Ecology and Protected Species Survey the Piggery Grimsthorpe Castle Estate Grimsthorpe Lincolnshire

Ecology and Protected Species Survey The Piggery Grimsthorpe Castle Estate Grimsthorpe Lincolnshire

Issued to: Sebastian Miller Estate Office Grimsthorpe Bourne Lincolnshire PE10 0LY

OCTOBER 2019

Malham, Washdyke Lane, Kirton Meeres, Boston, Lincolnshire PE20 1PW T: 01205 723342 M: 07833 674500 E: [email protected] W: www.inspiredecology.co.uk Company registration number: 8087266 VAT registration number: 994957340 The Piggery, Grimsthorpe Castle Estate October 2019

ECOLOGY AND PROTECTED SPECIES SURVEY THE PIGGERY, GRIMSTHORPE CASTLE ESTATE, GRIMSTHORPE, LINCOLNSHIRE

Report to: Sebastian Miller Estate Office Grimsthorpe Bourne Lincolnshire PE10 0LY

Report title: Ecology and Protected Species Survey, The Piggery, Grimsthorpe Castle Estate, Grimsthorpe, Lincolnshire

Revision: Final

Original issue date: October 2019

Amended: N/A

Originated by: Alex Scurrah-Price Date: Assistant Ecologist 4th October 2019

Reviewed by: Andrew Malkinson Date: Associate 25th October 2019

Approved by: Ian Nixon Date: Director 25th October 2019

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Contents

1 INTRODUCTION ...... 1

2 METHODS ...... 2 2.1 Data search ...... 2

2.2 Bats ...... 2

2.2.1 Preliminary roost assessment ...... 2

2.2.2 Assessment of commuting and foraging habitats ...... 3

2.3 Birds ...... 3

2.3.1 Common bird species ...... 3

2.3.2 Schedule 1 species ...... 3

2.4 Habitats and plant species ...... 4

2.5 Survey constraints and limitations ...... 4

3 SITE ASSESSMENT ...... 4 3.1 Location and grid reference ...... 4

3.2 Building 1 ...... 6

3.3 Building 2 ...... 6

3.4 Building 3 ...... 6

3.5 Building 4 ...... 7

3.6 Building 5 ...... 8

3.7 Building 6 ...... 8

3.8 Building 7 ...... 9

3.9 Northern Piggeries ...... 10

3.10 Site boundaries and surrounding habitat ...... 10

4 RESULTS ...... 12

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4.1 Data search ...... 12

4.2 Bats ...... 13

4.2.1 Preliminary roost assessment ...... 13

4.2.2 Assessment of commuting and foraging habitats ...... 15

4.3 Birds ...... 15

4.3.1 Common bird species ...... 15

4.3.2 Schedule 1 bird species ...... 16

4.4 Habitats and plant species ...... 17

5 DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...... 17 5.1 Bats ...... 17

5.1.1 Legal protection ...... 17

5.1.2 Recommendations ...... 18

5.2 Birds ...... 19

5.2.1 Legal protection ...... 19

5.2.2 Recommendations for common bird species...... 20

5.2.3 Recommendations for Schedule 1 species ...... 20

6 SUMMARY ...... 21

7 REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY ...... 21

APPENDIX 1 ...... 23 Plant species list ...... 23

APPENDIX 2 ...... 25 Data search results ...... 25

APPENDIX 3 ...... 26 Procedure to follow in the event of finding bats on site ...... 26

APPENDIX 4 ...... 28 Bat boxes ...... 28

APPENDIX 5 ...... 30 Bird box examples ...... 30

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APPENDIX 6 ...... 32 Barn owl mitigation ...... 32

Photographs Photograph 1: View of the western elevation ...... 6 Photograph 2: View of the western elevation ...... 6 Photograph 3: Interior view the building ...... 6 Photograph 4: Interior view of the southern end of the building...... 7 Photograph 5: interior view of the northern end of the building ...... 7 Photograph 6: Interior view of one of the structures ...... 7 Photograph 7: Further example of the interior of one of the structures ...... 7 Photograph 8: Internal view of the building to the north...... 8 Photograph 9: View of the building to the south ...... 8 Photograph 10: View of the building to the east ...... 9 Photograph 11: View of the building to the south ...... 9 Photograph 12: View of the southern elevation ...... 9 Photograph 13: View of the southern elevation ...... 10 Photograph 14: Interior view of one of the structures ...... 10 Photograph 15: Further example of the interior of one of the structures ...... 10 Photograph 16: Former keepers hut ...... 11 Photograph 17: Area of hardstanding ...... 11 Photograph 18: View of the former piggery ...... 12 Photograph 19: Two disused woodpigeon nests in Building 1...... 16 Photograph 20: Disused woodpigeon nests in the Northern Piggeries ...... 16 Photograph 21: Disused swallow nest in Building 7 ...... 16 Photograph 22: Barn owl nest box located in Building 7 ...... 17 Photograph 23: Barn owl pellets and feathers ...... 17 Photograph 24: Example of faecal splashing identified in Building 7 ...... 17

Tables Table 1: Assessment of survey site to support roosting, foraging and commuting bats ...... 13 Table 2: Assessment of surrounding habitats to support commuting and foraging bats ...... 15 Table 3: Common bird species seen on site...... 15

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Figures Figure 1: Aerial view of the site, outlined in red...... 5 Figure 2: Building names used throughout the report ...... 5

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ECOLOGY AND PROTECTED SPECIES SURVEY THE PIGGERY, GRIMSTHORPE CASTLE ESTATE, GRIMSTHORPE, LINCOLNSHIRE

1 INTRODUCTION

Inspired Ecology Ltd has been commissioned by Sebastian Miller to undertake an ecology and protected species survey of a former piggery and associated buildings at Grimsthorpe Castle Park and Gardens estate, Grimsthorpe in Lincolnshire. The survey is required in connection with plans for future works.

The site was surveyed on 2nd October 2019, in warm, sunny conditions, by Ian Nixon (registered to use Natural England Class Licences WML-CL08 to survey great crested newts, WML-CL19 and WML-CL20 to survey bats and WML-CL29 to survey barn owls; registration numbers 2015- 16823-CLS-CLS, 2015-12336-CLS-CLS, 2015-12338-CLS-CLS and CL29/00110 respectively), and Alex Scurrah-Price.

During the initial appraisal of the site, the protected species considered likely to occur on site were identified. These were:

• Bats • Common bird species • Schedule 1 bird species

Certain protected species were scoped out of the survey; in particular, it was considered that white-clawed crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes, common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius, badger Meles meles, water vole Arvicola amphibious and otter Lutra lutra were highly unlikely to occur on the site due to lack of suitable habitat. There was no habitat on site considered suitable to support breeding of common reptile species.

According to the MAGIC (Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside) website there are no ponds within 500m of the survey site. The terrestrial habitat surrounding the site is not considered optimal to support great crested newt Triturus cristatus and it is highly unlikely that this species would be present. Therefore, this species has also been scoped out of the survey.

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This report details the methods used, describes the species found on the site, discusses the results and makes recommendations for further work. English names of higher plants are used throughout the text and are those used by Stace (2010). A full plant list for the site is presented as Appendix 1 and a location map is given as Figure 1.

2 METHODS

2.1 Data search The Lincolnshire Environmental Records Centre (LERC) was consulted and commissioned on 17th October 2019 to search for sites with statutory and non-statutory designation and records of protected species within 5km of the survey site. Records of protected species more than 20 years old are not referred to in this report but are included within Appendix 2.

2.2 Bats 2.2.1 Preliminary roost assessment In accordance with Collins (2016), a preliminary roost assessment was carried out on the buildings to determine whether any features were present that bats could use for entry/exit points and roosting, and to search for signs of bat presence. Ladders, high-powered torches and binoculars were used to search for internal and external features including but not limited to:

• Gaps around windowsills, door frames and lintels • Lifted rendering, paintwork, shiplap boarding • Soffit boxes, weatherboarding and fascias • Lead flashing, hanging tiles and lifted or missing tiles/slate • Gaps >15mm in brickwork and stonework • Bat specimens (live or dead) • Bat droppings and urine staining • Feeding remains (e.g. moth wings) • Cobweb-free sections of ridge beam

The buildings were then assigned a measure of potential suitability to determine the extent of future survey work needed. The categories of potential suitability and further survey effort required are as follows:

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survey work • Low – A structure with one or more potential roost sites that could be used by individual bats opportunistically – one survey visit (dusk or dawn) • Moderate – A structure with one or more potential roost sites that could be used by bats on a regular basis – two separate survey visits (one dusk and one dawn) • High – A structure with one or more potential roost sites that are obviously suitable for use by larger numbers of bats on a regular basis and for longer periods of time – three separate survey visits (one dusk, one dawn and one dusk or dawn)

There were no trees suitable for bats on the survey site.

