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APPENDIX A-2

WATER MITIGATION MEASURES

Water Environment Mitigation Measures

This Technical Note has been prepared to accompany the site specific HRA assessment as detailed

within the accompanying tables, with which it should be read. This note provides additional

information on the water quality and quantity implications of the mitigation measures to ensure a

robust evidence base is provided for decisions arrived at in the HRA.

The focus of the SWMP has been to identify appropriate, proportionate, feasible and economically

beneficial measures to manage/reduce surface water flood risk across the hotspots. To ensure that

there are no adverse impacts - in water quality terms - on the designated sites, secondary supporting

measures may need to be incorporated during detailed design.

In most instances, the flood management / reduction measures are aimed at preventing overland

flows from entering buildings or are focused on reinforcing key preferential flow paths. The measures

are all localised to the areas at risk and range in distance from the designated sites. From the hotspot

bordering the designated sites (although measures are not located on the boundary to over 13km). In

these instances the changes to the flow mechanisms are not expected to require any additional

mitigation measures to offset changes in water quality/quantity at the designated sites.

This is expanded on in the bullet points below:

Water Quality

o During high surface water run-off events, initial storm water is known to carry a

higher level of pollutants than the waters which drain in succession. This

phenomenon is known as the ‘first flush’ and involves the initial runoff from a

catchment collecting and/or dissolving pollutants which have collected over time. The

SuDS Manual (2015) recognises that the ‘first flush’ portion of flow may often be the

most contaminated and pose the greatest risk to the surrounding environment. The

Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB, 2006) goes on to indicate that

sustained, or prolonged, periods of dry weather increase the number of pollutants

which are likely to build up and be discharged during the next surface water runoff

event. For road surfaces, this phenomenon usually occurs during the first 10mm of

rainfall. Therefore, increasing the volume of water along the highway is not expected

to increase the pollutant loading.

o Instead, reductions in pollutants may occur as there could be less potential for the

flood waters to mix with foul water, as depths are reduced and areas of ponding

removed or waters attenuated in areas away from the foul sewerage network.

Alternatively reducing the volumes entering the combined sewerage system should

reduce the frequency or magnitude of the operation of combined sewer overflows,

thus reducing the presence of untreated sewage in the flood waters.The storm water

from the hotspots will interact and mix with water from other areas as it flows

downstream to the designated sites. It is expected that this mixing will continue to

dilute any contaminants in a similar manner that currently occurs, thus resulting in no

overall change.

o Where preferential flow routes are altered so that waters flow through vegetated

channels or swales, particularly for the lower magnitude events, pollutants are likely

to be further removed prior to the water reaching the designated site, in a similar

manner to a swale.

Water Quantity

o In most instances it is considered that the mitigation measures are unlikely lead to

significant changes in the hydrograph shape or peak by the time the flows arrive at

the designated site due to the distance between the measures and the designated

site and the magnitude of the watercourses which flow past/through the designated

sites.

o In other instances where the hotspot is in close proximity to the designated site (e.g.

Cozens Lane East) the additional flows resulting from the measures are considered

negligible, when compared to the flood flows in the main channel. In the case of the

Cozens Lane East Hotspot, one of the main mitigation measures is improved

conveyance or additional culverts under the railway, after which the waters flow

through agricultural land forming the flood plain of the River Lee. If the additional

culverts are 1m in diameter and if laid at a relatively flat grade (0.1 m over 25m) then

they would convey 1.5 m3/s, which when compared to the equivalent return period

flows in the River Lee1 of 151 m

3/s, would equate to a 1% change.

In a limited number of instances, there is an opportunity or need for secondary measures to

accompany the flood alleviation measures. The need for these measures will be identified based upon

the proximity of the mitigation measure to a designated site and the adopted mitigation measure, for

instance, ensuring that low flows will maintain groundwater levels or the hotspot is in close proximity

to the designated site (e.g. <2km) with a direct hydraulic link with the potential for an increase in the

pollutant load. These measures will be selected from the list below, which is based on industry

leading guidance and the SuDS Manual (2015)compiled by Ciria in conjunction with DEFRA and the

Environment Agency:

Rainwater harvesting

Green roofs

Infiltration systems

Proprietary treatment systems

Filter strips

Filter drains

Swales

Bioretention systems

Tree planting

Pervious pavements

Attenuation storage tanks

Detention basins

Ponds and wetlands

The information provided above, along with the site specific information in the accompanying

tables (which is a based on a high level review of the potential options) has shown that there will

be no significant adverse impact on the water quality / quantity at designated sites. Opportunities

for improvements will however be considered where appropriate as part of the detailed design.

1 Based upon a FEH Statistical Single site analysis for the nearest gauge – 38001 Lee at Feildes Weir, which is

located upstream of the hotspot

APPENDIX A-3

EUROPEAN SITE CITATIONS AND OBJECTIVES

Epping Forest SAC UK0012720

Compilation date: May 2005 Version: 1

Designation citation Page 1 of 1

EC Directive 92/43 on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild

Fauna and Flora

Citation for Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

Name: Epping Forest

Unitary Authority/County: Essex, London Borough of Redbridge, London Borough of

Waltham Forest

SAC status: Designated on 1 April 2005

Grid reference: TQ399959

SAC EU code: UK0012720

Area (ha): 1604.95

Component SSSI: Epping Forest SSSI

Site description:

Epping Forest is a large ancient wood-pasture with habitats of high nature conservation value

including ancient semi-natural woodland, old grassland plains, wet and dry heathland and

scattered wetland. The semi-natural woodland is particularly extensive but the Forest plains

are also a major feature and contain a variety of unimproved acid grasslands.

The semi-natural woodlands of Epping Forest include important beech Fagus sylvatica forests

on acid soils, which are important for a range of rare epiphytic species, including the moss

Zygodon forsteri. The long history of pollarding, and resultant large number of veteran trees,

ensures that the site is also rich in fungi and invertebrates associated with decaying timber.

Records of stag beetle Lucanus cervus are widespread and frequent.

Areas of acidic grassland transitional with heathland are generally dominated by a mixture of

fine-leaved grasses. In marshier areas, purple moor-grass Molinia caerulea frequently

becomes dominant. Broad-leaved herbs typical of acidic grassland and heathland are frequent,

including heather Calluna vulgaris. The site also contains an example of wet dwarf-shrub

heath with both heather and cross-leaved heath Erica tetralix.

Qualifying habitats: The site is designated under article 4(4) of the Directive (92/43/EEC)

as it hosts the following habitats listed in Annex I:

Atlantic acidophilous beech forests with Ilex and sometimes also Taxus in the shrublayer

(Quercion robori-petraeae or Ilici-Fagenion). (Beech forests on acid soils)

European dry heaths

Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix. (Wet heathland with cross-leaved heath)

Qualifying species: The site is designated under article 4(4) of the Directive (92/43/EEC) as

it hosts the following species listed in Annex II:

Stag beetle Lucanus cervus

This citation relates to a site entered in the Register

of European Sites for Great Britain.

Register reference number: UK0012720

Date of registration: 14 June 2005

Signed:

On behalf of the Secretary of State for Environment,

Food and Rural Affairs

European Site Conservation Objectives for Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation

Site Code: UK0012720

With regard to the SAC and the natural habitats and/or species for which the site has been designated (the ‘Qualifying Features’ listed below), and subject to natural change; Ensure that the integrity of the site is maintained or restored as appropriate, and ensure that the site contributes to achieving the Favourable Conservation Status of its Qualifying Features, by maintaining or restoring;

The extent and distribution of qualifying natural habitats and habitats of qualifying species

The structure and function (including typical species) of qualifying natural habitats

The structure and function of the habitats of qualifying species

The supporting processes on which qualifying natural habitats and the habitats of qualifying species rely

The populations of qualifying species, and,

The distribution of qualifying species within the site.

This document should be read in conjunction with the accompanying Supplementary Advice document, which provides more detailed advice and information to enable the application and achievement of the Objectives set out above.

Qualifying Features:

H4010. Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix; Wet heathland with cross-leaved heath

H4030. European dry heaths

H9120. Atlantic acidophilous beech forests with Ilex and sometimes also Taxus in the shrublayer (Quercion robori-petraeae or Ilici-Fagenion); Beech forests on acid soils

S1083. Lucanus cervus; Stag beetle

Explanatory Notes: European Site Conservation Objectives These Conservation Objectives are those referred to in the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (the “Habitats Regulations”) and Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive. They must be considered when a competent authority is required to make a ‘Habitats Regulations Assessment’, including an Appropriate Assessment, under the relevant parts of this legislation. These Conservation Objectives and the accompanying Supplementary Advice (where available) will also provide a framework to inform the measures needed to conserve or restore the European Site and the prevention of deterioration or significant disturbance of its qualifying features as required by the provisions of Article 6(1) and 6(2) of the Directive. These Conservation Objectives are set for each habitat or species of a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). Where the objectives are met, the site will be considered to exhibit a high degree of integrity and to be contributing to achieving Favourable Conservation Status for that species or habitat type at a UK level. The term ‘favourable conservation status’ is defined in Article 1 of the Habitats Directive. Publication date: 30 June 2014 – version 2. This document updates and replaces an earlier version dated 29 May 2012 to reflect Natural England’s Strategic Standard on European Site Conservation Objectives 2014.

