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Extended Phase I Habitat Survey North West Charnwood Borough Leicestershire m Stanton Under Bardon District ?@ ?@Markfield ?@Field Head ?@Bagworth ?@Nailstone ?@Groby Barlestone / Osbaston Toll Gate ?@ ?@Ratby ?@Twycross ?@Congerstone ?@Newbold Verdon Leicester City ?@Market Bosworth ?@Desford ?@Sheepy Magna Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Barwell Atherstone ?@ Legend ?@Stoke Golding ?@Earl Shilton ?@ Settlements considered in the study District Boundaries Higham on the Hill ?@ &UHDWHG &KHFNHG 'DWH 9HUVLRQ 7& 97 :<*(QYLURQPHQW Hinckley ([HFXWLYH3DUN ?@ Blaby District $YDORQ:D\ $QVWH\ /HLFHVWHU/(*5 7(/ Burbage )$; ?@ e-mail: [email protected] Nuneaton Overview of Survey Area Contains Ordnance Survey Data Hinckley & Bosworth Borough 0123450.5 © Crown copyright and database right [2012] Kilometres Figure No. 1 River Mease Benscliffe Wood Bradgate Park & Cropston Reservoir m River Mease Cliffe Hill Quarry Ashby Canal ?@ ?@ Newton Burgoland Marshes ?@ Sheet Hedges Wood ?@ Ashby Canal ?@ ?@ Groby Pool & Woods ?@ ?@ ?@ ?@ Botcheston Bog ?@ Sheepy Fields ?@ ?@ Birches Barn Meadows ?@ Enderby Warren Quarry Kendall's Meadow Narborough Bog Legend ?@ Croft Hill ?@ ?@ Croft & Huncote?@ QuarrySettlements considered in the study Croft Pasture Sites of Special Scientific Interest District Boundaries Bentley Park Wood Boon's Quarry ?@ &UHDWHG &KHFNHG 'DWH 9HUVLRQ Illing's Trenches 7& 97 Burbage Wood & Aston Firs :<*(QYLURQPHQW ([HFXWLYH3DUN ?@ $YDORQ:D\ Hoar Park Wood $QVWH\ /HLFHVWHU/(*5 7(/ ?@ )$; e-mail: [email protected] Sites of Special Scientific Interest Ensor's Pool Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Contains Ordnance Survey Data 0123450.5 © Crown copyright and database right [2012] Kilometres Figure No. 2 +LQFNOH\ %RVZRUWK([WHQGHG3KDVH+DELWDW6XUYH\ Bagworth • Figure 3a: Data Search Information • Figures 3b: Extended Phase 1 Habitat Maps • Figure 3c: Wildlife corridors and areas that may qualify as Local Wildlife Sites +LQFNOH\ %RVZRUWK%RURXJK&RXQFLO $ Legend Protected Species Records m $V Badger (not shown on this map) Bat (not shown on this map) `< Bird r< Great crested newt < %$* d Otter %$* = Plant r< Reptile d< Water vole a< White-clawed crayfish Preferred Options Alternative Options Sites of Special Scientific Interest Local Nature Reserves Local Wildlife Sites Ancient Woodland $V $V $V This map is for public display, as $V %$* confidential information relating to protected species has been removed &UHDWHG &KHFNHG 'DWH 9HUVLRQ $* 97 :<*(QYLURQPHQW ([HFXWLYH3DUN $YDORQ:D\ $QVWH\ $V /HLFHVWHU/(*5 7(/ )$; e-mail: [email protected] Data Search Information 5HSURGXFHGE\SHUPLVVLRQRI2UGQDQFH6XUYH\RQEHKDOIRI+062 Bagworth 00.05 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 &URZQ&RS\ULJKW$OOULJKWVUHVHUYHG5HSURGXFHGE\SHUPLVVLRQRI2UGQDQFH6XUYH\RQEHKDOIRI+062 &URZQ&RS\ULJKW$OOULJKWVUHVHUYHG 2UGQDQFH6XUYH\/LFHQFH1XPEHU Kilometres 2UQDQFH6XUYH\/LFHQFH1XPEHU Figure No.3a Legend Preferred Options Alternative Options Target notes SI Scattered scrub A Coniferous trees A A Broaleaved trees As16 VVV Species-rich intact hedgerow VVV Defunct species-rich hedgerow SI Species-poor intact hedgerow Defunct species-poor hedgerow Open water ditch or stream Marginal vegetation Wall Dry ditch |||||| Fence Ephemeral or short perennial Open water Flush Swamp Tall ruderal Invasive plant Dense or continuous scrub SI Buildings within allocated sites Introduced shrub Bare ground Arable Hard standing SI Acid grassland Amenity grassland BAG04 1 Improved grassland BAG01 01 Poor semi-improved grassland SI 01 Neutral semi-improved grassland Unimproved neutral grassland SI Plantation broadleaved woodland Plantation mixed woodland Semi natural broadleaved woodland * + *, + . - - #'/!#/#% # !"##$%&'#!! 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