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Wildlife site resource map and species information for neighbourhood planning – Dartington parish

January 2016

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Guidance notes: 1-Introduction Any development, from a loft conversion to a housing estate has the potential to affect wildlife. By wildlife we mean the whole range of plants and animals found in Devon (also referred to as biodiversity). Sites that are important for their geology can also be affected. With a Neighbourhood Plan, communities are able to establish general planning policies for the development and use of land in a neighbourhood. They will be able to say, for example, where new homes and offices should be built, and what they should look like. Neighbourhood Plans should take into account local need, housing targets identified by the local authority and the mitigation hierarchy. This is important, as where the local authority says that an area needs to grow, then communities can use neighbourhood planning to influence the type, design, location and mix of new development. They cannot however use neighbourhood planning to block the building of new homes and businesses. The information below is provided to assist you in designing a neighbourhood plan, however the information DBRC holds on biodiversity can be enhanced by additional survey or species recording within the area and you may want to consider how more information could be gathered by the community. For further information on how to record biodiversity where you live, go to http://www.dbrc.org.uk 2.1 Sites important for wildlife There are several designations that cover sites of wildlife and geological value in Devon. These include sites with international and national statutory designation and local non-statutory designation and are shown on your map. The best practice approach is to avoid locating development on designated sites as they have already been recognised for their high biodiversity value. Designated sites generally contain semi-natural habitats; these are areas which are not highly modified for example; rough grassland, woodland, traditional orchards, scrub, hedges, marshes and ponds, heathland, coastal habitats and old quarries and mine sites. Semi-natural habitats provide food and shelter for plants and animals, so tend to be richer in species than other areas. Some areas of semi-natural habitat are designated as Habitats of Principle Importance which are recognised nationally as being important for wildlife. However, many areas of semi-natural habitat lie outside designated areas and are not classed as habitats of principle importance. These areas are nonetheless important for the plant and animal species they contain and as a link between other areas important for wildlife. Ideally development will be sited to avoid areas of semi-natural habitat.

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Site Designations in Dartington parish

Statutory Sites: There are no statutory sites within Dartington parish. Non-Statutory Sites: County Wildlife Sites (CWS): these are sites of county importance for wildlife, designated on the basis of the habitat or the known presence of particular species. This is not a statutory designation like SSSIs, and does not have any legal status. The National Planning Policy framework (NPPF) requires local authorities to identify and map locally designated sites of biodiversity importance (such as County Wildlife Sites) as part of the Local Plan process and to draw up criteria based policies against which proposals for development affecting them will be judged. CWS recognition does not demand any particular actions on the part of the Landowner and does not give the public rights of access. However, it may increase eligibility for land management grants. Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites (RIGS): these are earth science sites that are of regional or local importance. Like CWS, they are included in Local Plans and referred to under PPG9. Ancient Woodland Inventory (AWI): Ancient Woodland is a term applied to woodlands which have existed from at least Medieval times to the present day without ever having been cleared for uses other than wood or timber production. A convenient date used to separate ancient and secondary woodland is about the year 1600. In special circumstances semi-natural woods of post-1600 but pre-1900 origin are also included. The Devon Ancient Woodland Inventory was prepared in 1986 by the Nature Conservancy Council. There are two types of ancient woodland, both of which should be treated equally in terms of the protection afforded to ancient woodland in the National Planning Policy framework (NPPF):

• Ancient semi-natural woodland (ASNW): where the stands are composed predominantly of trees and shrubs native to the site that do not obviously originate from planting. The stands may have been managed by coppicing or pollarding in the past, or the tree and shrub layer may have grown up by natural regeneration.

• Plantations on ancient woodland sites (or PAWS, also known as ancient replanted woodland): areas of ancient woodland where the former native tree cover has been felled and replaced by planted stock, most commonly of a species not native to the site. These will include conifers such as Norway spruce or Corsican pine, but also broadleaves such as sycamore or sweet chestnut.

Other Sites: Other Sites of Wildlife Interest (OSWI): these are sites of significant wildlife interest within a local context that have been surveyed but do not reach the criteria for County Wildlife Sites. They are not covered by NPPF, but may be included in Local Plans. OSWIs used to be called Local Wildlife Sites (LWS). They are not present in all Districts; there are no OSWIs in Torridge, for example. Unconfirmed Wildlife Sites (UWS): these are sites identified as having possible interest but not fully surveyed. Some of these sites will be areas of significant wildlife interest. The UWS dataset may also contain Proposed County Wildlife Sites (pCWS): these are usually sites that have been surveyed but are awaiting consideration from the CWS Designation Panel, or sites that have been surveyed at an unfavorable time of year and are awaiting a re-survey.

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What about the white areas? The areas shown white on the map may still have wildlife value, as explained in section 2.2 below. Your map gives an indication of where the most sensitive wildlife areas are located, however, when looking at the white areas you should still consider features such as hedgerow and streams, as they provide important corridors or habitats for wildlife. How you can use your local knowledge to add to the map? The semi-natural habitat information on your map is derived from a range of sources including aerial photographs, for this reason it is worth you checking this information on the ground as there may be patches of semi-natural habitat that have been missed. You may have people in the Parish who can add information to the map. For example, surveys of road verges or hedges may highlight particular stretches that are very important for wildlife due to their function of linking areas of semi-natural habitats, their structure, age or the animal and plant species they contain. This data search has been undertaken using data held by DBRC at the time of the enquiry. Please be aware that a lack of species records does not necessarily mean that a species is absent from an area, just that it has not been recorded. Detailed species information and surveys will be required by developers when they are drawing up individual planning proposals. More detailed species information would be available from the Devon Biodiversity Records Centre (DBRC) on a site specific basis at that time. For more information go to http://www.dbrc.org.uk/data-search-2/

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Statutory & non-statutory sites within the Parish of Dartington (January 2016)

Statutory sites within Dartington parish There are no statutory sites within Dartington parish. Non-statutory sites within Dartington parish File Code Site Name Grid

