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TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION PAGE 1.0 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................... 1

1.1 Objectives................................................................................................1 1.2 Limitations ...............................................................................................1

2.0 LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND AND POLICY FRAMEWORK.................. 3 2.1 Planning Policy ........................................................................................3 2.2 The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006...................4 2.3 Biodiversity Action Planning ....................................................................4 2.4 National Government Performance Indicators ........................................5

3.0 METHODOLOGY........................................................................................ 6 3.1 Desk Study ..............................................................................................6 3.2 Field Survey.............................................................................................6 3.3 Arrangement of Access ...........................................................................7 3.4 Database and GIS ...................................................................................7

4.0 RESULTS.................................................................................................... 9 4.1 Desk Study ..............................................................................................9 4.2 Data analysis ...........................................................................................9 4.3 Site Assessment....................................................................................15

4.3.1 Biological Heritage Sites............................................................15 4.3.2 Burnley Wildlife Survey..............................................................17 4.3.3 Potential Sites............................................................................17

4.4 Recommendations.................................................................................17 5.0 REFERENCES.......................................................................................... 19

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LIST OF TABLES Table 1 Summary of Habitat Area Data for Survey Phase 1 Habitat in Burnley Table 2 Site Evaluation Using Guidelines for Site Selection LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 An example of Phase 1 Habitat mapping form the Burnley Wildlife and

Habitat Survey 2007 Figure 2 Proportion of each major habitat type Figure 3 Proportion of the different grassland types Figure 4 Proportion of the different woodland types Figure 5 UK BAP habitats Figure 6 Lancashire BAP habitats LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix 1 List of Sites Surveyed Appendix 2 Species List Template Appendix 3 Recording Form Appendix 4 Letter of Access Appendix 5 Phase 1 Habitat Survey Mapping Colour Codes

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

Under instruction from Burnley Borough Council, Golder Associates (UK) Ltd has undertaken a re-survey of all sites of known or potential nature conservation value within Burnley Borough. This took the form of a Phase 1 Habitat Survey that followed the standard methodology set out by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC, 2004). This survey is described as the ‘Burnley Wildlife and Habitat Survey’.

The most recent studies of the whole Borough were undertaken in the early 1990s and resulted in the production of Burnley’s Landscape and Wildlife Strategy in 1992. In order to meet the requirements of the EC Habitats Directive, Section 40 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006, Planning Policy Statement 9, and the Regional Spatial Strategy, Burnley Borough Council required more up-to-date information to provide a sound evidence base for the production and monitoring of the Local Development Framework.

1.1 Objectives

The objectives of the Burnley Wildlife and Habitat Survey were as follows:

• Undertake a desk study including consultation with relevant organisations; collecting and recording data on the location of Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) and protected species;

• Survey all sites of known potential value within Burnley using the standard

methodology set out by the JNCC (2004); • Compile the above into an MS Access database provided by the Lancashire Records

Centre, and create a Geographical Information System (GIS); and • Assess of all Biological Heritage Sites using the Guidelines for Site Selection

(Lancashire County Council et al, 1998). This also includes the assessment of a sample of sites using the Guidelines for the Selection of Local Wildlife Sites in Lancashire (The Wildlife Trust, DRAFT version 5, August 2007).

1.2 Limitations

One of the main limitations regarding survey work for any site with a number of habitats is the time of the year at which the surveys were undertaken. Accordingly, sites were assigned a survey period based on the dominant habitat present. Thus, woodlands were targeted in the first instance to be surveyed in May and June, grassland in July and August, and heathland and mires in August and September. Despite this, it is possible that some early or late flowering plants might have been missed as a single survey visit was made per site. Where it was considered that this might have compromised the overall evaluation of the floristic diversity of a particular site, this was indicated in the site evaluation.


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Where the assessment process required the use of the Guidelines for Site Selection (Lancashire County Council et al, 1998), it was noted that several criteria are based on NVC communities. This survey was based on Phase 1 habitat mapping and did not produce data to the level of detail required for NVC. Consequently, this was a limitation for assessing the sites against the NVC criteria. Wherever possible, an approximate evaluation of the NVC communities present at a particular site was made; however it is important to keep in mind that further survey will be necessary for a more thorough assessment.

A sample of sites was also assessed using the Guidelines for the Selection of Local Wildlife Sites (LWS) in Lancashire (provided by John Lamb, Lancashire Wildlife Trust (LWT)). These are designed specifically to assess the biodiversity value at the borough level. These guidelines, at the time of this assessment, are only in draft form and, as such, a full evaluation could not be made. As a general rule, the following was applied: “the BHS guidelines are 60% of the SSSI criteria and the LWS guidelines are 60% of the BHS guidelines” (Lamb, pers. comm). Recommendations that could be used to better define these criteria in their final versions are made, when judged applicable, and submitted to the Lancashire Wildlife Trust.


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2.0 LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND AND POLICY FRAMEWORK

The following pieces of legislation, government policy and guidance are relevant to this project.

2.1 Planning Policy

Planning Policy Statement 9 (HMSO, 2005) sets out the Government’s national planning policies on protection of biodiversity through the planning system. PPS9 is accompanied by:

a) A joint ODPM (06/2005) and DEFRA (01/2005) circular which sets out statutory obligations and their importance within the planning system;

b) Planning for Biodiversity and Geological Conservation: a Guide to Good Practice

(ODPM, 2006); c) Local Sites Guidance on their Identification, Selection and Management (DEFRA,

2006). PPS9 recognises that Local Sites have a fundamental role to play in helping to meet overall national biodiversity targets, contributing to the quality of life and the well-being of the community and in supporting research and education. The guidance stipulates that Local Development Frameworks should identify all local nature conservation areas on the proposals maps based upon up to date information regarding the habitats and species of the area. These policies are incorporated into development planning documents at regional and local scales, and are also of material worth in considering individual planning applications. Key principles 1(vi) sets out the sequential approach to the planning process along the principles of avoidance of harm, mitigation where harm cannot be avoided, compensation where impacts cannot be prevented or adequately mitigated and “if that significant harm cannot be prevented, adequately mitigated against, or compensated for, then planning permission should be refused”.

The Burnley Wildlife and Habitat Survey and subsequent identification of valuable wildlife sites is an essential component of the planning process enabling effective planning decisions to be made based upon up to date objective and scientific data regarding the species and habitat within the administrative boundaries of the Burnley area. The data arising from this survey are also of use when considering biodiversity opportunities for sites that support a level of nature conservation interest that could be enhanced or improved through careful management or through the planning process.

The guidance on identification, selection and management of local sites (DEFRA, 2006) “provides guidance on the development and management of systems to identify sites of local importance for nature conservation”. The underlying principle of the guidance is that Local Sites should be designated on the basis of each site supporting features of substantive nature conservation value. This survey will identify those sites of substantive value and enable the


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effective recognition, conservation and safeguard of these sites. Further the guidance stipulated the expectation that “every [Local Sites] system [is] to review their current position and implement changes in line with this guidance in order to meet existing nature conservation policy objectives.”

2.2 The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006

The Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 Part 3 Section 40, places a general duty on all public bodies to conserve and have regard to biodiversity in the exercise of their functions. Section 41 indicates that an updated UK BAP list of priority habitats and species will be produced (JNCC, 2007). The descriptions of each species and habitats are currently in preparation by Natural England (Natural England, pers. comm).

2.3 Biodiversity Action Planning

Following the Rio Convention on Biodiversity in June 1992, the UK government made a commitment to conserve and enhance our national biodiversity. As part of its commitment ‘Biodiversity: the UK Biodiversity Action Plan’ was launched and subsequently a BAP Steering Group established. The main aim of the UK BAP framework was to describe the UK's biological resources and commit a detailed plan for the protection of these resources. As a result, three types of action plan [species action plans (SAPs), habitat action plans (HAPs) and local biodiversity action plans (LBAPs)] were developed which set priorities for nationally and locally important habitats and wildlife. Each plan has costed actions and targets and reporting on the targets is done on a 3-5 year cycle, using the National Biodiversity Action Reporting System (BARS).

The Biodiversity Strategy for England provides the nationwide based strategy for delivery of biodiversity action planning within England and this includes the promotion of the delivery and maintenance of a consistent approach to Local Sites Systems at a national level (DEFRA 2002). In turn, the production and delivery of local biodiversity action plans (LBAPs) which set priorities for nationally and locally important habitats and wildlife, from the key delivery mechanism for the implementation of the Section 40 biodiversity duty under the NERC Act 2006 at a local level.

