Scottish Natural Heritage Scottish Natural Facts and Figures Facts 1998/99 Scottish Natural Heritage is a government body responsible to the Scottish Executive and Scottish Parliament. Our mission statement: Working with Scotland’s people to care for our natural heritage. Our aim: Scotland’s natural heritage is a local, national and global asset. We promote its care and improvement, its responsible enjoyment, its greater understanding and appreciation and its sustainable use, now and for future generations. Our operating principles: We work in partnership, by co-operation, negotiation and consensus, where Facts and Figures 1998/99 possible, with all relevant interests in Scotland: public, private and voluntary organisations, and individuals. We operate in a devolved manner, delegating decision making to the local level within the organisation to encourage and assist SNH to be accessible, sensitive and responsive to local needs and circumstances. We operate in an open and accountable manner in all our activities. Further copies available from: Scottish Natural Heritage, Publications Section, Battleby, Redgorton, Perth PH1 3EW t: 01738 444177 • f: 01738 827411 Working with Scotland’s people to e: [email protected] • w: www.snh.org.uk ISBN: 1 85397 074 3 TH1.6K1199 care for our natural heritage © Scottish Natural Heritage 1999 Designed and produced by SNH Publications PREFACE Scottish Natural Heritage aims to be an open and accountable organisation. To meet our aspirations we are publishing SNH Facts and Figures 1998/99. It contains a range of useful facts and statistics about SNH’s work and Scotland’s natural heritage. It is a companion publication to our Annual Report. This publication contains: • a complete Scottish listing of all designated areas: Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, National Nature Reserves, National Scenic Areas and certain other types of natural heritage designation; • a full list of management agreements and leases in force during the year to 31 March 1999; • our performance against our customer care standards; • details of licenses issued; • details of grants awarded; • details of research contracts let; and • details of partnership projects funded. We hope that those consulting this document will find it a useful and valuable record. If there is additional information you require, please contact us through one of our local offices or through George Anderson at our Press & Public Relations Unit, Scottish Natural Heritage, 12 Hope Terrace, Edinburgh EH9 2AS. Tel. 0131 446 2270 Fax. 0131 446 2277 Web site. www.snh.org.uk Roger Crofts CBE Chief Executive 1 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS LICENCES 1. Licences protecting wildlife issued from 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999 under various Acts of Parliament. 5 CONSULTATIONS 2. Natural Standards 1998/99. 7 3. SNH responses to Government and other national consultations from 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999. 8 4. Public access to environmental information under the Environmental Information Regulations 1992 - a statement. 11 DESIGNATED SITES 5. National Nature Reserves - Distribution, Area, and Tenure as at 31 March 1999. 13 6. National Nature Reserves - Summary of overall tenure. 14 7. Summary of SSSI notified under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 and the Wildlife Countryside Act 1981 as at 31 March 1999. 15 8. Distribution of SSSI by Local Authority Areas as at 31 March 1999. 15 9. SSSI notified during year to 31 March 1999. 17 10. SSSI De-notified during year to 31 March 1999. 17 11. Referrals to the Advisory Committee on SSSI 1 April 1992 to 31 March 1999. 17 12. Consolidated list of all SSSI notified under S. 28 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) as at 31 March 1999. 19 13. Consolidated list of all SSSI notified under S. 23 of the National Parks & Access to the Countryside Act 1949 but not yet assessed under S. 28 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) as at 31 March 1999. 54 14. SSSI damage reported during year to 31 March 1999. 54 15. Summary of SSSI damage by Cause during the year to 31 March 1999. 57 16. Potential Special Protection Areas submitted to Government for classification during year to 31 March 1999. 59 17. Potential Special Protection Areas submitted to Government but not classified as at 31 March 1999. 59 18. Special Protection Areas classified by Government during year to 31 March 1999. 59 19. Consolidated list of all Classified Special Protection Areas as at 31 March 1999. 60 20. Proposed Ramsar Sites submitted to Government during year to 31 March 1999. 63 21. Proposed Ramsar Sites submitted to Government but not designated as at 31 March 1999. 63 22. Ramsar Sites designated by Government during year to 31 March 1999. 63 23. Consolidated list of all designated Ramsar Sites as at 31 March 1999. 64 24. Public Consultations on possible Special Areas of Conservation carried out during year to 31 March 1999. 65 25. Consolidated list of possible Special Areas of Conservation as at 31 March 1999. 65 26. Candidate Special Areas of Conservation submitted by Government to the European Commission during year to 31 March 1999. 