Reference Area (ha) Description Status

1 CHACEGROVE WOOD

sx793631

4.6 Ancient Replanted Woodland PAWS

2 sx792620

3 Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland ASNW

3 NORTH WOOD sx786632

41.7 Ancient Replanted Woodland PAWS

4 sx790623

0.6 Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland ASNW

5 sx790621 2

Ancient Replanted Woodland PAWS

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File Code Site Name Grid Reference

Area (ha) Description Status

6

WYNARDS COPSE

sx748606 1.5

Ancient & Semi-Natural Woodland ASNW

SX76/034

Venton Meadows

SX748606

1.6

Marshy grassland & wet secondary broadleaved woodland CWS

SX76/052 North Wood SX787634

44.7 Ancient replanted woodland CWS

SX76/056

Foxhole Copse SX791622

7.2

Broadleaved plantation on an ancient woodland site CWS

SX76/057

Longcause Meadows

SX792608 & SX791606 6.2

Unimproved & semi-improved neutral & marshy grassland CWS

SX76/059

Queen's Marsh & Meadowsweet Marsh

SX796616 & SX799615

9.2

Unimproved swamp and fen (M27) and a larger area of relatively species poor floodplain with ditches CWS

SX76/063

Dartington SX801628

65.8

Parkland with veteran and ancient trees and small area of unimproved calcareous grassland. Bat interest. CWS

SX76SE2

Petoe Quarry SX761608

1.1

Quarry with Middle Devonian limestone beds RIGS

Other Sites within Dartington parish File Code Site Name Grid Reference Area

(ha) Description Status

SX76/038 Holley's Quarry SX753612

1.6

Secondary broadleaved woodland OSWI

SX76/043 Tigley Cross SX761608

1.3


SX76/045 Hood Copse & Quarry

SX770631 & SX772630

3.1


SX76/049 Riverford Wood SX776636

1.7

Secondary broadleaved woodland & a pond OSWI

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File Code Site Name Grid Reference Area (ha)

Description Status

SX76/051 Week Fields SX779627

6.2

Semi-improved neutral grassland & set-aside OSWI

SX76/054

Southford Wood SX788639 & SX790638

2.8

Broadleaved woodland & semi-improved neutral grassland OSWI

SX76/055

Peek Plantation SX785613

7.2

Semi-improved neutral grassland & mixed plantation OSWI

SX76/062

Buckham Park Copse

SX798617 6.1 Mixed plantation OSWI

SX76/065 Dartington Orchard SX787620

0.6 Traditional cider orchard OSWI

SX76/066

Allerton Fields SX767614

6.6

Unimproved neutral grassland and broadleaved woodland OSWI

SX76/048

Billany Copse & Field

SX776622

2.3

Unimproved & semi-improved grassland & secondary broadleaved woodland UWS

SX76/039

Allercombe SX753607

8.3

Semi-improved neutral grassland & secondary broadleaved woodland UWS

SX76/040 Venton Cross SX751604

1 Semi-improved neutral grassland UWS

SX76/061 Nellie's Wood SX797620 1.9 Mixed plantation UWS

SX76/060 Swallowfields SX795613

2.2 Semi-improved neutral grassland UWS

SX76/058

Chacegrove Wood SX794631

4.5

Broadleaved & conifer plantation on an ancient woodland site UWS

SX76/047

South Downs Woods

SX772612 & SX776612

2.2

Secondary broadleaved woodland UWS

SX76/064 Town Mills SX792637

1.7 Semi-improved neutral grassland UWS

SX76/094 Hood Barton SX772634 0.9 Orchard UWS 2.2 Species information There is a whole range of animal and plant species in Devon that are protected under national and/or international species protection legislation. Designated sites and other areas

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of semi-natural habitat are particularly rich in protected species but protected species are also often found outside designated sites. There are many other species which have no legal protection and a best practice approach would be to aim to enhance wildlife generally as part of a development, not just protected species. The protected species groups that are particularly relevant to development in Devon are: Bats - are present across the county and have international protection. They feed on insects so are more likely to be found where there is semi-natural habitat. Bats also use linear features such as hedges and streams as navigation routes to travel to and from feeding areas and summer and winter roost sites. A whole range of buildings and structures can be used for breeding roosts and hibernation roosts. Bats are affected indirectly by lighting associated with new developments and some will desert roosts and foraging areas when there is light pollution. Greater Horseshoe Bat Consultation Zones: There are Strategic Flyways and Sustenance Zones within Dartington parish. Strategic Flyways: these make up a key network of flight path zones connecting the component roosts of the South Hams SAC. The strategic flyways have been made 500 metres wide to provide a combination of alternative suitable routes. Flyways subject to a pinch point scenario are particularly susceptible to development pressure. Sustenance Zone: these are key feeding and foraging zones. They consist of a 4km radius circle centred on each of the component roosts of the South Hams SAC (with the exception of Berry Head, on a peninsula which has a sustenance area of a circular sector approximately equal in area to a 4km radius circle). Existing urban non-vegetated areas should not be considered as key foraging areas. For more information please refer to the Natural England Report ‘South Hams SAC – Greater Horseshoe Bat Consultation Zone Planning Guidance’. This can be downloaded from the Natural England website: http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/142010 Dormice - are found within areas of Devon, they are particularly associated with woodland, scrub and hedge habitats, especially old or ancient boundaries. Otters - are present across the whole county, are associated with rivers and streams and have international protection. Otters will cross roads where their passage is blocked by culverts or flooding under bridges. Within a home range an otter may use many resting sites. These include above-ground shelters, such as stands of scrub or areas of rank grass, and underground ‘holts’ – for example, cavities under tree roots and dry drainage pipes. Badgers - have national protection. They are found across the county in many habitats, they are often affected by developments. A licence is required if badgers are likely to be disturbed as part of a development. Birds - have differing levels of protection depending on the species. They must not be disturbed during the nesting season from early spring through the summer. New developments can include enhancements for birds such as nesting sites and appropriate planting schemes. In winter birds can congregate in large numbers on agricultural grassland that has no designation and little semi-natural habitat.

