5.1.2 Invasive Non-native Species

The records from TWIC included the following 10 species of non-native invasive species within 2 km of the Site boundary (TWIC, 2021):

 Austrian pine (Pinus nigra);

 Garden Lady's-mantle (Alchemilla mollis);

 Few-flowered Garlic (Allium paradoxum);

 Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum);

 Hybrid bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana);

 Indian balsam (Impatiens glandulifera);

 Monkeyflower (Mimulus guttatus);

 Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus);

 Rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum); and

 Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus).

5.1.3 Terrestrial Fauna

Data obtained from TWIC (TWIC, 2021) and NBN Atlas (NBN Atlas, 2020) included records of 22 protected or otherwise notable species within 5 km of the Site; see Table 3.

Table 3: Protected or Otherwise Notable Non-avian Species

Common Name	Scientific Name	Legal/Conservation Status	Description
Land mammal
Otter	Lutra lutra	Fully protected under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended) SBL Priority Species LBAP Priority Species	Nine records of otter were identified: the most recent dates from 2020 and two records are found within the Site
Water vole	Arvicola amphibius	Partially protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) as amended. This protection is restricted to the animal’s place of shelter not the animal itself SBL Priority Species LBAP Priority Species	One record of water vole was identified: dated from 2020 and located 2.3 km southeast of the Site
Badger	Meles meles	Fully protected under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 as amended by the Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 LBAP Priority Species	Six records of badger were identified: the most recent dates from 2019 and located 0.7 km northwest of the Site
European hedgehog	Erinaceus europaeus	Partially protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) SBL Priority Species	24 records of hedgehog were identified: the most recent dates from 2019 with two records found within the Site
Brown hare	Lepus europaeus	Protected during the closed season under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) SBL Priority Species	16 records of brown hare were identified: the most recent dates from 2019 and is located 1.1 km southwest of the Site
Bats
Myotis spp.	Myotis species	Fully protected under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended) SBL Priority Species LBAP Priority Species	Five records within the last 10 years with the most recent in 2016 and closest record lies 1.6 km southeast of Site
Daubenton’s bat	Myotis daubentonii	Fully protected under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended) SBL Priority Species LBAP Priority Species	Two records within the last 10 years with the most recent in 2016 and closest record lies 2.5 km south of Site
Whiskered/Brandt's bat	Myotis mystacinus / brandtii	Fully protected under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended) SBL Priority Species LBAP Priority Species	Four records within the last 10 years with the most recent in 2016 and closest record lies 2.5 km south of Site
Natterer's bat	Myotis nattereri	Fully protected under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended) SBL Priority Species	Four records within the last 10 years with the most recent in 2016 and the closest record lies 1.3 km southeast of Site
Noctule bat	Nyctalus noctula	Fully protected under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended) SBL Priority Species LBAP Priority Species	Four records within the last 10 years with the most recent in 2016 and the closest record lies 3.6 km south of Site
Common pipistrelle	Pipistrellus pipistrellus	Fully protected under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended) SBL Priority Species LBAP Priority Species	Six records within the last 10 years with the most recent in 2016 and the closest record lies 1.2 km southeast of Site
Soprano pipistrelle	Pipistrellus pygmaeus	Fully protected under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended) SBL Priority Species LBAP Priority Species	Six records within the last 10 years with the most recent in 2016 and the closest record lies 1.2 km southeast of Site
Brown long-eared bat	Plecotus auritus	Fully protected under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended) SBL Priority Species LBAP Priority Species	One record within the last 10 years lies 1.3 km southeast of Site
Marine mammal
Grey seal	Halichoerus grypus	Fully protected under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 / The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 / The Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-out Sites) (Scotland) Order 2014 SBL Priority Species	Two records of grey seal were identified: the most recent dates from 2018 and is located 0.7 km north of the Site
Harbour seal	Phoca vitulina	Fully protected under the Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 / The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 / The Protection of Seals (Designation of Haul-out Sites) (Scotland) Order 2014	One record of harbour seal was identified in 2011, 0.3 km northwest of the Site
Bottle-nosed dolphin	Tursiops truncatus	Fully protected under the Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &C.) Regulations 2017 / The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 SBL Priority Species	One record of bottle-nosed dolphin was identified in 2019 0.7 km northwest of the Site
Common porpoise	Phocoena phocoena	Fully protected under the Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &C.) Regulations 2017 / The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 SBL Priority Species	One record of porpoise was identified within 460 m north of the Site in 2019
Amphibians and Reptiles
Great crested newt	Triturus cristatus	Fully protected under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 (as amended) SBL Priority Species LBAP Priority Species	One record within 3.8 km southwest of the Site, recorded in 2012
Common toad	Bufo bufo	Partially protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) SBL Priority Species	One record of common toad was identified: the record was from 2013 and was located 4.7 km west of the Site
Common frog	Rana temporaria	Partially protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended)	One record of common toad was identified: the record was from 2014 and was located 4.7 km west of the Site
Common lizard	Zootoca vivipara	Partially protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) SBL Priority Species	Two records were identified, the closest was recorded in 2015 within 1.65 km west of the Site
Adder	Vipera berus	Partially protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) SBL Priority Species	Seven records were identified, within Woodhall Dean approximately 4 km southwest of the Site, the most recent record was 2013