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NATURA 2000 – STANDARD DATA FORM Special Areas of Conservation under the EC Habitats Directive (includes candidate SACs, Sites of Community Importance and designated SACs). Each Natura 2000 site in the United Kingdom has its own Standard Data Form containing site-specific information. The data form for this site has been generated from the Natura 2000 Database submitted to the European Commission on the following date: 22/12/2015 The information provided here, follows the officially agreed site information format for Natura 2000 sites, as set out in the Official Journal of the European Union recording the Commission Implementing Decision of 11 July 2011 (2011/484/EU). The Standard Data Forms are generated automatically for all of the UK’s Natura 2000 sites using the European Environment Agency’s Natura 2000 software. The structure and format of these forms is exactly as produced by the EEA’s Natura 2000 software (except for the addition of this coversheet and the end notes). The content matches exactly the data submitted to the European Commission. Please note that these forms contain a number of codes, all of which are explained either within the data forms themselves or in the end notes. Further technical documentation may be found here http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/activities/Natura_2000/reference_portal As part of the December 2015 submission, several sections of the UK’s previously published Standard Data Forms have been updated. For details of the approach taken by the UK in this submission please refer to the following document: http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/Natura2000_StandardDataForm_UKApproach_Dec2015.pdf More general information on Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) in the United Kingdom is available from the SAC home page on the JNCC website. This webpage also provides links to Standard Data Forms for all SACs in the UK. Date form generated by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee 25 January 2016.

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NATURA 2000 - STANDARD DATA FORMFor Special Protection Areas (SPA), Proposed Sites for Community Importance (pSCI),Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and for Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)

SITE UK0012720

SITENAME Epping Forest

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION2. SITE LOCATION3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION4. SITE DESCRIPTION5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS AND RELATION WITH CORINE BIOTOPES6. SITE MANAGEMENT

1. SITE IDENTIFICATION

1.1 Type 1.2 Site code

B UK0012720

1.3 Site name

Epping Forest

1.4 First Compilation date 1.5 Update date

1996-01 2015-12

1.6 Respondent:

Name/Organisation: Joint Nature Conservation Committee

Address: Joint Nature Conservation Committee Monkstone House City Road PeterboroughPE1 1JY

Email:

Date site proposed as SCI: 1996-01

Date site confirmed as SCI: 2004-12

Date site designated as SAC: 2005-04

National legal reference of SACdesignation:

Regulations 11 and 13-15 of the Conservation of Habitatsand Species Regulations 2010(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/490/contents/made).

2. SITE LOCATION

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2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:

Longitude0.0225

Latitude51.64416667

2.2 Area [ha]: 2.3 Marine area [%]

1630.74 0.0

2.4 Sitelength [km]:

0.0

2.5 Administrative region code and name

NUTS level 2 code Region Name

UKI2 Outer London

UKH3 Essex

2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)

Atlantic(100.0%)

3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION

3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them

Annex I Habitat types Site assessment

Code PF NPCover[ha]

Cave[number]

Dataquality

A|B|C|D A|B|C

RepresentativityRelativeSurface

Conservation Global

4010

3.26 G C C B C

4030

11.42 G C C B C

9120

652.3 M A B A A

for the habitat types that can have a non-priority as well as a priority form (6210, 7130, 9430) enterPF:"X" in the column PF to indicate the priority form.

in case that a habitat type no longer exists in the site enter: x (optional)NP: decimal values can be enteredCover: for habitat types 8310, 8330 (caves) enter the number of caves if estimated surface is notCaves:

available. G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data withData quality:

some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation)

3.2 Species referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and listed in Annex II of Directive92/43/EEC and site evaluation for them

Positive Impacts

RankActivities,management

Pollution(optional) inside/outside

Negative ImpactsThreatsand

Pollutioninside/outside

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Species Population in the site Site assessment

G CodeScientificName

S NP T Size Unit Cat. D.qual. A|B|C|D A|B|C

Min Max Pop. Con. Iso. Glo.

I 1083Lucanuscervus

p P DD C A C B

A 1166Trituruscristatus

p P DD D

A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, I = Invertebrates, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = ReptilesGroup: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any publicS:

access enter: yes in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)NP:

p = permanent, r = reproducing, c = concentration, w = wintering (for plant and non-migratoryType:species use permanent)

i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the Standard list of population units andUnit:codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting (see )reference portal

C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present - to fill if data areAbundance categories (Cat.):deficient (DD) or in addition to population size information

G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data withData quality:some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation); VP = 'Very poor' (use this category only, if noteven a rough estimation of the population size can be made, in this case the fields for population sizecan remain empty, but the field "Abundance categories" has to be filled in)

4. SITE DESCRIPTION

4.1 General site character

Habitat class % Cover

N09 20.0

N16 70.0

N07 0.2

N08 3.8

N06 6.0

Total Habitat Cover 100

Other Site Characteristics1 Terrestrial: Soil & Geology: acidic,neutral,sand,clay 2 Terrestrial: Geomorphology and landscape: lowland

4.2 Quality and importanceNorthern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix for which the area is considered to support a significantpresence. European dry heaths for which the area is considered to support a significant presence. Atlanticacidophilous beech forests with Ilex and sometimes also Taxus in the shrublayer (Quercion robori-petraeaeor Ilici-Fagenion) for which this is considered to be one of the best areas in the United Kingdom. Lucanuscervus for which this is one of only four known outstanding localities in the United Kingdom.

4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site

The most important impacts and activities with high effect on the site

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[code] [code] [i|o|b]H B02 IH A04 IH A02 I

Rank pressures[code]

(optional)[code]

[i|o|b]

H M02 BH H04 BH G01 IH J02 BH A04 IRank: H = high, M = medium, L = lowPollution: N = Nitrogen input, P = Phosphor/Phosphate input, A = Acid input/acidification,T = toxic inorganic chemicals, O = toxic organic chemicals, X = Mixed pollutionsi = inside, o = outside, b = both

4.5 DocumentationConservation Objectives - the Natural England links below provide access to the Conservation Objectives(and other site-related information) for its terrestrial and inshore Natura 2000 sites, including conservationadvice packages and supporting documents for European Marine Sites within English waters and forcross-border sites. See also the 'UK Approach' document for more information (link via the JNCC website).

Link(s): http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/category/6490068894089216

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5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS (optional)

5.1 Designation types at national and regional level:

Code Cover [%] Code Cover [%] Code Cover [%]

UK04 100.0

6. SITE MANAGEMENT

6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:

Organisation: Natural England

Address:

Email:

6.2 Management Plan(s):An actual management plan does exist:

Yes

No, but in preparation

No

6.3 Conservation measures (optional)For available information, including on Conservation Objectives, see Section 4.5.

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EXPLANATION OF CODES USED IN THE NATURA 2000 STANDARD DATA FORMS The codes in the table below are also explained in the official European Union guidelines for the Standard Data Form. The relevant page is shown in the table below. 1.1 Site type

CODE DESCRIPTION PAGE NO

A Designated Special Protection Area 53

B SAC (includes candidates Special Areas of Conservation, Sites of Community Importance and designated SAC)

53

C SAC area the same as SPA. Note in the UK Natura 2000 submission this is only used for Gibraltar 53

3.1 Habitat representativity


A Excellent 57

B Good 57

C Significant 57

D Non-significant presence 57

3.1 Habitat code


1110 Sandbanks which are slightly covered by sea water all the time 57

1130 Estuaries 57

1140 Mudflats and sandflats not covered by seawater at low tide 57

1150 Coastal lagoons 57

1160 Large shallow inlets and bays 57

1170 Reefs 57

1180 Submarine structures made by leaking gases 57

1210 Annual vegetation of drift lines 57

1220 Perennial vegetation of stony banks 57

1230 Vegetated sea cliffs of the Atlantic and Baltic Coasts 57

1310 Salicornia and other annuals colonizing mud and sand 57

1320 Spartina swards (Spartinion maritimae) 57

1330 Atlantic salt meadows (Glauco-Puccinellietalia maritimae) 57

1340 Inland salt meadows 57

1420 Mediterranean and thermo-Atlantic halophilous scrubs (Sarcocornetea fruticosi) 57

2110 Embryonic shifting dunes 57

2120 Shifting dunes along the shoreline with Ammophila arenaria ("white dunes") 57

2130 Fixed coastal dunes with herbaceous vegetation ("grey dunes") 57

2140 Decalcified fixed dunes with Empetrum nigrum 57

2150 Atlantic decalcified fixed dunes (Calluno-Ulicetea) 57

2160 Dunes with Hippopha• rhamnoides 57

2170 Dunes with Salix repens ssp. argentea (Salicion arenariae) 57

2190 Humid dune slacks 57

21A0 Machairs (* in Ireland) 57

2250 Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp. 57

2330 Inland dunes with open Corynephorus and Agrostis grasslands 57

3110 Oligotrophic waters containing very few minerals of sandy plains (Littorelletalia uniflorae) 57

3130 Oligotrophic to mesotrophic standing waters with vegetation of the Littorelletea uniflorae and/or of the Isoëto-Nanojuncetea