2.2.2 Assessment of commuting and foraging habitats In accordance with Collins (2016), the survey site and adjacent areas were assessed for their potential suitability for commuting and foraging bats and categorised as follows;

• Negligible – Negligible habitat features on site or in surrounding area likely to be used by commuting or foraging bats • Low – Habitat features that could be used by small numbers of commuting bats such as a gappy hedgerow or small numbers of foraging bats such as a patch of scrub, but that are isolated from other habitat features • Moderate – Continuous habitat connected to the wider landscape such as lines of trees that could be used by commuting bats or trees, grassland or water features that could be used by foraging bats • High – Continuous, high-quality habitat that is well connected to the wider landscape for use by commuting and foraging bats such as river valleys, woodland, grassland and parkland.

2.3 Birds 2.3.1 Common bird species The survey site was searched for signs of use by nesting birds, typically old and active nests and concentrations of faecal deposits associated with a breeding site. All bird species recorded on site were noted.

2.3.2 Schedule 1 species The buildings on site were inspected for the presence of barn owl Tyto alba and the signs indicative of their past or present use including regurgitated pellets, concentrated accumulations of flattened pellets indicative of a nest site, faecal encrustation, eggs or eggshell remains, surplus prey items, bodily remains of chicks or infant down feathers. The site was not considered Inspired Ecology Ltd 3

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to provide suitable breeding opportunities for other Schedule 1 species.

2.4 Habitats and plant species Plant species on site were assessed against the Vascular Plant Red Data List for Great Britain, and the site was assessed against the Local Wildlife Site (LWS) criteria for Lincolnshire.

2.5 Survey constraints and limitations The information contained in this report was accurate at the time of the survey; however, it should be noted that the status of mobile species such as birds and bats can alter in a short period of time and any survey only represents a ‘snapshot’ of the site at one point in the season. There are no definitive guidelines relating to the longevity of an ecology report, however we recommend that the results are updated after 12 months if the proposed work has not commenced.

3 SITE ASSESSMENT

3.1 Location and grid reference The survey site comprises a disused piggery and associated buildings located in the western end of Grimsthorpe Castle Park and Gardens Estate, Grimsthorpe in Lincolnshire - central grid reference TF024212.

The habitats on site are described in detail below and representative photographs are included in the text. The location of the survey site is provided in Figure 1 below.

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Figure 1: Aerial view of the site, outlined in red.

Figure 2: Building names used throughout the report

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3.2 Building 1 The single-storey building is constructed from timber and concrete blocks, supporting a pitched timber and metal roof covered with corrugated fibre cement. The western elevation is open with the gable ends infilled with vertical timber boarding. The building is currently used for storage.

Photograph 1: View of the western elevation

3.3 Building 2 The single-storey lean-to is constructed from timber, supporting a timber roof covered with corrugated metal sheeting laid on polystyrene sheets placed between the roof timbers. The building is divided into two sections by concrete blocks that do not extend up to the ceiling and supported along the centre by timber posts. The building is open at the western elevation. The building is currently used for storage.

Photograph 2: View of the western Photograph 3: Interior view the building elevation

3.4 Building 3 The single-storey lean-to is constructed from timber panels, supporting a timber roof covered

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with timber panels. The building is open at the eastern elevation and supported on timber posts with damp, draughty conditions and high ambient light levels. The building was formerly used as a piggery and is in a state of disrepair.

Photograph 4: Interior view of the Photograph 5: interior view of the southern end of the building northern end of the building

Photograph 6: Interior view of one of the Photograph 7: Further example of the structures interior of one of the structures

3.5 Building 4 The single-storey building is constructed from concrete blocks, supporting a pitched metal roof covered with corrugated metal sheeting. The ceiling is covered with sprayed-on foam insulation. The building is open ended at each gable end, and the roof has collapsed at the apex in the south eastern end. The building, formerly used as a piggery, is draughty and in a state of disrepair.

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Photograph 8: Internal view of the building to the north

3.6 Building 5 The remnants of a single-storey building constructed from concrete blocks and a timber panelled southern gable end supporting a collapsed pitched timber roof.

Photograph 9: View of the building to the south

3.7 Building 6 The remnants of a single-storey building constructed from concrete blocks and timber, supporting an un-covered pitched timber roof. The building is divided into three sections by rendered concrete blocks that do not extend up to the apex and supported by timber posts on either side of the apex.

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Photograph 10: View of the building to Photograph 11: View of the building to the east the south

Photograph 12: View of the southern elevation

3.8 Building 7 The single-storey building is constructed from timber weather boarding, supporting a pitched timber roof covered with clay pantiles laid on bitumen felt. A number of glass pantiles are also present on the northern and eastern elevations. The building is divided into two sections by a concrete block wall. The western end of the building is accessed via a single timber door that is in a state of disrepair on the southern elevation. There is a ceiling above the western end of the building which creates a loft space. It is reported that bat boxes have been placed in the loft space of the western end of the building (Chris Howes pers. comm, 2nd October 2019). As such, the loft space above the western end of the building was not inspected at the time of the survey.

The eastern end of the building is accessed via a single open doorway on the northern elevation and is open to the apex. The eastern end is divided into a further three sections by concrete blocks that do not extend up to the ceiling. Two slipped pantiles were identified on the northern elevation.

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Photograph 13: View of the southern elevation

3.9 Northern Piggeries The two single-storey structures are constructed from concrete blocks supporting a mono- pitched roof covered with timber panels. The structures are divided into six distinct sections by rendered concrete blocks. The structures are open ended resulting in damp, draughty conditions with high ambient light levels. The structures were formerly used as piggeries and are all in a state of disrepair.

Photograph 14: Interior view of one of the Photograph 15: Further example of the structures interior of one of the structures

3.10 Site boundaries and surrounding habitat The majority of the area surrounding the buildings comprises hardstanding, formerly the foundations for previously existing structures, with scattered building materials, debris and ruderal vegetation including mugwort, willowherb species, bristly oxtongue, common ragwort, groundsel, sycamore sapling, prickly sow-thistle, lesser burdock, nipplewort, knotgrass, dandelion, greater plantain, broad-leaved dock, cleavers, white dead-nettle, red dead-nettle, hedge woundwort, spear thistle, scented mayweed and common nettle. The area surrounding

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Building 7 is dominated by common nettle.

In the centre of the area of hardstanding there is a former keepers hut, constructed from timber weather boarding, supporting a pitched roof covered with corrugated metal sheeting, and mounted on wheels.

Running adjacent to the western elevation of Building 4, a former piggery constructed from concrete blocks and divided into 15 separate compartments is located. Only the concrete structure remains as no roof is present.

An access road borders the site to the west, with the western end of a small woodland block bordering the site to the east. The northern and southern boundaries are undefined against arable field margins.

The wider environment comprises arable farmland bordered by hedgerows, with small woodland blocks scattered throughout to the east, south and west. A residential property with associated buildings is located approximately 250m south of the site with the village of Swinstead approximately 1km to the north.

Photograph 16: Former keepers hut Photograph 17: Area of hardstanding

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Photograph 18: View of the former piggery

4 RESULTS

4.1 Data search The LERC data search identified five statutory sites within 5km of the site and 44 non-statutory sites. The statutory sites are listed below with non-statutory sites listed in Appendix 1.

• Grimsthorpe Park SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) • Swinstead Valley SSSI • The Hermitage SSSI • Stanton’s Pit LNS (Local Nature Reserve) • Grimsthorpe SAC (Special Area of Conservation)

The site is located within in Lincolnshire Wolds AONB, however the small scale of the proposed development is unlikely to affect the nature conservation interests of the area.

The following UK BAP species have been recorded within 2km of the site: • brown hare Lepus europaeus in 2017 • common lizard Zootoca vivipara in 2017 • European water vole in 2009 • grass snake Natrix natrix in 2012 • west European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus in 2018

Where applicable, the records of protected species are included within the relevant section of the report.

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4.2 Bats There are records of pipistrelle species Pipistrellus sp. within the area from as recently as 2019, as well as brown long-eared bat Plecotus auritus, common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus, Natterer’s bat Myotis nattereri and Western barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus from 2017. Noctule bat Nyctalus noctule have been recorded in the area as recently as 2016, in addition to Daubenton's bat Myotis daubentonii in 2013 and Lesser Noctule Nyctalus leisleri in 2008.

4.2.1 Preliminary roost assessment No evidence of the presence of bats was noted during the daylight assessment. There was no evidence to suggest that the buildings have previously been used by roosting bats, however Building 7 is considered to have low potential to support roosting bats on a transient basis. It is also reported that bat boxes have been placed in the loft space of the western end of the building.

The results of the preliminary roost assessment appear in tabular form below:

Table 1: Assessment of survey site to support roosting, foraging and commuting bats Building/ Description Site value for Feature bats Unlined pitched timber and metal roof covered with Negligible potential corrugated fibre cement – no loft void. for transient,

Building 1 maternity or Draughty with no suitable niches identified. hibernation

roosting. No evidence of bats. Timber roof covered with corrugated metal sheeting Negligible potential laid on polystyrene – no loft void. for transient,

Building 2 maternity or Draughty with no suitable niches identified. hibernation

roosting. No evidence of bats. Timber roof covered with timber panelling – unlined Negligible potential with no loft void. for transient,

Building 3 maternity or Draughty with high ambient light levels. hibernation

roosting. No evidence of bats.

