Summary Details of Sites of International Importance in SEA Area 1

Appendix E E1 Summary Details of Sites of International Importance in SEA Area 1 Figure E.1 International Designations in SEA Area 1 © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited December 2013 Appendix E E2 Table E.1 Summary Details of Relevant Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) in SEA Area 1 Name, Code and Area (ha) Annex I Habitat Annex II Species Vulnerability Management Location1 Garron Point 15.58 Primary: N/A Primary: Narrow- Use by the public; Signage informing users of UK0030356 Qualifying: N/A mouthed whorl snail geologists, and people snail colonies. The 02 10 08 W Vertigo angustior conducting information introduction of livestock may Qualifying: N/A recreation. Changing be advantageous provided 56 59 00 N pattern of grazing by erosion does not take place, rabbits and roe deer which should be ensured may be problematic. through a management Parts of the site may be agreement. vulnerable to certain forms of marine oil pollution and rising sea- levels. Craigengar 37.31 Primary: N/A Primary: Marsh Drainage operations. Continuation of low-intensity UK0012577 Qualifying: European dry saxifrage Saxifraga grazing. 03 28 30 W heaths, Species-rich hirculus 55 46 20 N Nardus grassland, on Qualifying: N/A siliceous substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in continental Europe) Dunkeld– 428.09 Primary: Oligotrophic to Primary: Slender Nutrient inputs. Dependent on maintaining Blairgowrie mesotrophic standing naiad Najas flexilis Quaking bogs and low levels of dissolved Lochs waters with vegetation of Qualifying: Otter transition mire can nutrients. UK0012638 the Littorelletea uniflorae Lutra lutra sustain only low levels 03 33 15 W and/or of the Isoëto- of physical disturbance Nanojuncetea and require high water 56 34 30 N Qualifying: Transition table mires and quaking bogs River Tweed 3,797.41 Primary: Water courses Primary: Atlantic Pollution, acidification Water Framework Directive, UK0012691 of plain to montane levels salmon Salmo salar, and eutrophication, River Tweed Catchment 02 47 30 W with the Ranunculion otter Lutra lutra river-works and Management Plan, SEPA fluitantis and Callitricho- bankside management, and EA management. 55 36 00 N Qualifying: Sea Batrachion vegetation lamprey Petromyzon genetic pollution and Qualifying: N/A marinus, brook disease, abstraction lamprey Lampetra and impoundment planeri, river lamprey management. Lampetra fluviatilis Flanders 1,073.58 Primary: Active raised Primary: N/A Drainage. Part of site is a National Mosses bogs *Priority feature, Qualifying: N/A Nature Reserve (NNR). UK0012902 degraded raised bogs still Management Agreement in 04 12 00 W capable of natural place for programme of regeneration ditch-blocking and scrub 56 09 30 N Qualifying: N/A removal. Barry Links 789.69 Primary: Embryonic Primary: N/A Overgrazing. Joint MoD/SNH Concordat UK0013044 shifting dunes, shifting Qualifying: N/A includes grazing 02 45 00 W dunes along the shoreline management, an SSSI and with Ammophila arenaria scrub management plan. 56 28 45 N (`white dunes`), fixed There is also an active dunes with herbaceous Conservation Group. vegetation (`grey dunes`) *Priority feature, Atlantic decalcified fixed dunes (Calluno-Ulicetea) *Priority feature, humid dune slacks Qualifying: N/A © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited December 2013 Appendix E E3 Name, Code and Area (ha) Annex I Habitat Annex II Species Vulnerability Management Location1 Clyde Valley 434.66 Primary: Tilio-Acerion Primary: N/A Non-native tree and NNR management plan to Woods forests of slopes, screes Qualifying: N/A shrub species invasion. encourage native broad- leaved woodlands. UK0013089 and ravines *Priority Overgrazing, feature uncontrolled dumping 03 47 50 W Qualifying: N/A of refuse. 55 43 00 N Loch Lomond 1,454.33 Primary: Old sessile oak Primary: N/A Non-native tree and Woodland Grant Schemes, Woods woods with Ilex and shrub species invasion. NNR management plan. Qualifying: Otter Overgrazing. UK0013573 Blechnum in the British Lutra lutra Isles 04 40 45 W Qualifying: N/A 56 12 00 N Lendalfoot 1,309.71 Primary: Species-rich Primary: N/A Changes in agricultural Dependent on differing Hills Complex Nardus grassland, on Qualifying: N/A practices (e.g. artificial grazing and management fertilisers). UK0013592 siliceous substrates in regimes. Approximately mountain areas (and 50% of site covered by 04 53 15 W submountain areas in management agreements. 55 11 29 N continental Europe) *Priority feature, alkaline fens Qualifying: Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix, European dry heaths, calaminarian grasslands of the Violetalia calaminariae, transition mires and quaking bogs Whitlaw and 40.71 Primary: Transition mires Primary: Slender Agricultural activity Whitlaw is a NNR and Branxholme and quaking bogs green feather-moss accelerating rate of Branxholme subject to a Management Agreement. UK0013594 Qualifying: Alkaline fens Drepanocladus change in wetland sites (Hamatocaulis) from open water 02 47 38 W vernicosus through fen to carr woodland. 