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SITES OF IMPORTANCE FOR NATURE CONSERVATION IN NORTH LANARKSHIRE
35. There was submitted a report (docketed) dated 12 January 1999 by the Director of Leisure Services (1) summarising the development of a system of defined wildlife sites (Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation) which had been assessed from site visits and survey data collated by the Conservation and Greening Unit of his Department, and (2) enclosing, as Appendices 1, 2 and 3 respectively, details of Habitats found in Sites of Importance and Nature Conservation; Sites of Special Scientific Interest, and Nature Reserves and Community Nature Parks in North Lanarkshire.
Decided:
(1) that the Sites of Interest for Nature conservation, as detailed in Appendix 1 of the report, be approved;
(2) that the schedules and maps regarding the Sites of Interest for Nature Conservation be made available to relevant Council Departments and external countryside agencies, such as Scottish Natural Heritage and Central Scotland Countryside Trust, and
(3) that the report be otherwise remitted to the Planning and Development Committee for its interest and for consideration of inclusion in all relevant Local Plans.
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To: LEISURE SERVICES 70MMITTEE Subject: SITES OF IMPORTANCE FOR NATURE CONSERVATION IN NORTH LANARKSHIRE
From: DIRECTOR OF LEISURE SERVICES
Date: 12/1/99 k e f : PJ/SR
1.0 Introduction - - 1.1 Key tasks identified in the Leisure Service Plan for 1997/98 were to prepare an inventory
of nature conservation sites, and further to carry out ecological field work to identify new sites of importance. This report describes the development of a system of defined wildlife sites (Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation - SINCs) which have been assessed from site visits and previous survey data by the Conservation and Greening Unit of Parks and Catering Division.
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2.1 The four former District Councils which comprise North Lanarkshire all recognised the desirability within Local Plans of identifying local sites of significance to wildlife. These were variously described as Key Sites (Monklands), Sites of Local Ecological Importance (Monklands), Sites of Local Nature Conservation Value (Cumbernauld), and Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (Motherwell, Strathkelvin, Kilsyth).
2.2 The title Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs) is the one which is recommended for use in publications sponsored by the Local Government Management Board and agreed in the latest Scottish Office documentation, and has now been developed throughout North Lanarkshire, as in many other UK local authorities, to indicate areas which contain any or all of the following features:
2.2.1 Semi-natural habitats with a range of typical species, both plants and animals; 2.2.2 Scarce or unusual species, or habitats; 2.2.3 Semi-natural features of local significance for environmental education or amenity.
2.3 SINCs are a valuable means of informing people (owners, managers, Council departments, developers and the wider public) of the natural heritage resource in the Council area. The system is also a vital part in the development of a nature conservation strategy.
2.4 In recognition of the need to conserve flora and fauna (biodiversity) at the local level, the Scottish Office and COSLA have urged all Scottish local authorities to produce audits of their local wildlife and, in particular, the sites which contain these resources. As well as the statutory national sites, such as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), the non-statutory SINCs are incorporated into Local Plan policies. Draft National Planning Policy Guidelines from the Scottish Office also refer to the importance of identifying such non-statutory sites.
2.5 One of the most important uses in a comprehensive and up-to-date system of SINCs is to give early warning to Planning and Development Department of the existence of sensitive areas, many of which have legally protected species, such as badgers, water voles, or bats, or scarce breeding birds or rare plants.
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2.6 These sites also form a major cornerstone of the Local Biodiversiv Action Plans (LBAPs) for North Lanarkshire which are currently being worked on, and for which all local authorities are being encouraged to commit resources by the Scottish Office. A report on LBAPs has recently been approved by Council. A consultation document to encourage public participation in LBAPs will be produced in Spring 1999.
2.7 A leaflet outlining the availability of accessible wildlife sites was produced in 1998 for the public in North Lanarkshire.
3.0 Results
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The baseline information for site selection is contained in detailed surveys of vegetation types (habitats) recorded in colour on 1 : 10000 (sa inches to the mile) Ordnance Survey maps, together with “target notes” on locations of particular interest. These Phase One habitat surveys were undertaken between 1989 and 1993 by ecologists contracted or employed by the previous District Councils, often with the support of the then-Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland.
In two District areas (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and Strathkelvin), this habitat survey was followed by more detailed site visits by Council countryside staff, and by Scottish Wildlife Trust survey training teams.