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Building/ Description Site value for Feature bats Timber mono-pitched roof – unlined with no loft void. Negligible potential Damp conditions with no niches identified. for transient, Northern maternity or piggeries Draughty with high ambient light levels. hibernation roosting. No evidence of bats. Pitched metal roof covered with corrugated metal sheeting – no loft void. Negligible potential

for transient, Ceiling covered with sprayed-on foam insulation. Building 4 maternity or

hibernation Draughty with high ambient light levels. roosting.

No evidence of bats. Derelict concrete block building with collapsed roof. Negligible potential for transient, Building 5 No suitable niches for roosting. maternity or hibernation No evidence of bats. roosting. Derelict concrete block and timber building with roof Negligible potential uncovered. for transient,

Building 6 maternity or No suitable niches for roosting. hibernation

roosting. No evidence of bats. Pitched timber roof covered with pantiles, laid on bitumen felt – no loft void. Low potential for Slipped pantiles on northern and southern elevation. transient roosting. Building 7 Negligible potential Bat boxes reported to be located in loft space above for hibernation or the western end. maternity roosting.

No evidence of bats.

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4.2.2 Assessment of commuting and foraging habitats There is good connectivity across the landscape with a network of hedgerows and avenues of trees connecting the survey site with the wider area, which contains woodland and arable fields. It is likely that bats will commute and forage across the site.

The results of the assessment of the surrounding habitats appear in tabular form below:

Table 2: Assessment of surrounding habitats to support commuting and foraging bats Feature Description Value for bats Immediate Arable fields with hedgerows and woodland blocks. High potential for area (<500m) Residential properties are located within the foraging and immediate area. commuting bats. Wider Arable fields, and grazed grassland, with woodland surroundings blocks and water bodies. High potential for (500m-3km) foraging and Hedgerows and tree avenues contribute to commuting bats. connectivity.

4.3 Birds 4.3.1 Common bird species A number of common birds were seen on or flying over the site during the survey. These are listed below along with their current status as BAP species or Birds of Conservation Concern 4 (Eaton et al, 2015):

Table 3: Common bird species seen on site English name Scientific name BAP BoCC red kite Milvus milvus Y Green buzzard Buteo buteo Green woodpigeon Columba palambus Green carrion crow Corvus corone Green

A disused wood pigeon nest was identified on the western elevation of the westernmost compartment of the southern block of the Northern Piggeries, with a further two disused woodpigeon nest identified in the apex of the eastern gable end of Building 1. A disused swallow nest was located in the western end of Building 7.

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Photograph 19: Two disused Photograph 20: Disused woodpigeon woodpigeon nests in Building 1 nests in the Northern Piggeries

Photograph 21: Disused swallow nest in Building 7

The buildings on site have potential for use by nesting birds.

4.3.2 Schedule 1 bird species A barn owl nest box is located above the partitioning cinder blocks in the eastern end of Building 7, with c.50 old and new pellets recalling those voided by barn owl noted throughout the floor of the eastern end, in addition to feathers and faecal splashing.

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Photograph 22: Barn owl nest box Photograph 23: Barn owl pellets and located in Building 7 feathers

Photograph 24: Example of faecal splashing identified in Building 7

4.4 Habitats and plant species The habitats and plant species recorded on the site are common and widespread in the local area and in the country. The site does not meet the required criteria to qualify as a Local Wildlife Site and there are no species that are listed in the Vascular Plant Red Data List for Great Britain. No invasive plant species listed on Schedule 9 were recorded.

5 DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Bats 5.1.1 Legal protection In England, Scotland and Wales, all bats are strictly protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (and as amended); in England and Wales this legislation has been amended and strengthened by the Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act 2000. Bats are also protected by European legislation; the EC Habitats Directive is transposed into UK law by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 – often referred to as 'The Habitat Inspired Ecology Ltd 17

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Regs'. Taken together, all this legislation makes it an offence to:

• Deliberately capture (or take), injure or kill a bat • Intentionally or recklessly disturb a group of bats where the disturbance is likely to significantly affect the ability of the animals to survive, breed, or nurture their young or likely to significantly affect the local distribution or abundance of the species whether in a roost or not. • Damage or destroy the breeding or resting place of a bat • Possess a bat (alive or dead) or any part of a bat • Intentionally or recklessly obstruct access to a bat roost • Sell (or offer for sale) or exchange bats (alive or dead) or parts of bats

A roost is defined as being ‘any structure or place that is used for shelter or protection’, and since bats regularly move roost site throughout the year, a roost retains such designation whether or not bats are present at the time.

5.1.2 Recommendations Building 7 has low potential to be used by single / small numbers of bats on a transient basis during the active season and bat boxes are reported to be located in the loft space above the western end of the building. No evidence was found to suggest that the building has previously been used by roosting bats and the building is not considered to provide suitable conditions or niches to support a significant long-term, hibernation or maternity roost. The other buildings on site were considered wholly unsuitable for bats.

However, bats are known to be present in the local area and as Building 7 is considered to have low potential to support roosting bats, a single dusk emergence or dawn re-entry survey will be required, during the optimum survey period of May to August. It is recommended that a team of 2 surveyors are used, in order that all sides of the building can be observed. Ultrasonic bat detectors will be used to assist the survey.

A check of the bat boxes located in Building 7 will also need to be undertaken by a licensed bat worker during the active season of May to August.

The site provides good foraging habitats for bats within the local area; on this basis it is recommended that precautions are taken to ensure bats are not disturbed during any proposed development work in the future. These precautions, together with suggestions for enhancing ecological diversity of the site are detailed below. It is likely that these measures may form the basis of a planning condition. Local Planning Authorities have an obligation to enhance biodiversity and ensure ‘favourable conservation status’ – the implementation of these Inspired Ecology Ltd 18

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measures will ensure legal compliance and ensure that obligations relating to biodiversity are fulfilled.

Precautionary measures and enhancement measures for bats – The Piggery, Grimsthorpe

• All contractors working on the buildings as part of any future proposals will be briefed on the legal protection afforded to bats and their places of shelter and on how to proceed if a bat is discovered during the course of the work. A procedure to follow in the unlikely event of discovering bats on site is given as Appendix 3.

• Ensure that dark unlit corridors are maintained around and across the site, allowing bats to pass through and across the site unhindered by artificial light. Any proposed lighting scheme for the site in the future is designed to ensure that dark unlit areas are retained where bats are likely to be foraging and commuting. It is recommended that lighting on site is kept to a minimum. If it is absolutely necessary to include some external lighting then these should be carefully designed to minimise disturbance to bats, by using down-lights rather than up-lights and using shields to limit light spill. Any external lighting used should emit minimal ultra-violet light, be narrow-spectrum (avoiding white and blue wavelengths) and should peak higher than 550nm. It should be remembered that artificial lighting disrupts and disturbs many animals, including birds and invertebrates, as well as bats.

• As a positive conservation measure to enhance the site for bats, install at least four bat boxes suitable for pipistrelle species on trees within the adjacent woodland. This will maximise opportunities for bat species in the local area. The bat boxes should be placed between the south-east and south-west aspects of the trees. Avoid placing external lighting that illuminates the newly installed bat boxes. Examples of suitable bat boxes are provided in Appendix 4.

5.2 Birds 5.2.1 Legal protection All common wild birds are protected under The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (and as amended). Under this legislation it is an offence to:

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Certain rare breeding birds are listed on Schedule 1 of The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (and as amended). 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/unfledged young.

5.2.2 Recommendations for common bird species The buildings, on site provide potential for nesting bird species with several disused birds’ nests being noted throughout the survey. Any site preparation/clearance work should commence outside the active nesting season which typically runs from March through to late August. If work commences during the bird breeding season, a search for nests should be carried out before they begin, and active nests should be protected until the young fledge.

Consideration should also be given to the provision of nest boxes of various designs within the development. Details of nest boxes suitable for use by a range of common bird species can be obtained from Wildcare, Eastgate House, Moreton Road, Longborough, Gloucestershire GL56 0QJ (01451 833181), www.wildcareshop.co.uk, with examples of some bird boxes provided in Appendix 5.

5.2.3 Recommendations for Schedule 1 species Building 7 has been used in the past by barn owl as a day roost and is also a breeding site for this species. As such, any proposed development of the building would result in the loss of a breeding site, resulting in a breach of the legislation which protects this species. Any site preparation/clearance work should commence outside the active nesting season which typically runs from March through to late August.

Long term roost areas are important to the reproductive success of barn owl and their long-term favourable conservation status. In order to compensate for the future potential loss of the building as a roost site and to ensure best practice and retain barn owls in the area, one of the following should be installed facing open countryside, to compensate for the loss of the day roost:

• Barn owl tower – a brick-built structure which should be constructed to overlook open countryside.

• Pole mounted box – these can be difficult to erect but if used they are best placed overlooking open countryside

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The nest box currently located in Building 7 should be closed outside of the active nesting season, upon ensuring that no barn owl is currently residing within the nest box, by a suitably licensed barn owl ecologist.

Further information about barn owl nest box designs and advice on installation is provided in Appendix 6 and can also be sourced from The Barn Owl Trust, Waterleat, Ashburton, Devon, TQ13 7HU (e-mail: [email protected]).

6 SUMMARY

A former piggery and associated buildings at Grimsthorpe Castle Park and Gardens estate, Grimsthorpe in Lincolnshire was surveyed in connection with plans for future works.