55 33 00 N Qualifying: N/A Bankhead 32.5 Primary: Active raised Primary: N/A Overgrazing. Owned by MOD and Moss, Beith bogs *Priority feature Qualifying: N/A situated on a Royal Naval UK0019756 Qualifying: N/A Armaments Depot, and is therefore well protected 04 38 00 W from any damage. 55 43 10 N Black Loch 108.42 Primary: Active raised Primary: N/A Drainage, burning, Management agreement to Moss bogs *Priority feature Qualifying: N/A overgrazing. conserve and promote diversity of peatland plant UK0019757 Qualifying: Degraded communities. Restricts 03 50 00 W raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration activities such as drainage 55 54 20 N and burning and controls grazing levels. Blawhorn 109 Primary: Active raised Primary: N/A Drainage, fires. NNR Management Plan Moss bogs *Priority feature Qualifying: N/A addresses potential problems such as fires. UK0019758 Qualifying: Degraded Installation of dams and 03 47 00 W raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration drain-blocks on all the 55 53 40 N manmade drains and erosion gullies. © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited December 2013 Appendix E E4 Name, Code and Area (ha) Annex I Habitat Annex II Species Vulnerability Management Location1 Braehead 122.6 Primary: Active raised Primary: N/A Overgrazing. NNR Management Plan. Moss bogs *Priority feature Qualifying: N/A UK0019759 Qualifying: Degraded 03 39 30 W raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration 55 44 40 N Coalburn Moss 224.32 Primary: Active raised Primary: N/A Drainage, non-native Several Management bogs *Priority feature UK0019760 Qualifying: N/A tree species and scrub Agreements are either in encroachment. Qualifying: Degraded place or being negotiated 03 51 50 W which include the removal of raised bogs still capable of 55 36 15 N natural regeneration coniferous woodland and invading scrub, and the blockage of drains. Cockinhead 48.4 Primary: Active raised Primary: N/A Drainage, invasive tree Part of this raised bog Moss bogs *Priority feature Qualifying: N/A scrub, fires, peat covered by a Management extraction. UK0019761 Qualifying: Degraded Agreement to conserve and promote the development of 04 36 30 W raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration the range of peatland 55 42 10 N habitats. Cranley Moss 101.27 Primary: Active raised Primary: N/A Drainage, invasive tree Management Agreements to bogs *Priority feature UK0019762 Qualifying: N/A scrub, fires, peat conserve and promote the extraction. development of the diversity Qualifying: Degraded 03 40 30 W of peatland habitats. raised bogs still capable of 55 42 30 N natural regeneration Dykeneuk 61.64 Primary: Active raised Primary: N/A Drainage, invasive tree Management Agreement Moss bogs *Priority feature scrub, over-grazing. Qualifying: N/A covers about 40% of site UK0019763 Qualifying: Degraded and makes provision for the maintenance of fences, the 04 37 50 W raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration damming of drains and the 55 41 20 N removal of trees or scrub. Waukenwae 155.49 Primary: Active raised Primary: N/A Drainage, invasive tree Management Agreements to Moss bogs *Priority feature Qualifying: N/A scrub, over-grazing, restrict the use of fertilisers, fires. pesticides and agricultural UK0019765 Qualifying: Degraded activities thought to have a 04 05 54 W raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration damaging impact (e.g. 55 44 00 N drainage, burning, grazing). North Shotts 53.36 Primary: Active raised Primary: N/A Drainage, invasive tree Present management Moss bogs *Priority feature Qualifying: N/A scrub, over-grazing, compatible with the nature fires. conservation interests. UK0019768 Qualifying: Degraded Monitoring is ongoing to 03 47 54 W raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration ensure long-term favourable 55 49 50 N condition of the bog. Kirkcowan 777.57 Primary: Active raised Primary: N/A Drainage, invasive tree Management Agreement to Flow bogs *Priority feature Qualifying: N/A scrub, over-grazing, conserve the active blanket fires. bog. Controls grazing, UK0019813 Qualifying: Degraded drainage and muirburn. 04 44 10 W raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration 55 00 10 N © AMEC Environment & Infrastructure UK Limited December 2013 Appendix E E5 Name, Code and Area (ha) Annex I Habitat Annex II Species Vulnerability Management Location1 Endrick Water 239.11 Primary: N/A Primary: Brook Point and diffuse Development of a river UK0019840 Qualifying: N/A lamprey Lampetra sources of pollution not conservation strategy during planeri, river lamprey thought significant. 2001/2002 under the 04 24 00 W Lampetra fluviatilis Gravel extraction. ’Safeguarding Natura Rivers 56 03 20 N Qualifying: Atlantic in the UK’ LIFE Project, salmon Salmo salar which addressed all the management issues on the river including gravel extraction. Merrick Kells 8,698.3 Primary: Northern Atlantic Primary: N/A Overgrazing Small part of site is a NNR UK0019841 wet heaths with Erica Qualifying: Otter but SNH has recommended tetralix, siliceous alpine expansion of this to cover a Lutra lutra 04 26 45 W and boreal grasslands, larger part of the SAC under 55 08 00 N blanket bogs *Priority Forest Enterprise feature ownership.

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