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Cirl Bunting Zones: There may be Cirl Bunting breeding territories within your search area. For more information please contact Helene Jessop at RSPB for further information on (01392) 432691. There are barn owl records within your search area. Many of these records come from the Barn Owl Trust, and only have a four-figure grid reference. To get more detailed information on the location, and to find out more information on these records (e.g. if they are records of breeding barn owls) please contact the Barn Owl Trust on (01364) 653026 or e-mail [email protected] Amphibians and Reptiles - some amphibians and all reptiles have some protection. They are generally associated with semi-natural habitats and gardens. Hibernation sites are important in the winter months. Great Crested Newt Consultation Zones: There is a Great crested newt consultation zone within Dartington parish. These are two kilometre buffers around existing and historical (post 1970) great crested newt records. You may need to carry out great crested newt survey if your site is within one of these zones. For more information please go to:

http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/environmentplanning/natural_environment/wildlife.htm. Invertebrates - rare and protected insects and other invertebrates are generally associated with designated sites and semi-natural habitats. Flowering plants, fungi, lichens, liverworts, mosses and stoneworts - Many species in these groups are protected but these are generally associated with designated sites and semi-natural habitats so impacts can often be avoided by careful site selection. Invasive species Non-native invasive species such as Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed and Himalayan Balsam may be present and are likely to have a cost implication for developers since they may need to be removed from a site. Removal of invasive species could be carried out as an enhancement for biodiversity either on or off-site.

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Legally protected and notable species within Dartington parish January 2016

No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection

International Protection

Status

1 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola

Totnes to Avonwick Road 2006 SX750600 Amber

2 Eurasian Badger Meles meles

Near Tigley. Fifty yards off the A385, at foot of hedge on road (east side). 2003 SX752604

WCA 6, BA Bern III


Crossing the A385 from field to field near Venton Manor, Tigley. 2004 SX752606

WCA 6, BA Bern III

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

4 Barn Owl Tyto alba

In a tree, on the road between the railway and the A385 at Venton 2001 SX753604 WCA 1, 9

DBAP; Amber


A385 near Tigley. 2004 SX753606

WCA 6, BA Bern III

6 Primrose Primula vulgaris Allercombe 1992 SX753607 DBAP

7 Primrose Primula vulgaris

Holley's Quarry 1992 SX753612 DBAP

8 Stock Dove Columba oenas

Holley's Quarry 1992 SX753612 Amber

9 European Otter Lutra lutra Brooking

1997-2015 SX754607

WCA 5; NERC 41

EC IIa, IIIa; Bern II

UKBAP (P); DBAP

10 Barn Owl Tyto alba 2011 SX7560 WCA 1, 9 DBAP; Amber

11

Great Green Bush Cricket

Tettigonia viridissima Near Rattery. 2001 SX7560 DBAP


Tigley Farm, Tigley Cross, Dartington 2000 SX757607

WCA 6, BA Bern III

13 Eurasian Badger Meles meles Tigley 2010 SX758606

WCA 6, BA Bern III


Tigley Cross, Dartington, Totnes 2001 SX759607

WCA 6, BA Bern III

15

Green Woodpecker Picus viridis

Large garden at Tigley Cross, near Totnes. 2001 SX759607 Amber

16 Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea


17 House Martin

Delichon urbicum


18 House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Large garden at Tigley Cross, near Totnes. 2001 SX759607 NERC 41

UKBAP (P); Red

19 Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos

Large garden at Tigley Cross, near 2001 SX759607

UKBAP (P); Red

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

Totnes.

20 Starling Sturnus vulgaris

Large garden at Tigley Cross, near Totnes. 2001 SX759607 Red

21 Stoat Mustela erminea

Tigley Cross, Dartington, Totnes 2001 SX759607 Bern III

22 Swallow Hirundo rustica


23

West European Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus Tigley 2009 SX759607

WCA 6; NERC 41 Bern III

UKBAP (P)

24 Whitethroat Sylvia communis


25 a Bat Myotis Thorn, near Chagford 2001 SX759607 WCA 5, 6

EC IVa; Bonn II

26 Stoat Mustela erminea A385 at Tigley. 2004 SX759608 Bern III

27 Primrose Primula vulgaris Tigley Cross 1992 SX761608 DBAP


On the A385 at Tigley near Totnes. By cottages on Dartington side, next to road sign. 2002 SX761609

WCA 6, BA Bern III


A385 between Tigley and Dartington. 2002 SX762609

WCA 6, BA Bern III

30 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus

Lower Allerton Farmhouse, Dartington 2002 SX762614 NERC 41

UKBAP (P); DBAP


Allerton, Dartington, Nr Totnes 2005 SX764615

WCA 6, BA Bern III

32 Japanese Knotweed

Fallopia japonica

Allerton Farm, Dartington. 2002 SX764615 WCA 9

33 a Bat Chiroptera

Little Westcombe, Nr Dartington, Totnes

1986-1987 SX764623 WCA 5, 6

EC IVa; Bonn II


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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status


Fallopia japonica

On the verge of a lane leading to Lower Allerton off the A385, near Dartington, Totnes. 2001 SX7661 WCA 9

36 Marsh Cinquefoil

Potentilla palustris Allerton Fields 1996 SX767614 DN3

37 Monk's-Hood

Aconitum napellus agg. Allerton Fields 1996 SX767614 NS

38 Primrose Primula vulgaris Allerton Fields 1996 SX767614 DBAP

39 Rhododendron

Rhododendron ponticum Allerton Fields 1996 SX767614 WCA 9

40 Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum multiflorum Allerton Fields 1996 SX767614 DN1

41 European Otter Lutra lutra

A385 Dartington, near South Downs farmhouse. 2009 SX769613

WCA 5; NERC 41


UKBAP (P); DBAP

42 Weasel Mustela nivalis

Dartington. Heading from Huxham's Cross towards Rattery. 2006 SX769626 Bern III

43

Multi-Fruited River-Moss

Cryphaea lamyana

Riverford Bridge, River Dart

1826-1980 SX77006300 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)

44

Greater Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Undisclosed location 2009 SX770613

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41

EC IIa, IVa; Bern II; Bonn II

UKBAP (P); DBAP

45 Box Buxus sempervirens

Hood Copse and Quarry 1992 SX770631 NR


Hood Copse and Quarry 1992 SX770631

WCA 6, BA Bern III


Hood Copse and Quarry 1992 SX770631 DBAP


River walk at Dartington Cider Press, close to mill. 2002 SX771615

WCA 6, BA Bern III


A385, West of Dartington 2013 SX772616

WCA 6, BA Bern III

50 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus

On road between Rattery and

2003-2004 SX773628 NERC 41

UKBAP (P); DBAP

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

Huxham's Cross.