Further survey work in the form of an evening emergence survey is required for Building 7.

An inspection of the bat boxes reported to be located in Building 7 is also required by a licensed bat worker during the active season.

The results of the survey indicate that Building 7 has been used in the past by barn owl as a day roost and is a breeding site for this species. Appropriate timings and suitable mitigation is required for this species to ensure legal compliance.

Some further precautionary measures and ecological enhancements are required in order to ensure legal compliance and no net loss to biodiversity. These are as follows:

• Best practice in relation to bats • Provision of bat boxes • Appropriate timing with regards to nesting birds • Provision of bird boxes

7 REFERENCES AND BIBLIOGRAPHY

Cheffings, C.M. & Farrell, L. (ed.), Dines, T.D., Jones, R.A., Leach, S.J., McKean, D.R., Pearman, D.A., Preston, C.D., Rumsey, F.J. and Taylor, I. 2005. The Vascular Plant Red Data List for Great Britain. Species Status 7: 1-116. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Inspired Ecology Ltd 21

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Peterborough.

Collins, J. (ed.) 2016. Bat Surveys for Professional Ecologists: Good Practice Guidelines (3rd edition). The Bat Conservation Trust, London.

Collop, C. (revised Bouic, A.) 2015. Lincolnshire Biodiversity Action Plan 2011-20. 3rd edition. Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership.

Eaton, M., Aebischer, N., Brown, A., Hearn, R., Lock, L., Musgrove, A., Noble, D., Stroud, D. and Gregory, R. 2015. Birds of Conservation Concern 4: the population status of birds in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. British Birds 108, pp708–746.

Mitchell-Jones, A. J. 2004. Bat Mitigation Guidelines. English Nature.

Mitchell-Jones, A. J. and McLeish, A. P. 2004. Bat workers manual. Joint Nature Conservation Committee.

Poole, J. and Fraser, J. (ed.) 2013. Local Wildlife Site Guidelines for Greater Lincolnshire (3rd edition). Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership, Horncastle.

Stace, C. 2010. New Flora of the British Isles. 3rd Edition. CUP, Cambridge.

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APPENDIX 1 Plant species list

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ENGLISH NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME broad-leaved dock Rumex obtusifolius bristly oxtongue Helminthotheca echioides cleavers Galium aparine common nettle Urtica dioica common ragwort Senecio jacobaea dandelion Taraxacum sp. greater plantain Plantago major groundsel Senecio vulgaris hedge woundwort Stachys sylvatica knotgrass Polygonum aviculare lesser burdock Arctium minus mugwort Artemisia vulgaris nipplewort Lapsana communis prickly sow-thistle Sonchus asper red dead-nettle Lamium purpureum ribwort plantain Plantago lanceolata scented mayweed Matricaria chamomilla spear thistle Cirsium vulgare sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus white dead-nettle Lamium album willowherb species Epilobium sp.

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APPENDIX 2 Data search results

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LERC Search Summary Report

Grid Reference: TF 037 222 Buffer: 5km

Date of publication: 17/10/2019 Expires: 17/10/2020

Achieving more for nature Report Details

Produced for Alex Scurrah-Price, Inspired Ecology Ltd

Search area

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Terms and conditions

1. The data and reports provided by LERC are only to be used for the speciﬁc purpose they were produced. 2. The data and any copyright remains the property of GLNP, its licensors and/or the data providers (as applicable), and the data products and services remain the copyright of GLNP. 3. Permission to use the data and reports provided by LERC expires 12 months following supply.

For full terms and conditions see https://search.glnp.org.uk/terms-and-conditions

This report summarises a search of statutory sites, non-statutory sites, other sites, habitats and species within the speciﬁed area; where no information is returned for a section, it is excluded from this summary report.

About the Lincolnshire Environmental Records Centre The Lincolnshire Environmental Records Centre (LERC) collates wildlife and geological information for Greater Lincolnshire from various sources and makes it available for various uses. This data is crucial to aid conservation management of sites, to help organisations prioritise action, and to understand the distribution of species and trends over time. For more information on LERC or to request a data search, visit the website at https://glnp.org.uk/partnership/lerc/

Lincolnshire Environmental Records Centre is an ALERC accredited LRC, meeting the standard level criteria. For more information on acceditation, see the ALERC website at http://www.alerc.org.uk/alerc-accreditation.html

2 Statutory Sites

Statutory sites are those afforded legal protection aimed at preventing activities that may damage features of interest. Further information on these sites is available from Natural England (SSSIs, NNRs, LNRs, SPAs, SACs, Ramsars) and The National Association for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONBs).

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Code Designation Status Name 1 SSSI Notiﬁed Grimsthorpe Park

2 SSSI Notiﬁed Swinstead Valley

3 SSSI Notiﬁed The Hermitage

4 LNR Declared Stanton's Pit

5 SAC Designated Grimsthorpe

3 Statutory Sites within the search area

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Site of Special Scientiﬁc Interest Special Area of Conservation

Local Nature Reserve Search area

4 Non-statutory sites

The GLNP works directly with local authorities to coordinate the Local Sites system in Greater Lincolnshire. Sites are selected by the Nature Partnership, based on recommendations made by its expert working groups known as the LWS Panel and LGS Panel. The Register of Local Sites is then submitted for inclusion within local authority planning policy.

These sites are recognition of wildlife or geological value and are a testament to the land management that is already being undertaken on them. Identifying these sites helps local authorities meet their obligations under legislation and government guidance, including reporting on the number of sites in positive management for Single Data List Indicator 160-00.

Code Designation Status Name 1 LWS Selected Auster Wood

2 LWS Selected Bitchneaves Wood

3 LWS Selected Black Spring Farm Road Verge

4 LWS Selected Bourne Wood

5 LWS Selected Breache's Wood 6 LWS Selected Bulby Hall Wood 7 LWS Selected Bulby Park East 8 LWS Selected Bulby Park West 9 LWS Selected Callan's Lane Wood 10 LWS Selected Catbury Wood 11 LWS Selected Croakhill Plantation Limestone Grassland 12 LWS Selected Dobbin's Wood and Dismantled Railway 13 LWS Selected Eager Farm Road Verges 14 LWS Selected Grimsthorpe Park 15 LWS Selected Grimsthorpe Park South Parkland 16 LWS Selected Gunboro' Wood 17 LWS Selected Halehouse Road 18 LWS Selected Hanthorpe Road Verges 19 LWS Selected Home Wood and Pell's Wood 20 LWS Selected Irnham Hall Grounds 21 LWS Selected Irnham Park and Verge 22 LWS Selected Lawn Wood 23 LWS Selected New Wood 24 LWS Selected Norwood 25 LWS Selected Old Park Wood, Irnham 26 LWS Selected Pasture Wood 27 LWS Selected Rabbit Hill East 28 LWS Selected Scottlethorpe Grassland 29 LWS Selected Scottlethorpe Quarry 30 LWS Selected Scullar Wood

31 LWS Selected South Wood, Irnham

5 Code Designation Status Name 32 LWS Selected Spring Wood, Edenham

33 LWS Selected Stanton's Pit

34 LWS Selected Stonepit Wood, Witham on the Hill

35 LWS Selected Swayﬁeld Lodge Road Verge

36 LWS Selected Swinstead Road Verges North

37 LWS Selected Swinstead, Forstedd Hill Road Verges

38 LWS Selected The Drift

39 LWS Selected Thorny Wood

40 LWS Selected Toft Tunnel

41 LWS Selected Woodlands Farm Meadow

42 LGS Selected Creeton Quarry

43 LGS Selected Stanton's Pit

44 LGS Selected Warren Farm Quarry Landﬁll

6 Non-statutory sites within the search area

25 6 9 21 20 10 7 26 23 8 39 31 30 24

5 41 36 32 2 35 18 13 37 16

3 11 4 38

28 29

22 17 34 19 40 15 12

44 33 43

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Local Geological Site

7 Other Sites

There are a number of other sites which can be important for the biodiversity they support and as part of the natural environments wider ecological network. For more information on these, please contact the relevant organisation.

Code Designation Status Name 1 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland -

2 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland -

3 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland -

4 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland BITCHNEAVES WOOD

5 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS

6 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS

7 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS

8 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS

9 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS

10 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS 11 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS 12 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS 13 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS 14 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS 15 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS 16 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS 17 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS 18 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS 19 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS 20 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS 21 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS 22 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS 23 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS 24 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS 25 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS 26 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland BOURNE/FOX/PILLOW WOODS 27 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland BREACHES WOOD 28 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland BULBY HALL WOOD 29 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland BULBY HALL WOOD 30 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland CALLANS LANE WOODS 31 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland CALLANS LANE WOODS 32 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland CALLANS LANE WOODS 33 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland CALLANS LANE WOODS 34 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland CATBURY WOOD 35 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland DOBBINS/PELLS/HOME WOODS

36 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland DOBBINS/PELLS/HOME WOODS

8 Code Designation Status Name 37 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland LAWN WOOD

38 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland NAB WOOD

39 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland NORWOOD/WEST WOODS

40 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland NORWOOD/WEST WOODS

41 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland NORWOOD/WEST WOODS

42 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland OLD PARK WOOD

43 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland SOUTH WOOD

44 Ancient Woodland Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland SOUTH WOOD

45 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland SPRING WOOD

46 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland STONEPIT WOOD

47 Ancient Woodland Ancient Replanted Woodland Thorny Wood

48 LWT - Lawn Wood

49 LWT - Stanton's Pit

50 LWT - Toft Tunnel

51 RNR - Eager Farm

52 RNR - Hanthorpe

9 Other Sites within the search area

29 42 28

33 32 2 34 31 3 47 40 1 44 30 43 41

27 39 45

4 52 51

38 26 25 24 16 15 14 13

22 11 23 12 21 10 205 9 8 19 7 18 6 17

48 37 36 46 50

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Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Reserve

10 Habitats

Priority habitats are those identiﬁed as being the most threatened and requiring conservation action in the UK. The most-recent list of UK priority species and habitats was published in August 2007 following a 2-year review of the process and priorities, representing the most comprehensive analysis of such information ever undertaken in the UK.