It is this BAP framework that forms the basis of the habitat and, to a certain extent, the species surveys. Both the UK BAP and the Lancashire BAP are relevant to the area surveyed. This is demonstrated during the actual survey work whereby Lancashire priority species and habitats present within each Wildlife Site were identified and recorded. Further, the potential for a given Wildlife Site to support priority BAP species was noted if the habitat conditions were suitable.


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2.4 National Government Performance Indicators

The New Performance Framework for Local Authorities and Local Authority Partnerships: Single Set of National Indicators (HMSO, 2007) sets out a number of indicators which will be used to assess the performance of local government. Local government will be responsible for the implementation of these indicators valued by local people. Under environmental sustainability, one of the 14 national indicators is “NI 197 Improved local biodiversity – active management of local sites”. This will be very important in ensuring that local sites are actively managed for the conservation and enhancement of their biodiversity. The results of the survey will be pivotal in enabling Burnley Borough Council to plan their implementation of this indicator.


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3.0 METHODOLOGY

3.1 Desk Study

A desk study was undertaken to collate existing data of previous survey work undertaken for the Biological Heritage Sites (BHS) and the Burnley Wildlife Survey (BWS) and records of protected species and BAP species. This baseline information is supplemented by the information collected during the survey work regarding the potential of the different sites surveyed to host protected species and UK BAP species and habitats.

The following organisations have been consulted:

• Burnley Borough Council; • Lancashire Wildlife Trust; • Local Record Centre c/o Lancashire County Council; • The Environment Agency; • Lancashire Badger Group; • East Lancashire Ornithologists Club; and • British Waterways. There is no Lancashire Bat Group as such with a central point for requesting records. 3.2 Field Survey

An enhanced Phase 1 Habitat Survey was undertaken. This adapted the recognised standard survey technique (JNCC, 2004) to inform the production of a Phase 1 Habitat Plan of all sites having known or potential value within Burnley Borough boundaries. Features with the potential to support protected, BAP species and important invertebrate assemblages were also identified.

The sites surveyed as part of the Burnley Wildlife and Habitat Survey were:

• Biological Heritage Sites (BHS); • Burnley Wildlife Survey (BWS); • Potential Burnley Wildlife Sites (pBWS); and • Forest of Burnley Sites (FoB). A list of all sites included in the survey can be found in Appendix 1.

For each site, the enhanced Phase 1 Habitat Survey involved:

• Compiling a species list on site, using the template used in 1990 for the Burnley Wildlife Survey (Lancashire Trust for Nature Conservation) – see Appendix 21. The

1 It should be noted that some scientific names have since changed and have been updated in the database


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DAFOR scale has been used to measure the frequency and cover of the different plant species using Dominant (D) for species covering large areas of the site; Abundant (A); Frequent (F); Occasional (O) and Rare (R) for species which are rarely found across the site. Locally Dominant (LD), Locally Abundant (LA) and Locally Frequent (LF) were also used when the frequency and distribution is patchy;

• Production of a map highlighting the Phase 1 Habitat types, with dominant or co-

dominant species annotated; and • Completion of a recording form detailing site information and recommendations for

habitat management. This recording form is presented in Appendix 3. It also contained a list of protected, BAP species and habitats that were ticked where present or if there was potential to occur on site. A list of invasive species was also compiled wherever such species were found to be present2.

For some of the BHS that were previously designated for their importance for birds and/or invertebrates, particular attention was made to these species groups. Regarding birds, an ornithologist compiled a species list. However these results cannot be considered as exhaustive as only one visit was made per site. An ecologist also surveyed the sites regarded important for their invertebrates communities, mainly Lepidoptera and Odonata; however this was limited to a single survey visit, consequently, further survey will be necessary to record the full invertebrate diversity.

Any other species or features of interest observed during the survey were noted by the surveyors.

3.3 Arrangement of Access

Burnley Borough Council legal department provided Golder Associates (UK) Ltd with a letter stating that Golder surveyors were acting as agents of Burnley Borough Council whilst undertaking ecological survey work. This letter is shown in Appendix 4.

3.4 Database and GIS

All data recorded on site were compiled into an adapted version of a MS Access database provided by Lancashire County Council. All sites have an identifier that enable linking to corresponding map features contained in the GIS habitats shapefiles. These maps were digitised from field survey map sketches using ESRI ArcGIS. The features were first recorded in a geodatabase feature dataset to enable us to ensure accuracy, and topology rules set by Burnley Borough Council were adhered to. Digitising followed the specifications of Burnley Borough Council, using existing GIS layers such as OS MasterMap or council data (BHS, council ownership, FoB, canal and railway, Common Land, SSSI, EA main rivers) as

2 Note that at the time of creating the recording form, the newly compiled UK BAP species and habitats were not available –

however this has been updated when inputting data into the GIS.


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base maps providing a guide to the geometry of relevant habitat features. GGP and MapInfo are both capable of importing data from ESRI’s shapefile format. The full dataset was exported from the Geodatabase to a shapefile format, with the appropriate accompanying metadata, and delivered along with the MS Access database on CD to the Council. The new Versions of ESRI ArcGIS contain updated ISO metadata templates to those in ArcGIS 8.3; however these guidelines will be used to provide the required metadata to an acceptable standard. Appendix 5 is a key showing the mapping colour codes of the Phase 1 Survey that have been used in the GIS layer.


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4.0 RESULTS

4.1 Desk Study

The following information was obtained from the organisations consulted:

• BHS electronic data (Burnley Borough Council and Local Record Centre c/o Lancashire County Council);

• Information on 12 potential LNRs (Lancashire Wildlife Trust); • Forest of Burnley sites (Burnley Borough Council); • Potential Burnley Wildlife Sites (Lancashire Wildlife Trust); • Previous Burnley Wildlife Survey (Burnley Borough Council); • Criteria for BWS supplied to test sites against (Lancashire Wildlife Trust); • ELWOOD Report (2001) (Burnley Borough Council); • Lower House Lodges LNR draft management plan (Lancashire Wildlife Trust); • Water vole records (the Environment Agency and Local Record Centre c/o Lancashire

County Council); • Great crested newt records (Local Record Centre c/o Lancashire County Council); and • Several GIS layers (Burnley Borough Council and Local Record Centre c/o Lancashire

County Council). The Lancashire Badger Group would not release detailed records at a large scale, however they are willing to co-operate with Burnley Borough Council regarding any site specific enquiry in relation to development. They also are willing to inform on stronghold badger areas within Burnley Borough if required.

The East Lancashire Ornithology Club holds an important volume of bird records and discussion is currently on-going regarding possible access to these data.

British Waterways was contacted, however they do not keep records of protected or BAP species for the borough.

4.2 Data analysis

A breakdown of all the sites surveyed in 2007 is shown in Appendix 1.

Figure 1 (see at the back of the report) shows an example of a Phase 1 Habitat Map derived from the GIS. It is centred on an area to the west of Burnley town centre, close to Hapton. This map is typical of the more urban districts of Burnley, with wildlife habitat interspersed amongst a predominantly built environment. In common with the majority of the sites surveyed, grassland is dominant (in this case neutral grassland), with broadleaved woodland (mostly semi-natural) also having a reasonable coverage. Furthermore, as is normal in urban environments, the habitats tend to be more complicated than on larger, more uniform sites, usually due to varied management practices (and quite often, by a complete lack of management). This has led to development of habitat mosaics, as can be seen clearly at Lower


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House Lodges and at Pollard Moor. A particularly important observation from the scrutiny of this Map (which is also applicable elsewhere in Burnley) is the degree of connectivity of wildlife sites, in this case with good linking habitat connecting the Pollard/Stone Moor complex to the west with Lower House Lodges to the east. Further connection points link Green Brook and Sweet Clough to Lower House Lodges to the north. South of this, Green Brook Wood, on the southern side of the M65 motorway is connected via the Leeds – Liverpool Canal, a main green artery running through the heart of Burnley.

Major habitats surveyed were:

• Woodland and scrub; • Grassland and marsh; • Heathland; • Mire; • Swamp, marginal and inundation; • Open water (e.g. reservoir); and • Mosaics of the above. The Table 1 below shows the area of each of the broad habitats surveyed.

