams SeaLamprey RiverLamprey IA BrookLamprey AtlanticSalmon c BrownTrout b RainbowTrout - ArcticCharr Powan Grayling Smelt fril .0 0 0 Pike CommonCarp !summousanb CrucianCarp ,. Goldfish-_. =0 . - Barbel-- AD P=4 Gudgeon0 ..-- AD Tench.. MKS „tri AD CD SilverBream '0 CV 10 CommonBream.. trl Bleak !Asmins Minnow m AD AD Rudd - c c Roach Chub HHIVM Dace StoneLoach Ca .0 .0 .0 AD Eel .0 M (0 .0 3Sp.Stickleback AD .0 'I .0 1-xj 10Sp.Stickleback VHN/AIIHOHIRV SeaBass 2 CI) .0 Perch S c - Ruffe Pikeperch CommonGoby HERM ThicklippedMullet En '21 Bullhead .0 Flounder snunos NCCREGION- WATER FISHSITCIESRECORDED mEs _I-, MYANGLIA HESENT ..__...,4 a, cm oo•—• . e. maimpp) .....7..4El..LJ SiSI OJCU.-47IF-4 WW.--1 PI1-•S-. ea -1--,01,-4 e....., •--I a,0. .0.er,02,-.m EL' m -54--YP.-• '0 MIOIAL 14 2.000 .C1 . mc)m...cm fa. ci. 990E','00,..c..,,=,0 4-4-1-,KO00CL. '0I-. La M.-4ea -.--IE.3MS.,-,1MW 0 UC .._.CC CaaDI WURE LO LO L-IM M •.-I.--I0f•-.C.--3 W a=W0 -%40 WC .--/W '0 W .17 WW W igM§ 1-q 1472.g 74:1::W40 -.-0 4-1W cucri CI IC az,cn oe.samc-a -0WC•-CLI .4=WCl. 0 ..b4 a== C.Oa0,4-IIllIEU RE.SEMTS - M g 4 -at al-I". P.—P. Tri F..:, I.1 E-8`,..:,'"22,7,1El ., 0. . en to....c a:, CCICCCL.CDCrl CL.C-7C-30COCDE-•Cal3x:-.-_,P, a):43'VIaa—.Cr/Cnea5-IC".--%4a-.-1 :::: g ... -ti44oal r1) 1% CV', 2 (014I:14)a -.-4 8 '--1 a. NO FRESH Hamford WATER Water

Hickling W Q @ Q Q Q @ @ Q w w Broad w w W W W W W

Holkam W W Q Q @

Leigh NO FISH - F

Ludham Q Q @ Marshes NO FRESH Orfordness- WATER Havergate NO FRESH ScoltHead WATER Island Swanton NO FRESH Novers WATER Wood NO FRESH Thetford WATER Heath

SOURCESOF INFORMATION: Q - QUESTIONNAIRE; F - FIELD SURVEY; W - WATERAUTHORITY/NRA;S - OTHERSOURCES 1 1 DunesWintertonHeathWestleton Walberswick

=4 =0=4 !I CI na =4 =0 03 ...., 9.liM r'l cntnicr, a=ia_.,...,c 10.=. .e. SOURCES NO WATER.,. * Lakes * FRESH * Ponds.. -...-. CO C0 C0 OF * Rivers== -*Crl cn azo INFORMATION: * Streams SeaLamprey RiverLamprey BrookLamprey AtlanticSalmon FISH BrownTrout b RainbowTrout - - ArcticCharr Powan Grayling Smelt Pike SommonCarp !HHIVNNOTISEDO CrucianCarp .. Goldfish na~-.. - Barbel ,..° ,, Gudgeon .." =Id Tench .. ..., 0 SilverBream =0 ..CV * CommonBream c, !Anus Bleak Minnow 'D Rudd Roach Chub Dace StoneLoach AD Eel AD 3Sp.Stickleback 10Sp.Stickleback AD SeaBass !VHN/AIIHOHInv * Perch S - Ruffe Pikeperch CommonGoby HHHIO £ ThicklippedMullet Bullhead AD Flounder SHOHflOS

NCCREGION- UTER FISHSPECIESREMRDED TYPES 4--) .__.__ a) SINTITHOT PRESENT C30--1 0Cfafa—1 ...... a 4--•-0.0 a)al£ ENGUOM(1) GJ• V.--I1-• ...... I-.ra4-,0i.. IOL e. ....-- a.1.-0 al0.Cu CFI= SA alC.-1CIU.0CD 1...CO...0 F,F,- - NATIONAL a...-,..--, ..00al "ggCI e 6-.5...... 0,C.)claco0.....alCP)U0Ca. n, .-1•.--4E-.3CC Mli-,E-., C/1Cf2In1.-.-.--Iea fril MIME EacaLi)gtn M "'C'-.Cy)I-.C alcaa)C.--icalnsi • na s CUCl. 0 --Y -CC cu .0 alao "&al'CIME"2-1--•MV.-. :Li al§- -C-:31.'"Ell.21al4) .-F,il.'§-,-,.,I..‘,-c,,,,..i3 8 C •--1Ci/TCi.ft) F. `"'4..A" H." —'g -- g -I"±-1 :13,-t" E' '+11. -(7:;2c3 P.al 1-.-.0E -8t&E;"32-740-, --.00. _cgo -LC.:al RESERVES .-.1M.10.-alCni C/11.:K.COCID1:PCla. 0CnC.0C)CDCO0E-,C/)C-)CO£1:CCK0CIVICO cr) 2CeP)LCE fg -alCS -E:al:C21 V. NO FRESH Arne WATER

AvonGorge NO FISH – S

Axmouth NO FRESH etc. WATER

Barrington NO FISH -S Hill

Q Q 4 Hovey W Valley W W W NO Braunton FRESH Burrows WATER

Bridgewater W W W W W W W W W W W Bay

Dendles W Wood NO FRESH Ebbor Gorge WATER

SOURCESOF INFORMATION: Q- QUESTIONNAIRE; F - FIELDSURVEY; W - WATERAUTHORITY/NRA;S - OTHERSOURCES 1 HartlandValleyGordano HeathShapwickStokeRodneyBoMordenThe HeathHoltonHeathHolt0 = Moor HI0 H.Orl zz MI= Lizard r,pt. N C) " lfl N l-.3 .-3 I-- . tx1 Irl a 0 CD r.i 75 02IV Pi 2

SOURCES NO NO WATER FWAIO WATER• Lakes FRE: I FRESH Ponds rn -a —3 * enr--1m OF Rivers= MI—, En M1 INFORMATION: Streams SeaLamprey RiverLamprey BrookLamprey NO AtlanticSalmon FIS rISH FISH cn BrownTrout RainbowTrout 0 - - - ArcticCharr S Powan Grayling Smelt AD Pike CommonCarp !EHIVNNOISS3fI0 CrucianCarp .., Goldfish„.„ .0m d Barbel0, - rz,c. Gudgeon-, rz,.0 =Id Tenchr., e0 SilverBream0 ., c,rz, CommonBreamc, Bleak !ASAHOS Minnow W - AD Rudd WATER Roach Chub AUTHORITY/NRA; Dace StoneLoach C/3 CD AO Eel ,t AD 3Sp.Stickleback 1-2J AD 10Sp.Stickleback SeaBass Perch S Ruffe - Pikeperch CommonGoby H3HIO ThicklippedMullet Bullhead Flounder SSOMOS 1 1 Yarner Studland Wood Heath i-•Stoborough

=4 PO=4 MI r0 §5 9' li 11 0 r0.-3i—i PO c= C> r0 ,1D,-- _ ...,M ,g, Lakes

Ponds c.. ^0•---3 U3 taltzl SHOHAOS L-0 IC/DMl Rivers =n.-3 AO # # Streams SeaLamprey RiverLamprey BrookLamprey AtlanticSalmon :NOIIVIAWOENI Cn W BrownTrout RainbowTrout 0 - ArcticCharr Powan Grayling Smelt Pike CommonCarp !38IVNNOLIS3f10 CrucianCarp " Goldfish nc d Barbel .„ - m Gudgeon c)" mLfl Tench .m GIEIS c)c) SilverBream c, CommonBream Bleak tAHAWIS Minnow M Rudd - Roach Chub HHIVM Dace StoneLoach AD Eel AD 3Sp.Stickleback AD 10Sp,Stickleback SeaBass !IiHN/AIIHOHEW Perch S Ruffe - Pikeperch CommonGoby 11311I0 ThicklippedMullet co Bullhead mums Flounder NCCREGION- V.]PO FISHSPECIESRECORDED

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Cs,COrn ._,--Y4-1 al mom ClC.).--i 0MM•--I 0 >-•>-•E-1-,-0-0 alal0 MIE(1) a/Cl/.--.01rca. .--e.—I= T1SrSrCO4-3014 22 -0 Il_ilIa4Cla CO0E12. ...2c0r.r5' e•'..=._,4.__>-. a/alCIClU-IZ1CU WIMMI 1-45-.ea.._,.._,...00C. 04 M20S9 00,a:, .00 4-3 4-3ID0 0C. •-011-. lEila.-1 -.-1Er eaCrl coin Mal .m -..9._,g". co3..--I al0 .--.al 'MS NAME .11.. w 0... 0.-Y-00 :11-(-)4jg'-g-4:1MV-. mi::CV0-.-144-4a)al...0al0-M0••Oa...= coo.cp .-13 -.-Ic33mcu x N0 19 -2 -5' E L'iS cuS -T, -ccY3 -9mma'C. C.e" `"eu E --(-4'—'0 RHEIMS al-.-4Sr4-314CO1-10Sr1E1-v.0 E0m0 a3 -•-I0.--1-00CjIS'.--1 Cri enm " "--..-- lakesPondsRiversStreamsCr/DCCOMaCO DCocC C. 0CO0.0C.)0MI0FC/1C-/CCI.4CCCCC-1ILI CA4 a3)Crl 2Can' C. a al a ..-EDT. ,... Ashford * S S $ Hill

Aston NO FISH - Q Rowant NO FRESH Beacon WATER Hill

Cothill * F F

Fyfield NO FISH - Q Down

Martin NO FRESH Down WATER NO FRESH N.Meadow, Cricklade WATER

North Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q QQQQ Solent Old Winchester NO FISH - Q Hill

SOURCESOF INFORMATION: Q- QUESTIONNAIRE; F - FIELDSURVEY; W - WATERAUTHORITY/NRA; S- OTHERSOURCES IParsonage 1WychwoodDownPrescombeDownsPewseyDown 0 0 c< z £ Hs MI CD 2. —3. 111:Ni 5 C 0 C 5 0 L-.1tri::. ..—. :E75 Cii4-•CV .....• =4

SOURCES F * NO NAT WATER WATER.) Lakes F * FRESH FRESH Ponds. , .-3 cn rn rn OF Rivers En=4—.En ml INFORMATION: Streams SeaLamprey RiverLamprey BrookLamprey o AtlanticSalmon t AD bil BrownTrout u)= RainbowTrout - 1 ArcticCharr • _Powan Grayling Smelt Pike CommonCarp talmouSsnO CrucianCarp ,--, _Goldfish .= d Barbel .• - .c, Gudgeon . Tench c. (113I8 SilverBream 0. c,. CommonBream c, Bleak !AMOS Minnow M Rudd - Roach Chub HEIVM Dace StoneLoach Eel it 3Sp.Stickleback 10Sp.Stickleback SeaBass !VHN/ALIHOHEIV Perch S - Ruffe Pikeperch CommonGoby HUM ThicklippedMullet hi AD Bullhead Flounder sEoHnos 1 NCC MION - .. FISHSPECIES REORDED 4