57

3140 Hard oligo-mesotrophic waters with benthic vegetation of Chara spp. 57

3150 Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition - type vegetation 57

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3160 Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds 57

3170 Mediterranean temporary ponds 57

3180 Turloughs 57

3260 Water courses of plain to montane levels with the Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion vegetation

57

4010 Northern Atlantic wet heaths with Erica tetralix 57

4020 Temperate Atlantic wet heaths with Erica ciliaris and Erica tetralix 57

4030 European dry heaths 57

4040 Dry Atlantic coastal heaths with Erica vagans 57

4060 Alpine and Boreal heaths 57

4080 Sub-Arctic Salix spp. scrub 57

5110 Stable xerothermophilous formations with Buxus sempervirens on rock slopes (Berberidion p.p.) 57

5130 Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands 57

6130 Calaminarian grasslands of the Violetalia calaminariae 57

6150 Siliceous alpine and boreal grasslands 57

6170 Alpine and subalpine calcareous grasslands 57

6210 Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites)

57

6230 Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on silicious substrates in mountain areas (and submountain areas in Continental Europe)

57

6410 Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae) 57

6430 Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels 57

6510 Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis) 57

6520 Mountain hay meadows 57

7110 Active raised bogs 57

7120 Degraded raised bogs still capable of natural regeneration 57

7130 Blanket bogs (* if active bog) 57

7140 Transition mires and quaking bogs 57

7150 Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion 57

7210 Calcareous fens with Cladium mariscus and species of the Caricion davallianae 57

7220 Petrifying springs with tufa formation (Cratoneurion) 57

7230 Alkaline fens 57

7240 Alpine pioneer formations of the Caricion bicoloris-atrofuscae 57

8110 Siliceous scree of the montane to snow levels (Androsacetalia alpinae and Galeopsietalia ladani) 57

8120 Calcareous and calcshist screes of the montane to alpine levels (Thlaspietea rotundifolii) 57

8210 Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation 57

8220 Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation 57

8240 Limestone pavements 57

8310 Caves not open to the public 57

8330 Submerged or partially submerged sea caves 57

9120 Atlantic acidophilous beech forests with Ilex and sometimes also Taxus in the shrublayer (Quercion robori-petraeae or Ilici-Fagenion)

57

9130 Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests 57

9160 Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli 57

9180 Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines 57

9190 Old acidophilous oak woods with Quercus robur on sandy plains 57

91A0 Old sessile oak woods with Ilex and Blechnum in the British Isles 57

91C0 Caledonian forest 57

91D0 Bog woodland 57

91E0 Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)

57

91J0 Taxus baccata woods of the British Isles 57

3.1 Relative surface


A 15%-100% 58

B 2%-15% 58

C < 2% 58

3.1 Conservation status habitat


A Excellent conservation 59

B Good conservation 59

C Average or reduced conservation 59

3.1 Global grade habitat


A Excellent value 59

B Good value 59

C Significant value 59

3.2 Population (abbreviated to ‘Pop.’ in data form)


A 15%-100% 62

B 2%-15% 62

C < 2% 62

D Non-significant population 62

3.2 Conservation status species (abbreviated to ‘Con.’ in data form)





3.2 Isolation (abbreviated to ‘Iso.’ in data form)


A Population (almost) Isolated 63

B Population not-isolated, but on margins of area of distribution 63

C Population not-isolated within extended distribution range 63

3.2 Global Grade (abbreviated to ‘Glo.’ Or ‘G.’ in data form)



B Good value 63


3.3 Assemblages types


WATR Non breeding waterfowl assemblage UK specific code

SBA Breeding seabird assemblage UK specific code

BBA Breeding bird assemblage (applies only to sites classified pre 2000) UK specific code

4.1 Habitat class code


N01 Marine areas, Sea inlets 65

N02 Tidal rivers, Estuaries, Mud flats, Sand flats, Lagoons (including saltwork basins) 65

N03 Salt marshes, Salt pastures, Salt steppes 65

N04 Coastal sand dunes, Sand beaches, Machair 65

N05 Shingle, Sea cliffs, Islets 65

N06 Inland water bodies (Standing water, Running water) 65

N07 Bogs, Marshes, Water fringed vegetation, Fens 65

N08 Heath, Scrub, Maquis and Garrigue, Phygrana 65

N09 Dry grassland, Steppes 65

N10 Humid grassland, Mesophile grassland 65

N11 Alpine and sub-Alpine grassland 65

N14 Improved grassland 65

N15 Other arable land 65

N16 Broad-leaved deciduous woodland 65

N17 Coniferous woodland 65

N19 Mixed woodland 65

N21 Non-forest areas cultivated with woody plants (including Orchards, groves, Vineyards, Dehesas) 65

N22 Inland rocks, Screes, Sands, Permanent Snow and ice 65

N23 Other land (including Towns, Villages, Roads, Waste places, Mines, Industrial sites) 65

N25 Grassland and scrub habitats (general) 65

N26 Woodland habitats (general) 65

4.3 Threats code


A01 Cultivation 65

A02 Modification of cultivation practices 65

A03 Mowing / cutting of grassland 65

A04 Grazing 65

A05 Livestock farming and animal breeding (without grazing) 65

A06 Annual and perennial non-timber crops 65

A07 Use of biocides, hormones and chemicals 65

A08 Fertilisation 65

A10 Restructuring agricultural land holding 65

A11 Agriculture activities not referred to above 65

B01 Forest planting on open ground 65

B02 Forest and Plantation management & use 65

B03 Forest exploitation without replanting or natural regrowth 65

B04 Use of biocides, hormones and chemicals (forestry) 65

B06 Grazing in forests/ woodland 65

B07 Forestry activities not referred to above 65

C01 Mining and quarrying 65

C02 Exploration and extraction of oil or gas 65

C03 Renewable abiotic energy use 65

D01 Roads, paths and railroads 65

D02 Utility and service lines 65

D03 Shipping lanes, ports, marine constructions 65

D04 Airports, flightpaths 65

D05 Improved access to site 65

E01 Urbanised areas, human habitation 65

E02 Industrial or commercial areas 65


E03 Discharges 65

E04 Structures, buildings in the landscape 65

E06 Other urbanisation, industrial and similar activities 65

F01 Marine and Freshwater Aquaculture 65

F02 Fishing and harvesting aquatic ressources 65

F03

Hunting and collection of wild animals (terrestrial), including damage caused by game (excessive density), and taking/removal of terrestrial animals (including collection of insects, reptiles, amphibians, birds of prey, etc., trapping, poisoning, poaching, predator control, accidental capture (e.g. due to fishing gear), etc.)

65

F04 Taking / Removal of terrestrial plants, general 65

F05 Illegal taking/ removal of marine fauna 65

F06 Hunting, fishing or collecting activities not referred to above 65

G01 Outdoor sports and leisure activities, recreational activities 65

G02 Sport and leisure structures 65

G03 Interpretative centres 65

G04 Military use and civil unrest 65

G05 Other human intrusions and disturbances 65

H01 Pollution to surface waters (limnic & terrestrial, marine & brackish) 65

H02 Pollution to groundwater (point sources and diffuse sources) 65

H03 Marine water pollution 65

H04 Air pollution, air-borne pollutants 65

H05 Soil pollution and solid waste (excluding discharges) 65

H06 Excess energy 65

H07 Other forms of pollution 65

I01 Invasive non-native species 65

I02 Problematic native species 65

I03 Introduced genetic material, GMO 65

J01 Fire and fire suppression 65

J02 Human induced changes in hydraulic conditions 65

J03 Other ecosystem modifications 65

K01 Abiotic (slow) natural processes 65

K02 Biocenotic evolution, succession 65

K03 Interspecific faunal relations 65

K04 Interspecific floral relations 65

K05 Reduced fecundity/ genetic depression 65

L05 Collapse of terrain, landslide 65

L07 Storm, cyclone 65

L08 Inundation (natural processes) 65

L10 Other natural catastrophes 65

M01 Changes in abiotic conditions 65

M02 Changes in biotic conditions 65

U Unknown threat or pressure 65

XO Threats and pressures from outside the Member State 65

5.1 Designation type codes


UK00 No Protection Status 67

UK01 National Nature Reserve 67

UK02 Marine Nature Reserve 67

UK04 Site of Special Scientific Interest (UK) 67

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f E

pp

ing

Fore

st

Actio

n

3B

Actio

n d

escription

Agre

e a

nd im

ple

ment a s

ite

-specific

re

cre

ational m

anagem

ent pla

n to

ensure

SA

C f

eatu

res a

re p

rote

cte

d

and m

ain

tain

ed.