Junction of A384 and minor road to Velwell.

2003-2004 SX773634

WCA 6, BA Bern III

52 Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

River Dart, near Riverford 1992 SX773635 Amber


A384 outside the Rudolph Steiner School (Hood Manor), Dartington.

2004-2006 SX774633

WCA 6, BA Bern III

54

Lesser Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus hipposideros

Oakhurst House, Dartington (garage & outhouse) 2014 SX775617

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

55 a Long-eared Bat Plecotus

Oakhurst House, Dartington (main house attic) 2014 SX775617 WCA 5, 6

EC IVa; Bern II; Bonn II

56




WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P); DBAP

57




WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)


59

Great Green Bush Cricket

Tettigonia viridissima

Nr. Buckfastleigh 2000 SX7763 DBAP


Riverford Wood 1992 SX776636

WCA 5; NERC 41


UKBAP (P); DBAP

61 Indian Balsam

Impatiens glandulifera

Riverford Wood 1992 SX776636 WCA 9


Fallopia japonica

Riverford Wood 1992 SX776636 WCA 9


Riverford Wood 1992 SX776636 DBAP

64 Common Lizard

Zootoca vivipara

In garden at Chagford. 2001 SX778617

WCA 5 (KIS); NERC 41 Bern III

UKBAP (P)

65 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus

Field next to Wrenford Bridge, 2005 SX778617 DA Bern III

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

Dartington, Totnes.


Country road near Wrenford Bridge, Dartington. 2001 SX778617 Bern III


Yarner Beacon/Beacon Copse, Dartington 2000 SX778620

WCA 6, BA Bern III


Week, Dartington 2002 SX778626 DBAP


Country lane, Dartington 2000 SX779616 Bern III

70



Week, Dartington 2014 SX779623

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P); DBAP

71

Corky-Fruited Water-Dropwort

Oenanthe pimpinelloides Week Fields 1990 SX779627 DN3

72 Primrose Primula vulgaris Week Fields 1990 SX779627 DBAP

73

Small-Leaved Lime Tilia cordata Week Fields 1990 SX779627 DN1


Minor road between Huxham's Cross, Dartington and Rattery. 2002 SX779630

WCA 6, BA Bern III


Near Huxham's Cross, Dartington. 2003 SX779630 DA Bern III


Bidwell Brook, Dartington 2013 SX780623

WCA 5; NERC 41


UKBAP (P); DBAP

77 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis

Week Dartington 2001 SX780624


UKBAP (P)

78 Common Lizard

Zootoca vivipara

In road hedgebank at Week, Dartington. 2001 SX780625


UKBAP (P)


Near Wrenford Bridge, Dartington.

2003-2004 SX781617 DA Bern III

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

80 a Bat Chiroptera

Yarner Bungalow, Lownard, Dartington, Totnes

1989-1992 SX781621 WCA 5, 6

EC IVa; Bonn II

81



East Wrey Barton, Moretonhampstead Road, Lustleigh 2014 SX781628

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

82 Serotine Eptesicus serotinus

East Wrey Barton, Moretonhampstead Road, Lustleigh 2014 SX781628 WCA 5, 6



A384 Dartington to Buckfastleigh Road. By turn-off to Landscove, about a mile before sewage works. 2005 SX781630

WCA 6, BA Bern III


Crossing A384 at Dartington, Totnes. 2005 SX78226300 Bern III

85 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Dartington 2006 SX782613 NERC 41

UKBAP (P); DBAP

86 Wall Lasiommata megera

Whiteley Field, Dartington. 2005 SX782614 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)


A385 on the outskirts of Dartington. 2003 SX782619 DA Bern III

88 Barn Owl Tyto alba Yarner Bungalow 2002 SX782623 WCA 1, 9

DBAP; Amber

89 Common Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Yarner Bungalow 2002 SX782623 NERC 41

UKBAP (P); Amber


Yarner Bungalow 2002 SX782623

WCA 6, BA Bern III

91 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Yarner Bungalow 2002 SX782623 WCA 1 Red

92 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla

Yarner Bungalow 2002 SX782623 WCA 1 Amber

93


Yarner Bungalow 2002 SX782623 Amber

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

94 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix

Yarner Bungalow 2002 SX782623 NERC 41

UKBAP (P); Red

95 Hazel Dormouse

Muscardinus avellanarius


WCA 5, 6; NERC 41

EC IIa; Bern III

UKBAP (P); DBAP


Yarner Bungalow 2002 SX782623 DBAP




UKBAP (P)

98 Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos


UKBAP (P); Red

99 Adder Vipera berus

Brock's Park Copse, Dartington 2010 SX782628


UKBAP (P)


Brock's Park Copse, Dartington 2010 SX782628

WCA 6, BA Bern III

101


Brock's Park Copse, Dartington 2010 SX782628 Amber

102 Indet. Deer Cervidae

Brock's Park Copse, Dartington 2010 SX782628 DA Bern III


Brock's Park Copse, Dartington 2010 SX782628 DBAP

104 a Bat Chiroptera

Brock's Park Copse, Dartington 2010 SX782628 WCA 5, 6

EC IVa; Bonn II

105 Bird's-Nest Orchid

Neottia nidus-avis

Peek Wood, Dartington. 2000 SX783613 DN1


Scrubby field next to Peek Wood/Plantation, not used for farming for several years

2000-2005 SX783613 DA Bern III


Dartington. Field left to become scrubby next to wood (Peek Plantation). 2000 SX783614 DA Bern III

108

Brown Long-eared Bat

Plecotus auritus

Dartington Vicarage, Dartington, 1991 SX783628

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

Totnes (roof)

109 Harvest Mouse

Micromys minutus

Edge of Peak Plantation, Dartington. 2003 SX784613 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)

110 Swift Apus apus

Sawmills Field, Webbers Way, Dartington. 2011 SX784620 Amber


Fallopia japonica

Approx 100m below Staneron Bridge (Right bank) 2000 SX784628 WCA 9

112


Plecotus auritus

Huxhams Cross, Dartington, Totnes. 1999 SX784632

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

113 Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Huxhams Cross, Dartington, Totnes. 1999 SX784632 WCA 5, 6

EC IVa; Bern III, Bonn II


Huxhams Cross, Dartington, Totnes. 1999 SX784632 WCA 5, 6

EC IVa; Bonn II


Peak Plantation, Dartington. 2003 SX785612 DA Bern III


Peak Plantation, Dartington.

