WRW Construction Ltd

Angle Peninsula New County Primary School, Hundleton, Pembroke

ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

Report issued 25th July 2016

Richard Pryce Kath Pryce

Pryce Consultant Ecologists Trevethin, School Road, Pwll, LLANELLI, Carmarthenshire, SA15 4AL. Voicemail: 01554 775847 Mobile: 07900 241371 Email: [email protected] WRW Construction Ltd Report issued: 25th July 2016

Angle Peninsula C.P. School: Ecological Assessment

REVISION RECORD DATE

Instruction received 18/7/16 RDP

Field Survey visit 19/7/16 RDP

Report completed 22/7/16 RDP

Report proof read 24/7/16 KAP

Report issued to client 25/7/16 RDP

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CONTENTS

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1. Introduction and Summary 5

2. Desk Study 6

3. Habitat and Vegetation Survey 11

4. Assessment of features within the site which support or have potential to support Protected and Significant Fauna 15

5. Ecological Assessment 21

6. Recommendations 32

7. References 37

Appendix 1 International, National and Local Statutory and Policy Framework 39

Appendix 2 Phase 1 Habitat Survey Target Notes 43 Combined species lists collated from the Target Notes 55

Appendix 3 Abstract of Past Floral and Faunal Records held on the Database maintained by the county recorders in Pembs & Carms 58

Appendix 4 Best Practice Protocol for Tree Felling where trees have the potential for supporting Roosting or Hibernating Bats 70

Appendix 5 Best Practice Protocol Providing for the Well-Being of Badgers 71

Appendix 6 Protected Species and Habitats: Recommended Times of Work 72

Appendix 7 Citations of Internationally Protected Sites 73

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1. INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY

1.1 WRW Construction Ltd are undertaking the construction of the Angle Peninsula County Primary School at Hundleton, Pembroke. Pryce Consultant Ecologists was instructed by WRW on 18th July 2016 to undertake a Phase 1 Habitat Survey and Protected Species Habitat Assessment of the site with a reporting deadline of 29th July 2016. The field survey was carried out on 19th July 2016 and the resulting report includes a desk study, report of the survey findings, assessment of the ecological features which may be impacted by the scheme and recommendations for mitigating such impacts.

1.2 The site is located about 2km west of Pembroke on the south-eastern side of the B4320 road at the western edge of Hundleton village, at O.S. grid ref. SM95702. It slopes gently down to the west at an elevation of between 67m to 81m AOD and is situated on Devonian rocks. The site is not located within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

1.3 The ecological features within the site are almost completely limited to heavily-grazed semi- improved neutral grassland pastures bounded and separated by mature, thick hedgerows with a few small hedgerow oaks. No plant species of particular significance were observed during the survey.

1.4 Faunal interest is principally limited to the potential for hedgerows to provide well-connected flight-lines which may be used by the important bat populations residing in the Angle Peninsula and possible travel routes for Otters moving between the Orielton lakes and ponds to the coast of the Pembroke River. There is also potential for Badgers to forage within the site and for reptiles and terrestrial-phase amphibians to occur in hedge-bottoms. There is also potential for birds to nest within the hedgerows.

1.5 The proposed school construction project will not result in direct adverse impacts to any protected sites or other sites or habitats of nature conservation interest in the area but will result in the loss of a large proportion of the existing grassland pasture located within the site which is of relatively low ecological interest.

1.6 It is recommended that all boundary hedgerows are retained and protected in their present condition (ie are not lopped or reduced in any way) as they are potentially important as bat flight-lines, in particular the western site-boundary hedge. If these hedges are to be removed or significantly reduced, then their importance as bat flight lines should be determined prior to their removal by undertaking a bat flight survey during spring, summer and autumn to ensure that, should they include important flight lines, appropriate mitigation is implemented to ensure that the bat populations are not adversely affected in any way. Retention of these hedgerows as described will be necessary to gain the appropriate BREEAM Le or Eco credits required to release funding for this project.

1.7 It is also recommended that the two internal dividing hedgerows are translocated to provide a hedgerow lining the proposed north-eastern boundary of the new school site.

1.8 It is further recommended that the landscape design for the new school campus includes a significant element of ecological features.

1.9 The details of all recommendations are at section 6.

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2. DESK STUDY

2.1. Reference was made to the Countryside Council for Wales Phase 1 Habitat Survey map produced in approximately 1990 and to CCW (now NRW) statutory protected site citations. The CCW Phase 1 map (see figure 1) shows the survey site (edged red) to comprise of agriculturally improved grassland and much of the surrounding area to be similarly occupied by this grassland type. Four small fields located to the east of the survey site are shown to be semi-improved neutral grassland. To the north and north-west, two large areas of unimproved or semi-improved neutral grassland are shown which were the subjects of CCW Phase II (National Vegetation Classification) Survey in 1991 and 1999, the majority of this land being attributed to NVC MG5a or MG6 grassland communities. Two areas of amenity grassland are also shown, that associated with the existing school and, the larger area, the recreation ground in Hundleton village. Large stands of broad-leaf woodland are located c.250m south of the survey site and a few small additional scattered areas occur to the west. A linear area of scrub extends from north-west of the existing school (north-west of the survey site), north- westwards along the valley of a feeder stream to the Goldborough Pill linking with one of the

Figure 1: CCW Phase 1 Habitat Map (c.1992) Survey site edged red. Dark green: Broad-leaf woodland Dark green cross-hatch: scrub Orange: Unimproved neutral grassland Orange with “SI”: Semi-improved neutral grassland White with “I”: Agriculturally improved grassland Yellow: Amenity grassland Black: Recent buildings updating the base map

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large areas of unimproved grassland. In addition, numerous buildings and gardens are shown lining the road adjacent to the survey site and in the village. Since the time the CCW map was produced, the survey site appears to have remained in a similar condition although it might better be classified as species-poor semi-improved grassland rather than agriculturally improved grassland. Referring to recent aerial photographs, habitat features occupying the land in the vicinity also remain much the same.

2.2 The survey site is not included within any statutory protected sites but the following sites are located within approximately 5km. Internationally protected sites Several Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) and the Pembrokeshire Marine Protected Area, which are protected in an international context, extend to within 5km from the survey site and are listed below. No Special Protection Areas (SPA) or Ramsar Sites are located in the area. • The Pembrokeshire Marine Protected Area SAC includes the whole of Milford Haven and the Pembroke River and extends to within 1.5km north of the survey site. Included among the reasons for the selection of this site is Otter. Individual Otters may use the feeder streams to the Goldborough Pill, one of which extends close to the survey site. The Pembrokeshire Marine Protected Area is contiguous with the Cleddau Rivers SAC: one qualifying reason for this SAC’s selection is also Otter. • The Pembrokeshire Bat and Bosherston Lakes SAC includes, not only Bosherston Lakes, but also bat-roost sites at Orielton, some 700m to the south of the survey site, and Stackpole, about 4.5km to the south-southeast, as well as several others more distant. Included among the reasons for the selection of this site are Otter, Greater Horseshoe Bat and Lesser Horseshoe Bat. Individual Otters may possibly travel north across the watershed from Bosherston to the Pembroke River and horseshoe bats may fly in the vicinity of the survey site from time to time although there are no potential roost sites for these species within the site. • The Limestone Coast of Southwest Wales SAC includes the limestone sea cliffs of south Pembrokeshire and south Gower. The closest point to which this SAC extends to the survey site is about 6km. Greater Horseshoe Bat hibernates within this SAC and individual bats from this population may fly in the vicinity of the survey site from time to time although there are no potential roost sites for this species within the site. The citations of these internationally protected site are reproduced at appendix 7. Nationally protected sites Sites of Special Scientific Interest located within 5km of the survey site which comprise the SACs described above are as follows. • Milford Haven Waterway SSSI is located about 800m north of the survey site • Orielton Stable Block and Cellars SSSI is located about 1km south of the survey site • Stackpole SSSI, Stackpole Courtyard Flats and Walled Garden SSSI and Parkhouse Outbuildings Stackpole SSSI are located about 4.5km south-southeast of the survey site. Stackpole is also designated a National Nature Reserve. • Angle Peninsula Coast SSSI extends to within 1.5km north of the survey site. No additional land to the SACs described above located within 5km of the survey site is statutorily protected by its notification as Sites of Special Scientific Interest, National Nature Reserves or Local Nature Reserves.

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2.3 No non-statutory protected sites (including nature reserves or other sites of nature conservation interest) occur within the survey site but the following is located within 5km. • Pembroke Upper Mill Pond Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales Nature Reserve is located about 4 km east of the survey site. There are no Woodland Trust Woods within 5km of the survey site.

2.4 There are no areas of designated Ancient Woodland within the survey site but the following are located within 5km. • Quoits Wood is located about 1km to the east-northeast of the survey site. • Kennel Wood, Orielton, is located about 250m south of the survey site. • Crickmarren Wood is located about 1.5km to the south-west of the survey site.

2.5 Early editions of the O.S. 6-inch map were consulted and confirm that two internal hedgerows (the lines of which are discernible on the current aerial photography) have been removed in the past and are shown as green dotted lines on figure 2. One, aligned approximately east- west was removed between 1939 and 1980 and the other, aligned approximately north-south, is shown on the 1980 edition but had been removed prior to the CCW Phase 1 habitat mapping in approximately 1990. Aerial photography dated 2000, 2007 and 2009 all show the survey site to comprise of improved or semi-improved grassland pasture with dividing hedgerows much as they are at present. It would appear that grazing has become increasingly intense over this period.

2.6 Trevor Theobald in his December 2015 report notes that the West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre (WWBIC) holds no records from within the survey site but records from within 1km of the site were abstracted. Significant records from this source are considered below and in the species descriptions and assessment at section 5.

2.7 The flora and fauna database maintained by several county flora and fauna recorders for Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire was consulted for past records made since 1990 from the survey site and within a 2km radius area from its centre. Significant records from this source are listed at appendix 3 and are considered below and in the species descriptions and assessment at section 5. There are no previous records held on the database from within the survey site. 2.8 European Protected Species included on annex II of the European Habitats Directive and species protected by their inclusion on schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 ƒ Records of bat species held by WWBIC and known to be present within 5 km of the survey site include Lesser Horseshoe, Greater Horseshoe, Soprano Pipistrelle and Myotis species bats. ƒ There are no bat records held on the county recorders’ database but Pipistrelle and Lesser Horseshoe bats have important maternity roosts at Orielton, and Greater Horseshoe bat at Stackpole and Slebech. There are also important Greater Horseshoe bat winter roosts at the nearby Valero (formerly Texaco) oil refinery and in caves on the south Pembrokeshire coast (Rob Colley, pers.com.). These species and other bats can therefore be expected to forage throughout this area. ƒ Otter occurs around the coast, particularly on the Pembroke River, as well as at Orielton and Bosherston and can therefore be expected to travel overland along linking streams and ditches/hedgerows in the vicinity of the survey site.

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ƒ Dormouse has not been recorded in this area, the closest known populations being in the Kilgetty area and the Gwaun valley. ƒ Marsh Fritillary butterfly populations are known at Linney Head, Flimston Down (both on the south Pembrokeshire coast) and at Jeffreyston Pastures. ƒ Great Crested Newt is not currently known to occur in Pembrokeshire. No other European Protected Species are likely to occur in the vicinity of the survey site that have potential to be impacted by the proposed development. 2.9 Other species protected by their inclusion on schedules of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (WCA) 1981 ƒ No records of bird species protected by their inclusion on schedule 1 of the WCA, recorded within 2km of the survey site since 1990 are held on the database. However, species such as Peregrine, Barn Owl and Red Kite may occur within the survey site or its immediate vicinity from time to time when hunting, and foraging Fieldfare and Redwing are likely to visit during the winter months. ƒ No records of reptiles protected against deliberate killing by their inclusion on schedule 5 of the WCA recorded within 2km of the survey site since 1990 are held on the database. However, species that are likely to occur in the survey site or its immediate vicinity include Slow-worm and Common Lizard. ƒ Amphibians protected against deliberate killing by their inclusion on schedule 5 of the WCA and recorded within 2km of the survey site since 1990, include Common Frog, and Common Toad. Palmate Newt may also be present in the area. ƒ Bluebell is widespread in the area and is protected against sale by its inclusion on schedule 8 of the WCA as amended (2012). Although no post 1990 records are held on the database and it was not recorded during the surveys, Bluebell may occur on hedge banks within and on the boundaries of the site. 2.10 Protection of Badgers Act 1997 ƒ Badgers have been recorded within 2km of the survey site since 1990. No signs of Badger were observed during the December 2015 or July 2016 surveys and there is no habitat within 30m of the survey site boundaries suitable or sufficiently undisturbed to conceal any setts, that might be damaged as a result of construction operations. 2.11 Species of Principal Importance for Conservation of Biological Diversity in Wales as listed at section 42 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 ƒ Section 42 bird species recorded from within 2km of the survey site since 1990 are Black-headed Gull, Bullfinch, Curlew, Dunnock, Herring Gull, Marsh Tit, Meadow Pipit, Skylark and Yellowhammer. Additional species such as House Sparrow and Starling are present or likely to be present. ƒ Hedgehog is also a section 42 Species of Principal Importance and has been recorded from within 2km of the survey site since 1990. Brown Hare and possibly Polecat are also section 42 species which may occur the area but are unlikely to visit or stay long within the survey site. ƒ Section 42 invertebrates recorded within 2km of the survey site since 1990 include Wall and Small Heath butterflies. In addition, several species of moths listed at section 42 are likely to occur in the area.

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2.12 Other significant species Records from within 2km of the survey site noted since 1990 are held on the county recorder’s database and are listed at appendix 3. They include the following. ƒ Primrose, Ivy-leaved Crowfoot, Galingale and two species of Eel-grass. ƒ Two liverworts are also of significance. These are Minute Pouncewort and Overleaf Pellia ƒ Alien invasive species include Japanese Knotweed although none was recorded within or along the boundaries of the survey site. 2.13 It should be noted that the absence of records does not imply that additional species to those listed above do not occur in the area.

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3. HABITAT AND VEGETATION SURVEY

3.1 Introduction 3.1.1 The field survey for the assessment was carried out from 11:00am to 2:30pm on 19th July 2016 by Richard Pryce. Weather conditions were hot (28OC) and sunny with cloudless sky and moderate to fresh southerly wind..

3.1.2 The survey was carried out using methodology adapted from that described in the Handbook for Phase 1 habitat survey - a technique for environmental audit (Nature Conservancy Council, 1990). The habitat descriptions broadly follow the order in which they appear in the Handbook. The results of the survey are presented at figure 2 and brief descriptions of the habitats which occur within the survey site are also included. Target Notes (TN) are reproduced at appendix 2 and combined species lists have been collated from the Target Notes and are included at the end of appendix 2. In general, scientific names are not included in the text which follows but can be found in the species lists. Incidental records were made of birds and other fauna which are also included below and in the lists at appendix 2.

3.1.3 The site comprises of two horse-grazed pasture fields bounded, except for a northern section about 50m in length by mature hedgerows. A smaller field in the south-eastern part, is divided from the remainder of the site by further mature hedgerows. The north-western and western edges of the site have roadside verges on the sides of the hedgerows outside the site boundaries.

3.1.4 At the time of the survey, two horses were occupying the site and the sward was mostly heavily grazed, particularly in the south-eastern field (TN15 on figure1) where sward height was generally less than 1cm – 2cm. Elsewhere sward height was up to about 2cm – 5cm except where grazing was curtailed in dunging areas and where rank, unpalatable plants, principally, Common Knapweed, were frequent. Sward was long and ungrazed within the electric-fenced corridor across the site (TN10 and TN14).

3.2 Hedgerows 3.2.1 All hedgerows are shown on the earliest edition O.S. maps. Currently they remain generally thick and bushy even hedge TN1, where mature (principally oak) trees are frequent along its length. They are trimmed to between 5m – 7m in height and up to about 10m in some parts and provide good habitat for nesting birds as well as cover and foraging for other fauna. The site hedgerows connect with the network of hedgerows in the vicinity which link with significant woodland areas such as Kennel Wood and the Orielton Ponds to the south and with the scrub- line which connects to the wooded valleys extending to Goldborough Pill to the north-west. They therefore also have potential for faunal travel routes.

3.2.2 Principal woody species are Hawthorn, Hazel and Blackthorn. Pedunculate Oak is frequent in the western hedge (TN1) and elm, tentatively determined as English Elm (Ulmus procera), dominant in the northern half of the eastern hedge TN12. Additional species noted include occasional Sycamore and Gorse and rare Domestic Crab Apple, Ash and Holly. Bramble is a frequent component of the lower hedge and Ivy, Honeysuckle and Black Bryony occasionally trail up through the vegetation. Two large stands of Traveller’s-joy are present in the north- east corner of the site but may have originated from the adjacent gardens. A single bush of Fuchsia is planted at the hedge intersection at the south-western corner of the site and a single Elder isolated along the fence-line (TN5) in the north.

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3.2.3

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3.2.3 Herbaceous hedge-bottom species are also varied and include typical species such as Herb Robert, Red Campion, Cleavers, Common Dog-violet, Primrose, Rough Meadow-grass, Lords and Ladies and Foxglove. Ferns recorded included Hart’s-tongue, Lady-fern, Male-fern, Broad Buckler-fern, Borrer’s Scaly Male-fern and Soft Shield-fern. Full species lists are at appendix 2.

3.2.3 Although no formal assessment was made to determine which hedges would qualify as Important Hedgerows as defined in the Hedgerow Regulations 1997, from the species data collected and physical features of the hedgerows it is judged that Hedgerow TN1 (ie the western site boundary) would qualify as an Important Hedgerow and hedgerow TN13 would qualify with the addition of one more feature. It should be noted that if any protected species inhabits a particular hedgerow, that hedgerow automatically qualifies as an Important Hedgerow. Such species might include Bluebell, Badger, reptiles and roosting bats.

3.3 Grassland 3.3.1 Although the CCW Phase 1 habitat survey of c.1990 recorded the whole survey site as agriculturally improved grassland, the present survey found that, although it has a significant component of Perennial Rye-grass in the sward, it is better classified as species-poor, semi- improved grassland. Generally, the species composition includes several grasses: Perennial Rye-grass, Crested Dog’s-tail, Sweet Vernal-grass, Common Bent, Yorkshire-fog and rarely Red Fescue, Timothy and Meadow Foxtail. Locally, it also includes a considerable amount of Common Knapweed (most notably at TN11) and also has abundant Ribwort Plantain, and locally abundant White Clover, Creeping Buttercup with lesser components of Meadow Buttercup, Dandelion, Common Mouse-ear, Common Fleabane, Daisy, Cat’s-ear, Common Ragwort, various docks and Creeping Thistle.

3.3.2 About half-a-dozen plants of Common Centaury were noted in the centre of the south-western part of the larger field (TN7).

3.3.3 Rank headlands and ungrazed areas are mostly dominated by Yorkshire-fog or False Oat- grass with occasional Cock’s-foot and Common Nettle.

3.3.4 This grassland type is identified as National Vegetation Classification MG6b Lolium perenne – Cynosurus cristatus grassland, Anthoxanthum odoratum sub-community and is probably derived from neutral grassland that has received artificial fertilizer in the past and/or has been reseeded but is now regressing to a more species-rich state as a result of the present management by grazing horses.

3.3.5 A small area of ‘marshy-grassland’ is present in a small hollow inside the western boundary hedge at TN18 and is probably derived from animals poaching the bank of a poorly-defined ditch or seepage which extends under the hedge. Prominent species include Yorkshire-fog associated with Greater Bird’s-foot Trefoil, Marsh Bedstraw, Meadowsweet, Fool’s Water- cress and Water Figwort. A small stand of Yellow-iris is present on the western side of the hedge at this location.

3.3.6 The roadside verges along the north-western and western site boundaries had been recently mown at the time of the survey but are dominated by coarse grasses including False Oat- grass, Cock’s-foot and Yorkshire-fog with Common Nettle frequent along the adjacent hedge- bottom. A stand of Great Willowherb is present at the north-east end of hedge TN3.

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3.4 Tall-herb vegetation 3.4.1 Some small stands of tall-herb vegetation are associated with the fenced boundary in the northern part of the site (TN5). Here, Common Nettle and False Oat-grass form dense rank growth often infiltrated with Bramble. Also noted were Hedge Bindweed, Cleavers, Hogweed, Hedge Woundwort, Red Campion, Spear Thistle, Common Ragwort, Common Knapweed and Meadow Vetchling. There is an extensive stand of Traveller’s-joy festooning a Weigelia bush on the boundary with ‘Whitehall’ which is also probably the origin of a similar plant near the northern end of hedge TN12. A small soil mound at the northern end of the electric fenced-off corridor TN10 is clothed with Common Nettle with some additional colonisation by Hedge Bindweed. No stands of Japanese Knotweed or other invasive alien plants were observed during the survey although Montbretia was noted in three locations: on the trackside at the southern end of TN1, on the roadside at the north-east end of TN3 and along the fenced boundary TN5.

3.5 Running Water With the exception of the small wet/damp area at TN18, no open or running water was noted during the survey although a stream is shown to rise immediately across the B4320 road oposite the western corner of the survey site. This would link in with the damp, vegetated hedgebottom on the wesern side of hedge TN1.

3.6 Other habitats There are no other habitats within the survey site.

3.7 Important habitats With the exception of the boundary and dividing hedgerows, no Priority Habitats included as Habitats of Principal Importance for Conservation of Biological Diversity in Wales under section 42 of the Natural Resources and Rural Communities Act 2006 occur within, or in the immediate vicinity of the survey site.

3.8 Noteworthy plant species 3.8.1 No vascular plant species of particular significance were observed during the survey.

3.8.2 Bluebell may occur in one or more hedge-bottoms. Bluebell is protected by its inclusion on schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended).

3.8.3 Trevor Theobald noted that the assemblage of bryophytes and lichens found during his December 2015 survey was considered to be common or frequent within the relevant habitats.

3.8.4 Mr Theobald also recorded Hazel Glue Fungus within the hedge at the south west of the site, but there were no signs of Hazel Gloves (which is a hyper-parasite associated with glue fungus). He also noted Jelly Ear Fungus on Elder, Word Warts on Hazel and Coral Spot on Sycamore.

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4. ASSESSMENT OF FEATURES WITHIN THE SITE WHICH SUPPORT OR HAVE POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT PROTECTED AND SIGNIFICANT FAUNA

4.1 European Protected Species

4.1.1 Bats There are no bat records from within the survey site but it can be expected that Pipistrelles roost in buildings in the vicinity and nearby farms and forage in the area. Trevor Theobald in his December 2015 survey report, notes that there are records of Soprano Pipistrelle, Greater Horseshoe, Lesser Horseshoe and Myotis species bats held on the West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre database from within 5km of the survey site. Pipistrelle and Lesser Horseshoe bats have important maternity roosts at Orielton, and Greater Horseshoe bat at Stackpole and Slebech. There are also important Greater Horseshoe bat winter roosts at the nearby Valero (formerly Texaco) oil refinery and in caves on the south Pembrokeshire coast. These species and other bats can therefore be expected to forage throughout this area. Some of the mature/old oaks in hedgerow TN1 (figure 2) and the single oak at the western end of hedgerow TN16 may have potential to provide bat roosting sites and should be further examined if they are to be disturbed. Insect prey will be produced along hedgelines and, for example, from horse dung in the fields but this resource is likely to comprise only a small proportion of local bats’ requirements. The site hedgerows should be considered as potential features used by bats The hedgerows also provide potential flyways for horseshoe and other bat species and connect with the wider hedgerow network which links Orielton, Stackpole, the Valero refinery and further afield.