Not

yet

de

term

ined

Cost

estim

ate

Beech tre

e h

ealth a

nd r

ecru

itm

ent m

ay

not be c

opin

g s

uff

icie

ntly w

ith e

nvironm

enta

l conditio

ns to s

usta

in its

pre

sence a

nd r

epre

senta

tion w

ithin

the S

AC

featu

re. T

his

may

be lin

ked to c

limate

change a

s w

ell

as o

ther

facto

rs s

uch a

s a

ir q

ualit

y, r

ecre

ational pre

ssure

and w

ate

r availa

bili

ty.

Mechanis

m

Investigation /

Researc

h /

M

onitori

ng

Tim

escale

2016-2

0

Fundin

g o

ption

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Natu

ral E

ngla

nd,

Univ

ers

ity(

ies)

Deliv

ery

lead b

ody

Conserv

ato

rs o

f E

ppin

g F

ore

st

Action

4A

Action d

escription

Investigate

Beech tre

e h

ealth a

nd

beech s

aplin

g r

ecru

itm

ent in

core

are

as to e

sta

blis

h a

baselin

e f

or

monitoring a

nd c

onsid

er

adequacy

for

com

munity

susta

inabili

ty.

4

Ch

an

ge

s i

n s

pe

cie

s d

istr

ibu

tio

ns

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Cost

estim

ate

Mechanis

m

Part

ners

hip

agre

em

ent

Tim

escale

2018-2

0

Fundin

g o

ption

Local A

uth

ority

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Natu

ral E

ngla

nd,

Univ

ers

ity(

ies)

Deliv

ery

lead b

ody

Conserv

ato

rs o

f E

ppin

g F

ore

st

Action

4B

Action d

escription

Agre

e a

nd im

ple

ment a m

anagem

ent

pla

n to p

rom

ote

beech tre

e

conserv

ation a

nd s

aplin

g

recru

itm

ent, r

evie

w c

onserv

ation

obje

ctives a

nd/o

r a p

lan f

or

diffe

rent

tree s

pecie

s to b

e a

ble

to take the

pla

ce o

f beech if

necessary

.

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Cost

estim

ate

Wet heath

is d

ependent on s

uitable

gro

und w

ate

r le

vels

. T

here

is a

thre

at of

pro

longed d

ryin

g o

ut th

rough c

limate

change.

Mechanis

m

Investigation /

Researc

h /

M

onitori

ng

Tim

escale

2017-1

9

Fundin

g o

ption

Wate

r F

ram

ew

ork

D

irective

(WF

D)

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Natu

ral E

ngla

nd,

City o

f London (

Eppin

g F

ore

st)

Deliv

ery

lead b

ody

Environm

ent

Agency

Action

5A

Action d

escription

Imple

ment a h

ydro

logic

al

investigation f

or

key

wet heath

land

are

as.

5

Inap

pro

pri

ate

wa

ter

leve

ls

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Cost

estim

ate

5/1

1

Me

ch

an

ism

Wa

ter

Level

Mana

ge

men

t P

lan

Tim

esca

le

20

19

-20

Fu

nd

ing

op

tion

Not

yet

de

term

ined

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Natu

ral E

ng

lan

d,

City o

f Lo

nd

on (

Epp

ing

Fore

st)

Deliv

ery

le

ad

bo

dy

Enviro

nm

ent

Agen

cy

Actio

n

5B

Actio

n d

escription

Agre

e a

nd im

ple

ment a g

round w

ate

r le

vel m

anagem

ent pla

n f

or

wet

heath

land a

reas, if n

ecessary

.

Not

yet

de

term

ined

Cost

estim

ate

Surf

ace r

un

-off

of

poor

qualit

y w

ate

r fr

om

roads w

ith e

levate

d levels

of

pollu

tants

, nutr

ients

and s

alin

ity

may

be a

ffecting w

et heath

, p

robably

mostly a

round the e

dges.

Mechanis

m

Investigation /

Researc

h /

M

onitori

ng

Tim

escale

2018-2

0

Fundin

g o

ption

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Essex C

ounty

Council,

N

atu

ral E

ngla

nd

Deliv

ery

lead b

ody

Conserv

ato

rs o

f E

ppin

g F

ore

st

Action

6A

Action d

escription

Investigate

the im

pact of

poor

qualit

y w

ate

r ru

n-o

ff f

rom

roads o

n w

et

heath

com

munitie

s.

6

Wate

r P

oll

uti

on

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Cost

estim

ate

Mechanis

m

Part

ners

hip

agre

em

ent

Tim

escale

2020-2

2

Fundin

g o

ption

Local A

uth

ority

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

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ounty

Council,

N

atu

ral E

ngla

nd

Deliv

ery

lead b

ody

Conserv

ato

rs o

f E

ppin

g F

ore

st

Action

6B

Action d

escription

Agre

e a

nd im

ple

ment a s

urf

ace r

un

-off

managem

ent pla

n f

or

wet

heath

land a

reas, if n

ecessary

.

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Cost

estim

ate

Heath

er

beetle h

as locally

im

pacte

d o

n s

om

e h

eath

land a

reas. V

igila

nce is r

equired to s

urv

ey

it a

nd incre

ase a

ware

ness o

f its

likely

eff

ects

and s

igns o

f im

pact.

Mechanis

m

Investigation /

Researc

h /

M

onitori

ng

Tim

escale

2015-1

7

Fundin

g o

ption

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Natu

ral E

ngla

nd,

Univ

ers

ity(

ies),

The

Heath

er

Tru

st

Deliv

ery

lead b

ody

Conserv

ato

rs o

f E

ppin

g F

ore

st

Action

7A

Action d

escription

Investigate

how

sig

nific

ant th

e im

pact

of

the s

pre

ad o

f heath

er

beetle h

as

been o

n the w

et and d

ry h

eath

land

are

as o

f E

ppin

g F

ore

st.

7

Invas

ive

sp

ec

ies

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Cost

estim

ate

6/1

1

Tre

e d

iseases s

uch a

s P

hyto

pth

ora

pre

sent a r

eal th

reat to

Beech.

Me

ch

an

ism

Investigation

/

Rese

arc

h /

M

onitori

ng

Tim

esca

le

20

15

-16

Fu

nd

ing

op

tion

Not

yet

de

term

ined

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Fo

restr

y C

om

mis

sio

n,

Natu

ral E

ng

lan

d,

Univ

ers

ity(

ies)

Deliv

ery

le

ad

bo

dy

Con

serv

ato

rs o

f E

pp

ing

Fore

st

Actio

n

8A

Actio

n d

escription

Investigate

wheth

er

the c

urr

ent

monitoring p

rogra

mm

e o

f tr

ee

dis

eases is a

dequate

.

8

Dis

eas

e

Not

yet

de

term

ined

Cost

estim

ate

Mechanis

m

Part

ners

hip

agre

em

ent

Tim

escale

2016-2

0

Fundin

g o

ption

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Fore

str

y C

om

mis

sio

n,

Natu

ral E

ngla

nd,

Univ

ers

ity(

ies)

Deliv

ery

lead b

ody

Conserv

ato

rs o

f E

ppin

g F

ore

st

Action

8B

Action d

escription

Follo

win

g the s

tudy a

gre

e a

nd

imple

ment appro

priate

managem

ent

measure

s f

or

core

are

as s

upport

ing

Beech S

AC

com

munitie

s.

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Cost

estim

ate

Gre

y squirre

l is

not curr

ently k

now

n to b

e s

ignific

antly a

ffecting tre

e h

ealth o

r re

genera

tion, but th

ere

is a

need to r

eta

invig

ilance a

nd p

erh

aps c

onsid

er

incre

ased

aw

are

ness o

f th

e lik

ely

eff

ects

and s

igns o

f im

pact.

Mechanis

m

Investigation /

Researc

h /

M

onitori

ng

Tim

escale

2016-1

8

Fundin

g o

ption

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Fore

str

y C

om

mis

sio

n,

Natu

ral E

ngla

nd,

Univ

ers

ity(

ies)

Deliv

ery

lead b

ody

Conserv

ato

rs o

f E

ppin

g F

ore

st

Action

9A

Action d

escription

Investigate

what im

pact gre

y squirre

ls h

ave o

n tre

e h

ealth a

nd/o

r re

genera

tion a

nd its

possib

le f

urt

her

impact on the A

tlantic a

cid

ophilo

us

beech w

oodla

nd f

eatu

re.

9

Invas

ive

sp

ec

ies

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Cost

estim

ate

Mechanis

m

Part

ners

hip

agre

em

ent

Tim

escale

2018-2

0

Fundin

g o

ption

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Fore

str

y C

om

mis

sio

n,

Natu

ral E

ngla

nd

Deliv

ery

lead b

ody

Conserv

ato

rs o

f E

ppin

g F

ore

st

Action

9B

Action d

escription

Follo

win

g s

tudy, agre

e a

ppro

priate

m

anagem

ent m

easure

s a

nd

imple

ment.

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Cost

estim

ate

7/1

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Lee Valley SPA UK9012111

Compilation date: September 2000 Version: 1.2

Classification citation Page 1 of 1

EC Directive 79/409 on the Conservation of Wild Birds:

Special Protection Area (SPA)

Name: Lee Valley

Unitary Authority/County: Essex, Hertfordshire, London Borough of Haringey and London

Borough of Waltham Forest.