Table 1: Summary of Habitat Area Data for Survey Phase 1 Habitat in Burnley

Habitat Area (in hectares) Woodland and scrub 612.5 Grassland and marsh 1793

Tall herb and fern 21 Heathland 36

Mire 613 Swamp, marginal and inundation 9

Open water 150 Rock exposure and waste 9

Miscellaneous 30 TOTAL 3273.5

The pie chart below gives the proportion for each of the major habitats following the JNCC key (see Appendix 5).


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Heathland1.11%

Mire18.71%

Miscellaneous0.98%

Open Water4.60%

Rock exposure and waste

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Swamp, Marginal and Inundation

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Tall Herb and Fern0.65%

Woodland and Scrub

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Developed0.08%

Grassland and Marsh

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Figure 2: Proportion of each major habitat type (percentage area coverage of broad habitats samples across Burnley)

The grassland habitats are dominant. Woodland habitats include semi-natural woodland and plantation (including the FoB sites). The mire habitat is mainly represented by the large area of Hameldon to Tom Grove Head BWS dominated by dry modified bog and wet modified bog. The open water category include the reservoirs and the rives and streams. The small category “developed” includes the few sites that have been developed since the 1990 survey such as Tenneco Walker, part of Hesandford, and Whittlefiled – Clifton Farm BWSs.

Closer examination of the two main habitat types is summarised in Figures 3 and 4. Figure 3 shows the different grassland types which make the total area of grassland and marsh represented in Figure 2.


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Acid and marshy grassland are the dominant grassland types. This is largely due to the extent of the moorland sites such as Hameldon to Tom Grove Head BWS, Red Moss BHS, Thieveley Scout BHS and Heald Moor and Deerplay Moor BHS in which marshy grassland covered large areas. Marshy grassland is mostly represented by the purple moor grass community (Molinia grasslands) with a high proportion of rushes (Juncus sp) and occasionally by sedges (Carex sp). A smaller proportion of the marshy grassland is composed of wet meadows and pastures supporting communities of species such as marsh marigold Caltha palustris , Valerian species Valeriana sp, meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria and wild angelica Angelica sylvestris. The acid grasslands are represented both by lowland dry acid grassland in the valleys and by upland/moorland acid grassland on higher grounds where most of the previously cited larger sites lie.


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Figure 4: Proportion of the different woodland types (percentage area coverage of woodland habitats samples across Burnley)


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Blanket Bog32.75%

Lowland meadow3.49%

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Mesotrophic Lakes5.15%

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Figure 5: UK BAP habitats (percentage area coverage of UK BAP habitats samples across Burnley)

Figure 5 shows the proportion of the different UK BAP habitats. To avoid over-complication, wet woodland and oak woodland have been included in the Lowland mixed deciduous woodland habitat action plan category. Also these habitats have been selected by using the JNCC categories and as such, very small habitats (too small to be mapped) have been omitted. Figure 5 gives a general view on the proportion of UK BAP habitat types present. Figure 6 shows the proportion of the Lancashire BAP habitats. This shows again the significance of the upland sites previously discussed.


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Figure 6: Lancashire BAP habitats (percentage area coverage of Lancashire BAP habitats samples across Burnley)

4.3 Site Assessment

Details of the site evaluation is set out in Table 2 below. The site evaluation code, for example Gr3 (grassland criteria), relates to the site selection guidelines3. In some instances, for example Gr4, the site evaluation code refers to the “Guidelines for the selection of Local Wildlife Sites in Lancashire” (LWS)4.

4.3.1 Biological Heritage Sites

Out of the 42 BHSs surveyed in 2007, 39 still qualify under the same or under more criteria as the 1997 evaluation. The 3 sites that did not qualify are Halifax Road Pasture, Briercliffe; Leeds Liverpool Canal section (Old Hall Street to M65 J12 Reedley Hallows/Nelson and Colne); and Oswald Street, Stoneyholme.

3 Lancashire County Council, Lancashire Wildlife Trust and English Nature. (1998) Lancashire County Heritage Sites Scheme.

Biological Heritage Sites: Guidelines for Site Selection.

4 The Wildlife Trust (2007). Local Wildlife Sites Guidelines for Site Selection 2007. Guidelines for the selection of Local

Wildlife Sites in Lancashire. DRAFT version 5, 31 August 2007.


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Halifax Road Pasture has lost part of its diversity probably because of grazing pressure; however the site qualifies under the LWS guidelines and could become a Burnley Wildlife Site. A change in grazing regime could also be beneficial to the floristic diversity of the site and following a change in management, monitoring surveys should be done to help decide whether this site has potential to remain as a BHS.

The section of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal currently designated as a BHS did not have any biological features of interest recorded during the survey. Other sections of the canal (see below) have a much more interesting flora and it is therefore recommended to designate them as a BHS. Consequently the existing section should be downgraded to BWS.

Oswald Street BHS has suffered from its urban location and does not qualify under the BHS criteria. However it has not lost all its floristic diversity and still qualifies under the LWS guidelines. Oswald Street could be downgraded to BWS status, also this would only refer to areas on the periphery of the site.

Thirteen sites require further survey on specific faunal groups such as birds, invertebrates and amphibians to confirm whether they still qualify under the relevant species criteria; however in most cases these sites qualify also under habitat criteria (grassland or woodland) and as such still deserve their BHS designations. Further reference to these sites can be made in Table 2.

Out of the 82 sites surveyed in 1990 as part of the Burnley Wildlife Survey, 33 are partly or totally included within a BHS. For these sites it is recommended to remove the BWS designation and keep the BHS designation in order to simplify the whole grading system. Out of the 49 remaining sites, 2 qualify under the BHS criteria (Green Brook Wood and Whin Scar Clough and Timber Hill Plantation) and it is recommended to upgrade it to the BHS status, and 3 partly qualify under the BHS criteria (Extwistle Moor – Coal Pit Pasture , Hameldon – Wether Edge, Hapton Park, Porters Gate Heights) but might be too small to become BHS.

Green Brook Wood is an interesting woodland which adds significantly to the biodiversity of the Landscape Zone in which the site occurs (see Appendix 1 of the Guidelines for Site Selection, Lancashire County Council et al, 1998). It also contains indicator species for Ancient Woodland and has some very mature trees. This site should be upgraded to BHS status. Whin Scar Clough and Plantation also contains indicator species for Ancient Woodland.

Extwistle Moor – Coal Pit Pasture qualifies under Bo3 and Hameldon – Wether Edge partly qualifies under Bo2. Both these sites are contained within Hameldon to Tom Grove Head BWS. It is possible that more areas within this site do qualify under the bog or fen criteria; however the size of the site makes it difficult to record all the areas that could potentially qualify under the BHS guidelines. Further more detailed vegetation surveys would be


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necessary to increase our level of understanding of this site. Its moorland habitat and its position at the boundary with the SSSI make it a feature of biological interest for Burnley Borough. Moreover, a twite Carduelis flavirostris monitoring programme is currently on-going at the site. As a whole Hameldon to Tom Grove Head is thought to deserve the BHS designation.

Hapton Park, Porters Gate Heights partly qualifies under the Bo2 criteria; however it is a small site and this affects its qualification as a BHS.

4.3.2 Burnley Wildlife Survey

Not all BWS sites were assessed against the LWS criteria (because this was outside the scope of work) however for those which have been assessed, the results are as follows:

• six BWS were assessed against the LWS guidelines; and • out of these six, only 1 qualified under the grassland criteria (Gr4) – Broughton’s Wood

and Flush; however this should be taken with caution as the guidelines are only at a draft stage and not all the criteria could be assessed. Table 2 below gives further details and recommendations for each site assessed.

4.3.3 Potential Sites

Twenty six potential BWS (pBWS) were also assessed. Out of these, 3 qualified under the BHS guidelines: two sections of the Leeds-Liverpool Canal for their marginal and aquatic vegetation (Po1) and Swinden Reservoir for its associated species-rich grassland (Gr3). Five of these sites have ornithological interest and further survey is needed to decide whether or not these sites qualify under the bird criteria. Three of these sites qualify under the LWS guidelines for their grassland: Oswald Street North, Shorten Brook and Hesandford. Again, this assessment should be taken with caution as the LWS guidelines are only at a draft stage.