4.1.2 Otter Otters are present around the coast of the Angle Peninsula, particularly on the Pembroke River, as well as at Orielton and Bosherston and can therefore be expected to occasionally travel overland along linking streams and ditches/hedgerows in the vicinity of the survey site. Whilst there may be more attractive routes for animals to cross from the Orielton lakes and ponds to Goldborough Bay, their travel via Kennel Wood, through Penny-Bridge Farm, along the western boundary of the survey site and over the B4320 road to the wooded or scrubby stream valleys which link to the coast near Whim Cottage, Brownslate Farm or near West Grove, cannot be ruled out.

4.1.3 Dormouse Dormouse has not been recorded in this area, the closest known populations being in the Kilgetty area and the Gwaun valley. The habitats within the survey site are considered as sub- optimal for Dormouse, although Hazel, Bramble and Honeysuckle, key constituents of dormouse habitat, are present in the hedgerows. No signs of Dormice were found during the present survey and Trevor Theobald, during his December 2015 survey, conducted a random search along the hedge bottom for eaten hazelnut (approx. 4) and sloe pips (approx. 6), and found evidence of their opening only by Grey Squirrels and Wood Mice. It is not expected that Dormice are present within or in the vicinity of the survey site.

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4.1.4 Great Crested Newt Great Crested Newt is not currently known to occur in Pembrokeshire.

4.1.5 Marsh Fritillary butterfly Marsh Fritillary butterfly populations are currently known at Linney Head, Flimston Down (both on the south Pembrokeshire coast and a minimum of about 6km distant) and at Jeffreyston Pastures although there is a recent record at Somerton only about 2.5km away to the west. However, as there is no habitat suitable to support Marsh Fritillaries within the survey site or in its vicinity it is very unlikely that the species will occur within the survey site except as a vagrant.

4.1.6 Other European Protected Species No other European Protected Species will be impacted by the proposed development.

4.2 UK/Nationally Protected Species and Section 42 Species of Principal Importance for Conservation of Biological Diversity in Wales1 4.2.1 Badger Badgers have been recorded within 2km of the survey site since 1990 but, although mammal tracks through hedgerows were observed during both the December 2015 and July 2016 surveys, no signs specifically attributable to their presence were observed. Furthermore, there is no habitat that might be damaged as a result of construction operations within 30m of the survey site boundaries suitable or sufficiently undisturbed to conceal any setts. However, the pasture fields within the site are very likely to be used occasionally by foraging badgers from a sett in the district, eg in Kennel Wood to the south.

4.2.2 Water Vole The desk study failed to produce any past records of Water Vole from within the 2km radius search area and no suitable habitat is present within the survey site. It is considered that Water Voles do not occur within or in the vicinity of the site.

4.2.3 Reptiles No past reptile records were revealed during the desk study from within 2km of the survey site but it has potential to support small numbers of Common Lizard and Slow-worm which may seek cover in rank vegetation in hedge-bottoms and boundary banks and along the fenced boundary in the north-east of the site (TN5). Grass Snake and Adder are probably less likely to be present.

4.2.4 Amphibians There is no habitat suitable to support breeding populations of amphibians within the survey site. However, Common Frog and Common Toad have been recorded from within 2km since 1990 but there is potential only for terrestrial phase animals to be present within the site. Terrestrial phase Palmate Newts may also occur. Small numbers of these animals may seek cover in rank vegetation in hedge-bottoms and boundary banks and along the fenced boundary in the north-east of the site (TN5).

1 Included under Section 42 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 as Species of Principal Importance for Conservation of Biological Diversity in Wales and subsequently incorporated into section 7 of the Environment Act (Wales) 2016

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4.2.5 Birds (including Schedule 1 protected species2, Section 42 Species of Principal Importance for Conservation of Biological Diversity in Wales3 and species of conservation concern4) No breeding bird survey was carried out for this assessment although all incidental bird observations and calls, were recorded. Birds recorded during the survey are listed in the following table with comments on their likely status within the site. Species Likely Status within survey site Protection/designations Black-headed Gull Fly-over only Sect.42, Amber List Blue Tit Feeding in hedgerows, possibly nests in holes in hedgerow trees Goldfinch Feeding in hedgerows, possibly nests in hedges and trees Greenfinch Feeding and possibly nesting in hedgerows House Martin Fly-over only, foraging over site, nesting on Amber List nearby buildings House Sparrow Feeding and congregating in hedgerows, Sect.42, Red List nesting in nearby buildings Pied Wagtail Feeds in open grassy areas and possibly nests in nearby buildings Robin Feeds and possibly nests in hedgerows Swallow Fly-over only, foraging over site, nesting in nearby buildings

Additional birds noted from within 2km of the survey site, records of which are held on the county recorders’ database include the following. Species Likely Status within survey site Protection/designations Blackcap Mostly summer visitor, may nest in hedgrows Carrion Crow Mostly fly-over site but resident in area: unlikely to nest within site Chaffinch Resident, may nest in hedgerows Coal Tit Resident, may nest in hedgerow trees Curlew No habitat suitable within survey site Sect.42, Amber List Cormorant No habitat suitable within survey site Blackbird Resident, may nest in hedgerows Bullfinch Resident, may nest in hedgerows Sect.42, Amber List. Dunnock Resident, potential to nest in hedgerows Sect.42, Amber List. Chiffchaff Summer visitor, may nest in hedge bottoms Garden Warbler Summer visitor, potential to nest in hedges Goldcrest Summer visitor, potential to nest in hedges Great Black- Fly-over only Amber List backed Gull Great Tit Resident, may nest in hedgerow trees Grey Heron No habitat suitable within survey site Grey Plover No habitat suitable within survey site Amber List Herring Gull Fly-over only Sect.42, Red List

2 Included on schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. as amended. 3 Included under Section 42 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 as Species of Principal Importance for Conservation of Biological Diversity in Wales and subsequently incorporated into section 7 of the Environment Act (Wales) 2016 4 Included on the Red List or Amber List of Birds of Conservation Concern (2015) published by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

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Jay Mostly fly-over site but resident in area: unlikely to nest within site Kingfisher No habitat suitable within survey site European Birds Directive, Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, Amber List Lesser Black- Fly-over only Amber List backed Gull Long-tailed Tit Resident, potential to nest in hedgerows Mallard No habitat suitable within survey site Marsh Tit Resident, potential to, but unlikely to nest in Sect.42, Red List hedgerow trees Meadow Pipit No habitat suitable within survey site Sect.42, Red List Oystercatcher No habitat suitable within survey site Amber List Pheasant Resident in area, possible occasional visitor to site Red-beasted No habitat suitable within survey site Merganser Redshank No habitat suitable within survey site Amber List Shelduck No habitat suitable within survey site Amber List Skylark No habitat suitable within survey site Sect.42, Red List Snipe Winter visitor unlikely to visit site Amber List Teal No habitat suitable within survey site Amber List Treecreeper May feed and potential to nest in hedgerow trees Whitethroat Summer visitor, may nest in hedges Wigeon No habitat suitable within survey site Amber List Willow Warbler Summer visitor, may nest in hedge-bottoms Wood Pigeon Resident potentially may nest hedgerow trees Wren Resident, may nest in hedges Yellowhammer Unlikely to now be in area Sect.42, Red List

Species which are likely to occur within the site but for which no records have been found include the following. Species Likely Status within survey site Protection/designations Buzzard Resident and likely to nest in woodland in the vicinity of the site Collared Dove Potentially may breed in nearby housing and may occasionally forage within the site Fieldfare Nomadic winter visitor foraging on field surface Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and and in hedges Countryside Act, Red List Jackdaw Mostly fly-over site but resident in area: no nesting potential within site Kestrel Could be part of foraging territory otherwise fly- Sect.42 Sp.of Principal Importance, over only Amber List. Linnet Possible occasional visitor to site Sect.42 Sp.of Principal Importance, Red List Magpie Potentially feeds in site but unlikely to nest Mistle Thrush Resident in area but mostly fly-over with Red List potential to occasionally feed in hedges Nuthatch Resident, potential to, but unlikely to nest in hedgerow trees Peregrine Could be part of foraging territory otherwise fly- European Birds Directive, over only Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act

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Raven Fly-over only Red Kite Unlikely but could be part of foraging territory, Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and otherwise fly-over only Countryside Act, Amber List Redwing Nomadic winter visitor foraging on field surface Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and and hedges Countryside Act, Red List Rook Mostly fly-over: no rookery located within the site or in immediate vicinity Song Thrush Likely to occur in the area with potential to nest Sect.42 Sp.of Principal Importance, in site hedgerows Red List Sparrowhawk Likely to be just an occasional visitor, no suitable nesting habitat within site Starling May nest in nearby buildings and may use site Sect.42 Sp.of Principal Importance, for foraging, especially in winter Red List Swift Summer aerial foraging, fly-over only Amber list Tawny Owl Likely to occur in woodland in the vicinity: Amber list potential to be an unlikely occasional visitor to the site: Tree Pipit Potentially an occasional visitor to the site Sect.42 Sp.of Principal Importance, Red List Willow Tit Potentially an occasional visitor to the site Sect.42 Sp.of Principal Importance, Red List The hedgerows within the site and around its boundaries have potential for supporting a variety of nesting birds such as Robin, Blue Tit, Greenfinch and Goldfinch, all of which were recorded during the survey. Other species commonly found to nest in hedgerows, eg Song Thrush, Bullfinch and Dunnock, are designated as Species of Principal Importance for Conservation of Biological Diversity in Wales. Other species such as Great Spotted Woodpecker, Tree Creeper and Coal Tit, although not recorded, may also nest in mature trees within site hedgerows and in the vicinity of the site.

4.2.6 Polecat, Brown Hare and Hedgehog 5. Polecat is a nomadic species which is likely to occur in the area from time to time. However, it must be regarded as a very infrequent visitor and even if it does visit the site, is unlikely to stay for any length of time. Brown Hare is generally confined to relatively large open areas of mainly extensively managed farmland and marginal or unimproved land. The survey site is too confined and subject to disturbance from nearby habitation to be regularly visited by this species. It is very unlikely that this species will visit the site. Hedgehog is likely to frequent the site and is likely to seek cover in hedge-bottoms and may forage into the pasture areas during the night. However individual animals are not likely to completely depend upon the land within the site for their livelihood.

4.2.7 Invertebrates Only common butterfly species were observed during the July 2016 survey and habitat suitable to support even these species within the site is limited. Past records from the area include Small Heath and Wall butterflies (both section 42 species) and it is possible that both these species could occur in the vicinity of the site. Trevor Theobald also raised the possibility of Brown Hairstreak, which depends upon Blackthorn of a particular age or state of growth.

5 Included under Section 42 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 as Species of Principal Importance for Conservation of Biological Diversity in Wales and subsequently incorporated into section 7 of the Environment Act (Wales) 2016

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Although there is a considerable amount of Blackthorn in the hedges in and around the survey site, its condition is currently unsuitable to support this species. Several significant species of moth are also likely to occur in the area and there is potential for some to use both the grassland and hedgerow habitats within and around the site.

4.2.8 Other UK/Nationally Protected Species and Section 42 species No other protected or section 42 species were recorded during the surveys or have been identified by the desk-study.

4.3 Significant undesignated fauna Several mammal pathways were recorded within the hedgebanks during the December 2015 survey which could be attributable to Rabbit, Fox and/or Badger but, in the absence of any other field-signs, either at the time of that survey or the subsequent July survey, are most likely to be used by Fox. No other significant faunal species are likely to occur within the survey site.

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5. ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

5.1. Assessment criteria Impact significance has been assessed for each of the features using a three stage process: An assessment of ecological value; an assessment of the magnitude and extent of the likely impacts; and a determination of impact significance based on a combination of ecological value and magnitude/extent. This approach is based upon the CIEEM Guidelines (2015)

Ecological Value Each feature has been classified according to its ecological value using the examples provided in Table 5.1.

Table 5.1. Assessment of Ecological Value

Value Examples

International Internationally designated or proposed sites such as Ramsar Sites, Special Protection Areas, Biosphere Reserves and Special Areas of Conservation, or otherwise meeting criteria for international designation. Sites supporting populations of internationally important species.

UK/National Nationally designated sites such as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), or non-designated sites meeting SSSI selection criteria, National Nature Reserves (NNRs), Nature Conservancy Review (NCR) Grade 1 sites, viable areas of key habitats within the UK Biodiversity Action Plan. Sites supporting viable breeding populations of Protected and Red Data Book (RDB) species (excluding scarce species), or supplying critical elements of their habitat requirements.

Regional Sites containing viable areas of threatened habitats listed in a regional Biodiversity Action Plan, comfortably exceeding Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) criteria, but not meeting SSSI selection criteria. Sites supporting viable populations of Nationally Scarce species or those included in the Regional Biodiversity Action Plan on account of their rarity, or supplying critical elements of their habitat requirements.

County Sites meeting the criteria for a county or metropolitan area designation (such as SINC), which may include amenity and educational criteria in urban areas. Ancient semi-natural woodland. Designated Local Nature Reserves. Sites containing viable areas of any key habitat type identified in the Local Biodiversity Action Plan (LBAP). Sites supporting viable breeding populations of species known to be county/metropolitan rarities e.g. featuring in county ‘red data book’ or LBAP, or supplying critical elements of their habitat requirements.

District Undesignated sites, or features considered appreciably to enrich the habitat resource within the context of the Borough or District, or included in the

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Borough or District LBAP. Amenity and educational functions will be recognised in urban areas. Sites with viable breeding populations of species listed as rare in the District or Borough LBAP or supplying critical elements of their habitat requirements.

Local Undesignated sites, or features considered appreciably enriching the habitat resource within the context of the Parish or neighbourhood (e.g. a species- rich hedgerow).

Not important Low-grade and widespread habitats or feature not affected by proposals.

Magnitude and Extent of Impact The magnitude of each predicted impact has been assessed on a scale of High, Medium, Low, Minimal, Negligible and Potential Net Gain according to the criteria in Table 5.2.

Table 5.2. Criteria for determining Magnitude and Extent of Impact

Magnitude Criteria High Loss of about 50% or more of the site area. Other effects (e.g. disturbance or damage arising from pollution) including indirect impacts having an adverse impact equivalent in nature conservation terms to a loss of >50% of the site area. Medium Loss affecting 20-49% of the site area. Other effects (e.g. disturbance or damage arising from pollution) including indirect impacts having an adverse impact equivalent in nature conservation terms to a loss of 20-49% of the site area. Low Loss affecting 4-19% of the site area. Other effects (e.g. disturbance or damage arising from pollution) including indirect impacts having an adverse impact equivalent in nature conservation terms to a loss of 4-19% of the site area. Minimal Loss affecting up to 4% of the site area. Other effects (e.g. disturbance or damage arising from pollution) including indirect impacts having an adverse impact equivalent in nature conservation terms to a loss of 4% of the site area. Negligible No anticipated effects resulting from the implementation of the proposals. Potential Net Mitigation will seek to increase the extent of existing habitats or replace lost Gain habitats with larger areas of suitable habitats. Such areas will be established and, where significant species are to be displaced, in a state ready for colonisation prior to any proposed habitat disturbance.

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Significance of Impact Table 5.3. illustrates how significance has been assigned to the impact, based on a combination of the value of the feature being assessed. This has been expressed on a five- point scale ranging from Severe to Negligible as shown below.

Table 5.3. Criteria for determining Significance of Impact

Impact Ecological Value Magnitude

Inter- UK/ Not Regional County District Local national National important

High Severe Major Major Major Moderate Minor Minor

Medium Major Major Moderate Moderate Moderate Minor Negligible

Low Moderate Moderate Minor Minor Minor Negligible Negligible

Minimal Minor Minor Negligible Negligible Negligible Negligible Negligible

No Impact Negligible Negligible No impact No impact No impact No impact No impact

Potential Potential Potential Potential Potential Potential Potential Potential net gain net gain net gain net gain net gain net gain net gain net gain

5.2. Impact Assessment of protected sites, significant habitats and significant species

5.2.1. Protected Sites There are no statutory protected sites within or in close proximity to the survey site. Sites of European conservation significance in the vicinity which have been declared as Special Areas of Conservation under the Habitats Regulations are as listed below, their significance is described at section 2.2. of this report and their citations are reproduced at appendix 7. • The Pembrokeshire Marine Protected Area SAC. The only feature for which this SAC has been designated which has potential to be impacted by the proposed school development is Otter. Otter is a European Protected Species in its own right and could potentially use hedgelines in or near the survey site (in particular, hedgerow TN1 shown on figure 2) as travel routes between Orielton lakes and the Pembroke River. Any impact on the population resulting from the development will be regarded as an impact not only upon the Otter but also upon the SAC. These potential travel lines should therefore be retained in their present state. Furthermore, run-off and treated foul water from the proposed development is likely to discharge into the SAC but due to dilution is unlikely to have any impact on Otters or other SAC features. Significance of impact during construction phase provided boundary hedgerows are left undisturbed: NEGLIGIBLE (International value, No Impact) Potential significance of impact during construction phase if boundary hedgerows are removed or significantly reduced: MINOR ADVERSE (International value, Minimal magnitude)

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Significance of residual impact provided boundary hedgerows are left undisturbed: NEGLIGIBLE (International value, No Impact) Potential significance of residual impact if boundary hedgerows are removed or significantly reduced: MINOR ADVERSE (International value, Minimal magnitude) • The Pembrokeshire Bat and Bosherston Lakes SAC. There is potential for Otters to travel north across the watershed from Bosherston and Orielton to the Pembroke River using hedgelines in or near the survey site (in particular, hedgerow TN1), and horseshoe and other bats from the main populations protected by this SAC, may fly in the vicinity of the survey site using the same features. Any impact on these populations resulting from the development will be regarded as an impact not only upon the Otter and the bat species but also upon the SAC. These potential travel and flight lines should therefore be retained in their present state. Significance of impact during construction phase provided boundary hedgerows are left undisturbed: NEGLIGIBLE (International value, No Impact) Potential significance of impact during construction phase if boundary hedgerows are removed or significantly reduced: MINOR ADVERSE (International value, Minimal magnitude) Significance of residual impact provided boundary hedgerows are left undisturbed: NEGLIGIBLE (International value, No Impact) Potential significance of residual impact if boundary hedgerows are removed or significantly reduced: MINOR ADVERSE (International value, Minimal magnitude) • The Limestone Coast of Southwest Wales SAC. There is potential for horseshoe and other bats from the main populations protected by this SAC to fly in the vicinity of the survey site using existing hedgerows as flight-lines. Any impact on these populations resulting from the development will be regarded as an impact not only upon and the bat species but also upon the SAC. These potential flight lines should therefore be retained in their present state. Significance of impact during construction phase provided boundary hedgerows are left undisturbed: NEGLIGIBLE (International value, No Impact) Potential significance of impact during construction phase if boundary hedgerows are removed or significantly reduced: MINOR ADVERSE (International value, Minimal magnitude) Significance of residual impact provided boundary hedgerows are left undisturbed: NEGLIGIBLE (International value, No Impact) Potential significance of residual impact if boundary hedgerows are removed or significantly reduced: MINOR ADVERSE (International value, Minimal magnitude)

Sites of Special Scientific Interest located within 5km of the survey site which comprise the SACs described above are as follows. • Milford Haven Waterway SSSI • Orielton Stable Block and Cellars SSSI • Stackpole SSSI, Stackpole Courtyard Flats and Walled Garden SSSI and Parkhouse Outbuildings Stackpole SSSI. Stackpole is also designated a National Nature Reserve. • Angle Peninsula Coast SSSI. The significance of impacts on these SSSIs resulting from the development will be the same as the impacts assessed for the SACs above.

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No additional land to the SACs described above located within 5km of the survey site is statutorily protected by its notification as Sites of Special Scientific Interest, National Nature Reserves or Local Nature Reserves.

No non-statutory protected sites (including nature reserves or other sites of nature conservation interest) occur within the survey site but the following is located within 5km. • Pembroke Upper Mill Pond Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales Nature Reserve. There will be no impact on this reserve resulting from the development. Significance of impact during construction phase: NEGLIGIBLE (International value, No Impact) Significance of residual impact: NEGLIGIBLE (International value, No Impact)

No other statutory or non-statutory protected sites (including nature reserves or other sites of nature conservation interest) occur within the survey site.

5.2.2. County Wildlife Sites County Wildlife Sites (also known as Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs) or Sites of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCIs)) have not been designated in Pembrokeshire. The county authority relies on the protection of habitats and species at a county level afforded by section 74 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 as reviewed under section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 and listed under section 42 of that Act. Where these habitats are present in and around the survey site, they have been assessed in the following paragraph.

5.2.3. Habitats 5.2.3.1 Habitats of European Significance No habitats included on annex I of the ‘European Habitats Directive’ and therefore of European significance occur within or in the immediate vicinity of the survey site.

5.2.3.2 Habitats of Principal Importance and UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats Habitats of Principal Importance for Conservation of Biological Diversity in Wales under Section 74 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000 as reviewed under section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 and listed under section 42 of that Act and UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats which occur within the survey site, or around its boundaries include the following. ƒ Hedgerows The hedgerows within the survey site and along its boundaries qualify under this habitat description. It will be necessary to remove or translocate the two internal hedgerows (TN9 and TN13) to permit the construction of the new school. The boundary hedgerows should be left undisturbed as far as possible in order, not only to retain the hedgerows, but to preserve their potential as bat and Otter travel routes. In particular, hedgerow TN1 should not be lopped or reduced in any way even if it requires the redesign of the school car parking area. Retained hedgerows should be protected during construction operations by Root Protection Zones to the British Standard BS5837 (revised 2005) and their canopy spread not reduced. Retention of these hedgerows as described will be necessary to gain the appropriate BREEAM Le or Eco credits required to release funding for this project.