Consultation proposal: Amwell Quarry Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Rye Meads

SSSI, Turnford & Cheshunt Pits SSSI and Walthamstow Reservoirs SSSI have been

recommended as a Special Protection Area because of the site’s European ornithological interest.

The Lee Valley SPA comprises a series of embanked water supply reservoirs, sewage treatment

lagoons and former gravel pits that display a range of man-made and semi-natural wetland and

valley bottom habitats.

Boundary of SPA: The SPA boundary is coincident with the above SSSI boundaries. See SPA

map for further detail.

Size of SPA: The SPA covers an area of 447.87 ha.

European ornithological interest of SPA: The SPA is of European importance because:

a) the site qualifies under article 4.1 of the Directive (79/409/EEC) as it is used regularly by

1% or more of the Great Britain population of a species listed on Annex I, in any season:

Annex I species 5 year peak mean 1992/93 - 1996/97 % GB population

Bittern Botaurus stellaris 6 individuals - wintering 6%

b) the site qualifies under article 4.2 of the Directive (79/409/EEC) as it is used regularly by

1% or more of the biogeographical populations of the following regularly occurring

migratory species (other than those listed on Annex I), in any season:

Migratory species 5 year peak mean 1993/94 -1997/98 % of population

Shoveler Anas clypeata 406 individuals - wintering 1.0% NW/Central Europe

Gadwall Anas strepera 456 individuals - wintering 1.5% NW Europe

Bird figures from: Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) database.

Non-qualifying species of interest

In addition, the site supports nationally important numbers of Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo,

Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus, Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula, Pochard Aythya ferina and

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea.

Status of SPA

Lee Valley was classified as a Special Protection Area on 22 September 2000.

European Site Conservation Objectives for Lee Valley Special Protection Area

Site Code: UK9012111

With regard to the SPA and the individual species and/or assemblage of species for which the site has been classified (the ‘Qualifying Features’ listed below), and subject to natural change; Ensure that the integrity of the site is maintained or restored as appropriate, and ensure that the site contributes to achieving the aims of the Wild Birds Directive, by maintaining or restoring;

The extent and distribution of the habitats of the qualifying features The structure and function of the habitats of the qualifying features The supporting processes on which the habitats of the qualifying features rely The population of each of the qualifying features, and, The distribution of the qualifying features within the site.



A021 Botaurus stellaris; Great bittern (Non-breeding)

A051 Anas strepera; Gadwall (Non-breeding)

A056 Anas clypeata; Northern shoveler (Non-breeding)

Explanatory Notes: European Site Conservation Objectives

These Conservation Objectives are those referred to in the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (the “Habitats Regulations”) and Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive. They must be considered when a competent authority is required to make a ‘Habitats Regulations Assessment’ including an Appropriate Assessment, under the relevant parts of this legislation. These Conservation Objectives and the accompanying Supplementary Advice (where this is available) will also provide a framework to inform the management of the European Site under the provisions of Articles 4(1) and 4(2) of the Wild Birds Directive, and the prevention of deterioration of habitats and significant disturbance of its qualifying features required under Article 6(2) of the Habitats Directive. These Conservation Objectives are set for each bird feature for a Special Protection Area (SPA). Where the objectives are met, the site will be considered to exhibit a high degree of integrity and to be contributing to achieving the aims of the Wild Birds Directive. Publication date: 30 June 2014 (Version 2). This document updates and replaces an earlier version dated 29 May 2012 to reflect Natural England’s Strategic Standard on European Site Conservation Objectives 2014. Previous references to additional features identified in the 2001 UK SPA Review have also been removed.



NATURA 2000 – STANDARD DATA FORM Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Each Natura 2000 site in the United Kingdom has its own Standard Data Form containing site-specific information. The data form for this site has been generated from the Natura 2000 Database submitted to the European Commission on the following date: 22/12/2015 The information provided here, follows the officially agreed site information format for Natura 2000 sites, as set out in the Official Journal of the European Union recording the Commission Implementing Decision of 11 July 2011 (2011/484/EU). The Standard Data Forms are generated automatically for all of the UK’s Natura 2000 sites using the European Environment Agency’s Natura 2000 software. The structure and format of these forms is exactly as produced by the EEA’s Natura 2000 software (except for the addition of this coversheet and the end notes). The content matches exactly the data submitted to the European Commission. Please note that these forms contain a number of codes, all of which are explained either within the data forms themselves or in the end notes. Further technical documentation may be found here http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/activities/Natura_2000/reference_portal As part of the December 2015 submission, several sections of the UK’s previously published Standard Data Forms have been updated. For details of the approach taken by the UK in this submission please refer to the following document: http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/Natura2000_StandardDataForm_UKApproach_Dec2015.pdf More general information on Special Protection Areas (SPAs) in the United Kingdom is available from the SPA home page on the JNCC website. This webpage also provides links to Standard Data Forms for all SPAs in the UK. Date form generated by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee 25 January 2016.






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A UK9012111

1.3 Site name

Lee Valley


2000-09 2015-12

1.6 Respondent:



Email:

1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates

Date site classified as SPA: 2000-09

National legal reference of SPAdesignation

Regulations 12A and 13-15 of the Conservation Habitatsand Species Regulations 2010,(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/490/contents/made)as amended by The Conservation of Habitats and Species(Amendment) Regulations 2011(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/625/contents/made).

2. SITE LOCATION

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Longitude-0.049444444

Latitude51.58083333


451.29 0.0


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UKH3 Essex

UKI2 Outer London

UKH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire


Atlantic(100.0%)


3.2 Species referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and listed in Annex II ofDirective 92/43/EEC and site evaluation for them

Species Population in the site Site assessment

G CodeScientificName

S NP T Size Unit Cat. D.qual. A|B|C|D A|B|C

Min Max Pop. Con. Iso. Glo.

B A056Anasclypeata

w 406 406 i G C C

B A051Anasstrepera

w 456 456 i G C C

B A021Botaurusstellaris

w 6 6 i G B C

A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, I = Invertebrates, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = ReptilesGroup: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any publicS:

access enter: yes in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)NP:

p = permanent, r = reproducing, c = concentration, w = wintering (for plant and non-migratoryType:species use permanent)

i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the Standard list of population units andUnit:codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting (see )reference portal

C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present - to fill if data areAbundance categories (Cat.):deficient (DD) or in addition to population size information

http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species-names-result.jsp?&pageSize=10&scientificName=Anas+clypeata&relationOp=2&typeForm=0&showGroup=true&showOrder=true&showFamily=true&showScientificName=true&showVernacularNames=true&showValidName=true&searchSynonyms=true&sort=2&ascendency=0

http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species-names-result.jsp?&pageSize=10&scientificName=Anas+clypeata&relationOp=2&typeForm=0&showGroup=true&showOrder=true&showFamily=true&showScientificName=true&showVernacularNames=true&showValidName=true&searchSynonyms=true&sort=2&ascendency=0

http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species-names-result.jsp?&pageSize=10&scientificName=Anas+strepera&relationOp=2&typeForm=0&showGroup=true&showOrder=true&showFamily=true&showScientificName=true&showVernacularNames=true&showValidName=true&searchSynonyms=true&sort=2&ascendency=0

http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species-names-result.jsp?&pageSize=10&scientificName=Anas+strepera&relationOp=2&typeForm=0&showGroup=true&showOrder=true&showFamily=true&showScientificName=true&showVernacularNames=true&showValidName=true&searchSynonyms=true&sort=2&ascendency=0

http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species-names-result.jsp?&pageSize=10&scientificName=Botaurus+stellaris&relationOp=2&typeForm=0&showGroup=true&showOrder=true&showFamily=true&showScientificName=true&showVernacularNames=true&showValidName=true&searchSynonyms=true&sort=2&ascendency=0

http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species-names-result.jsp?&pageSize=10&scientificName=Botaurus+stellaris&relationOp=2&typeForm=0&showGroup=true&showOrder=true&showFamily=true&showScientificName=true&showVernacularNames=true&showValidName=true&searchSynonyms=true&sort=2&ascendency=0

http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/activities/Natura_2000/reference_portal

Positive Impacts

RankActivities,management[code]

Pollution(optional)[code]

inside/outside[i|o|b]

H D05 IH A02 IH B02 IH A04 IH G03 I

Negative Impacts

Rank

Threatsandpressures[code]



H H02 BH K02 IH G01 IH J02 BH F01 B

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G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data withData quality:some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation); VP = 'Very poor' (use this category only, if noteven a rough estimation of the population size can be made, in this case the fields for population sizecan remain empty, but the field "Abundance categories" has to be filled in)

4. SITE DESCRIPTION



N23 1.0

N10 8.0

N06 67.0

N07 4.0

N16 10.0

N14 10.0


Other Site Characteristics1 Terrestrial: Soil & Geology: clay,nutrient-poor,neutral,alluvium,mud 2 Terrestrial: Geomorphology andlandscape: lowland,valley,floodplain

