r-"'"' L DISPLAY ISSN 1366-7300 ONLY E RC L ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE RESEARCH CENTRE 1··· I University College London RESEARCH REPORT No. 69 Li Freshwater Lake Survey: SACs and SSSis Final Report to English Nature Contract No. EIT 20/23/03 [ S. Luckes, H. Bennion & L. Carvalho July2000 IL Environmental Change Research Centre L University College London 26 Bedford Way London WClH0AP ( L Freshwater Lake Survey: SACs and SSSis Final report to English Nature on Contract No: EIT 20/23/03 July 2000 Sally Luckes, Helen Bennion & Laurence Carvalho Environmental Change Research Centre University College London Contact:
[email protected] Contents Project Background 1 SAC Site Accounts Oak Mere 2 Hatchet Pond (New Forest) 9 Wast Water 15 Bassenthwaite Lake 20 Clarepool Moss & Abbots Moss 27 Haweswater 36 Malham Tarn 39 Breckland Meres 44 Martham North, Martham South & Upton Broads 50 Appendix 1: Open Water SSSI Database Guidelines 60 Appendix 2: Priority Site List 64 Appendix 3: Vegetation Types represented on database 67 Project Background This is the final report to English Nature on Contract No: EIT 20/23/03 "Freshwater Lake Survey: SACs and SSSis". The objectives of the contract were to: 1. Produce a database of lakes within SSSis, giving details of lake size, reasons for designation, vegetation type, and if known, brief information on impacts and current management 2. Assemble plant records from lake surveys and identify vegetation types 3. Derive a priority set of sites recommended for in-lake and/or catchment surveys 4. Prepare detailed dossiers on nine candidate SAC sites, incorporating proposed generic conservation objectives and management recommendations This report is largely concerned with the fourth objective, the SAC site accounts.