Glenmoriston Deer Management Group Deer Management Plan 2016 – 2026 (with mid-term review 2021) DMG Website: http://glenmoristondmg.deer-management.co.uk/ Prepared by: Alan Boulton MIAgrE CEnv Huntaway Consulting Ivy Cottage Torlundy Spean Bridge PH33 6SW [email protected] www.huntawayconsulting.co.uk With support from Ali McKnight, Agroecosystems Ltd, Kingussie www.agroecosystems.co.uk 1 Table of Contents Priority Actions 2017-2019 ................................................................................................................................ 1 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 3 2. Aims and Objectives ...................................................................................................................................... 3 3. Methodology ................................................................................................................................................. 4 4. Boundaries and Membership ........................................................................................................................ 4 5. Meetings, Policies and Strategies .................................................................................................................. 7 5.1. Meetings ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 5.2.ADMG Principles of Collaboration .............................................................................................................. 7 6. Deer Numbers and Movements .................................................................................................................... 8 7. Native Woodland........................................................................................................................................... 9 8. Designated Sites .......................................................................................................................................... 12 9. DMG Socio-Economics ................................................................................................................................ 13 10. Policies and Strategies ............................................................................................................................... 14 10.1. Internal Communication Plan................................................................................................................. 14 10.2. External Communication Plan ................................................................................................................ 14 11. Welfare Plan .............................................................................................................................................. 15 12. Setting Cull Targets .................................................................................................................................... 16 13. Seasons ...................................................................................................................................................... 19 14. Other Species ............................................................................................................................................ 19 14.1. Roe Deer ................................................................................................................................................. 19 14.2. Sika ......................................................................................................................................................... 19 14.3. Feral Pigs ................................................................................................................................................ 19 14.4. Fallow ..................................................................................................................................................... 19 14.5. Muntjac .................................................................................................................................................. 19 14.2. Sika ......................................................................................................................................................... 19 15. Monitoring and Evaluation ........................................................................................................................ 20 15.1. Habitat Assessment ................................................................................................................................ 20 15.2. Counting ................................................................................................................................................. 20 16. Carbon ....................................................................................................................................................... 21 17. Qualifications and Training........................................................................................................................ 21 18. Best Practice .............................................................................................................................................. 22 19. Deer Vehicle Collisions (DVC) .................................................................................................................... 22 20. Individual Estates ...................................................................................................................................... 23 20.1 Corrielair .................................................................................................................................................. 23 20.1.1. Description .......................................................................................................................................... 23 20.1.2. Woodlands .......................................................................................................................................... 23 20.1.3. Vegetation Condition .......................................................................................................................... 24 20.1.4. Deer Populations ................................................................................................................................. 24 20.1.5. Past and Current Management ........................................................................................................... 25 20.1.6. Current / Proposed Culls ..................................................................................................................... 25 20.1.7. Issues and Concern .............................................................................................................................. 26 20.2 Ceannacroc .............................................................................................................................................. 27 20.2.1. Description .......................................................................................................................................... 27 20.2.2. Past and Current Management ........................................................................................................... 28 20.2.3. Vegetation Condition .......................................................................................................................... 28 20.2.4. Deer Populations and Movements...................................................................................................... 29 2 20.2.5. Proposed Cull ...................................................................................................................................... 30 20.2.6. Woodland ............................................................................................................................................ 30 20.2.7. Deer Park ............................................................................................................................................. 30 20.2.8. Issues and Concern .............................................................................................................................. 31 20.2.9. Ceannacroc Woodlands ...................................................................................................................... 31 20.3 Tomcrasky ............................................................................................................................................... 32 20.3.1. Description .......................................................................................................................................... 32 20.3.2. Past and Current Management ........................................................................................................... 33 20.3.3. Vegetation Condition .......................................................................................................................... 33 20.3.4. Deer Populations ................................................................................................................................. 33 20.3.5.Proposed Cull ....................................................................................................................................... 34 20.3.6.Woodlands ..........................................................................................................................................