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Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (PEA)

(Incorporating Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey)

Report Prepared on behalf of Nikki James. For the site of ‘35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, GU26 6AS.’

Contents Page

1.0 The Company and Contact Information ...... 7 2.0 The Surveyor ...... 7 3.0 Protected Species Licenses ...... 7 4.0 The Client ...... 7 5.0 The Site of Proposed Development ...... 7 6.0 The Survey Brief ...... 7 7.0 Controls ...... 8 8.0 Data Searches...... 8 9.0 Date of the Survey ...... 8 10.0 Seasonality ...... 8 11.0 Informative...... 9 12.0 The Survey Methodology ...... 10 13.0 Protected Taxa Habitat Potential ...... 11 14.0 Survey Results ...... 12 15.0 Conclusions and Recommendations ...... 18 16.0 Bibliography ...... 24 17.0 Document Production and Approval Record ...... 25 18.0 Limitations...... 25 19.0 Copyright ...... 25

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Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (PEA)

Background to Survey The client, Nikki James, has commissioned Arbtech Consulting Ltd. to undertake a Preliminary Ecological Appraisal [PEA] (incorporating an Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey) and Preliminary Roost Assessment (PRA) for a building and yard at ‘35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, GU26 6AS.’ The proposal involves demolition of the existing building with a new commercial and/or residential development on the site.

The purpose of the survey was to establish the baseline ecological condition of the site and the potential zone of influence (on any ecological receptors that might be impacted upon) of the proposals; determine any further evaluations that might be necessary to evaluate the ecological condition (Phase II surveys); and make any general mitigation and enhancement recommendations that are appropriate.

Summary of Recommendations

If the PEA determines that the proposals will not impact upon habitat or species considered to be of nature conservation value (ecological receptors) then it is unlikely that any further evaluation will be necessary to achieve planning determination. However if it appears that the proposals do impact upon ecological receptors then further scientific investigation may be required and it is likely that some form of mitigation will need to be offered. Furthermore planning authorities are now under an obligation to seek enhancements (positive improvements) for biodiversity through the planning system. All ecological advice must also be mindful of statutory wildlife legislation irrespective of the planning process.

Taking into consideration the desk study and site survey findings, this report concludes that the proposed development might produce impacts upon certain ecological receptors and that these are likely to require further evaluation.

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Therefore, in order to provide adequate support for this planning application, it is assessed that the following species/habitats are likely to require further evaluation:

• Bats

A full specification for these surveys that are appropriate to the scale and scope of the proposed development can be found in the ‘Conclusions’ and ‘Recommendations’ sections of this report.

Summary of Potential Mitigation, Potential Impact, Loss and Gain

Habitat/Species Potential impact/loss? Potential mitigation required* Potential ecological concerned *(Further surveys to confirm gain/positive exact requirements). enhancement measures Habitats No impact. The site is built No mitigation or surveys Native hedgerows and up areas, hard standing and required. trees can be planted to bare ground. The site sits increase the ecological within an area of new value of the site. development. The site is Wildflower areas can within a SSSI impact risk create new habitat, zone but as it is surrounded encourage wildlife and by new commercial and increase biodiversity. residential development already, any extra impact is negligible. Invertebrates No impact. There is no None required. Insect hotels can be suitable invertebrate habitat installed to provide safe on site. refuge for invertebrates. Wildflower areas will create foraging habitat. A buffer zone of long grassland around boundaries will create further habitat. Dead wood piles half buried create breeding habitat for species such as stag beetles. These measures will improve invertebrate habitat on site and work towards encouraging more species thus increasing biodiversity. Amphibians No impact. The terrestrial None required. None applicable. habitat on site is unsuitable for amphibians. There are no

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ponds within 500m. Badgers No impact. There are no No further surveys are required. Fruit trees could be badger setts on or within However the following planted to provide 30m of the site. No evidence recommendations are given in foraging possibilities for of badger activity was order to mitigate against badgers. observed. potential harm to badgers during the development works. • Any trenches dug should either be covered at night or have a rough sawn plank placed in them to act as a ramp for any wildlife which may fall in. • Security lighting to be directed away from the undergrowth. • Any chemicals or pollutants used or created by the development should be stored and disposed of correctly according to COSHH regulations. Bats Potential loss of roost and B1 is a potential roost. Additional bat boxes and potential harm to bats. Two further dusk or dawn replacement roost will be B1 has external features emergence/re-entry surveys are installed. suitable for bat use. The required to establish the likely roof tiles are raised and presence or absence of bats. damages and there are holes Information will be collected on in the walls. entry points, species, population and roost type. This data will inform a mitigation strategy and is required to obtain a European Protected Species Licence (EPSL). Three surveyors are required to provide full coverage of the building. Optimal: Mid May to August inclusive. Sub-optimal: May to September inclusive – will require a greater survey effort and justification. The information gained from these surveys is necessary to obtain a European Protected Species Licence (EPSL) from Natural England if bats are present. Under licence: Supervision of work affected the roof by a licensed ecologist.

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Bat boxes installed.

Barn Owl No impact. No evidence of No further surveys None applicable barn owl use was found and the buildings do not offer the appropriate nesting conditions. No suitable foraging habitat on site. Breeding Bird No nests were found on site. No further surveys. Bird boxes can be However, birds could be Any works which affect the installed on new buildings utilizing the significant gaps building could impact on nesting and trees. under roof tiles as nesting birds. Since all in-use bird’s nests sites. If birds’ nests are and their contents are protected located in/on the roof then from damage or destruction, roof nests could be disturbed or removal should be undertaken destroyed during outside the period 1st March to development. 31st August. If this time frame cannot be avoided, a close inspection of the roof should be undertaken prior to clearance. Work should not be carried out within 5.0m of any in- use nest and with an Ecological Clerk of Works present. Reptiles No impact. There is no None required. Long grass and scrub suitable reptile habitat on areas could be added to site. the site to improve the reptile habitat. Other Terrestrial No impact. No Further surveys None applicable. Mammals Problematic None found. No further surveys or mitigation. None applicable. Species

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1.0 The Company and Contact Information

Established in 2005, Arbtech Consulting Limited provides arboricultural and ecological consultancy services in respect to planning and development, throughout the UK.

Tel 01244 660558

@ [email protected]

Web www.arbtech.co.uk

2.0 The Surveyor

The surveyor and principal author of this report is Natalie Evans HND, BA (Hons), MA.

3.0 Protected Species Licenses

Bats

The surveyor holds an appropriate licence to enable her to undertake this type of survey.

4.0 The Client

The client is Nikki James.

5.0 The Site of Proposed Development

The client is preparing a planning application for ‘35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, GU26 6AS.’ The proposal involves demolition of the existing building with a new commercial and/or residential development on the site.

6.0 The Survey Brief

The client commissioned Arbtech Consulting Ltd to undertake a PEA in accordance with current guideline standards1.The PEA includes an extended Phase 1 Habitat

1 CIEEM 2012. Guidelines for Preliminary Ecological Appraisal. http://www.cieem.net/data/files/Resource_Library/Technical_Guidance_Series/GPEA/GPEA_April_2013.pdf British Standard BS42020: Biodiversity – Code of Practice for Planning and Development

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Survey that has been conducted in accordance with the technique outlined in the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (“JNCC”) Handbook for Phase 1 Habitat Survey a technique for environmental audit (2010).

7.0 Controls

This survey provides a ‘snap-shot’ of the assessed habitat and wildlife value of the site at the time of survey only and may require further survey effort to provide robust, scientifically valid evidence of species likely-absence.

Shelf-life – there is a lack of clarity about the period for which a PEA is accepted as being valid. Common practice dictates that most planning authorities will accept a survey report that is less than two years old (from the date of the field survey). Older surveys are likely to have to be refreshed by a further visit and report update.

8.0 Data Searches

A 2km Data Search has been carried out to determine any sites of nature conservation importance in the area and to reveal any existing biological records for the search area.

The full data search is provided in Appendix VI. Please note that the data search is to be treated as CONFIDENTIAL and is not suitable for release onto public registers. It should be removed from any documentation transferred onto publicly accessible registers. The data search is provided in full for officer verification purposes and should not be shared with officers not involved in the consent determination.

9.0 Date of the Survey

11th May 2015

10.0 Seasonality

The normal survey window for undertaking this type of evaluation is between mid- March and mid-October (south)/1st April and 30th September (north).

This survey was conducted within the normal survey window.

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11.0 Informative

Table 1: Summary of Pertinent Legislation and Planning Policy Relevant to the Protection of Bats in the UK

Location of Site Transposing EC Habitats Other Relevant Legislation Planning Policy Directive England Conservation of Habitats Wildlife and Countryside National Planning Policy and Species Regulations Act 1981 as amended. Framework (“NPPF”). 2010. Countrywide and Rights of Way Act 2000. Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006. Wales Conservation of Habitats Wildlife and Countryside Technical Advice Note and Species Regulations Act 1981 as amended. (“TAN”) 5. 2010. Countrywide and Rights of Way Act 2000. Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006. Scotland Conservation (Natural Wildlife and Countryside National Planning Policy Habitat & c.) Regulations Act 1981 as amended. Guidance (“NPPG”) 14 and 1994 as amended. The Nature conservation Planning Advice Note (Scotland) Act 2004. (“PAN”) 60.

A summary of legislation relevant to individual species can be found at Appendix IV.

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12.0 The Survey Methodology

In order to fully assess the potential value of habitats at the site, the surveyor has employed widely accepted national standards set out in the JNCC (2010) publication Handbook for Phase 1 Habitat Survey: a technique for environmental audit.

The report includes for a Phase 1 Habitat Map (found at Appendix I), in addition to a full species list and target notes (found at Appendix II.)

Inspections make use of binoculars and cameras where appropriate.

1. The survey is performed during daylight hours.The site was surveyed on 11/05/15. The site was visited and the vegetation was mapped onto an Ordnance Survey Mastermap using standard colour codes for the ninety plus specified habitat types as defined in the JNCC guidelines. The surrounding land was similarly mapped but third-party land was only accessed were open and is assessed on the basis of what could be viewed from publically accessible areas. 2. Target notes were made for particular areas of interest and annotated onto the map. 3. An ecological “walkover” survey of the site was also conducted. The survey looks for direct and indirect evidenced (through sightings or field signs) of protected species and speculates on likely presence based upon habitat type and quality.

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13.0 Protected Taxa Habitat Potential

Table 2: Species potential defined by integrating national guidelines e.g. Hundt 2012

Confirmed Species are found to be present during the survey. Evidence of species’ activity is found to be present during the survey. High Buildings, trees or other structures with features of particular significance for use by protected species e.g. nesting habitat, roosting opportunities, ponds. Habitat of high quality for foraging e.g. broadleaved woodland, tree-lined watercourses and grazed parkland. Site is connected with the wider landscape by strong linear features that would be used by commuting species e.g. river and or stream valleys and hedgerows. Site is close to known locations of records for protected species. Medium Several potential habitat opportunities in buildings, trees or other structures. Habitat could be used for foraging e.g. trees, shrub, grassland or water. Site is connected with the wider landscape by linear features that could be used by commuting species e.g. lines of trees and scrub or linked back gardens. Low A small number of less significant habitat opportunities. Isolated habitat for foraging e.g. a lone tree or patch of scrub. An isolated site not connected by prominent linear landscape features. Negligible No suitable habitats observed.

Table 2 (above) presents a scale continuum against which the significance of habitat value and opportunities for protected species at the site can be graded. By referring to this continuum and using their expert judgment, surveyors classify features such as habitats, buildings etc. as representing low, medium, high value or confirmed presence.

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14.0 Survey Results

Table 3: Desk study results, habitats and species recorded on site Desk Study Records The survey preparation has been informed by the use of a desk study utilising: - aerial images from Google Earth, MAGIC and other freely available information e.g. Natural England’s nature on the map website, and OS Opendata 2010 using grid reference SU888357 and postcode GU26 6AS.

MAGIC results within 2km: The site is in a SSSI impact risk zone. Approx. 100m east lies Wealdon Heaths Phase II Special Protection Area (SPA), The Devils Punchbowl Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). ‘This site, comprising Hindhead Common, the Devil's Punch Bowl and the Highcomb Valley supports an excellent series of semi-natural habitats including broadleaved and coniferous woodland, heathland, scrub and small meadows, and is one of the most scenically spectacular areas in the western weald. The Devil's Punch Bowl has a rich and varied invertebrate fauna which has not as yet been fully recorded. The woodland provides a wide range of invertebrate habitats: dead wood is abundant and harbours good populations of characteristic beetles and the locally rare fly Xylophagus ater. The wet woodland supports a cranefly more commonly found in western Britain Limonia distendus and several interesting beetles such as the scarce Malthodes maurus. Heathland areas support good populations of beetles including the local Altica ericeti. The site contains an outstanding variety of birdlife, with over sixty breeding species. The Highcombe Valley supports breeding wood warblers and redstarts. Rarer woodland breeding species include firecrest, redpoll and crossbill whilst siskin and hawfinch may breed occasionally. Heathland breeding species include nightjar, stonechat, tree pipit and whitethroat. Dartford warblers have bred occasionally.’ (Natural England).