The data presented is the most up-to-date of the data collated by the GLNP and mostly comes from surveys of Local Sites; further historic data and non-Priority habitat data may also be available. Absence of information doesn’t mean that the Priority habitat isn’t present merely that no information is held.

A number of different datasets have been consulted to produce this report - a summary of attribution statements is available at https://glnp.org.uk/admin/resources/habitat-attribution.pdf.

Type Habitat Survey Date Area (ha) Priority Habitat Lowland calcareous grassland 2007 - 2016 24.77

Priority Habitat Lowland meadows 2010 - 2016 38.94

Priority Habitat Lowland mixed deciduous woodland 2010 - 2016 614.82 Priority Habitat Ponds 2015 - 2016 3.35 Priority Habitat Rivers 2015 0.47 Priority Habitat Traditional orchards 2016 0.56 Priority Habitat Wet woodland 2016 2.73 Priority Habitat Wood-pasture and parkland 2015 - 2016 56.14

11 Habitats within the search area

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Lowland calcareous grassland Traditional orchards

Lowland meadows Wet woodland

Lowland mixed deciduous woodland Wood-pasture and parkland

Ponds Search area

Rivers

12 Species

Lincolnshire Environmental Records Centre holds records on the following species within or overlapping the search area. Data shown is as held by LERC; past records of presence of a species does not guarantee continued occurrence and absence of records does not imply absence of a species, merely that no records are held. Confidential data, zero abundance records, data at poorly defined geographic resolutions and data pending validation and/or verification are also excluded from this report. A number of different datasets have been consulted to produce this report - a summary of attribution statements is available at https://glnp.org.uk/admin/resources/species-attribution.pdf.

Amphibian (4 taxa) Common Frog, Rana temporaria 22 1977 - 2018 Protected

Common Toad, Bufo bufo 30 1977 - 2018 Protected, Priority

Great Crested Newt, Triturus cristatus 30 1977 - 2018 Protected, Priority, Local Priority

Smooth Newt, Lissotriton vulgaris 37 1977 - 2018 Protected, Local Priority

Bird (78 taxa) American Robin, Turdus migratorius 1 2004 - 2004 Non-native Barn Owl, Tyto alba 41 1998 - 2015 Protected, Local Priority Bewick's Swan, Cygnus columbianus subsp. bewickii 1 2005 - 2005 Protected, Priority Black Kite, Milvus migrans 2 2008 - 2009 Non-native Black Swan, Cygnus atratus 34 2004 - 2014 Non-native Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla 13 1979 - 2009 Protected Bullﬁnch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula 122 1976 - 2018 Local Priority Canada Goose, Branta canadensis 104 1979 - 2016 Non-native Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native Cetti's Warbler, Cettia cetti 2 2004 - 2005 Protected Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto 40 1979 - 2017 Non-native Columba livia 'feral', Columba livia 'feral' 3 2014 - 2014 Non-native Common Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra 6 1979 - 2012 Protected Corn Bunting, Emberiza calandra 2 1998 - 1999 Local Priority Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus 114 1976 - 2016 Priority Curlew, Numenius arquata 58 2006 - 2016 Priority, Local Priority Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris 62 1977 - 2019 Protected Gadwall, Anas strepera 45 1993 - 2017 Non-native Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis 1 2010 - 2010 Protected, Non-native Grasshopper Warbler, Locustella naevia 36 1979 - 2013 Priority Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus 24 1991 - 2011 Protected Greenshank, Tringa nebularia 2 1991 - 1992 Protected Grey Partridge, Perdix perdix 24 1979 - 2016 Priority, Local Priority, Non-native Greylag Goose, Anser anser 81 1976 - 2019 Protected Hawﬁnch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes 3 2005 - 2006 Priority Helmeted Guineafowl, Numida meleagris 3 2007 - 2013 Non-native Hen Harrier, Circus cyaneus 5 1979 - 2013 Protected

13 Bird (78 taxa) Hobby, Falco subbuteo 29 1995 - 2015 Protected

Hoopoe, Upupa epops 1 1979 - 1979 Protected

House Sparrow, Passer domesticus 53 1976 - 2016 Priority, Local Priority

Kingﬁsher, Alcedo atthis 23 1979 - 2017 Protected

Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus 83 1976 - 2018 Priority, Local Priority

Lesser Redpoll, Acanthis cabaret 86 2006 - 2014 Priority

Linnet, Linaria cannabina 72 1976 - 2018 Local Priority

Little Gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus 1 2005 - 2005 Protected

Little Owl, Athene noctua 29 1998 - 2012 Non-native

Little Ringed Plover, Charadrius dubius 6 1990 - 1998 Protected

Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata 6 1999 - 2012 Non-native

Merlin, Falco columbarius 4 1998 - 2015 Protected

Mute Swan, Cygnus olor 83 1990 - 2018 Non-native

Osprey, Pandion haliaetus 2 1990 - 1998 Protected

Peregrine, Falco peregrinus 45 1998 - 2015 Protected

Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus 78 1976 - 2018 Non-native Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus 12 1997 - 2012 Non-native Pintail, Anas acuta 4 1999 - 2005 Protected, Non-native Pochard, Aythya ferina 41 1992 - 2018 Non-native Red Kite, Milvus milvus 193 1998 - 2018 Protected Red-crested Pochard, Netta ruﬁna 1 2004 - 2004 Non-native Red-legged Partridge, Alectoris rufa 26 1977 - 2019 Non-native Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo jamaicensis 1 2013 - 2013 Non-native Redshank, Tringa totanus 1 1979 - 1979 Local Priority Redwing, Turdus iliacus 46 1979 - 2018 Protected Reed Bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus 49 1976 - 2018 Priority, Local Priority Ring Ouzel, Turdus torquatus 6 2012 - 2012 Priority Ring-necked Parakeet, Psittacula krameri 1 2008 - 2008 Non-native Rock Dove, Columba livia 4 2009 - 2016 Non-native Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis 8 1996 - 2000 Non-native Ruff, Calidris pugnax 1 1991 - 1991 Protected Scaup, Aythya marila 1 1997 - 1997 Protected, Priority Skylark, Alauda arvensis 89 1976 - 2019 Local Priority Snipe, Gallinago gallinago 29 1979 - 2014 Local Priority Song Thrush, Turdus philomelos 102 1976 - 2018 Local Priority Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata 54 1976 - 2015 Priority Starling, Sturnus vulgaris 66 1976 - 2018 Local Priority Swift, Apus apus 47 1976 - 2018 Local Priority Tree Pipit, Anthus trivialis 4 1979 - 2004 Priority Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus 42 1976 - 2013 Priority, Local Priority

Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura 1 2006 - 2006 Non-native

14 Bird (78 taxa) Turtle Dove, Streptopelia turtur 57 1976 - 2014 Priority, Local Priority

Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus 1 2011 - 2011 Protected

White Stork, Ciconia ciconia 1 2009 - 2009 Non-native

Whooper Swan, Cygnus cygnus 7 2007 - 2015 Protected, Non-native

Wigeon, Anas penelope 13 1979 - 2016 Non-native

Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola 5 1979 - 2008 Protected

Wood Warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix 3 1979 - 2012 Priority

Wryneck, Jynx torquilla 1 1979 - 1979 Protected, Priority

Yellow Wagtail, Motacilla ﬂava 15 1997 - 2016 Local Priority

Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella 87 1976 - 2018 Priority, Local Priority

Bony Fish (Actinopterygii) (2 taxa) Brown/Sea Trout, Salmo trutta 14 1991 - 1999 Priority

European Eel, Anguilla anguilla 34 1991 - 1999 Priority, Local Priority

Conifer (14 taxa) Atlas Cedar, Cedrus atlantica 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Corsican Pine, Pinus nigra 2 2014 - 2015 Non-native Deodar, Cedrus deodara 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Douglas Fir, Pseudotsuga menziesii 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native European Larch, Larix decidua 4 2014 - 2017 Non-native Giant Fir, Abies grandis 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Hybrid Larch, Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii 2 2014 - 2016 Non-native Lawson's Cypress, Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 2 2016 - 2016 Non-native Monterey Cypress, Cupressus macrocarpa 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Norway Spruce, Picea abies 10 2014 - 2017 Non-native Sitka Spruce, Picea sitchensis 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Wellingtonia, Sequoiadendron giganteum 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Western Hemlock-spruce, Tsuga heterophylla 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Western Red-cedar, Thuja plicata 7 2014 - 2016 Non-native