Since April 1996, the Department’s Ecologist has visited many of the sites of significance, and in addition recommended several new sites as SINCs. Much of this work has been done in the course of responding to requests for ecological information on specific sites which have been subject to development proposals.
In spite of enormous changes to the environment over recent decades, it is clear that there are many places where native vegetation and wildlife survive, both in natural and man- made habitats. Over 300 SINCs have now been listed and mapped as the key natural heritage resource in this area. The numerous records of plant and animal life from the SINCs is gradually being incorporated into the North Lanarkshire Biological Records Centre database.
The list of SINCs are appended as tables. There are curently 99 in the Northern area (mainly ex Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, and part Strathkelvin), 135 in the Central area (mainly Monklands) and 72 in the Southern area (mainly ex Motherwell). There are a number of important sites, especially the woodland comdor along the Luggie Water, the North Calder and the South Calder Water, which fall within two areas. Some sites also overlap with adjacent authorities, and this is also indicated on the tables.
All the sites have been mapped to show their boundaries - some exact, some provisional. These maps are a vital part of identifying the areas of importance, and the Cartographic Section of Planning Department have now digitised this information onto their G.I.S. system.
A description of the major habitats and a few examples of the species associated with them is shown in Appendix 1.
The sites include eleven statutory SSSIs (see Appendix 2), and the two Council owned designated Local Nature Reserves. Also, the reserves run by the Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT), the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) and various local initiatives (Nature/Countryside Parks). Also sites of value for environmental education will be
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mapped separately. (See Appendix 3).
3.9 A number of sites fall within land managed by Leisure Services, Parks and Catering Division. It is an urgent need that programmed maintenance of these areas to protect or enhance the conservation interest be established as soon as possible. Many SINCs, however, are on private land with less immediate opportunity to promote management positive to the conservation interest.
4.0 Updating: the Information
4.1 Although the lists and mapping of SINCs is as accurate as present information and knowledge allows, it is important to enhance and up-date the information by site visits and surveys to monitor the status and condition of the site. Some SINCs are currently under threat from developments, and compensatory features or compensatory sites must be sought.
4.2 Digitising the boundaries of SINCs allows for future up-dates more easily (refer paragraph 3 S). However, it will be important foLPlanning and Development Department not to rely on the G.I.S. maps alone, but to seek the most current ecological data from Leisure immediately before a new Local Plan revision, and in consideration of every land development application.
5.0 Recommendations
5.1 That the Committee approves the establishment of these Sites of Interest for Nature Conservation (SINCS) as detailed subject to regular revision.
5.2 That the schedules and maps be made available to relevant Council departments and external countryside agencies, notably Scottish Natural Heritage and Central Scotland Countryside Trust.
5.3 That this report be referred to the Planning and Development Committee for its interest and for consideration for inclusion in all relevant Local Plans
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APPENDIX 1 :
HABITATS FOUND IN SINCs IN NORTH LANARKSHIRE
Woodlands
Ancient (semi-natural) woodlands are of the highest value and remnants of this habitat occur in several sites associated with the North and South Calder Valley and the Kilsyth Hills Glens. Almost as important are old estate woodlands and plantations, also parkland areas such as Dalzell Park and Colzium. Some more modem conifer plantations may also contain wildlife-rich areas (e.g. Kingshill- Harthill plantations).
This is often a transition towards a young woodland, however significant areas of young Birch and Willow, also Hawthorn scrub offer important nesting and feeding sites for a range of resident and migratory songbirds, some of which are declining nationally, as well as mammals. These areas are often connected to mature woodlands or occur on derelict industrial sites, often on artificial souls (e.g. the peripheral parts of the former Ravenscraig steelworks).
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These usually depend to a greater or lesser extent on grazing and sometimes mowing or burning (if limited to early spring), to benefit species diversity. Grasslands are divided into:- * Acid grassland, mainly on the uplands and occasionally on degraded peatlands. Although often
containing a low species diversity they are increasingly significant for declining birds, including Skylark, Lapwing and Curlew. Neutral grassland, which are of higher value to plant and animal communities (notably butterflies), especially if grazed or mown late in the growing season. Calcareous (lime-rich) grassland, which is restricted to a few man-made sites (e.g. in New Stevenson).
These contain distinctly rare or localised plants and invertebrates (e.g. snails).