67 27. Consolidated list of candidate Special Areas of Conservation submitted by Government to the European Commission as at 31 March 1999. 67 28. Biosphere Reserves as at 31 March 1999. 70 29. Biogenetic Reserves as at 31 March 1999. 70 30. World Heritage Sites as at 31 March 1999. 71 31. Long-Distance Routes as at 31 March 1999. 71 32. Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes. 71 33. National Scenic Areas as at 31 March 1999. 73 34. Regional Parks as at 31 March 1999. 74 35. Country Parks as at 31 March 1999. 74 36. Local Nature Reserves as at 31 March 1999. 75 NATURE RESERVE AGREEMENTS, LEASES AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS 37. Summary of SNH Nature Reserve Agreements and Leases, SSSI and other Management 77 Agreements in force during the year to 31 March 1999. 38. S.16 Nature Reserve Agreements or Leases made during year to 31 March 1999. 77 39. Ongoing S.16 Nature Reserve Agreement and Lease payments made during year to 31 March 1999. 78 40. S.16 Lump–sum payment Nature Reserve Agreements and Leases in force as at 31 March 1999. 81 41. S.15 Management Agreements concluded during year to 31 March 1999. 82 42. Ongoing S.15 Management Agreement payments made during year to 31 March 1999. 83 3 43. S.15 Lump–sum payment Management Agreements in force as at 31 March 1999. 94 44. S.49(A) Management Agreements concluded during year to 31 March 1999. 101 45. Ongoing S.49(A) Management Agreement payments made during year to 31 March 1999. 101 46. S.49(A) Lump–sum payment Management Agreements in force as at 31 March 1999. 103 47. Caithness and Sutherland Peatland Management Scheme S.15 Management Agreements concluded during year to 31 March 1999. 103 48. Ongoing Caithness and Sutherland Peatland Management Scheme S.15 Management Agreement payments made during year to 31 March 1999. 104 49. Solway Merse Management Scheme S.49(A) Annual Management Agreements in force during year to 31 March 1999. 107 50. Dumfries and Galloway Barnacle Goose Management Scheme S.49(A) Annual Management Agreements in force during year to 31 March 1999. 108 51. Islay Goose Management Scheme S.49(A) Annual Management Agreements in force during year to 31 March 1999. 108 52. Orkney South Walls Goose Management Scheme S.49 (A) Annual Management Agreements concluded during year to 31 March 1999. 111 53. Special Protection Area (SPA) Corncrake Management Scheme S.49(A) Management Agreements concluded during year to 31 March 1999. 112 54. Isle of Mull S. 5 White Tailed Sea Eagle Demonstration Project Agreements concluded during year to 31 March 1999. 112 GRANTS 55. Grants awarded by SNH during year to 31 March 1999. 113 56. Grants expenditure across our Corporate Programmes. 114 57. Projects attracting partnership funding during year to 31 March 1999. 115 58. List of Grants made by SNH in 1998/99. 125 RESEARCH 59. Research contracts 1998/99. 141 MAPS National Nature Reserves as at 31 March 1999 12 Sites of Special Scientific Interest as at 31 March 1999 16 Special Protection Areas as at 31 March 1999 58 Ramsar Sites as at 31 March 1999 62 Candidate Special Areas of Conservation as at 31 March 1999 66 National Scenic Areas as at 31 March 1999 72 SNH offices and staff 150 4 LICENCES 1. Licences protecting wildlife issued from 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999 under various Acts of Parliament LEGISLATION TYPE PURPOSE NUMBER OF LICENCES 1 Badgers Act Badger Conservation 4 Badgers Act Badger Development 17 Badgers Act Badger Investigation 2 Badgers Act Badger Scientific 1 Sub-total 24 2 Regulations Animal Conservation 16 Regulations Animal Photography 1 Regulations Animal Scientific 4 Regulations Bat Conservation 49 Regulations Bat Photography 2 Regulations Bat Ringing 1 Regulations Bat Scientific 3 Regulations Bat Roost Conservation 34 Regulations Plant Conservation 2 Regulations Plant Scientific 1 Sub-total 113 3 Wildlife and Countryside Act Animal Conservation 25 Wildlife and Countryside Act Animal Photography 1 Wildlife and Countryside Act Animal Research 1 Wildlife and Countryside Act Animal Scientific 16 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bat Conservation 49 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bat Photography 2 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bat Ringing 1 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bat Scientific 3 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bat Roost Conservation 34 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bird Conservation 411 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bird Photography 51 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bird Research 8 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bird Ringing 118 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bird Scientific 35 Wildlife and Countryside Act Plant Conservation 11 Wildlife and Countryside Act Plant Scientific 2 Sub-total 768 Total number of licences issued 905 1 Protection of Badgers Act 1992 2 The Conservation (Natural Habitats, & C.) Regulations 1994 3 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 5 6 CONSULTATIONS 2.