2004-2005 SX785613 DA Bern III

117 Green Hairstreak

Callophrys rubi DARTINGTON 1997 SX785614 Decline

118

Corky-Fruited Water-Dropwort

Oenanthe pimpinelloides

Peak Field, Dartington. 2002 SX785615 DN3

119 Purple Hairstreak

Quercusia quercus Dartington 2000 SX785615 Decline

120


Plecotus auritus

St Mary's Church, Dartington. 1998 SX785626

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

121



St Mary's Church, Dartington (porch) 2012 SX785626

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P); DBAP



Dartington Hall Estate, Dartington, near Totnes. 1996 SX785630 WCA 5, 6


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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

123 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola

Northwood, Dartington 2001 SX785634 Amber

124 Hazel Dormouse


Northwood, Dartington 2002 SX785635

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41

EC IIa; Bern III

UKBAP (P); DBAP


North Wood, Dartington

2000-2005 SX785635 DA Bern III

126 Barn Owl Tyto alba 2007-2010 SX7862 WCA 1, 9

DBAP; Amber

127 European Otter Lutra lutra Dart 1987 SX7863

WCA 5; NERC 41


UKBAP (P); DBAP


Quercusia quercus

1KM E. OF STAVERTON BRIDGE 1998 SX7863 Decline

129 White Admiral

Ladoga camilla

STAVERTON BRIDGE 1998 SX7863 NERC 41 Decline


Peek Plantation, Dartington, Totnes. 2001 SX786612 DA Bern III


Peek Wood, Dartington 2000 SX786613 DA Bern III


Dartington: field next to wood

2000-2004 SX786614 DA Bern III

133 Brown Hairstreak

Thecla betulae DARTINGTON 1995 SX786615

WCA 5 (S); NERC 41

UKBAP (P); Nb


Field next to Peak Wood, Dartington, Totnes. 2005 SX786615 DA Bern III


Quercusia quercus

Redlake Paddock, Dartington.

2003-2004 SX786616 Decline

136 Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Dartington 2001 SX786620 WCA 9

137 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Dartington 2001 SX786620 WCA 1 Red

138 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Dartington 2001 SX786620 WCA 1 Amber

139 Osprey Pandion haliaetus Dartington 2001 SX786620 WCA 1 Amber

140 Redwing Turdus iliacus Dartington 2001 SX786620 WCA 1 Red

141 Swallow Hirundo rustica Dartington 2001 SX786620 Amber

142 Swift Apus apus Dartington 2001- SX786620 Amber

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

2006

143 Teal Anas crecca Dartington 2001 SX786620 Amber

144 Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilus Dartington 2006 SX786620 Amber

145 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Dartington

2001-2006 SX786620 Amber

146 a Pipistrelle Bat Pipistrellus

The Bridge Learning Centre, Dartington, Totnes 2013 SX786622 WCA 5, 6




The Old Postern, Dartington 2012 SX786626 WCA 5, 6


148 House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

The Old Postern, Dartington 2012 SX786626 NERC 41

UKBAP (P); Red


The Old Postern, Dartington 2012 SX786626 WCA 5, 6


150 Common Crossbill

Loxia curvirostra North Wood 1990 SX786634 WCA 1

151 Indian Balsam

Impatiens glandulifera North Wood 2013 SX786634 WCA 9

152 Montbretia

Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora North Wood 2013 SX786634 WCA 9

153 Primrose Primula vulgaris North Wood

1990-2013 SX786634 DBAP

154 Redshank Tringa totanus North Wood 2013 SX786634 Amber

155 Rhododendron

Rhododendron ponticum North Wood 2013 SX786634 WCA 9


Field next to Peek Plantation, Dartington, Totnes.

2001-2006 SX787614 DA Bern III


Opposite Cott Inn, Dartington. 2003 SX787616


UKBAP (P)


Redlake cross, Dartington 2001 SX787617


UKBAP (P)


Dartington Orchard 1997 SX787621 DBAP



Shops at Dartington 2012 SX787622 WCA 5, 6


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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

161



Shops at Dartington 2012 SX787622

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P); DBAP

162 Hazel Dormouse


Dartington (shops) 2012 SX787622

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41

EC IIa; Bern III

UKBAP (P); DBAP

163




WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

164 Soprano Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pygmaeus


WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)


Dartington Cider Press Centre, Skinners Bridge, Dartington 1988 SX787622 WCA 5, 6

EC IVa; Bonn II


Shops at Dartington 2012 SX787622 WCA 5, 6


167 Common Lizard

Zootoca vivipara Dartington 2012 SX787623


UKBAP (P)

168 Eurasian Badger Meles meles A384 2000 SX787623

WCA 6, BA Bern III

169 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Dartington 2012 SX787623


UKBAP (P)


Dartington, Totnes, near entrance to Cider Press Centre on side of road. A384 just before junction with A385. 2000 SX787624

WCA 6, BA Bern III

171

Eurasian Common Shrew

Sorex araneus

Dartington Estate 2013 SX787626 WCA 6 Bern III


Nr. St Mary's Church Dartington 2001 SX787626


UKBAP (P)