Biological records have been ordered from Surrey Wildlife Trust and can be found in Appendix VI.

Local Environment Site Location: The site is located in a residential area with woodland dominating the landscape within 1km.

Landscape Features Present within 1km + notes (distances) Woodlands From approx. 90m east, 185m south, 70m north and 680m west woodland is extensive and widespread.

Linear Features e.g. tree lines, hedges, Tree lined roads, gardens and woodland edges gardens all provide linear features which link the site to the wider landscape. Pasture/grassland Woodpasture and parkland BAP priority habitat lies approx 200m south east and 630m north east.

Weather conditions at time of survey: Temperature: 17˚C. Cloud Cover: 10%. Precipitation: none. Wind: 1/8.

Habitats Description of Features

J3 Built Up Areas There are two structures on site. Including Buildings and B1 is two storey detached building currently in use a second hand furniture shop. The roof is gabled and has Hard Standing clay roof and ridge tiles which are in fairly poor condition with numerous raised, damaged and missing tiles. These areas present roosting opportunities for bats as they will roost between roof tiles and between roof lining and roof tiles. The walls of the building which are concrete in construction have several holes in

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which bats could roost and find a crawl space into a wall cavity. There are two brick chimneys around which the roof tiles are severely warped. At the front of the building there are three dormer windows with clay hanging tiles. The central dormer has a hipped clay tiled roof with hanging tiles on the front and the sides. The dormers either side of the central one are flat roofed with hanging tiles at the sides. Hanging tiles have raised and loose areas suitable for bat roosting. Fascia boards and soffit boards around the dormer windows are damaged and loose providing further roosting opportunities. There are flat roof extensions with bitumen roofing felt to the front and rear of the building which have raised timber fascia boards all the way round under which bats may roost. Window frames on the building are timber and tight fitting. B2 is a timber shed with a corrugated iron roof and missing window panes. The front of the site is a hard standing car park area. J4 Bare Ground The rear of the site is bare ground with some growth of species such as Myosotis and Taraxacum. There are young Acer pseudoplatinus trees along the western boundary. Species Species Description of features suitable to support a population OR external habitat potential connectivity to the site defined in Table 2. Invertebrates Negligible No suitable habitat on site.

Amphibian Negligible The terrestrial habitat on site is unsuitable for amphibians. There are no ponds within 500m. Badger Negligible No setts were found within 30m of the development and no evidence of badger activity was found on site.

Bat Medium B1 is two storey detached building currently in use a second hand furniture shop. The roof is gabled and has clay roof and ridge tiles which are in fairly poor condition with numerous raised, damaged and missing tiles. These areas present roosting opportunities for bats as they will roost between roof tiles and between roof lining and roof tiles. The walls of the building which are concrete in construction have several holes in which bats could roost and find a crawl space into a wall cavity. There are two brick chimneys around which the roof tiles are severely warped. At the front of

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the building there are three dormer windows with clay hanging tiles. The central dormer has a hipped clay tiled roof with hanging tiles on the front and the sides. The dormers either side of the central one are flat roofed with hanging tiles at the sides. Hanging tiles have raised and loose areas suitable for bat roosting. Fascia boards and soffit boards around the dormer windows are damaged and loose providing further roosting opportunities. There are flat roof extensions with bitumen roofing felt to the front and rear of the building which have raised timber fascia boards all the way round under which bats may roost. Window frames on the building are timber and tight fitting.

Barn Owl Negligible No evidence of barn owl use was found and the buildings do not offer the appropriate nesting conditions. No suitable foraging habitat on site. Bird Low No nests were found on site. However, birds could be utilizing the significant gaps under roof tiles as nesting sites. If birds’ nests are located in/on the roof then nests could be disturbed or destroyed during development.

Other terrestrial Negligible No evidence of any other protected mammal was found nor any suitable habitat mammals e.g. otter, present. water vole Reptile Negligible There is no suitable reptile habitat on site. Problematic Species Negligible None Found

A Phase 1 map can be found at Appendix I illustrating the habitats.

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Table 4: Summary of Impacts Habitat/Species Potential impact/loss? concerned Invertebrates No impact to invertebrate habitat.

Amphibian No impact. The terrestrial habitat on site is unsuitable for amphibians. There are no ponds within 500m.

Badger No impact. There are no badger setts on or within 30m of the site. No evidence of badger activity was observed.

Bat Potential loss of roost and potential harm to bats. B1 has external features suitable for bat use. The roof tiles are raised and damages and there are holes in the walls.

Barn Owl No impact. No evidence of barn owl use was found and the buildings do not offer the appropriate nesting conditions. No suitable foraging habitat on site.

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Bird No nests were found on site. However, birds could be utilizing the significant gaps under roof tiles as nesting sites. If birds’ nests are located in/on the roof then nests could be disturbed or destroyed during development.

Other terrestrial No impact. mammals e.g. otter, water vole

Reptile No impact. No suitable habitat on site.

Problematic Species None found.

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15.0 Conclusions and Recommendations

The NPPF and ODPM Circular 06/05 require that planning decisions are based on complete and timely ecological information. Further, it is required by Natural England’s ‘Standing Advice’ that protected species information must be available before a decision can be made.

Following this guidance, it is highly unlikely that the local planning authority will defer the provision of further protected species survey work as a condition of any planning consent.

At this time we have no reason to believe the local planning authority will consider that this level of survey will provide them with inadequate information or lacks scientific robustness. On occasion though, it can become necessary to perform further surveys even after planning consent is given, where there are extenuating circumstances e.g. if protected species or habitats are found at a later date.

However, separately to mitigating and compensating for unavoidable ecological impacts, government has made it clear through the NPPF and circular 06/05 that development requires the enhancement of the quantity and quality of biodiversity and habitat.

Where the local planning authority is minded to grant consent for the proposed development, some basic and cost effective forms of ecological enhancement could be adequately secured through the use of an appropriately worded condition. Suggestions for such measures are referred to below, in Table 5.

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Table 5: Conclusions and Recommendations

Species/Habit Species Conclusions Recommendations Enhancements ats potential under NPPF and defined in Circular 06/05 Table 2. Habitats Negligible All species and habitats found are common and No further surveys. Native hedgerows widespread, no rare or unusual plants or habitats and trees can be were found. The site is built up areas, hard planted to standing and bare ground. The site sits within an increase the area of new development. The site is within a SSSI ecological value of impact risk zone but as it is surrounded by new the site. commercial and residential development already, Wildflower areas any extra impact is negligible. will create new habitat, encourage wildlife and increase biodiversity. Invertebrates Negligible No suitable invertebrate habitat on site. No Further Surveys Insect hotels will be installed on site. Wildflower areas and long grass borders will improve the invertebrate habitat on site. To encourage stag beetles, dead wood piles can be added, these must be half buried in a loose substrate.

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Amphibian Negligible The terrestrial habitat on site is unsuitable for No further surveys. None applicable amphibians. There are no ponds within 500m. Badger Negligible No setts were found within 30m of the No further Surveys. Fruit trees and development and no evidence of badger activity However the bushes bearing was found on site. following berries can be recommendations are added to the site given in order to to provide extra mitigate against food for local potential harm to badgers. badgers during the development works. • Any trenches dug should either be covered at night or have a rough sawn plank placed in them to act as a ramp for any wildlife which may fall in. • Security lighting to be directed away from the undergrowth. • Any chemicals or pollutants used or created by the development should be stored and disposed of correctly according to COSHH regulations.

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Bats Medium B1 is two storey detached building currently in Further surveys Bat boxes can be use a second hand furniture shop. The roof is needed. installed on site. gabled and has clay roof and ridge tiles which are B1 is a potential in fairly poor condition with numerous raised, roost of significant damaged and missing tiles. These areas present value and likelihood. roosting opportunities for bats as they will roost between roof tiles and between roof lining and Two further dusk or roof tiles. The walls of the building which are dawn emergence/re- concrete in construction have several holes in entry surveys are which bats could roost and find a crawl space into required to establish a wall cavity. There are two brick chimneys the likely presence around which the roof tiles are severely warped. or absence of bats. At the front of the building there are three Information will be dormer windows with clay hanging tiles. The collected on entry central dormer has a hipped clay tiled roof with points, species, population and roost hanging tiles on the front and the sides. The dormers either side of the central one are flat type. This data will roofed with hanging tiles at the sides. Hanging inform a mitigation tiles have raised and loose areas suitable for bat strategy and is roosting. Fascia boards and soffit boards around required to obtain a the dormer windows are damaged and loose European Protected providing further roosting opportunities. There Species Licence are flat roof extensions with bitumen roofing felt (EPSL). to the front and rear of the building which have Three surveyors are raised timber fascia boards all the way round required to provide under which bats may roost. Window frames on full coverage of the the building are timber and tight fitting. building. Optimal: Mid May to August inclusive. Sub-optimal: May to September

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inclusive – will require a greater survey effort and justification. The information gained from these surveys is necessary to obtain a European Protected Species Licence (EPSL) from Natural England if bats are present.

Barn Owl Negligible No evidence of barn owl use was found and the No further surveys None applicable buildings do not offer the appropriate nesting conditions. No suitable foraging habitat on site. Bird Low No nests were found on site. However, birds could No further surveys. Bird boxes can be be utilizing the significant gaps under roof tiles as Any works which added to new nesting sites. If birds’ nests are located in/on the affect the building buildings and roof then nests could be disturbed or destroyed could impact on trees. during development. nesting birds. Since all in-use bird’s nests and their contents are protected from damage or destruction, roof removal should be undertaken outside the period 1st March to 31st August. If this time frame

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cannot be avoided, a close inspection of the roof should be undertaken prior to clearance. Work should not be carried out within 5.0m of any in-use nest and with an Ecological Clerk of Works present. Other Negligible No evidence of any other protected mammal was No further surveys. No applicable mammals found or any suitable habitat present. enhancements. Reptiles Negligible No suitable habitat on site. No further surveys Long grass borders, log and stone piles can all provide enhancements to the reptile habitat on site. Problematic Negligible None found No further surveys N/A Species

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16.0 Bibliography

Hundt L (2012) Bat Surveys: Good Practice Guidelines, 2nd edition, Bat Conservation Trust ISBN-13: 9781872745985 http://www.bats.org.uk/publications_detail.php/1127/bat_surveys_good_practice_gu idelines_2nd_edition

Joint Nature Conservation Committee (2010). Handbook for Phase 1 habitat survey a technique for environmental audit.

Natural England (2007). Badgers and Development a Guide to Best Practice and Licensing. Natural England. Bristol.

National Planning Policy Framework, 2012 http://www.communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/nppf

Paul Edgar, Jim Foster and John Baker (2010). Reptile Habitat Management Handbook. Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Bournemouth

Tom Langton, Catherine Beckett and Jim Foster (2001). Great Crested Newt Conservation Handbook. Froglife. Suffolk.

17.0 Document Production and Approval Record

Status Issue Author/Reviewer Date

Draft 1 Natalie Evans – Consultant Ecologist 14/05/15

Final 2 Natalie Evans 14/05/15

18.0 Limitations

Arbtech Consulting Ltd has prepared this report for the sole use of the above named Client or his agents in accordance with our General Terms and Conditions, under which our services are performed. It is expressly stated that no other warranty, expressed or implied, is made as to the professional advice included in this Report or any other services provided by us. This report may not be relied upon by any other party without the prior and express written agreement of Arbtech Consulting Limited. The assessments made assume that the sites and facilities will continue to be used for their current purpose without significant change. The conclusions and recommendations contained in this report may be based in part or whole upon information provided by third parties, which has not been independently verified by Arbtech Consulting Limited.

19.0 Copyright

© This report is the copyright of Arbtech Consulting Limited. Any unauthorised reproduction or usage by any person other than the addressee is strictly prohibited.