4.4 Recommendations

The main recommendations resulting from the study can be summarised as follows:

1. It is recommended to remove the BWS designation when the site is included in a site that qualifies under the BHS criteria. When boundaries are not exactly matching, further survey might be needed to decide which areas should be included within the BHS;

2. To comply with the Local Sites Guidance (DEFRA, 2006) and a willingness to adopt a common terminology at the national scale, all Burnley Wildlife Sites should be called Local Wildlife Sites (LWS). In this instance, BHS could become LWS and BWS could become BLWS; and


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3. In future years, to further inform the present survey, it is important that:

- Surveyors clearly map the areas of NVC categories (for BHSs only). This is especially important for those NVC categories listed in the guidelines for which sites can qualify;

- Specific faunal group surveys are undertaken to confirm/ decide whether some

sites qualify under those specific criteria (e.g. birds, amphibians, invertebrates, etc);

- Particular attention is given to connecting existing designated sites by assessing

potential for wildlife corridors and consequently avoiding the fragmentation of the habitats;

- All sites be re-surveyed at least once every 10 years, to ensure that up-to-date

information is available to inform decisions regarding site status; - The draft Burnley Wildlife Site guidelines are completed taking into account the

results of this survey and the guidelines report incorporates policy guidance on the Burnley Wildlife Site system to demonstrate the objective and scientific approach in line with the national guidance; and

- Consideration is given to the implementation of an effective site based

management and monitoring programme for all Local Wildlife Sites in order to ensure that active conservation enables the retention and enhancement of their substantive nature conservation value and that subsequent surveys are not recording a declining resource.


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5.0 REFERENCES

DEFRA ( 2002) Working with the Grain of Nature.

DEFRA (2006) Local Sites: Guidance on their Identification, Selection and Management.

HMSO (2007) The New Performance Framework for Local Authorities & Local Authority Partnerships: Single Set of National Indicators.

HMSO (2005) Planning Policy Statement 9: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation.

Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) (2004) Handbook for Phase 1 Habitat Survey - A Technique for Environmental Audit, Revised reprint 2003, JNCC, Peterborough.

JNCC (2007) UK BAP Website. http://www.ukbap.org.uk/NewPriorityList.aspx

Lancashire County Council, Lancashire Wildlife Trust and English Nature (1998) Lancashire County Heritage Sites Scheme. Biological Heritage Sites: Guidelines for Site Selection.

The Wildlife Trust (2007) Local Wildlife Sites Guidelines for Site Selection 2007. Guidelines for the selection of Local Wildlife Sites in Lancashire. DRAFT version 5, 31 August 2007.

ODPM and DEFRA (2005) Government Circular: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation: Statutory Obligations and their Impact within the Planning System.

ODPM (2006) Planning for Biodiversity and Geological Conservation: a Guide to Good Practice.

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TABLES

Key

Gr GrasslandWd Woodland and ScrubHm Other areas of semi-natural habitat and habitat mosaicFe Swamp and FenBi BirdsPk Parkland and Scattered TreesLe Butterflies and mothsAr Artificial habitatsOd Dragonflies and damselfliesAm AmphibiansBo BogPo Pond

Table 2: Site Evaluation Using Guidelines for Site Selection

Status Site Grid Reference Area (ha)Criteria for OriginalSelection 1997

Criteria Considered forEvaluation 2007 Qualifies (BHS) Comments/ Recommendations

BHS Barden Lane Fields, Reedley Hallows SD 840 352 2.8 Gr3Pk1; Gr3 (10/10); Gr2b (MG5and MG9)

yes (Gr3), Pk1 (yes);yes (Gr2b)

BHS Broughton's Pasture SD 872 290 2.1 Gr3 Gr3 (11/10) yes (Gr3)

Evaluation based on 2005 survey results ofthe Lancashire Wildlife Trust/ Currentmanagement needs to be monitored toensure conservation of the grasslanddiversity

BHS Castle Clough, Hapton SD 787 313 8.4 Wd3 Wd2 yes (Wd2)

BHS Castle Clough South and Childers Green, Hapton SD 786 306 12.2 Gr3, Hm3Gr3 (13/10); Hm2 (too small);Hm3; Ff; Gr2b(MG5)

yes (Gr3);yes( Hm3);yes (Gr2b)

BHS Catlow Valley, Nelson and Colne / Briercliffe SD 895 363 39.8 Gr3, Fe3, Ff3, Ff4, Hm3Gr3 (13/10), Fe3, Ff (do notqualify), Hm3

yes (Gr3), Hm3, Fe3),no (Ff)

More survey needed earlier in the year toconfirm the presence of globeflower andbroad-leaved cottongrass

BHS Clough Bottom Wood, Habergham Eaves SD 849 272 13 (Bi2a(ii)? Bi2a(ii); Bi2c (ii) song thrush Bi2a(ii)?; yes (Bi2c(ii))

More survey needed (more survey visits) toconfirm whether the site qualifies under thebirds criteria

BHS Coldwell Reservoirs, Trawden Forest / Briercliffe / Nelson and Colne SD 905 363 29.4 (Bi2), Fe2 Bi2a(ii);Fe2 (1/4); Fe3Bi2a(ii)?; no (Fe2); yes(Fe3)

More survey needed (more survey visits) toconfirm whether the site qualifies under thebirds criteria / More survey for the fensspecies?

BHS Cronker Wood, Hapton - SD 785 297 7.9 Wd2 Wd2 yes (Wd2)

BHS Deer Pond, Towneley Park SD 860 313 1.3 Od5, Am3b Po1(score=1.188); Od5 (4/7);No (Po1); Od5?; Am3b?

More survey visits needed to confirmwhether the site qualifies under theOdonata criteria/ Amphibian survey needed.

BHS Dodbottom Woods, Cliviger SD 872 281 5.8 Wd2 Wd2 yes (Wd2)

BHS Earl's Bower Flushes; Cliviger SD 881 274 0.2 Ff2 Ff2 yes (Ff2)Evaluation based on 2005 survey results ofthe Lancashire Wildlife Trust

BHS Fir Trees Brook Pasture, Higham-with-West Close Booth 6.1 Hm3; Gr3 (14/10) yes (Hm3); yes (Gr3)

BHS Green Clough, Cliviger SD 882 287 7.1 Gr3, Wd3Wd2; Gr2b (U4); Gr3 (12/10 andMG10); Hm3 (too small)

No (Wd2); yes (Gr3);no (Hm3); yes (Gr2b)

A survey earlier in the year might indicatethat the site qualify under Wd2.

BHS Hagg Wood, Ightenhill SD 817 346 5.7 Wd1 Wd1 yes (Wd1)

BHS Halifax Road Pastures, Briercliffe SD 908 350 2.9 Gr3 Gr3 (7/10); Gr4 (10/10) no (Gr3)

Change management to increase diversityor downgrade to BWS (qualifies under Gr410/10)

BHS Hameldon Scout, Hapton SD 791 296 0.8 Bi2 Bi2c (peregrine); Gr3 (9/10) yes (Bi2c), No (Gr3)

BHS Heald Moor and Deerplay Moor, Cliviger SD 870 270 293.3 Bi2, Bi5, Gr2

Gr2b (U4/5);Hm3 Bi2b (twite),Bi2c (peregrine not breeding),Bi2c(ii) (skylark), Bi5

yes (Gr2b); yes(Hm3);Bi2b?, Bi2c(ii)?,Bi5?


BHS Heald Wood, Reedley Hallows / Burnley Urban Area SD 836 348 2.6 Wd2 Wd2 yes (Wd2)

BHS Houghton Hag, Briercliffe / Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood SD 870 332 10.9 Wd1 Wd1 yes (Wd1)

BHS Houghton Hey Plantation, Hapton SD 790 307 3 Wd2 Wd2 yes (Wd2)

BHS Huntroyde Demesne, Simonstone SD 785 346 206.2 Wd2, Pk1, Le4? Wd2; Pk1 (trees > 200yo); Le4yes (Wd2); yes (Pk1);Le4?

Habitats suitable for the white-letterhairstreak butterfly has not been recordedwithin the part of the BHS belonging toBurnley Bourough.


BHS Hurst Well Valley/ Briercliffe/ Worthorne-with-Hurstwood SD 877 335 5.08 Gr3, Ff1 Gr3 (17/10); Ff1 yes (Gr3), yes (Ff1)

Evaluation based on 2004 survey results ofthe Lancashire Wildlife Trust/ Siteoverlapping partly with Lee Green ReservoirpBWS

BHS Leeds Liverpool Canal Section, Old Hall St to M65 J12 Reedley Hallows / Nelson and Colne SD 841 352 15.1 Ar1 Ar1 Ar1 (no) Downgrade to BWS?