SOUTHMN t,1 aa--I w mm.---• 0 ,. ac MIGIBM(1) p-.>. 9., w wt al W .-I7C. CY .---1 --4 1.. S-. &AM a-,oL. In. I.-• -C-Y--Y0- •":" 2 w. In. cn Iet.• 2 I-. M cY, T 0 -0al MkTIONAL al C-) m0 0 -0 07. CII.M MC)2C-3 C., -0 CC1 W 04-, '' ''4-I LeCI0Cc •Irl1.... et a .-3-.4C-•Om .-1COCOCa NKURE co .._,0 -00 c 2 -:1-, E LI 0 M ML.---1Ma/ a:i ---. --0 .w. _.w tii Ig 2§ 1947-:2 7.1.:.'!--:. i - C 4gJE ,S,'19 W h. 1 E ... ,a •d. Ca 13 4'4 cill; ° ij j= . > 0 -, 0 „ 0 m . . _, _, , -0 ic -, . -c,.—'ENE -, IA'COMF. 4-4 -14 H -, -,0 g REEVES . „„ , 4_4,....W..0Si.M ...-1 0 I.-I 0 M =, W ...m. 0 .--1 ,--1 =0 JM M 4-,W 0 WW7 -.40 4=7 ^-I PM, O., 0 0 0 CC1 0 CO CO CCI mcco PC CO P. V E--• CO 0 MI £ W CO 0 a CFI W C., .--I CO O. W 0. C.) E-. co 0. fronds BleanWoods NO FISH - Q

NO FRESH CastleHill, WATER Lewes - Ham Street Q Q Q Q (4 Woods NO FRESH High WATER Halstow

Kingley NO FISH - Q Vale NO FRESH Lewes WATER Downs [

Lullington NO FISH - Q Heath

Pevensey Q Q Levels

Stodmarsh 4. Q Q Q Q Q Q Q

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Distributionmaps of freshwaterfish species in NNRs.

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Index to NNR. Numbers on Figure

Sad Emdmid NW NYL 8Dengie 10 The Swale 1 Achan arras Quarry 1 Ainsdale Sand Dunes 9Hales Wood 11 Swanscombe Skull Site 2 Alt nan Carnan 2 Asby Scar 10Hamford Water 12 Thursley 3 Reinn Eighe 3 Blelham Bog 11Hickling Broad 13 Wye 4 Ben Wyvis 4 Clawthorpe Fell 5 Gait Barrows 12Holkham 5 Blar Nam Faoileag !Wm 6 Claish Moss 6 Glasson Moss 13Leigh if 7 Coille Thogabhaig 7 Moor House 14Ludham Marshes 1 Cadair Idris 8 Corrieshalloch 8 North Fen 15Orfordness-Havergate 2 Ceunnant Llennyrch 9 Dunnet Links 9 Park Wood 16Scolt Head Island 3 Coed Camlyn 10 Glen Roy 10 Ribble Marshes 17SwantonNovers Wood 4 Coed Cymerau 11 Gualin 11 Roundsea Woods 18Thetford Heath 5 Coed Dolgarrog 12 lnchnadamph 12 Rusland Moss 19Walberswick 6 Coed Ganllwyd 13 lnvernaver 20Weeting Heath 21Westleton Heath 7 Coed Gorswen 14 Inverpolly ME 8 Coed y Rhygen 15 L.A.Mhuilinn Wood 1 Castle Eden Dene 22Winterton Dunes 9 Coed Tremadoc 16 L.D ruidibeg 2 Colt Park Wood 10 Coedydd Aber 17 L.Maree Islands 3 Coom Rig Moss Sit 11 Coedydd Maentwrog 18 L.Sunart Woodlands 4 Forge Valley Woods 1Arne 12 Core Bodeilio 19 Monach Isles 5 Grain Heads Moss 2Avon Gorge 13 Core Erddreiniog 20 Mound Alderwoods 6 Lindisfarne 3Axrnouth - etc 14 Cors Geirch 21 Nigg & Udale Bays 7 Ling Gill 4Barrington Hill 15 Cwm Glas Craf ant 22 N.Rona & Sula Sgeir 8 Newham Bog 5Bovey Valley 16 Cwm Idwal 23 Rassal Ashwood 9 Scar Close 6Braunton Barrow 17 Hafod Garregog 24 Rhum 10 Upper Teesdale 7Bridgewater Bay 25 St Kilda 26 Strathf arrar Figure IIIa The distributionof freshwater fish in NNRs 27 Strathy Bog

NE. LAMPREYS - • 1 Abernethy Forest 2 Cairngorms 3 Craigellachie 4 Creag Meagaidh 8 Dendles Wood 18 Morf a Dyffryn 5 Dinnet Oakwood 1114 9 Ebbor Gorge 19 Morfa Harlech 6 Glen Tanar 1 Bredon Hill Gordano Valley 20 Newborough Warren 7 Hermaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Hartland Moor 21 Rhinog 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 12 Hog Cliff 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 9 Morrone Birk wood 4 Cotswold Commons Holt Heath 23 Y Wyddf a-Snowdon 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 13 Holton Heath 11 Noss 6 Downton Gorge 14 at 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 15 The Lizard 1 Allt Rhyd y G roes 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 Morden Bog 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol 3 Cora Caron Sri 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Shapwick Heath 4 Core y Llyn 1 Ben Lui 11 Roatherne Mere 19 Stoborough Heath Studland Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones 20 Yarner Wood 6 Craig y Cilau 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 7 Dyfi 4 Cairnsmore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 8 Rant Irfon 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss S. 1 Ashford Hill 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 6 Glasdrurn 16 Wyre Forest Aston Rowant 10 Rhos Goch 7 Glen Diomhan 2 3 Beacon Hill 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 8 Glen Nant Cothill 12 Skomer 9 Kirkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills de Holes 4 5 Fyfield Down 13 Stackpole 10 L.Lornond 2 Barton Hills 6 Martin Down 14 Stanner Rocks 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 7 N. Meadow Cricklade 15 Ty Canol 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 N. Solent 14 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 9 Old Winchester Hill Parsonage Down 1 Coed y Cerrig 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog 9 Saltfleetby etc. 12 Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach Wychwood 4 Gower Coast 1 Ben Lowers 10 The Wash 13 Wylie Down 5 Kenfig 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 14 6 Oxwich 3 Caenlochan 12 Upwood Meadows 7 Penhow Woodlands 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen 8 Whiteford 5 Flanders Moss 1 Blean Woods 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 6 Isle of May EA 3 Ham Street Woods 7 L.Leven 1 Benacre 4 High Halstow 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 5 Kingley Vale 9 Morton Lochs 3 Brettenham Heath 6 Lewes Downs 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Bure Marshes 7 Lullington Heath 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 8 Pevensey Levels 12 Tentsrnuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 9 Stodmarsh 13 Whitlow Mosses 7 Colne Estuary

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Scotland Eardwid NYC 1 Achanarras Quarry 1 Ainsdale Sand Dunes 8Dengie 10 The Swale 2 Alt nan Carnan 2 Astoy Scar 9Hales Wood 11 Swanscombe Skull Site 3 Reinn Eighe 3 Blelham Bog 10Hamford Water 12 Thursley 4 Ben Wyvis 4 Clawthorpe Fell 11Hickling Broad 13 Wye 5 Blar Nam Faoileag 5 Gait Barrows 12Holkham 6 Claish Moss 6 Classon Moss 13Leigh Wain 7 Coille Thogabhaig 7 Moor House 14Ludham Marshes 8 Corrieshalloch 8 North Fen 15Orfordness-Havergate 1 Cadair Idris 9 Dunnet Links 9 Park Wood 16Scott Head Island 2 Ceunnant Llennyrch 10 Glen Roy 10 Ribble Marshes 17Swanton Noven Wood 3 Coed Camlyn 11 Gualin 11 Roundsea Woods 18Thetford Heath 4 Coed Cymerau 12 Inchnadamph 12 Rusland Moss 19W alberswick 5 Coed Dolgarrog 13 Inv ernaver 20Weeting Heath 6 Coed Ganllwyd 14 Inverpolly 21Westleton Heath 7 Coed Gorswen 15 L.A.Mhuilinn Wood 1 Castle Eden Dene 22Winterton Dunes 8 Coed y Rhygen 16 L.Druidibeg 2 Colt Park Wood 9 Coed Tremadoc 17 L Maree Islands 3 Coom Rig Moss OIL 10 Coedydd Aber 18 L.Sunart Woodlands 4 Forge Valley Woods 1Arne 11 Coedydd Maentwrog 19 Mon ach Isles 5 Grain Heads Moss 2Avon Gorge 12 Cors Bodeilio 20 Mound Alderwoods 6 Lindisf erne 3Axmouth - etc 13 Con Erddreiniog 21 Nigg & Udale Bays 7 Ling G ill 4Barrington Hill 14 Con Geirch 22 N.Rona & Sula Sgeir 8 Newham Bog 5Hovey Valley 15 Cwm Glas Crafant 23 Rassal Ash wood 9 Scar Close 6Braunton Barrow 16 Cwm Idwal 24 Rhum 10 Upper Teesdale 7Bridgewater Bay 17 Hafod Garregog 25 St Kilda 26 Strathfarrar Figure Mc The distributionof freshwater fish in NNRs 27 Strathy Bog

NE 1 Abernethy Forest BROWN TROUT - • 2 Cairngorms 3 Craigellachie 4 Creag Meagaidh 5 Dinnet Oakwood 8 Dendles Wood 18 Mort a Dyffryn 6 Glen Tanar 1 Bredon Hill 9 Ebbor Gorge 19 Morf a Harlech 7 Hermaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Gordano Valley 20 Newborough Warren 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 Hartland Moor 21 Rhinog 9 Morrone Birkwood 4 Cotswold Commons 12 Hog Cliff 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 13 Holt Heath 23 Y Wyddfa-Snowdon 11 Noss 6 Do wnton G orge 14 Holton Heath 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 15 The Lizard 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 Morden Bog 1 Allt Rhyd y Groes 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol SW 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Shapwick Heath 3 Cons Caron 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 19 Stoborough Heath 4 Core y Llyn 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones 20 Studland Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 Yarner Wood 6 Craig y Cilau 4 Cairnsmore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 7 Dyfi 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss 8 Nant lrfon 6 Glasdrum 16 Wyre Forest 1 Ashford Hill 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 7 Glen Diomhan 2 Aston Rowant 10 Rhos Goch 8 Glen Nant 3 Beacon Hill 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 9 Kirkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills & Holes 4 Cothill 12 Skomer 10 L.Lomond 2 Barton Hills 5 Fyfield Down 13 Stackpole 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 6 Martin Down 14 Stanner Rocks 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 7 N. Meadow Cricklade 15 Ty Canol 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 N. Solent 14 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 9 Old Winchester Hill 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 Parsonage Down 1 Coed y Cerrig 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog SE 9 Saltfleetby etc. 12 Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach 1 Ben Lawers 10 The Wash 13 Wychwood 4 Gower Coast 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 14 Wylie Down 5 Kenfig 3 C aenloch an 12 Upwood Meadows 6 Oxwich 4 Cragbank W ood 13 Woodwalton Fen 7 Penhow Woodlands 5 Flanders Moss 1 Blean Woods 8 Whiteford 6 Isle of May 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 7 L.Leven 1 Benacre 3 Ham Street Woods 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow Morton Lochs 3 Brettenham Heath 5 Kingley Vale lo Rannoch Moor 4 Sure Marshes 6 Lewes Downs 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 7 Lullington Heath 12 Tentsmuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 8 Pevensey Levels 13 W hi tl aw Mosses 7 Colne Estuary Stodmarsh tkkeie 3 2 R713