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Significance of impact during construction phase if no attempt is made to retain and protect boundary hedgerows or to translocate internal hedgerows: MAJOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, High magnitude) Significance of impact during construction phase if all boundary hedgerows are retained and protected as described above (except where necessary to create the new school entrance): MINOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, Minimal magnitude) Significance of impact during construction phase if all internal hedgerows are translocated to form a new hedgerow along the north-eastern site boundary: MAJOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, High magnitude) Significance of residual impact if no attempt is made to retain and protect boundary hedgerows or to translocate internal hedgerows: MAJOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, High magnitude) Significance of residual Impact on boundary hedgerows if all are retained and protected as described, including effect of positive conservation management: MINOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, Minimal magnitude) Significance of residual Impact on internal hedgerows translocated to form new north- eastern site boundary including effect of positive conservation management: MINOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, Minimal magnitude)

5.2.3.3 Local Biodiversity Action Plan Habitats In addition to the habitats assessed above, road verges were considered to be included in the Pembrokeshire Local Biodiversity Action Plan when it first appeared, as a habitat for which an action plan was to be established. The road verges adjacent to the survey site are of no particular significance and of ‘not important’ value. Significance of impact during construction phase: NEGLIGIBLE (Not important value, Low magnitude) Significance of residual Impact: NEGLIGIBLE (Not important value, Low magnitude)

5.2.3.4 Important Hedgerows The hedgerow lining the south-western boundary of the survey site (TN1) is judged to qualify as an Important Hedgerow as defined in the Regulations. This hedgerow should be retained and left undisturbed as described at 5.2.3.2, above. It should be protected during construction operations by Root Protection Zones to the British Standard BS5837 (revised 2005) and its canopy spread should not be reduced. Significance of impact during construction phase if no attempt is made to retain and protect this boundary hedgerow: MAJOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, High magnitude) Significance of impact during construction phase if this boundary hedgerow is retained and protected as described above: MINOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, Minimal magnitude) Significance of residual impact if no attempt is made to retain and protect this boundary hedgerow: MAJOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, High magnitude) Significance of residual Impact on this boundary hedgerow if it is retained and protected as described, including effect of positive conservation management: MINOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, Minimal magnitude) The internal hedgerow TN13 would qualify as an Important Hedgerow with the addition of one more feature. This hedgerow will require translocation to enable school construction work to proceed.

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Significance of impact during construction phase if this hedgerow is translocated to form a new hedgerow along the north-eastern site boundary: MAJOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, High magnitude) Significance of residual Impact on this hedgerow if successfully translocated to form part of a new north-eastern site boundary, including effect of positive conservation management: MINOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, Minimal magnitude)

5.2.3.5 Non-designated Habitats Grassland habitats located within the site will be significantly affected by the new school project. There is little opportunity for retention of these habitats but they are considered to be of no particular significance in conservation terms Significance of impact of the loss of grassland areas during construction phase: MINOR ADVERSE (Not important value, High magnitude) Significance of residual impact of the loss of grassland areas: MINOR ADVERSE (Not important value, High magnitude) It may be possible to mitigate a small proportion of this loss by the provision of a habitat area within the new school campus if school staff wish it.

No other habitats will be affected by the proposed school development (it is considered that tall herb stands identified in the survey are either too small to be significant or are located outside the development footprint).

5.2.4. Plants and Vegetation 5.2.4.1 Vegetation communities have been considered as part of the habitat assessments above. 5.2.4.2 Bluebell is protected from sale by its inclusion on schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and there is potential for it to occur in the hedge-bottoms within and along the boundaries of the site. Provided all hedgerows are retained or translocated as described above, there will be minimal impact upon the local population of this species. Significance of Impact during construction work if Bluebell is present on site: MINOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, Minimal magnitude) Potential Significance of Residual Impact: MINOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, Minimal magnitude) 5.2.4.3 It is anticipated that no other plant species of significance will be affected by the development.

5.2.5. European Protected Fauna 5.2.5.1 Bats Pipistrelles, Lesser Horseshoe, Greater Horseshoe and Myotid bats are known to be present in the area of the survey site and the hedgerows within and around it have potential to act as navigational flight lines for some of these species. In particular, the boundary hedgerow TN1 connects with the local hedge network which links directly from Orielton to the north-west and the Valero oil refinery, both places supporting significant roosts. It is therefore essential that all hedges are retained and protected during construction works and after the new school is established or, in the case of internal hedgerows TN9 and TN13, translocated to form a new boundary along the north-eastern edge of the site. In particular, hedgerow TN1 should not be lopped or reduced in any way even if it requires the redesign of the school car parking area. Retained hedgerows should be protected during

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construction operations by Root Protection Zones to the British Standard BS5837 (revised 2005) and their canopy spread not reduced. If these hedges are to be removed then their importance as bat flight lines should be determined prior to their removal by undertaking a bat flight survey during spring, summer and autumn to ensure that, should they include important flight lines, the bat populations are not adversely affected in any way. Retention of these hedgerows as described will be necessary to gain the appropriate BREEAM Le or Eco credits required to release funding for this project. Significance of impact during construction phase if no attempt is made to retain and protect boundary hedgerows or to translocate internal hedgerows: SEVERE ADVERSE (International value, High magnitude) Significance of impact during construction phase if all boundary hedgerows are retained and protected as described above (except where necessary to create the new school entrance): MINOR ADVERSE (International value, Minimal magnitude) Significance of impact during construction phase if all internal hedgerows are successfully translocated to form a new hedgerow along the north-eastern site boundary: SEVERE ADVERSE (International value, High magnitude) Significance of residual impact if no attempt is made to retain and protect boundary hedgerows or to translocate internal hedgerows: SEVERE ADVERSE (International value, High magnitude) Significance of residual Impact on boundary hedgerows if all are retained and protected as described, including effect of positive conservation management: MINOR ADVERSE (International value, Minimal magnitude) Significance of residual Impact on internal hedgerows if successfully translocated to form new north-eastern site boundary including effect of positive conservation management: MINOR ADVERSE (International value, Minimal magnitude)

5.2.5.2 Otter Otters are present around the coast of the Angle Peninsula, particularly on the Pembroke River, as well as at Orielton and Bosherston and can therefore be expected to occasionally travel overland along linking streams and ditches/hedgerows in the vicinity of the survey site. Existing potential travel routes should therefore be retained and protected. A potential route exists along the western boundary of the site (TN1) and this should be retained in its present state. Significance of impact during construction phase if no attempt is made to retain and protect potential Otter travel routes: MODERATE ADVERSE (International value, Low magnitude) Significance of impact during construction phase if potential Otter travel routes are retained and protected: MINOR ADVERSE (International value, Minimal magnitude) Significance of residual impact if no attempt is made to retain and protect potential Otter travel routes: MODERATE ADVERSE (International value, Low magnitude) Significance of residual Impact on potential Otter travel routes if all are retained and protected: MINOR ADVERSE (International value, Minimal magnitude)

5.2.5.3 Dormouse It is not expected that Dormice are present within or in the vicinity of the survey site. Significance of Impact on Dormice and their habitats during construction operations: NEGLIGIBLE (International value, No impact) Significance of Residual Impact: NEGLIGIBLE (International value, No impact)

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5.2.5.4 Great Crested Newt Great Crested Newt is not currently known to occur in Pembrokeshire. Significance of Impact on Great Crested Newt and their habitats during construction operations: NEGLIGIBLE (International value, No impact) Significance of Residual Impact: NEGLIGIBLE (International value, No impact)

5.2.5.5 Marsh Fritillary butterfly There is no habitat suitable to support Marsh Fritillaries within the survey site or in its vicinity and it is very unlikely that the species will occur within the survey site except possibly as a wind-blown vagrant. Significance of Impact on Marsh Fritillary during construction operations: NEGLIGIBLE (International value, No impact) Significance of Residual Impact: NEGLIGIBLE (International value, No impact)

5.2.6. UK/Nationally Protected Fauna 5.2.6.1 Badger Badgers have been recorded within 2km of the survey site and no signs specifically attributable to their presence were observed during the surveys. However, the pasture fields within the site are very likely to be used occasionally by foraging badgers from a sett in the district, eg in Kennel Wood to the south. Significance of Impact on Badgers and their habitat during construction work: MODERATE ADVERSE (UK/National value, Low magnitude) Significance of Residual Impact: MINOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, Minimal magnitude) Attention is drawn to the best practice protocol designed to minimise impact to Badgers during development works, which is reproduced at appendix 5.

5.2.6.2 Water Vole It is considered that Water Voles do not occur within or in the vicinity of the site. Significance of Impact on Water Vole during construction work: NEGLIGIBLE (UK/National value, No impact) Significance of Residual Impact: NEGLIGIBLE (UK/National value, No impact)

5.2.6.3 Reptiles and Amphibians The survey site has potential to support at least some reptiles in small numbers and also has potential to support terrestrial-phase amphibians although there are no breeding ponds In order to avoid unintentional killing or damage to individual reptiles and amphibians, it is recommended that, immediately prior to, and during vegetation clearance work, an appropriately experienced ecologist carries out a finger-tip search in all areas where reptiles or amphibians may be taking refuge (principally the rank vegetation in hedge-bottoms). Vegetation clearance should be undertaken in spring, summer or autumn when animals are active and able to escape to safety, generally in temperatures above 9OC. Arisings from scrub cutting should be utilized to form habitat piles as these are particularly attractive to reptiles and amphibians seeking refuge and hibernation sites. Potential significance of Impact during vegetation clearance work and other site operations if no effort is made to minimize harm to individual reptiles and amphibians

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(this may be taken as a breach of current wildlife legislation and could result in prosecution): MODERATE ADVERSE (UK/National value, Low magnitude) Potential significance of Impact during vegetation clearance work if appropriate steps are taken to ensure that no harm comes to individual reptiles and amphibians: MINOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, Minimal magnitude) Significance of Residual Impact due to habitat loss: MINOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, Minimal magnitude)

5.2.6.4 Birds The hedgerows within and around the survey site have potential for supporting a range of nesting and foraging birds whilst the open grassland areas have a lesser potential for foraging only. Assuming that the majority of hedgerows will be retained and protected, the potential for nesting will be little diminished but in the case of hedgerows TN9 and TN13, which should be translocated to form a new north-eastern boundary to the school site, the potential for nesting will be diminished in the short term but largely restored in the medium to longer terms. Grassland foraging potential will be considerably reduced as a result of the scheme. Future management of the retained and translocated hedgerows should seek to maintain and enhance their potential to support bird nesting and foraging habitat. Significance of Impact to nesting habitat during construction operations provided no active nests are disturbed: MINOR ADVERSE to NEGLIGIBLE (UK/National to Local value, Minimal magnitude) Significance of Impact to grassland foraging habitat during construction operations: MAJOR ADVERSE to MINOR ADVERSE (UK/National to Local value, High magnitude) Significance of Residual Impact to nesting habitat of local bird populations if no attempt is made to retain and protect hedgerows: MODERATE ADVERSE to NEGLIGIBLE (UK/National to Local value, Low magnitude) Significance of Residual Impact to nesting habitat provided that all hedgerows are retained and protected: MINOR ADVERSE to NEGLIGIBLE (UK/National to Local value, Minimal magnitude) Significance of Residual Impact to foraging grassland habitat: MAJOR ADVERSE to MINOR ADVERSE (UK/National to Local value, High magnitude)

5.2.6.5 Other UK/Nationally Protected Fauna and Section 42 Species Polecat There will be no adverse impact on Polecat as a result of the proposed development. Significance of Impact on Polecat during construction operations: NEGLIGIBLE (UK/National value, No impact) Significance of Residual Impact: NEGLIGIBLE (UK/National value, No impact) Brown Hare The habitat within the survey site is unsuitable for Brown Hare. Hares are very unlikely to visit and will not be significantly impacted by the proposed development Significance of Impact on Brown Hare during construction operations: NEGLIGIBLE (UK/national value, No impact) Significance of Residual Impact on Brown Hare: NEGLIGIBLE (UK/national value, No impact)

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Hedgehog Hedgehog is likely to frequent the site and is likely to seek cover in hedge-bottoms and may forage into the pasture areas during the night. However individual animals are not likely to completely depend upon the land within the site for their livelihood. The development is unlikely to significantly affect this species but in order to avoid possible killing or injury to individual animals, vegetation clearance or other habitat disturbance should be undertaken with great care using hand tools only, and at a time of year when animals will be active, preferably in September or October. Significance of Impact on Hedgehog during construction operations: MINOR ADVERSE (UK/National value, Minimal magnitude) Significance of Residual Impact: NEGLIGIBLE (UK/National value, No impact)

Invertebrates Only common butterfly species were observed during the July 2016 survey and habitat suitable to support even these species within the site is limited. Past records from the area include Small Heath and Wall butterflies (both section 42 species) and it is possible that both these species could occur in the vicinity of the site. Trevor Theobald also raised the possibility of Brown Hairstreak, which depends upon Blackthorn of a particular age or state of growth. Although there is a considerable amount of Blackthorn in the hedges in and around the survey site, its condition is currently unsuitable to support this species. Several significant species of moth are also likely to occur in the area and there is potential for some to use both the grassland and hedgerow habitats within and around the site. It is anticipated that most hedgerow habitat will be retained or translocated, thus minimising the impact on invertebrates which depend upon it. The condition of the grassland habitat within the site is unsuitable for most invertebrate species and despite its loss under the footprint of the new school, the effect on the local invertebrate populations will be minimal. Significance of Impact on invertebrate populations during site operations: MINOR ADVERSE to NEGLIGIBLE (UK/National to Not important value, Minimal magnitude) Significance of Residual Impact: MINOR ADVERSE to NEGLIGIBLE (UK/National to Not important value, Minimal magnitude)

5.2.6.6 Significant undesignated fauna No other significant faunal species are likely to be impacted by the proposed development.

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6. RECOMMENDATIONS

6.1. Protection and translocation of hedgerows The hedgerows should be left undisturbed as far as possible in order, not only to retain the hedgerow habitat, but to preserve their potential as bat and Otter travel routes. In particular, hedgerow TN1 should not be lopped or reduced in any way, even if it requires the redesign of the school car parking area. If these hedges are to be removed then their importance as bat flight lines should be determined prior to their removal by undertaking a bat flight survey during spring, summer and autumn to ensure that, should they include important flight lines, the bat populations are not adversely affected in any way. The retention of these hedgerows will be necessary to gain the appropriate BREEAM Le or Eco credits necessary to release funding for this project It is recommended, therefore, that all hedgerows forming the existing boundaries to the site are retained and protected for the whole duration of site operations and after the school comes into beneficial use. These hedgerows will be prominently identified on all site plans. The two internal hedgerows (TN9 and TN13 on figure 2) will be translocated to form the new north- eastern boundary to the school site using established methodology. These hedgerows will also be prominently identified on all site plans. Prior to the commencement of any construction operations (including enabling works), all hedgerows to be retained will be identified and Root Protection Areas established around them. If necessary, Root Protection Areas will be extended to include the complete canopy spread of all existing trees and bushes such that no canopy reduction is undertaken. Root Protection Areas (including canopy protection zones) will be marked-out using high visibility temporary fencing comprising of orange Netlon (or similar) hung on road-pins and will comply to BS5837 (revised 2005) as a minimum. Temporary fencing will be maintained in serviceable condition for the whole duration of site operations. In the case of the two hedgerows to be translocated, prior to the commencement of any construction operations (including enabling works), details of the required profile of hedgebanks and ditches will be discussed with the client and both hedgerows will be identified on the ground. During the autumn prior to the planned commencement of the construction phase, the top-growth of both hedgerows to be translocated will be cut to a height of 150mm from ground level and arisings removed. The line of the new north-eastern site boundary will be prepared to receive translocated hedgerow material prior to the translocation operation. The translocation operation will take place when ground conditions are suitable and in suitable weather during the autumn – winter – early-spring period prior to the planned start of the construction phase. Post translocation management will form part of the five-year landscape scheme aftercare period.

6.2 General Ecological Landscaping Principles The new school campus landscaping design should bear due regard to ecological requirements and the desirability to use ecological features in the teaching curriculum. In order to provide feeding opportunities for birds and other fauna, plantings should include berry and seed-bearing trees and shrubs as listed below. Native species of trees and shrubs (including non berry-bearing species) generally have higher invertebrate productivity than alien species, thus resulting in a richer foraging environment for birds and other fauna.

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Existing vegetation and new plantings, once established, should not be over-managed and, where possible, species such as ivy, bramble and gorse should be allowed to grow, as these also provide good food sources and cover for birds and other fauna over the seasons.

Planned new plantings should aim to provide a constant successional food resource from April to October and should include the species listed below. No non-native species or species uncharacteristic of the local landscape should be planted except in ornamental areas in the vicinity of school buildings and even here, species and cultivars should be chosen, not only for their ornamental qualities, but also for their ability to produce nectar and other foraging resources such as seeds and berries. Species to be planted should reflect the species composition of existing hedgerows in the area and the wetness of the ground. All planting stock must, as far as possible, be of local provenance as outlined in Forest Practice Note No. 8: Using Local Seed Sources for Planting Native Trees and Shrubs (Forestry Commission, 1999). Species will be chosen from the following list Hazel Corylus avellana Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Grey Willow Salix cinerea ssp. oleifolia Blackthorn Prunus spinosa Holly Ilex aquifolium Wych Elm Ulmus glabra Elder Sambucus nigra Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum Dog Rose Rosa canina Guelder Rose Viburnum opulus Alder Buckthorn Frangula alnus 1+1 or 1+2 whips will be notch-planted in a random pattern except for Holly which will be 450cl pot grown. Spacing of plants should not be less than 1m. Each newly planted sapling will need to be protected with a spiral rabbit guard. Following planting, weed and other undesirable plant growth will need to be controlled either by protecting each newly planted sapling with a layer of bark mulch around its base or by the placement of mulch mats until they are well established. Alternatively, herbiciding around their bases may be effective but is less desirable in the school environment. Trees and shrubs will be planted in compliance with BS4428:1989 and BS8545:2014. Bramble is also an excellent faunal food source in the late summer and autumn and should be encouraged to become established but not to the detriment of other plant species. Similarly, occasional stands of Gorse and Grey Willow should also be allowed to become established.

6.3 Species-specific Recommendations Should any protected or other significant species be encountered during site operations, work should cease immediately in the affected area and the site ecologist consulted for advice. The most likely species to be found are bats, amphibians, reptiles and Hedgehog. 6.3.1 Bats The retention and protection of boundary hedgerows detailed above is of primary importance to maintain bat habitat connectivity.

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It is recommended that no lopping of trees or cutting hedgerows is carried out prior to construction operations. However, where it may be necessary to lop any mature trees within hedgerows to be translocated, the affected trunks and branches will be assessed by a qualified bat surveyor prior to their removal to ensure that no potential roost sites are destroyed or damaged. Attention is drawn to the best practice protocol designed to minimise impact to bats when lopping or felling trees, which is reproduced at appendix 4. Outside site lighting should be of a design that will not unnecessarily illuminate any habitats or potential roost entrances which need to remain in darkness so as not to deter bats or other fauna. Should it be necessary to install localized flood lighting, it should be of a type that illuminates downwards with luminaires that do not permit light-spillage. Individual standards will be of the minimum height necessary to achieve the illumination required and will be directed away from any habitats which, if instructed by the project ecologist, need to remain dark. Consideration should be given to the provision of bat roosting features within the fabric of the new school buildings.

6.3.2 Otter No specific recommendations are made for Otter except that the retention and protection of boundary hedgerows detailed above is of also of importance to maintain potential Otter habitat connectivity.

6.3.3 Badger It is likely that Badgers are present in the Hundleton - Orielton area, therefore it is recommended that a check is made by an appropriately qualified ecologist immediately prior to the commencement of any vegetation clearance operations, to ensure that no new Badger setts have been established in or near the site. Attention is also drawn to the best practice protocol designed to minimise impact on Badgers during development works, which is reproduced at appendix 5.

6.3.4 Reptiles and amphibians In order to avoid unintentional killing or damage to individual reptiles and amphibians, it is recommended that, immediately prior to, and during vegetation clearance work, an appropriately experienced ecologist carries out a finger-tip search in all areas where reptiles or amphibians may be taking refuge. Initial vegetation clearance should be undertaken using hand tools only, spring, summer or autumn when animals are active and able to escape to safety, in temperatures generally above 9OC. The construction of a wildlife pond as part of an ecological garden established within the school campus, would benefit breeding amphibians. Arisings from scrub cutting should be utilized to form habitat piles as these are particularly attractive to reptiles and amphibians seeking refuge and hibernation sites. Arisings should be made into a pile, preferably in the vicinity of a south-facing hedgebank: details can be found at section 9, page 45, of the Reptile Habitat Management Handbook (Edgar et al, 2010) downloadable from http://www.arc-trust.org/Resources/Arc%20Trust/Documents/reptile-habitat-management- handbook-ffull.pdf

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6.3.5 Birds Removal of scrub and other dense vegetation is best undertaken outside the nesting season (generally taken to be March to August inclusive) to ensure that disturbance to nesting birds is kept to a minimum. Ideally, such work should be undertaken in September and October to minimise disturbance to other species such as Dormice and bats. As all nests occupied or being built by breeding birds are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, trees, scrub or dense vegetation must not be disturbed or removed during the nesting season unless, immediately prior to the commencement of such operations, a qualified ornithologist certifies that the area does not contain any active nests. Wherever possible, all such vegetation should be retained to maximise the available habitat for birds and other fauna. Due regard should also be paid to the accepted protocol for the felling or lopping of potential bat-roost trees (see appendix 4). The school building design should include appropriate bird nesting features for species such as tits, House Sparrow, Starling, House Martin and Swift.

6.3.6 Hedgehog Initial disturbance to features which might be concealing Hedgehogs, such as hedge-banks, should be undertaken with great care to avoid possible killing or injury to individual animals, and preferably in September or October. Initial work should only be undertaken using hand tools following an inspection to ensure no animals are present. Site operatives should ensure that, if any Hedgehogs are encountered, they are translocated to safety away from the site or allowed to seek refuge in areas which will not be further disturbed.

6.5 Alien Invasive Plants Except for Montbretia, no alien invasive plants were recorded during the surveys but site personnel must always be vigilant to ensure that Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) and/or Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) are not introduced to the site. Should either of these species be found, appropriate control measures should be implemented immediately. Particular care should be taken not to spread knotweed propagules during site operations, whether within the site or by exporting to, or importing from other sites, including on vehicle wheels, tracks, etc.

6.6 General Recommendations All works should be carried out bearing due consideration to the safeguard of habitats, flora and fauna and appropriate new features should be designed into the scheme to provide foraging and roosting, nesting and refuge sites for faunal species. Works must only be carried out during the appropriate seasons, in order to comply with current legislation and best practice principles (see appendix 6).

6.7 Implementation and Supervision Careful planning and supervision of site personnel should seek to ensure that disturbance to existing undisturbed habitats and species, whether protected, of conservation concern, or undesignated, is kept to an absolute minimum. Future site maintenance should also bear due regard to the well-being of all habitats, flora and fauna. An Ecological Management Plan should be drafted and future conservation management should follow the prescriptions and principles contained within it. Where necessary, there should be input from an ecologist as regards habitat enhancements, the creation of new hedges and general site management.

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Site works should be supervised by an appropriately qualified member of staff performing the duties of an Ecological Clerk of Works to ensure that the ecological requirements of the construction works progress to completion satisfactorily. All site personnel and contractors should be made familiar with the ecological requirements of the site at induction courses and tool-box talks, particularly as regards to wildlife legislation and the safeguard of protected species.