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Appendix I Phase 1 Habitat Map

Appendix II Species

Common Name Scientific Binomial

Bramble Rubus fruticosa

Bracken Pteridium spp

Dandelion Taraxacum spp

Herb Robert Geranium robertianum

Sycamore Acer pseudoplatinus

Perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne

Forget me not Myositis sp

Appendix III Site Photos

Figure 1: rear of site facing north.

Figure 2: B2.

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Figure 3: rear of B1 northern elevation.

Figure 4: raised roof tiles around the chimney on the rear of B1 left hand side.

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Figure 5: damaged and missing roof tiles on the rear of B1 right hand side.

Figure 6: raised fascia boards on the flat roof extension at the rear of B1.

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Figure 7: hole in the wall on the western elevation of B1.

Figure 8: front of B1 southern elevation.

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Figure 9: raised and missing tiles on the front of B1 right hand side.

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Appendix IV Summary of Legislation for Various Species Conservation Status of British Bats The general consensus in Britain and Europe is that virtually all bat species are declining and vulnerable. Our understanding of population status is poor as there is very little historical data for most bat species. Certain species, such as the horseshoe bats, are better understood and have well documented contractions in range and population size. Given this general picture of decline in UK Government within the UK Biodiversity Action Plan has designated five species of bats as priority species (greater and lesser horseshoe bats, barbastelle, Bechstein’s and pipistrelle). These plans provide an action pathway whereby the maintenance and restoration of the former populations levels are investigated. Legal Status of British Bats Given the above position all British bats as well as their breeding sites and resting places enjoy national and international protection. All bat species in the UK are fully protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) through inclusion in Schedule 5. All bats are also listed on Annex IV (and some on Annex II) of the EC Habitats Directive giving further, European protection. Taken together the act and Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010* make it an offence to; intentionally or deliberately kill, injure or capture (take) bats; • Deliberately disturb bats (whether in a roost or not); • Damage, destroy or obstruct access to bat roosts; • Possess or transport a bat or any part of a bat, unless acquired legally; • Sell, barter or exchange bats, or parts of bats The legislation although not strictly affording protection to foraging grounds does protect roost sites. Bat roosts are protected at all times of the year whether or not bats are present. Any disturbance of a roost due to development must be licenced. *the regulations that delivered by the UK’s commitments to the Habitats Directive. Breeding birds All nesting birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (as amended) 1981, which makes it an offence to intentionally kill, injure or take any wild bird or take, damage or destroy its nest whilst in use or being built, or take or destroy its eggs. Furthermore a number of birds enjoy further protection under that Act and are listed on Schedule 1 of the Act. These further protected birds are also protected from disturbance and it may be necessary to operate “no-go” buffer zones around such nests – typically out to 100m. Planning policy guidance on the treatment of species identified as priorities under the biodiversity action programme suggests that local authorities should take measures to protect the habitats of these species from further decline through policies in local development documents and should ensure that they are protected from the adverse effects of development, where appropriate, by using planning conditions or obligations. The conservation of these species should be promoted through the incorporation of beneficial biodiversity designs within developments.

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Bats All 18 species of bat common in the UK (17 known to be breeding) are fully protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (as amended) 1981 through inclusion in Schedule V of the Act. All bat species in the UKare also included in Schedule II of the Habitats Regulations 2010 which transpose Annex II of the Council Directive 92/43/EEC 1992 on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora (“EC Habitats Directive”) which defines European protected species of animals. Bats species are afforded further protection by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000; and the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006. This combined legislation makes it an offence to: Intentionally or deliberately kill, injure or capture bats. Deliberately disturb bats, whether at roost or not. Damage, destroy or obstruct access to bat roosts. Possess or transport bats, unless acquired legally. Sell, barter or exchange bats. A bat roost is defined by the Bat Conservation Trust publication Bat Surveys—Good Practice Guidelines 2nd Edition as “the resting place of a bat” (BCT 2012). Generally however, the word roost is interpreted as “any structure or place, which any wild bat uses for shelter or protection.” Bats tend to re-use the same roosts; therefore legal opinion is guided by recent case law precedents2, that a roost is protected whether or not the bats are present at the time. This can include for summer roosts, used for breeding; or winter roosts, used for hibernating. Common Birds All common wild birds are protected under The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. This legislation makes it an offence to: Kill, injure or take wild birds. Take, damage or destroy the nest of wild birds while it is in use or being built. Take or destroy the eggs of wild birds. Certain rare breeding birds are listed on Schedule I of The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Under this legislation they are afforded the same protection as common wild birds and are also protected against disturbance whilst building a nest or on or near a nest containing eggs and or unfledged young e.g. Barn Owl Tyto alba.

2 Internet search for e.g. the Woolley case (R. Simon Woolley v. Cheshire East Borough Council) and see here: http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/WoolleyVsCheshireEastBC_tcm6-12832.pdf

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Reptiles There are six species of reptiles in Great Britain (Edgar et al. 2010) and four of these are commonly found; the grass snake Natrix natrix, adder Viper aberus, common lizard Zootoca vivipara and slow worm Anguis fragilis (“common reptiles.”) All native British species of reptiles are legally protected through their in Schedule V of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. As such, all species are protected from deliberate killing or injury. Therefore, where development is permitted, and there will be a significant change in land use, a reasonable effort must be undertaken to avoid committing an offence. The same act makes the trading of native reptile species a criminal offence without appropriate licensing. Two species of reptile; the smooth snake Coronella austriaca and sand lizard Lacerta agilis, are further protected through their inclusion in Schedule II of the Habitats Regulations 2010 which transposes Annex II of the Council Directive 92/43/EEC 1992 on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora (“EC Habitats Directive”), which defines European protected species of animals (“rare reptiles.”) This legislation makes it an offence to: Intentionally or deliberately kill, injure common and rare reptiles. Deliberately disturb or capture rare reptiles. Damage, destroy or obstruct access to rare reptile habitat. Possess or transport a rare reptile or any part of a rare reptile, unless acquired legally. Sell, barter or exchange common and rare reptiles. Rare reptile species occupy only highly restricted ranges in the extreme south east of costal England, with isolated populations of sand lizard in e.g. costal Wales and Cornwall. Smooth snake populations are isolated to lowland heaths in e.g. Surrey, Hampshire, Dorest and West Sussex. Badgers Badgers Meles meles are vulnerable to baiting, hunting and the detrimental impacts of development on their habitat. Both the badger and its habitat are protected under The Protection of Badgers Act 1992, Schedule V of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and Appendix III of the Bern Convention 1979. This legislation makes it an offence to: Kill, injure, take or possess a badger. Interfere with, damage or destroy a badger sett including e.g. obstruct access to a badger sett. Cruelly treat or harm a badger. Disturb a badger in a sett. Penalties for offences are documented (NE 2010) as fines of up to £5,000 and imprisonment for each illegal sett interference or damage or death to a badger. Great Crested Newts Populations of great crested newts Triturus cristatus declined considerably in the late twentieth century (Langton et al. 2001) due to the intensification of agriculture. They require ponds with good water quality and as they spend most of their life on land these ponds must be surrounded by high quality terrestrial habitat. Great crested newts are listed in both Annex IV of the EC Habitats Directive and in Schedule V of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.

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GCN are afforded further protection by the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000; and the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006. This combined legislation makes it an offence to: Deliberately kill, injure or capture a great crested newt. Deliberately disturb a great crested newt. Damage, destroy or obstruct access to a structure used for shelter or protection by a great crested newt. Possess or transport a great crested newt.

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Appendix V European Protected Species Species Type Horseshoe Bats All Typical bats All Large blue butterfly Felis silvestris Dolphins, porpoises and whales All Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Sand lizard Lacerta agilis Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Otter Lutra lutra Smooth snake Coronella austriaca Sturgeon fish Acipenser sturio Natterjack toad Bufo calamita Caretta spp, Lepidochelys kempii, Eretmochelys imbricate, Dermochelys Marine turtles coriacea Shore dock Rumex rupestris Killarney fern Trichomanes speciosum Early gentian Gentianella angelica Lady's slipper Cypripedium calceolus Creeping marshwort Apium repens Slender naiad Najas flexilis Fen Orchid Liparis loeselii Floating-leaved water plantain Luronium natans Yellow marsh saxifrage Saxifraga hirculus

Nationally Protected Species

Species - Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Latin Name

Adder 1 Vipera berus

Allis Shad2 Alosa alosa

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Anemone, Ivell’s Sea Edwardsia ivelli

Anemone, Starlet Sea Nematosella vectensis

Apus Triops cancriformis

Bats, Horseshoe (all species) Rhinolophidae

Bats, Typical (all species) Vespertilionidae

Beetle Graphoderus zonatus

Beetle Hypebaeus flavipes

Beetle Parcymus aeneus

Beetle, Lesser Silver Water Hydrochara caraboides

Beetle, Mire Pill3 Curimopsis nigrita

Beetle, Rainbow Leaf Chrysolina cerealis

Beetle, Stag4 Lucanus cervus

Beetle, Violet Click Limoniscus violaceus Burbot Lota lota Butterfly, Northern Brown Argus Aricia artaxerxes Butterfly, Adonis Blue6 Lysandra bellargus Butterfly, Chalkhill Blue7 Lysandra coridon Butterfly, Silver-studded Blue8 Plebejus argus Butterfly, Small Blue9 Cupido minimus Butterfly, Large Copper Lycaena dispar

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Butterfly, Purple Emperor10 Apatura iris

Butterfly, Duke of Burgundy Fritillary11 Hamearis lucina

Butterfly, Glanville Fritillary12 Melitaea cinxia Butterfly, Heath Fritillary Mellicta athalia Butterfly, High Brown Fritillary Argynnis adippe Butterfly, Marsh Fritillary13 Eurodryas aurinia Butterfly, Pearl-bordered Fritillary14 Boloria euphrosyne Butterfly, Black Hairstreak15 Strymonidia pruni Butterfly, Brown Hairstreak16 Thecla betulae Butterfly, White Letter Hairstreak17 Stymonida w-album Butterfly, Large Heath18 Coenonympha tullia Butterfly, Large Blue Maculinea arion Butterfly, Mountain Ringlet19 Erebia epiphron Butterfly, Chequered Skipper20 Carterocephalus palaemon Butterfly, Lulworth Skipper21 Thymelicus acteon Butterfly, Silver Spotted Skipper22 Hesperia comma Butterfly, Swallowtail Papilio machaon Butterfly, Large tortoiseshell23 Nymphalis polychloros Butterfly, Wood White24 Leptidea sinapis Cat, Wild Felis silverstris Cicada, New Forest Cicadetta montana

Crayfish, Atlantic Stream (White-clawed)25 Austropotamobius pallipes

Cricket, Field Gryllus campestris Cricket, Mole Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa Damselfly, Southern Coenagrion mercuriale Dolphin, Bottle-nosed Tursiops truncatus Dolphin, Common Delphinus delphis Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Dragonfly, Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isosceles Frog, Common26 Rana temporaria Goby, Couch’s Gobius couchii Goby, Giant Gobius cobitis Grasshopper, Wart-biter Decticus verrucivorus Hatchet Shell, Northern Thyasira gouldi Hydroid, Marine Clavopsella navis

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Lagoon Snail Paludinella littorina Lagoon Snail, De Folin’s Caecum armoricum Lagoon Worm, Tentacled Alkmaria romijni Leech, Medicinal Hirudo medicinalis Lizard, Sand Lacerta agilis Lizard, Viviparous27 Lacerta vivipara Marten, Pine Martes martes Mat, Trembling Sea Victorella pavida Moth, Barberry Carpet Pareulype berberata Moth, Black-veined Siona lineata Moth, Essex Emerald Thetidia smaragdaria Moth, Fiery Clearwing Bembecia chrysidiformis Moth, Fisher’s Estuarine Gortyna borelii Moth, New Forest Burnet Zygaena viciae Moth, Reddish Buff Acosmetia caliginosa Moth, Sussex Emerald Thalera fimbrialis Mussel, Fan28 Atrina fragilis Margaritifera Mussel, Freshwater Pearl margaritifera Newt, Great Crested Triturus cristatus Newt, Palmate Triturus helveticus Newt, Smooth Triturus vulgaris Otter, Common Lutra lutra Porpoise, Harbour Phocaena phocaena Sandworm, Lagoon Armandia cirrhosa Sea Fan, Pink31 Eunicella verrucosa Sea horse, Short-snouted32 Hippocampus hippocampus Sea horse, Spiny33 Hippocampus gutulattus Sea Slug, Lagoon Tenellia adspersa Shad, Twaite34 Alosa fallax Shark, Basking Cetorhinus maximus Shark, Angel35 Squatina squatina Shrimp, Fairy Chirocephalus diaphanus Shrimp, Lagoon Sand Gammarus insensiblis Slow-worm36 Anguis fragilis Snail, Glutinous Myxas glutinosa

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Snail, Roman37 Helix pomatia Snail, Sandbowl Catinella arenaria Snake, Grass38 Natrix helvetica Snake, Smooth Coronella austriaca Spider, Fen Raft Dolomedes plantarius Spider, Ladybird Eresus niger Squirrel, Red Sciurus vulgaris Sturgeon Acipenser sturio Toad, Common39 Bufo bufo Toad, Natterjack Bufo calamita Dermochelyidae and Turtles, Marine (all species) Cheloniidae Vendace Coregonus albula Vole, Water Arvicola terrestris Walrus Odebenus rosmarus Whale (all species) Cetacea Whitefish Coregonus lavaretus

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Appendix VI Biological records data from Surrey Wildlife Trust – this information is confidential and must not be passed on to any third parties and must be removed before this document becomes accessible to the public. Records will be included here once received.