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Nit NYL 10 The Swale Ainsdale Sand Dunes 8Dengie 1 Achanarras Quarry 1 9Hales Wood 11 Swanscombe Skull Site 2 Alt nan Carnan 2 Asby Scar 10Hamford Water 12 Thursley 3 Reinn Eighe 3 Blelham Bog 11Hickling Broad 13 Wye 4 Ben Wyvis 4 Clawthorpe Fell Gait Barrows 12Holkham 5 Star Nam Faoileag 5 13Leigh WAS_ 6 Claish Moss 6 Gleason Moss 19Ludham Marshes ii 7 Coille Thogabhaig 7 Moor House 15Orfordness-Havergate 1 Cadair Idris 8 Corrieshalloch 8 North Fen 16Scolt Head Island 2 Ceunnant Llennyrch 9 Dunnet Links 9 Park Wood 3 Coed Camlyn 10 Ribble Marshes 17Swanton Novers Wood 10 Glen Roy 4 Coed Cymerau 11 Roundsea Woods 18Thetford Heath 11 Gualin 5 Coed Dolgarrog Rusland Moss 19Walberswick 12 Inchnadamph 12 20Weeting Heath 6 Coed GanlIwyd 13 Invernaver MB_ 21Westleton Heath 7 Coed Gorswen 14 Inverpolly 8 Coed y Rhygen 1 Castle Eden Dene 22Winterton Dunes 15 L.A.Mhuilinn Wood 9 Coed Tremadoc 2 Colt Park Wood 16 L.D ruidibeg 10 Coedydd Aber 3 Coom Rig Moss 3.11 17 L.Maree Islands 11 Coedydd Maentwrog 4 Forge Valley Woods 1Arne 18 L.Sunart Woodlands Coes Bodeilio 2Avon Gorge 12 19 Monach Isles 5 Grain Heads Moss 3Axmouth - etc 13 Cons Erddreiniog 20 Mound Alderwoods 6 Lindief arne 4Barrington Hill 14 Cors Geirch 21 Nigg & Udale Bays 7 Ling Gill 5Bovey Valley 15 Cwm Glas Craf ant 22 N.Rona & Sula Sgeir 8 Newham Bog 6Braunton Barrow 16 Cwm Idwal 23 Rassal Ashwood 9 Scar Close 7Bridgewater Bay 17 Hafod Garregog 24 Rhum 10 Upper Teesdale 25 St Kilda 26 Strathfarrar Figure IIId The distributionof freshwater fish in NNRs 27 Strathy Bog

MK RAINBOW TROUT - • 1 Abernethy Forest GRAYLING -• 2 Cairngorms 3 Craigellachie 4 Creag Meagaidh MD& 8 Dendles Wood 18 Morfa Dyffryn 5 Dinnet Oakwood 19 Mode Harlech 1 Bredon Hill 9 Ebbor Gorge 6 Glen Tanar 20 Newborough Warren Chaddesley Moss 10 Gordano Valley 7 Hermaness 2 11 Hartland Moor 21 Rhinog 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 12 Hog Cliff 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 9 Morrone Birkwood 4 Cotswold Commons 13 Holt Heath 23 V Wyddfa-Snowdon 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 14 Holton Heath 11 Noss 6 Downton Gorge 15 The Lizard 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 16 Morden Bog 1 Allt Rhyd y Groes 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 2 Coed Rheidol 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 18 Shapwick Heath 3 Con Caron SW 10 Mottey Meadows 19 Stoborough Heath 4 Core y Llyn 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 20 Studland Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones 6 Craig y Cilau 13 The Flits 21 Y arner Wood 3 Caerlaverock 7 Dyfi 4 Cairnsmore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 8 Nant Irfon Wynbury Moss S. 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 1 Ashford Hill 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 6 Glasdrum 16 Wyre Forest 2 Aston Rowant 10 Rhos Goch 7 Glen Diomhan 3 Beacon Hill 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 8 Glen Nant 4 Cothill 12 Skomer 9 Kirkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills & Holes 5 Fyfield Down 13 Stackpole 10 L.Lomond 2 Barton Hills 6 Martin Down 14 Stanner Rocks 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 7 N. Meadow Cricklade 15 Ty Canol 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 8 N. Solent 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 9 Old Winchester Hill S. 14 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 10 Parsonage Down 1 Coed y Cerrig 15 TynronJuniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 2 Crymlyn Bog 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 12 Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach SE. 9 Saltfleetby etc. 13 Wychwood 4 Gower Coast 1 Ben Lawers 10 The Wash 14 Wylie Down 5 Kenfig 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 6 Oxwich 3 Caenlochan 12 Upwood Meadows 7 Penhow Woodlands 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen 1 Blean Woods 8 Whiteford 5 Flanders Moss 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 6 Isle of May Wt. 3 Ham Street Woods 7 L.Leven 1 Benacre 4 High Halstow 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 5 Kingley Vale 9 Morton Lochs 3 Brettenham Heath 6 Lewes Downs 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Bure Marshes 7 Lullington Heath 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 8 Pevensey Levels 12 Tentsmuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 9 Stodmarsh 13 Whitlow Mosses 7 Colne Estuary 2 2

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Dengie 10 The Swale 1 Achanarras Quarry 1 Ainsdale Sand Dunes 8 Hales Wood 11 Swanscombe Skull Site 2 Alt nan Carnan 2 Asby Scar 9 Hamford Water 12 Thursley 3 Reinn Eighe 3 Blelham Bog 10 Hickling Broad 13 Wye 4 Ben Wyvis 4 Clawthorpe Fell 11 Holkham 5 Blar Nam Faoileag 5 Gait Barrows 12 VisS 6 Claish Moss 6 Glasson Moss 13 Leigh 7 Collie Thogabhaig 7 Moor House 14 Ludham Marshes ii Orfordness-Havergate 1 Cadair Idris 8 Corrieshalloch 8 North Fen 15 2 CeunnantLlennyrch 9 Dunnet Links 9 Park Wood 16 Scolt Head Island 3 Coed Camlyn 10 Glen Roy 10 Ribble Marshes 17 Swanton Hovers Wood Thetford Heath 4 Coed Cymerau 11 Gualin 11 Roundsea Woods 18 W alberswick 5 Coed Dolgarrog 12 lnchnadamph 12 Rusland Moss 19 Weeting Heath 6 Coed Ganllwyd 13 Invernaver 20 21 Westleton Heath 7 Coed Gorswen 14 lnverpolly NK W interton Dunes 8 Coed y Rhygen 15 L.A.Mhuilinn Wood 1 Castle Eden Dene 22 9 Coed Tremadoc 16 L Druidibeg 2 Colt Park Wood 10 Coedydd Aber 17 L.Maree Islands 3 Coom Rig Moss 11 Coedydd Maentwrog 18 L.Sunart Woodlands 4 Forge Valley Woods 1 Arne 12 Con Bodeilio 19 Monaeh Isles 5 Grain Heads Moss 2 Avon Gorge 13 Cors Erddreiniog 20 Mound Alderwoods 6 Lindisfarne 3 Axmouth - etc 14 Con Geirch 21 Nigg & Udale Bays 7 Ling Gill 4 Barrington Hill Hovey Valley 15 Cwm Glas Craf ant 22 N.Rona & Sula Sgeir 8 Newham Bog 5 16 Cwm Idwal 23 Rassal Ashwood 9 Scar Close 6 Braunton Barrow Bridgewater Bay 17 Hafod Garregog 24 Rhum 10 Upper Teesdale 7 25 St Kilda 26 Strathfarrar FigureIIIe The distributionoffreshwaterfishin NNRs 27 Strathy Bog

MK ARCTICCHARM - • 1 Abernethy Forest 2 Cairngorms POWAN - • 3 Craigellachie SMELT - • 4 Creag Meagaidh 18 Morf a Dyffryn 5 Dinnet Oakwood mai 8 Dendles Wood 19 Morfa Harlech 6 Glen Tanar 1 Bredon Hill 9 Ebbor Gorge 20 Newborough Warren 7 Herrnaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Gordano Valley 21 Rhinog 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 Hartland Moor 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 9 Morrone Birkwood 4 Cotswold Commons 12 Hog Cliff 23 Y Wyddf a-Snowdon 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 13 Holt Heath 11 Noss 6 Downton Gorge 14 Holton Heath 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 15 The Lizard 1 Allt Rhyd y Groes 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 Morden Bog 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol 3 Cora Caron St/ 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Shapwick Heath 4 Cors y Llyn 1 Ben Lin 11 Rostherne Mere 19 Stoborough Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones 20 Studland Heath Craig y Cilau 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 Yarner Wood 6 7 Dyfi 4 Cairnsmore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 8 Nant lrfon 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 6 Glasdrum 16 Wyre Forest 1 Ashford Hill 10 Rhos Goch 7 Glen Diomhan 2 Aston Rowant 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 8 Glen Nant 3 Beacon Hill 12 Skomer 9 Kirkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills de Holes 4 Cothill 13 Stackpole 10 L.Lomond 2 Barton Hills 5 Fyfield Down 14 Stanner Rocks 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 6 Martin Down 15 Ty Canol 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 7 N. Meadow Cricklade 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 N. Solent 14 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 9 Old Winchester Hill 1 Coed y Cerrig 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 Parsonage Down 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog 9 Saltfleetby etc. 12 Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach 4 Gower Coast 1 Ben Lawers 10 The Wash 13 Wychwood 5 Kenfig 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 14 Wylie Down 6 Oxwich 3 Caenloehan 12 Upwood Meadows 7 Penhow Woodlands 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen sa 8 Whiteford 5 Flanders Moss 1 Blean Woods 6 Isle of May LA 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 7 L.Leven 1 Benacre 3 Ham Street Woods 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow 9 Morton Lochs 3 Brettenham Heath 5 Kingley Vale 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Bure Marshes 6 Lewes Downs 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 7 Lullington Heath 12 Tentsmuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 8 Pevensey Levels 13 Whitlaw Mosses 7 Colne Estuary 9 Stodmarsh ;ke pt