6.8 BREEAM accreditation It is anticipated that the achievement of the relevant BREEAM Le or Eco credits will be required to release funding to undertake this project. It is therefore recommended that the habitat retentions and protection detailed above are strictly implemented. Furthermore, the landscaping design must include a significant element of habitat enhancement appropriate to partly mitigate the considerable loss of grassland resulting from the scheme. It is also recommended that a wildlife partnership group is established without delay if the Le8 credit is to be sought.

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7. REFERENCES Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust. (2014). Key Amphibian habitats in South Wales. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust, Bournemouth. Downloadable from: http://www.arc-trust.org/Resources/Arc%20Trust/Documents/key-amphibian-and- reptile-habitats-in-south-wales.pdf Anon. (1979). Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 1979 on the conservation of wild birds. Official Journal of the European Communities. Anon. (1981). The Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981). HMSO, London. Anon. (1989). BS 4428:1989 Code of practice for general landscape operations (excluding hard surfaces) Anon. (1992). Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora. Official Journal of the European Communities: L 206. Anon. (1996). The Hedgerow Regulations (1996). HMSO, London. Anon. (2000). The Countryside and Rights of Way Act (2000). HMSO, London. Anon. (2006). The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act (2006). HMSO, London. Anon. (2009). Planning Policy Wales, Technical Advice Note 5: Nature Conservation and Planning. Welsh Government. Cardiff. Anon. (2010). The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010. HMSO, London. Anon. (2014). BS 8545:2014 Trees: from nursery to independence in the landscape. Recommendations Anon. (2016). The Environment Act (Wales) (2016). Welsh Government. Cardiff. Baker, J., Beebee, T., Buckley, J., Gent, A. and Orchard, D. (2011). Amphibian Habitat Management Handbook. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust, Bournemouth. Downloadable from http://www.arc-trust.org/Resources/Arc%20Trust/Documents/amphibian-habitat- management-handbook-full.pdf Bright, P., Morris, P. and Mitchell-Jones, A. (2006). The Dormouse Conservation Handbook, 2nd edition. English Nature, Peterborough. CIEEM. (2016). Guidelines for Ecological Impact Assessment in the UK and Ireland: Terrestrial, Freshwater and Coastal, 2nd edition. Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, Winchester. Cox, Bethan. (2011). State of Wildlife in Pembrokeshire. Pembrokeshire Biodiversity Partnership. Department of the Environment (DoE 1994) Biodiversity: the UK Action Plan. Cmmd 2428. DoE, London. Department of Transport and the Regions (DETR) (1993-94) Design Manual for Roads and Bridges. London. Edgar, P., Foster, J. and Baker, J. (2010). Reptile Habitat Management Handbook. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust, Bournemouth. Downloadable from http://www.arc- trust.org/Resources/Arc%20Trust/Documents/reptile-habitat-management-handbook- ffull.pdf English Nature. (1994 updated). The Species Conservation Handbook. English Nature, Peterborough.

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Forestry Commission. (1999). Forest Practice Note No. 8: Using Local Seed Sources for Planting Native Trees and Shrubs. Forestry Commission. Hill, M.O., Preston, C.D. and Roy, D.B. (2004). Plantatt: Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habits. Biological Records Centre NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Mitchell-Jones, A.J. & McLeish, A.P. (2004). Bat Workers Manual 3rd edition 2004. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough. Natural England. (2011). Reptile Mitigation Guidelines: Natural England Technical Information Note TIN102. Peterborough. Nature Conservancy Council. (1990). Handbook for phase 1 habitat survey A technique for environmental audit. Peterborough. Pembrokeshire Biodiversity Partnership. (2011). A Local Biodiversity Action Plan for Pembrokeshire: Part 1 Introduction to the Local Biodiversity Action Plan. c/o Pembrokeshire County Council, Haverfordwest. Rodwell, J.S. [ed.]. (1991 et seq). British Plant Communities vols. 1 – 5). Cambridge University Press. Robertson, James. (1998). Wildlife Reports: Flowering Plants Wales. Brit. Wildlife, 9:5, pp328-329. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. (2015 and updates). Birds of Conservation Concern in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Sandy. Royal Town Planning Institute. (1999). Good Practice Guide: Planning for Biodiversity. RTPI, London. Stace, C. (2010). The New Flora of the British Isles. (3rd ed.). Cambridge. Theobald, T. (2015). Angle Peninsula – New Primary School: Ecology Survey. Pembrokeshire County Council, Haverfordwest. West Wales Biodiversity Information Centre. (2011). Biodiversity Assessment Map of Pembrokeshire. WWBIC, Whitland

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APPENDIX 1

INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL AND LOCAL STATUTORY AND POLICY FRAMEWORK based upon text compiled by David Clements

1. Nature conservation in the UK is affected by a complex framework of legislation and policy at the international, national, regional and local levels. This section of the strategy summarises current legislation and policy insofar as it affects the study area, and gives a brief outline of the statutory obligations and responsibilities within which the strategy must function. 2. The summary below deals only with legislation and statutory policy matters which are directly relevant to the study area. Other legislation and policy documents which have indirect relevance, or which could become relevant in the future, should be consulted where relevant.

3 International Obligations 3.1 There is increasing awareness and concern at the need to protect natural habitats and their biodiversity at both the global and the European scale. This has resulted in a number of important international conventions, directives and agreements in the period since about 1970, to which the UK has either become a signatory or has incorporated into national law. The most relevant of these are as follows:

EC Council Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds, 1979 (The ‘Birds Directive’) 3.2 The Birds Directive (No. 79/409/EEC) applies to wild birds, their eggs, nests and habitats, and provides for the protection, management and control of all species of birds naturally occurring within member states. It requires the UK to take measures to ensure the preservation of sufficient diversity of habitats to maintain populations of all such birds at ecologically and scientifically supportable levels. 3.3 The habitats of certain rare and vulnerable birds (listed in Annex 1 of the Directive), and regular migratory species, are to be conserved by special measures including the identification, designation and protection of key areas of habitat. These designated areas are known as ‘Special Protection Areas’ or SPAs, and in the UK are also required to be designated as SSSIs under domestic legislation.

EC Council Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats of Wild Flora and Fauna, 1992 (The ‘Habitats Directive’) 3.4 The Habitats Directive (No. 92/43/EEC) requires the UK to maintain and/or restore naturally occurring habitats, especially those which are deemed to be vulnerable and declining in Europe. It also requires the protection of many species of plants and animals which are similarly threatened and declining throughout their European range, therefore giving effect to both site and species protection objectives. 3.5 The Directive requires the UK to designate sites, on land and at sea, which will form part of a network of special sites within a broader, sensitively managed landscape. The designated sites, referred to as ‘Special Areas of Conservation’ (or SACs), together with the SPAs designated under the Birds Directive, will form part of the EC ‘Natura 2000’ network of sites which are deemed to be of ‘Community Interest’, ie of significance in the pan-European context. 3.6 SACs may be selected for their importance as natural habitat types and/or as habitats for the rare and vulnerable species listed in Annexes I and II of the Directive. The UK Government was required to present a list of candidate SACs by June 1998, and is now in the process of refining and confirming the listed sites. 3.7 In the UK, the requirements of the Habitats Directive are implemented through the Conservation (Natural Habitats etc) Regulations 1994. All SACs are required to be notified as SSSIs under domestic legislation.

Convention on Biological Diversity, 1992 (The ‘Rio Convention’) 3.8 The Rio Convention on Biodiversity was one of several products arising from the 1st Earth Summit: a UN Conference on the Environment and Development (UNCED) held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. 3.9 The Rio Convention sets out an agreement between over 120 countries to investigate how the world's biodiversity - the entire range and variety of life on earth or any part of it - can best be conserved. It covers issues such as the sustainable use of environmental resources, the rehabilitation of degraded ecosystems and recovery of threatened species. Each of the participating nations is required to produce a Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) setting out its own national targets and initiatives for meeting the objectives of the Convention. 3.10 Other products from the Earth Summit included Agenda 21 - a comprehensive programme of action needed throughout the world to achieve a more sustainable pattern of development into the next century and agreements on matters such as global climate change and the sustainable development of forestry.

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Within this context, local planning authorities in the UK are required to develop and adopt their own sustainable development strategies at the local level – ‘Local Agenda 21’ (LA21). 3.11 Local Agenda 21 is concerned primarily with wider actions to create and maintain the local quality of life and environment, providing an opportunity for communities to think through the priorities for their local area and to establish action plans to influence the direction of change. The development of nature conservation strategies and locally-applicable biodiversity action plans (LBAPs) form important elements of the LA21 process in so far as it affects the sustainable use of nature conservation and earth science resources.

EC Directive on the Assessment of the Effects of Certain Public and Private Projects on the Environment, 1997 (The ‘EA Directive') 3.12 The first EC Directive on Environmental Assessment (No. 85/337/EEC) was published in 1985 and was implemented in the UK primarily through the Town & Country Planning (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1988 and its various amendments. This required the UK to implement a formal framework for assessing the impacts of certain types of development on the environment, particularly where these are of a large or potentially damaging nature, before a decision is taken on whether or not they should proceed. This includes an assessment of the impact of the development on nature conservation and ecology. 3.13 The Directive was revised in 1997 (No. 97/11/EC) in order to clarify certain ambiguities in the original directive, whilst extending the range of projects that are now to be subject to formal Environmental Assessment, and this has been transferred into UK legislation via the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 1999 which came into force on the 14 March 1999.

The Berne Convention (Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats) 3.14 The Berne Convention is designed to protect important populations of listed species and their habitats. Appendix I floral species which are required to be strictly protected against picking, collecting, possession, sale, etc. Appendix II places particular emphasis on migratory species and their breeding and resting sites. Listed species are required to be strictly protected against a range of activities including deliberate killing, disturbance, taking of eggs, trading, etc. Appendix III protects populations of animals against exploitation and requires their management to keep them out of danger.

The Bonn Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals 3.15 Appendix 1 of the Bonn Convention lists species considered to be in danger of extinction which require strict protection from any threat. Appendix II lists species generally of conservation concern which will benefit from international co-operation. Signatories are encouraged to draw-up agreements to restore / maintain species’ conservation status by appropriate measures.

4 National Legislation and Policy Framework 4.1 The UK now possesses a complex framework of domestic legislation and Government guidance concerned with nature conservation and the protection of both habitats and species. The legislative approach has generally stemmed in the past from the protection of individual sites and species, but has more recently broadened into concern for the wider environment and towards integrated policies for sustainability and the conservation of all species. 4.2 The key strands of national legislation and policy are outlined below: Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (amended by the Wildlife and Countryside (Amendment) Act 1985 and others) 4.3 This Act, which has been greatly amended by subsequent legislation, remains the central pillar of statutory nature conservation in the UK. It provides the statutory basis for the legal protection of a wide range of specified plants and animals, and sets out the current principles for the designation, administration and protection of National Nature Reserves (NNRs), Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) and Local Nature Reserves (LNRs). 4.4 The provisions of the Wildlife & Countryside Act (or ‘WCA’) with respect to SSSIs have recently been revised and enhanced by the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 (see below).

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The Conservation (Natural Habitats etc) Regulations 1994 superceded by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (The ‘Habitats Regulations’) 4.5 This Statutory Instrument formally transposes the requirements of the EC Habitats Directive into British Law.

Biodiversity - The UK Action Plan; Command 2428, 1994 (The ‘UK BAP’) 4.6 The Rio Convention (see above) recognised that action must be taken to halt the world-wide loss of animal and plant species, and their potential genetic resources. It was agreed that national plans would be drawn up by each of the participating nations. 4.7 The UK BAP sets out the following objectives: ‘To conserve and where practical enhance: i) the overall populations and natural ranges of native species and the quality and range of wildlife habitats and ecosystems; ii) internationally important and threatened species, habitats and ecosystems; iii) species, habitats and natural and managed ecosystems that are characteristic of local areas; iv) the biodiversity of natural and semi-natural habitats where this has been diminished over recent past decades. To increase public awareness of, and involvement in, conserving biodiversity; To contribute to the conservation of biodiversity on a European and global scale.’ 4.8 The UK Steering Group was subsequently set up to develop costed targets for key species and habitats, and to set out recommendations for achieving the objectives of the UK BAP. The findings and recommendations of this group are set out in Biodiversity: The UK Steering Group Report (UKSG), published in 1995. 4.9 The UK Steering Group, and its successor body the UK Biodiversity Group, have published costed action plans at the UK level for about 40 Priority Habitats and 400 Priority Species, together with shorter and less detailed statements for a further 100 or so Priority Species (UKSG 1995; UKBG 1998-99).

The Countryside and Rights of Way Act, 2000 (the ‘CROW Act’), the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (the ‘NERC Act’) and the Environment Act (Wales) 2016 4.10 These Acts require all public bodies to have statutory regard to the purpose and objectives of the UK Biodiversity Action Plan and to encourage others likewise. The National Assembly for Wales, in association with CCW, has published a list of habitats and species under section 74 of the CROW Act reviewed under section 40 of the NERC Act resulting in the section 42 list of species and habitats of Principal Importance for conservation of biological diversity in Wales. The Assembly are also required to take steps, and to promote the taking of steps by others, to further the conservation of these listed habitats and species. 4.11 These Acts also reinforce the protection and administration of SSSIs, giving additional powers to the agencies and local authorities. Amongst the measures are: • a duty on public bodies to secure positive management on land which they control or occupy; • rights to refuse consent for damaging activities not previously subject to regulation; • licence or rights-holders to be treated the same as owners/occupiers; • agency-flexible compulsory purchase powers; • restrictions on third party users; • amendments to permitted developments rules; • improved enforcement, etc. 4.12 Local planning authorities are now required to regard NERC section 42 habitats and species as material considerations within the planning and development process when assessing applications for planning consent. The Environment Act (Wales) 2016 succeeds and reinforces the measures enacted in the CROW and NERC Acts

The Protection of Badgers Act 1992 4.13 This Act brings together a series of Acts which were specifically designed to protect Badgers from persecution and other disturbance. It generally protects individual animals as well as their places of shelter (setts) and is generally interpreted to mean that it an offence to carry out any hand works within 10m, and

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any mechanical works within 30m (40m if pile driving or other vibration is involved) of the closest sett entrance. Licensing is required from DEFRA or Natural Resources Wales for works within these exclusion zones and then only during the months of July to November inclusive. In general, licensing for main-sett closure is only granted on welfare grounds and not for commercial reasons.

5 Government Planning Guidance 5.1 Government guidance for planning authorities is set out in a series of planning guidance documents. These are intended to ensure consistency between local authorities in interpreting the law and in defining their responsibilities and powers regarding matters such as development control. 5.2 Wales has its own series of planning guidance documents. These take the form of a general policy statement document (Planning Guidance (Wales): Planning Policy 1999) which is supplemented by a series of Technical Advice Notes (TANs) which amplify the guidance with respect to key areas of detail. Many of the current documents make reference to nature conservation issues. The main strands are as follows:

Planning Guidance (Wales): Planning Policy (First Revision) 1999 (‘PG(W):PP’) 5.3 This sets out the broad principles for the operation of the planning system in Wales. The document contains general commitments to sustainable development, the protection of biodiversity and protection of the environment as a whole. 5.4 PG(W):PP indicates that local authorities should determine planning applications strictly in accordance with the policies contained in the current development plan, and should only do otherwise when there are significant material considerations which make this desirable. Development plans are required to have reasonably detailed policies with respect to nature conservation, and the document goes on to give guidance as to what these should cover. 5.5 Para 5.3.13 notes that ‘both statutorily designated sites and other [ie locally] designated sites are important for the conservation of natural heritage, as are some non-designated areas and features which provide wildlife corridors’. Development plans should ‘ensure that relevant international, national and local conservation interests are properly provided for’ and that they should ‘also be concerned with other land of conservation value, including wildlife sites in urban areas and the possible provision of new habitats’ (para 5.3.15). 5.6 The importance of protecting locally designated sites is acknowledged in the guidance, provided these are of ‘substantive nature conservation value’, have been assessed against formal criteria and are not unduly or unreasonably restrictive of development. Para 5.3.20 also states that the presence of a protected species is a material consideration when considering planning applications, and notes that applicants must conform with any statutory species protection provisions affecting the site concerned.

Planning Guidance (Wales): Technical Advice Note (Wales) 5: Nature Conservation and Planning 2009 (‘TAN 5’) 5.7 TAN 5 amplifies the broad provisions of PG(W):PP with respect to nature conservation and is the main source of current planning guidance for this subject in Wales. In summary, the guidance: • sets out the Government’s objectives for nature conservation and the framework for safeguarding our natural heritage under domestic and international law; • describes the key role of local authorities and CCW; • emphasises the importance of both designated sites and non-designated habitats for nature conservation; • advises on the treatment of nature conservation issues in development plans; • states development control criteria, particularly for SSSIs and sites with additional national and international designations; • sets out the implications and implementation of the EC Habitats and EC Birds Directives.

6 Other Wildlife Designations 6.1 The Countryside Council for Wales and several non governmental bodies, such as the RSPB and researchers specialising in particular floral or faunal groups, have produced lists of species which have suffered serious population declines or contractions in range. These designations are outlined below.

6.2 Countryside Council for Wales List of Globally Threatened Plants

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Category A lists 16 species which are all more or less endemic to Europe, occur in fewer than 50% of European countries and have shown serious declines leading to extinctions at national level. Category B lists a further 6 species, all showing serious declines leading to national extinctions, but present in more than 50% of European countries. Category C lists a further 16 species which have suffered similar declines but which are not endemic to Europe.

6.3 RSPB Birds of Conservation Concern Birds which have suffered serious population or range declines over the last 25 years have been highlighted by the publication of Birds of conservation concern (RSPB, 1995). The Red List broadly includes those species which have suffered at least a 50% decline in the last 25 years, and the Amber List those species which have suffered at least a 25% decline in the same period. The 2009 and 2015 lists also take account of the British Trust for Ornithology’s Breeding Birds [of concern] in the Wider Countryside (Crick et al, 1997) which provided further listings of species showing evidence of decline: the degree of urgency of threat to these populations was indicated by High or Medium Alert status but species included are now considered in the RSPB Red and Amber lists.

6.4 Red Data Birds The criteria used for the selection of species for inclusion onto the list of Red Data birds are given in Batten et al (1990, pp.3-7). In summary, consideration is given to 1. international significance of the British population, 2. scarcity as a British breeder, 3. declining breeding numbers, 4. restricted distribution in vulnerable sites or habitats, 5. species of special concern. A list of Candidate Red Data birds included those species which Batten et al (1990) considered may meet the criteria for inclusion onto the Red Data list within the next 25 years (from 1990). These lists have been superceded by the RSPB Red and Amber Lists described at paragraph 6.3.

6.5 Local Invertebrate Species Localised invertebrate species within Britain are defined as being recorded from 101 - 300 of the 10km squares in Britain since 1980. The definition covers both species which are patchily distributed throughout Britain and species that are confined to particular areas but generally distributed within these (Waring, 1993). Designations such as notable a and notable b are used to distinguish species of high and medium conservation concern.

6.6 Plant species of Local Significance These are listed in the draft Pembrokeshire Rare Plant Register (Evans, 2007), which places the county’s rare and scarce plants into categories of international, national and county significance.

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APPENDIX 2

Phase 1 Habitat Survey Target Notes

The locations of the following Target Notes recorded during the Ecological Assessment are shown on figure 2. The field survey for the assessment was carried out from 11:00am to 2:30pm on 19th July 2016 by Richard Pryce. Weather conditions were hot (28OC) and sunny with cloudless sky and moderate to fresh easterly wind. Target notes have been recorded using Biorecs biological recording software which facilitates these records being incorporated into county and national databases administered by specialist county recorders, locally to the West Wales Biological Information Centre at Whitland and nationally to the Botanical Society of the British Isles Distributional Database and the Biological Records Centre at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Wallingford. Records may subsequently be incorporated into the National Biodiversity Network. These and other records advance the knowledge and understanding of the distribution and frequency of plants, animals and habitats and enable a more informed approach to be made to future management and conservation of the natural and semi-natural environment. They may also save developers time and money by being able to provide more informed background and baseline data against which to assess the ecological context of potential development sites. Species of high conservation status are highlighted.

Key to Record Status mnemonics

Plants and some faunal groups

a abundant b locally abundant d dominant e escape f frequent g locally frequent i introduced K Seedling or young animal L faunal sign (eg otter spraint, fox dropping, badger hair) n naturalized o occasional r rare p present (no frequency noted) s self sown alien species t garden throw-out $ cf (determination uncertain at this season or specialist determination required)

Fauna

The actual number of individuals is noted for birds and some other faunal groups.

