PREFACE Scottish Natural Heritage aims to be an open and accountable organisation. To meet our aspirations we are publishing SNH Facts and Figures 1999/2000. 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 areas designated as: 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 list of management agreements and leases in force during the year to 31 March 2000; ● our performance against our customer care standards; ● details of licences 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 CHIEF EXECUTIVE 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SNH FACTS & FIGURES 1999/2000 LICENCES 1. Licences protecting wildlife issued from 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000 under various Acts of Parliament. 4 CONSULTATIONS 2. Natural Standards 1999/2000. 5 3. SNH responses to Government and other national consultations from 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000. 5 4. Public access to environmental information under the Environmental Information Regulations 1992 - a statement. 9 DESIGNATED SITES 5. National Nature Reserves : Distribution, Area and Tenure as at 31 March 2000. 10 6. National Nature Reserves : Summary of overall tenure as at 31 March 2000. 13 7. Summary of all SSSI notified as at 31 March 2000. 13 8. Distribution of all SSSI by Local Authority Areas as at 31 March 2000. 14 9. SSSI notified during year to 31 March 2000. 14 10. SSSI renotified during year to 31 March 2000. 15 11. SSSI denotified during year to 31 March 2000. 15 12. Referrals to the Advisory Committee on SSSI during year to 31 March 2000. 15 13. Consolidated list of all SSSI notified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 as at 31 March 2000. 17 14. Consolidated list of all SSSI notified under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949, but not yet assessed under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 as at 31 March 2000. 48 15. SSSI damage reported during year to 31 March 2000. 49 16. Summary of SSSI damage by Cause during year to 31 March 2000. 50 17. Potential Special Protection Areas submitted to Government for classification during year to 31 March 2000. 51 18. Special Protection Areas classified by Government during year to 31 March 2000. 51 19. Consolidated list of all Classified Special Protection Areas as at 31 March 2000. 53 20. Proposed Ramsar Sites submitted to Government for designation during year to 31 March 2000. 55 21. Ramsar Sites designated by Government during year to 31 March 2000. 57 22. Consolidated list of all designated Ramsar Sites as at 31 March 2000. 57 23. Public Consultations on possible Special Areas of Conservation carried out during year to 31 March 2000. 58 24. Consolidated list of possible Special Areas of Conservation as at 31 March 2000. 59 25. Candidate Special Areas of Conservation submitted by Government to the European Commission during year to 31 March 2000. 59 26. Consolidated list of candidate Special Areas of Conservation submitted by Government to the European Commission as at 31 March 2000. 61 27. Biosphere Reserves as at 31 March 2000. 64 28. Biogenetic Reserves as at 31 March 2000. 67 29. World Heritage Sites as at 31 March 2000. 67 30. Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes as at 31 March 2000. 67 31. Distribution of Historic Gardens and Designated Landscapes by Local Authority Areas as at 31 March 2000. 72 32. National Scenic Areas as at 31 March 2000. 74 33. National Parks as at 31 March 2000. 76 34. Regional Parks as at 31 March 2000. 76 35. Country Parks as at 31 March 2000. 76 36. Local Nature Reserves as at 31 March 2000. 80 37. Long Distance Routes as at 31 March 2000. 82 NATURE RESERVE AGREEMENTS, LEASES AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS 38. Summary of SNH Nature Reserve Agreements and Leases, SSSI and other Management Agreements in force during year to 31 March 2000. 84 39. S.16 Nature Reserve Agreements and Leases concluded during year to 31 March 2000. 84 40. Ongoing S.16 Nature Reserve Agreement and Lease payments made during year to 31 March 2000. 85 41. Ongoing S.16 Nature Reserve Agreements and Leases, where no payments have been made during year to 31 March 2000. 87 2 42. S.16 Lump-sum payment Nature Reserve Agreements and Leases in force as at 31 March 2000. 88 43. S.15 SSSI Management Agreements concluded during year to 31 March 2000. 89 44. S.15 SSSI Management Agreements concluded, but no payments made during year to 31 March 2000. 90 45. Ongoing S.15 SSSI Management Agreement payments made during year to 31 March 2000. 90 46. Ongoing S.15 SSSI Management Agreements, where no payments have been made during year to 31 March 2000. 102 47. S.15 Lump-sum payment SSSI Management Agreements in force as at 31 March 2000. 107 48. S.49(A) Management Agreements concluded during year to 31 March 2000. 113 49. S.49(A) Management Agreements concluded, but no payments made during year to 31 March 2000. 