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Scotland Fnaland NYE 1 Ach an arras Quarry 1 Ainsdale Sand Dunes 8Dengie 10 The Swale 2 Alt nan Carnan 2 Araby Scar Hales Wood 11 Swanscombe Skull Site 3 Reinn Eighe 3 Blelham Bog 10Hamford Water 12 Thursley 4 Ben Wyvis 4 Clawthorpe Fell 11Hickling Broad 13 Wye 5 Blar Nam Faoileag 5 Gait Barrows 12Holkham 6 Claish Moss 6 Gleason Mose 13Leigh Mh4s0_ 7 Coille Thogabhaig 7 Moor House 14Ludham Marshes if 8 Corrieshalloch 8 North Fen 15Orfordness-Havergate 1 Cadair Idris 9 Dunnet Links 9 Park Wood 16Scolt Head Island 2 Ceunnant Llennyrch 10 Glen Roy 10 Ribble Marshes 17Swanton Novers Wood 3 Coed Camlyn 11 Gualin 11 Roundsea Woods 18Thetford Heath 4 Coed Cymerau 12 lnchnadamph 12 Rusland Mon 19Walbenwick 5 Coed Dolgarrog 13 lnvernaver 20Weeting Heath 6 Coed GanlIwyd 19 Inv erpolly NE_ 21Westleton Heath 7 Coed Gorswen 15 L.A.Mhuilinn Wood 1 Castle Eden Dene 22Winterton Dunes 8 Coed y Rhygen 16 L.Druidibeg 2 Colt Park Wood 9 Coed Tremadoc 17 L.Maree Islands 3 Coom Rig Moss ESE 10 Coedydd Aber 18 L.S un art Woodlands 4 Forge Valley Woods 1Arne 11 Coedydd Maentwrog 19 Monach Isles 5 Grain Heads Moss 2Avon Gorge 12 Cone Bodeilio 20 Mound Alderwoods 6 Lindief acne 3Axmouth - etc 13 Con Erddreiniog 21 Nigg & Udale Bays 7 Ling Gill 4 Barrington Hill 14 Com Geirch 22 N.Rona & Sula Sgeir 8 Newham Bog 5Hovey Valley 15 Cwm Glas Craf ant 23 Rassal Ashwood 9 Scar Close 6Braunton Barrow 16 Cwm Idwal 24 Rhum 10 Upper Teesdale 7Bridgewater Bay 17 Hafod Garregog 25 St Kilda 26 Strathfarrar Figure IIIf The distributionof freshwater fish in NNRs 27 Strathy Bog

UBt 1 Abernethy Forest 2 Cairngorms PIKE - • 3 Craigellachie 4 Creag Meagaidh 5 Dinnet Oakwood Mgd 8 Dendles Wood 18 Marfa Dyffryn 6 Glen Tanar 1 Bredon Hill 9 Ebbor Gorge 19 Morf a Harlech 7 Hermaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Gordano Valley 20 Newborough Warren 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 Hartland Moor 21 Rhinog 9 Morrone Birkwood 4 Cotswold Commons 12 Hog Cliff 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 13 Holt Heath 23 Y Wyddfa-Snowdon 11 Noss 6 Downton Gorge 14 Holton Heath 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 15 The Lizard DE 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 Morden Bog 1 Allt Rhyd y Groes 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol BW_ 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Shapwick Heath 3 Core Caron 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 19 Stoborough Heath 4 Core y Llyn 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones 20 Studland Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 Yarner Wood 6 Craig y Cilau 4 Cairnsmore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 7 Dyfi 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss 8 Nant Irfon 6 Glasdrum 16 Wyre Forest 1 Ashford Hill 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 7 Glen Diomhan 2 Aston Rowant 10 Rhos Goch 8 Glen Nant EU 3 Beacon Hill 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt Kirkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills & Holes 4 Cothill 12 Skomer 10 L.Lomond 2 Barton Hills 5 Fyfield Down 13 Stackpole 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 6 Martin Down 14 St anner Rocks 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 7 N. Meadow Cricklade 15 Ty Canol 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 N. Solent 14 Tayrnsh 6 KnockingHoe 9 Old Winchester Hill 15 Ty nron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 Parsonage Down 1 Coed y Cerrig 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog SE 9 Saltfleetby etc. 12 Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach 1 Ben Lawers 10 The Wash 13 Wychwood 4 Gower Coast 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 14 Wylie Down 5 Kenfig 3 Caenlochan 12 Upwood Meadows 6 Oxwich 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen EE 7 Penhow Woodlands 5 Flanders Moss 1 Blean Woods 8 Whiteford 6 Isle of May 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 7 L.Leven 1 Ben acre 3 Ham Street Woods 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow 9 Morton Lochs 3 Brettenham Heath 5 Kingley Vale 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Bure Marshes 6 Lewes Downs 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 7 Lullington Heath 12 Tentsmuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 8 Pevensey Levels 13 Whitlaw Mosses 7 Colne Estuary 9 Stodmarsh

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Scotland England NW 8Dengie 10 The Swale 1 Achanarras Quarry 1 Ainsdale Sand Dunes 9Hales Wood 11 Swanscombe Skull Site 2 Alt nan Carnan 2 Asby Scar 10Hamford Water 12 Thursley 3 Reinn Eighe 3 Blelham Bog 11Hickling Broad 13 Wye 4 Ben Wyvis 4 Clawthorpe Fell 12Holkham 5 Blar Narn Faoileag 5 Gait Barrows 13Leigh Wales 6 Claish Moss 6 Glasson Moss 14Ludham Marshes 11 7 Coille Thogabhaig 7 Moor House 15Orfordness-Havergate 1 Cadair Idris 8 Corrieshalloch 8 North Fen 16Scolt Head Island 2 Ceunnant Llennyrch 9 Dunnet Links 9 Park Wood 17Swanton Hovers Wood 3 Coed Camlyn 10 Glen Roy 10 Ribble Marshes 18Thetford Heath 4 Coed Cymerau 11 G ualin 11 Roundsea Woods 19Walberswick 5 Coed Dolgarrog 12 Inchnadamph 12 Rusland Moss 20Weeting Heath 6 Coed Ganllwyd 13 Invernaver 21Westieton Heath 7 Coed Gorswen 14 Inverpolly NE 22Winterton Dunes 8 Coed y Rhygen 15 L.A.Mhuilinn Wood 1 Castle Eden Dene 9 Coed Tremadoc 16 L.Druiclibeg 2 Colt Park Wood 10 Coedydd Aber 17 L.Maree Islands 3 Coom Rig Moss SYL 1Arne 11 Coedydd Maentwrog 18 L.Sunart Woodlands 4 Forge Valley Woods 2Avon Gorge 12 Core Bodeilio 19 Monach Isles Grain Heads Moss 3Axmouth - etc 13 Core Erddreiniog 20 Mound Alderwoods 6 Lindisfarne 4Barrington Hill 14 Cors Geirch 21 Nigg & Udale Bays 7 Ling Gill 5Hovey Valley 15 Cwm Glas Craf ant 22 N.Rona & Sula Sgeir 8 Newham Bog 6Braunton Barrow 16 Cwm Idwal 23 Rassal Ashwood 9 Scar Close 7Bridgewater Bay 17 Hafod Garregog 24 Rhum 10 Upper Teesdale 25 St Kilda 26 Strathfarrar Figure IIIg The distributionof freshwater fish in NNRs 27 Strathy Bog

COMMON CARP - • 1 Abernethy Forest 2 Cairngorms COMMON + CRUCIAN CARP - • 3 Craigellachie GOLDFISH - 4 Creag Meagaidh 8 Dendles Wood 18 Morf a Dyffryn 5 Dinnet Oakwood 19 Morf a Harlech Glen Tanar 1 Bredon Hill 9 Ebbor Gorge 20 Newborough Warren 7 Hermaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Gordano Valley Hartland Moor 21 Rhinog 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 9 Morrone Birkwood 4 Cotswold Commons 12 Hog Cliff 13 Holt Heath 23 V Wyddf a-Snowdon 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 14 Holton Heath 11 Noss 6 Downton Gorge 15 The Lizard 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood Morden Bog 1 Allt Rhyd y Groes 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol 3 Core Caron SV 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Shapwick Heath Stoborough Heath 4 Core y Llyn 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 19 20 Studland Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones Varner Wood 6 Craig y Cilau 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 7 Dyfi 4 Cairnsmore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 8 Nant Irfon 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss S. 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 6 Glasdrum 16 Wy re Forest 1 Ashford Hill Aston Rowant 10 Rhos Goch 7 Glen Diomhan 2 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 8 Glen Nant EM 3 Beacon Hill 12 Skomer 9 K irkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills de Holes 4 Cothill Fyfield Down 13 Stackpole 10 L.Lomond 2 Barton Hills 5 Martin Down 14 Stanner Rocks 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 6 15 Ty Canol 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 7 N. Meadow Cricklade N. Solent 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 Old Winchester Hill 14 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 9 1 Coed y Cerrig 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 Parsonage Down 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach SE 9 Saltfleetby etc. 12 4 Gower Coast 1 Ben Lowers 10 The Wash 13 Wychwood 5 Kenfig 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 14 Wylie Down 6 Ozwich 3 Caenlochan 12 Upwood Meadows 7 Penhow Woodlands 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen SE_ 8 Whiteford 5 Flanders Moss 1 Blean Woods Isle of May VA. 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 7 L.Leven 1 Benacre 3 Ham Street Woods 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow 9 Morton Lochs 3 Brettenham Heath 5 Kingley Vale 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Bure Marshes 6 Lewes Downs 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 7 Lullington Heath 12 Tentsmuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 8 Pevensey Levels 13 Whitlow Mosses 7 CoMe Estuary 9 Stodmarsh •

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NE 1 Abernethy Forest GUDGEON -• 2 Cairngorms GUDGEON + BARBEL - • 3 Craigellachie 4 Creag Meagaidh 5 Dinnet Oakwood Pai 8 Dendles Wood 18 Marfa Dyffryn 6 Glen Tanar Bredon Hill 9 Ebbor Gorge 19 Morf a Harlech 7 Hermaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Gordano Valley 20 Newborough Warren 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 Hartland Moor 21 Rhinog 9 Morrone Birk wood 4 Cotswold Commons 12 Hog Cliff 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 13 Holt Heath 23 Y Wyddfa-Snowdon 11 Noss 6 Downton Gorge 14 Holton Heath 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 15 The Lizard D_E 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 Morden Bog 1 Allt Rhyd y G roes 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol SW 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Shapwick Heath 3 Core Caron 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 19 Stoborough Heath 4 Con y Llyn 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones 20 Studland Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 Varner Wood 6 Craig y Cilau 4 Cairnsmore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 7 Dyfi 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss S. 8 Nant Irf on 6 Glasdrum 16 Wyre Forest 1 Ashford Hill 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 7 Glen Diomhan 2 Aston Rowant 10 Rhos Goch 8 Glen Nant 3 Beacon Hill 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 9 Kirkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills 8z Holes 4 Cothill 12 Skomer 10 L.Lomond 2 Barton Hills 5 Fyfield Down 13 Stackpole 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 6 Martin Down 14 Stanner Rocks 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 7 N. Meadow Cricklade 15 Ty Canol 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 N. Solent 14 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 9 Old Winchester Hill S. 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 Parsonage Down 1 Coed y Cerrig 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog SE 9 Saltfleetby etc. 12 Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach 1 Ben Lawers 10 The Wash 13 Wychwood 4 Gower Coast 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 14 Wylie Down 5 Kenfig 3 Caenlochan 12 Upwood Meadows 6 Oxwich 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen aa 7 Penhow Woodlands 5 Flanders Moss 1 Blean Woods 8 Whiteford 6 Isle of May 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 7 L.Leven 1 Benacre 3 Ham Street Woods 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow 9 Morton Lochs 3 Brettenharn Heath 5 Kingley Vale 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Bure Marshes 6 Lewes Downs 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 7 Lullington Heath 12 Tentsmuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 8 Pevensey Levels 13 Whitlaw Mosses 7 Colne Estuary 9 Stodmarsh