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Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN01 Mixed hedge, c.8 - 10m tall, dominated by Grey Willow, with frequent Pedunculate Oak, locally frequent Bramble, occasional Hazel, Sycamore and Field-rose and rare Ash. Frequent damp/wetland species in hedge bottom including Meadowsweet and Yellow-iris. Indeterminate mammal track crosses through hedge about half-way along. Grid ref. : 12/95709 00244 Record date : 19/07/2016 Habitat : J21 - Intact hedge Observer : Richard D. Pryce Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80 Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore o Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass g Corylus avellana Hazel o Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb o Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail g Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet g Fraxinus excelsior Ash r Hedera helix Ivy g Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed o Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog a Iris pseudacorus Yellow Iris o Lotus pedunculatus Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil o Phleum pratense Timothy r Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain g Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass g Potentilla anserina Silverweed b Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak f Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup g Rosa arvensis Field-rose o Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble g Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock r Rumex sanguineus Wood Dock o Salix cinerea Grey Willow b Trifolium repens White Clover b Urtica dioica Common Nettle o Group : 37 - Birds Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow 3 Motacilla alba yarrellii Pied Wagtail 1 Group : 15 - Lepidoptera Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown 1

Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN02 Roadside hedge cut to 5m (including bank) on c.1.5m bank, south west of gateway, also 1m - 2m roadside verge recently mown. Grid ref. : 12/95716 00297 Record date : 19/07/2016 Habitat : J21 - Intact hedge Observer : Richard D. Pryce Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80 Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore o Agrostis capillaris Common Bent b Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica r Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley o Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass a Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle r Corylus avellana Hazel f Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn g

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Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail o Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp-agrimony o Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet g Geranium robertianum Herb-Robert o Hedera helix Ivy b Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed o Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog b Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass b Phyllitis scolopendrium Hart's-tongue g Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil o Primula vulgaris Primrose g Rosa arvensis Field-rose r Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble g Rumex sanguineus Wood Dock o Silene dioica Red Campion o Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle o Tamus communis Black Bryony o Urtica dioica Common Nettle g Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch o

Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN03 Roadside hedge, north east of gateway, Hawthorn dominated, up to 5m high including c.1m bank. Species list includes 2m to 4m sloping, recently mown roadside verge with stand of Great Willowherb at eastern end Also small stand of Montbretia. Grid ref. : 12/95738 00336 Record date : 19/07/2016 Habitat : J21 - Intact hedge Observer : Richard D. Pryce Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80 Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley o Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass b Arum maculatum Lords-and-Ladies r Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn d Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora Montbretia o Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot o Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb g Geranium robertianum Herb-Robert o Hedera helix Ivy g Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed o Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog g Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass b Phyllitis scolopendrium Hart's-tongue g Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble b Silene dioica Red Campion o Taraxacum aggregate Dandelion * o Trifolium repens White Clover g Urtica dioica Common Nettle b

Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN04 Horse-grazed field, sward height down to about 2cm with a few small areas of less grazed sward around unpalatable species and dunging sites. Pineappleweed frequent in in gateway to road. House Martin flying over, House Sparrows in nearby hedges (probably nesting in school or nearby buildings) Grid ref. : 12/9577- 0031- Record date : 19/07/2016 Habitat : B22 - Semi improved neutral grassland Observer : Richard D. Pryce Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80 Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Agrostis capillaris Common Bent g Bellis perennis Daisy o Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed o

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Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear o Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle r Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora Montbretia o Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dog's-tail f Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot o Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed r Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog a Hypochaeris radicata Cat's-ear o Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass b Matricaria discoidea Pineappleweed g Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain b Plantago major Greater Plantain g Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup o Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup g Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock o Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort o Trifolium repens White Clover o Group : 37 - Birds Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Delichon urbica House Martin 1 Passer domesticus House Sparrow 1

Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN05 Boundary defined by post and wire fence with occasional colonisation by bramble and tall-herb stands. Small Elder bush near middle. Large plant of Traveller's-joy in garden boundary festooning planted Wiegelia bush. Montbretia locally frequent. Grid ref. : 12/95778 00359 Record date : 19/07/2016 Habitat : J24 - Fence Observer : Richard D. Pryce Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80 Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Agrostis capillaris Common Bent g Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass g Bellis perennis Daisy r Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed b Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed r Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear r Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle o Clematis vitalba Traveller's-joy b Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora Montbretia g Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed o Hypochaeris radicata Cat's-ear r Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling r Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain g Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass o Prunella vulgaris Selfheal r Prunus spinosa Blackthorn r Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup g Rosa agg. Field Rose * r Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble o Rubus ulmifolius a bramble r Sambucus nigra Elder r Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort r Silene dioica Red Campion o Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort g Trifolium repens White Clover g Urtica dioica Common Nettle b

Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN06 Horse-grazed field, sward height down to 2cm in part: small areas with Common Knapweed and dock left less grazed. Grid ref. : 12/9572- 0027- Record date : 19/07/2016

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Habitat : B22 - Semi improved neutral grassland Observer : Richard D. Pryce Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80 Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Agrostis capillaris Common Bent a Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail o Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed o Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear o Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dog's-tail a Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog b Juncus acutiflorus Sharp-flowered Rush r Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass b Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain b Potentilla anserina Silverweed g Pulicaria dysenterica Common Fleabane g Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup o Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup b Rumex crispus Curled Dock r Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock r Trifolium repens White Clover f Group : 15 - Lepidoptera Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Aphantopus hyperantus Ringlet 1

Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN07 Continuation of horse-grazed field TN06, south of removed hedge. Horse-grazed, sward height down to 2cm in part: small areas with Common Knapweed and dock left less grazed. About six plants of Common Centaury in centre. Grid ref. : 12/9573- 0023- Record date : 19/07/2016 Habitat : B22 - Semi improved neutral grassland Observer : Richard D. Pryce Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80 Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Agrostis capillaris Common Bent a Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal-grass o Bellis perennis Daisy r Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed o Centaurium erythraea Common Centaury r Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear r Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dog's-tail a Juncus acutiflorus Sharp-flowered Rush r Juncus bufonius Toad Rush r Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass f Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain a Potentilla anserina Silverweed g Prunella vulgaris Selfheal o Pulicaria dysenterica Common Fleabane o Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup o Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup g Trifolium pratense Red Clover r Trifolium repens White Clover o

Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN08 Boundary hedge 5m to 8m tall, co-dominated by Grey Willow and Blackthorn with some Hawthorn and a Holly bush at western end. Bramble frequent in base of hedge. Two House Martins flying over. Grid ref. : 12/95744 00216 Record date : 19/07/2016 Habitat : J21 - Intact hedge Observer : Richard D. Pryce Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80

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Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass g Arum maculatum Lords-and-Ladies r Brachypodium sylvaticum False Brome r Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn o Digitalis purpurea Foxglove o Dryopteris dilatata Broad Buckler-fern o Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet o Galium aparine Cleavers r Geranium robertianum Herb-Robert g Hedera helix Ivy b Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed o Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog o Ilex aquifolium Holly r Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle g Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass o Polystichum setiferum Soft Shield-fern o Prunella vulgaris Selfheal r Prunus spinosa Blackthorn b Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble g Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel r Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock g Rumex sanguineus Wood Dock o Salix cinerea Grey Willow b Silene dioica Red Campion g Stellaria uliginosa Bog Stitchwort o Tamus communis Black Bryony o Ulex europaeus Gorse r Urtica dioica Common Nettle o Viola riviniana Common Dog-violet o Group : 37 - Birds Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Delichon urbica House Martin 2

Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN09 Internal hedge between fields, 5m to 9m high, of locally abundant Grey Willow and Hawthorn, locally frequent Blackthorn and Bramble with occasional Gorse and rare Field-rose. Grid ref. : 12/95758 00250 Record date : 19/07/2016 Habitat : J21 - Intact hedge Observer : Richard D. Pryce Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80 Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Agrostis capillaris Common Bent g Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass o Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium r Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed r Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn b Digitalis purpurea Foxglove r Dryopteris filix-mas Male-fern r Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet g Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog g Lotus pedunculatus Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil r Polystichum setiferum Soft Shield-fern r Prunus spinosa Blackthorn g Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup r Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup g Rosa arvensis Field-rose r Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble g Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock o Rumex sanguineus Wood Dock r Salix cinerea Grey Willow b Silene dioica Red Campion g Tamus communis Black Bryony o

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Taraxacum aggregate Dandelion * r Teucrium scorodonia Wood Sage r Trifolium repens White Clover r Ulex europaeus Gorse o Urtica dioica Common Nettle g Group : 37 - Birds Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Carduelis chloris European Greenfinch 1 Passer domesticus House Sparrow 2 Group : 15 - Lepidoptera Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Pieris brassicae Large White 1

Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN10 "Trackway" to far fields, fenced with temporary electric fencing, running from main road gate, south east across field. Ungrazed, tall grass (c.1m) with small soil moundat north west end supporting rank tall-herb vegetation. Grid ref. : 12/95739 00311 Record date : 19/07/2016 Habitat : B22 - Semi improved neutral grassland Observer : Richard D. Pryce Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80 Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Agrostis capillaris Common Bent b Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent o Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass g Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium o Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed o Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed g Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear o Cerastium glomeratum Sticky Mouse-ear r Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dog's-tail b Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog b Hypochaeris radicata Cat's-ear r Lolium multiflorum Italian Rye-grass o Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass a Matricaria discoidea Pineappleweed b Odontites vernus Red Bartsia o Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain o Plantago major Greater Plantain a Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass o Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass r Polygonum arenastrum Equal-leaved Knotgrass g Polygonum polychnemiforme r Potentilla anserina Silverweed g Rumex crispus Curled Dock r Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock o Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-thistle r Trifolium repens White Clover g Urtica dioica Common Nettle o

Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN11 Area of lightly grazed grassland in NE part of site dominated by Common Knapweed, Yorkshire-fog and Ribwort Plantain. Three Meadow Brown butterflies noted and a Black-headed Gull flying over. Grid ref. : 12/9579- 0033- Record date : 19/07/2016 Habitat : B22 - Semi improved neutral grassland Observer : Richard D. Pryce Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80 Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Agrostis capillaris Common Bent b Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed a Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear o

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Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog a Hypochaeris radicata Cat's-ear r Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass o Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain a Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup o Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup f Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort o Trifolium repens White Clover o Group : 37 - Birds Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull 1 Group : 15 - Lepidoptera Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown 3

Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN12 Boundary hedge, 8m - 10m tall, the northern part (approximately 20m long) dominated by elm (Ulmus cf procera). Grid ref. : 12/95810 00337 Record date : 19/07/2016 Habitat : J21 - Intact hedge Observer : Richard D. Pryce Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80 Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent o Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass b Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium o Calystegia sepium Hedge Bindweed o Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed r Cerastium fontanum Common Mouse-ear o Clematis vitalba Traveller's-joy g Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn o Dryopteris filix-mas Male-fern r Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed o Hypochaeris radicata Cat's-ear o Prunus spinosa Blackthorn b Pteridium aquilinum Bracken b Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup g Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble g Salix cinerea Grey Willow r Silene dioica Red Campion g Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort o Trifolium repens White Clover g Ulex europaeus Gorse r Ulmus procera English Elm $ Urtica dioica Common Nettle r Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch o Group : 15 - Lepidoptera Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Pieris brassicae Large White 1 Pyronia tithonus Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown 1 Group : 37 - Birds Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch 2

Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN13 Internal hedge between fields, about 5m tall, Hawthorn and Blackthorn dominated. The short length west of the gateway includes a mature, fruiting Domestic Apple tree. Grid ref. : 12/95782 00279 Record date : 19/07/2016 Habitat : J21 - Intact hedge Observer : Richard D. Pryce

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Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80 Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Agrostis capillaris Common Bent g Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass b Corylus avellana Hazel o Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn b Galium aparine Cleavers g Geranium robertianum Herb-Robert o Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed b Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog g Hypochaeris radicata Cat's-ear r Malus domestica Apple r Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass o Prunella vulgaris Selfheal r Prunus spinosa Blackthorn b Pteridium aquilinum Bracken o Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup b Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble b Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock o Sambucus nigra Elder r Silene dioica Red Campion o Tamus communis Black Bryony g Teucrium scorodonia Wood Sage r Trifolium repens White Clover o Urtica dioica Common Nettle a

Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN14 Electric fenced off trackway corner and gateway. Dominated by ungrazed Yorkshire-fog with locally abundant Perennial Rye-grass and Common Bent, locally frequent Cock's-foot and occasional Meadow Foxtail. Grid ref. : 12/9576- 0028- Record date : 19/07/2016 Habitat : B22 - Semi improved neutral grassland Observer : Richard D. Pryce Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80 Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Agrostis capillaris Common Bent b Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent r Alopecurus pratensis Meadow Foxtail o Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed o Dactylis glomerata Cock's-foot g Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed g Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog d Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass b Matricaria discoidea Pineappleweed o Phleum pratense Timothy r Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain g Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass o Polygonum aviculare agg. Knotgrass r Pteridium aquilinum Bracken r Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup o Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup b Rumex crispus Curled Dock r Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock o Trifolium repens White Clover g Group : 30 - Aculeata D/S Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Bombus hortorum Small Garden Bumble Bee 1 Group : 15 - Lepidoptera Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown 1

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Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN15 Horse-grazed neutral grassland field; sward-height very short, generally less than 2cm. 10-15% bare soil due to intensity of grazing rising to c.70% in gateway. Two horses present at time of survey. Grid ref. : 12/9578- 0025- Record date : 19/07/2016 Habitat : B22 - Semi improved neutral grassland Observer : Richard D. Pryce Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80 Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Agrostis capillaris Common Bent p Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass p Bellis perennis Daisy o Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle o Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog p Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass p Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain b Plantago major Greater Plantain o Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup o Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup g Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock r Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort r Taraxacum aggregate Dandelion * r Trifolium repens White Clover g Group : 15 - Lepidoptera Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown 1

Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN16 Boundary hedge 5m - 10m tall of mixed species. Small mature/old Oak tree at western end and fruiting Domestic Crab-apple tree at eastern end. Grid ref. : 12/95801 00236 Record date : 19/07/2016 Habitat : J21 - Intact hedge Observer : Richard D. Pryce Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80 Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle o Corylus avellana Hazel o Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn g Digitalis purpurea Foxglove o Malus domestica Apple r Prunus spinosa Blackthorn g Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup b Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble b Salix cinerea Grey Willow o Silene dioica Red Campion g

Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN17 Boundary hedge 5m - 8m tall, dominated by Blackthorn and Bramble with occasional Field-rose. Grid ref. : 12/95824 00272 Record date : 19/07/2016 Habitat : J21 - Intact hedge Observer : Richard D. Pryce Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80 Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Cirsium arvense Creeping Thistle o Digitalis purpurea Foxglove o Dryopteris filix-mas Male-fern r Hedera helix Ivy b Phyllitis scolopendrium Hart's-tongue r

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Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass o Prunella vulgaris Selfheal r Prunus spinosa Blackthorn b Pteridium aquilinum Bracken r Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup o Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup g Rosa arvensis Field-rose r Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble b Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort o Silene dioica Red Campion o Urtica dioica Common Nettle b

Angle Peninsula, site for new C.P. School TN18 Very small, narrow area of damp/wet marshy grassland adjacent to hedge (east side), probably originated from poaching of muddy ditch in winter. Very poached by horses. Frequent Greater Bird's-foot Trefoil, Fool's- watercress, Marsh Bedstraw and Water Figwort with Meadowsweet, Angelica, Marsh Thistle, Soft Rush, Floating Sweet-grass also frequent. Meadowsweet and Yellow Iris also prominent on west side of hedge. Grid ref. : 12/95716 00227 Record date : 19/07/2016 Habitat : B13 - Marshy grassland acidic grassland Observer : Richard D. Pryce Vice county : Pembroke Altitude : 80 Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Scientific Name Vernacular Name Species Status Agrostis stolonifera Creeping Bent o Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica r Apium nodiflorum Fool's-water-cress g Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-grass g Athyrium filix-femina Lady-fern r Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle r Cynosurus cristatus Crested Dog's-tail o Dryopteris affinis subsp. borreri Borrer's Male-fern r Dryopteris affinis Scaly Male-fern r Epilobium parviflorum Hoary Willowherb r Epilobium tetragonum Square-stalked Willowherb r Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail r Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet o Galium palustre Common Marsh-bedstraw g Glyceria fluitans Floating Sweet-grass r Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-fog b Iris pseudacorus Yellow Iris r Juncus effusus Soft-rush r Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling r Lolium perenne Perennial Rye-grass o Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle o Lotus pedunculatus Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil b Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-grass o Ranunculus repens Creeping Buttercup o Scrophularia auriculata Water Figwort g

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Combined Species Lists collated from the 19th July 2016 Target Notes

Group : 1 - Vascular Plants Field records 18 Species recorded 108 Name Code Name No of TNs from which recorded Status Acer pseudoplatanus 5.0 Sycamore 2 Agrostis capillaris 40.0 Common Bent 11 Agrostis stolonifera 39.0 Creeping Bent 4 Alopecurus pratensis 85.0 Meadow Foxtail 2 Angelica sylvestris 109.0 Wild Angelica 2 Anthoxanthum odoratum 121.0 Sweet Vernal-grass 1 Anthriscus sylvestris 125.0 Cow Parsley 2 Apium nodiflorum 137.0 Fool's-water-cress 1 Arrhenatherum elatius 169.0 False Oat-grass 11 Arum maculatum 176.0 Lords-and-Ladies 2 Athyrium filix-femina 211.0 Lady-fern 1 Bellis perennis 231.0 Daisy 4 Brachypodium sylvaticum 250.0 False Brome 1 Calystegia sepium ssp.sepium 311.2 Hedge Bindweed 3 Calystegia sepium 311.0 Hedge Bindweed 4 Centaurea nigra 444.0 Common Knapweed 8 Centaurium erythraea 5486.0 Common Centaury 1 Cerastium fontanum 467.0 Common Mouse-ear 7 Cerastium glomeratum 466.0 Sticky Mouse-ear 1 Cirsium arvense 515.0 Creeping Thistle 4 Cirsium palustre 520.0 Marsh Thistle 1 Cirsium vulgare 522.0 Spear Thistle 2 Clematis vitalba 528.0 Traveller's-joy 2 Corylus avellana 557.0 Hazel 4 Crataegus monogyna 569.0 Hawthorn 7 Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 580.0 Montbretia 3 Cynosurus cristatus 597.0 Crested Dog's-tail 5 Dactylis glomerata 607.0 Cock's-foot 3 Digitalis purpurea 640.0 Foxglove 4 Dryopteris affinis ssp.borreri 662.2 Borrer's Male-fern 1 Dryopteris affinis 662.0 Scaly Male-fern 1 Dryopteris dilatata 661.0 Broad Buckler-fern 1 Dryopteris filix-mas 665.0 Male-fern 3 Epilobium hirsutum 692.0 Great Willowherb 2 Epilobium parviflorum 698.0 Hoary Willowherb 1 Epilobium tetragonum 7292.0 Square-stalked Willowherb 1 Equisetum arvense 712.0 Field Horsetail 3 Eupatorium cannabinum 763.0 Hemp-agrimony 1 Filipendula ulmaria 833.0 Meadowsweet 5 Fraxinus excelsior 841.0 Ash 1 Galium aparine 873.0 Cleavers 2 Galium palustre 882.0 Common Marsh-bedstraw 1 Geranium robertianum 918.0 Herb-Robert 4 Glyceria fluitans 933.0 Floating Sweet-grass 1 Hedera helix 952.0 Ivy 5 Heracleum sphondylium 968.0 Hogweed 9 Holcus lanatus 983.0 Yorkshire-fog 13 Hypochaeris radicata 1020.0 Cat's-ear 6 Ilex aquifolium 1023.0 Holly 1

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Iris pseudacorus 1038.0 Yellow Iris 2 Juncus acutiflorus 1050.0 Sharp-flowered Rush 2 Juncus bufonius 1057.2 Toad Rush 1 Juncus effusus 1067.0 Soft-rush 1 Lathyrus pratensis 1116.0 Meadow Vetchling 2 Lolium multiflorum 1182.0 Italian Rye-grass 1 Lolium perenne 1183.0 Perennial Rye-grass 10 Lonicera periclymenum 1188.0 Honeysuckle 2 Lotus pedunculatus 1194.0 Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil 3 Malus domestica 1230.1 Apple 2 Matricaria discoidea 1242.0 Pineappleweed 3 Odontites vernus 1361.0 Red Bartsia 1 Phleum pratense 1463.0 Timothy 2 Phyllitis scolopendrium 1466.0 Hart's-tongue 3 Plantago lanceolata 1487.0 Ribwort Plantain 9 Plantago major 1488.0 Greater Plantain 3 Poa annua 1495.0 Annual Meadow-grass 4 Poa trivialis 1507.0 Rough Meadow-grass 5 Polygonum arenastrum 1520.0 Equal-leaved Knotgrass 1 Polygonum aviculare agg. 1522.0 Knotgrass 1 Polygonum polychnemiforme L0018.0 a knotgrass 1 Polystichum setiferum 1548.0 Soft Shield-fern 2 Potentilla anserina 1584.0 Silverweed 4 Potentilla reptans 1594.0 Creeping Cinquefoil 1 Primula vulgaris 1607.0 Primrose 1 CCW Globally Threatened B Prunella vulgaris 1610.0 Selfheal 5 Prunus spinosa 1617.0 Blackthorn 7 Pteridium aquilinum 1619.0 Bracken 4 Pulicaria dysenterica 1625.0 Common Fleabane 2 Quercus robur 1640.0 Pedunculate Oak 1 Ranunculus acris 1642.0 Meadow Buttercup 10 Ranunculus repens 1660.0 Creeping Buttercup 12 Rosa agg. 1705.0 rose 1 Rosa arvensis 1707.0 Field-rose 4 Rubus fruticosus agg. 1728.0 Bramble 10 Rubus ulmifolius 1732.0 a bramble 1 Rumex acetosa 1734.0 Common Sorrel 1 Rumex crispus 1742.0 Curled Dock 3 Rumex obtusifolius 1748.0 Broad-leaved Dock 9 Rumex sanguineus 1753.0 Wood Dock 4 Salix cinerea 1789.0 Grey Willow 5 Sambucus nigra 1815.0 Elder 2 Scrophularia auriculata 1865.0 Water Figwort 1 Senecio jacobaea 1899.0 Common Ragwort 5 Silene dioica 1259.0 Red Campion 9 Sonchus asper 1953.0 Prickly Sow-thistle 1 Sonchus oleraceus 1954.0 Smooth Sow-thistle 1 Stachys sylvatica 2005.0 Hedge Woundwort 2 Stellaria uliginosa 2007.0 Bog Stitchwort 1 Tamus communis 2032.0 Black Bryony 4 Taraxacum aggregate 2034.0 Dandelion 3 Teucrium scorodonia 2046.0 Wood Sage 2 Trifolium pratense 2091.0 Red Clover 1 Trifolium repens 2092.0 White Clover 13 Ulex europaeus 2112.0 Gorse 3

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Ulmus cf procera 2122.0 cf English Elm 1 Urtica dioica 2126.0 Common Nettle 10 Vicia cracca 2189.0 Tufted Vetch 2 Viola riviniana 2218.0 Common Dog-violet 1 TotalSpeciesRecords - 373

Group : 15 - Lepidoptera Field records 7 Species recorded 4 Name Code Name No of TNs from which recorded Status Gatekeeper / Hedge Brown 1625 Pyronia tithonus 1 Large White 1549 Pieris brassicae 2 Meadow Brown 1626 Maniola jurtina 4 Ringlet 1629 Aphantopus hyperantus 1 TotalSpeciesRecords - 8

Group : 30 - Aculeata D/S Field records 1 Species recorded 1 Name Code Name No of TNs from which recorded Status Small Garden Bumble Bee 458 Bombus hortorum 1 TotalSpeciesRecords - 1

Group : 37 - Birds Field records 6 Species recorded 7 Name Code Name No of TNs from which recorded Status Barn Swallow 992 Hirundo rustica 1 Sect 42, Amber List Black-headed Gull 582 Larus ridibundus 1 European Goldfinch 1653 Carduelis carduelis 1 European Greenfinch 1649 Carduelis chloris 1 House Martin 1001 Delichon urbica 2 Amber List House Sparrow 1591 Passer domesticus 2 Sect 42, Red List Pied Wagtail 1020b Motacilla alba yarrellii 1 TotalSpeciesRecords - 9

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APPENDIX 3

Abstract of Past Floral and Faunal Records held on the database maintained by floral and faunal county recorders in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire from within 2km radius of the centre of the survey site.