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Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS

Produced by Alistair Kirk Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre Manager

Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre June 2015

for Arbtech Ecology Limited

C/O Surrey Wildlife Trust, School Lane, Pirbright Woking, Surrey, GU24 0JN Contents

Page No. 1.0 Introduction 2 2.0 Site Designations 3 2.1 Statutory Designated Sites 3 2.2 Non-Statutory Designated Sites 5 3.0 Protected Species 11 4.0 Notable / Rare Species 21 5.0 UK Biodiversity Action Plan - Priority Species 27 Annex A – Site Maps 30 Annex B – SSSI Citations 35 Annex C – Protected and Rare/Notable Species Statuses 39 References 48

1 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS

1.0 Introduction

The following report has been compiled by the Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre (SBIC) on behalf of Arbtech Consulting Limited as part of a desktop ecological assessment of land near Hindhead, Surrey. Based on our standard data search service it includes information on a) any statutory or non-statutory site designations (i.e. sites of international, national or regional/local importance including ancient woodland, Conservation Verges and Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites (RIGS)), b) all protected species, c) all rare/notable species and d) all Priority Species as identified in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan falling within the Surrey section of a two kilometre search area centred on 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS (Ordnance Survey grid reference SU888356). The report is completed by a series of maps showing the search area together with details of any designated sites (Annex A).

2 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 2.0 Site Designations

The desktop study carried out by SBIC identified a number of designated sites falling within the two kilometre search area. Further details and site descriptions for each of these sites are shown below (Section 2.1 for statutory designated sites and Section 2.2 for non-statutory designated sites). The boundaries of each site are shown in Annex A.

2.1 Statutory Designated Sites 2.1.1 International Designations

Site Name Grid Area Nature Conservation Interest Reference (ha) Wealden Heaths Phase II Various 2053.8 Classified under Article 4.1 of EC Directive 79/409/EEC on the Conservation of Wild Birds (the Birds Directive) Special Protection Area as it is regularly used by 1% or more of the Great Britain population of the following Annex 1 listed species; Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata); 1.7% Great Britain population, Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus); 1.4% Great Britain population, Woodlark (Lullula arborea); 4.3% Great Britain population.

3 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 2.1.2 Sites of Special Scientific Interest

Site Name Grid Area Nature Conservation Interest Reference (ha) Devil’s Punch Bowl SSSI SU892370 280.45 A Site of Special Scientific Interest notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Notified in 1986. “This site, comprising Hindhead Common, the Devil’s Punch Bowl and Highcomb Valley supports and excellent series of semi-natural habitats including broadleaved and coniferous woodland, heathland, scrub and small meadows, and is one of the most scenically spectacular areas in the western weald.”

A copy of the original SSSI citation is included for your information (Annex B). Any action or development thought likely to affect a designated site in any way must first be referred to the local office of Natural England. For more information please contact;

Natural England South-East Region (Worthing Office) Guildbourne House Chatsworth Road Worthing BN11 1LD

Tel: 0300 060 0300

4 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 2.2 Non-Statutory Designated Sites 2.2.1 Local Wildlife Sites

Local Wildlife Sites or Sites of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCIs) as they are known in Surrey are identified on account of the habitats and flora/fauna they support, and are of County or regional wildlife importance.

They are selected by a panel of ecologists who together comprise the Surrey Local Sites Partnership (formerly the Surrey Nature Conservation Liaison Group or SNCLG), which is made up of representatives from Surrey County Council, district and borough councils, Natural England, Environment Agency, Surrey Wildlife Trust, County Recorders and representatives from Surrey’s specialist species recording and conservation groups. Each SNCI has been selected according to criteria outlined in Criteria for SNCI Selection in Surrey published by the SNCLG in July 1997, subsequently revised and updated in Gibbs, Claire (2008); Guidelines for the selection of Sites of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCIs) in Surrey, Surrey Wildlife Trust, Pirbright, Surrey.

The designation of SNCIs in no way diminishes the importance of other areas of semi-natural habitat in Surrey, and it is recognised that all semi-natural habitat is important for wildlife and of potential education value. The assessment and designation of SNCIs is a continual process and new sites will be identified as scientific knowledge of individual sites and of the total resource increases.

All of the SNCIs described below fall within the administrative area covered Waverley Borough Council. 359 sites in Waverley were initially surveyed between 1993 and 1997 as part of a Borough wide review carried out by the Surrey Wildlife Trust on behalf of the Borough Council and Surrey County Council. Candidate sites for each area were then reviewed by the SNCLG at a series of meetings in 1997 and 1998. 167 SNCIs were originally identified across Waverley, all of which were adopted by the Borough Council and incorporated into the adopted Waverley Borough Local Plan, 2002, as Policy C10. Subsequent to this date, a limited number of additional sites have been evaluated by the SNCLG and added to the list of SNCIs in Waverley on the basis of information provided by relevant organisations or individuals for example County recorders.

The Non-Statutory Designated Site table lists the name and reference number of each SNCI together with an Ordnance Survey grid reference, the size and the nature conservation interest of each site. A map showing both the search area and the boundary of each SNCI can be found in Annex A. Please note, the report and map only identify SNCIs that fall either wholly or partially within the nominal search area.

5 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 Site Name RECORDER Grid Area (ha) Borough / Nature Conservation Interest No. Reference /Length (km) District West High Button SNCI 594 SU906362 10.5 ha Waverley More than 5ha of Ancient Semi-natural Woodland in a mosaic of woodland types. Hyde Copse, Gravel 2333 SU879378 32.2 ha Waverley Ancient Semi-natural Woodland and secondary woodland, central Hanger & Marchants Hill area being returned to heath, an important and vanishing habitat. SNCI Beechnut House Wood 3193 SU881339 8.8 ha Waverley Ancient Semi-natural Woodland larger than 5ha with a ground flora SNCI containing 17 ancient woodland indicator species. Woodcock Bottom and 3555 SU875357 56.8 ha Waverley Site supports internationally and nationally rare woodland NVC Whitmore Vale SNCI communities including W16b Quercus spp. Betula spp.- Deschampsia flexuosa woodland; rare Beech (Fagus sylvatica) stands forming variants of the Ilicio-Fagion forest community type listed in the EU Habitats Directive. Woodland to the East of 3568 SU902359 275.8 ha Waverley Extensive woodland, scrub and relict heathland oriented around Hindhead SNCI Hindhead. Whilst most of the western site boundary is contiguous with the Devil's Punch Bowl SSSI, supporting patches of relict open heath and scrub, eastern areas cover large areas of Ancient Woodland. Nationally rare woodland NVC communities are present including lowland variant of W16b. Keffold's Copse SNCI 3576 SU 907350 16.4 ha Waverley The site lies at the extreme south-eastern margins of an extensive forest complex that is all listed in the Surrey Inventory of Ancient Woodland. It contains W7 wet Alder (Alnus glutinosa) wood, rare in South-East England and species that are scarce in the County.

6 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 2.2.2 Ancient Woodland

Thirty-six sites falling within the two kilometre search area appear on the Revised Ancient Woodland Inventory 1 for the County.

Ancient woodland is defined by Natural England as a site that has had a continuous woodland cover since at least 1600 AD. It is an irreplaceable, wildlife-rich habitat, and often includes important archaeological features. Surrey is one of the most wooded parts of lowland Britain and supports approximately 37,700 ha of woodland, of which, 11,935 ha (or 7.1% of the of the County) are considered to be Ancient.

Ancient woodland is commonly divided into two broad categories, Ancient Semi-natural Woodland and Plantations on Ancient Woodland Sites. Both types of stand are classed as ancient woodland. Ancient semi-natural woodland (ASNW) are stands that are composed predominantly of trees and shrubs native to the site that do not obviously originate from planting. They include stands that may have been managed by coppicing or pollarding in the past, as well as those where the tree and shrub layer has grown up by natural regeneration. Plantations on ancient woodland sites (PAWS) are areas of ancient woodland where the original native tree cover has been felled and replaced by planted stock most commonly of a species not native to the site, for example conifers such as Norway Spruce (Picea abies) or Corsican Pine (Pinus nigra var. maritima), but also broadleaves such as Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) or Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa).

Ancient woodland status is determined using information from historic Ordnance Survey and other historic sources and information about the name of the wood, its shape, relief, internal boundaries and location relative to other features such as parish boundaries. Ground survey information such as flora and historical features plus aerial photography interpretation is also used when available. The original inventory was produced by Nature Conservancy Council (later English Nature) on a county-by-county basis in the 1980’s and 1990’s and included all sites over two hectares in size. Access to additional resources and advances in digital mapping techniques mean that it is now possible to map woodlands under two hectares with greater ease and accuracy and since 2005 this led to an on-going project to completely revise and update the Ancient Woodland Inventory across the South East. The Surrey Ancient Woodland Survey was carried out by Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre on behalf of Natural England, Forestry Commission, Surrey Hills AONB, Surrey County Council and ten Borough/District Councils from 2009 until 2011. The results of this work have now been adopted by Natural England and incorporated into the national ancient woodland inventory. The details of any ancient woodland sites contained in this report taken from the final SBIC version of this dataset. Please note, the Ancient Woodland Inventory should always be classed as “provisional” and will be reviewed and updated as new information comes to light.

7 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 The following table shows the unique identification for each site, site name (where known), an Ordnance Survey grid reference and the area of the site as shown on the Inventory. The site name and grid reference used are taken directly from the Inventory and may therefore not necessarily match those used elsewhere in this report.

Code Wood Name (Where Known) Type Borough/District Parish Grid Area Reference (ha) SRY_68 Plantation on Ancient Woodland Site Waverley District (B) Thursley CP SU904355 2.6 SRY_74 Plantation on Ancient Woodland Site Waverley District (B) Thursley CP SU901355 3.6 SRY_83 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Thursley CP SU906363 1.0 SRY_84 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Thursley CP SU905365 1.6 SRY_85xy Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Thursley CP SU889364 5.5 SRY_102xy Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Thursley CP SU889370 0.3 SRY_103xy Plantation on Ancient Woodland Site Waverley District (B) Thursley CP SU898367 2.0 SRY_3228xx Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU899353 1.6 SRY_3229 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU896339 0.9 SRY_3230 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU889337 4.7 SRY_3233 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU881341 0.4 SRY_3234 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU883340 0.7 SRY_3239xx Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU900352 3.0 SRY_3241 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU903342 0.7 SRY_3242 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU888340 3.4 SRY_3243xy Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU886340 0.3 SRY_3990 Plantation on Ancient Woodland Site Waverley District (B) Thursley CP SU903361 2.1 SRY_4005 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU871358 1.2 SRY_4009 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Thursley CP SU905361 3.6 SRY_4704 Plantation on Ancient Woodland Site Waverley District (B) Thursley CP SU909359 13.2 SRY_4857 Plantation on Ancient Woodland Site Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU885334 3.3 SRY_4857 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU885337 1.8 SRY_4864 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU894343 4.0 SRY_4871 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU903348 2.1 SRY_4872 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU900349 3.4 SRY_5030 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU906349 14.3 SRY_5031 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU896342 8.0 SRY_5032 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU880336 7.4

8 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 SRY_5056 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Thursley CP SU904369 5.1 SRY_5226 Plantation on Ancient Woodland Site Waverley District (B) Thursley CP SU900364 23.0 SRY_5315 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Thursley CP SU899366 1.6 SRY_6366 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU896347 4.1 SRY_6367 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Haslemere CP SU893342 1.4 SRY_6697 Ancient Semi-natural Woodland Waverley District (B) Thursley CP SU890364 0.6 VH_3xx Plantation on Ancient Woodland Site Waverley District (B) Thursley CP SU908354 20.7 VH_7 Plantation on Ancient Woodland Site Waverley District (B) Thursley CP SU900370 0.8

9 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 2.2.3 Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites

Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites (RIGS) are currently the most important places for geology and geomorphology outside statutorily protected land such as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). They are important as an educational, historical and recreational resource and the designation of RIGS is one way of recognising and protecting important Earth science and landscape features for future generations to enjoy. RIGS are the geological equivalent to Local Wildlife Sites or other non-statutory wildlife designations and are designated by locally developed criteria. In Surrey, the identification and designation of RIGS is overseen by the Surrey RIGS Group.