4.2 Quality and importanceARTICLE 4.1 QUALIFICATION (79/409/EEC) Over winter the area regularly supports: Botaurus stellaris(Europe - breeding) 6% of the GB population Five year peak mean for 1992/93 to 1996/97 ARTICLE 4.2QUALIFICATION (79/409/EEC) Over winter the area regularly supports: Anas clypeata (North-western/CentralEurope) 1% of the population 5 year peak mean, 1993/4-1997/8 Anas strepera (North-western Europe) 1.5% ofthe population 5 year peak mean, 1993/4-1997/8



Rank: H = high, M = medium, L = lowPollution: N = Nitrogen input, P = Phosphor/Phosphate input, A = Acid input/acidification,T = toxic inorganic chemicals, O = toxic organic chemicals, X = Mixed pollutionsi = inside, o = outside, b = both


X

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Link(s): http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/category/6490068894089216

http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/category/3212324http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/Natura2000_StandardDataForm_UKApproach_Dec2015.pdf




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6. SITE MANAGEMENT



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A Excellent 57

B Good 57

C Significant 57


3.1 Habitat code



1130 Estuaries 57




1170 Reefs 57























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3180 Turloughs 57


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A 15%-100% 58

B 2%-15% 58

C < 2% 58









B Good value 59




A 15%-100% 62

B 2%-15% 62

C < 2% 62















B Good value 63






























4.3 Threats code


A01 Cultivation 65



A04 Grazing 65
























E03 Discharges 65





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Action d

escription

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nd im

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iffu

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lan

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yet

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2

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quirem

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ate

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/

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arc

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onitori

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esca

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20

15

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nd

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tion

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Actio

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n d

escription

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requirem

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abitats

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eatu

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gic

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ges

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yet

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term

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ate

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m

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escription

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e the

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yet

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Are

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f th

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are

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ct to

a r

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f re

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ssure

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he p

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ntial to

aff

ect S

PA

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tions d

irectly

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m

Investigation /

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escale

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8

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yet

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change to a

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n d

escription

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measure

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with b

est pra

ctice.

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yet

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term

ined

Cost

estim

ate

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eedbed h

abitats

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Wormley Hoddesdonpark Woods SAC UK0013696

Compilation date: May 2005 Version: 1

Designation citation Page 1 of 1

EC Directive 92/43 on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild

Fauna and Flora

Citation for Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

Name: Wormley Hoddesdonpark Woods

Unitary Authority/County: Hertfordshire

SAC status: Designated on 1 April 2005

Grid reference: TL320059

SAC EU code: UK0013696

Area (ha): 335.53

Component SSSI: Wormley Hoddesdonpark Wood North SSSI, Wormley

Hoddesdonpark Wood South SSSI

Site description:

Wormley Hoddesdonpark Woods has large stands of almost pure hornbeam Carpinus betulus

(former coppice), with sessile oak Quercus petraea standards. Areas dominated by bluebell

Hyacinthoides non-scripta do occur, but elsewhere there are stands of great wood-rush Luzula

sylvatica with carpets of the mosses Dicranum majus and Leucobryum glaucum. Locally, a

bryophyte community more typical of continental Europe occurs, including the mosses

Dicranum montanum, D. flagellare and D. tauricum.

Qualifying habitats: The site is designated under article 4(4) of the Directive (92/43/EEC)

as it hosts the following habitats listed in Annex I:

Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli.

(Oak-hornbeam forests)

This citation relates to a site entered in the Register

of European Sites for Great Britain.

Register reference number: UK0013696

Date of registration: 14 June 2005

Signed:

On behalf of the Secretary of State for Environment,

Food and Rural Affairs

European Site Conservation Objectives for Wormley Hoddesdonpark Woods

Special Area of Conservation Site Code: UK0013696

With regard to the SAC and the natural habitats and/or species for which the site has been designated (the ‘Qualifying Features’ listed below), and subject to natural change; Ensure that the integrity of the site is maintained or restored as appropriate, and ensure that the site contributes to achieving the Favourable Conservation Status of its Qualifying Features, by maintaining or restoring;

The extent and distribution of qualifying natural habitats

The structure and function (including typical species) of qualifying natural habitats, and

The supporting processes on which qualifying natural habitats rely



H9160. Sub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli

Explanatory Notes: European Site Conservation Objectives These Conservation Objectives are those referred to in the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (the “Habitats Regulations”) and Article 6(3) of the Habitats Directive. They must be considered when a competent authority is required to make a ‘Habitats Regulations Assessment’, including an Appropriate Assessment, under the relevant parts of this legislation. These Conservation Objectives and the accompanying Supplementary Advice (where available) will also provide a framework to inform the measures needed to conserve or restore the European Site and the prevention of deterioration or significant disturbance of its qualifying features as required by the provisions of Article 6(1) and 6(2) of the Directive. These Conservation Objectives are set for each habitat or species of a Special Area of Conservation (SAC). Where the objectives are met, the site will be considered to exhibit a high degree of integrity and to be contributing to achieving Favourable Conservation Status for that species or habitat type at a UK level. The term ‘favourable conservation status’ is defined in Article 1 of the Habitats Directive. Publication date: 30 June 2014 – version 2. This document updates and replaces an earlier version dated 29 May 2012 to reflect Natural England’s Strategic Standard on European Site Conservation Objectives 2014.




NATURA 2000 – STANDARD DATA FORM Special Areas of Conservation under the EC Habitats Directive (includes candidate SACs, Sites of Community Importance and designated SACs). Each Natura 2000 site in the United Kingdom has its own Standard Data Form containing site-specific information. The data form for this site has been generated from the Natura 2000 Database submitted to the European Commission on the following date: 22/12/2015 The information provided here, follows the officially agreed site information format for Natura 2000 sites, as set out in the Official Journal of the European Union recording the Commission Implementing Decision of 11 July 2011 (2011/484/EU). The Standard Data Forms are generated automatically for all of the UK’s Natura 2000 sites using the European Environment Agency’s Natura 2000 software. The structure and format of these forms is exactly as produced by the EEA’s Natura 2000 software (except for the addition of this coversheet and the end notes). The content matches exactly the data submitted to the European Commission. Please note that these forms contain a number of codes, all of which are explained either within the data forms themselves or in the end notes. Further technical documentation may be found here http://bd.eionet.europa.eu/activities/Natura_2000/reference_portal As part of the December 2015 submission, several sections of the UK’s previously published Standard Data Forms have been updated. For details of the approach taken by the UK in this submission please refer to the following document: http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/pdf/Natura2000_StandardDataForm_UKApproach_Dec2015.pdf More general information on Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) in the United Kingdom is available from the SAC home page on the JNCC website. This webpage also provides links to Standard Data Forms for all SACs in the UK. Date form generated by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee 25 January 2016.






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SITE UK0013696

SITENAME Wormley Hoddesdonpark Woods

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B UK0013696

1.3 Site name

Wormley Hoddesdonpark Woods


1996-01 2015-12

1.6 Respondent:



Email:

Date site proposed as SCI: 1996-01

Date site confirmed as SCI: 2004-12

Date site designated as SAC: 2005-04

National legal reference of SACdesignation:

Regulations 11 and 13-15 of the Conservation of Habitatsand Species Regulations 2010(http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/490/contents/made).

2. SITE LOCATION

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Longitude-0.088611111

Latitude51.73555556


336.47 0.0


0.0



UKH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire


Atlantic(100.0%)


3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them

Annex I Habitat types Site assessment

Code PF NPCover[ha]

Cave[number]

Dataquality

A|B|C|D A|B|C

RepresentativityRelativeSurface

Conservation Global

9160

269.18 M A A A A

for the habitat types that can have a non-priority as well as a priority form (6210, 7130, 9430) enterPF:"X" in the column PF to indicate the priority form.

in case that a habitat type no longer exists in the site enter: x (optional)NP: decimal values can be enteredCover: for habitat types 8310, 8330 (caves) enter the number of caves if estimated surface is notCaves:

available. G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data withData quality:

some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation)

4. SITE DESCRIPTION



N17 3.0

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Positive Impacts

RankActivities,management[code]



H A04 IH B02 IH A02 I

Negative Impacts

Rank

Threatsandpressures[code]



H G05 IH K04 IH I02 BH H04 BH I01 B

N19 2.0

N16 90.0

N09 3.0

N08 2.0


Other Site Characteristics1 Terrestrial: Soil & Geology: clay,acidic 2 Terrestrial: Geomorphology and landscape: lowland

4.2 Quality and importanceSub-Atlantic and medio-European oak or oak-hornbeam forests of the Carpinion betuli for which this is one ofonly two known outstanding localities in the United Kingdom.