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1 Abernethy Forest 2 Cairngorms TENCH - • 3 Cr aigellachie 4 Creag Meagaidh 18 Morf a Dyffryn 5 Dinnet Oakwood 8 Dendles Wood 6 Glen Tanar Bredon Hill 9 Ebbor Gorge 19 Morf a Harlech 7 Hermaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Gordano Valley 20 Newborough Warren Rhinog 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 Hartland Moor 21 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 9 Morrone Birkwood 4 Cotswold Commons 12 Hog Cliff 23 Y Wyddf a-Snowdon 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 13 Holt Heath 11 Noss 6 Dow nton G orge 14 Holton Heath 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 15 The Lizard DE 1 Allt Rhyd y Groes 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 Morden Bog 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol 3 Cors Caron SW 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Shapwick Heath 4 Core y Llyn 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 19 Stoborough Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones 20 Studland Heath Craig y Cilau 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 Varner Wood 6 7 Dyfi 4 Cairnsmore of Fleet 19 Wrens Nest 8 Nant lrfon 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 6 G lasd rum 16 Wyre Forest 1 Ashford Hill 10 Rhos Goch 7 Glen Diomhan 2 Aston Rowant 8 Glen N ant 3 Beacon Hill 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 9 Kirkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills & Holes 4 Cothill 12 Skomer 13 Stackpole 10 L.Lomond Barton Hills 5 Fyfield Down 14 Stanner Rocks 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 6 Martin Down 15 Ty Canol 12 Moine Mhor Gibralter Point 7 N. Meadow Cricklade 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 N. Solent 14 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 9 Old Winchester Hill S. 1 Coed y Cerrig 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 Parsonage Down 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog 9 Saltfleetby etc. 12 Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach 4 Gower Coast 1 Ben Lawers 10 The Wash 13 Wychwood 5 Kenfig 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 14 Wylie Down 6 3 Caenlochan 12 Upwood Meadows Oxwich 7 Penhow Woodlands 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen SE_ 8 Whiteford 5 Flanders Moss 1 Blean Woods Isle of May 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 7 L.Leven 1 Benacre 3 Ham Street Woods 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow 9 Morton Lochs 3 Brettenham Heath 5 Kingley Vale 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Sure Marshes 6 Lewes Downs 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 7 Lullington Heath 12 Tentsrnuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 8 Pevensey Levels 13 Whitlaw Mosses 7 Colne Estuary 9 Stodmarsh 22

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NK COMMON BREAM - • 1 Abernethy Forest 2 Cairngorms COMMON + SILVER BREAM - • 3 Craigellachie BLEAK -A 4 Creag Meagaidh 18 Morfa Dyffryn 5 Dinnet Oakwood 8 Dendles Wood 6 Glen Tanar 1 Bredon Hill 9 Ebbor Gorge 19 Morfa Harlech 20 7 Hermaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Gordano Valley Newborough Warren 21 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 Hartland Moor Rhinog 9 Morrone Birkwood 4 Cotswold Commons 12 Hog Cliff 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 23 Y Wyddf a-Snowdon 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 13 Holt Heath 11 Noss 6 Downton Gorge 19 Holton Heath 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 15 The Lizard 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 Morden Bog 1 Allt Rhyd y Groes 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol SY( 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Shapwick Heath 3 Coro Caron 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 19 Stoborough Heath 4 Cors y Llyn 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones 20 Studland Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 Yarner Wood 6 Craig y Cilau 4 Cairnsmore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 7 Dyfi 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss S. 8 Nant Irfon 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 6 Glasdrum 16 Wyre Forest 1 Ashford Hill 7 Glen Diomhan 2 Aston Rowant 10 Rhos Goch 8 Glen Nant FM 3 Beacon Hill 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 9 Kirkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills & Holes 4 Cothill 12 Skomer 10 L.Lomond 2 Barton Hills 5 Fyfield Down 13 Stackpole 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglandi 6 Martin Down 14 Stanner Rocks 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 7 N. Meadow Cricklade 15 Ty Canol 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 N. Solent 14 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 9 Old Winchester Hill 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 Parsonage Down 1 Coed y Cerrig 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog SE 9 Saltfleetby etc. 12 Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach 1 Ben Lawers 10 The Wash 13 Wychwood 4 Gower Coast 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 14 Wylie Down Kenfig 3 Caenlochan 12 Upwood Meadows 6 Oxwich 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen 7 Penhow Woodlands 5 Flanders Moss 1 Blean Woods 8 Whiteford 6 Isle of May 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 7 L.Leven 1 Benacre 3 Ham Street Woods 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow 9 Morton Lochs 3 Brettenham Heath 5 Kingley Vale 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Bure Marshes 6 Lewes Downs 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 7 Lullington Heath 12 Tentsrnuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 8 Pevensey Levels 13 Whitlaw Mosses 7 Colne Estuary 9 Stodmarsh

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Sand farlmd NIL 1 Achanarras Quarry 1 Ainsdale Sand Dunes 8Dengie 10 The Swale 2 Alt nan Carnan 2 Asby Scar 9Hales Wood 11 Swanscombe Skull Site 3 Reinn Eighe 3 Blelham Bog 10Hamford Water 12 Thursley 4 Ben Wyvis 4 Clawthorpe Fell 11Hickling Broad 13 Wye 5 Blar Nam Faoileag 5 Gait Barrows 12Holkham 6 Claish Moss 6 Glasson Moss 13Leigh Wales 7 Coille Thogabhaig 7 Moor House 14Ludham Marshes tst 8 Corrieshalloch 8 North Fen 15Orfordness-Havergate 1 Cadair Idris 9 Dunnet Links 9 Park Wood 16Scolt Head Island 2 CeunnantLlennyrch 10 Glen Roy 10 Ribble Marshes 17Swanton Hovers Wood 3 Coed Camlyn 11 Gualin 11 Roundsea Woods 18Thetford Heath 4 Coed Cymerau 12 lnchnadamph 12 Rusland Moss 19Walberswick 5 Coed Dolgarrog 13 Invernaver 20Weeting Heath 6 Coed Ganllwyd 14 Inverpolly NEL 21Westleton Heath 7 Coed Gorswen 15 L.A.Mhuilinn Wood 1 Castle Eden Dene 22Winterton Dunes 8 Coed y Rhygen 16 L.Druidibeg 2 Colt Park Wood 9 Coed Tremadoc 17 L.Maree Islands 3 Coom Rig Moss 3IL 10 Coedydd Aber 18 L.Sunart Woodlands 4 Forge Valley Woods 1Arne 11 Coedydd Maentwrog 19 Monach Isles 5 Grain Heads Moss 2Avon Gorge 12 Cora Bodeilio 20 Mound Alderwoods 6 Lindisfarne 3Axmouth - etc 13 Core Erddreiniog 21 Nigg & Udale Bays 7 Ling Gill 4Barrington Hill 14 Cors Geirch 22 N.Rona & Sula Sgeir 8 Newham Bog 5Hovey Valley 15 Cwm Glas Crafant 23 Rassal Ashwood 9 Scar Close 6Braunton Barrow 16 Cwm Idwal 24 Rhum 10 Upper Teesdale 7Bridgewater Bay 17 Hafod Garregog 25 St Kilda 26 Strathf arrar Figure IIIk The distributionof freshwater fish in NNRs 27 Strathy Bog

NE 1 Abernethy Forest 2 Cairngorms MINNOW - • 3 Craigellachie 4 Creag Meagaidh 5 Dinnet Oakwood 8 Dendles Wood 18 Morfa Dyffryn 6 Glen Tanar 1 Bredon Hill 9 Ebbor Gorge 19 Morfa Harlech 7 Hermaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Gordano Valley 20 Newborough Warren 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 Hartland Moor 21 Rhinog 9 Morrone Birk wood 4 Cotswold Commons 12 Hog Cliff 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 13 Holt Heath 23 Y Wyddf a-Snowdon 11 Noss 6 Downton Gorge 14 Holton Heath 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 15 The Lizard 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 Morden Bog 1 Allt Rhyd y Groes 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol SW 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Shapwick Heath 3 Cora Caron 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 19 Stoborough Heath 4 Cors y Llyn 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones 20 Studland Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 Varner Wood 6 Craig y Cilau 4 Cairnsmore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 7 Dyfi 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss S. 8 Nant Irfon 6 Glasdrum 16 Wyre Forest 1 Ashford Hill 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 7 Glen Diomhan 2 Aston Rowant 10 Rhos Goch 8 Glen Nant 3 Beacon Hill 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 9 Kirkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills & Holes 4 Cothill 12 Skomer 10 L Lomond 2 Barton Hills 5 Fyfield Down 13 Stackpole 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 6 Martin Down 14 Stanner Rocks 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 7 N. Meadow Cricklade 15 Ty Canol 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 N. Solent 14 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 9 Old Winchester Hill S. 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 Parsonage Down 1 Coed y Cerrig 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog SE 9 Saltfleetby etc. 12 Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach 1 Ben Lawers 10 The Wash 13 Wychwood 4 Gower Coast 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 14 Wylie Down 5 Kenfig 3 Caenloch an 12 Upwood Meadows 6 Oxwich 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen SE_ 7 Penhow Woodlands 5 Flanders Moss 1 Blean Woods 8 Whiteford 6 Isle of May 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 7 L _Leven 1 Benacre 3 Ham Street Woods 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow 9 Morton Lochs 3 Brettenham Heath 5 Kingley Vale 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Bure Marshes 6 Lewes Downs 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 7 Lullington Heath 12 Tentsmuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 8 Pevensey Levels 13 Whitlaw Mosses 7 Colne Estuary 9 Stodmarsh

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Scotland Enithmd Nti NYL 10 The Swale 1 Achanarras Quarry 1 Ainsdale Sand Dunes 8Dengie 11 Swanscombe Skull Site 2 Alt nan Carnan 2 Asby Scar 9Hales Wood 12 Thursley 3 Reinn Eighe 3 Blelharn Bog 10Hamford Water 13 Wye 4 Ben Wyvis 4 Clawthorpe Fell 11Hickling Broad 5 Bier Nam Faoileag 5 Gait Barrows 12Holkham 6 Claish Moss 6 Glasson Moss 13Leigh 7 Collie Thogabhaig 7 Moor House 14Ludham Marshes 1 Cadair Idris 8 Corrieshalloch 8 North Fen 15Orfordnese-Havergate 2 CeunnantLlennyrch 9 Dunnet Links 9 Park Wood 16Scolt Head Island Coed Camlyn 10 Glen Roy 10 Ribble Marshes 17Swanton Hovers Wood 3 4 Coed Cymerau 11 G ualin 11 Roundsea Woods 18Thetford Heath 5 Coed Dolgarrog 12 lnchnadamph 12 Rusland Moss 19Walberswick 20Weeting Heath 6 Coed Ganllwyd 13 Invernaver 7 Coed Gorswen 14 Inverpolly 21Westleton Heath 15 L.A.Mhuilinn Wood 1 Castle Eden Dene 22Winterton Dunes 8 Coed y Rhygen 9 Coed Tremadoc 16 L.Druidibeg 2 Colt Park Wood 17 L.Maree Islands 3 Coom Rig Moss 10 Coedydd Aber 18 L.Sunart Woodlands 4 Forge Valley Woods 1 Ame 11 Coedydd Maentwrog 12 Cons Bodeilio 19 Monach Isles 5 Grain Heads Moss 2Avon Gorge 20 Mound Alderwoods Lindisfarne 3Axmouth - etc 13 Core Erddreiniog 14 Core Geirch 21 Nigg & Udale Bays 7 Ling Gill 4Barrington Hill 15 Cwm Glas Craf ant 22 N.Rona & Sula Sgeir 8 Newham Bog Bovey Valley 23 Rassal Ashwood 9 Scar Close 6Braunt on Barrow 16 Cwm Idwal 17 Hafod Garregog 24 Rhurn 10 Upper Teesdale 7Bridgewater Bay 25 St Kilda 26 Strathfarrar Figure 1111 The distribution of freshwater fish in NNRs 27 Strathy Bog