Sizeable areas of abandoned farmland also occur around the urban fringe areas; these occasionally include scrub or wetland features and may be used by Grey Partridge, Brown Hare, etc, but are of generally lower value to wildlife.
Peatlands
These include Sphagnum (bog moss) areas but they vary in extent and quality. Nevertheless, North Lanarkshire is important in the UK context for lowland raised bogs and four of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the Council area are examples of this type of bog. Black Loch Moss and Hassockrigg and North Shotts Mosses are being recommended for recognition, at the E.U. scale, as Special Areas of Conservation. There are also small areas of blanket bog (an upland peat- dominated habitat with distinct species) in the Kilsyth Hills and “intermediate” bog type, mostly in the Central Division.
Many peatlands have been exploited in the past or, in a few cases (e.g. Longriggend), they are still being dug; however even these can recover to a degree and may contain the specialised fauna and flora of the original bogland, such as Sundew, Emperor Moth and other species recognised as being under threat.
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Wetlands
These include marshy grassland (rush-pasture), species-rich flushes on slopes - especially in the uplands (notably in the Caldercruix-Hillend Reservoir area) and basin mires, on sites of ancient ponds or lochs. These may have sedges and other plants and are essential for certain scarce species such as Grasshopper Warbler, Water Rail, and Globe Flower, also butterflies, dragonflies and amphibians.
Sadly, numerous wetlands have been regarded as “waste-ground” and have been drained or infilled for other uses; sometimes due to a general ignorance of their importance for so many types of wildlife.
Open Water
A larger number of “water” sites are designated, including lochs, ponds, rivers, bums and most lengths of the two canals. They are divided into nutrient classes, from the richer eutrophic bodies (e.g. Woodend Loch), to the acid (oligotrophic) pools on some peaty areas.
All these are of vital importance to a wide range of aquatic invertebrates, fish, birds and, in some cases, nationally scarce animals such as Otter and Water Vole. Apart from drainage, added threats include litter and pollution form mine-waste, refuse tips and Toad drains.
Upland Craps
Most of these occur in the Kilsyth Hills and in the eastem part of the Central Division (whinstone). Some old quarries (and in the future the larger currently active ones) offer opportunities for planthnsect colonisation and as nest sites for birds of prey.
* Artificial Habitats
The importance of certain derelict sites has been highlighted in the case of Ravenscraig and Gartcosh; there are also many “corridor” sites for wildlife (and for walking or cycling) on disused railways and reservoir shores, and indeed on well-vegetated slag-heaps, which acquire an unusual range of plants and invertebrates over time, including wetland and heathland species.
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APPENDIX 2:
SITES OF SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC INTEREST IN NORTH LANARKSHIRE
(Protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981)
Black Lock Moss, east of Caldercruix (c SAC) Corrie Bum, Queenzieburn * Dullatur Marsh, Kilsyth Garrion Gill, Overtown Hassockrigg and North Shotts Mosses (c SAC) Hamilton Low Parks (part of), Strathclyde Country Park Lady Bell’s Moss, east of Airdrie Longriggend Moss Mollinsburn Road Cutting * North Belstane Plantation, near Riggend Woodend Loch, Drumpellier
(c SAC) = Candidate Special Area of Conservation under the EU Habitats Directive * = Geological Site, with some habitat interest
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NATURE RESERVES AND COMMUNITY NATURE PARKS IN NORTH LANARKSHIRE
Local Nature Reserves
Dumbreck Marsh, Kilsyth Perchy Pond, Wishaw
Scottish Wildlife Trust Reserves
Cumbernauld Greenspaces woodlands, Cumbernauld Dullatur Marsh (slightly different area from the SSSI)
RSPB Reserves
0 Baron’s Haugh, Motherwell East Fannyside Loch, Cumbernauld
Village Nature/Countrvside Parks, etc - manaped bv local communitv grouus (not generally SINCS)
Caldercruix Cleland Kilsyth Wild Area Plains S hotts/S hottskirk Greenhead Moss (proposed Nature Park) The three Countrv Parks (Drumpellier, Palacerigg and Strathclyde) all have significant areas (mainly woodland) of SINC status