Rank: H = high, M = medium, L = lowPollution: N = Nitrogen input, P = Phosphor/Phosphate input, A = Acid input/acidification,T = toxic inorganic chemicals, O = toxic organic chemicals, X = Mixed pollutionsi = inside, o = outside, b = both


Link(s): http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/category/3212324http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/category/6490068894089216





UK04 100.0

6. SITE MANAGEMENT




X



Address:

Email:


Yes Name: Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Woods: The Broxbourne Woods National Nature Reserve(NNR) Management Plan provides management infomation related to this site. This isavailable from Natural England.Link:


No






53




A Excellent 57

B Good 57

C Significant 57


3.1 Habitat code



1130 Estuaries 57




1170 Reefs 57























57








3180 Turloughs 57


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57


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57









57




A 15%-100% 58

B 2%-15% 58

C < 2% 58









B Good value 59




A 15%-100% 62

B 2%-15% 62

C < 2% 62















B Good value 63






























4.3 Threats code


A01 Cultivation 65



A04 Grazing 65
























E03 Discharges 65





F03


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7

Fundin

g o

ption

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Hert

ford

shire a

nd

Mid

dle

sex W

ildlif

e

Tru

st,

Hert

ford

shir

e

County

Council,

Natu

ral

Engla

nd,

Woodla

nd

Tru

st

Deliv

ery

lead b

ody

Fore

str

y C

om

mis

sio

n

Action

1A

Action d

escription

Carr

y o

ut a c

om

pre

hensiv

e s

urv

ey

for

Acute

Oak D

eclin

e, in

clu

din

g

private

ly-o

wned land a

nd w

oods

outs

ide b

ut clo

se to the S

AC

boundary

.

1

Dis

eas

e

£7,5

00

Cost

estim

ate

Me

ch

an

ism

Advic

e:

Educa

tion

&

aw

are

ne

ss r

ais

ing

Tim

esca

le

20

15

-18

Fu

nd

ing

op

tion

Not

yet

de

term

ined

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Hert

ford

sh

ire a

nd

M

idd

lesex W

ildlif

e

Tru

st,

Hert

ford

shire

C

ou

nty

Council,

Natu

ral

Eng

lan

d,

Woo

dla

nd

Tru

st

Deliv

ery

le

ad

bo

dy

Fo

restr

y C

om

mis

sio

n

Actio

n

1B

Actio

n d

escription

Info

rm a

ll ow

ners

/managers

of

the

local dis

trib

ution a

nd s

ym

pto

ms o

f A

cute

Oak D

eclin

e a

nd, w

here

necessary

, of

contr

ol

recom

mendations.

£1

,00

0

Cost

estim

ate

4/1

4

Severa

l tr

ee a

nd s

hru

b s

pecie

s n

ot native to the s

ite a

re p

resent. W

here

they a

re n

ot bein

g a

ctively

contr

olle

d, th

ey

are

gra

dually

spre

adin

g. T

he m

ore

invasiv

e o

f th

ese

inclu

de s

ycam

ore

, tu

rkey

oak, rh

ododendro

n a

nd s

now

berr

y.

Me

ch

an

ism

Investigation

/

Rese

arc

h /

M

onitori

ng

Tim

esca

le

20

15

-17

Fu

nd

ing

op

tion

Not

yet

de

term

ined

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Fo

restr

y C

om

mis

sio

n,

Hert

ford

sh

ire a

nd

M

idd

lesex W

ildlif

e

Tru

st,

Hert

ford

shire

C

ou

nty

Council,

W

oodla

nd

Tru

st,

H

ert

ford

sh

ire

Enviro

nm

enta

l R

eco

rds

Cen

tre

, H

ert

ford

sh

ire

Natu

ral H

isto

ry S

ocie

ty

Deliv

ery

le

ad

bo

dy

Natu

ral E

ng

lan

d

Actio

n

2A

Actio

n d

escription

Carr

y o

ut a c

om

pre

hensiv

e s

urv

ey

of

non

-native invasiv

e p

lant specie

s,

inclu

din

g p

rivate

ly-o

wned land a

nd

woods o

uts

ide b

ut clo

se to the S

AC

boundary

.

2

Invas

ive

sp

ec

ies

£5

,00

0

Cost

estim

ate

Mechanis

m

Advic

e:

Education &

aw

are

ness r

ais

ing

Tim

escale

2015-1

8

Fundin

g o

ption

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Fore

str

y C

om

mis

sio

n,

Hert

ford

shire a

nd

Mid

dle

sex W

ildlif

e

Tru

st,

Hert

ford

shir

e

County

Council,

W

oodla

nd T

rust

Deliv

ery

lead b

ody

Natu

ral E

ngla

nd

Action

2B

Action d

escription

Info

rm a

ll ow

ners

/managers

of

the

local dis

trib

ution a

nd identification o

f th

e m

ain

invasiv

e s

pecie

s a

nd,

where

necessary

, of

contr

ol

recom

mendations a

nd f

undin

g

options u

nder

Countr

ysid

e

Ste

ward

ship

.

£1,0

00

Cost

estim

ate

Nitro

gen d

epositio

n e

xceeds the s

ite

-rele

vant critical lo

ad f

or

ecosyste

m p

rote

ction a

nd h

ence there

is a

ris

k o

f harm

ful eff

ects

, but th

e s

ensitiv

e f

eatu

res a

re c

urr

ently

consid

ere

d to b

e in f

avoura

ble

conditio

n o

n the s

ite. T

his

requires f

urt

her

investigation.

Me

ch

an

ism

Investigation

/

Rese

arc

h /

M

onitori

ng

Tim

esca

le

20

15

-17

Fu

nd

ing

op

tion

Not

yet

de

term

ined

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

n/a

Deliv

ery

le

ad

bo

dy

Natu

ral E

ng

lan

d

Actio

n

3A

Actio

n d

escription

Furt

her

investigate

the im

pacts

of

atm

ospheric n

itro

gen d

epositio

n,

based o

n the a

pplic

ation o

f guid

ance

from

the C

hie

f S

cie

ntist's

Gro

up

Nitro

gen T

ask a

nd F

inis

h G

roup.

3

Air

Po

llu

tio

n:

risk o

f atm

osp

heri

c n

itro

gen

dep

osit

ion

Not

yet

de

term

ined

Cost

estim

ate

5/1

4

Me

ch

an

ism

Investigation

/

Rese

arc

h /

M

onitori

ng

Tim

esca

le

20

15

-18

Fu

nd

ing

op

tion

Not

yet

de

term

ined

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Fo

restr

y C

om

mis

sio

n,

Hert

ford

sh

ire a

nd

M

idd

lesex W

ildlif

e

Tru

st,

Hert

ford

shire

C

ou

nty

Council,

W

oodla

nd

Tru

st,

H

ert

ford

sh

ire N

atu

ral

His

tory

Socie

ty

Deliv

ery

le

ad

bo

dy

Natu

ral E

ng

lan

d

Actio

n

3B

Actio

n d

escription

Esta

blis

h a

‘lig

htw

eig

ht’ m

onitoring

syste

m f

or

specie

s o

r oth

er

site

featu

res lik

ely

to b

e s

ensitiv

e to N

depositio

n (

eg. N

-sensitiv

e

bry

ophyt

es a

t sele

cte

d locations).

£5

,00

0

Cost

estim

ate

Bro

wsin

g a

nd g

razin

g b

y deer

can r

educe tre

e r

egenera

tion (

from

seedlin

gs o

r coppic

e s

tools

) and d

am

age the w

oodla

nd u

nders

tore

y and g

round f

lora

. A

t th

is s

ite, deer

dam

age levels

are

curr

ently o

nly

modera

te a

nd d

o n

ot appear

to b

e a

ffecting tre

e r

egenera

tion, habitat str

uctu

re o

r specie

s c

om

positio

n g

reatly. H

ow

ever,

subtle d

am

agin

g

eff

ects

can b

e d

ifficult to identify

and m

onitor,

and d

eer

popula

tions c

an incre

ase r

apid

ly.

Me

ch

an

ism

Investigation

/

Rese

arc

h /

M

onitori

ng

Tim

esca

le

20

15

-17

Fu

nd

ing

op

tion

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e

(RD

PE

)

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Hert

ford

sh

ire a

nd

M

idd

lesex W

ildlif

e

Tru

st,

Hert

ford

shire

C

ou

nty

Council,

Natu

ral

Eng

lan

d,

Woo

dla

nd

Tru

st

Deliv

ery

le

ad

bo

dy

Fo

restr

y C

om

mis

sio

n

Actio

n

4A

Actio

n d

escription

Esta

blis

h m

ore

sm

all

(4m

x 4

m)

deer

exclo

sure

s to m

onitor

eff

ects

of

deer

on g

round f

lora

and tre

e/s

hru

b

regenera

tion.

4

Deer

Not

yet

de

term

ined

Cost

estim

ate

6/1

4

Me

ch

an

ism

Investigation

/

Rese

arc

h /

M

onitori

ng

Tim

esca

le

20

15

-20

Fu

nd

ing

op

tion

Not

yet

de

term

ined

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Hert

ford

sh

ire a

nd

M

idd

lesex W

ildlif

e

Tru

st,

Hert

ford

shire

C

ou

nty

Council,

Natu

ral

Eng

lan

d,

Woo

dla

nd

Tru

st

Deliv

ery

le

ad

bo

dy

Fo

restr

y C

om

mis

sio

n

Actio

n

4B

Actio

n d

escription

Impro

ve m

onitoring o

f deer

num

bers

and d

am

age, exte

ndin

g it to

inclu

de

private

ly-o

wned land a

nd w

oods

outs

ide b

ut clo

se to the S

AC

boundary

. Id

entify

and f

ocus o

n

locations, specie

s a

nd o

ther

site

featu

res lik

ely

to b

e p

art

icula

rly

sensitiv

e to d

eer

dam

age (

eg.

recently c

oppic

ed a

reas o

r th

ose

with s

carc

e, pala

table

gro

und f

lora

specie

s).