Two RIGS sites fall within the two kilometre search area, the details of which are shown below. For more information on this site or RIGS in general, please contact;

Ian Fletcher Chairman Surrey RIGS Group 96A High Street Colliers Wood London SW19 2BT

Tel: 01372 461642 (Day), 020 8543 0179 (Evening) E-mail: [email protected]

Site Name RIGS Number Grid Area Borough Stratagraphic Regional Importance Reference Position Devil’s Punch Bowl RIGS 002 SU8936 201.1 Waverley Lower Cretaceous Largest example of spring-sapping in South-East ha England. Only exposure of Atherfield Clay in the area.

10 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 3.0 Protected Species

SBIC currently holds information on a number of species protected either by national or international legislation which have been recorded from one kilometre squares falling within the two kilometre search area. This list should not be regarded as definitive and it is likely that further detailed survey work would be necessary prior to any development to ascertain the full extent of any activity. Furthermore, it should also be noted that although SBIC currently has data sharing agreements with many of Surrey’s specialist recording societies we may only hold limited information for a number of important taxonomic groups. Similarly, although data transfers take place on a regular basis, we may not always hold the most up to date records for a particular area. For more detailed information on the use of sites within the study area by amphibians and reptiles, birds and protected mammals (specifically bats/roost sites and badgers/setts) please contact the following individuals or groups.

Amphibians and Reptiles Bats Steve Langham The Surrey Bat Group Surrey Amphibian and Reptile Group C/O The Surrey Wildlife Trust Panorama School Lane Folly Hill Pirbright Farnham Woking Surrey, GU9 0BD Surrey Email: [email protected] GU24 0JN

Birds Badgers County Recorder West Surrey Badger Group Eric Soden P.O. Box 67 Ceres Guildford Moushill Lane GU3 1YR Milford E-mail: [email protected] GU8 5BQ Email: [email protected]

The following table lists species in taxonomic order by each one kilometre square of the search area. Information on the protected status of each species is taken from the Recorder 6 species database and Checklist of Legally Protected British Species (Betts 2008) 2 and in each case, the relevant Schedule or Annex which describes the nature and level of protection is shown. For more information please see Annex C. Please note, where a site straddles the edge of the search area all relevant records recorded from that site have been included in this report. Species records for a site are commonly assigned a locational reference based on the Ordnance Survey grid reference for the centre of that site. As such, although part of a site may legitimately fall inside a search area, its geographical centre may lie outside. As a result the following tables

11 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 may include species apparently recorded from one kilometre squares falling outside your original search area. (N.B Throughout this report, where this occurs, the relevant 1 kilometre squares are enclosed by brackets).

1Km Grid Taxon Common Name Recommended UK Protected Species European Protected Date Last Source of Record Square Taxon Name Species Recorded SU8636 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), Bern Convention Appendix 3 1989 SBIC - Other Records W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Common Toad Bufo bufo W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), Bern Convention Appendix 3 1990 SBIC - Other Records W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Common Frog Rana temporaria W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), Bern Convention Appendix 3, 1990 SBIC - Other Records W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Habitats Directive Annex 5 Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 1989 Herpetiles - General (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Adder Vipera berus W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 1990 Herpetiles - General (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) SU8733 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bern Convention Appendix 3 2000 Surrey Mammal Group SU8735 Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Robin Erithacus rubecula Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Great Tit Parus major Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bern Convention Appendix 2 1993 SNCI Survey Siskin Carduelis spinus Bern Convention Appendix 2 1993 SNCI Survey SU8736 Common Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius The Conservation (Natural Bern Convention Appendix 3, 2007 Surrey Dormouse Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2010 Habitats Directive Annex 4 Study Group (Sch. 2), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 All Sections) Common Frog Rana temporaria W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), Bern Convention Appendix 3, 1989 SBIC - Other Records W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Habitats Directive Annex 5 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 1987 Herpetiles - General (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b)

12 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 SU8737 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 8) 1997 SNCI Survey Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), Bern Convention Appendix 3, 1998 PTES National Stag W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Habitats Directive Annex 2 - Beetle Survey non-priority species Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), Bern Convention Appendix 3 1990 Herpetiles - General W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Common Frog Rana temporaria W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), Bern Convention Appendix 3, 1990 Herpetiles - General W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Habitats Directive Annex 5 Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 1990 Herpetiles - General (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Grass Snake Natrix natrix W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 1990 Herpetiles - General (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Adder Vipera berus W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 1990 Herpetiles - General (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Robin Erithacus rubecula Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Great Tit Parus major Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bern Convention Appendix 3 1997 SNCI Survey SU8833 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 8) 1995 SNCI Survey SU8834 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bern Convention Appendix 3 1999 Surrey Mammal Group SU8835 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 8) 1997 SNCI Survey Slow-worm Anguis fragilis W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 2002 SBIC - Other Record (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 1993 Herpetiles - General (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b)

13 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 Grass Snake Natrix natrix W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 2002 SBIC - Other Record (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Adder Vipera berus W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 1993 Herpetiles - General (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Great Spotted Dendrocopos major Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Woodpecker Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Robin Erithacus rubecula Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Great Tit Parus major Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus The Conservation (Natural Bern Convention Appendix 2, 2002 SBIC - Other Record Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2010 Bern Convention Appendix 3, (Sch. 2), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 All Habitats Directive Annex 4 Sections) Common Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius The Conservation (Natural Bern Convention Appendix 3, 2002 SBIC - Other Record Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2010 Habitats Directive Annex 4 (Sch. 2), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 All Sections) Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bern Convention Appendix 3 1997 SNCI Survey SU8837 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 1993 Herpetiles - General (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis The Conservation (Natural Bern Convention Appendix 2, 1993 Herpetiles - General Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2010 Habitats Directive Annex 4 (Sch. 2), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 All Sections) Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 1993 Herpetiles - General (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b)

14 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 Adder Vipera berus W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 1993 Herpetiles - General (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bern Convention Appendix 3 1999 Surrey Mammal Group SU8933 Snowdrop Galanthus nivalis Habitats Directive Annex 5 1988 BSBI VC17 Red Kite Milvus milvus W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 1 Part 1) Birds Directive Annex 1 1997 SBIC - Other Records Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bern Convention Appendix 2 2009 Surrey Dormouse Group Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius The Conservation (Natural Bern Convention Appendix 3, 2009 Surrey Dormouse Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2010 Habitats Directive Annex 4 Group (Sch. 2), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 All Sections) SU8934 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 8) 1995 SNCI Survey Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 1992 Herpetiles - General (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Grass Snake Natrix natrix W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 1992 Herpetiles - General (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) SU8935 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Bern Convention Appendix 2, 1992 British Trust for Birds Directive Annex 1 Ornithology Adder Vipera berus W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 1992 Herpetiles - General (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) SU8936 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 2002 SBIC - Other Record (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Viviparous Lizard Lacerta vivipara W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 2002 SBIC - Other Record (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b)

15 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 Grass Snake Natrix natrix W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 2002 SBIC - Other Record (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Adder Vipera berus W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 2002 SBIC - Other Record (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Bern Convention Appendix 2, 1992 SBIC - Other Record Birds Directive Annex 1 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus The Conservation (Natural Bern Convention Appendix 2, 2002 SBIC - Other Record Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2010 Bern Convention Appendix 3, (Sch. 2), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 All Habitats Directive Annex 4 Sections) Common Shrew Sorex araneus Bern Convention Appendix 3 2002 SBIC - Other Record Common Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius The Conservation (Natural Bern Convention Appendix 3, 2002 SBIC - Other Record Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2010 Habitats Directive Annex 4 (Sch. 2), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 All Sections) Stoat Mustela erminea Bern Convention Appendix 3 2002 SBIC - Other Record Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bern Convention Appendix 3 1996 SWT Survey SU8937 Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 1993 Herpetiles - General (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Adder Vipera berus W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 1993 Herpetiles - General (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 1 Part 1) Birds Directive Annex 1 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Merlin Falco columbarius W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 1 Part 1) Bern Convention Appendix 2, -2001 National Trust Birds Directive Annex 1 Biological Survey Hobby Falco subbuteo W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 1 Part 1) Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey

16 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Bern Convention Appendix 2 1993 SNCI Survey Dunnock Prunella modularis Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Robin Erithacus rubecula Bern Convention Appendix 2 1993 SNCI Survey Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Stonechat Saxicola torquata Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bern Convention Appendix 2 1993 SNCI Survey Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 1 Part 1) Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bern Convention Appendix 2 1993 SNCI Survey Great Tit Parus major Bern Convention Appendix 2 1993 SNCI Survey Willow Tit Poecile montanus Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bern Convention Appendix 2 1993 SNCI Survey Siskin Carduelis spinus Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Linnet Carduelis cannabina Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Redpoll Carduelis flammea Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Crossbill Loxia curvirostra W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 1 Part 1) Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey

17 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 Hawfinch Coccothraustes Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust coccothraustes Biological Survey Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Bern Convention Appendix 2 -2001 National Trust Biological Survey SU9034 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 8) 2010 Revised Ancient Woodland Inventory Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bern Convention Appendix 2 2010 Revised Ancient Woodland Inventory Great Spotted Dendrocopos major Bern Convention Appendix 2 2010 Revised Ancient Woodpecker Woodland Inventory Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bern Convention Appendix 3 2001 Surrey Mammal Group Common Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius The Conservation (Natural Bern Convention Appendix 3, 2001 Surrey Mammal Group Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2010 Habitats Directive Annex 4 (Sch. 2), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 All Sections) SU9035 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 8) 1997 SNCI Survey Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Bern Convention Appendix 2, 1992 British Trust for Birds Directive Annex 1 Ornithology Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Great Spotted Dendrocopos major Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Woodpecker Dunnock Prunella modularis Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Robin Erithacus rubecula Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Great Tit Parus major Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Coal Tit Periparus ater Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Nuthatch Sitta europaea Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Bern Convention Appendix 3 1997 SNCI Survey SU9036 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 1992 SBIC - Other Records (Sch. 8)

18 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 2002 SBIC - Other Record (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 2002 SBIC - Other Record (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Grass Snake Natrix natrix W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 2002 SBIC - Other Record (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Adder Vipera berus W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.1 Bern Convention Appendix 3 2002 SBIC - Other Record (killing/injuring)), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5a), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 Sec. 9.5b) Brown Long-Eared Bat Plecotus auritus The Conservation (Natural Bern Convention Appendix 2, 1984 Surrey Mammal Group Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2010 Habitats Directive Annex 4 (Schedule 2), Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Sch. 5 All Sections) SU9037 Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 1992 SBIC - Other Records (Sch. 8) Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Bern Convention Appendix 2, 1992 British Trust for Birds Directive Annex 1 Ornithology Great Tit Parus major Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Coal Tit Periparus ater Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Bern Convention Appendix 2 1997 SNCI Survey

19 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 In addition to the information presented above, SBIC currently holds information on the following species recorded from the ten kilometre squares which cover the two kilometre search area. These records are not currently held in a format which allows analysis at the same level of detail as other species records, however these records are included in this report as they provide a guide to the species which may be present within the wider search area.

1Km Grid Common Name Scientific Name Wildlife & Countryside Act International Status Date Last Source of Record Square Schedule Recorded SU93 Bechstein's Bat Myotis bechsteinii The Conservation (Natural Bern Convention Appendix 2, 2008 BCT Bechstein's Bat Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2010 Habitats Directive Annex 2 - Project (Sch. 2), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 All non-priority species, Habitats Sections) Directive Annex 4 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus The Conservation (Natural Bern Convention Appendix 2, 2008 BCT Bechstein's Bat Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2010 Bern Convention Appendix 3, Project (Sch. 2), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 All Habitats Directive Annex 4 Sections) Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus The Conservation (Natural Bern Convention Appendix 2, 2008 BCT Bechstein's Bat Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2010 Habitats Directive Annex 4 Project (Sch. 2), W&C Act 1981 (Sch. 5 All Sections)

Any work or activity likely to affect any species covered by a relevant Schedule of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, must first be referred to the local office of Natural England.