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12 Gartcosh Road Mire NS701662 Wetland Butterfly colony, plants B Lochend Wood, Drumpellier NS702E9 Woodland Birch wood on deep peat B Lochend Moss NS703657 WetlandMloodland Birch-Willow wood and open raised bog partly in Drumpellier CP PI Lochend Loch NS704663 Wetland Reed swamp, open water with waterfowl population, Drumpellier CP 6 North Calder Water: Braehead-Aitkenhead NS7CE632 Woodland Diversity of broadleaved tree species & Hawthorn scrub )6 WoodendLoch SSSl NS705667 Wetland Reed swamp & marsh )9 Gartcosh Steelworks NS708682 WetlandlGrassland Mixed wetland, ponds, grassland, botanically rich
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Monkland Canal (West) NS714fXi3 Wetland West Section-open water, wetland swamp (704651 -722649) Garnqueen Woods (N+S) NS716679 Woodland Narrow strip of Birch - Badgers
Garnqueen Loch NS717686 W&tland Glenboig Wood NS718690 Woodland Mixed Birch-Willow-Ash woodland/scrub Crow Flat Pond NS720627 WetlandMloodland Sedge swamp, in woodland Witchwood NS721666 WoodlandMletland Swamp with pond in neglected policy woodland, proposed Local Nature Reserve Gartsherrie Wood NS725670 Woodland Extensive site with frequent Birch North Calder Wood NS726625 Estate Woodland Plantations, mainly deciduous, including small wetland "Douglas Support Estate" North Calder Water:The Wilderness-Rosehall Br. NS727622 StreamMloodland Remnant semi-natural woodland S
Garhrerrie NS730691 WetlandMloodland Heather bog, Birch woodland, heath, mixed grasslands, local marshes and pools Greenfoot & Gaindykehead Quarries
North Calder Water: Carnbroe Mains-Greenend NS742628 StreamMloodland Stream, woodland, shrub - includes locally-rare plants Dunbeth Moss NS.743666 Peatland Modified bog with much Bog Asphodel, educational potential Shank Burn (West) NS743695 Woodland Diverse trees, scrub & herbs by burn South Carnbroe Wood NS745627 Woodland Small farm woodEycamore, Oak Northburn Park NS748658 Grasslandhlarsh Mixed grassland, marsh and plantations, proposed Community Park Orchard Farm Pool NS751625 Wetland Swarnp/marsh with small reedbed, winter wildfowl North Calder Water: Greenend-Calderbank NS753629 StreamMloodland Semi-natural woodland and grassland habitats Virtuewell Glen NS753668 Woodland Moderate to steep wooded slopes/frequent Oak, Ash; local Sycamore Shank Burn (East) NS7566% Woodland Narrow wooded stretch, mainly Birch with Oak, Ash, Sycamore Cairnhill NS757643 Woodland Open mature Beech in suburban area Blackwalk Plantation NS757674 Woodland Diverse Woodland South Burn NS758652 Woodland Diverse broadleaf trees plus herbs, educational potential (urban site)
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P North Calder Water: Moffat Mills-Plains NS792660 StreaWoodland Also acid & neutral grassland & flushes - mainly broadleaved (Beech) _________ .- P Fairy Glen (Shotts Burn Glen)
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1 Cameron Burn (Staylee & Muirhead Glens) NS771716 Woodland ' Cameron Glen NS772705 Marsh/Stream Swamp and marshy areaddense scrub, acidic grassland
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Craigends Moss NS804634 Woodland Mature Birch on deep peat Easter Moffat Golf Course (E) Mature Birch x 2 small sites; eastern site overlies peat & dense Sphagnum
Arden Glen NS8056B2 Running Water Steep sided burnlscrublacidic but herb rich; aquatic mosses and liverworts Upper Shotts Burn NS806624 Woodland Steep sided wooded glenllocally affected by grazing Lochill Mire NS6066!56 Wetland Extensive Mire Blackrig Quarry NSB09631 Wetland Rockface/steep-sided pooVscrubAall herbs/flushes Roughrigg Reservoir NS810640 Open Water Of interest for breeding and wintering birds
Browns Burn East NS810664 Running Water Wooded burn/rich grasslandlsmall boglmire Bleachfield Marsh & North Calder Water NS812677 V&land Longrlggend Moss SSSl NS81 2696 Peatland Blanket bog Easterton NS814686 Peatland Raised bog relatively intact Blackrig NS816637 Peatland Modified bog (intermediate) TiDDerdavie Marsh NS817653 Wetland Diverse marsh on peat
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Shotts Burn Roughrigg Moss South Moffat Hills & Lilly Loch Boofoot Marsh
NS819629 Running Water Divers habitats/herb-rich/marshy/acidic grasslandshvooded sides NS818646 Peatland Raised bog NS817671 Grassland/Open water
NS825634 Wetland Sedae swamp & adiacent marsh
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Includes orchid rich areas, flushes, breeding birds. Locally rare plants.