Parsonage Cottages, Dartington, Totnes 1993 SX787627 WCA 5, 6


174


Plecotus auritus

Building [location not disclosed] 2008 SX787628

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status



Building [location not disclosed] 2008 SX787628 WCA 5, 6



Fallopia japonica

Staverton Court 2002 SX787637 WCA 9


Fallopia japonica

Along the River Dart and footpath at Staverton, near Totnes. 2002 SX787638 WCA 9

178 Violet Oil-beetle

Meloe violaceus

Staverton, Totnes 2011 SX787638 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)

179 a Bat Chiroptera Hunters Moon, Dartington 1982 SX788614 WCA 5, 6

EC IVa; Bonn II


Hunters Moon, Dartington 2001 SX788615


UKBAP (P)

181 Common Frog

Rana temporaria

Garden at Hunters Moon, Dartington, Totnes 2001 SX788616 WCA 5 (S)

EC Va; Bern III


Cherrybrook, Colt Rd, Dartington

2003-2006 SX788616


UKBAP (P)

183 Common Frog

Rana temporaria Dartington 2006 SX788617 WCA 5 (S)

EC Va; Bern III

184 Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

Cider Press Centre, Dartington, Totnes. 2001 SX788621 Amber



The Cabin Workshop (Dartington Trust), Shinners Bridge, Dartington, Totnes 2007 SX788622 WCA 5, 6



Fallopia japonica

Behind the Cider Press Centre at Shinner's Bridge, Dartington. 2003 SX788622 WCA 9



The Cabin, Dartington, Totnes. 2004 SX788622

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

188 Barn Owl Tyto alba Dartington, Totnes 2002 SX788625 WCA 1, 9

DBAP; Amber

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

189


Plecotus auritus


WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)



Undisclosed location 2008 SX788628 WCA 5, 6


191


Plecotus auritus

Hunter's Moon House, Sutcliffe Close, Dartington, Totnes (roof) 2012 SX789614

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

192 Grey Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

River walk at Dartington Cider Press, close to mill. 2003 SX789621 Amber


Quarry Fields, Dartington 2012 SX789625


UKBAP (P)


North Wood, Dartington 2000 SX789637

WCA 6, BA Bern III

195 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus North Wood 2004 SX789637 DA Bern III

196 White Admiral

Ladoga camilla

NORTHWOOD, DARTINGTON

1997-1999 SX789637 NERC 41 Decline

197 Indian Balsam

Impatiens glandulifera Staverton 2008 SX79026377 WCA 9

198




WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)



Lower Tweed Mill, Dartington. 1996 SX790621 WCA 5, 6


200



Lower Tweed Mill, Dartington. 1996 SX790621

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)


Lower Tweed Mill, Shinner's Bridge, Dartington, Nr Totnes 1984 SX790621 WCA 5, 6

EC IVa; Bonn II



Dartington Hall Estate, Dartington 2011 SX790622 WCA 5, 6


203



Dartington Hall Estate, Dartington 2011 SX790622

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P); DBAP

204




WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

205 Noctule Bat Nyctalus noctula


WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

206 Serotine Eptesicus serotinus






UKBAP (P)




WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

209 Western Barbastelle

Barbastella barbastellus


WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

210 a Bat Myotis


EC IVa; Bonn II




212 Indian Balsam


Between Staverton Bridge and Town Mills, near Totnes. 2006 SX790637 WCA 9


Fallopia japonica

Between Staverton Bridge and Town Mills, near Totnes. 2006 SX790637 WCA 9

214


Plecotus auritus

The Tolchers, Dartington, Totnes. 1998 SX791616

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

215 Starling Sturnus vulgaris

The Tolchers, Dartington, Totnes. 1998 SX791616 Red

216



Henrys, Longcause, Barracks Hill, Dartington, Totnes

1990-1995 SX792610

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

217



Garden House, Longcause, Barracks Hill, Totnes. (Barn.)

1993-1995 SX792610

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

218 Swallow Hirundo rustica

Henrys, Longcause, 2010 SX792610 Amber

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

Barracks Hill, Dartington (barn)

219

a Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus

Henry's, Longcause, Barracks Hill, Dartington 1990 SX792610

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

220




WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P); DBAP

221



Longcause, Barracks Hill, Dartington, Totnes (barn)

1991-2004 SX792611

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)

222



The Barn, Longcause, near Dartington

2000-2004 SX792611

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)


The Barn, Longcause, Barracks Hill, Dartington.

1999-2005 SX792611 WCA 5, 6

EC IVa; Bonn II


Dart Valley nature reserve. River Dart gorge, upstream from Newbridge. 2002 SX792612 Bern III

225

Eurasian Water Shrew

Neomys fodiens Dartington 2002 SX792614 WCA 6 Bern III



WCA 5 (S); NERC 41

UKBAP (P); Nb

227 Wall Lasiommata megera 1993 SX792618 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)


School field/Symod's Tree Wood, Dartington, Totnes. 2005 SX792623 DA Bern III



Symons Tree Barn, Dartington. 2003 SX792625 WCA 5, 6



Symon's Tree Wood, Dartington. 2003 SX793620 DA Bern III


Thecla betulae

DARTINGTON HALL 2009 SX793622

WCA 5 (S); NERC

UKBAP (P); Nb

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

41



WCA 5 (S); NERC 41

UKBAP (P); Nb


A385 Dartington to Tones. Near turning to Puddaven. 2013 SX794615

WCA 5; NERC 41


UKBAP (P); DBAP


Buckham Barn/Symond's Tree, Dartington, Totnes. 2005 SX794621 DA Bern III


Chacegrove Wood 1983 SX794632

WCA 6, BA Bern III

236 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

Chacegrove Wood 1983 SX794632 Amber


Chacegrove Wood 1983 SX794632 DBAP

238 Spurge-Laurel

Daphne laureola

Chacegrove Wood 1983 SX794632 DN2


Treetops, Barracks Hill, Totnes 1984 SX795609 WCA 5, 6



Tigley Cross, Dartington, Totnes 1997 SX795615 DA Bern III


Field between Dartington Hill Gardens/Symond's Tree Wood, Dartington, Totnes. 2005 SX795624 DA Bern III