NE_ ROACH - • 1 Abernethy Forest 2 Cairngorms RUDD - • 3 Craigellachie ROACH + RUDD - • 4 Creag Meagaidh 5 Dinnet Oakwood MD& 8 Dendles Wood 18 Marfa Dyffryn 19 Mode Harlech 6 Glen Tanar Bredon Hill 9 Ebbor Gorge 7 Hermaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Gordano Valley 20 Newborough Warren Rhinog 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 Hartland Moor 21 9 Morrone Birkwood 4 Cotswold Commons 12 Hog Cliff 22 Yns Enlli -Bardsey 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 13 Holt Heath 23 Y Wyddf a-Snowdon 11 Noss 6 Downton Gorge 14 Holton Heath 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 15 The Lizard 1 Allt Rhyd y Groes 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 Morden Bog 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol SW 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Shapwick Heath 3 Con Caron 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 19 Stoborough Heath 4 Cone y Llyn 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones 20 Studland Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid Craig y Cilau 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 Yarner Wood 6 4 Cairnsmore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 7 Dyfi 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss 8 Nant Irf on 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 6 Glasdrum 16 Wyre Forest 1 Ashford Hill 7 Glen Diomhan 2 Aston Rowant 10 Rhos Goch 8 Glen Nant 3 Beacon Hill 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 9 Kirk connel Flow 1 Barnack Hills de Holes 4 Cothill 12 Skomer 10 L.Lomond 2 Barton Hills 5 Fyfield Down 13 Stackpole 14 St anner Rocks 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 6 Martin Down Ty Canol 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 7 N. Meadow Cricklade 15 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 N. Solent 14 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 9 Old Winchester Hill 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 Parsonage Down 1 Coed y Cerrig 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog SE 9 Saltfleet by etc. 12 Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach Gower Coast 1 Ben Lawers 10 The Wash 13 Wychwood 4 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 14 Wylie Down 5 Kenfig 3 Caenloch an 12 Upwood Meadows 6 Oxwich 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen SE_ 7 Penhow Woodlands 5 Flanders Moss 1 Blean Woods 8 Whiteford 6 Isle of May FA 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 7 L.Leven 1 Benacre 3 Ham Street Woods 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow 9 Morton Lochs 3 Brettenham Heath 5 Kingley Vale 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Bure Marshes 6 Lewes Downs 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 7 Lullington Heath 12 Tentsmuir Point 6 Chippenh am Fen 8 Pevensey Levels 13 Whitlaw Mosses 7 Colne Estuary 9 Stodmarsh 22

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scotland Enamd NW NYE 8Dengie 10 The Swale 1 Ac han arras Quarry 1 Ainsdale Sand Dunes 9Hales Wood 11 Swanscombe Skull Site 2 Alt nan Carnan 2 Asby Scar 10Hamford Water 12 Thursley 3 Reinn Eighe 3 Blelham Bog 11Hickling Broad 13 Wye 4 Ben Wyvis 4 Clawthorpe Fell 5 Blar Nam Faoileag 5 Gait Barrows 12Holkham V±tha 6 Claish Moss 6 Glasson Moss 13Leigh 7 Coille Thogabhaig 7 Moor House 14Ludham Marshes 1 Cadair Idris 8 Corrieshalloch 8 North Fen 15Orfordness-Havergate 16Scolt Head Island 2 Ceunnant Llennyrch 9 Dunnet Links 9 Park Wood 17Swanton ?lovers Wood 3 Coed Camlyn 10 Glen Roy 10 Ribble Marshes 18Thetford Heath 4 Coed Cymerau 11 Gualin 11 Roundsea Woods 19Walberswick 5 Coed Dolgarrog 12 Inchn ad amph 12 Rusland Moss 20Weeting Heath 6 Coed G anllwyd 13 Invernaver 21Westleton Heath 7 Coed Gorswen 19 Inverpolly NE. 22Winterton Dunes 8 Coed y Rhygen 15 L.A.Mhuilinn Wood 1 Castle Eden Dene 9 Coed Tremadoc 16 L.Druidibeg 2 Colt Park Wood 10 Coedydd Aber 17 L.Maree Islands 3 Coom Rig Moss SYL 11 Coedydd Maentwrog 18 L.Sun art Woodlands 4 Forge Valley Woods 1Arne 2Avon Gorge 12 Con Bodeilio 19 Monach Isles 5 Grain Heads Moss 3Axmouth - etc 13 Core Erddreiniog 20 Mound Alderwoods 6 Lindisf arne 14 Core Geirch 21 Nigg & Udale Bays 7 Ling Gill 4Barrington Hill 5Hovey Valley 15 Cwm Glas Crafant 22 N.Rona & Sula Sgeir 8 Newham Bog 6Braunton Barrow 16 Cwm Idwal 23 Rassal Ashwood Scar Close 7Bridgewater Bay 17 Hafod G arr ego g 24 Rhum 10 Upper Teesdale 25 St Kilda 26 Strathfarrar Figure IIIm The distribution of freshwater fish in NNRs 27 Strathy Bog

Ma CHUB -• 1 Abernethy Forest 2 Cairngorms DACE - • 3 Craigellachie CHUB + DACE - • 4 Creag Meagaidh Dendles Wood 18 Morf a Dyffryn 5 Dinnet Oakwood B3A 8 Ebbor Gorge 19 Morf a Harlech 6 Glen Tanar 1 Bredon Hill 9 Gordano Valley 20 Newborough Warren 7 Herrnaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Hartland Moor 21 Rhinog 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 Hog Cliff 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 9 Morrone Birkwood 4 Cotswold Commons 12 Holt Heath 23 Y Wyddf a-Snowdon 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 13 Holton Heath 11 Noss 6 Downton Gorge 14 The Lizard 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 15 Morden Bog 1 Allt Rhyd y Groes 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol Shapwick Heath 3 Cors Caron SW 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Stoborough Heath 4 Cors y Llyn 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 19 Studland Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 2 Brae head Moss 12 Stiperstones 20 6 Craig y Cilau 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 Yarner Wood 7 Dyfi 4 Cairnsrnore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 8 Nant Irfon 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss Ashford Hill 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 6 Glasdrum 16 Wyre Forest 1 Aston Rowant 10 Rhos Goch 7 Glen Diomhan 2 Beacon Hill 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 8 Glen Nan t 3 Cothill 12 Skomer 9 Kirkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills & Holes 4 13 St ackpole 10 L.Lomond 2 Barton Hills 5 Fyfield Down Martin Down 19 Stanner Rocks 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 6 N. Meadow Cricklade 15 Ty Canol 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 7 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 N. Solent 19 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 9 Old Winchester Hill Parsonage Down 1 Coed y Cerrig 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach SE 9 Saltfleetby etc. 12 4 Gower Coast 1 Ben Lawers 10 The Wash 13 Wychwood Wylie Down 5 Kenfig 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 14 6 Oxwich 3 Caenloc ban 12 Upwood Meadows . 7 Penhow Woodlands 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen SE 8 Whiteford 5 Flanders Moss 1 Blean Woods 6 Isle of May EA. 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 7 L.Leven 1 Benacre 3 Ham Street Woods 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow 9 Morton Lochs 3 Brettenham Heath 5 Kingley Vale 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Bure Marshes 6 Lewes Downs 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 7 Lullington Heath 12 Tentsrnuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 8 Pevensey Levels 13 Whitlaw Mosses 7 Colne Estuary 9 Stodrnarsh t\e ie 4e, •

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Abernethy Forest 2 Cairngorms STONE LOACH • 3 Craigellachie 4 Creag Meagaidh 5 Dinnet Oakwood Mai 8 Dendles Wood 18 Morf a Dyffryn 6 Glen Tanar 1 Bredon Hill 9 Ebbor Gorge 19 Morf a Harlech 7 Hermaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Gordano Valley 20 Newborough Warren 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 Hartland Moor 21 Rhinog 9 Morrone Birkwood 4 Cotswold Commons 12 Hog Cliff 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 13 Holt Heath 23 Y Wyddf a-Snowdon 11 Noss 6 Downton Gorge 14 Holton Heath 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 15 The Lizard 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 Morden Bog 1 Allt Rhyd y Groes 9 Meccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol SW 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Shapwick Heath 3 Cora Caron 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 19 Stoborough Heath 4 Core y Llyn 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones 20 Studland Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 Varner Wood 6 Craig y Cilau 4 Cairnsmore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 7 Dyfi 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss S. 8 Nant Irfon 6 lasdrum 16 Wyre Forest 1 Ashford Hill 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 7 Glen Diomhan 2 Aston Rowant 10 Rhos Goch 8 Glen Nant 3 Beacon Hill 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 9 Kirk connel Flow 1 Barnack Hills dr Holes 4 Cothill 12 Skomer 10 L.Lomond 2 Barton Hills 5 Fyfield Down 13 Stackpole 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 6 Martin Down 14 Stanner Rocks 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 7 N. Meadow Cricklade 15 Ty Canol 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 N. Solent 14 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 9 Old Winchester Hill S. 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 Parsonage Down 1 Coed y Cerrig 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog SE 9 Saltfleetby etc. 12 Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach 1 Ben Lawers 10 The Wash 13 Wychwood 4 Gower Coast 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 14 Wylie Down 5 Kenfig 3 Caenlochan 12 Upwood Meadows 6 Oxwich 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen SE_ 7 Penhow Woodlands 5 Flanders Moss 1 Blean Woods 8 Whiteford 6 Isle of May EA 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 7 L.Leven 1 Benacre 3 Ham Street Woods 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow 9 Morton Lochs Brettenham Heath 5 Kingley Vale 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Bure Marshes 6 Lewes Downs 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 7 Lullington Heath 12 Tentsmuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 8 Pevensey Levels 13 Whitlow Mosses 7 Colne Estuary 9 Stodmarsh tkeis