Watch Moss Riven Loch Moss (incl Riven Loch) Hillend West Todholes Moss & Marsh Hillend Reservoir Hillend South Granarv Hill
NS825EH Peatland RaisedAntermediate bog, at foot of upland slope NSB28616 Peatland Blanket bog & small loch NS829673 Wetland Large stand of locally species-rich marsh NS832645 Peatland Species rich mire, marsh NS835675 Open Water Good variety of breeding and wintering birds NS636670 Wetland NS837664 Wetland Small stand of fhraamites swarm. in conifer plantation
Two small stands of Phalaris swamp and open water/flushes
Westfield Plantation Crossrigg Moss Shields Burn Auchengray Mire Garrieston (West)
NS839615 Woodland Mature Pine plantations NS842692 Peatland Intermediate bog with scrub surrounding old bing NS8436f34 Grassland Small valley, tree cover, grassland NS844675 Wetland Marsh dominated by Juncus, Mdinia, Carex nigra NS846669 Wetlandhlires Flushes with Orchids, TroUius by small burn
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de SlNC Slte Grid Ref. Maln HabitaUSpecles Comments 36 Cant Hills Wetlands NS853626 Wetland Marsh with "quaking" surface, basin mire (grazed) 39 Shields Wood Moss NS848684 Peatland Bog colonised by birds 41 Garrieston North Flushes NS850621 Wetland Species-rich flushes below rocks, rare plants
43 Dewshills Quarry NS849644 Grassland Species-rich slopes with local rarities 46 Forrestburn Water NS8!33649 Wetland Waterlogged Juncus acutiflorudJuncus effusus marsh at base of Papperthill Crags ~ ~~~~~
48 Papperthill Moss NS854664 Peatland Intermediate bog 49 Easter Snipe NS854678 Woodland Scrub woodland site on peaty soil 50 Hillhead Plantation NS65!317 Woodland Mature Beech/Sycamore/Pine 51 Dewshill East Quarry NSB55642 Grassland Species-rich grassland, rare plants
42 Black Loch Moss SSSl NS855695 Peatland Intermediate bog - Special Area of Conservation (EU Habitats Directive)
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47 Papperthill Crags NS8546M) Cliffs Basalt cliff, bracken, nesting birds
~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ~ NS859633 Peatland Vegetation intact, N of Pine plantation - 54 North Hirst Bog 56 South Hirst Bog (South Blair) NS862627 Peatland Intermediate bog, nesting birds 58 Forrestburn Reservoir NS866647 Wetland Interest for breeding and passage birds 59 Forrestburn Plantation NS866650 Woodland Mature Pine plantation
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Modified intermediate bog NS819724 Woodland
06 Roughrigg Moss, Longriggend NS823707 Peatland Raised bog, some intact vegetation 08 Luckenburn (West & East) NS827716 Peatland Two areas of remnant intermediate bog W Longrigg Wetland NS836704 Wetland Carex rostratflhragmites swamp, Juncus effusus marsh adjacent to bog 10 I Drurnbow Moss
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INS783533 IWoodland, running water NS790577 I Woodland, scrub, flushes, running water
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Chapleknowe to Whitecraighead Railway Cutting & Tillan Burn Extensive site including important disused railway rt I9 I South Calder: Ravenscraia Gorae-Coltness
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North Motherwell Wetland NS744581 Wetland, grassland Includes rare Scottish plant, birds, Odonata P Aitkenhead Pond NS701624 Wetland, grassland Swamp communities, scrub L North Calder Water: Braehead-Aitkenhead dS705631 Woodland, running water, scrub Includes some grassland areas C L North Calder Water: Bankhead-Viewpark Glen NS717623 Woodland, grassland, running water Semi-natural and plantation woodland C L North Calder Water: Craighead Belt-Rosehall Bridge NS727622 Woodland, grassland, running water Mainly plantation woodland C L North Calder Water: Rosehall Bridge-Carnbroe Mains NS737625 Woodland, running water Semi-natural & plantation woodland C L Reset Plantation NS750616 Woodland Remnant of former Birch & Pine wood in Eurocentral L Thankerton & Legbrannock Burn (West) NS757602 Running water Contains good scrub and woodland areas L Roundel PondlBlacklands Plantation NS765615 Open Water, woodland Within Eurocentral; plantation left intact, pond detached L OWood NS769611 Woodland Within Eurocentral. mainly Birch L