BHS Love Clough, Fold Bluff, Dunnockshaw SD812276 1.2 Gr3 (12/10); Gr2b (MG5) yes (Gr3), yes (Gr2b)

BHS Lower Dean Pasture, Simonstone SD779325 1.9Gr3 (16/10); Gr2b (MG5, MG9and MG10) yes (Gr3), yes (Gr2b)

BHS Lower Dean Wood, Simonstone SD 781 338 3.9 Wd2 Wd2 yes (Wd2)

BHS Lower House Lodges, Hapton SD 807 325 7.7 Ar1 Ar1; Po1 (score = 1.299) yes (Ar1); no (Po1)

BHS Michelin Factory Grounds, Briercliffe SD 859 339 5.6 Od4, Am1a? Po1(score=1.188); Od4;no (Po1); Od4?; Am1a?

More survey visits needed to confirmwhether the site qualifies under theOdonata criteria/ Amphibian survey needed.

BHS Ormerod and Gin Woods, Cliviger SD 877 315 8.9 Wd2 Wd2 yes (Wd2)

BHS Oswald Street, Stoneyholme SD 839 339 2.8 Gr3, Ar1 Ar1; Gr3 (9/10); Gr4 (10/10) no (Ar1)

Downgrade to BWS (qualifies under Gr410/10) - also this would only refer to areason the periphery of the site.

BHS Pollard Moor, Hapton Common and Bently Wood Green, Hapton SD 794 323 20.7 Hm3 Hm3; Gr3(11/10) Hm3 (yes); Gr3 (yes)

BHS Red Moss, Habergham SD 842 280 310.9 Bi2, Bi5Bi2(i) (merlin); Bi2c(ii) (skylark,reed bunting) Bi2(i)?; Bi2c(ii)?

More survey needed (more survey visits) toconfirm whether the site qualifies under thebirds criteria. This site has been highlydegraded recently and probably do notdeserve the BHS designation.

BHS River Don - Brun Valley, Briercliffe / Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood SD 859 335 57.5 Wd2, Gr3, Hm3Wd2; Hm2; Hm3; Gr2b (U5);Gr3 (14/10)

(Gr2b);yes (Gr3); yes(Hm2 and Hm3)

BHS Rock Water Valley, Cliviger / Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood SD 882 310 8.9 Gr3, Wd2, Hm3Wd2; Hm3 (too small); Gr3(13/10)

yes (Wd2); no (Hm3);yes (Gr3)

BHS Sheddon Clough, Cliviger SD 894 296 17.8 Ar1, Bi2 Bi; Ar1; Gr3 (3/10) Bi?; Ar1?; no (Gr3)


BHS Shuttleworth Wood, Hapton SD 789 325 3.8 Wd1 Wd1 yes (Wd1)

BHS Spring Wood, Whittlefield SD 834 344 2.9 Wd1 Wd1 yes (Wd1)

BHS Swinden Bridge Valley; Briercliffe / Worthorne-with-Hurstwwod SD 884 335 7.68 Gr3 Gr3 (17/10) yes (Gr3)

Evaluation based on 2004 survey results ofthe Lancashire Wildlife Trust/ Currentmanagement needs to be monitored toensure conservation of the grasslanddiversity

BHS Thieveley Scout, Cliviger SD 882 271 46.7 Ro2, Bi2, Ff3Bi2c (peregrine); Bi2b(whinchat); Ro2; Ff3, Hm3

yes (Bi2c), Bi2b?; yes(Ro2); No (Ff3); yes(Hm3)

More survey needed (more survey visits) toconfirm whether the site qualifies underother birds criteria / The Parsley fernpreviously recorded could not be found.

BHS Thornybank Clough, Hapton SD 800 301 17.5 Gr3, Hm3 Hm3; Gr3 (11/10) yes (Hm3); yes (Gr3)

BHS Thursden Valley SD 890 347 84.5 Gr3, Hm3, In2? Hm3; Gr3 (24/10); Inyes (Hm3); yes (Gr3);In?

More survey visits needed to confirmwhether the site qualifies under theInvertebrates criteria

BHS Whitaker Clough, Ightenhill SD 803 352 7.9 Gr3, Hm3 Hm3; Gr3 (11/10) Gr3 (yes). Hm3 (yes)

BWS Bankside of Limy Water SD 815 279 0.5 Gr3 (3/10)


BWS Barley Green Plantation SD 895 363 5.8 no

BWS Black Scout SD 897 274 3.3 no

BWS Broughton's Pond SD 876 298 0.1 Po1 = 1.164; Od, In

More survey visits needed to confirmwhether the site qualifies under theInvertebrates / Odonata criteria

BWS Broughton's Wood and Flush SD 874 292 4.1Gr3 (9/10); Gr4 (13/10);Wd10/11/12 no (Gr3)

Gr4 (13/10) qualifies (LWS) - Survey at adifferent time of the year might allowupgrade to BHS/ Wd10/11/12: 1 sp fromTable 1 (Latest draft); 7 species from Table1a and 21 species from table 1 b (earlierdraft)

BWS Burnley (Glen View) Golf Course Rough SD 838 300 0.9 Gr3 (3/10) No (Gr3)

BWS Castle Clough Wood and Plantation SD 785 307, 787 313 12 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS CastleClough South and Childers Green, Hapton :remove BWS designation for this site

BWS Catlow Brook Valley SD 889 362 2.5 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS CatlowValley, Nelson and Colne / Briercliffe:remove BWS designation for this site

BWS Clough Bottom Plantation SD 848 272 27 No

BWS Copy Wood SD 848 304 1.4 Wd2; Wd10/11/12 Wd2?Wd10/11/12: 7 species from Table 1a and14 species from table 1 b (earlier draft)

BWS Cronker wood and plantation SD 785 297 20 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS CronkerWood, Hapton: remove BWS designationfor this site

BWS Deer Pond, Towneley SD 860 313 0.5 refer to BHSwhole site included within BHS Deer Pond:remove BWS designation for this site

BWS Disused Railway Line, Padiham SD 781 335, 782 334 0.7 Gr3 (6/10); Gr4(6/10) No

BWS Dodbottom and Buckley Woods SD 873 281 12 refer to BHSpart of site included within BHS DodbottomWoods, Cliviger

BWS Extwistle Moor - Coal Pit Pasture SD 904 338 and 908 338 9.8Bo3 (E. tetralix, N. ossifragumand V. Oxycoccus present) yes (Bo3)

BWS Fiery Wood SD 789 343 9.8 refer to BHS

part of the site included within BHSHuntroyde Desmene:remove BWSdesignation for this site and extend BHSboundaries to include the Whole BWS/North of the road should be included withinBHS designation - South of the road shouldbe made BWS only as a separate site (theroad cross Fiery Wood).

BWS Fish Ponds, Plantation and Royd Wood SD 879 278 6.6 No

BWS Flush Near Middle Pasture SD 883 303 0.2 Gr3 (1/10) No

BWS Gawthorpe Hall SD 807 340 23could qualify under Wd criteria for LWSguidelines Wd10/11/12?

BWS Green Brook Wood SD 810 318 7.4 Wd2; Wd3; Wd4Wd2 (yes); Wd3 (yes);Wd5 (yes) Upgrade to BHS


BWS Green Clough SD 881 287 7.1 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS GreenClough, Cliviger: remove BWS designationfor this site

BWS Green Clough Wood SD 878 285 5.9 No

BWS Grove Lane Fields SD 804 342 18 Gr3 (7/10); Gr4 (9/10) No

BWS Grove Lane Plantation SD 803 344 5.4could qualify under Wd criteria for LWSguidelines Wd10/11/12?