Search criteria All records within 2km radius of the centre of the survey site All records dated between 1st January 1990 and 18th July 2016 All records having a precision of 100m or better, ie OS 6 figure, 8 figure and 10 figure grid references

List of Field records from which the species lists were collated

Grid ref Date Location Observer Alt Habitat code Species group(s) 11/947 988 11061994 Orielton Mill Pond ASJC 40 0 11 11/947 988 11061994 Orielton Mill Pond ASJC 40 0 11 11/947 988 11061994 Orielton Mill Pond SAC 35 A 11 12 16 11/947 988 27062006 Crickmarren Pond ASJC 40 0 11 11/9477- 9881- 27062006 Crickmarren Pond SAC 40 G1 11 11/9477- 9889- 27062006 Crickmarren Pond SAC 40 A2 15 11/947 989 27062006 Crickmarren Pond ASJC 40 0 11 11/9476- 9891- 27062006 Crickmarren Pond SAC 40 G1 11 11/945 995 25041995 D HARRI 0 0 41 11/948 992 27062006 Orielton Fish Pond ASJC 40 0 11 11/9482- 9924- 27062006 Orielton Fish Pond SAC 40 A2 11 16 11/9483- 9929- 27062006 Orielton Fish Pond SAC 40 G1 12 11 11/9484- 9927- 27062006 Orielton Fish Pond SAC 40 C 12 11/948 993 27062006 Orielton Fish Pond ASJC 40 0 11 11/9482- 9933- 27062006 Orielton Fish Pond SAC 40 G1 11 11/9483- 9936- 27062006 Fish Pond Wood SAC 40 A1 24 16 41 11/948 994 11061994 Orielton North Pond ASJC 40 0 11 11/948 994 11061994 Orielton North Pond ASJC 40 0 11 11/948 994 11061994 Orielton North Pond ASJC 40 0 11 11/948 994 11061994 Orielton North Pond ASJC 40 0 11 11/948 994 11061994 Orielton North Pond SAC 40 G1 11 12 16 11/9484- 9947- 27062006 Fish Pond Wood SAC 50 A1 12 11/949 994 27062006 Orielton Fish Pond ASJC 40 0 11 11/9497- 9942- 27062006 Orielton Fish Pond SAC 40 G1 11 11/9497- 9946- 27062006 Orielton Fish Pond SAC 40 G1 11 11/954 991 24021991 Orielton J STEER 0 G1 41 11/955 990 30061998 Meadow in front of O SBE 56 B22 11/9559- 9906- 01082002 Meadow in front of O SBE/AEE 55 B21 1 11/9560- 9905- 01082002 Meadow in front of O SBE/AEE 55 B21 1 11/956 991 26071996 Orielton Lilly Pd SAC 50 G1 11 11/956 991 27071996 Orielton Lilly Pd ASJC 50 0 11 11/956 991 27071996 Orielton Lilly Pd ASJC 50 0 11 11/956 991 27071996 Orielton Lilly Pd ASJC 50 0 11 11/956 991 27071996 Orielton Lilly Pd ASJC 50 0 11 11/956 991 27071996 Orielton Lilly Pd ASJC 50 0 11 11/956 991 27071996 Orielton Lilly Pd ASJC 50 0 11 11/956 991 27071996 Orielton Lilly Pd ASJC 50 0 11 11/956 991 27071996 Orielton Lilly Pd ASJC 50 0 11 11/956 991 27071996 Orielton Lilly Pd ASJC 50 0 11 11/956 991 27071996 Orielton Lilly Pd ASJC 50 0 11 11/956 991 27071996 Orielton Lilly Pd ASJC 50 0 11 11/956 991 27071996 Orielton Lilly Pd ASJC 50 0 11 11/9560- 9913- 30061998 Orielton Lily Pond SBE 52 0 36 11 11/9561- 9917- 30061998 NE corner of Lily Po SBE 51 F12 4 11/968 988 00001995 Iveston Farm HR HARR 0 B 41

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11/961 998 30061998 East of Orielton ent SBE 70 C31 1 11/961 998 30061998 East of Orielton ent SBE 70 J25 1 11/965 997 18041995 HR HARR 0 0 41 11/967 994 01082002 OS7845, West of Maid SBE/AEE 70 J1 1 11/96848 99325 01082002 Gate to OS7845, West SBE/AEE 68 B21 1 11/96857 99324 01082002 Opposite the Gate t SBE/AEE 68 B21 1 11/969 995 22041990 Maiden Wells J BIRD 70 0 15 11/969 995 04051990 Maiden Wells RE&BH 70 0 15 11/969 995 18051991 Maiden Wells RE&BH 70 0 15 11/969 995 28041993 Maiden Wells RE&BH 70 0 15 11/969 998 11061994 Maiden Wells Res ASJC 80 0 11 11/969 998 11061994 Maiden Wells Res ASJC 80 0 11 11/969 998 11061994 Maiden Wells Res SAC 85 B 11 12 16 11/970 994 25112006 Maidenwells Chapel c DJH 70 B21 44 11/971 994 15051994 RSV Maiden Wells SAC 60 B 12 11/972 997 11061994 Maiden Wells SAC 75 B 12 12/937 007 22111993 Rose Hill AJ HAWE 0 0 41 12/942 009 12061991 Goldb.fields edges SBE/AM 35 F12 1 12/942 009 12061991 Goldborough fields 3 SBE/AM 35 B22 1 41 12/942 009 07112005 Goldborough, Top & L DJH 40 B 44 12/94448 00726 23061999 Goldborough PhaseII SS,MS 20 B21 1 7 12/94495 00921 23061999 Goldborough PhaseII SS,MS 20 B21 1 7 12/94581 00885 23061999 Goldborough PhaseII SS,MS 20 B21 1 7 12/945 009 17071994 Whim Cottage ASJC 20 0 11 12/945 009 17071994 Whim Cottage ASJC 20 0 11 12/945 009 17071994 Whim Cottage SAC 14 A2 11 12 16 12/94713 00889 23061999 Goldborough PhaseII SS,MS 30 B21 1 7 12/94982 00816 23061999 Goldborough PhaseII SS,MS 40 B21 1 7 12/944 012 17071994 W of Whim Cottage SAC 3 A111 12 14 16 12/944 012 19052005 Goldborough Pill SB 10 0 7 12/944 012 19052005 Goldborough Pill SB 10 0 7 12/944 013 19052005 Goldborough Pill,W s SB 10 0 7 12/945 015 12061991 Goldborough Pill SBE/AM -1 H14 1 12/946 012 07112005 Brownslate, Wash Hil DJH 20 B 44 12/946 014 12061991 "Tumbling Hayes" SBE/AM 12 B22 1 16 12/946 015 16072000 Pembroke River SBE/AEE 25 H14 1 12/947 014 12061991 "Brickfield" marsh SBE/AM 12 B13 1 16 11 12/947 014 12061991 Brickfield marsh SE 10 0 11 12/948 012 07112005 Brownslate, West Par DJH 30 B 44 12/948 016 16072000 Pembroke River SBE/AEE 25 H14 1 12/948 018 16072000 Pembroke River SBE/AEE 25 H14 1 12/949 012 12061991 N.of Brownslate Cttg SBE/AM 23 I1 1 12/949 018 16072000 Pembroke River SBE/AEE 25 H14 1 12/951 005 08071993 Furze Hill AJ HAWE 0 B4 41 12/951 005 16101993 Furze Hill bridge AJ HAWE 0 0 41 12/951 007 18081993 Bastleford AJ HAWE 0 0 41 12/951 007 12101993 Bastleford AJ HAWE 0 0 41 12/951 007 16101993 Bastleford AJ HAWE 0 0 41 12/951 008 29011993 Bastleford AJ HAWE 0 B4 41 12/951 008 13071993 Bastleford AJ HAWE 0 B4 41 12/951 009 12061991 Long hay field SBE/AM 45 B22 1 12/951 009 12061991 Long hay field edge SBE/AM 45 F12 1 12/95484 00194 20072009 St David's Church, H SBE/AEE 60 J21 1 12/95475 00707 12061991 Brownslate Meadows P PD,WT 70 B4 1 12/95483 00844 12061991 Brownslate Meadows P PD,WT 50 B4 1 12/954 009 14061990 Brownslate Fld.edges SBE 50 J21 1 12/954 009 14061990 Brownslate Meadows SBE 50 B21 1 16 12/95498 00951 12061991 Brownslate Meadows P PD,WT 50 B22 1 12/95490 00988 12061991 Brownslate Meadows P PD,WT 50 B21 1 7 12/955 002 25112006 Hundleton Church cem DJH 70 B21 44 12/95537 00908 12061991 Brownslate Meadows P PD,WT 50 B21 1 7 12/956 004 12061991 School field edge SBE/AM 60 E2 1

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12/956 005 12061991 School field SBE/AM 65 B22 1 16 12/956 006 17071994 RSV Brownslade ent. SAC 65 A2 12 14 16 12/95623 00734 12061991 Brownslate Meadows P PD,WT 70 B21 1 12/95600 00821 12061991 Brownslate Meadows P PD,WT 70 B21 1 7 12/95669 00815 12061991 Brownslate Meadows P PD,WT 70 E1 1 7 12/95740 00767 12061991 Brownslate Meadows P PD,WT 70 B21 1 7 12/950 015 12061991 Flush,estuary fields SBE/AM 6 E2 1 12/951 013 12061991 Estuary fields SBE/AM 12 B22 1 12/95181 01690 00002002 Pembroke River MP/HW 1 H22 1 12/951 017 12061991 Pembroke River SBE/AM -1 H14 1 12/952 011 12061991 Brownslate yard wall SBE/AM 35 J25 1 7 12/95297 01149 12061991 Brownslate Meadows P PD,WT 40 B4 1 12/952 017 21061996 Pembroke River SBE/JEH 10 H14 1 12/95396 01670 00002002 Pembroke River MP/HW 1 H22 1 12/954 011 07112005 Brownslate, Furzy Hi DJH 40 B 44 12/95567 01552 00002002 Pembroke River MP/HW 1 H22 4 12/956 016 21061996 Pembroke River SBE/JEH 10 H14 1 12/9588- 0161- 00002002 Pembroke River MP/HW 1 H22 4 12/9598- 0125- 16052005 LG 30 0 1 12/958 021 05092000 Pembroke River N. SBE 25 H83 1 12/95994 02159 05092000 Pembroke River N. SBE 25 H83 1 12/963 003 99991990 Pennar Cants ADERYN 25 A111 37 12/964 004 21101993 Southland AJ HAWE 0 0 41 12/96763 01578 00002002 Pembroke River MP/HW 1 H22 1 12/967 016 27091999 East of Bentlas SBE/AEE 25 H22 1 12/9674- 0161- 07042004 Fleet Farm Point SAC 10 H2 16 12/96741 01694 00002002 Pembroke River MP/HW 1 H22 1 12/9686- 0134- 07042004 Quoits Water Pill SAC 10 H2 37 12/9682- 0163- 07042004 Fleet Farm Point SAC 10 H2 37 12/9694- 0116- 07042004 Quoits Water Pill SAC 10 H2 37 12/96178 02059 00002002 Pennar Ridge, Pembro MP/HW 1 H22 1 12/96184 02048 00002002 Pembroke River MP/HW 1 H22 1 12/96111 02133 05092000 Pembroke River N. SBE 25 H3 1 12/9613- 0212- 05092000 Pembroke River N. SBE 25 H3 1 12/9617- 0210- 05092000 Pembroke River N. SBE 25 H3 1 12/96228 02107 00002002 Pembroke River MP/HW 1 H22 1 12/96584 02142 00002002 Pembroke River MP/HW 1 H22 1 12/971 009 13061992 Quoits Mill Pond SAC 60 G1 11 12/971 009 14061992 Quoits Mill Pond ASJC 10 0 11 12/971 009 14061992 Quoits Mill Pond ASJC 10 0 11 12/971 009 14061992 Quoits Mill Pond ASJC 10 0 11 12/971 009 14061992 Quoits Mill Pond ASJC 10 0 11 12/971 009 14061992 Quoits Mill Pond ASJC 10 0 11 12/971 009 14061992 Quoits Mill Pond ASJC 10 0 11 12/971 009 14061992 Quoits Mill Pond ASJC 10 0 11 12/971 009 14061992 Quoits Mill Pond ASJC 10 0 11 12/9706- 0124- 07042004 Quoits Water Pill SAC 10 H2 37 12/9708- 0132- 07042004 Quoits Water Pill SAC 10 H2 37 12/9710- 0141- 07042004 Pill Farm SAC 10 A2 16 12/97109 01568 00002002 Pembroke River MP/HW 1 H22 1 12/974 012 18102006 Pembroke cemetery (w DJH 20 B21 44

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Collated Species Lists Species highlighted in yellow are of national, county or local interest Group : 1 – Vascular Plants Field records 66 Species recorded 241 Species highlighted in yellow are of nationa interest Species highlighted in red are invasive alien species Sch 8 – Protected by its inclusion on schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 s42 – Species of Principal Importance for Conservation of Biological diversity in Wales under section 42 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 GTA Plant included by CCW in category A of its list of Globally Threatened Species GTB Plant included by CCW in category B of its list of Globally Threatened Species NR Nationally Rare (occurs in 1-15 10km squares of the National Grit in GB NS Nationally Scarce (occurs in 16-100 10km squares of the National Grit in GB

Name Code Name No of times recorded Lastyear Firstyear Acer negundo 7133.0 Ashleaf Maple 1 1998 1998 Achillea millefolium 7.0 Yarrow 19 1999 1990 Achillea ptarmica 9.0 Sneezewort 1 1990 1990 Agrimonia eupatoria 22.0 Agrimony 1 1990 1990 Agrostis canina 35.2 Velvet Bent 1 1990 1990 Agrostis capillaris 40.0 Common Bent 11 1999 1991 Agrostis stolonifera 39.0 Creeping Bent 7 1998 1991 Ajuga reptans 46.0 Bugle 1 1991 1991 Alisma plantago-aquatica 63.0 Water-plantain 2 1998 1998 Allium scorodoprasum 71.0 Sand Leek 2 2002 2002 Alnus glutinosa 77.0 Alder 1 1998 1998 Alopecurus geniculatus 82.0 Marsh Foxtail 5 1991 1991 Alopecurus pratensis 85.0 Meadow Foxtail 5 1998 1990 Angelica sylvestris 109.0 Wild Angelica 5 1998 1990 Anthoxanthum odoratum 121.0 Sweet Vernal-grass 24 1999 1990 Apium nodiflorum 137.0 Fool's-water-cress 7 2005 1991 Arctium minus 2405.0 Lesser Burdock 1 1998 1998 Armeria maritima 166.0 Thrift 1 1991 1991 Arrhenatherum elatius 169.0 False Oat-grass 1 1990 1990 Asplenium adiantum-nigrum sl 185.0 Black Spleenwort 1 1991 1991 Asplenium ruta-muraria 192.0 Wall-rue 1 1991 1991 Asplenium trichomanes 194.0 Maidenhair Spleenwort 1 1991 1991 Aster tripolium 204.0 Sea Aster 1 2002 2002 Athyrium filix-femina 211.0 Lady-fern 3 1998 1991 Atriplex littoralis 217.0 Grass-leaved Orache 4 2002 2000 Atriplex portulacoides 950.0 Sea-purslane 1 2002 2002 Atriplex prostrata 214.0 Spear-leaved Orache 1 1991 1991 Bellis perennis 231.0 Daisy 8 1991 1990 Brachypodium sylvaticum 250.0 False Brome 2 1991 1990 Briza media 256.0 Quaking-grass 1 1990 1990 Bromus hordeaceus ssp.hordeaceus 270.0 Soft-brome 5 1991 1990 Bromus hordeaceus 269.0 Soft-brome 9 1991 1991 Callitriche aggregate 2249.0 Water-starwort 2 1991 1991 Callitriche obtusangula 304.0 Blunt-fruited Water-starwort 1 1998 1998 Caltha palustris 310.0 Marsh-marigold 1 1991 1991 Calystegia sepium 311.0 Hedge Bindweed 1 1998 1998 Capsella bursa-pastoris 325.0 Shepherd's-purse 2 1991 1991 Cardamine flexuosa 328.0 Wavy Bitter-cress 1 1991 1991 Cardamine pratensis 331.0 Cuckooflower 5 2005 1991 Carex echinata 370.0 Star Sedge 1 1991 1991 Carex flacca 376.0 Glaucous Sedge 5 2005 1991 Carex hirta 381.0 Hairy Sedge 5 1998 1991 Carex muricata ssp.lamprocarpa 398.2 Small-fruited Prickly-sedge 1 1998 1998 Carex nigra 393.0 Common Sedge 1 2005 2005

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Carex ovalis 397.0 Oval Sedge 4 1991 1990 Carex panicea 400.0 Carnation Sedge 2 1991 1991 Carex paniculata 401.0 Greater Tussock-sedge 1 1998 1998 Carex remota 412.0 Remote Sedge 2 1998 1991 Carex rostrata 414.0 Bottle Sedge 1 1998 1998 Catapodium rigidum 435.0 Fern-grass 1 1998 1998 Centaurea nigra 444.0 Common Knapweed 16 1999 1990 Cerastium fontanum 467.0 Common Mouse-ear 18 1999 1990 Cerastium glomeratum 466.0 Sticky Mouse-ear 2 1991 1991 Ceterach officinarum 473.0 Rustyback 1 1991 1991 Chrysosplenium oppositifolium 506.0 Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage 2 1998 1991 Cirsium arvense 515.0 Creeping Thistle 10 1998 1990 Cirsium palustre 520.0 Marsh Thistle 6 2005 1990 Cirsium vulgare 522.0 Spear Thistle 4 1991 1991 Cochlearia anglica 532.0 English Scurvygrass 1 1991 1991 Conopodium majus 541.0 Pignut 2 1991 1991 Convolvulus arvensis 544.0 Field Bindweed 4 1991 1990 Crataegus monogyna 569.0 Hawthorn 1 1991 1991 Crepis capillaris 572.0 Smooth Hawk's-beard 2 1999 1991 Cymbalaria muralis 592.0 Ivy-leaved Toadflax 1 1991 1991 Cynosurus cristatus 597.0 Crested Dog's-tail 22 1999 1990 Cyperus longus 600.0 Galingale 1 1998 1998 Nationally Scarce Dactylis glomerata 607.0 Cock's-foot 20 1999 1990 Dactylorhiza maculata 610.0 Heath Spotted-orchid 1 1991 1991 Dactylorhiza praetermissa 612.0 Southern Marsh-orchid 3 1998 1990 Deschampsia cespitosa 627.0 Tufted Hair-grass 1 1990 1990 Dryopteris dilatata 661.0 Broad Buckler-fern 1 1998 1998 Dryopteris filix-mas 665.0 Male-fern 1 1990 1990 Eleocharis palustris 675.0 Common Spike-rush 4 1998 1991 Epilobium ciliatum 688.0 American Willowherb 1 1998 1998 Epilobium hirsutum 692.0 Great Willowherb 4 2005 1990 Epilobium montanum 695.0 Broad-leaved Willowherb 1 1998 1998 Epilobium parviflorum 698.0 Hoary Willowherb 2 1991 1991 Equisetum arvense 712.0 Field Horsetail 6 1991 1990 Equisetum fluviatile 713.0 Water Horsetail 2 1991 1991 Erophila verna sens. lat. 753.0 Common Whitlowgrass 1 1991 1991 Eupatorium cannabinum 763.0 Hemp-agrimony 3 1991 1990 Fallopia japonica 1528.0 Japanese Knotweed 1 1998 1998 Invasive alien species Festuca arundinacea 813.0 Tall Fescue 1 1998 1998 Festuca ovina agg. 821.0 Sheep's-fescue 1 2005 2005 Festuca rubra agg. 824.0 Red Fescue 8 1998 1990 Festuca rubra 825.0 Red Fescue 10 1999 1991 Filipendula ulmaria 833.0 Meadowsweet 9 2005 1991 Fraxinus excelsior 841.0 Ash 5 1999 1990 Galium aparine 873.0 Cleavers 2 1998 1991 Galium palustre ssp.elongatum 882.1 Great Marsh-bedstraw 1 1998 1998 Galium palustre 882.0 Common Marsh-bedstraw 3 1991 1990 Geranium dissectum 907.0 Cut-leaved Crane's-bill 2 1991 1991 Geranium robertianum 918.0 Herb-Robert 1 1991 1991 Glaux maritima 930.0 Sea-milkwort 1 1991 1991 Glyceria declinata 932.0 Small Sweet-grass 6 1991 1991 Glyceria fluitans 933.0 Floating Sweet-grass 5 1991 1991 Hedera helix 952.0 Ivy 1 1991 1991 Helictotrichon pubescens 962.0 Downy Oat-grass 2 1991 1990 Heracleum sphondylium 968.0 Hogweed 2 1998 1991 Holcus lanatus 983.0 Yorkshire-fog 23 2005 1990 Holcus mollis 984.0 Creeping Soft-grass 1 1998 1998 Hydrocotyle vulgaris 999.0 Marsh Pennywort 1 1998 1998 Hypericum tetrapterum 1016.0 Square-stalked St John's-wort 1 1991 1991 Hypochaeris radicata 1020.0 Cat's-ear 18 1999 1990 Iris pseudacorus 1038.0 Yellow Iris 7 2005 1990 Juncus acutiflorus 1050.0 Sharp-flowered Rush 6 1991 1991

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Juncus bufonius sens. lat. 1057.0 Toad Rush 4 1991 1991 Juncus conglomeratus 1063.0 Compact Rush 2 1991 1990 Juncus effusus 1067.0 Soft-rush 7 2005 1991 Juncus inflexus 1070.0 Hard Rush 6 1991 1990 Knautia arvensis 1084.0 Field Scabious 1 1990 1990 Lathyrus linifolius 1112.0 Bitter-vetch 1 1991 1991 Lathyrus pratensis 1116.0 Meadow Vetchling 4 2005 1990 Lavatera arborea 1119.0 Tree-mallow 1 2000 2000 Lemna minor 1126.0 Common Duckweed 2 1998 1998 Lemna minuta 2300.0 Least Duckweed 2 1998 1998 Lemna trisulca 1128.0 Ivy-leaved Duckweed 2 1998 1998 Leontodon autumnalis 1129.0 Autumn Hawkbit 5 1999 1990 Leontodon hispidus 1130.0 Rough Hawkbit 1 1990 1990 Leontodon saxatilis 1131.0 Lesser Hawkbit 1 1991 1991 Lepidium heterophyllum 1139.0 Smith's Pepperwort 1 1999 1999 Leucanthemum vulgare 502.0 Oxeye Daisy 1 1999 1999 Limonium humile 1149.0 Lax-flowered Sea-lavender 2 2002 2002 Linum catharticum 1169.0 Fairy Flax 1 1990 1990 Lolium perenne 1183.0 Perennial Rye-grass 19 1999 1990 Lonicera periclymenum 1188.0 Honeysuckle 1 2005 2005 Lotus corniculatus 1191.0 Common Bird's-foot-trefoil 19 1999 1990 Lotus pedunculatus 1194.0 Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil 10 2005 1991 Luzula campestris 1201.0 Field Wood-rush 13 1999 1990 Lychnis flos-cuculi 1210.0 Ragged-Robin 3 2005 1991 Lycopus europaeus 1219.0 Gipsywort 1 1998 1998 Lythrum salicaria 1227.0 Purple-loosestrife 3 1998 1991 Matricaria discoidea 1242.0 Pineappleweed 2 1991 1991 Matricaria recutita 1239.0 Scented Mayweed 3 2002 2002 Medicago lupulina 1250.0 Black Medick 1 1990 1990 Melilotus altissimus 1265.0 Tall Melilot 1 1998 1998 Mentha aquatica 1272.0 Water Mint 6 2005 1991 Myosotis discolor 1321.0 Changing Forget-me-not 1 1991 1991 Myosotis laxa 1319.0 Tufted Forget-me-not 3 1998 1991 Nymphaea alba 1358.0 White Water-lily 2 1998 1998 Odontites vernus 1361.0 Red Bartsia 4 1999 1991 Oenanthe crocata 1363.0 Hemlock Water-dropwort 7 1998 1990 Ononis repens 1377.0 Common Restharrow 2 1999 1990 Origanum vulgare 1393.0 Marjoram 1 2009 2009 Parapholis strigosa 1433.0 Hard-grass 2 2002 2002 Persicaria amphibia 1521.0 Amphibious Bistort 1 1998 1998 Persicaria hydropiper 1530.0 Water-pepper 4 1991 1991 Phleum pratense sens. lat. 2247.0 Timothy * 1 1991 1991 Pilosella officinarum 976.0 Mouse-ear-hawkweed 1 1990 1990 Plantago lanceolata 1487.0 Ribwort Plantain 23 1999 1990 Plantago major 1488.0 Greater Plantain 1 1991 1991 Plantago maritima 1489.0 Sea Plantain 1 1991 1991 Poa annua 1495.0 Annual Meadow-grass 2 1991 1991 Poa pratensis sens. lat. 1506.0 Smooth Meadow-grass 5 1999 1991 Poa pratensis 1506.4 Smooth Meadow-grass 4 1991 1990 Poa trivialis 1507.0 Rough Meadow-grass 9 1998 1990 Polygonum arenastrum 1520.0 Equal-leaved Knotgrass 1 1991 1991 Polygonum aviculare 1523.0 Knotgrass 2 1991 1991 Polypodium vulgare sens. lat. 1544.0 Polypody 1 1998 1998 Potamogeton polygonifolius 1576.0 Bog Pondweed 2 1998 1998 Potentilla anglica 1583.0 Trailing Tormentil 4 1999 1991 Potentilla anserina 1584.0 Silverweed 6 1998 1990 Potentilla erecta 1588.0 Tormentil 1 1991 1991 Potentilla reptans 1594.0 Creeping Cinquefoil 5 1998 1990 Primula vulgaris 1607.0 Primrose 1 1991 1991 CCW GTB Prunella vulgaris 1610.0 Selfheal 14 1999 1990 Prunus cerasus 1613.0 Dwarf Cherry 1 1990 1990 Prunus spinosa 1617.0 Blackthorn 2 1991 1991