A total of 128 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the Site in the last ten years. Of these, 31 species are listed on Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), 23 are listed within Annex 1 of the Birds Directive 2009, and 44 are listed on the SBL. Thirty are included on the BoCC Red List and a further 51 species are Amber-Listed; see Table 4, below. The full list of bird species recorded within 5 km of the Site is provided in Table C1, Annex C.

Table 4: Protected or otherwise Notable Bird Species

Vernacular Name	Scientific name	EU Birds Directive: Annex 1	Schedule 1 Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981	Scottish Biodiversity List	Birds of Conservation Concern (BoCC)
Lesser Redpoll	Acanthis cabaret			X	Red
Common Redpoll	Acanthis flammea				Amber
Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis		X		N/A
Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris		X		Red
Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus			X	N/A
Common sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos				Amber
Skylark	Alauda arvensis			X	Red
Razorbill	Alca torda				Amber
Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	X	X	X	Amber
Pintail	Anas acuta				Amber
Teal	Anas crecca				Amber
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos				Amber
Greylag Goose	Anser anser				Amber
Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus				Amber
Bean Goose	Anser fabalis			X	Amber
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis				Amber
Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta				Amber
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis			X	Red
Swift	Apus apus			X	Amber
Turnstone	Arenaria interpres				Amber
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	X		X	Amber
Pochard	Aythya ferina			X	Red
Scaup	Aythya marila		X	X	Red
Brent Goose	Branta bernicla				Amber
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	X		X	Amber
Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula				Amber
Lapland Bunting	Calcarius lapponicus		X		Amber
Sanderling	Calidris alba				Amber
Dunlin (schinzii race)	Calidris alpina schinzii	X			Amber
Knot	Calidris canutus				Amber
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea				Amber
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima		X	X	Amber
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	X	X	X	Red
Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle				Amber
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius		X		N/A
Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula				Red
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	X	X		Green
Black-headed gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus			X	Amber
Dipper	Cinclus cinclus				Amber
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	X	X	X	Red
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis		X		Red
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes			X	Red
Stock Dove	Columba oenas				Amber
Hooded Crow	Corvus cornix			X	N/A
Quail	Coturnix coturnix		X		Amber
Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus			X	Red
Whooper swan	Cygnus cygnus	X	X	X	Amber
Mute swan	Cygnus olor				Amber
House Martin	Delichon urbicum				Amber
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	X			Green
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus			X	Amber
Shore Lark	Eremophila alpestris		X		Amber
Merlin	Falco columbarius	X	X	X	Red
Peregrine	Falco peregrinus	X	X	X	N/A
Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus			X	Amber
Pied flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca				Red
Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva	X			N/A
Puffin	Fratercula arctica				Red
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla		X	X	N/A
Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis				Amber
Snipe	Gallinago gallinago				Amber
Black-throated Diver	Gavia arctica	X	X	X	Amber
Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer	X	X	X	Amber
Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata	X	X	X	Green
Crane	Grus grus	X			Amber
Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus				Amber
Storm Petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus	X		X	Amber
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus		X		Green
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	X	X	X	Red
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus			X	Red
Common Gull	Larus canus				Amber
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus				Amber
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides				Amber
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus				Amber
Great black-backed Gull	Larus marinus				Amber
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	X		X	Amber
Linnet	Linaria cannabina			X	Red
Twite	Linaria flavirostris			X	Red
Grasshopper warbler	Locustella naevia			X	Red
Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra		X		N/A
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	X	X		N/A
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca		X		Red
Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra		X	X	Red
Smew	Mergellus albellus	X		X	Amber
Bee-eater	Merops apiaster		X		N/A
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	X	X	X	Green
Gannet	Morus bassanus				Amber
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea				Red
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava			X	Red
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata			X	Red
Curlew	Numenius arquata			X	Red
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus		X		Red
Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus		X		Red
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	X	X	X	Amber
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus			X	Red
Tree sparrow	Passer montanus			X	Red
Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix			X	Red

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