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Windyedge Wetlands NS801592 Wetland, grassland Small mire site, breeding birds L South Calder Water: Coltness Bridge-A73 NS805674 Woodland, running water Includes policy & semi-natural woodland L Branchal Plantation NS806564 Woodland, grassland, wetland Birch woodland and adjacent herb-rich grassland L Garrion Gill & Horsley Brae (Garrion Gill SSSI) NS808527 WoodlandlRunning water Semi-natural woodland, Mostly SSSI (79851581 5533) SL L
PerchyPond NS810544 Open water, grassland, wetland Local Nature Reserve L
Greenhead Moss NS812%2 Wetland, peatland, shelterbelt Modified peat bog, Birch scrub L Branchal Moss NS814585 Raised bog, spoil heap, grassland Varied site, potential Local Nature Reserve L
Eastmuir Plantation NS815ti51 Woodland, birds Pine & Birch woodland on peat L ,Hill Glen , NS818586 ,Woodland. runnina water , Semi-natural valley woodland , I L
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Hot Water Pond NS821550 Open Water, aquatic plants, scrub, birds Mixed site with adjacent ruderal communities on spoil L Crindledyke Burn NS832!563 Running water, grassland Includes scrub and tree-planting areas L
North Foulburn Bog & Strip NSf336596 Remnant bog, plantation Includes bird & mama1 interest L Auchter Water NS848566 Woodland, scrub, grassland, birds Semi-natural woodlands, incl. Aspen L
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Calkers Wood NS845664 Woodland Old Birch woodland L Newmill Wood NS846583 Woodland, mammals Established Birch woodland L Morningside Railway NS848556 Grassland, scrub Site with interpretiveleducational potential L
Kingshill Wetlands & Plantations (former Bing) NS853570 Grassland, marsh, plantations Diverse habitats (incl. Newark Plantation d Rumbling Sykes Cutting) L Allanton Spoil Heaps, Bowhousebog NS854592 Heath, grassland Locally-valuable remnant heath vegetation L Brownhill Bog NS801605 Peatland Contains some BirchMlillow scrub C L Stane Road Bing NS882587 Bryophyte heath Probably the only habitat type of its kind in the District L
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Blind Burn Bog NS885680 Raised bog Relatively intact bog with extensive Sphagnum
Jersay Bog NS840610 Raised Bog Modified peatland with links to woodlands Pellhill & Pell Woods NS851604 Woodland Shelterbelts with some aood around flora
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Mossband Wood & Shotts Nature Park N.S860601 Woodland, peatland, grassland Locally run by community (Park at 863604) L
North Shotts Bog (Hassockrigg Moss SSSI: Southern part) NS873614 Raised bog Includes relatively undisturbed areas, proposed SAC (see 86/61 ) C L BenharBog NS879609 Remnant bog Interest to be reassessed following afforestation L Forrestburn Wood & Strips NS8816!3 Woodland Good quality mature plantations L TheVoe NS887604 Open water Locally interesting wetland communities L
Eastfield Strip NS890643 Scrub, breeding birds Also includes sedge-rich pasture L Barblues Bing NS€lS5649 Scrub, woodland, marsh Accessible site with high habitat diversity L
Loan Birch Wood NS699659 Woodland Characteristic Downy Birch wood WL L Causeyhill Bog NS902575 Peatland on edge of plantation Modified bog, edge of extensive plantation L Lingore Linn Ponds NS903585 Heath, ponds Wetlands with amphibian potential L
Curry Gully '~S865603 Running Water, scrub Scrub cliff and grassland by Curry Burn L
Raised bog Good mixed boa vegetation. amhibians 1
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Peatland Peatland remnant, pools Wetland, open water Remnant bog, plantations
Modified peatland, breeding birds, Odonata Good site for Lepidoptera, Odonata Includes reedbedkedge swamp (open cast might affect)
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Balbackie Plantations NS905624 Torrance Marsh NS914659 Southrigg Bog NS920666