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Pteridium aquilinum 1619.0 Bracken 3 1998 1991 Puccinellia maritima 1622.0 Common Saltmarsh-grass 3 2002 1991 Pulicaria dysenterica 1625.0 Common Fleabane 5 1998 1990 Ranunculus acris 1642.0 Meadow Buttercup 16 1999 1990 Ranunculus bulbosus 1647.0 Bulbous Buttercup 18 1999 1990 Ranunculus ficaria 1649.0 Lesser Celandine 1 1991 1991 Ranunculus flammula 1651.0 Lesser Spearwort 2 1998 1991 Ranunculus hederaceus 1653.0 Ivy-leaved Crowfoot 4 1991 1991 CCW GTB Ranunculus repens 1660.0 Creeping Buttercup 12 1999 1990 Ranunculus sceleratus 1663.0 Celery-leaved Buttercup 1 1991 1991 Rhinanthus minor 1678.0 Yellow-rattle 12 1991 1990 Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum agg.1348.0 Water-cress 5 1998 1991 Rosa agg. 1705.0 Field Rose * 2 1991 1991 Rosa arvensis 1707.0 Field-rose 1 1990 1990 Rubus fruticosus agg. 1728.0 Bramble 5 1998 1990 Rumex acetosa 1734.0 Common Sorrel 19 2005 1990 Rumex conglomeratus 1741.0 Clustered Dock 4 2000 1991 Rumex crispus 1742.0 Curled Dock 7 2000 1991 Rumex hydrolapathum 1745.0 Water Dock 2 1998 1998 Rumex obtusifolius 1748.0 Broad-leaved Dock 4 1998 1990 Rumex sanguineus 1753.0 Wood Dock 2 1991 1991 Sagina procumbens 1767.0 Procumbent Pearlwort 1 1991 1991 Salicornia dolichostachya 1774.0 Long-spiked Glasswort 2 2002 1999 Salicornia europaea 1775.0 Common Glasswort 1 2002 2002 Salicornia pusilla 1780.0 One-flowered Glasswort 1 2002 2002 Salicornia ramosissima 1781.0 Purple Glasswort 2 2002 1999 Salix cinerea subsp. oleifolia 1786.0 Rusty Willow 4 1998 1990 Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani 1852.0 Grey Club-rush 2 1998 1998 Scrophularia auriculata 1865.0 Water Figwort 3 1991 1991 Scrophularia nodosa 1867.0 Common Figwort 1 1991 1991 Senecio jacobaea 1899.0 Common Ragwort 3 1998 1990 Seriphidium maritimum 172.0 Sea Wormwood 2 2000 2000 Serratula tinctoria 1906.0 Saw-wort 1 1991 1991 Silene dioica 1259.0 Red Campion 2 2005 1998 Solanum dulcamara 1947.0 Bittersweet 2 1998 1998 Sparganium erectum 1981.0 Branched Bur-reed 3 1998 1991 Spartina anglica 2278.0 Common Cord-grass 2 2002 2002 Spergularia media 1991.0 Greater Sea-spurrey 2 2002 2002 Spergularia rupicola 1993.0 Rock Sea-spurrey 1 1991 1991 Stachys officinalis 237.0 Betony 2 1991 1991 Stachys palustris 2003.0 Marsh Woundwort 2 1998 1991 Stellaria graminea 2009.0 Lesser Stitchwort 6 1998 1990 Stellaria media 2012.0 Common Chickweed 2 1991 1991 Stellaria uliginosa 2007.0 Bog Stitchwort 4 1991 1991 Suaeda maritima 2019.0 Annual Sea-blite 2 2002 2002 Succisa pratensis 2021.0 Devil's-bit Scabious 2 1991 1991 Tamus communis 2032.0 Black Bryony 2 1991 1990 Taraxacum aggregate 2034.0 Dandelion * 12 1999 1990 Tragopogon pratensis 2074.0 Goat's-beard 1 1990 1990 Trifolium campestre 2080.0 Hop Trefoil 1 1990 1990 Trifolium dubium 2081.0 Lesser Trefoil 13 1999 1990 Trifolium medium 2087.0 Zigzag Clover 1 1991 1991 Trifolium micranthum 2088.0 Slender Trefoil 1 1991 1991 Trifolium pratense 2091.0 Red Clover 23 2005 1990 Trifolium repens 2092.0 White Clover 23 1999 1990 Trifolium striatum 2097.0 Knotted Clover 1 1991 1991 Triglochin maritimum 2101.0 Sea Arrowgrass 1 2002 2002 Trisetum flavescens 2105.0 Yellow Oat-grass 4 1991 1991 Typha latifolia 2111.0 Bulrush 2 1998 1998 Ulex europaeus 2112.0 Gorse 4 2005 1991 Ulmus aggregate 4314.0 Elm 1 1998 1998 Umbilicus rupestris 2125.0 Navelwort 1 1991 1991

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Urtica dioica 2126.0 Common Nettle 5 1998 1991 Veronica beccabunga 2166.0 Brooklime 5 2005 1991 Veronica chamaedrys 2168.0 Germander Speedwell 3 1998 1990 Veronica scutellata 2179.0 Marsh Speedwell 1 1998 1998 Vicia cracca 2189.0 Tufted Vetch 2 1991 1991 Vicia sativa subsp. nigra 2186.0 Narrow-leaved Vetch 2 1991 1991 Vicia sepium 2198.0 Bush Vetch 1 1998 1998 Viola riviniana 2218.0 Common Dog-violet 1 1991 1991 Vulpia bromoides 2226.0 Squirreltail Fescue 2 1999 1991 Zostera angustifolia 2238.0 Narrow-leaved Eelgrass 2 1991 1991 nationally scarce Zostera noltei 2240.0 Dwarf Eelgrass 10 2002 1996 nationally scarce TotalSpeciesRecords - 981

Group : 5 - Lichens Field records 1 Species recorded 1 Name Code Name No of times recorded Lastyear Firstyear 1456 Usnea articulata 1 1998 1998 TotalSpeciesRecords - 1

Group : 7 - Bryophytes Field records 14 Species recorded 81 Name Code Name No of times recorded Lastyear Firstyear 812 Lophocolea bidentata var.bidentata 2 1999 1999 119.1 Bryum dichotomum 1 2005 2005 745.1 Conocephalum conicum s.l. 1 2005 2005 Aloe Haircap 479 Pogonatum aloides 1 2005 2005 Bank Haircap 483 Polytrichum formosum 1 2005 2005 Bifid Crestwort 1056 Lophocolea bidentata 1 2005 2005 Bird's-claw Beard-moss 62 Barbula unguiculata 1 2005 2005 Blueish Veilwort 1043 Metzgeria fruticulosa 1 2005 2005 Broom Fork-moss 206 Dicranum scoparium 1 2005 2005 Bruch's Pincushion 631 Ulota bruchii 1 2005 2005 Cape Thread-moss 411 Orthodontium lineare 1 2005 2005 Common Feather-moss 249 Eurhynchium praelongum 8 2005 1991 Common Pocket-moss 274.2 Fissidens taxifolius var. taxifolius 1 2005 2005 Common Pouchwort 706 Calypogeia fissa 1 2005 2005 Common Smoothcap 40 Atrichum undulatum 3 2005 1999 Common Striated Feather-moss 255 Eurhynchium striatum 1 2005 2005 Common Tamarisk-moss 599 Thuidium tamariscinum 1 2005 2005 Creeping Feather-moss 19.2 Amblystegium serpens var. serpens 1 2005 2005 Crescent-cup Liverwort 826 Lunularia cruciata 1 2005 2005 Crisped Pincushion 632 Ulota crispa 1 2005 2005 Cylindric Beard-moss 47 Didymodon insulanus 1 2005 2005 Cypress-leaved Plait-moss 351.1 Hypnum cupressiforme 1 2005 2005 Dilated Scalewort 764 Frullania dilatata 1 2005 2005 Dotted Thyme-moss 389 Rhizomnium punctatum 1 2005 2005 Dwarf Neckera 404 Neckera pumila 1 2005 2005 Elegant Bristle-moss 421 Orthotrichum pulchellum 1 2005 2005 Elegant Silk-moss 357 Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans 1 2005 2005 Endive Pellia 868 Pellia endiviifolia 1 2005 2005 Even Scalewort 892 Radula complanata 1 2005 2005 Fairy Beads 804 Microlejeunea ulicina 1 2005 2005 Fern-leaved Hook-moss 163.3 Cratoneuron filicinum 1 2005 2005 Flat Neckera 401 Neckera complanata 1 2005 2005 Forked Veilwort 845 Metzgeria furcata 1 2005 2005 Fox-tail Feather-moss 592 Thamnobryum alopecurum 1 2005 2005 Frizzled Pincushion 637 Ulota phyllantha 1 2005 2005 Greater Fork-moss 203 Dicranum majus 1 2005 2005 Green Pocket-moss 275 Fissidens viridulus 1 2005 2005

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Green Yoke-moss 653.2 Zygodon viridissimus var. viridissimus 1 2005 2005 Hair-pointed Feather-moss 157 Cirriphyllum piliferum 1 2005 2005 Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss 395 Plagiomnium undulatum 1 2005 2005 Heath Plait-moss 351.2 Hypnum jutlandicum 1 2005 2005 Heath Star Moss 141 Campylopus introflexus 1 2005 2005 Larger Mouse-tail Moss 363 Isothecium alopecuroides 1 2005 2005 Lateral Cryphaea 164 Cryphaea heteromalla 1 2005 2005 Lesser Featherwort 872.1 Plagiochila porelloides 1 2005 2005 Long-beaked Water Feather-moss 251 Rhynchostegium riparioides 1 2005 2005 Mamillate Plait-moss 351.5 Hypnum andoi 1 2005 2005 Minute Pouncewort 742 Cololejeunea minutissima 1 2005 2005 RD2 Neat Feather-moss 507 Scleropodium purum 2 1999 1999 Notched Pouchwort 705 Calypogeia arguta 1 2005 2005 Overleaf Pellia 867 Pellia epiphylla 1 2005 2005 RD2 Pink-fruited Thread-moss 470 Pohlia melanodon 1 2005 2005 Pointed Spear-moss 4 Calliergonella cuspidata 3 2005 1991 River Feather-moss 80 Brachythecium rivulare 1 2005 2005 Rock Pocket-moss 262 Fissidens dubius 1 2005 2005 Rough-stalked Feather-moss 81 Brachythecium rutabulum 11 2005 1991 Rufous Forklet-moss 185 Dicranella rufescens 1 2005 2005 Seaside Grimmia 306 Schistidium maritimum 2 2005 1991 Shining Hookeria 335 Hookeria lucens 1 2005 2005 Short-leaved Pocket-moss 266 Fissidens incurvus 1 2005 2005 Silky Forklet-moss 184 Dicranella heteromalla 1 2005 2005 Silky Wall Feather-moss 128 Homalothecium sericeum 1 2005 2005 Slender Bristle-moss 430 Orthotrichum tenellum 1 2005 2005 Slender Mouse-tail Moss 362.2 Isothecium myosuroides var. myosuroides 1 2005 2005 Springy Turf-moss 533 Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus 3 2005 1999 Straggling Pouchwort 918 Saccogyna viticulosa 1 2005 2005 Supine Plait-moss 351.6 Hypnum resupinatum 1 2005 2005 Swan's-neck Thyme-moss 382 Mnium hornum 1 2005 2005 Tamarisk Scalewort 768 Frullania tamarisci 1 2005 2005 Tender Feather-moss 531.2 Rhynchostegiella tenella 1 2005 2005 Turner's Threadwort 735 Cephaloziella turneri 1 2005 2005 Two-horned Pincerwort 714 Cephalozia bicuspidata 1 2005 2005 Variable Crisp-moss 624 Trichostomum brachydontium 1 2005 2005 Variable-leaved Crestwort 814 Lophocolea heterophylla 1 2005 2005 Wavy Beard-moss 627 Didymodon sinuosus 1 2005 2005 Welsh Pocket-moss 1000 Fissidens celticus 1 2005 2005 Western Pouncewort 801 Lejeunea lamacerina 1 2005 2005 Whiskered Veilwort 969 Metzgeria temperata 1 2005 2005 White Earwort 747 Diplophyllum albicans 1 2005 2005 White-tipped Bristle-moss 417 Orthotrichum diaphanum 1 2005 2005 Wood Bristle-moss 414 Orthotrichum affine 1 2005 2005 TotalSpeciesRecords - 107

Group : 11 - Odonata Field records 52 Species recorded 8 Name Code Name No of times recorded Lastyear Firstyear Anax imperator 2401 Emperor Dragonfly 3 1996 1996 Coenagrion puella 1007 Azure Damselfly 10 2006 1992 Cordulegaster boltonii 2601 Golden-ringed Dragonfly 5 2006 1994 Enallagma cyathigerum 901 Common Blue Damselfly 16 2006 1991 Ischnura elegans 801 Blue-tailed Damselfly 25 2006 1992 Lestes sponsa 404 Emerald Damselfly 4 1998 1996 Pyrrhosoma nymphula 601 Large Red Damselfly 9 1994 1992 Sympetrum striolatum 3803 Common Darter 3 1996 1996 TotalSpeciesRecords - 75

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Group : 12 - Hoverflies Field records 11 Species recorded 31 Name Code Name No of times recorded Lastyear Firstyear Anasimyia lineata 4805 1 2006 2006 Cheilosia albitarsis sens. lat. 4732 1 1994 1994 Cheilosia illustrata 4743 5 2006 1994 Cheilosia variabilis 4762 1 1994 1994 Episyrphus balteatus 4667 2 1994 1994 Eristalinus sepulchralis 4808 1 1994 1994 Eristalis arbustorum 4811 7 1994 1994 Eristalis horticola 4813 3 1994 1994 Eristalis interruptus 4814 2 1994 1994 Eristalis intricarius 4815 2 1994 1994 Eristalis pertinax 4816 4 1994 1994 Eupeodes corollae 4670 1 1994 1994 Eupeodes luniger 4674 1 1994 1994 Helophilus pendulus 4823 3 1994 1994 Lejogaster metallina 4782 1 1994 1994 Melanogaster hirtella 4785 2 1994 1994 Melanostoma mellinum 4612 1 1994 1994 Melanostoma scalare 4613 3 1994 1994 Myathropa florea 4827 1 1994 1994 Neoascia podagrica 4788 3 1994 1994 Orthonevra nobilis 4796 1 1994 1994 Parhelophilus versicolor 4830 1 1994 1994 Rhingia campestris 4772 3 1994 1994 Riponnensia splendens 4798 2 1994 1994 Syritta pipiens 4876 5 1994 1994 Syrphus ribesii 4722 2 1994 1994 Volucella bombylans 4860 2 1994 1994 Volucella pellucens 4863 2 2006 1994 Xanthogramma pedissequum 4726 1 1994 1994 Xylota segnis 4881 3 1994 1994 Xylota sylvarum 4882 3 1994 1994 TotalSpeciesRecords - 70

Group : 14 - Brachycera Field records 2 Species recorded 1 Name Code Name No of times recorded Lastyear Firstyear Chloromyia formosa 801 Stratiomyidae-18 2 1994 1994 TotalSpeciesRecords - 2

Group : 24 - Orthoptera Field records 2 Species recorded 1 Name Code Name No of times recorded Lastyear Firstyear Dark bush-cricket 99 Pholidoptera griseoaptera 2 2006 1998 TotalSpeciesRecords - 2

Group : 15 - Lepidoptera Field records 20 Species recorded 13 Species highlighted in yellow are either protected by their listing at annex II of the European Habitats Directive (EPS) or are Species of Principal Importance for Conservation of Biological Diversity in Wa;es under section 42 of the Natural Environmenmt and Rural Communities Act 2006 (s42). Name Code Name No of times recorded Lastyear Firstyear Common Blue 1574 Polyommatus icarus 4 1991 1990 Green-veined White 1551 Pieris napi 1 1994 1994 Large Skipper 1531 Ochlodes venata 2 1994 1994

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Large White 1549 Pieris brassicae 4 1994 1994 Meadow Brown 1626 Maniola jurtina 6 2006 1990 Orange-tip 1553 Anthocharis cardamines 4 1993 1990 Ringlet 1629 Aphantopus hyperantus 3 1998 1994 Scarlet Tiger 2068 Callimorpha dominula 1 2006 2006 Silver-washed Fritillary 1608 Argynnis paphia 1 1994 1994 Small Heath 1627 Coenonympha pamphilus 1 1994 1994 s42 Small Tortoiseshell 1593 Aglais urticae 2 2004 2004 Speckled Wood 1614 Pararge aegeria 6 2006 1991 Wall 1615 Lasiommata megera 1 1991 1991 s42 TotalSpeciesRecords - 36

Group : 37 - Birds Field records 6 Species recorded 46 Key to right-hand column status codes ECB – Listed on the European Birds Directive Sch1 – Protected by its inclusion on schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 s42 – Species of Principal Importance for Conservation of Biological diversity in Wales under section 42 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 RL - Birds of Conservation Concern 4 (2015) Red List AL - Birds of Conservation Concern 4 (2015) Amber List Species highlighted in yellow are either protected by their inclusion as European Protected Species, listing on schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 or NERC section 42 Species of Principal Importance. Name Code Name No of times recorded Lastyear Firstyear Barn Swallow 992 Hirundo rustica 1 1990 1990 Blackcap 1277 Sylvia atricapilla 1 1990 1990 Black-headed Gull 582 Larus ridibundus 1 1990 1990 s42, AL Blue Tit 1462 Parus caeruleus 1 1990 1990 Carrion Crow 1567 Corvus corone corone 1 1990 1990 Chaffinch 1636 Fringilla coelebs 1 1990 1990 Coal Tit 1461 Parus ater 1 1990 1990 Common Blackbird 1187 Turdus merula 1 1990 1990 Common Bullfinch 1710 Pyrrhula pyrrhula 1 1990 1990 s42, AL Common Chiffchaff 1311 Phylloscopus collybita 1 1990 1990 Common Kingfisher 831 Alcedo atthis 1 1990 1990 ECB, Sch1, AL Common Redshank 546 Tringa totanus 1 1990 1990 AL Common Shelduck 173 Tadorna tadorna 1 1990 1990 AL Common Snipe 519 Gallinago gallinago 5 2004 2004 AL Common Whitethroat 1275 Sylvia communis 1 1990 1990 Common Wood Pigeon 670 Columba palumbus 1 1990 1990 Eurasian Curlew 541 Numenius arquata 1 1990 1990 s42, AL Eurasian Jay 1539 Garrulus glandarius 1 1990 1990 Eurasian Oystercatcher 450 Haematopus ostralegus 1 1990 1990 AL Eurasian Teal 184 Anas crecca 1 1990 1990 AL Eurasian Treecreeper 1486 Certhia familiaris 1 1990 1990 Eurasian Wigeon 179 Anas penelope 1 1990 1990 AL Garden Warbler 1276 Sylvia borin 1 1990 1990 Goldcrest 1314 Regulus regulus 1 1990 1990 Great Black-backed Gull 600 Larus marinus 1 1990 1990 AL Great Cormorant 72 Phalacrocorax carbo 1 1990 1990 Great Tit 1464 Parus major 1 1990 1990 Grey Heron 122 Ardea cinerea 1 1990 1990 Grey Plover 486 Pluvialis squatarola 1 1990 1990 AL Grey Wagtail 1019 Motacilla cinerea 1 1990 1990 RL Hedge Accentor/Dunnock 1084 Prunella modularis 1 1990 1990 s42, AL Herring Gull 592 Larus argentatus 1 1990 1990 s42, RL House Martin 1001 Delichon urbica 1 1990 1990 AL Lesser Black-backed Gull 591 Larus fuscus 1 1990 1990 AL Long-tailed Tit 1437 Aegithalos caudatus 1 1990 1990 AL Mallard 186 Anas platyrhynchos 1 1990 1990

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Marsh Tit 1440 Parus palustris 1 1990 1990 s42, RL Meadow Pipit 1011 Anthus pratensis 1 1990 1990 s42, AL Pheasant 394 Phasianus colchicus 1 1990 1990 Red-breasted Merganser 221 Mergus serrator 1 1990 1990 Skylark 976 Alauda arvensis 1 1990 1990 s42, RL White/Pied Wagtail 1020 Motacilla alba 1 1990 1990 Willow Warbler 1312 Phylloscopus trochilus 1 1990 1990 AL Winter Wren 1066 Troglodytes troglodytes 1 1990 1990 Yellowhammer 1857 Emberiza citrinella 1 1990 1990 s42, RL TotalSpeciesRecords - 50

Group : 41 - Vertebrates Field records 16 Species recorded 8 Key to right-hand column status codes EPS – Protected by its listing at annex II of the European Habitats Directive Sch 5 – Protected by its inclusion on schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 s42 – Species of Principal Importance for Conservation of Biological diversity in Wales under section 42 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 PBA – Protection of Badgers Act 1976 Name Code Name No of times recorded Lastyear Firstyear Badger 326 Meles meles 1 1995 1995 PBA Common Frog 522 Rana tempraria 2 1995 1991 Sch 5 Common Toad 510 Bufo bufo 2 1998 1995 Sch 5 Grey Squirrel 121 Sciurus carolinensis 2 2006 1993 Hedgehog 20 Erinaceus europaeus 2 1995 1995 s42 Mole 30 Talpa europaea 3 1998 1993 Otter 327 Lutra lutra 1 1995 1995 EPS, Sch 5 Rabbit 100 Oryctolagus cuniculus 10 1995 1991 TotalSpeciesRecords - 23

