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Analysis / Concept Map - DRAFT 1Lamachan LMP 13Galloway FD

S StablesSeptember 2015

Legendanalysis Lamachan

Principal riparian zonesGrazing tenanciesASNW zoneRecreation / landscape corridorResidential areasOpen groundCore plantationBlock

Design feature: Maintain existing open hill top and enhance habitat forBlack Grouse and other moorland bird species through additional openspace and woodland fringe broadleaf restockDesign feature: Link open ground at elevation to lower lying valleybottoms through enhanced riparian corridors / habitat networks ofgreater species diversity and additional open spaceDesign feature: Maintain existing areas and consider enhancement of grazing tenancy areasDesign Feature: Preserve and enhance the relation of scale betweenthe internal and external open ground

Extensive plantation edge boundary with open hill ground and openground grazing

Penkiln Burn, significant part of the R Cree catchment, runscentrally through the plan areaDesign feature: Improve structure and species diversity withinextensive riparian zone through additional open space and broadleaf restock

Ancient Semi Natural Woodland relict along Penkiln Burnvalley bottomDesign feature: Restore and enhance PAWS site throughadditional broadleaf natural regeneration or restock andopen spaceDesign feature: Create additional broadleaf links to externalASNW relict along the Penkiln Burn valley

County road runs along Palnure Burn valley to southern edge ofplan area (road also used by short section of FES cycle route) Mixed broadleaf along entire length of county road with conifercoupes to the rear Design feature: Improve visual, structural and species diversityalong this recreation route

GENERALThis core commercial conifer plantation plan area can be broken downinto two fairly well defined areas. To the north on the poorer soils and more exposed, elevated ground there is less species diversity.To the south on the better, more sheltered sites there are opportunitiesto build on the existing diversity.The LMP has been significantly impacted on by the recent P ramoruminfestation.Lying between adjoining FES plantation to the south and extensiveopen hill ground to the north, the block is visually prominent from thecounty road network to the south.

Core commercial production area comprising significant areas of secondrotation upland spruce and mixed conifer generally characterised byangular coupe shapes, a lack of age class separation and little texturaland species diversityThere is a relatively high density existing roads infrastructureDesign feature: Commercial clearfell and restock at elevation with focuson additional species diversity restocking on lower lying better site typesDesign feature: reduce coupe size and diversify age class structureDesign feature: Construct modest forest road programme during firstphase of plan, developing quarries as required

Residential areas within and on periphery of plan area withsurrounding views impacted on by adjacent conifer plantationDesign feature: Increase area of open space and species diversityaround property and improve appearance of surrounding woodlandin relation to landformDesign feature: Enhance water supply catchment through increasedopen ground and BL restock