20 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 4.0 Notable / Rare Species

SBIC currently holds information on the following species recorded from one kilometre squares falling within the two kilometre search area which are thought to be rare or notable at either a national or a regional level. In each case, the known distribution of all populations (both native and non-native) as shown in the relevant County atlas is also shown where available.

Once again, the following table lists species by one kilometre square and then by taxonomic order. Information on the national status of each species is taken from the Recorder 6 species database. For more information please see Annex C.

1Km Grid Taxon Common Name Recommended Taxon National Species Surrey Status Date Last Source of Record Square Name Status Recorded SU8636 Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis IUCN (2001) - Common “a weed in arable fields, waste 1987 SBIC - Other Records Vulnerable ground and sandy tracksides” 3, 1987; 23 ten kilometre squares 4 Grayling Hipparchia semele IUCN (2001) - Local but Fairly Common 5, 2000; 48 2005 Butterfly Conservation Vulnerable tetrads, Regional Conservation Priority; VC17 Medium 6 SU8733 Slaver Ant Formica sanguinea Nationally Notable B Frequent on heathland 7 2000 BWARS VC17 a social wasp Dolichovespula saxonica RDB - Insuff known Common 8 2000 BWARS VC17 SU8734 a water beetle Agabus melanarius Nationally Notable B Very Local but easily overlooked in shallow 2002 SBIC - Other Records water amongst leaf litter and moss, primarily in boggy spring-fed areas of woodlands, but also in stagnant woodland pools. 9 SU8735 Welsh Poppy Meconopsis cambrica Nationally Scarce Naturalised Alien, 1987; 7 ten kilometre 1987 BSBI VC17 squares SU8737 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus Nationally Notable B Local, avoiding clay (and chalky) soils but 1998 PTES National Stag can be common in London suburbs, Beetle Survey especially in gardens. 10 Golden-tabbed Robberfly Eutolmus rufibarbis IUCN (pre 1994) - Local, 136 records, 48 tetrads 11 2002 BWARS VC17 Rare a fly Myopa fasciata IUCN (pre 1994) - Local, 52 records, 28 tetrads 2002 BWARS VC17 Rare Red Wood Ant Formica rufa IUCN (1994) - Lower Frequent in open woodland 2002 BWARS VC17 Risk - Near Threatened

21 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 SU8833 Welsh Poppy Meconopsis cambrica Nationally Scarce Naturalised Alien, 1987; 7 ten kilometre 2003 BSBI VC17 squares Field Woundwort Stachys arvensis IUCN (2001) - Lower Locally Frequent, 67 tetrads, “Weed in 2003 BSBI VC17 Risk - Near cultivated fields especially on sandy soils”, Threatened 1987; 21 ten kilometre squares a solitary bee Andrena florea IUCN (pre 1994) - Locally Very Common 12 2005 BWARS VC17 Rare SU8834 Welsh Poppy Meconopsis cambrica Nationally Scarce Naturalised Alien, 1987; 7 ten kilometre 1987 BSBI VC17 squares Large-leaved Lime Tilia platyphyllos Nationally Scarce Alien, Rare, probably always planted, 1987; 1983 BSBI VC17 Rare, 13 ten kilometre squares “Throughout its European range… associated with steep slopes on calcareous rocks… may be native at the base of the chalk river cliff at Box Hill… Widely planted elsewhere SU8835 a marsh beetle Prionocyphon serricornis Nationally Notable B Widespread. Common in flooded rot holes 2002 SBIC – Other Records in trees, commonest in areas with abundant large beech trees. a click beetle Athous subfuscus IUCN (pre 1994) - Recent colonist, increasing? Particularly 2002 SBIC – Other Records Rare frequent on high ground a net-winged beetle Platycis minuta Nationally Notable B Local in a variety of habitats, especially near 2002 SBIC – Other Records woods. a flea beetle Chaetocnema subcoerulea Nationally Notable B Local on Juncus in damp grassland >10 post- 1983 Other Record 1980 records. Black-headed Cardinal Pyrochroa coccinea Nationally Notable B Widespread, much increased in 20th 2002 SBIC – Other Records Beetle Century? Larvae under bark of hardwoods (and conifers?). >50 records. a micro moth Phyllonorycter platanoidella Nationally Notable B Resident; Widespread; woods, commons 2002 SBIC – Other Records and roadsides 13 a micro moth Sorhagenia janiszewskae Nationally Notable A Resident; Local; Wood edge 2002 SBIC – Other Records Little Thorn Cepphis advernaria Nationally Notable B Local and Uncommon 14 2002 SBIC – Other Records a snail-killing fly Tetanocera phyllophora Nationally Notable B 2002 SBIC – Other Records a parasitic fly Drino lota Nationally Notable B 2002 SBIC – Other Records a parasitic fly Gymnosuma rotundatum pRDB3 2002 SBIC – Other Records a jumping spider Marpissa muscosa Nationally Notable B 2002 SBIC – Other Records Green Woodpecker Picus viridis BOCC3 - Amber Common breeding resident 15 1997 SNCI Survey SU8836 Slaver Ant Formica sanguinea Nationally Notable B Frequent on heathland 1999 BWARS VC17

22 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 SU8933 Red Kite Milvus milvus BOCC3 - Amber Lost resident, now a scarce but increasing 1997 SBIC - Other Records passage migrant SU8935 Slaver Ant Formica sanguinea Nationally Notable B Frequent on heathland 2004 BWARS VC17 a social wasp Dolichovespula saxonica RDB - Insuff known Common 2001 BWARS VC17 Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum IUCN (pre 1994) - Ubiquitous, 338 records 1998 BWARS VC17 Vulnerable 6-Banded Nomad Bee Nomada fulvicornis IUCN (pre 1994) - Common 1997 BWARS VC17 Rare Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris Nationally Notable B Local 1998 BWARS VC17 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus BOCC3 - Red Locally common summer visitor, breeding 1992 British Trust for annually Ornithology SU8936 Large Velvet Ant Mutilla europaea Nationally Notable B Rare, 24 records 1996 BWARS VC17 Red Wood Ant Formica rufa IUCN (1994) - Lower Frequent in open woodland 2002 BWARS VC17 Risk - Near Threatened Slaver Ant Formica sanguinea Nationally Notable B Frequent on heathland 2006 BWARS VC17 a spider-hunting wasp Anoplius caviventris Nationally Notable B Rare, 9 records 2002 BWARS VC17 a social wasp Dolichovespula saxonica RDB - Insuff known Common 2006 BWARS VC17 a solitary bee Lasioglossum malachurum Nationally Notable B Ubiquitous 2000 BWARS VC17 a solitary bee Lasioglossum pauxillum Nationally Notable A Common 2004 BWARS VC17 a solitary bee Lasioglossum leucopus IUCN (pre 1994) - Locally Common 1993 BWARS VC17 Rare a solitary bee Sphecodes miniatus Nationally Notable B Very Local 1993 BWARS VC17 a solitary bee Sphecodes scabricollis IUCN (pre 1994) - Very Local 2002 BWARS VC17 Rare Blue Carpenter Bee Ceratina cyanea IUCN (pre 1994) - Locally Common 2002 BWARS VC17 Rare Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus BOCC3 - Red Locally common summer visitor, breeding 1992 British Trust for annually Ornithology SU8937 Heath Cudweed Gnaphalium sylvaticum IUCN (2001) - Rather Rare, 51 tetrads “Rides in woods, 1993 BSBI VC17 Endangered heaths and commons. Has decreased in E of the county, still locally frequent in SW”, 1987; 18 ten kilometre squares Grayling Hipparchia semele IUCN (2001) - Local but Fairly Common, 2000; 48 tetrads, 2001 Butterfly Conservation Vulnerable Regional Conservation Priority; Medium VC17 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus BOCC3 - Red Scarce winter visitor, has bred -2001 National Trust Biological Survey

23 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus BOCC3 - Amber Moderately common breeding resident -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Merlin Falco columbarius BOCC3 - Amber Scarce winter visitor -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Woodcock Scolopax rusticola BOCC3 - Amber Locally common breeding resident -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Stock Dove Columba oenas BOCC3 - Amber Moderately common breeding resident -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur BOCC3 - Red Moderately common but declining summer -2001 National Trust visitor, breeding annually Biological Survey Green Woodpecker Picus viridis BOCC3 - Amber Common breeding resident -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Skylark Alauda arvensis BOCC3 - Red Common, but reduced breeding resident -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis BOCC3 - Red Locally common summer visitor, breeding -2001 National Trust annually Biological Survey Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis BOCC3 - Amber Moderately common resident and winter -2001 National Trust visitor, breeding annually Biological Survey Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea BOCC3 - Amber Moderately common breeding resident -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Dunnock Prunella modularis BOCC3 - Amber Common breeding resident -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus BOCC3 - Amber Locally common summer visitor, breeding -2001 National Trust annually Biological Survey Song Thrush Turdus philomelos BOCC3 - Red Common breeding resident -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Whitethroat Sylvia communis BOCC3 - Amber Common summer visitor, breeding annually -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix BOCC3 - Red Locally common summer visitor, breeding -2001 National Trust annually Biological Survey Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla BOCC3 - Amber Scarce breeder, passage migrant and winter -2001 National Trust visitor Biological Survey Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata BOCC3 - Red Moderately common summer visitor, -2001 National Trust breeding annually Biological Survey Willow Tit Poecile montanus BOCC3 - Red Rare breeding resident -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Marsh Tit Poecile palustris BOCC3 - Red Moderately common breeding resident -2001 National Trust Biological Survey

24 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 Linnet Carduelis cannabina BOCC3 - Red Locally common breeding resident -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula BOCC3 - Red Common breeding resident -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Hawfinch Coccothraustes BOCC3 - Red Scarce breeding resident -2001 National Trust coccothraustes Biological Survey Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella BOCC3 - Red Locally common breeding resident -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus BOCC3 - Amber Locally common breeding resident -2001 National Trust Biological Survey SU9034 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis BOCC3 - Amber Common breeding resident 2010 Revised Ancient Woodland Inventory SU9035 Slaver Ant Formica sanguinea Nationally Notable B Frequent on heathland 1998 BWARS VC17 Bee Wolf Philanthus triangulum IUCN (pre 1994) - Ubiquitous, 338 records 1998 BWARS VC17 Vulnerable Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris Nationally Notable B Local 1998 BWARS VC17 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos BOCC3 - Amber Abundant breeding resident 1997 SNCI Survey Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus BOCC3 - Red Locally common summer visitor, breeding 1992 British Trust for annually Ornithology Green Woodpecker Picus viridis BOCC3 - Amber Common breeding resident 1997 SNCI Survey Dunnock Prunella modularis BOCC3 - Amber Common breeding resident 1997 SNCI Survey Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus BOCC3 - Amber Common breeding resident 1997 SNCI Survey Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula BOCC3 - Amber Common breeding resident 1997 SNCI Survey SU9036 White Admiral Limenitis camilla IUCN (2001) - Fairly Widespread and Fairly Common, 1992 SBIC - Other Records Vulnerable 2000; 102 tetrads a social wasp Dolichovespula saxonica RDB - Insuff known Common 2005 BWARS VC17 SU9037 Corn Spurrey Spergula arvensis IUCN (2001) - Common “a weed in arable fields, waste 2009 BSBI VC17 Vulnerable ground and sandy tracksides”, 1987; 23 ten kilometre squares Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus IUCN (2001) - Lower Fairly Widespread and Common, 2000; 175 1992 SNCI Survey Risk - Near tetrads Threatened Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus BOCC3 - Red Locally common summer visitor, breeding 1992 British Trust for annually Ornithology

25 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 In addition to the information presented above, SBIC currently holds information on the following species recorded from the ten kilometre squares which cover the two kilometre search area. These records are not currently held in a format which allows analysis at the same level of detail as other species records, however these records are included in this report as they provide a guide to the species which may be present within the wider search area.

1Km Grid Taxon Common Name Recommended Taxon National Species Surrey Status Date Last Source of Record Square Name Status Recorded SU93 Bechstein's Bat Myotis bechsteinii IUCN (2001) - Lower 2008 BCT Bechstein's Bat Risk - Near Project Threatened

26 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 5.0 UK Biodiversity Action Plan - Priority Species

The following species which appear on the revised list of UKBAP Priority species have been recorded from the one kilometre squares falling within the two kilometre search area. Once again, the following table lists species by one kilometre square and then by taxonomic order. For more information please see Annex C.