On main road at Dartington Hall, Totnes 2010 SX795625

WCA 6, BA Bern III


Field at Flop Park, Dartington, Totnes. 2005 SX795627 DA Bern III


Chacegrove, Dartington 2000 SX795632

WCA 6, BA Bern III


Schumacher Wood, Dartington. 2003 SX795633 DA Bern III

246 Eurasian Water

Neomys fodiens

Schumacher wood, 2002 SX795634 WCA 6 Bern III

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

Shrew Dartington

247 Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae Dartington

1961-1981 SX7962 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)

248 Dot Moth Melanchra persicariae Dartington

1961-1981 SX7962 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)

249 Garden Tiger Arctia caja Dartington

1961-1981 SX7962 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)

250 Goat Moth Cossus cossus Dartington

1961-1981 SX7962 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)

251

Green-Brindled Crescent

Allophyes oxyacanthae Dartington

1961-1981 SX7962 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)

252 Knotgrass Acronicta rumicis Dartington

1961-1981 SX7962 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)

253 Lackey Malacosoma neustria Dartington

1961-1981 SX7962 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)

254 Oak Hook-tip

Watsonalla binaria Dartington

1961-1981 SX7962 NERC 41

255

Red-Necked Footman

Atolmis rubricollis Dartington

1961-1981 SX7962 Nb

256 Small Emerald

Hemistola chrysoprasaria Dartington

1961-1981 SX7962 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)

257 White Ermine

Spilosoma lubricipeda Dartington

1961-1981 SX7962 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)

258 Fallow Deer Dama dama Totnes 2012 SX796615 DA Bern III

259 Canadian Waterweed

Elodea canadensis

Queen's Marsh & Meadowsweet Marsh; Queen's Marsh 1975 SX796616 WCA 9


Water meadow near Dartington. 2000 SX796616

WCA 5; NERC 41


UKBAP (P); DBAP

261 Indian Balsam


Queen's Marsh & Meadowsweet Marsh 2010 SX796616 WCA 9


Queens Marsh, Dartington. 2003 SX796616 DA Bern III

263 Trifid Bur-Marigold

Bidens tripartita

Queen's Marsh & Meadowsweet Marsh 2010 SX796616 DN2

264 Water Dock Rumex hydrolapathu

Queen's Marsh & 1975 SX796616 DN2

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

m Meadowsweet Marsh; Queen's Marsh


Cycle path by Dartington Hill Plantation, Totnes. 2001 SX796617 DA Bern III


Nellies Wood, Dartington, Totnes.

2001-2003 SX796618 DA Bern III

267 Grayling Hipparchia semele 1990 SX796624 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)


Field by Dartington Hill Gardens, Dartington, Totnes. 2005 SX796626 DA Bern III


A385, towards Totnes 2000 SX797613

WCA 6, BA Bern III


Queens Marsh, Dartington, Totnes. 2005 SX797615 DA Bern III


Queen's Marsh, Dartington 2004 SX797616 DA Bern III


Dartington Hill Plantation, Dartington, Totnes. 2005 SX797617 DA Bern III


Dartington Hill Plantation, Dartington

2000-2005 SX797618 DA Bern III


Nellie's Wood, Dartington. 2004 SX797620 DA Bern III

275 Hawfinch

Coccothraustes coccothraustes Dartington Hall 2006 SX797626 NERC 41

UKBAP (P); Red


Park Copse, Dartington 2000 SX797634

WCA 6, BA Bern III


Dartington Hall, Dartington, Totnes

1982-1992 SX798627 WCA 5, 6


278 Indian Balsam


Queen's Marsh & Meadowsweet Marsh; 1990 SX799615 WCA 9

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

Meadowsweet Marsh

279 Blood-Vein Timandra comae

Dartington, Lower Drive 2011 SX799619 NERC 41

280 Buff Ermine Spilosoma luteum


UKBAP (P)

281 Dot Moth Melanchra persicariae


UKBAP (P)

282 Lackey Malacosoma neustria


UKBAP (P)

283 Rustic Hoplodrina blanda


UKBAP (P)

284



Aller Park School, Dartington 2012 SX801629

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)


Aller Park School, Dartington (first floor) 2012 SX801629 WCA 5, 6



Field between Thistle Park/Park Copse, Dartington. 2004 SX801635 DA Bern III


Bank of River Dart (RHS), near Littlehempston, Totnes. 2002 SX801636

WCA 5; NERC 41


UKBAP (P); DBAP

288 White-letter Hairstreak

Satyrium w-album Dartington 1996 SX802624

WCA 5 (S); NERC 41

UKBAP (P); Nb; Decline



Aller Park Main Building, Dartington Estate, Dartington. Old school building. 1994 SX802629 WCA 5, 6


290



Aller Park School, Dartington, Totnes (main building)

1993-1998 SX802629

WCA 5, 6; NERC 41


UKBAP (P)


Aller Park Main Building, Dartington Estate, Dartington. Old

1996-1998 SX802629 WCA 5, 6

EC IVa; Bonn II

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

school building.


Thistle Park, Dartington.

2003-2004 SX802634 DA Bern III


Field between Thistlepark Copse and Park Copse, Dartington, Totnes. 2001 SX802635 DA Bern III


Dartington Lane 2000 SX803627

WCA 6, BA Bern III


Dartington Estate (operation otter)

2014-2015 SX803630

WCA 5; NERC 41


UKBAP (P); DBAP


Park Copse/Thistlepark, Dartington

2000-2005 SX803635 DA Bern III


River Dart at Dartington Hall, between Totnes Weir and Staverton. 2005 SX80456272

WCA 5; NERC 41


UKBAP (P); DBAP


Fields by River Dart, Dartington. 2003 SX804626 DA Bern III


River Dart, Dartington near Totnes. 2001 SX805627

WCA 5; NERC 41


UKBAP (P); DBAP


Dartington. In area of long grass left in corner of field near River Dart. 2000 SX805630 DA Bern III