Crustacean (1 taxa) Crangonyx pseudogracilis, Crangonyx pseudogracilis 14 1988 - 2015 Non-native

15 Flowering Plant (207 taxa) Alsike Clover, Trifolium hybridum 3 2014 - 2017 Non-native

American Willowherb, Epilobium ciliatum 6 2016 - 2017 Non-native

Apple, Malus pumila 9 2013 - 2017 Non-native

Arrow Bamboo, Pseudosasa japonica 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native

Arum italicum subsp. italicum, Arum italicum subsp. italicum 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native

Atlas Poppy, Papaver atlanticum 1 2017 - 2017 Non-native

Aubretia, Aubrieta deltoidea 5 2016 - 2017 Non-native

Balkan Anemone, Anemone blanda 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native

Balm, Melissa oﬃcinalis 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native

Barren Brome, Bromus sterilis 21 2010 - 2017 Non-native

Basil Thyme, Clinopodium acinos 2 1987 - 2015 Priority

Beaked Hawk's-beard, Crepis vesicaria 1 2017 - 2017 Non-native

Black Bent, Agrostis gigantea 2 2015 - 2016 Non-native

Black Horehound, Ballota nigra 18 2010 - 2017 Non-native

Black Mulberry, Morus nigra 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native

Black-bindweed, Fallopia convolvulus 4 2014 - 2015 Non-native Black-grass, Alopecurus myosuroides 11 2010 - 2017 Non-native Blue Pimpernel, Anagallis arvensis subsp. foemina 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x 11 2014 - 2017 Non-native massartiana

Bluebell, Hyacinthoides non-scripta 7 2014 - 2016 Protected Bramble, Rubus armeniacus 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Bramble, Rubus laciniatus 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Bread Wheat, Triticum aestivum 1 2010 - 2010 Non-native Bristly Oxtongue, Picris echioides 20 2010 - 2017 Non-native Broad Bean, Vicia faba 3 2014 - 2016 Non-native Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea, Lathyrus latifolius 2 2015 - 2017 Non-native Broad-leaved Spurge, Euphorbia platyphyllos 1 2006 - 2006 Non-native Bugloss, Anchusa arvensis 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Butterfly-bush, Buddleja davidii 11 2015 - 2017 Non-native Californian Poppy, Eschscholzia californica 1 2017 - 2017 Non-native Canadian Fleabane, Conyza canadensis 2 2016 - 2016 Non-native Canadian Waterweed, Elodea canadensis 2 2015 - 2015 Non-native Caper Spurge, Euphorbia lathyris 6 2015 - 2017 Non-native Charlock, Sinapis arvensis 6 2014 - 2016 Non-native Cherry Laurel, Prunus laurocerasus 2 2016 - 2017 Non-native Cherry Plum, Prunus cerasifera 8 2014 - 2017 Non-native Chicory, Cichorium intybus 1 2014 - 2014 Non-native Common Field-speedwell, Veronica persica 19 2010 - 2017 Non-native Common Fumitory, Fumaria officinalis subsp. officinalis 2 2015 - 2016 Non-native Common Mallow, Malva sylvestris 18 2014 - 2017 Non-native

Common Poppy, Papaver rhoeas 8 2010 - 2017 Non-native

16 Flowering Plant (207 taxa) Common Vetch, Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis 1 2014 - 2014 Non-native

Cotton Thistle, Onopordum acanthium 2 2015 - 2015 Non-native

Creeping Comfrey, Symphytum grandiﬂorum 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native

Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia, Crepis vesicaria subsp. 2 2016 - 2017 Non-native taraxacifolia

Cut-leaved Crane's-bill, Geranium dissectum 31 2010 - 2017 Non-native

Cypress Spurge, Euphorbia cyparissias 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native

Dame's-violet, Hesperis matronalis 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native

Dotted Loosestrife, Lysimachia punctata 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native

Druce's Crane's-bill, Geranium endressii x versicolor = G. x 3 2016 - 2017 Non-native oxonianum

Duke of Argyll's Teaplant, Lycium barbarum 2 2016 - 2016 Non-native

Dwarf Mallow, Malva neglecta 2 2010 - 2016 Non-native

Dwarf Spurge, Euphorbia exigua 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native

Early Crocus, Crocus tommasinianus 2 2016 - 2016 Non-native

Early Gentian, Gentianella anglica 1 2014 - 2014 Protected, Priority Early Goldenrod, Solidago gigantea 1 2017 - 2017 Non-native Equal-leaved Knotgrass, Polygonum arenastrum 4 2014 - 2017 Non-native Evergreen Oak, Quercus ilex 6 2015 - 2016 Non-native Fairy Foxglove, Erinus alpinus 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium 6 2015 - 2016 Non-native Field Forget-me-not, Myosotis arvensis 27 2010 - 2017 Non-native Field Pansy, Viola arvensis 5 2006 - 2016 Non-native Field Penny-cress, Thlaspi arvense 3 2014 - 2016 Non-native Field Pepperwort, Lepidium campestre 1 2014 - 2014 Non-native Fig-leaved Goosefoot, Chenopodium ficifolium 3 2015 - 2017 Non-native Fine-leaved Sandwort, Minuartia hybrida 1 2016 - 2016 Priority Firethorn, Pyracantha coccinea 3 2016 - 2016 Non-native Flowering Currant, Ribes sanguineum 3 2015 - 2017 Non-native Fox and Cubs, Pilosella aurantiaca subsp. carpathicola 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Fox-and-cubs, Pilosella aurantiaca 7 2015 - 2017 Non-native Gallant Soldier, Galinsoga parviflora 1 2014 - 2014 Non-native Garden Asparagus, Asparagus officinalis 2 2016 - 2017 Non-native Garden Grape-hyacinth, Muscari armeniacum 9 2015 - 2017 Non-native Garden Lady's-mantle, Alchemilla mollis 4 2015 - 2016 Non-native Garden Privet, Ligustrum ovalifolium 3 2016 - 2016 Non-native Glory-of-the-snow, Scilla forbesii 1 2017 - 2017 Non-native Gooseberry, Ribes uva-crispa 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Great Brome, Bromus diandrus 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native Greater Burdock, Arctium lappa 5 2014 - 2016 Non-native Greater Celandine, Chelidonium majus 9 2015 - 2017 Non-native

Greater Periwinkle, Vinca major 8 2015 - 2017 Non-native

17 Flowering Plant (207 taxa) Greater Snowdrop, Galanthus elwesii 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native

Green Alkanet, Pentaglottis sempervirens 9 2014 - 2017 Non-native

Green Field-speedwell, Veronica agrestis 2 2015 - 2016 Non-native

Grey Field-speedwell, Veronica polita 4 2014 - 2017 Non-native

Ground-elder, Aegopodium podagraria 14 2014 - 2017 Non-native

Guernsey Fleabane, Conyza sumatrensis 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native

Hedge Mustard, Sisymbrium oﬃcinale 13 2010 - 2017 Non-native

Hedgerow Crane's-bill, Geranium pyrenaicum 3 2015 - 2016 Non-native

Hemlock, Conium maculatum 14 2014 - 2017 Non-native

Henbane, Hyoscyamus niger 1 2014 - 2014 Non-native

Henbit Dead-nettle, Lamium amplexicaule 4 2006 - 2015 Non-native

Hollyhock, Alcea rosea 9 2014 - 2017 Non-native

Honesty, Lunaria annua 6 2015 - 2017 Non-native

Horse-chestnut, Aesculus hippocastanum 22 2014 - 2017 Non-native

Horse-radish, Armoracia rusticana 6 2014 - 2017 Non-native

House-leek, Sempervivum tectorum 2 2015 - 2016 Non-native Hybrid Black-poplar, Populus nigra x deltoides = P. x 3 2014 - 2017 Non-native canadensis

Hybrid Coralberry, Symphoricarpos microphyllus x orbiculatus 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native = S. x chenaultii

Indian Balsam, Impatiens glandulifera 3 2015 - 2015 Non-native Italian Rye-grass, Lolium multiflorum 1 2017 - 2017 Non-native Ivy-Leaved Speedwell, Veronica hederifolia subsp. hederifolia 4 2016 - 2017 Non-native Ivy-leaved Speedwell, Veronica hederifolia 6 2015 - 2016 Non-native Ivy-leaved Toadflax, Cymbalaria muralis 2 2015 - 2016 Non-native Japanese Honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica 2 2015 - 2016 Non-native Kerria japonica, Kerria japonica 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Laburnham, Laburnum anagyroides 3 2015 - 2016 Non-native Large Bindweed, Calystegia silvatica 2 2016 - 2016 Non-native Large-flowered Evening-primrose, Oenothera glazioviana 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Least Yellow-sorrel, Oxalis exilis 2 2016 - 2016 Non-native Leek, Allium porrum 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native Lesser Periwinkle, Vinca minor 3 2015 - 2016 Non-native Lilac, Syringa vulgaris 5 2014 - 2017 Non-native Long Smooth-headed Poppy, Papaver dubium 2 2016 - 2017 Non-native Loose Silky-bent, Apera spica-venti 1 1977 - 1977 Non-native Love-in-a-mist, Nigella damascena 3 2015 - 2017 Non-native Lungwort, Pulmonaria officinalis 1 2017 - 2017 Non-native Many-seeded Goosefoot, Chenopodium polyspermum 5 2014 - 2015 Non-native Maple-leaved Goosefoot, Chenopodium hybridum 1 2014 - 2014 Non-native Mediterranean Spurge, Euphorbia characias 2 2016 - 2016 Non-native