BWS Hagg Wood SD 817 346 5.6 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS Hagg Wood,Ightenhill: remove BWS designation for thissite

BWS Hameldon - Wether Edge SD 903 326 18 Bo2 (25% Sphagnum) Bo3 (2/3) Yes in part (Bo2)

BWS Hameldon Hill SD 800 286 6.4 no

BWS Hameldon to Tom Grove Head SD 914 321 - 915 338 1202 Gr3 (7/10)yes in part (Bo2 andBo3); Gr3 (no)

Should be made a BHS (twite possiblypresent + several areas of degraded bogwith potential for recovery with favourableconservation management)

BWS Hapton Park, Nutsaw Hill SD 816 288 1.2 Gr, Bo No

BWS Hapton Park, Porters Gate Height SD 818 290 2.4 Gr, Bo2 Bo2 (yes in part) Upgrade to BHS

BWS Heald Moor SD 883 262 200 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS Heald Moorand Deerplay Moor, Cliviger: remove BWSdesignation for this site

BWS Houghton Hag SD 870 332 10.9 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS HoughtonHag, Briercliffe / Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood: remove BWS designation forthis site

BWS Houghton Hey Plantation SD 790 307 3.3 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS HoughtonHey Plantation, Hapton: remove BWSdesignation for this site

BWS Hurstwood Quarries SD 893 316 45.5 part of Hameldon to Tom Grove Head BWS

BWS Lower Dean Wood SD 779 335 3.9 refer to BHSWood, Simonstone: remove BWSdesignation for this site

BWS Lowerhouse Lodges SD 805 328 15.5 refer to BHS

most site included within BHS Lower HouseLodges, Hapton: remove BWS designationfor this site and and extend BHSboundaries to include the whole BWS

BWS Maltool Engineering, Dunnockshaw SD 822 279 0.9 Gr3 (7/10); Gr4 (9/10) No

BWS Michelin Factory SD 859 338 5.6 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS MichelinFactory Grounds, Briercliffe: remove BWSdesignation for this site

BWS Mill Hill, Childers Green SD 784 307 1.5 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS CastleClough South and Childers Green, Hapton:remove BWS designation for this site

BWS Mill Plantation, Recreation Ground SD 871 347 1.8 No

BWS Nant Wood SD 903 269 2.6 No

BWS New Laithe Plantation SD 815 281 13.2 No


BWS New Plantation SD 903 345 19.7refer to BHS (site alone has13/10 Gr3)

whole site included within BHS ThursdenValley: remove BWS designation for thissite

BWS Ormerod Wood SD 873 315 4.7 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS Ormerodand Gin Woods, Cliviger: remove BWSdesignation for this site

BWS Oswald Street SD 839 339 2.8 refer to BHS

Do not qualify under BHS criteria: keep asingle designation: BWS (keep largerboundaries)

BWS Padiham Junction - 1 SD 808 320 0.69 Gr3 (4/10) No

BWS Padiham Junction - 2 SD 807 320 0.05 Gr3 (5/10) No

BWS Padiham Power Station SD 781 333 2.6 No

BWS Pollard Moor SD 799 321 20.7 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS PollardMoor, Hapton Common and Bently WoodGreen, Hapton: remove BWS designationfor this site

BWS Railway Embankment SD 886 272 and 887 272 1.2 Gr3 (3/10) No

BWS Railway Pond SD 893 270 0.9 Po1 No

BWS Rams Clough, Worsthorne SD 901 310 - 909 313 47.7 No part of Hameldon to Tom Grove Head BWS

BWS Rieve Edge SD 909 343 2.9 No

BWS River Don - 1 - Musty Halgh SD 865 431 4.3 refer to BHSwhole site included within BHS River Don:remove BWS designation for this site

BWS River Don - 2 SD 869 344 0.2 refer to BHSwhole site included within BHS River Don:remove BWS designation for this site

BWS Roadside Verge, B6247, Padiham SD 795 351 2.8 Gr3 (4/10) No

BWS Rock Water Wood SD 881 309 0.9 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS Rock WaterValley, Cliviger / Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood: remove BWS designation forthis site

BWS Rowley Lake SD 862 326 7.3 Po1 (score = 1.283) No

BWS Rowley Woods SD 859 335 12.1 refer to BHSwhole site included within BHS River Don:remove BWS designation for this site

BWS Shedden Clough - 1 SD 893 294 and 894 293 17.5 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS SheddonClough, Cliviger: remove BWS designationfor this site

BWS Sheddon Clough - 2 SD 901 291 47.5

part of Hameldon to Tom Grove HeadBWS. Extend Haneldon to Tom Groveboundaries to include the whole BWS andremove Sheddon Clough 2.

BWS Short Edge Pasture SD 86 280 0.6 No

BWS Shuttleworth Wood SD 789 325 3.8 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS ShuttleworthWood, Hapton: remove BWS designationfor this site

BWS Spa Wood SD 803 312 3.2 No


BWS Spring Wood SD 834 344 0.9 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS SpringWood, Whittlefield: remove BWSdesignation for this site

BWS Stiperden Slack SD 914 285 40.8

part of Hameldon to Tom Grove HeadBWS. Extend Haneldon to Tom Groveboundaries to include the whole BWS andremove Stiperden Slack.

BWS Stone Moor - 1 SD 794 324 2.2 refer to BHS


BWS Stone Moor - 2 - Shaw Brook SD 796 323 0.7 refer to BHS


BWS Swinden Water SD 865 334 0.5 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS HoughtonHag, Briercliffe / Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood: remove BWS designation forthis site

BWS Tenneco Walker SD 812 323 0.9 No Car park: remove BWS designation

BWS The Dean SD 782 342 2.9 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS HuntroydeDemesne, Simonstone: remove BWSdesignation for this site

BWS Thorny Bank Wood SD 800 303, 801 297 9.8 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS ThornybankClough, Hapton: remove BWS designationfor this site

BWS Thorsdene SD 902 348 1 refer to BHS

whole site included within BHS ThursdenValley: remove BWS designation for thissite

BWS Towneley Park Wood SD 853 307 20.1 No

BWS Walverden Reservoir SD 872 364 4.7 Po1 No

BWS Wet Marl Wood SD 863 308 4.3 No

BWS Whin Scar Clough and Timber Hill Plantation SD 842 309 and 850 305 11.6 Wd2 yes (Wd2)

BWS Whitaker's Wood SD 804 348 0.9 refer to BHS

most of the site included within BHSWhitaker Clough, Ightenhill: remove BWSdesignation for this site and changeboundaries

BWS Whittlefield - Clifton Farm SD 830 331 0.9 No Built on: remove BWS designation

BWS Widow Hill Road SD 859 343 2Survey not possible: site acquired fordevelopment?

BWS Willingate Wham SD 893 283 56 Gr3, Bo No

BWS Wood Hey SD 874 331 0.5 No

pBWS Cant Clough Reservoir SD 897 309 5.87 NoBird survey required to assessornithological interest

pBWS Clough Bottom reservoir SD 848 270 13.81evaluation/ Bird survey required to assessornithological interest

pBWS Clowbridge reservoir SD 828 281 42.11 Po1 (score = 1.236), Gr3 (5/10) No (Po1). No (Gr3)

pBWS Disused Railway Line, Padiham (extension) SD 790 335 and 780 332 1.38 Gr3 (4/10); Gr4 (4/10) No

pBWS Easden Clough SD 860 283 16 No also a FoB


pBWS Hameldon Hill/ Common SD 794 289 16.66 Bo2, Bo4 Hm3Bo (no); Hm3 (no); Gr3(no); Bo4 (in part)

pBWS Hesandford (Widow Hill Road &) SD 862 343 9.23 Gr3 (9/10) No (Gr3) Qualifies under LWS guidelines Gr4 (11/10)

pBWS Howorth Fold SD 838 315 2.89 No

pBWS Hurstwood Pond SD 883313 0.32 Po1 no

pBWS Hurstwood Reservoir SD 889 316 19.96 Po1, Gr3 NoBird survey required to assessornithological interest

pBWS Land between railway and canal SD 841 343 1.86 Gr3 (5/10); Gr4 (6/10) No

pBWS Lee Green Reservoir SD 880 337 8.3Po2 (score = 1.267); Gr3 (6/10);Gr4 (7/10) No

Bird survey required to assessornithological interest

pBWS Leeds Liverpool Canal Section (Jn8 to Old street) inner Burnley section SD 827 330 - SD 841 334 13.6 (total) Po1 (score = 1.070) No (Po1)

pBWS Leeds Liverpool Canal Section (Jn8 to Old street) Junction 8 - Junction 9 SD 782 317 - SD 803 322 13.6 (total) Po1 (score = 1.51) yes (Po1) Should be upgraded to BHS

pBWS Leeds Liverpool Canal Section (Jn8 to Old street) Junction 9 - Junction 10 SD 803 322 - SD 824 325 13.6 (total) Po1 (score = 1.66) yes (Po1) Should be upgraded to BHS

pBWS Lower Townely Holmes Pond/ Marsh SD 853 319 1.95 Po1, Gr3 No

pBWS Oswald Street North SD 837 343 8.99 Gr3 (9/10) No (Gr3) Qualifies under LWS guidelines Gr4 (11/10)

pBWS Sep Clough SD 831 311 2.72 No

pBWS Shorten Brook SD 778317 and 777 326 2.62 Gr3 (9/10) No (Gr3)