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ocM_du England NW NYE 1 Achanarras Quarry 1 Ainsdale Sand Dunes 8Dengie 10 The Swale 2 Alt nan Carnan 2 Asby Scar 9Hales Wood 11 Swanscombe Skull Site 3 Reinn Eighe 3 Blelham Bog 10Hamford Water 12 Thursley 4 Ben Wyvis 4 Clawthorpe Fell 11Hickling Broad 13 Wye 5 Blar Narn Faoileag 5 Gait Barrows 12Holkham 6 Claish Moss 6 G lasson Moss 13Leigh MbEdm 7 Codle Thogabhaig 7 Moor House 14Ludham Marshes 8 Comeshalloch 8 North Fen 15Orfordness-Havergate 1 Cadair Idris 9 Dunnet Links 9 Park Wood 16Scolt Head Island 2 Ceunnant Llennyrch 10 Glen Roy 10 Ribble Marshes 17Swanton Hovers Wood 3 Coed Camlyn 11 Gualin 11 Roundsea Woods 18Thetford Heath 4 Coed Cymerau 12 Inchnadamph 12 Rusland Moss 19Walberswick 5 Coed Dolgarrog 13 Invernaver 20Weeting Heath 6 Coed Ganllwyd 14 Inverpolly NFL 21Westleton Heath 7 Coed Gorewen 15 L.A.Mhuilinn Wood 1 Castle Eden Dene 22Winterton Dunes 8 Coed y Rhygen 16 L.Druidibeg 2 Colt Park Wood 9 Coed Tremadoc 17 L.Maree Islands 3 Coom Rig Moss S_YE 10 Coedydd Aber 18 L.Sunart Woodlands 4 Forge Valley Woods 1Arne 11 Coedydd Maentwrog 19 Monach Isles 5 Grain Heads Moss 2Avon Gorge 12 Cors Bodeilio 20 Mound Alderwoods 6 Lindisfarne 3Axmouth - etc 13 Cors Erddreiniog 21 Nigg & Udale Bays 7 Ling Gill 4Barrington Hill 14 Com Geirch 22 N.Rona & Sula Sgeir 8 Newham Bog 5Hovey Valley 15 Cwm Glas Craf ant 23 Rassal Ashwood 9 Scar Close 6Braunton Barrow 16 Cwm Idwal 24 Rhum 10 Upper Teesdale 7Bridgewater Bay 17 Hafod Garregog 25 St Kilda 26 Strathfarrar Figure IIIo The distribution of freshwater fish in NNRs 27 Strathy Bog

NE 1 Abernethy Forest 2 Cairngorms EEL • 3 Craigellachie 4 Creag Meagaidh 5 Dinnet Oakwood mai 8 Dendles Wood 18 MoHa Dyffryn 6 Glen Tanar 1 Bredon Hill 9 Ebbor Gorge 19 Mona Harlech 7 Hermaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Gordano Valley 20 Newborough Warren 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 Hartland Moor 21 Rhinog 9 Morrone Birk wood 4 Cotswold Commons 12 Hog Cliff 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 13 Holt Heath 23 Y Wyddf a-Snowdon 11 Noss 6 Downton Gorge 14 Holton Heath 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 15 The Lizard 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 Morden Bog 1 Allt Rhyd y Groes 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol SW 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Shapwick Heath 3 Cors Caron 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 19 Stoborough Heath 4 Cors y Llyn 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones 20 Studland Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 Yarner Wood 6 Craig y Cilau 4 Cairnsmore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 7 Dyfi 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss S. 8 N ant Irfon G lasdrum 16 Wyre Forest 1 Ashford Hill 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 7 Glen Diomhan 2 Aston Rowant 10 Rhos Goch 8 Glen Nant 3 Beacon Hill 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 9 Kirkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills & Holes 4 Cothill 12 Skomer 10 L.Lomond 2 Barton Hills 5 Fyfield Down 13 Stackpole 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 6 Martin Down 14 St anner Rocks 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 7 N. Meadow Cricklade 15 Ty Canol 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 N. Solent 14 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 9 Old Winchester Hill 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 Parsonage Down 1 Coed y Cerrig 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog SE 9 S al tfleetby etc. 12 Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach 1 Ben Lawers 10 The Wash 13 Wychwood 4 Gower Coast 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 14 Wylie Down 5 Kenfig 3 Caenlochan 12 Upwood Meadows 6 Oxwich 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen SR 7 Penhow Woodlands 5 Flanders Moss 1 Blean Woods 8 Whiteford 6 Isle of May re& 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 7 L.Leven 1 Benacre 3 Ham Street Woods 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow 9 Morton Lochs 3 Brettenham Heath 5 Kingley Vale 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Bure Marshes 6 Lewes Downs 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 7 Lullington Heath 12 Tentsrnuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 8 Pevensey Levels 13 Whitlaw Mosses 7 Colne Estuary 9 Stodmarsh

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Scotland England NW NYE 1 Achanarras Quarry 1 Ainsdale Sand Dunes 8 Dengie 10 The Swale 11 Swanscombe Skull Site 2 Alt nan Carnan 2 Asby Scar 9 Hales Wood 12 Thursley 3 Reinn Eighe 3 Blelham Bog 10 Hamford Water 13 Wye 4 Ben Wyvis 4 Clawthorpe Fell 11 Hickling Broad 5 Blar Nam Facaleag 5 Gait Barrows 12 Holkham Claish Moss 6 Glasson Moss 13 Leigh lit4a 7 Coille Thogabhaig 7 Moor House 14 Ludham Marshes Ii 1 Cadair Idris 8 Corrieshalloch 8 North Fen 15 Orfordness-Havergate 2 CeunnantLlennyrch 9 Dunnet Links 9 Park Wood 16 Scolt Head Island 3 Coed Camlyn 10 Glen Roy 10 Ribble Marshes 17 Swanton Novel, Wood 4 Coed Cymerau 11 Gualin 11 Roundsea Woods 18 Thetford Heath 5 Coed Dolgarrog 12 Inchnadamph 12 Rusland Moss 19 Walberswick 6 Coed G anllwyd 13 Invernaver 20 Weeting Heath 7 Coed Gorswen 14 Inverpolly 21 Westleton Heath 8 Coed y Rhygen 15 L.A.Mhuilinn Wood 1 Castle Eden Dene 22 Winterton Dunes 9 Coed Tremadoc 16 L.Druidibeg 2 Colt Park Wood 10 Coedydd Aber 17 L.Maree Islands 3 Coom Rig Moss 11 Coedydd Maentwrog 18 L.Sunart Woodlands 4 Forge Valley Woods 1 Arne 19 Monach Isles 5 Grain Heads Moss 2 Avon Gorge 12 Cors Bodeilio 20 Mound Alderwoods 6 Lindisfarne 3 Axmouth - etc 13 Com Erddreiniog 14 Com Geirch 21 Nigg & Udale Bays 7 Ling Gill 4 Barrington Hill 15 Cwm Glas Crafant 22 N.Rona & Sula Sgeir 8 Newham Bog 5 Hovey Valley 16 Cwm Idwal 23 Rosso! Ashwood 9 Scar Close 6 Braunton Barrow 17 Hafod Garregog 24 Rhum 10 Upper Teesdale 7 Bridgewater Bay 25 St Kilda 26 Strathfarrar Figure IIIp The distribution of freshwater fish in NNRs 27 Strathy Bog

tffi 1 Abernethy Forest 3 SPIRED STICKLEBACK - • 2 Cairngorms 3 Craigellachie 4 Creag Meagaidh 5 Dinnet Oakwood tat 8 Dendles Wood 18 Morf a Dyffryn Glen Tanar 1 Bredon Hill 9 Ebbor Gorge 19 Morf a Harlech 20 Newborough Warren 7 Hermaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Gordano Valley 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 Hartland Moor 21 Rhinog 9 Morrone Birkwood 4 Cotswold Commons 12 Hog Cliff 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 23 Y Wyddfa-Snowdon 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 13 Holt Heath 11 Noss 6 Downton Gorge 14 Holton Heath 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 15 The Lizard DR Allt Rhyd y Groes 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 Morden Bog 1 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol 3 Con Caron SW 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Shapwick Heath 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 19 Stoborough Heath 4 Com y Llyn 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones 20 Studland Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 Yarner Wood 6 Craig y Cilau 4 Cairnsrnore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 7 Dyfi Nant Irfon 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss S. 8 6 Glasdrum 16 Wyre Forest 1 Ashford Hill 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu Rhos Goch 7 Glen Diomhan 2 Aston Rowant 10 8 Glen Nant 3 Beacon Hill 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 9 Kirkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills & Holes 4 Cothill 12 Skomer 10 L Lomond 2 Barton Hills 5 Fyfield Down 13 Stackpole 14 St anner Rocks 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 6 Martin Down Ty Canol 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 7 N. Meadow Cricklade 15 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 N. Solent 14 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 9 Old Winchester Hill S. 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 Parsonage Down 1 Coed y Cerrig 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog SE 9 Saltfleetby etc 12 Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach 1 Ben Lawers 10 The Wash 13 Wychwood 4 Gower Coast 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 14 Wylie Down 5 Kenfig 3 Caenlochan 12 Upwood Meadows 6 Oxwich 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen SR 7 Penhow Woodlands 5 Flanders Moss 1 Blean Woods 8 Whiteford 6 Isle of May 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 7 L Leven 1 Benacre 3 Ham Street Woods 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow 9 Morton Lochs 3 Brettenham Heath 5 Kingley Vale 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Bure Marshes 6 Lewes Downs 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 7 Lullington Heath 12 Tentsmuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 8 Pevensey Levels 13 Whitlow Mosses 7 Colne Estuary 9 Stodmarsh t ‘,5

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otland England NW 8 Dengie 10 The Swale 1 Achanarras Quarry 1 Ainsdale Sand Dunes 9 Hales Wood 11 Swanscombe Skull Site 2 Alt nan Carnan 2 Ashy Scar 10 Hamford Water 12 Thursley 3 Reinn Eighe 3 Blelham Bog 11 Hickling Broad 13 Wye 4 Ben Wyvis 4 Clawthorpe Fell 12 Holkham 5 Blar Nam Faoileag 5 Gait Barrows 13 Leigh !Ulla Claish Moss 6 Glasson Moss 14 Ludham Marshes 7 Coille Thogabhaig 7 Moor House 15 Orfordness-Havergate 1 Cadair Idris 8 Corrieshalloch 8 North Fen 16 Scolt Head Island 2 CeunnantLlennyrch 9 Dunnet Links 9 Park Wood 17 Swanton Novers Wood 3 Coed Camlyn 10 Glen Roy 10 Ribble Marshes 18 Thetford Heath 4 Coed Cymerau 11 Gualin 11 Roundsea Woods 19 Walberswick 5 Coed Dolgarrog 12 Inchnadamph 12 Rusland Mon 20 Weeting Heath 6 Coed G anllwyd 13 Invernaver 21 Westleton Heath 7 Coed Gorswen 14 Inverpolly NE 22 Winterton Dunes 8 Coed y Rhygen 15 L.A.Mhuilinn Wood 1 Castle Eden Dene 9 Coed Tremadoc 16 L.Druidibeg 2 Colt Park Wood 10 Coedydd Aber 17 L Maree Islands 3 Coom Rig Moss 1 Arne 11 Coedydd Maentwrog 18 L.Sunart Woodlands 4 Forge Valley Woods Avon Gorge 12 Core Bodeilio 19 Monach Isles 5 Grain Heads Moss 2 Axmouth - etc 13 Core Erddreiniog 20 Mound Alderwoods 6 Lindisfarne 3 4 Barrington Hill 14 Cors Geirch 21 Nigg & Udale Bays 7 Ling Gill 5 Hovey Valley 15 Cwm Glas Crafant 22 N _Rona & Sula Sgeir 8 Newham Bog 6 Braunton Barrow 16 Cwm Id wal 23 Rassal Ashwood 9 Scar Close 7 Bridgewater Bay 17 Hafod Garregog 24 Rhurn 10 Upper Teesdale 25 St Kilda 26 Strathfarrar Figure IIIq The distributionof freshwater fish in NNRs 27 Strathy Bog