Group : 44 - Fungi Field records 7 Species recorded 23 Name Code Name No of times recorded Lastyear Firstyear 9001 Trichoglossum walteri 1 2005 2005 10424 Hygrocybe pratensis var. pratensis 3 2006 2005 10427 Hygrocybe psittacina var. psittacina 2 2005 2005 11818 Entoloma chalybaeum var. chalybaeum 1 2005 2005 12834 Clavaria incarnata 1 2005 2005 12857 Clavaria vermicularis 1 2005 2005 Apricot Club 12847 Clavulinopsis luteoalba 3 2006 2005 Blackening Waxcap 10365 Hygrocybe conica 1 2005 2005 Cedarwood Waxcap 10432 Hygrocybe russocoriacea 1 2005 2005 Citrine Waxcap 10393 Hygrocybe citrinovirens 1 2005 2005 Earthy Waxcap 10371 Hygrocybe fornicata 1 2005 2005 Fibrous Waxcap 10399 Hygrocybe intermedia 1 2005 2005 Golden Waxcap 10391 Hygrocybe chlorophana 3 2006 2005 Handsome Club 12845 Clavulinopsis laeticolor 1 2005 2005 Lilac Pinkgill 11779 Entoloma porphyrophaeum 2 2006 2005 Meadow Coral 12859 Clavulinopsis corniculata 3 2005 2005 Oily Waxcap 10429 Hygrocybe quieta 1 2005 2005 Pink Waxcap 10384 Hygrocybe calyptriformis 1 2005 2005 Scarlet Waxcap 10394 Hygrocybe coccinea 3 2006 2005 Slimy Waxcap 10400 Hygrocybe irrigata 1 2005 2005 Snowy Waxcap 10444 Hygrocybe virginea 4 2005 2005 Spangle Waxcap 10396 Hygrocybe insipida 5 2006 2005 Yellow Club 12844 Clavulinopsis helvola 1 2005 2005 TotalSpeciesRecords - 42

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APPENDIX 4

BEST PRACTICE PROTOCOL FOR TREE FELLING AND LOPPING WHERE TREES HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SUPPORTING ROOSTING OR HIBERNATING BATS

Mature trees with trunk/branch cavities and/or a covering of ivy are particularly valuable bird nesting and bat roost sites, and will be retained wherever possible; compensatory planting with appropriate species will be undertaken where felling is inevitable. Where tree felling or lopping is planned, such work will only be carried out between August and February to avoid the bird-breeding season. All bats are protected by the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Bat tree-roosts are extremely difficult to identify, and it should be assumed that any mature native-species tree is an actual roost. Every effort should be made to avoid disturbance or damage to these trees during construction work. It is an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act to knowingly disturb bat roosts or hibernacula. To minimise disturbance to bat populations by the removal of trees the following protocol will be followed. • As far as possible all trees having bat roost potential will be preserved. If it is necessary for trees to be removed, all felling operations will bear due regard to this protocol. • If bats are found during tree work, then all work will stop and Natural Resources Wales must be informed immediately. • If the tree trunk is smaller than 200mm diameter and if it has no dense ivy, suitable holes, loose bark, and no holes associated with the root system, then work can be carried out on the tree between August and February (ie avoiding the bird breeding season). • To avoid disturbing nursery roosts, work will never be carried out between June and August inclusive. • If the tree does have any of the above or has a trunk size greater than 200mm, it will be cut only in September and October when bats, including young of the year, are still mobile and able to fly- out. If cutting must take place at other times, summer is probably best as bats can be more easily seen, can fly away and may take young with them, thus enabling a better chance of survival. • If felling were to take place during hibernation (November to March) the bats will be torpid, difficult to see and the whole roost may be lost as they will be unable to escape. • Any timber cut will be left lying for at least 24 hours to allow bats the opportunity to escape. • It is also important to consider to what extent the habitat that is being removed is available elsewhere locally. For example, if only one tree in twenty of similar age or structure is to be felled, then it is likely that the impact of the loss will be less important. If the tree to be felled is solitary and in an area with few or no mature trees, then the impact would be significant. Where the loss of mature trees is unavoidable, compensatory planting with appropriate locally native species, preferably of local provenance, should be undertaken.

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APPENDIX 5

BEST PRACTICE PROTOCOL PROVIDING FOR THE WELL-BEING OF BADGERS

If evidence of Badger activity is identified during site surveys or construction works, in order to comply with the Protection of Badgers Act, 1992, it will be necessary to protect all existing setts against disturbance and interference during site works. In general, any disturbance is prohibited within 30m of any active sett unless licensed by Natural Resources Wales or the Welsh Government and then only between the months of July to November inclusive. Significant destruction of foraging grounds may also be judged as an infringement of the law on animal welfare grounds and, in extreme cases, prosecutions have been brought by the RSPCA. Best practice principles advise that: • All site personnel are made aware of the presence of setts and foraging grounds • All site personnel are aware of the implications of the law • If any setts are found during site works, a substantial fence will be erected, consisting of posts with three plain wires and with clearly visible bunting strung along the top, around each sett, a minimum distance of 30m from any entrance in order to prevent accidental access by any vehicle. A line of bunting supported on road pins is inadequate. • Fragmentation of Badger territories is minimised during construction works. • Existing Badger paths will not be obstructed during site works. • All trenches dug on site will be provided with escape ramps, sloping boards or battered sides to allow any trapped animals to escape. As few trenches as possible will remain open on site over night. • Fires will not be built near any sett. • Any chemicals or other noxious substances stored on site will be in an area which is proofed against Badgers. • If necessary, replacement foraging resources will be provided for the duration of the works. • Landscaping proposals will bear due regard to the needs of foraging Badgers by the provision of infrequently cut grass verges and native species fruiting trees and shrubs.

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APPENDIX 6 PROTECTED and OTHER SIGNIFICANT SPECIES and HABITATS: Recommended Times of Work to avoid undue disturbance

Feature January February March April May June July August September October November December Felling under licence best done now. Felled trees of >20cm Bats and their breeding and resting sites Limited disturbance to roosts permitted under licence but diameter must be left (European Protected Species, WCA,1981, sch.5, NERC sect.42) preferable in September & October to lie on the ground for 24hrs to allow any bats to escape Otter and its breeding and resting sites Disturbance to Otter sites limited to between Sept

(European Protected Species, WCA,1981, sch.5, NERC sect 42) and Jan and is subject to licence from NRW Dormouse and its habitat Disturbance subject to

(European Protected Species, WCA,1981, sch.5, NERC sect 42) licence from NRW Water vole habitat and places of shelter Disturbance subject Disturbance subject to

(WCA,1981, sch.5, NERC sect.42) to NRW approval NRW approval Work within 30m of a sett or annex permitted and Badger (Protection of Badgers Act 1992) sett closure permitted: all subject to NRW licence Hedgehog, Harvest Mouse, Brown Hare, Water Shrew Consult a qualified ecologist before carrying out any works in areas identified as supporting these species (NERC sect 42) Red Kite and some other protected birds (WCA,1981, sch.1) No disturbance at any time. Avoid disturbance to potential nesting habitat during this period unless, All other Breeding Birds: nest sites Vegetation clearance immediately prior to commencement of works a qualified ornithologist Vegetation clearance permissible (WCA,1981) permissible certifies that no active bird's nests will be disturbed. Disturbance of breeding or terrestrial habitat Great Crested Newt and its breeding & hibernation sites should only be carried out between September (European Protected Species, WCA,1981, sch.5) and January and is subject to licence from NRW Other newts frogs & toads (except Natterjack) (WCA,1981, sch.5, Disturbance of amphibian breeding ponds should only be

NERC sect 42) Breeding ponds carried out during August to January inclusive Other newts frogs & toads (except Natterjack) (WCA,1981, sch.5, Disturbance to potential terrestrial habitat should be preceded by a capture and translocate

NERC sect 42) Terrestrial habitat operation or 'destructive search' Reptiles (except Smooth Snake) Disturbance to potential terrestrial habitat should be preceded by a capture and translocate

(WCA,1981, sch.5, NERC sect 42) operation or 'destructive search' Marsh Fritillary butterfly (WCA,1981, sch.5, NERC sect 42) Areas supporting Marsh Fritillaries must not be disturbed except after consultation and advice from NRW Other Protected & Significant Invertebrates (WCA, 1981, sect 42) Consult a qualified ecologist before carrying out any works in areas identified as supporting these species Habitats of Principal Importance for Conservation of Biological Habitats of Principal Importance should not be disturbed at any time of year without prior consultation with a qualified ecologist Diversity in Wales (NERC sect.42) Important Hedgerows as defined in the Important hedgerows may only be removed following the issue of a Hedgerow Removal Order or a valid planning consent issued by the local planning Hedgerow Regulations, 1997 authority Uncultivated or semi-natural habitats subject to the Environmental Changes to qualifying habitats may only be undertaken after a favourable Screening Decision is given by the Welsh Government Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) (Wales) Regulations 2007

KEY TO COLOURS ABBREVIATIONS Avoid disturbance at any time NRW Natural Resources Wales (successor to the Countryside Council for Wales) Best time to carry out site work but may be subject to licence WCA Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) Most suitable times for works to take place NERC Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006

APPENDIX 7 CITATIONS OF INTERNATIONALLY PROTECTED SITES

Pembrokeshire Marine/ Sir Benfro Forol Site details

Location of Pembrokeshire Marine/ Sir Benfro Forol SAC/SCI/cSAC Country Wales Unitary Authority Penfro/ Pembrokeshire Centroid* SM503093 Latitude 51.72638889 Longitude -5.615833333 SAC EU code UK0013116 Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Area (ha) 138038.5 * This is the approximate central point of the SAC. In the case of large, linear or composite sites, this may not represent the location where a feature occurs within the SAC. General site character Marine areas, Sea inlets (96%) Tidal rivers, Estuaries, Mud flats, Sand flats, Lagoons (including saltwork basins) (3.8%) Salt marshes, Salt pastures, Salt steppes (0.2%)

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Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site 1130 Estuaries Pembrokeshire Marine includes the Daugleddau estuary, a ria estuary in south-west Wales, formed in the upper reaches of one of the best examples of a ria in the UK. Associated with the wide range of environmental conditions, particularly seabed substrates, tidal streams and salinity gradients, there is a wide diversity of communities and species. The species-richness of sediment communities throughout Milford Haven and the Daugleddau is high. Tide-swept sponge communities on shell/cobble substrates and bedrock in the upper reaches of the Daugleddau are exceptional in their diversity. The site also includes smaller estuaries entering the Daugleddau and Milford Haven, and wide intertidal mudflats with rich and productive invertebrate annelid and mollusc communities, occurring in ‘pills’ (creeks). 1160 Large shallow inlets and bays Pembrokeshire Marine in south-west Wales includes Milford Haven, one of the best examples of a ria in the UK, and the wide, shallow, predominantly sandy embayment of St Brides Bay. The wide range of environmental conditions, particularly seabed substrates, tidal streams and salinity gradients, supports high community and species diversity. The species-richness of sediment communities throughout Milford Haven is particularly high, with intertidal sandy/muddy areas supporting extensive beds of narrow-leaved eelgrass Zostera angustifolia. High-salinity water and rocky substrates penetrate far upstream, and communities characteristic of fully saline conditions occur. A wide range of subtidal and intertidal rocky habitats are present, from rocky reefs and boulders to rich underboulders, crevices, overhangs and pools. 1170 Reefs Reefs in this south-west Wales site are largely composed of igneous rock but include areas of more friable Old Red Sandstone and some limestone. Extensive areas of sublittoral rocky reef stretch offshore from the west Pembrokeshire coast and between the Pembrokeshire islands and many small rocky islets. Limestone reefs occur in the south of the site. Reefs also extend through Milford Haven and into the variable salinity conditions of the Daugleddau estuary. Reefs within the site are subject to an exceptional variation in strength of tidal streams and wave exposure. The highly variable rocky seabed topography, together with the indented coastline and extreme tidal range, cause strong tidal streams, particularly around headlands, through sounds and in tidal inlets. The shallower and south-west-facing rocky reefs are exposed to severe wave action, while many others are extremely wave-sheltered. Many of the reefs extend onto the shore and provide examples of both the most exposed and the most sheltered intertidal rock communities in southern Britain. Reef habitat diversity is increased by caves, tunnels and surge gullies in both subtidal and intertidal zones. The wide variation in exposure to water movement, the range of rock type, slope, aspect and topography, and the high water quality, together with local exposure to abrasion from adjacent sediments and reduced salinity in the Daugleddau, are reflected in the wide diversity and species abundance of biological communities. Offshore there are particularly extensive areas of tide-swept kelp and species-rich red algal populations and, across the large areas of deeper rock reef, a wide range and abundance of invertebrate animal communities, with hydroid, bryozoan, soft coral and anemone species. More sheltered reefs, including those in lowered salinity and higher turbidity, typically support diverse and species-rich sponge- and ascidian-dominated communities.

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Annex I habitats present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for selection of this site 1110 Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time 1140 Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide 1150 Coastal lagoons * Priority feature 1330 Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) 8330 Submerged or partially submerged sea caves

Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site 1364 Grey seal Halichoerus grypus Pembrokeshire in south-west Wales is representative of grey seal Halichoerus grypus colonies in the south-western part of the breeding range in the UK. It is the largest breeding colony on the west coast south of the Solway Firth, representing over 2% of annual UK pup production. 1441 Shore dock Rumex rupestris Species occurrence description not yet available.

Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection 1095 Sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus 1099 River lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis 1102 Allis shad Alosa alosa 1103 Twaite shad Alosa fallax 1355 Otter Lutra lutra

Many designated sites are on private land: the listing of a site in these pages does not imply any right of public access.

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Pembrokeshire Bat Sites and Bosherston Lakes/ Safleoedd Ystlum Sir Benfro a Llynnoedd Bosherston Site details

Location of Pembrokeshire Bat Sites and Bosherston Lakes/ Safleoedd Ystlum Sir Benfro a Llynnoedd Bosherston SAC/SCI/cSAC Country Wales Unitary Authority Penfro/ Pembrokeshire Centroid* SR966954 Latitude 51.62111111 Longitude -4.938333333 SAC EU code UK0014793 Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Area (ha) 121.26 * This is the approximate central point of the SAC. In the case of large, linear or composite sites, this may not represent the location where a feature occurs within the SAC. General site character Inland water bodies (Standing water, Running water) (33%) Bogs, Marshes, Water fringed vegetation, Fens (5%) Heath, Scrub, Maquis and Garrigue, Phygrana (13%) Dry grassland, Steppes (3%) Improved grassland (1.8%) Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (29%) Mixed woodland (15%) ______

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Other land (including Towns, Villages, Roads, Waste places, Mines, Industrial sites) (0.2%) Boundary map and associated biodiversity information on the NBN Gateway.

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Note: When undertaking an appropriate assessment of impacts at a site, all features of European importance (both primary and non-primary) need to be considered.

Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site 3140 Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp. Bosherston Lakes are an outstanding shallow marl lake system created at intervals in the late 18th and mid 19th centuries by damming a limestone river valley. They are fed in part by a series of calcium-rich springs and are isolated from the sea by a small sand dune ridge. Charophytes are represented by bristly stonewort Chara hispida which forms dense beds up to 1 m high, with individual plants up to 3.5 m long, and by variable quantities of C. globularis, C. virgata and C. vulgaris. Extensive white water lily Nymphaea alba beds also occur, mainly in the western and central arms. In contrast, the eastern arm is characterised by variably dense stands of curled pondweed Potamogeton crispus, fennel pondweed Potamogeton pectinatus, spiked water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum and Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis. Emergent vegetation fringes parts of the system, mostly common reed Phragmites australis, bulrush Typha latifolia, common spike-rush Eleocharis palustris and branched bur-reed Sparganium erectum.

Annex I habitats present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for selection of this site Not applicable.

Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site 1304 Greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum This site in south-west Wales supports approximately 9.5% of the UK greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum population. It represents the species at the north-western extremity of its range. The site contains a mixture of maternity, transitory and hibernation sites and so demonstrates good conservation of features required for survival.

Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection 1303 Lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros 1355 Otter Lutra lutra

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Afonydd Cleddau/ Cleddau Rivers Site details

Location of Afonydd Cleddau/ Cleddau Rivers SAC/SCI/cSAC Country Wales Unitary Authority Ceredigion; Penfro/ Pembrokeshire Centroid* SM938249 Latitude 51.88444444 Longitude -4.996944444 SAC EU code UK0030074 Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Area (ha) 730.55 * This is the approximate central point of the SAC. In the case of large, linear or composite sites, this may not represent the location where a feature occurs within the SAC. General site character Inland water bodies (Standing water, Running water) (26%) Bogs, Marshes, Water fringed vegetation, Fens (17%) Heath, Scrub, Maquis and Garrigue, Phygrana (17%) Dry grassland, Steppes (2%) Improved grassland (9%) Other arable land (0.3%) Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (26%) Coniferous woodland (2%) Mixed woodland (0.2%) Other land (including Towns, Villages, Roads, Waste places, Mines, Industrial sites) (0.5%)

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Boundary map and associated biodiversity information on the NBN Gateway.

Natura 2000 standard data form for this site as submitted to Europe (PDF, < 100kb).

Note: When undertaking an appropriate assessment of impacts at a site, all features of European importance (both primary and non-primary) need to be considered.

Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site Not applicable

Annex I habitats present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for selection of this site 3260 Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation 7110 Active raised bogs * Priority feature 91E0 Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae) * Priority feature

Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site 1096 Brook lamprey Lampetra planeri The Cleddau rivers are a predominantly lowland catchment in the Pembrokeshire peninsula. The substrates consist mainly of sand, gravel and well-aerated silt, providing an excellent mosaic of lamprey spawning and nursery habitat. This is reflected in electrofishing surveys carried out by the Environment Agency, which indicate the presence of ammocoetes throughout the catchment. 1099 River lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis The Cleddau Rivers in south-west Wales arise at fairly low altitude, and this moderate to low- gradient catchment with a mixture of gravels and silts provides large areas of good lamprey habitat. Electrofishing data indicates that ammocoetes are widespread throughout the SAC, and adult river lampreys Lampetra fluviatilis are evident during the spawning season. 1163 Bullhead Cottus gobio The Cleddau differs from the Teifi system, also in south-west Wales, in its gentler gradients and more meso-eutrophic nature. The generally finer substrates present and more widespread shading means that bullhead Cottus gobio in the Cleddau Rivers are more likely to depend on macrophytes and woody debris for cover, and represent a lowland type population. Electrofishing data indicates that bullhead are very widespread throughout the catchment. 1355 Otter Lutra lutra The Eastern and Western Cleddau Rivers flow through a largely lowland landscape, eventually joining and flowing into Milford Haven, which is part of the Pembrokeshire Marine cSAC. These slow-flowing rivers have a diversity of bank-side habitats, and good water quality ensures good

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stocks of otter Lutra lutra prey species. The otter population on these rivers has shown excellent signs of recovery during the last 10–20 years.

Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection 1095 Sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus

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Limestone Coast of South West Wales/ Arfordir Calchfaen de Orllewin Cymru Site details

Location of Limestone Coast of South West Wales/ Arfordir Calchfaen de Orllewin Cymru SAC/SCI/cSAC Country Wales Unitary Authority Abertawe/ Swansea; Penfro/ Pembrokeshire Centroid* SR885969 Latitude 51.63055556 Longitude -5.055833333 SAC EU code UK0014787 Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Area (ha) 1583.86 * This is the approximate central point of the SAC. In the case of large, linear or composite sites, this may not represent the location where a feature occurs within the SAC. General site character Tidal rivers, Estuaries, Mud flats, Sand flats, Lagoons (including saltwork basins) (15%) Coastal sand dunes, Sand beaches, Machair (27%) Shingle, Sea cliffs, Islets (22%) Inland water bodies (Standing water, Running water) (1%) Bogs, Marshes, Water fringed vegetation, Fens (1%)

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Heath, Scrub, Maquis and Garrigue, Phygrana (14%) Dry grassland, Steppes (2%) Humid grassland, Mesophile grassland (10%) Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (1%) Coniferous woodland (1%) Other land (including Towns, Villages, Roads, Waste places, Mines, Industrial sites) (6%)

Boundary map and associated biodiversity information on the NBN Gateway.

Natura 2000 standard data form for this site as submitted to Europe (PDF, < 100kb).

Note: When undertaking an appropriate assessment of impacts at a site, all features of European importance (both primary and non-primary) need to be considered.

Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site 1230 Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic Coasts The extensive cliffs of south-west Wales represent hard calcareous cliffs in the south-west of the UK. The nature of the rock and the warm south-facing slopes have resulted in the occurrence of a sequence of important species-rich plant communities. At the base of the cliff, on rock platforms, characteristic maritime communities with thrift Armeria maritima, rock samphire Crithmum maritimum and buck’s-horn plantain Plantago coronopus occur. These grade into calcareous grasslands and heathlands, which support a rich assortment of rare species. These include the yellow whitlowgrass Draba aizoides, a Mediterranean species restricted in the UK to south Wales, where it grows with more characteristic coastal species such as spring squill Scilla verna. Other rarities include small restharrow Ononis reclinata, 1654 Early gentian Gentianella anglica, goldilocks aster Aster linosyris and the endemic rock sea-lavenders Limonium parvum, L. transwallianum and L. procerum ssp. cambrense. Important lichen communities occur, with good populations of Fulgensia fulgens. 2130 "Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation (""grey dunes"")" * Priority feature The sand dunes within this site are confined to the Castlemartin Peninsula in Pembrokeshire and include Broomhill, Brownslade, Kilpaison, Linney and Stackpole Burrows. The area includes extensive stands of short, species-rich, fixed dune grassland, which is being maintained by populations of rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus, aided by sheep and cattle. Deposited on limestone, these dunes are extremely base-rich, and the fixed dune grasslands have much in common with calcicolous grasslands. They therefore support a number of ‘lime-loving’ species including the rare lichen Fulgensia fulgens.

Annex I habitats present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for selection of this site 4030 European dry heaths 6210 Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco- Brometalia) (* important orchid sites) 8310 Caves not open to the public ______

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8330 Submerged or partially submerged sea caves

Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site 1304 Greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum This site in south-west Wales contains the main hibernation site for the population associated with Pembrokeshire Bat Sites cSAC. It may thus be used by up to 5.5% of the UK population of greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum. 1654 Early gentian Gentianella anglica The dunes and coastal grassland at Stackpole support the only known population of early gentian Gentianella anglica in Wales numbering, in good years, several hundred plants and many ‘hybrids’ with G. amarella (G. x davidiana). This is an exceptionally isolated range-outlier from the southern English centres of distribution and there are taxonomic questions over the identity of this species and other Gentianella segregates in the district.

Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection 1395 Petalwort Petalophyllum ralfsii

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