Qualifies under LWS gidelines Gr4 (10/10Sept survey; 12/10 May survey)/ Site at theboundary with Hyndburn: should beconsidered as a larger site.

pBWS Special Verge 120 SD 805 319 - 804 318 NoShould be assessed against specific vergesguidelines.

pBWS Special Verge 121 SD 839 302 - 839 303 NoShould be assessed against specific vergesguidelines.

pBWS Special Verge 122 SD 859 301 NoShould be assessed against specific vergesguidelines.

pBWS Special Verge 123 SD 859 301 NoShould be assessed against specific vergesguidelines.

pBWS Special Verge 124 SD 885 350 - SD 884 347 NoShould be assessed against specific vergesguidelines.

pBWS Sweet Clough SD 808 329 3.1 No

also a FoB/ under LWS has 1 sp from table1 (latest Draft) and 10sp from table 1a and7 sp from table 1b.

pBWS Swinden Reservoir SD 889 334 14.4 Gr3 (10/10), Po1 Yes (Gr3), No (Po1)Bird survey required to assessornithological interest


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APPENDICES


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APPENDIX 1

LIST OF SITES SURVEYED

Burnley Enhanced Phase 1 Habitat Survey2007

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List of Sites

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001 Bank Hall 0.46SD849336

002 Bankside of Limy Water 0.54SD815279

003 Barden Lane Fields, Reedley Hallows 2.8SD840352

004 Barley Green Plantation 5.8SD792302

005 Black Scout 3.3SD897274

006 Broughton's Pond 0.1SD876298

007 Broughton's Wood and Flush 4.1SD874292

008 Buckley Wood 2.1SD875279

009 Burnley (Glen View) Golf Course Rough 0.9SD838300

010 Burnley Golf Course 1.9SD844298

011 Calder Park 1.9SD831337

012 Castle Clough 8.5SD787312

013 Castle Clough South and Childers Green,Hapton

12.2SD786306

014 Castle Clough Wood and Plantation 12SD785307

015 Castle Clough, Hapton 8.4SD787313

016 Catlow Brook Valley 2.5SD889362

017 Catlow Valley, Nelson and Colne / Briercliffe 39.8SD895363

018 Causewayside 1.6SD883300

019 Causewayside II 0.6SD882299

021 Chicken Hill 0.53SD829320

022 Childers Green 3.7SD786307

023 Clifton Heights 3.8SD833330

024 Clough Bottom Wood, Habergham Eaves 13SD848272

026 Coal Clough Farm 20SD903237

028 Cockden Wood 0.7SD873347

029 Coldwell Reservoirs, Trawden Forest /Briercliffe / Nelson and Colne

29.4SD905363

030 Copy Clough 5.5SD844269

031 Copy Wood 1.4SD848304

032 Cornfield farm 1.8SD809344

033 Cronker wood and plantation 19.7SD785297

034 Crow Wood House Farm 1&2 9.5SD836342

036 Damfield 1.2SD865297


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037 Deer Pond, Towneley Park 0.5SD860313