Mexican Fleabane, Erigeron karvinskianus 2 2016 - 2017 Non-native

18 Flowering Plant (207 taxa) Mind-your-own-business, Soleirolia soleirolii 2 2016 - 2017 Non-native

Montbretia, Crocosmia pottsii x aurea = C. x crocosmiiﬂora 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native

Mugwort, Artemisia vulgaris 8 2015 - 2017 Non-native

New Zealand Pigmyweed, Crassula helmsii 2 2007 - 2010 Non-native

Night-flowering Catchfly, Silene noctiflora 2 2015 - 2016 Non-native

Norway Maple, Acer platanoides 10 2015 - 2017 Non-native

Oil-seed Rape, Brassica napus subsp. oleifera 5 2016 - 2017 Non-native

Opium Poppy, Papaver somniferum 7 2015 - 2017 Non-native

Oregon-grape, Mahonia aquifolium 3 2016 - 2016 Non-native

Oriental Poppy, Papaver pseudoorientale 2 2016 - 2017 Non-native

Osier, Salix viminalis 2 2016 - 2017 Non-native

Pasqueﬂower, Pulsatilla vulgaris 2 2014 - 2015 Priority

Peach-leaved Bellﬂower, Campanula persicifolia 6 2015 - 2017 Non-native

Pear, Pyrus communis 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native

Perennial Cornﬂower, Centaurea montana 3 2015 - 2017 Non-native

Persian Ivy, Hedera colchica 2 2016 - 2016 Non-native Petty Spurge, Euphorbia peplus 12 2015 - 2017 Non-native Pineappleweed, Matricaria discoidea 15 2010 - 2017 Non-native Populus nigra 'Italica', Populus nigra 'Italica' 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Portugal Laurel, Prunus lusitanica 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native Pot Marigold, Calendula officinalis 4 2015 - 2017 Non-native Potato, Solanum tuberosum 1 2017 - 2017 Non-native Prickly Lettuce, Lactuca serriola 5 2013 - 2017 Non-native Procumbent Yellow-sorrel, Oxalis corniculata 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native Purple Milk-vetch, Astragalus danicus 10 1978 - 2015 Priority Purple Toadflax, Linaria purpurea 7 2015 - 2017 Non-native Rat's-tail Fescue, Vulpia myuros 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Red Dead-nettle, Lamium purpureum 17 2014 - 2017 Non-native Red Valerian, Centranthus ruber 7 2015 - 2016 Non-native Reflexed Stonecrop, Sedum rupestre 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Ribbed Melilot, Melilotus officinalis 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Root Beet, Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Rose Campion, Silene coronaria 3 2015 - 2016 Non-native Rose-of-Sharon, Hypericum calycinum 3 2015 - 2016 Non-native Rough Poppy, Papaver hybridum 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native Round-leaved Fluellen, Kickxia spuria 3 2006 - 2014 Non-native Russian Comfrey, Symphytum officinale x asperum = S. x 2 2016 - 2017 Non-native uplandicum

Russian-vine, Fallopia baldschuanica 2 2016 - 2017 Non-native

Rye Brome, Bromus secalinus 1 2017 - 2017 Non-native Scented Mayweed, Matricaria chamomilla 5 2014 - 2017 Non-native

Scentless Mayweed, Tripleurospermum inodorum 22 2010 - 2017 Non-native

19 Flowering Plant (207 taxa) Shaggy Soldier, Galinsoga quadriradiata 1 2014 - 2014 Non-native

Shasta Daisy, Leucanthemum lacustre x maximum = L. x 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native superbum

Shepherd's-needle, Scandix pecten-veneris 1 2015 - 2015 Priority, Non-native

Shepherd's-purse, Capsella bursa-pastoris 29 2010 - 2017 Non-native

Siberian Squill, Scilla siberica 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native

Slender Speedwell, Veronica ﬁliformis 2 2015 - 2016 Non-native

Small Nettle, Urtica urens 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native

Small Toadﬂax, Chaenorhinum minus 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native

Snapdragon, Antirrhinum majus 6 2015 - 2017 Non-native

Snow-in-summer, Cerastium tomentosum 7 2015 - 2017 Non-native

Snowberry, Symphoricarpos albus 14 2014 - 2017 Non-native

Snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis 16 2015 - 2017 Non-native

Soapwort, Saponaria oﬃcinalis 2 2015 - 2017 Non-native

Sowbread, Cyclamen hederifolium 3 2015 - 2016 Non-native

Spotted Dead-nettle, Lamium maculatum 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Spurge, Euphorbia amygdaloides subsp. robbiae 4 2015 - 2016 Non-native Sticky Groundsel, Senecio viscosus 3 2016 - 2017 Non-native Sun Spurge, Euphorbia helioscopia 4 2014 - 2016 Non-native Sunflower, Helianthus annuus 1 2017 - 2017 Non-native Sweet Chestnut, Castanea sativa 5 2015 - 2016 Non-native Swine-cress, Lepidium coronopus 10 2010 - 2017 Non-native Sycamore, Acer pseudoplatanus 29 2014 - 2017 Non-native Tall Melilot, Melilotus altissimus 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native Three-cornered Garlic, Allium triquetrum 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Trailing Bellflower, Campanula poscharskyana 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native Turkey Oak, Quercus cerris 6 2015 - 2016 Non-native Venus's-looking-glass, Legousia hybrida 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native Wall Barley, Hordeum murinum 11 2014 - 2017 Non-native Wall Cotoneaster, Cotoneaster horizontalis 2 2015 - 2017 Non-native Wallflower, Erysimum cheiri 2 2015 - 2017 Non-native Walnut, Juglans regia 12 2014 - 2017 Non-native Weeping Willow, Salix alba x babylonica = S. x sepulcralis 1 2017 - 2017 Non-native Weld, Reseda luteola 4 2010 - 2016 Non-native White Campion, Silene latifolia 13 2014 - 2017 Non-native White Dead-nettle, Lamium album 30 2013 - 2017 Non-native White Poplar, Populus alba 3 2015 - 2015 Non-native White Stonecrop, Sedum album 6 2015 - 2017 Non-native White Willow, Salix alba 5 2015 - 2017 Non-native Wild Plum, Prunus domestica 6 2015 - 2017 Non-native Wild-oat, Avena fatua 5 2014 - 2016 Non-native

Wilson's Honeysuckle, Lonicera nitida 1 2017 - 2017 Non-native

20 Flowering Plant (207 taxa) Winter Aconite, Eranthis hyemalis 4 2015 - 2016 Non-native

Winter Heliotrope, Petasites fragrans 2 2017 - 2017 Non-native

Yellow Archangel, Lamium galeobdolon subsp. argentatum 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native

Yellow Corydalis, Pseudofumaria lutea 4 2015 - 2017 Non-native

Insect - Beetle (Coleoptera) (9 taxa) Asparagus Beetle, Crioceris asparagi 6 1996 - 2015 Non-native

Bean Seed Beetle, Bruchus ruﬁmanus 16 1971 - 2017 Non-native

Cream-streaked Ladybird, Harmonia quadripunctata 2 1999 - 2000 Non-native

Great Spruce Bark Beetle, Dendroctonus micans 2 2015 - 2015 Non-native

Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis 17 2010 - 2017 Non-native

Leistus (Pogonophorus) rufomarginatus, Leistus 2 1994 - 2016 Non-native (Pogonophorus) rufomarginatus

Lesser Mealworm Beetle, Alphitobius diaperinus 5 1990 - 2015 Non-native

Rust-red Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum 2 2015 - 2015 Non-native

Wood-Boring Weevil, Euophryum conﬁne 1 2016 - 2016 Non-native

Insect - Butterﬂy (13 taxa) Chalk Hill Blue, Polyommatus coridon 1 2008 - 2008 Protected Chequered Skipper, Carterocephalus palaemon 1 2015 - 2015 Protected, Priority Dingy Skipper, Erynnis tages 597 1992 - 2018 Priority Dingy Skipper, Erynnis tages tages 31 2013 - 2017 Priority Duke of Burgundy, Hamearis lucina 41 2015 - 2018 Protected, Priority Grizzled Skipper, Pyrgus malvae 82 1995 - 2018 Priority Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Boloria euphrosyne 1 1970 - 1970 Protected, Priority Purple Emperor, Apatura iris 8 2015 - 2018 Protected Small Heath, Coenonympha pamphilus 737 1970 - 2018 Priority Wall, Lasiommata megera 116 1976 - 2011 Priority White Admiral, Limenitis camilla 135 1979 - 2018 Priority White-letter Hairstreak, Satyrium w-album 106 1981 - 2018 Protected, Priority Wood White, Leptidea sinapis 1 2001 - 2001 Protected, Priority