1Km Grid Taxon Common Name Recommended Biodiversity Action Plan Species (2007) Date Last Source of Record Square Taxon Name Recorded SU8636 Grayling Hipparchia semele UK BAP Priority Species 2005 Butterfly Conservation VC17 Common Toad Bufo bufo UK BAP Priority Species 1990 SBIC - Other Records Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara UK BAP Priority Species 1989 Herpetiles - General Adder Vipera berus UK BAP Priority Species 1990 Herpetiles - General SU8736 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis UK BAP Priority Species 1987 Herpetiles - General Common Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius UK BAP Priority Species 2007 Surrey Dormouse Study Group SU8737 Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus UK BAP Priority Species 1998 PTES National Stag Beetle Survey Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara UK BAP Priority Species 1990 Herpetiles - General Grass Snake Natrix natrix UK BAP Priority Species 1990 Herpetiles - General Adder Vipera berus UK BAP Priority Species 1990 Herpetiles - General SU8835 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis UK BAP Priority Species 2002 SBIC – Other Records Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara UK BAP Priority Species 1993 Herpetiles - General Grass Snake Natrix natrix UK BAP Priority Species 2002 SBIC – Other Records Adder Vipera berus UK BAP Priority Species 1993 Herpetiles - General Common Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius UK BAP Priority Species 2002 SBIC – Other Records SU8837 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis UK BAP Priority Species 1993 Herpetiles - General Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis UK BAP Priority Species 1993 Herpetiles - General Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara UK BAP Priority Species 1993 Herpetiles - General Adder Vipera berus UK BAP Priority Species 1993 Herpetiles - General SU8933 Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius UK BAP Priority Species 2009 Surrey Dormouse Group SU8934 Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara UK BAP Priority Species 1992 Herpetiles - General Grass Snake Natrix natrix UK BAP Priority Species 1992 Herpetiles - General Adder Vipera berus UK BAP Priority Species 1992 Herpetiles - General

27 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 SU8935 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus UK BAP Priority Species 1992 British Trust for Ornithology SU8936 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis UK BAP Priority Species 2002 SBIC - Other Record Viviparous Lizard Lacerta vivipara UK BAP Priority Species 2002 SBIC - Other Record Grass Snake Natrix natrix UK BAP Priority Species 2002 SBIC - Other Record Adder Vipera berus UK BAP Priority Species 2002 SBIC - Other Record Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus UK BAP Priority Species 1992 SBIC - Other Record Common Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius UK BAP Priority Species 2002 SBIC - Other Record Stoat Mustela erminea UK BAP Priority Species 2002 SBIC - Other Record SU8937 Grayling Hipparchia semele UK BAP Priority Species 2001 Butterfly Conservation VC17 Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara UK BAP Priority Species 1993 Herpetiles - General Adder Vipera berus UK BAP Priority Species 1993 Herpetiles - General Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur UK BAP Priority Species -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis UK BAP Priority Species -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix UK BAP Priority Species -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata UK BAP Priority Species -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Hawfinch Coccothraustes UK BAP Priority Species -2001 National Trust coccothraustes Biological Survey Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella UK BAP Priority Species -2001 National Trust Biological Survey Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus UK BAP Priority Species -2001 National Trust Biological Survey SU9034 Common Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius UK BAP Priority Species 2001 Surrey Mammal Group SU9035 Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus UK BAP Priority Species 1992 British Trust for Ornithology SU9036 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis UK BAP Priority Species 2002 SBIC - Other Record Viviparous Lizard Lacerta vivipara UK BAP Priority Species 2002 SBIC - Other Record Grass Snake Natrix natrix UK BAP Priority Species 2002 SBIC - Other Record Adder Vipera berus UK BAP Priority Species 2002 SBIC - Other Record White Admiral Limenitis camilla UK BAP Priority Species 1992 SBIC - Other Records Brown Long-Eared Bat Plecotus auritus UK BAP Priority Species 1984 Surrey Mammal Group

28 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 SU9037 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus UK BAP Priority Species 1992 SNCI Survey Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus UK BAP Priority Species 1992 British Trust for Ornithology

In addition to the information presented above, SBIC currently holds information on the following species recorded from the ten kilometre squares which cover the two kilometre search area. These records are not currently held in a format which allows analysis at the same level of detail as other species records, however these records are included in this report as they provide a guide to the species which may be present within the wider search area.

1Km Grid Taxon Common Name Recommended Biodiversity Action Plan Species (2007) Date Last Source of Record Square Taxon Name Recorded SU93 Bechstein's Bat Myotis bechsteinii UK BAP Priority Species 2008 BCT Bechstein's Bat Project Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus UK BAP Priority Species 2008 BCT Bechstein's Bat Project

29 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 Annex A – Site Maps

30 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 Key

Search Area

Special Protection Area (SPA)

Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)

Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

 Wealden Heaths Phase II SPA Devil's Punch Bowl SSSI

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Search Area

Hyde Copse, Gravel Hanger and National Nature Reserve Marchants Hill SNCI (NNR)

Local Nature Reserve (LNR)

Site of Nature Conservation Importance (SNCI)

Potential Site of Nature Woodcock Bottom and Whitmore Vale SNCI Conservation Importance (pSNCI) Woodland to the East of Hindhead SNCI

West High Button SNCI

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Keffold's Copse SNCI

Beechnut House Wood SNCI

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Semi-natural Ancient Woodland (SNAW) SRY_5056 Plantation on Ancient Woodland Site (PAWS) SRY_102xy VH_7 SRY_5226

SRY_103xy SRY_85xy SRY_84 SRY_6697 SRY_5315 SRY_83

SRY_3990 SRY_4704

SRY_4005 SRY_4009

 SRY_74 SRY_3228xx SRY_68

SRY_3239xx

VH_3xx SRY_6366 SRY_4872 SRY_4871 SRY_3242 SRY_3243xy SRY_5030 SRY_4864

SRY_3233 SRY_5031

SRY_6367 SRY_3241

SRY_3229 SRY_5032 SRY_3234 SRY_3230 Scale 1:20 000 SRY_4857 Please note, the Key shown above is standardised and not all the designations shown will appear on each map. SRY_4857 Produced by the Surrey Biological Records Centre, part of the Surrey Wildlife Trust.

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Regionally Important Geological / Geomorphological Site (RIGS)

Devils Punch Bowl RIGS

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35 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 COUNTY: SURREY SITE NAME: DEVIL'S PUNCH BOWL

BOROUGH: WAVERLEY

Status: Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 Local Planning Authority: WAVERLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL National Grid Reference: SU 892 370 Area: 279.9 ha

Ordnance Survey Sheet 1:50,000: 186 1:10,000: SU 83 NE & SU 83 SE

Date Notified (Under 1949 Act): 1955 Date of Last Revision: 1975

Date Notified (Under 1981 Act): 1986 Date of Last Revision: - Other Information: This site lies within the Wealden Greensand Natural Area. Most of the site is owned and managed by the National Trust.

Reasons for Notification: This site, comprising Hindhead Common, the Devil's Punch Bowl and the Highcomb Valley supports an excellent series of semi-natural habitats including broadleaved and coniferous woodland, heathland, scrub and small meadows, and is one of the most scenically spectacular areas in the western weald. Hindhead Common, lying on the acidic sandstones of the Hythe Beds of the lower Greensand, supports heathland, scrub and secondary woodland communities. The Devil's Punch Bowl itself forms the head of the steep-sided Highcomb Valley, where the Hythe Beds have been eroded by the action of springs to expose the under-lying Atherfield Clay. Further down the valley the Hythe Beds give way to the harder and more calcareous Bargate Beds where a steep-sided gorge has developed. There are two contrasting areas of ancient woodland in the Highcomb Valley. A stand on the Hythe Beds contains pedunculate oak, Quercus robgr, beech Fag is sylvatica and holly Ilex aquifolium over a sparse ground flora of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus and wavy hair- grass Deschampsia flexuosa. The woodland in the gorge overlying the Bargate Beds has a canopy of ash Fraxinus excelsior along the streamside with an understorey of hazel Corylus avellana and regenerating wych elm Uhnus glabra over a luxuriant fern-dominated ground flora. Higher up the gorge sides, pedunculate oak occurs together with some very large beeches. The ground flora here is sparser but remains quite rich in species. The soft shield fern Polystichum setiferum is abundant in the gorge, whilst less common species include scaly male fern Dryopteris affinis, toothwort Lathraea squamaria and bird's-nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis.

Secondary pedunculate oak woodland containing much birch Betula spp. and holly with some invasive Scot's pine Pinus sylvestris occurs throughout the site but is best developed on the westem slopes of the Highcomb Valley. Bracken Pteridium aquilinum and heath grasses dominate the ground flora. Much of the streamside woodland is extremely wet with a canopy of down birch Betula pubescens, alder Alnus glutinosa and willows Salix spp. The ground flora varies from purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea and bog mosses in the most acidic areas to species-rich flushes containing marsh marigold Caltha palustris, large bitter cress Cardamine amara, opposite-leaved golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium oppositifolium, lady fern Athyrium filix femina, bog-bean Menyanthes trifoliata and marsh violet Viola palustris.

The eastern slopes of the Highcomb Valley are largely covered by bracken, gorse Ulex europaeus and scrub woodland. Some areas of open heathland still remain, however, resembling the much larger area south of the A3 road which is dominated by heather Calluna vulgaris and bell heather Erica cinerea, and where bracken and scrub invasion are less extensive.

The site also includes some small enclosed pastures in Highcomb Bottom. These support a grassland flora dominated by common bent grass Agrostis capillaris, fescue grasses Festuca spp. and sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum with much pignut Conopodium majus. The damper areas are dominated by rushes Juncus spp. and contain heat-spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata spp. ericetorum, bristle club rush Isolepis setacea, lesser skullcap Scutellaria minor and lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica. The Devil's Punch Bowl has a rich and varied invertebrate fauna which has not as yet been fully recorded. The woodland provides a wide range of invertebrate habitats: dead wood is abundant and harbours good populations of characteristic beetles and the locally rare fly Xylophagus ater. The wet woodland supports a cranefly more commonly found in western Britain Limonia distendus and several interesting beetles such as the scarce Malthodes maurus. Heathland areas support good populations of beetles including the local Altica ericeti.

The site contains an outstanding variety of birdlife, with over sixty breeding species. The Highcombe Valley supports breeding wood warblers and redstarts. Rarer woodland breeding species include firecrest, redpoll and crossbill whilst siskin and hawfinch may breed occasionally. Heathland breeding species include nightjar, stonechat, tree pipit and whitethroat. Dartford warblers have bred occasionally.

Annex C – Protected and Rare/Notable Species Statuses (as at July 2011)

The following summary of national legislation, international agreements and conservation statuses is designed purely as a basic guide to the statuses displayed within Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre’s Enquiry Service reports to aid developers, consultants and members of the public to make informed decisions. It is imperative that full details of all relevant legislation and definitions be consulted for all species when reviewing the list and before any action is taken.

Protected Species

Birds Directive 1979 (EC Directive 79/409 on the Conservation of Wild Birds) The ‘Birds Directive’ was adopted in response to the 1979 Bern Convention on the conservation of European habitats and species. The Directive provides a framework for the conservation and management of, and human interactions with, wild birds in Europe. In England the provisions of the Birds Directive are implemented through the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (the “Habitats Regulations”) which in turn consolidate and update the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994, and are supported by a wide range of other statutory and non-statutory activities including the UK Biodiversity Action Plan which involves action for a number of bird species and the habitats which support them. See http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-1373 for more information.

Annex I - Birds which are the subject of special conservation measures concerning their habitat in order to ensure their survival and reproduction in their area of distribution. Species include those in danger of extinction; species vulnerable to specific changes in their habitat; species considered rare because of small populations or restricted local distribution; other species requiring particular attention for reasons of the specific nature of their habitat.

Habitats and Species Directive 1992 (Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and Wild Fauna and Flora) The ‘Habitats Directive’ aims to protect the wild plants, animals and habitats that make up the diverse natural environment of the European Community. It requires Member States to introduce a range of measures for the protection of habitats and species listed in its Annexes. Currently implemented within the UK by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (the “Habitats Regulations”) which in turn consolidate and update the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994. It provides for the protection of 'European protected species' by making it an offence to deliberately kill, capture, or disturb them, or to damage or destroy their breeding sites or resting places. See http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-1374 for more information.

39 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 Annex II - Non-priority - Endangered animal and plant species that are of Community interest (i.e. endangered, vulnerable, rare or endemic in the European Community) requiring the designation of special areas of conservation.