Monitor

impacts

of

oth

er

pote

ntially

dam

agin

g s

pecie

s s

uch

as s

quirre

ls, if initia

l findin

gs s

uggest

they m

ay

als

o b

e r

educin

g n

atu

ral

regenera

tion s

ignific

antly.

Not

yet

de

term

ined

Cost

estim

ate

Mechanis

m

Advic

e:

Education &

aw

are

ness r

ais

ing

Tim

escale

2015-2

0

Fundin

g o

ption

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Hert

ford

shire a

nd

Mid

dle

sex W

ildlif

e

Tru

st,

Hert

ford

shir

e

County

Council,

Natu

ral

Engla

nd,

Woodla

nd

Tru

st

Deliv

ery

lead b

ody

Fore

str

y C

om

mis

sio

n

Action

4C

Action d

escription

Use m

onitoring r

esults to identify

are

as a

dvers

ely

aff

ecte

d b

y deer

and a

dvis

e o

wners

/managers

on

deer

managem

ent and f

undin

g

opport

unitie

s u

nder

Countr

ysid

e

Ste

ward

ship

.

£1,0

00

Cost

estim

ate

7/1

4

Ille

gal use o

f re

str

icte

d b

yways

and b

ridle

ways

by

off

-road v

ehic

les c

auses localis

ed b

ut som

etim

es s

evere

ruttin

g a

nd s

oil

com

paction, dam

agin

g the w

oodla

nd g

round

flora

, shru

bs a

nd tre

es. F

ly-t

ippin

g d

am

ages the g

round f

lora

directly a

nd c

an intr

oduce toxin

s a

nd a

lien s

pecie

s.

Me

ch

an

ism

Investigation

/

Rese

arc

h /

M

onitori

ng

Tim

esca

le

20

15

-17

Fu

nd

ing

op

tion

No n

et

cost

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Fo

restr

y C

om

mis

sio

n,

Hert

ford

sh

ire a

nd

M

idd

lesex W

ildlif

e

Tru

st,

Hert

ford

shire

C

on

sta

bula

ry,

Hert

ford

sh

ire C

oun

ty

Cou

ncil,

Natu

ral

Eng

lan

d,

Woo

dla

nd

Tru

st

Deliv

ery

le

ad

bo

dy

Not

yet d

ete

rmin

ed

Actio

n

5A

Actio

n d

escription

Identify

are

as s

till

bein

g d

am

aged

and the a

ccess p

oin

ts/r

oute

s u

sed.

5

Veh

icle

s:

illi

cit

No c

ost

Cost

estim

ate

Me

ch

an

ism

Enfo

rce

me

nt: O

the

r

Tim

esca

le

20

15

-17

Fu

nd

ing

op

tion

Not

yet

de

term

ined

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Bro

xb

ou

rne B

oro

ug

h

Cou

ncil,

East

Hert

ford

sh

ire D

istr

ict

Cou

ncil,

Hert

ford

shire

C

on

sta

bula

ry,

Hert

ford

sh

ire C

oun

ty

Cou

ncil

Deliv

ery

le

ad

bo

dy

Not

yet d

ete

rmin

ed

Actio

n

5B

Actio

n d

escription

Where

necessary

, constr

uct or

repair b

arr

iers

to p

revent ill

icit

access b

y vehic

les, in

sta

ll m

ore

sig

nage a

nd C

CT

V c

am

era

s, and

purs

ue p

rosecutions.

Not

yet

de

term

ined

Cost

estim

ate

8/1

4

The larg

er

woodla

nd u

nits w

ith p

ublic

access a

re u

nder

appro

priate

managem

ent but som

e o

f th

e s

malle

r, p

rivate

ly-o

wned u

nits a

re n

ot. T

hough it is

quite a

ccepta

ble

for

a

sig

nific

ant pro

port

ion o

f th

e s

ite to b

e left

as ‘m

inim

um

inte

rvention’ hig

h f

ore

st, in s

om

e c

ircum

sta

nces a

lack o

f active m

anagem

ent can lead to a

dvers

e e

ffects

. T

hese

inclu

de a

reduction in s

tructu

ral and s

pecie

s d

ivers

ity (

part

icula

rly

in p

revio

usly

coppic

ed a

reas),

the loss o

f te

mpora

ry a

nd p

erm

anent open s

pace, th

e o

ver-

shadin

g a

nd

dete

riora

tion o

f vete

ran p

olla

rds, and the s

pre

ad o

f in

vasiv

e s

pecie

s.

Me

ch

an

ism

Rura

l D

eve

lop

men

t P

rogra

mm

e f

or

Eng

lan

d (

RD

PE

):

Com

mo

n

Agri

cultu

ral P

olic

y

20

14

-20 (

New

E

nviro

nm

enta

l L

and

M

ana

ge

men

t S

che

me)

Tim

esca

le

20

15

-18

Fu

nd

ing

op

tion

Rura

l D

evelo

pm

ent

Pro

gra

mm

e

(RD

PE

)

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Hert

ford

sh

ire a

nd

M

idd

lesex W

ildlif

e

Tru

st,

Hert

ford

shire

C

ou

nty

Council,

Natu

ral

Eng

lan

d,

Woo

dla

nd

Tru

st

Deliv

ery

le

ad

bo

dy

Fo

restr

y C

om

mis

sio

n

Actio

n

6A

Actio

n d

escription

For

units a

dvers

ely

aff

ecte

d b

y la

ck

of

recent m

anagem

ent or

inappro

priate

managem

ent,

encoura

ge p

roduction o

f W

oodla

nd

Managem

ent P

lans c

om

patible

with

the S

AC

’s c

onserv

ation o

bje

ctives

and e

ntr

y into

new

Countr

ysid

e

Ste

ward

ship

Schem

e a

gre

em

ents

. U

se r

esults o

f surv

eys

addre

ssin

g

oth

er

issues to r

efine p

riorities.

6

Fo

restr

y a

nd

wo

od

lan

d m

an

ag

em

en

t Not

yet

de

term

ined

Cost

estim

ate

The s

ite is a

larg

e, attra

ctive a

rea o

f ancie

nt w

oodla

nd w

ith e

xte

nsiv

e p

ublic

access a

nd c

lose to larg

e u

rban c

entr

es, so it

is h

eavily

used b

y th

e p

ublic

for

recre

ational

purp

oses. S

ensitiv

e m

anagem

ent of

access p

oin

ts a

nd r

oute

s b

y th

e s

ite’s

main

ow

ners

has b

een larg

ely

successfu

l in

mitig

atin

g the p

ote

ntial advers

e e

ffects

of

this

hig

h

level of

use. H

ow

ever,

vis

itor

num

bers

continue to incre

ase, th

e typ

es o

f use c

an c

hange u

npre

dic

tably

and less o

bvio

us a

dvers

e e

ffects

on im

port

ant flora

and f

auna c

ould

be m

issed d

uring r

outine, ‘g

enera

l purp

ose’ m

onitoring.

Mechanis

m

Investigation /

Researc

h /

M

onitori

ng

Tim

escale

2015-1

7

Fundin

g o

ption

Not

yet

dete

rmin

ed

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Fore

str

y C

om

mis

sio

n,

Hert

ford

shire a

nd

Mid

dle

sex W

ildlif

e

Tru

st,

Hert

ford

shir

e

County

Council,

Natu

ral

Engla

nd,

Woodla

nd

Tru

st

Deliv

ery

lead b

ody

Not

yet dete

rmin

ed

Action

7A

Action d

escription

Esta

blis

h a

‘lig

ht-

weig

ht’ m

onitoring

syste

m f

or

specie

s o

r oth

er

site

featu

res lik

ely

to b

e s

ensitiv

e to

eff

ects

of

public

access (

eg.

vuln

era

ble

gro

und f

lora

or

vete

ran

polla

rds c

lose to m

ain

access

poin

ts/r

oute

s).

7

Pu

bli

c A

cces

s/D

istu

rba

nc

e

£3,0

00

Cost

estim

ate

9/1

4

Me

ch

an

ism

Advic

e:

Acce

ss

Str

ate

gy

Tim

esca

le

20

16

-20

Fu

nd

ing

op

tion

Not

yet

de

term

ined

Deliv

ery

part

ner(

s)

Fo

restr

y C

om

mis

sio

n,

Hert

ford

sh

ire a

nd

M

idd

lesex W

ildlif

e

Tru

st,

Hert

ford

shire

C

ou

nty

Council,

Natu

ral

Eng

lan

d,

Woo

dla

nd

Tru

st

Deliv

ery

le

ad

bo

dy

Not

yet d

ete

rmin

ed

Actio

n

7B

Actio

n d

escription

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