WCA 5 (S); NERC 41

UKBAP (P); Nb


Quercusia quercus DARTINGTON 1992 SX8062 Decline

303 Buff Ermine Spilosoma luteum

Littlehempston,nr

1960-1969 SX8063 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)

304 Garden Tiger Arctia caja

Littlehempston,nr

1960-1969 SX8063 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)

305 Goat Moth Cossus cossus

Littlehempston,nr

1960-1969 SX8063 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)

306 Jersey Tiger

Euplagia quadripuncta

Littlehempston,nr

1960-1969 SX8063 Nb

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No Common

Name Scientific

Name Locality Year

Grid Reference

UK Protection


Status

ria


Quercusia quercus OLD MANOR 1998 SX8063 Decline

308 White Admiral

Ladoga camilla OLD MANOR 1998 SX8063 NERC 41 Decline

309 White Ermine

Spilosoma lubricipeda

Littlehempston,nr

1960-1969 SX8063 NERC 41

UKBAP (P)

310 White-Line Dart Euxoa tritici

Littlehempston,nr

1960-1969 SX8063 NERC 41


Dartington: area of long grass in one corner of field 2000 SX806631 DA Bern III

NERC 41 NERC Act (2006) Section 41: Species listed under Section 41 of the

Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act (2006). These are the species found in England which have been identified as requiring action under the UK BAP. All local authorities and other public authorities in England and Wales have a duty to promote and enhance biodiversity in all of their functions.

WCA 1 Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) Schedule 1: birds which are

protected by special penalties at all times. WCA 5 Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) Schedule 5: species protected

against killing, injury, disturbance and handling. WCA 5 (S) Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) Schedule 5: (sale): species

protected against sale only. WCA 6 Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) Schedule 6: animals (other than

birds) which may not be killed or taken by certain methods WCA 9 Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) Schedule 9: animals and plants for

which release into the wild is prohibited. BA Protection of Badgers Act 1992: badgers may not be deliberately killed,

persecuted or trapped except under licence. Badger setts may not be damaged, destroyed or obstructed.

DA Deer Act 1991: deer protected under the Deer Act. Bern II Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural

Habitats (Bern Convention) Appendix II: Special protection for listed animal species and their habitats.

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Bern III Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern Convention) Appendix III: Exploitation of listed animal species to be subject to regulation

ECIIa EC Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild

Fauna and Flora (Habitats & Species Directive) Annex IIa: Designation of protected areas for animal and plant species listed.

ECIIIa EC Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild

Fauna and Flora (Habitats & Species Directive) Annex IIIa: Species used as criteria for designating Special Areas of Conservation (SACs).

ECIVa EC Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild

Fauna and Flora (Habitats & Species Directive) Annex IVa: Exploitation of listed animals and plants to be subject to management if necessary.

ECVa EC Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild

Fauna and Flora (Habitats & Species Directive) Annex Va: Exploitation of listed animals and plants to be subject to management if necessary.

Bonn II Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

(Bonn Convention) Appendix II: Range states encouraged to conclude international agreements to benefit species listed.

UKBAP(P) UK Priority Species (Short and Middle Lists - UK Biodiversity steering

Group Report 1995) i.e. species that are globally threatened and rapidly declining in the UK (by more than 50% in the last 25 years). Has a Species Action Plan.

DBAP Devon Biodiversity Action Plan species: these have been identified as

species of key conservation concern in Devon. NR Nationally Rare: 1-15 10km squares in Atlas of British Flora 1962. NS Nationally Scarce: 15-100 10km squares in Atlas of British Flora 1962. Devon Notable Species: Selected species recorded from over 50 2km squares in the Atlas of Devon Flora 1984 (R.B. Ivimey-Cook, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Exeter). DN1 Devon Notable

1: 1-25 2 km squares in Atlas of Devon Flora 1984.

DN2 Devon Notable

2: 26-50 2 km squares in Atlas of Devon Flora 1984.

DN3 Devon Notable3: Selected species recorded from over 50 2 km squares in

Atlas of Devon Flora 1984. Nb Nationally Notable B: known from 100 or fewer 10km squares. Taken from

the Invertebrate Site Register. Amber List Bird species of medium conservation concern, such as those whose

population is in moderate decline, rare breeders, internationally important and localised species and those of unfavourable conservation status in Europe.

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As well as incidental records and records from consultants, our data search includes data from: the Botanical Society for the British Isles (BSBI); British Dragonfly society; Butterfly Conservation; Cetacean recording network; Devon Bird Watching and Preservation Society (only 2001, 2006 records at moment), Devon Mammal Group; Devon Reptile and Amphibian Group; Devon Moth group; Devon Wildlife Trust nature reserves; Environment Agency (fish and invertebrate records); Natural England (bat records); Seasearch and the MNCR database; Seawatch foundation. Please note we do not hold information for the Devon Bat Group (http://www.dbg.me.uk/) or Devon Invertebrate Forum. For more information on the species records we hold. See our website http://www.dbrc.org.uk/species-datasets/. DBRC have provided this report in PDF format and are unable to provide it in GIS or other formats. 3. Key principles to protect wildlife and geology in Neighbourhood Plans- These can be written into Development Policies in your plan

• Avoid both statutory and non-statutory designated sites

• Avoid non-designated areas which contain large or linked areas of semi-natural habitat

• Consider the potential protected species implications of sites before finalising plans-it is far better to scope these at the outset to prevent costly delays later

• Where sites contain patches of semi-natural habitat make sure these can be retained and ideally linked together as part of the intended end land use.

• Ensure there is potential to retain, restore and re-create habitat linkages such as hedges as part of developments

• Look for enhancement opportunities to create, expand, buffer and link semi-natural habitats on-site

• Consider the potential for creating new semi-natural habitat off-site if opportunities on-site are limited, this is known as ‘biodiversity offsetting’. It may be possible to pool contributions from several developments.

An ecological consultant can help to interpret data from DBRC and give recommendations for your neighbourhood plan. You can find an Ecological consultant here: www.cieem.net/members-directory/search . The information within this report is provided for use within the preparation of a Neighbourhood Plan, The information contained within can be used for this sole purpose and should not be copied, republished or passed on to third parties without DBRC’s consent

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