Annex II - Priority - Endangered animal and plant species requiring the designation of special areas of conservation (SAC) for which the European Community has a particular responsibility for conservation in view of the proportion of their natural range which falls within the territory of the Community.

Annex IV - Animal and plant species of Community interest (i.e. endangered, vulnerable, rare or endemic in the European Community) in need of strict protection. They are protected from killing, disturbance or the destruction of them or their habitat.

Annex V - Animal and plant species of community interest whose taking in the wild and exploitation may be subject to management measures.

Berne Convention 1979 (Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats) Designed to protect important population of listed species and their habitats. The Berne Convention places particular emphasis on migratory species and their breeding and resting sites.

Appendix 1 - Lists flora which are required to be specifically protected against deliberate picking, cutting, collecting, uprooting, possession, sale etc.

Appendix 2 - Lists strictly protected fauna. Listed fauna are required to be strictly protected against deliberate killing, capture, damage / destruction of breeding and nesting sites, disturbance, taking of eggs, trading (Including parts or derivatives), etc.

Appendix 3 - Listed in this Appendix are all animals not in Appendix 2 whose populations are required to be protected from exploitation (indiscriminate mass killing, trading and any means capable of causing local disappearance or serious disturbance to a species) and managed to keep them out of danger. The Appendix includes nearly all birds, and all other reptiles and amphibians and many other mammals.

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) The Wildlife and Countryside Act (WACA) 1981 (as amended) is the principle mechanism for the legislative protection of wildlife in Britain. It is the means by which the Bern Convention and the Birds Directive and Habitats Directive are implemented in Britain. Protected birds, animals

40 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 and plants are listed in Schedules 1, 5 and 8 respectively of the Wildlife and Countryside Act. See http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-3614 for more information.

Schedule 1 Part 1 - Birds which are protected by special penalties at all times from being intentionally killed, injured, or taken and whose eggs, nests or dependent young are also protected from being disturbed.

Schedule 5 Section 9 Part 1 (killing/injuring) - Animals which are protected from being intentionally killed or injured.

Schedule 5 Section 9 Part 1 (taking) - Animals which are protected from being taken.

Schedule 5 Section 9 Part 4a - Animals which are protected from intentional damage to, destruction of, or obstruction of access to any structure or place used for shelter or protection.

Schedule 5 Section 9 Part 4b - Animals which are protected from intentional disturbance while occupying a structure or place used for shelter or protection.

Schedule 5 Section 9 Part 4c - Animals which are protected from their access to any structure or place which they use for shelter or protection being obstructed.

Schedule 8 - Plants and fungi which, subject to exceptions, are protected from: intentional picking, uprooting or destruction; selling, offering for sale, possessing or transporting for the purpose of sale; advertising for buying or selling.

Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (the principal means by which the Habitats Directive is transposed in England) update the legislation and consolidate all the amendments which have been made to the Regulations since they were first made in 1994. Animals and plants that receive protection under The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 are commonly referred to as ‘European Protected Species’.

On 21 August 2007 an amendment to the Habitats Regulations 1994 came into force which removed many of the legal defences surrounding these species, including acts which were the incidental result of a lawful operation and could not have been reasonably avoided (commonly known as the ‘incidental result defence’). It is no longer a reasonable defence to show that the killing, capture or disturbance of a European

41 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 Protected Species, or the destruction or damage to their breeding sites or resting places, was the incidental or unavoidable result of an otherwise lawful activity.

Best practice guidance are available from Natural England to minimise the risks of committing an offence under the Regulations. Licences are also available from Natural England to allow persons to carry out activities that would otherwise be prohibited, without committing an offence in circumstances where best practice guidance either cannot be followed or is not applicable. See http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/regulation/wildlife/default.aspx for more information.

Schedule 2 – European protected species of animals. It is an offence (subject to exceptions) to deliberately capture, kill, disturb, or trade in the animals listed in Schedule 2.

Schedule 5 – European protected species of plants. It is an offence (subject to exceptions) to pick, collect, cut, uproot, destroy, or trade in the plants listed in Schedule 5.

Rare / Notable Species

IUCN Red List The World Conservation Union (IUCN) has been assessing the conservation status of species, subspecies, varieties and even selected subpopulations on a global scale in order to highlight taxa threatened with extinction, and therefore promote their conservation. The IUCN Red List, previously known as the Red Data Book (RDB), uses a set of criteria relevant to all species and all regions of the world to evaluate the extinction risk of thousands of species and subspecies. The IUCN Red List is recognized as the most authoritative guide to the status of biological diversity. See http://www.iucnredlist.org/ for more information.

IUCN 2001 The IUCN Red List categories and criteria have undergone an extensive review in recent years. The revised categories and criteria (version 3.1) were adopted in 2000 and all new assessments and reassessments of taxa follow this revised system. Taxa using this classification currently consist only of subsets of higher and lower plants.

42 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 Extinct - Taxa where there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. A taxon is presumed Extinct when exhaustive surveys (over a time frame appropriate to the taxon’s life cycles and life form) in known and/or expected habitat, at appropriate times (diurnal, seasonal, annual), throughout its historic range have failed to record an individual.

Extinct In The Wild - Taxa known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalised population (or populations) well outside the past range. A taxon is presumed Extinct in the Wild when exhaustive surveys (over a time frame appropriate to its life cycles and life form) in known and/or expected habitat, at appropriate times (diurnal, seasonal, annual), throughout its historic range have failed to record an individual.

Critically Endangered - Taxa where the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the IUCN criteria for Critically Endangered, and it is therefore considered to be facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild (see http://www.iucnredlist.org/info/categories_criteria2001 for a full explanation).

Endangered - Taxa where the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the IUCN criteria for Endangered, and it is therefore considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild (see http://www.iucnredlist.org/info/categories_criteria2001 for a full explanation).

Vulnerable - Taxa where the best available evidence indicates that it meets any of the IUCN criteria for Vulnerable, and it is therefore considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild (see http://www.iucnredlist.org/info/categories_criteria2001 for a full explanation).

Taxa categorised as either ‘Critically Endangered’, ‘Endangered’ or ‘Vulnerable’ are described as ‘Threatened’.

Near Threatened - Taxa where it has been evaluated against the criteria but does not qualify for Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable now, but is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future.

Data Deficient - Taxa where there is inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction based on its distribution and/or population status. Data Deficient is therefore not a category of threat, but it may be appropriate to give them the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed.

IUCN 1994 Assessments from 1996-2000 that have not been converted over to the revised system use the 1994 categories and criteria (version 2.3). Taxa using this classification currently only consist of a subset of Diptera (True Flies).

43 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 See IUCN 2001 for descriptions of the following categories:

 Extinct (EX)  Extinct In The Wild (EW)  Critically Endangered (CR)  Endangered (EN)  Vulnerable (VU)  Data Deficient (DD)

Taxa categorised as either ‘Critically Endangered’, ‘Endangered’ or ‘Vulnerable’ are described as ‘Threatened’.

Conservation Dependent - Taxa which are the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories above within a period of five years.

Near Threatened - Taxa which do not qualify for Lower Risk (conservation dependent), but which are close to qualifying for Vulnerable. In Britain, this category includes species which occur in 15 or fewer hectads but do not qualify as Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable.

Taxa categorised as ‘Conservation Dependent’ or ‘Near Threatened’, i.e. do not satisfy the criteria for any of the threatened categories, are known as ‘Lower Risk’.

IUCN Pre 1994 Superseded by new IUCN categories in 1994, but still applicable to lists that have not been reviewed since 1994. Taxa using this classification currently consist largely of invertebrates including many Coleoptera (Beetles), Trichoptera (Caddis Flies), Hymenoptera (Bees, Ants, Wasps and Sawflies), Hemiptera (True Bugs), Araneae (Spiders) and Mollusca (Molluscs).

Extinct - Taxa which are no longer known to exist in the wild after repeated searches of their localities and other known likely places.

Endangered - Taxa in danger of extinction and whose survival is unlikely if the causal factors continue operating.

44 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 Vulnerable - Taxa believed likely to move into the Endangered category in the near future if the causal factors continue operating.

Nationally Rare - Taxa with small populations that are not at present Endangered or Vulnerable, but are at risk. In Britain this was interpreted as species which exist in fifteen or fewer 10km squares.

Indeterminate - Taxa not seen since 1970 but require further survey before they can be declared Extinct, Endangered, Vulnerable or Rare, but where there is not enough information to say which of these categories is appropriate.

Insufficiently known - Taxa that are suspected but not definitely known to belong to any of the above categories (i.e. Endangered, Vulnerable, Rare), because of the lack of information.

Threatened endemic - Taxa which are not known to occur naturally outside Britain. Taxa within this category may also be in any of the other RDB categories or not threatened at all.

Rare and scarce species (not based on IUCN criteria) Taxa which do not fall within the IUCN Red List categories but which are still uncommon in Great Britain. See http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page- 3425 for more information.

Nationally Rare - Taxa occurring in 15 or fewer 10km squares in Britain.

Nationally Scarce - Taxa occurring in 16-100 10km squares in Britain.

Nationally Notable - Taxa thought to occur within the range of 16 to 100 10km squares or, for less-well recorded groups less than twenty vice-counties. Superseded by Nationally Scarce, but may still be in use for some taxonomic groups.

Nationally Notable A - Taxa estimated to occur within 16-30 10-kilometre squares of the National Grid system.

Nationally Notable B - Taxa estimated to occur within 31-100 10 kilometre squares of the National Grid system.

45 SBIC 14049:- Background Ecological Data Search; 35 The Golden Hind, London Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6AS Surrey Biodiversity Information Centre, June 2015 Birds of Conservation Concern 3 Every five years the leading governmental and non-governmental conservation organisations in the UK, chaired by the RSPB, review the population status of the birds that are regularly found here to keep track of changes in abundance and range. For a more complete explanation of this listing see Eaton M.A., Brown A.F., Noble D.G., Musgrove A.J., Hearn R., Aebischer N.J., Gibbons D.W., Evans A. and Gregory R.D. (2009); Birds of Conservation Concern 3: The Population Status of Birds in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. British Birds 102: 296-341.

Red - High Conservation Concern. Red list species are those that meet any of the following criteria. A) Global Conservation Status. Species listed by BirdLife International as being Globally Threatened using IUCN criteria. B) Historical Decline. A severe decline in the UK between 1800 and 1995, without substantial recent recovery. C) Breeding Population Decline. Severe decline in the UK breeding population size, of more than 50%, over 25 years or the entire period used for assessments since the first BOCC review, starting in 1969 (“longer-term”). D) Non-breeding Population Decline. Severe decline in the UK non-breeding population size, of more than 50%, over 25 years or the longer- term. E) Breeding Range Decline. Severe decline in the UK range, of more than 50%, as measured by number of 10 km squares occupied by breeding birds, over 25 years or the longer-term.

Amber - Medium Conservation Concern. Species meet any of the following criteria, but none of the red list criteria, are amber listed: A) European Conservation status. Categorised as a Species of European Conservation Concern (SPEC 1, 2 or 3). B) Historical Decline – Recovery. Red listed for Historical Decline in a previous review but with substantial recent recovery (more than doubled in the last 25 years). C) Breeding Population Decline. As for red list criteria but with moderate decline (by more than 25% but less than 50%). D) Non-breeding Population Decline. As for red list criteria but with moderate decline (by more than 25% but less than 50%). E) Breeding Range Decline. As for red list criteria but with moderate decline (by more than 25% but less than 50%). E) UK breeding population of less than 300 pairs or non- breeding population of less than 900 individuals. F) Localisation. At least 50% of the UK breeding or non-breeding population found in 10 or fewer sites. G) International Importance. At least 20% of the European breeding or non-breeding population found in the UK.

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The UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP) is the Government's response to the Rio Convention on Biological Diversity signed in 1992. It describes the UK's biological resources and commits a detailed plan for the protection of these resources. Action plans have been developed which set priorities for important wildlife species both nationally and locally within Surrey. The potential effects of any development on species listed as priorities in the UK BAP and by Local Biodiversity Partnerships are capable of being a material consideration in the preparation of regional spatial strategies and local development documents and the making of planning decisions. See http://www.ukbap.org.uk/ for more information.

UK BAP Priority Species - Revised June 2007, this list describes the priority species that require urgent conservation action under the UK BAP as a result of being either globally threatened or rapidly declining in the UK (by more than 25% in the last 25 years). This list is an important reference source and will be the focus for conservation action across the UK over the next decade. For more information see Biodiversity Reporting and Information Group (2007), Report on the Species and Habitat Review – Report to the UK Biodiversity Partnership.

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