Insect - Moth (45 taxa) August Thorn, Ennomos quercinaria 10 2003 - 2010 Priority Beaded Chestnut, Agrochola lychnidis 7 2007 - 2009 Priority Blair's Shoulder-knot, Lithophane leautieri 2 2005 - 2008 Non-native Blood-vein, Timandra comae 57 1994 - 2017 Priority Brindled Beauty, Lycia hirtaria 10 2003 - 2010 Priority Brown-spot Pinion, Agrochola litura 21 1993 - 2010 Priority Buff Ermine, Spilosoma lutea 33 2003 - 2015 Priority

Centre-barred Sallow, Atethmia centrago 25 1993 - 2010 Priority

21 Insect - Moth (45 taxa) Cinnabar, Tyria jacobaeae 49 1995 - 2018 Priority

Dark Brocade, Mniotype adusta 1 2003 - 2003 Priority

Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet, Xanthorhoe ferrugata 16 1995 - 2010 Priority

Deep-brown Dart, Aporophyla lutulenta 2 2009 - 2009 Priority

Dot Moth, Melanchra persicariae 12 1991 - 2010 Priority

Dusky Brocade, Apamea remissa 3 2003 - 2010 Priority

Dusky Thorn, Ennomos fuscantaria 5 2003 - 2016 Priority

Dusky-lemon Sallow, Cirrhia gilvago 3 2008 - 2009 Priority

False Mocha, Cyclophora porata 1 1998 - 1998 Priority

Feathered Gothic, Tholera decimalis 17 2007 - 2010 Priority

Four-spotted, Tyta luctuosa 6 2007 - 2007 Priority

Ghost Moth, Hepialus humuli humuli 4 2015 - 2015 Priority

Ghost Moth, Hepialus humuli 6 2000 - 2017 Priority

Green-brindled Crescent, Allophyes oxyacanthae 4 2005 - 2009 Priority

Grey Dagger, Acronicta psi 5 1991 - 2016 Priority

Knot Grass, Acronicta rumicis 6 1997 - 2009 Priority Lackey, Malacosoma neustria 11 1991 - 2010 Priority Larch Case-bearer, Coleophora laricella 1 1993 - 1993 Non-native Large Wainscot, Rhizedra lutosa 1 2005 - 2005 Priority Latticed Heath, Chiasmia clathrata 4 2003 - 2017 Priority Light Brown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana 4 2004 - 2005 Non-native Mottled Rustic, Caradrina morpheus 1 2007 - 2007 Priority Mouse Moth, Amphipyra tragopoginis 9 1995 - 2010 Priority Oak Hook-tip, Watsonalla binaria 11 1995 - 2009 Priority Pale Eggar, Trichiura crataegi 2 2005 - 2007 Priority Powdered Quaker, Orthosia gracilis 8 2003 - 2010 Priority Rosy Rustic, Hydraecia micacea 23 2003 - 2010 Priority Rustic, Hoplodrina blanda 6 2003 - 2009 Priority Sallow, Cirrhia icteritia 9 1993 - 2010 Priority September Thorn, Ennomos erosaria 4 2005 - 2010 Priority Shaded Broad-bar, Scotopteryx chenopodiata 29 2003 - 2017 Priority Shoulder-striped Wainscot, Leucania comma 30 2003 - 2010 Priority Small Emerald, Hemistola chrysoprasaria 1 2003 - 2003 Priority Small Phoenix, Ecliptopera silaceata 31 1994 - 2017 Priority Small Square-spot, Diarsia rubi 35 1988 - 2016 Priority Spruce Carpet, Thera britannica 11 1997 - 2015 Non-native White Ermine, Spilosoma lubricipeda 38 2003 - 2016 Priority

Insect - True Bug (Hemiptera) (1 taxa) Juniper Shieldbug, Cyphostethus tristriatus 4 1994 - 1994 Non-native

22 Lichen (1 taxa) Lecanora sublivescens, Lecanora sublivescens 2 2006 - 2006 Priority

Millipede (1 taxa) Oxidus gracilis, Oxidus gracilis 1 2015 - 2015 Non-native

Mollusc (5 taxa) Bladder snails, Physa fontinalis 37 2005 - 2017 Non-native

Bladder snails, Physa 1 2009 - 2009 Non-native

Common Garden Snail, Cornu aspersum 1 2010 - 2010 Non-native

Jenkins' Spire Snail, Potamopyrgus antipodarum 173 1979 - 2017 Non-native

Striped Snail, Cernuella (Cernuella) virgata 2 1973 - 1973 Non-native

Moss (1 taxa) Heath Star Moss, Campylopus introﬂexus 1 1990 - 1990 Non-native

Reptile (3 taxa) Common Lizard, Zootoca vivipara 14 1977 - 2017 Protected, Priority Grass Snake, Natrix helvetica 15 1977 - 2012 Protected, Priority Slow-worm, Anguis fragilis 3 1977 - 1977 Protected, Priority

Terrestrial Mammal (13 taxa) American Mink, Neovison vison 3 1990 - 1996 Non-native Brown Hare, Lepus europaeus 79 1977 - 2017 Priority Brown Rat, Rattus norvegicus 27 1977 - 2014 Non-native Chinese Muntjac, Muntiacus reevesi 50 1982 - 2018 Non-native Eastern Grey Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis 52 1976 - 2019 Non-native Eurasian Badger, Meles meles 74 1977 - 2019 Protected European Rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus 79 1974 - 2018 Non-native European Water Vole, Arvicola amphibius 13 1977 - 2009 Protected, Priority, Local Priority Fallow Deer, Dama dama 165 1975 - 2018 Non-native Feral Ferret, Mustela putorius subsp. furo 2 2015 - 2015 Protected, Priority, Non-native Harvest Mouse, Micromys minutus 16 1977 - 1977 Priority House Mouse, Mus musculus 18 1977 - 1977 Non-native West European Hedgehog, Erinaceus europaeus 49 1974 - 2018 Priority

23 Terrestrial Mammal (bat) (16 taxa) Bats, Chiroptera 93 1975 - 2018 Protected, Priority, Local Priority

Brown Long-eared Bat, Plecotus auritus 22 1997 - 2017 Protected, Priority, Local Priority

Common Pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus sensu stricto 42 1998 - 2017 Protected, Local Priority

Daubenton's Bat, Myotis daubentonii 7 1984 - 2013 Protected, Local Priority

Lesser Noctule, Nyctalus leisleri 7 1994 - 2008 Protected, Local Priority

Long-eared Bat species, Plecotus 1 1984 - 1984 Protected, Priority, Local Priority

Natterer's Bat, Myotis nattereri 10 2001 - 2017 Protected, Local Priority

Noctule Bat, Nyctalus noctula 18 1984 - 2016 Protected, Priority, Local Priority

Nyctalus Bat species, Nyctalus 1 2010 - 2010 Protected, Priority, Local Priority

Pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pipistrellus sensu lato 6 1994 - 2004 Protected, Local Priority

Pipistrelle Bat species, Pipistrellus 29 1984 - 2019 Protected, Priority, Local Priority

Soprano Pipistrelle, Pipistrellus pygmaeus 5 2003 - 2012 Protected, Priority, Local Priority

Unidentiﬁed Bat, Myotis 7 1984 - 2010 Protected, Priority, Local Priority

Western Barbastelle, Barbastella barbastellus 11 2006 - 2017 Protected, Priority, Local Priority

Whiskered Bat, Myotis mystacinus 1 1990 - 1990 Protected, Local Priority

Whiskered/Brandt's Bat, Myotis mystacinus/brandtii 1 2006 - 2006 Protected

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APPENDIX 3 Procedure to follow in the event of finding bats on site

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Procedure to follow if bats are discovered during works

• If at any point during the works, bats are discovered then contractors must stop work immediately and telephone Inspired Ecology Ltd Ian Nixon on 01205 723342 or 07833 674500.

• Inspired Ecology will either provide an appropriately licensed bat worker to the site or provide a member of staff who will liaise directly with Natural England. Actions will then be taken following advice given. This may include removal of bats, but only where direct written or verbal permission is gained from Natural England.

• Only when Natural England is satisfied that there is no further risk to bats will works recommence.

• Should it transpire that the operation being carried out is of more risk to bats than was originally thought, then works will be stopped until they can be supervised by an appropriately licensed bat worker.

• If a bat is found under a tile or any other aperture, works will stop immediately (as above). If the bat does not voluntarily fly out, then the aperture will be carefully covered over to protect the bat(s) from the elements, leaving a small gap for the bat to escape voluntarily. Any covering should be free from grease or other contaminants and should not be a fibreglass-based material.

• Any injured bats should be gently placed in a secure ventilated box in a cool, quiet dark place (e.g. cardboard box with a sealed lid) by the contractor for the bat’s protection whilst awaiting the arrival of the licensed person.

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APPENDIX 4 Bat boxes

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APPENDIX 5 Bird box examples

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Examples of bird boxes with, from left to right: a 25mm diameter entrance hole, open fronted and a 32mm diameter entrance hole

Examples of sparrow terrace boxes

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APPENDIX 6 Barn owl mitigation

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