113 50. Ongoing S.49(A) Management Agreement payments made during year to 31 March 2000. 113 51. Ongoing S.49(A) Management Agreements, where no payments have been made during year to 31 March 2000. 115 52. S.49(A) Lump-sum payment Management Agreements in force as at 31 March 2000. 116 53. Caithness and Sutherland Peatland Management Scheme S.15 Management Agreements concluded during year to 31 March 2000. 116 54. Ongoing Caithness and Sutherland Peatland Management Scheme S.15 Management Agreement payments made during year to 31 March 2000. 117 55. Ongoing Caithness and Sutherland Peatland Management Scheme S.15 Management Agreements, where no payments have been made during year to 31 March 2000. 119 56. The Lewis Peatlands Management Scheme S.15 Management Agreements concluded, but no payments made during year to 31 March 2000. 119 57. Skye Peatland Management Scheme S.15 Management Agreements concluded during year to 31 March 2000. 119 58. Ongoing Skye Peatland Management Scheme S.15 Management Agreement payments made during year to 31 March 2000. 119 59. Solway Merse Management Scheme S.49(A) Management Agreements in force during year to 31 March 2000. 120 60. Solway Barnacle Goose Management Scheme S.49(A) Management Agreements in force during year to 31 March 2000. 121 61. Islay Voluntary Goose Management Scheme S.49(A) Management Agreements in force during year to 31 March 2000. 121 62. Orkney South Walls Barnacle Goose Management Scheme S.49(A) Management Agreements concluded during year to 31 March 2000. 124 63. Special Protection Area (SPA) Corncrake Management Scheme S.49(A) Management Agreements concluded during year to 31 March 2000. 124 64. Isle of Mull White-tailed Eagle Demonstration Project S.5 Management Agreements concluded during year to 31 March 2000. 126 GRANTS 65. Grants awarded by SNH during year to 31 March 2000. 127 66. Grants expenditure across our Corporate Programmes. 127 67. Projects attracting partnership funding during year to 31 March 2000. 128 68. List of Grants made by SNH during year to 31 March 2000. 138 RESEARCH AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT 69. Research and Technical Support projects funded by SNH during year to 31 March 2000. 153 MAPS National Nature Reserves declared as at 31 March 2000. 12 Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified as at 31 March 2000. 16 Special Protection Areas classified as at 31 March 2000. 52 Ramsar Sites designated as at 31 March 2000. 56 Candidate Special Areas of Conservation submitted to the EC as at 31 March 2000. 60 Biosphere Reserves declared as at 31 March 2000. 65 Biogenetic Reserves declared as at 31 March 2000. 66 Historic Gardens and Designed Landscapes listed as at 31 March 2000. 73 National Scenic Areas designated as at 31 March 2000. 75 Regional Parks designated as at 31 March 2000. 77 Country Parks registered as at 31 March 2000. 79 Local Nature Reserves declared as at 31 March 2000. 81 Long Distance Routes designated as at 31 March 2000. 83 SNH Offices and Staff as at 31 March 2000. 158 3 LICENCES 1. Licences protecting wildlife issued from 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2000 under various Acts of Parliament LEGISLATION TYPE PURPOSE NUMBER OF LICENCES 1 Badgers Act Badger Conservation 3 Badgers Act Badger Development 16 Badgers Act Badger Investigation 0 Badgers Act Badger Scientific 0 Sub-total 19 2 Regulations Animal Conservation 24 Regulations Animal Photography 0 Regulations Animal Scientific 2 Regulations Bat Conservation 11 Regulations Bat Photography 0 Regulations Bat Ringing 3 Regulations Bat Scientific 1 Regulations Bat Roost Conservation 32 Regulations Plant Conservation 2 Regulations Plant Scientific 0 Sub-total 75 3 Wildlife and Countryside Act Animal Conservation 35 Wildlife and Countryside Act Animal Photography 2 Wildlife and Countryside Act Animal Research 0 Wildlife and Countryside Act Animal Scientific 7 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bat Conservation 11 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bat Photography 0 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bat Ringing 3 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bat Scientific 1 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bat Roost Conservation 32 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bird Conservation 309 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bird Photography 42 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bird Research 5 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bird Ringing 112 Wildlife and Countryside Act Bird Scientific 19 Wildlife and Countryside Act Plant Conservation 5 Wildlife and Countryside Act Plant Scientific 2 Sub-total 585 Total number of licences issued 679 1 Protection of Badgers Act 1992 2 The Conservation (Natural Habitats, & c.) Regulations 1994 3 Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 part I 4 CONSULTATIONS 2.