038 Disused Railway Line, Padiham 0.7SD781335

039 Dixon Hill 1.1SD856293

040 Dodbottom and Buckley Woods 11.8SD873281

041 Dodbottom Woods, Cliviger 5.8SD868285

042 Dodbottom Woods 11.3SD872281

043 Drakeshead 0.3SD883304

044 Easden Clough and Ford Quarry 18SD855278

045 Eaves Barn Farm 0.5SD787330

046 Extwistle Moor - Coal Pit Pasture 12.1SD904338

047 Far Pasture 3.6SD890290

048 Fenny Fold 0.3SD791333

049 Fern Valley 0.3SD878362

050 Fiery Wood 3.5SD787341

051 Fir Trees Brook Pasture, Higham-with-WestClose Booth

6.11SD803352

052 Fish Ponds, Plantation and Royd Wood 6.6SD879278

053 Flush Near Middle Pasture 0.2SD883303

054 Foulds House 1.8SD890360

055 Foxstones 5.2SD879308

056 Gabriel’s Main 0.5SD894353

057 Gawthorpe Hall 22.5SD807340

058 Green Brook Wood 7.4SD810318

059 Green Clough, Cliviger 7.1SD881287

060 Green Clough Wood 5.9SD878285

062 Greenbrook 1 0.7SD800331

063 Greenbrook 2 0.4SD808327

064 Grove Lane 6.4SD804345

065 Grove Lane Fields 18.2SD804342

066 Grove Lane Plantation 5.4SD803344

067 Hagg Wood, Ightenhill 5.6SD817346

068 Halifax Road Pastures, Briercliffe 2.9SD908350

069 Hameldon - Wether Edge 18.3SD903326

070 Hameldon Hill 6.4SD800286

071 Hameldon Scout, Hapton 0.8SD791296

072 Hameldon to Tom Grove Head 1202SD914321

074 Hapton Park, Nutsaw Hill 1.2SD816288

075 Hapton Park, Porters Gate Height 2.4SD818290

077 Heald Moor 200SD883262



078 Heald Moor and Deerplay Moor, Cliviger 293SD870270

079 Heald Wood, Reedley Hallows / BurnleyUrban Area

26SD836348

080 Heald Wood 2.4SD836348

081 Healey Heights 6.6SD838315

082 Heasandford Cottage 0.4SD852338

083 Helly Platt Wood 0.6SD874290

084 High Whitaker 8.2SD804350

085 Higher Cockden 0.3SD874350

086 Higher Micklehurst 1 & 2 2.9SD827299

088 Highfield Avenue 0.5SD848354

089 Hollins Farm 6.8SD808354

090 Houghton Hagg, Briercliffe / Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood

10.9SD870332

091 Houghton Hey Plantation 3.3SD790307

092 Huntroyde Demesne, Simonstone 75SD785346

093 Hurstwood Quarries 45.5SD893316

094 Lee Green 2SD875335

095 Leeds Liverpool Canal Section, Old Hall Stto M65 J12 Reedley Hallows / Nelson andColne

15.1SD841352

096 Love Clough, Fold Bluff, Dunnockshaw 1.2SD812276

097 Lower Bottin 0.5SD879331

098 Lower Dean Pasture, Simonstone 1.94SD779325

099 Lower Dean Wood, Simonstone 3.9SD779335

100 Lower Dean Wood 2.8SD781338

101 Lower House Lodges, Hapton 7.7SD807325

102 Lowerhouse Lodges 15.5SD805328

103 Maltool Engineering, Dunnockshaw 0.9SD822279

104 Memorial Park 1SD791337

105 Merrill Head 1 & 2 1.3SD883291

107 Michelin Factory Grounds, Briercliffe 5.6SD859339

108 Mill Hill 1SD790308

109 Mill Hill, Childers Green 1.5SD784307

110 Mill Plantation, Recreation Ground 1.8SD871347

111 Musty Haulgh 0.2SD864344

112 Nant Wood 2.6SD903269

114 New Copy Barn 1.9SD847299

115 New Copy Farm 0.4SD849300

116 New Laithe Plantation 13.2SD815281



117 New Plantation 19.7SD903345

118 Newfield Farm 0.6SD872311

119 Northbank Farm 2SD877344

120 Ormerod and Gin Woods, Cliviger 8.9SD877315

121 Ormerod Wood 4.7SD873315

122 Oswald Street, Stoneyholme 2.8SD839339

123 Padiham Junction - 1 0.69SD808320

124 Padiham Junction - 2 0.05SD807320

125 Padiham Power Station 2.6SD781333

126 Park Wood 6.8SD896345

127 Pollard Moor, Hapton Common and BentleyWood Green, Hapton

20.7SD799321

128 Pottery Farm 2.7SD880298

129 Prairie 0.7SD844351

130 Quarryfield 0.4SD797310

131 Queens Park Road 12.8SD853333

132 Railway Embankment 1.2SD886272

133 Railway Pond 0.9SD893270

134 Rams Clough, Worsthorne 47.7SD901310

135 Ratten Clough 3.2SD890269

136 Red Moss, Habergham 310.9SD842280

137 Ridge Avenue 1.6SD853332

138 Ridge Avenue II 1.4SD857328

139 Rieve Edge 2.9SD909343

140 River Don - 1 - Musty Halgh 4.3SD865431

141 River Don - 2 0.2SD869344

142 River Don - Brun Valley, Briercliffe /Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood

57.5SD859335

143 Roadside Verge, B6247, Padiham 2.8SD795351

144 Rock Water 1.4SD884308

145 Rock Water Valley, Cliviger / Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood

8.9SD882310

146 Rock Water Wood 0.9SD881309

147 Roggerham 2.8SD883387

148 Rowley Hall Farm 0.5SD865333

149 Rowley Lake 7.3SD863328

150 Rowley Woods 12.1SD859335

151 Royde Wood 4.9SD879279

152 Sagar Banks 4.2SD854297



153 Sheddon Clough - 1 17.5SD893294

154 Sheddon Lodge 0.2SD883303

155 Sheddon Clough - 2 47.5SD901291

156 Sheddon Clough, Cliviger 17.8SD894296

157 Short Edge Pasture 0.6SD886280

158 Shuttleworth Wood, Hapton 3.8SD789325

159 Spa Wood 3.2SD803312

160 Spring Gardens 0.9SD862294

161 Spring Wood, Whittlefield 2.9SD834344

162 Stephen Hey 0.8SD900349

163 Stiperden House Farm 1.8SD909281

164 Stiperden Slack 40.8SD914285

165 Stone Moor - 1 2.2SD794324

166 Stone Moor - 2 - Shaw Brook 0.7SD796323

167 Sweet Clough 3.1SD809330

169 Swinden Water 0.5SD865334

170 Sycamore Park 1SD816329

171 Tenneco Walker 0.9SD812323

172 The Dean 2.9SD782342

173 Thieveley 49.1SD875278

174 Thieveley Scout, Cliviger 46.7SD882271

175 Thorny Bank Wood 9.8SD800303

176 Thornybank Clough, Hapton 17.5SD800301

177 Thorsdene 1SD902348

178 Thursden Valley 84.5SD890347

179 Towneley 19.8SD853307

181 Towneley Park Wood 20.1SD853307

182 Walverden Reservoir 4.7SD872364

183 West Close Barn 1SD801362

184 Wet Marl Wood 4.3SD863308

185 Whin Scar Clough and Timber Hill Plantation 11.6SD842309

186 Whitaker Clough, Ightenhill 7.9SD803352

187 Whitaker's Wood 0.9SD804348

188 Whittlefield - Clifton Farm 0.9SD830331

189 Widow Hill Road 2SD859343

190 Willingate Wham 56SD893283

191 Wood Hey 0.5SD874331

192 Bents 6.3SD882282



193 Hambledon 2 6SD915338

194 Houghton Hey Plantation, Hapton 3.7SD790307

195 Hesandford 9.23SD862343

196 Howorth Fold 2.89SD838315

197 Land between railway and canal 1.86SD841343

198 Hameldon Hill / Common 16.66SD794289

199 Clowbridge Reservoir 42.11SD828282

200 Shorten Brook 2.62SD779318

201 Lee Green Reservoir 8.3SD880333

202 Lower Townley Holmes Pond/Marsh 1.95SD853319

203 Cronker Wood, Hapton 7.9SD785297

204 Disused railway line (Padiham) (Extension) 1.38SD790335

205 Special Verge 120 0SD805319

206 Special verge 121 0SD839302




210 St Hildas Woodland 0.2SD823314

211 Stone Pollard Moor 8.7SD802322

212 Swinden reservoir 14.4SD889334

213 Thursden 3.6SD890347

214 Pendle Hall 1.14SD808354

215 Hurstwood Pond 0.32SD889316

216 Hurstwood Reservoir 19.96SD889316

217 Clough Bottom Reservoir 13.81SD848270

218 Oswald Street North 8.99SD837343

219 Worsthorne Woods 31 (near HurstwoodReservoir)

85.52SD888315

220 Worsthorne Woods 34 0SD887305



223 Red Lees Road 0.6SD872314

224 Rowley FOB 1 20.55SD863328

225 Rowley FOB 2 0SD863328

226 Royd Wood and Fish Pond Plantation 6.6SD879278

227 Sep Clough 2.72SD831311

228 Cant Clough Reservoir 5.87SD897309

229 Leeds Liverpool canal (Inner Burnley section) 13.6SD827330



230 Leeds Liverpool Canal (Junction 9 - Junction10)

0SD803322

231 Leeds Liverpool Canal (Junction 8 toJunction 9)

0SD782317

233 Dunnockshaw 204.8SD844273

234 Broughton's Pasture, Cliviger 2.1SD872290

235 Earl's Bower Flushes, Cliviger 0.2SD881274

236 Hurst Well Valley 5.08SD877335

237 Swinden Bridge Valley 7.68SD884335

238 Towneley Garden Centre 0.55SD861311

239 Higher Gibfield 0.25SD831164

240 Sweet Well 0.44SD893338


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APPENDIX 2

SPECIES LIST TEMPLATE


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APPENDIX 3

RECORDING FORM

Date:

Surveyer Name:

Site Name: Site Ref:

Site Area: Grid Ref:

Associated BHS

Site Description

Management Aims

Management Methods

Phase 1 habitats Present

Burnley Enhanced Phase 1 Habitat Survey 2007

Lancashire BAP Species:Species Potential Observed Protected SpeciesGreat Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) Potential ObservedSouthern wood ant (Formica rufa) ReptilesShining Guest Ant (Formicoxenus nitidulus) Addera Mason Bee (Osmia parietina) Grass SnakeSkylark (Alauda arvensis) Slow WormReed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) Common LizardGrey Partridge (Perdix perdix) Schedule 1 birdsSong Thrush (Turdus philomelos) BramblingHigh Brown Fritillary (Argynnis adippe) DotterelNorthern Brown Argus (Aricia artaxerxes) FieldfarePearl-bordered Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne) Firecresta Hoverfly (Doros profuges) GarganeyCarduelis flavirostris (Twite) Black-tailed GodwitCoenononympha tullia (Large Heath) GashawkVanellus vanellus (Lapwing) GreenshankVertigo alpestris (Wall Whorl Snail) Harriers (all species)Vertigo pusilla (Mountain Whorl Snail) HobbyWater Vole (Arvicola terrestris) KingfisherBrown Hare (Lepus europaeus) Red KiteOtter (Lutra lutra) MerlinPipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) Barn OwlOther bat species PeregrineBelted Beauty (Lycia zonaria britannica) Little Ringed PloverLady`s Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium calceolus) Black RedstartPurple Ramping-fumitory (Fumaria purpurea) RedwingFreshwater nemertean (Prostoma jenningsi) Ruff

Green SandpiperLancashire BAP Habitats Present Purple Sandpiper

ScaupAcid grasslands Common ScoterArable and horticulture Velvet ScoterBogs Bewicks SwanBoundary and linear features Whooper SwanBroadleaved, mixed and yew woodland Bearded TitDwarf shrub heath Crested TitRivers and streams WhimbrelBlanket bog WoodlarkCereal field marginsLowland calcareous grasslandLowland heathlandLowland meadowsLowland raised bog Invasive SpeciesReedbeds ObservedUpland calcareous grassland Japanese KnotweedUpland hay meadows Giant HogweedUpland heathland Himalayan BalsamUpland mixed ashwoods

National BAP Habitats Present

Ancient and/or species-rich hedgerowsBlanket bogCereal field marginsCoastal and floodplain grazing marshEutrophic standing watersFensLowland beech and yew woodlandLowland calcareous grasslandLowland dry acid grasslandLowland heathlandLowland meadowsLowland raised bogLowland wood-pasture and parklandMesotrophic lakesPurple moor grass and rush pasturesReedbedsSheltered muddy gravelsUpland calcareous grasslandUpland hay meadowsUpland heathlandUpland mixed ashwoodsUpland oakwoodWet woodlandAcid grasslandsArable and horticultureBogsBoundary and linear featuresBrackenBroadleaved, mixed and yew woodlandBuilt up areas and gardensCalcareous grasslandConiferous woodlandDwarf shrub heathFen, marsh and swampImproved grasslandInland rockMontane habitatsNeutral grasslandRivers and streamsStanding open water and canalsUrban


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APPENDIX 4

LETTER OF ACCESS


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APPENDIX 5

PHASE 1 HABITAT SURVEY MAPPING COLOUR CODES

Documents

Burnley Wildlife and Habitat Survey Report · undertaken a re-survey of all sites of known or potential nature conservation value within Burnley Borough. This took the form of a Phase