NE 10 SPINED STICKLEBACK - • 1 Abernethy Forest 2 Cairngorms 3 Craigellachie 4 Creag Meagaidh 8 Dendles Wood 18 Marfa Dyffryn 5 Dinnet Oakwood Ebbor Gorge 19 Morfa Harlech 6 Glen Tanar Bredon Hill 9 10 Gordano Valley 20 Newborough W arren 7 Hermaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 11 Hartland Moor 21 Rhinog 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 12 Hog Cliff 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 9 Morrone Birkwood 4 Cotswold Commons Holt Heath 23 Y Wyddf a-Snowdon 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 13 14 Holton Heath 11 Noss 6 Downton Gorge The Lizard DE 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 15 Morden Bog 1 Allt Rhyd y Groes 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 2 Coed Rheidol 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 3 Core Caron SW 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Shapwick Heath Stoborough Heath 4 Core y Llyn 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 19 20 Studland Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones Varner Wood 6 Craig y Cilau 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 7 Dyfi 4 Cairnsmore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 8 Nant Irf on 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss S. 9 Ogof Ffynnon -Ddu 6 Glasdrum 16 Wy re Forest 1 Ashford Hill Aston Rowan! 10 Rhos Goch 7 Glen Diomhan 2 3 Beacon Hill 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 8 Glen Nant 4 Cothill 12 Skomer 9 Kirkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills Lk Holes 5 Fyfield Down 13 Stackpole 10 L.Lomond 2 Barton Hills Martin Down 14 St anner Rocks 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 6 15 Ty Canol 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 7 N. Meadow Cricklade N. Solent 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 Old Winchester Hill a 14 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 9 10 Parsonage Down 1 Coed y Cerrig 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog 3 Cwm Clydach SE 9 Saltfleetby etc. 12 Prescombe Down 13 Wychwood 4 Gower Coast 1 Ben Lawers 10 The Wash Wylie Down 5 Kenfig 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 14 6 Oxwich 3 Caenlochan 12 Upwood Meadows 7 Penhow Woodlands 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Wood walton Fen aa 1 Blean Woods 8 Whiteford 5 Flanders Moss 6 Isle of May 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 7 L.Leven 1 Benacre 3 Ham Street Woods 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow 9 Morton Lochs 3 Bret tenham Heath 5 Kingley Vale 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Bure Marshes 6 Lewes Downs 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 7 Lullington Heath 12 Tentsrnuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 8 Pevensey Levels 13 W hi tlaw Mosses 7 Colne Estuary 9 Stod marsh 0-0 22

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ScrIn EMaUd NYC 1 Achanarras Quarry 1 Ainsdale Sand Dunes 8Dengie 10 The Swale 2 Alt nen Carnan 2 Ashy Scar 9Hales Wood 11 Swanscombe Skull Site 3 Reinn Eighe 3 Blelham Hog 10Hamford Water 12 Thursley 4 Ben Wyvis 4 Clawthorpe Fell 11Hickling Broad 13 Wye 5 Blar Nam Faoileag 5 Gait Barrows 12Holkham 6 Claish Moss 6 Gleason Moss 13Leigh ivzsl 7 Coille Thogabhaig 7 Moor House 14Ludham Marshes 8 Corrieshalloch 8 North Fen 15Orfordness-Havergate 1 Cadair Idris 9 Dunnet Links 9 Park Wood 16Scolt Head Island 2 CeunnantLlennyrch 10 Glen Roy 10 Ribble Marshes 17Swanton Rovers Wood 3 Coed Camlyn 11 Gualin 11 Roundsea Woods 18Thetford Heath 4 Coed Cymerau 12 Inchnadamph 12 Rusland Moss 19Walberswick 5 Coed Dolgarrog 13 Invernaver 20Weeting Heath 6 Coed Ganllwyd 19 Inverpolly HE 21Westleton Heath 7 Coed Gorswen 15 L.A.Mhuilinn Wood ' 1 Castle Eden Dene 22Winterton Dunes 8 Coed y Rhygen 16 L.Druidibeg 2 Colt Park Wood 9 Coed Tremadoc 17 L.Maree Islands 3 Coom Rig Moss SSE 10 Coedydd Aber 18 L.Sunart Woodlands 4 Forge Valley Woods 1Arne 11 Coedydd Maentwrog 19 Monach Isles 5 Grain Heads Moss 2Avon Gorge 12 Com Bodeilio 20 Mound Alderwoods 6 Lindisfarne 3Axmouth - etc 13 Core Erddreiniog 21 Nigg & Udale Bays 7 Ling Gill 4H arrington Hill 14 Com Geirch 22 N.Rona & Sula Sgeir 8 Newham Bog 5Hovey Valley 15 Cwm Glas Crafant 23 Rassal Ash wood 9 Scar Close 6Braunton Barrow 16 Cwm Idwal 24 Rhum 10 Upper Teesdale 7Bridgewater Bay 17 Hafod Garregog 25 St Kilda 26 Strathfarrar Figure IIIr The distributionof freshwater fish in NNRs 27 Strathy Bog

PERCH 1 Abernethy Forest - • 2 Cairngorms PERCH + RUFFE - • 3 Craigellachie PIKEPERCH - • 4 Creag Meagaidh 5 Dinnet Oakwood 8 Dendles Wood 18 Morf a Dyffryn 6 Glen Toner Bredon Hill 9 Ebbor Gorge 19 Morfa Harlech 7 Hermaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Gordano Valley 20 Newborough Warren 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 Hartland Moor 21 Rhinog 9 Morrone Birkwood Cotswold Commons 12 Hog Cliff 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 13 Holt Heath 23 Y Wyddfa-Snowdon 11 Noss 6 Downton G orge 14 Holton Heath 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 15 The Lizard DP 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 Morden Bog 1 Allt Rhyd y Groes 9 Mottos Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol SW 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Shapwick Heath 3 Con Caron 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 19 Stoborough Heath 4 Com y Llyn 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones 20 Studland Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 Yarner Wood 6 Craig y Cilau 4 Cairnsmore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 7 Dyfi 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss 8 Nant lrfon 6 Glasdrum 16 Wyre Forest 1 Aehford Hill 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 7 Glen Diomhan 2 Aston Rowant 10 Rhos Goch 8 Glen Nant 3 Beacon Hill 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 9 Kirkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills dr Holes 4 Cothill 12 Skomer 10 Ltomond 2 Barton Hills 5 Fyfield Down 13 Stackpole 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 6 Martin Down 14 St anner Rocks 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 7 N. Meadow Cricklade 15 Ty Canol 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 N. Solent 19 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 9 Old Winchester Hill S. 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 Parsonage Down 1 Coed y Cerrig 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog SE 9 Saltfleetby etc. 12 Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach 1 Ben Lowers 10 The Wash 13 Wychwood 4 Gower Coast 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 14 Wylie Down 5 Kenfig 3 Caenlochan 12 Upwood Meadows 6 Oxwich 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen sa 7 Penhow Woodlands 5 Flanders Moss 1 Blean Woods 8 Whiteford 6 Isle of May E& 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 7 Lteven 1 Benacre 3 Ham Street Woods 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow 9 Morton Lochs 3 Brettenham Heath 5 Kingley Vale 10 RannochMoor Bure Marshes 6 Lewes Downs 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 7 Lullington Heath 12 Tentsmuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 8 Pevensey Levels 13 Whitlow Mosses 7 Colne Estuary 9 Stodmarsh 22

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NE_ BULLHEAD • 1 Abernethy Forest 2 Cairngorms 3 Craigellachie 4 Creag Meagaidh Dendles Wood 18 Morf a Dyffryn 5 Dinnet Oakwood IVA 8 Ebbor Gorge 19 Morf a Harlech 6 Glen Tanar 1 Bredon Hill 9 20 Newborough Warren 7 Hermaness 2 Chaddesley Moss 10 Gordano Valley Hartland Moor 21 Rhinog 8 Keen of Hamar 3 Chartley Moss 11 22 Yns Enlli-Bardsey 9 Morrone Birk wood 4 Cotswold Commons 12 Hog Cliff Holt Heath 23 Y Wyddf a-Snowdon 10 Muir of Dinnet 5 Derbyshire Dales 13 Holton Heath 11 Noss 6 Downton Gorge 14 The Lizard 12 St Cyrus 7 Highbury Wood 15 Morden Bog 1 Allt Rhyd y Groes 13 Sands of Forvie 8 Lady Park Wood 16 9 Moccas Park 17 Rodney Stoke 2 Coed Rheidol Shapwick Heath 3 Core Caron SW 10 Mottey Meadows 18 Stoborough Heath 4 Core y Llyn 1 Ben Lui 11 Rostherne Mere 19 Studland Heath 5 Craig Cerrig Gleisaid 2 Braehead Moss 12 Stiperstones 20 6 Craig y Cilau 3 Caerlaverock 13 The Flits 21 Yarner Wood 7 Dyfi 4 Cairnsmore of Fleet 14 Wrens Nest 8 Nant Irfon 5 Clyde Valley Woodlands 15 Wynbury Moss 9_ 9 Ogof Ffynnon-Ddu 6 Glasdrum 16 Wyre Forest 1 Ashford Hill 10 Rhos Goch 7 Glen Diomhan 2 Aston Rowant 11 Rhos Llawr Cwrt 8 Glen Nant EM 3 Beacon Hill 12 Skomer 9 Kirkconnel Flow 1 Barnack Hills & Holes 4 Cothill 13 Stackpole 10 L.Lomond Barton Hills 5 Fyfield Down 14 Stanner Rocks 11 Mealdarroch 3 Castor Hanglands 6 Martin Down 15 Ty Canol 12 Moine Mhor 4 Gibralter Point 7 N. Meadow Cricklade 13 Silver Flowe 5 Holme Fen 8 N. Solent 14 Taynish 6 Knocking Hoe 9 Old Winchester Hill 1 Coed y Cerrig 15 Tynron Juniper Wood 7 Monks Wood 10 Parsonage Down 8 Muston Meadows 11 Pewsey Down 2 Crymlyn Bog 9 Saltfleetby etc. 12 Prescombe Down 3 Cwm Clydach 4 Gower Coast 1 Ben Lawers 10 The Wash 13 Wychwood 5 Kenfig 2 Blawhorn Moss 11 Tring Reservoirs 19 Wylie Down 6 Oxwich 3 Caenlochan 12 Upwood Meadows 7 Penhow Woodlands 4 Cragbank Wood 13 Woodwalton Fen SK 8 Whiteford 5 Flanders Moss 1 Blean Woods 6 Isle of May Et& 2 Castle Hill, Lewes 7 L.Leven 1 Benacre 3 Ham Street Woods 8 Milton Wood 2 Blackwater Estuary 4 High Halstow 9 Morton Lochs 3 Brettenham Heath 5 Kingley Vale 10 Rannoch Moor 4 Bure Marshes 6 Lewes Downs 11 St Abbs Head 5 Cavenham Heath 7 Lullington Heath 12 Tentsmuir Point 6 Chippenham Fen 8 Pevensey Levels 13 Whitlaw Mosses 7 Colne Estuary 9 Stodmarsh 0-0 7 22

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