Correspondence

Annex B: Provisions relating to licensed actions on or around protected sites in Shropshire

Published 7 September 2020

Applies to England

Licence Annex B: provisions relating to licensed actions on or around Special Areas of Conservation (SACs), Special Protection Areas (SPAs), Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs), and/or Ramsar sites within the county of Shropshire.

SSSI name	European Designated Site name (where applicable)	Licence condition
Allscott Settling Ponds		No activities from 1 March to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Exclude the supralittoral zone and areas of open water and their margins from the operational area.
Alveley Grindstone Quarry		All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Attingham Park		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Any decaying wood located within the sett footprint is to be left in situ if possible. If decaying wood must be moved then it should be moved no further than is necessary.
Berrington Pool, Shropshire SSSI	Midland Meres & Mosses - Phase 1 Ramsar	Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use nor placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, nor within any wet area, fen, bog or mire. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks at all times.
Betton Dingle and Gulley Green SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or/ and areas of scrub, rhododendron, cherry laurel scrub or conifer plantation.
Blodwel Marsh SSSI		Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use nor placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, nor within any wet area, fen, bog or mire.
Bomere, Shomere and Betton Pools SSSI	Midland Meres & Mosses - Phase 1 Ramsar	Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use nor placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, nor within any wet area, fen, bog or mire. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or/ and areas of rhododendron, cherry laurel scrub or conifer plantation.
Brown Moss	Brown Moss SAC; Midland Meres & Mosses - Phase 1 Ramsar	All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use or placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, or within any wet area, fen, bog or mire.
Brownheath Moss	Midlands Meres & Mosses Phase 2 Ramsar	All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use or placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, or within any wet area, fen, bog or mire.
Buildwas River Section		All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Buildwas Sand Quarry		All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Bullhill Brook SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Bush Wood and High Wood		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Catherton Common SSSI		No licensed activities from 1 March to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use nor placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, nor within any wet area, fen, bog or mire. The licensee must assist Natural England with the gathering of information on fox control taking place on, and in the vicinity of, this SSSI (see Notes A and B).
Chermes Dingle SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Chorley Covert and Deserts Wood		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Clarepool Moss	West Midlands Mosses SAC, Midland Meres & Mosses Phase 1 Ramsar	All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use or placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, or within any wet area, fen, bog or mire.
Claverley Road Cutting		All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Clee Hill Quarries SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Clunton Coppice SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or/ and areas of rhododendron, cherry laurel scrub or conifer plantation.
Cole Mere	Midlands Meres & Mosses Phase 2 Ramsar	All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July. Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use or placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, or within any wet area, fen, bog or mire.
Comley Quarry SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Cornbrook Dingle SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Coston Farm Quarries SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Coundmoor Brook SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Craig Sychtyn SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or/ and areas of rhododendron, cherry laurel scrub or conifer plantation.
Crofts Mill Pasture SSSI		Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use nor placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, nor within any wet area, fen, bog or mire. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub.
Cuckoopen Coppice SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or/ and areas of rhododendron, cherry laurel scrub or conifer plantation.
Derrington Meadow SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub.
Devil’s Hole, Morville		All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Earl’s Hill & Habberley Valley SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or/ and areas of scrub, rhododendron, cherry laurel scrub or conifer plantation.
Eaton Track SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Farley Dingle		All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Fenemere SSSI	Midland Meres & Mosses - Phase 1 Ramsar	All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use or placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, or within any wet area, fen, bog or mire. Any decaying wood located within the sett footprint is to be left in situ if possible. If decaying wood must be moved then it should be moved no further than is necessary.
Fenn’s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem & Cadney Mosses	Fenn’s, Whixall, Bettisfield, Wem & Cadney Moss SAC, Midland Meres & Mosses - Phase 2 Ramsar	No activities from 1 March to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Any decaying wood located within the sett footprint is to be left in situ if possible. If decaying wood must be moved then it should be moved no further than is necessary. The licensee must assist Natural England with the gathering of information on fox control taking place on, and in the vicinity of, this SSSI (see Notes A and B).
Fernhill Pastures SSSI		Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use nor placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, nor within any wet area, fen, bog or mire.
Flat Coppice SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or/ and areas of rhododendron, cherry laurel scrub or conifer plantation.
Granham’s Moor Quarry SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Green Farm Quarry SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Grinshill Quarries		All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Hencott Pool SSSI	Midlands Meres & Mosses Phase 2 Ramsar	All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use or placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, or within any wet area, fen, bog or mire.
Hill Houses & Crumpsbrook Meadows SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub.
Hillend Quarry SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Hodnet Heath		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Hope Bowdler Outcrops SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Hope Valley Meadows SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub.
Hope Valley SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Hughley Brook		All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Huglith Mine SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Lin Can Moss SSSI		Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use nor placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, nor within any wet area, fen, bog or mire.
Lincoln Hill		All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Linley Big Wood SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Llanymynech and Llynclys Hills SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub.
Long Mynd SSSI		No licensed activities from 1 March to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use nor placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, nor within any wet area, fen, bog or mire. The licensee must assist Natural England with the gathering of information on fox control taking place on, and in the vicinity of, this SSSI (see Notes A and B).
Longville to Stanway Road Section SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Lydebrook Dingle		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July.
Marked Ash Meadows SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub.
Marsh Wood Quarry SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Marton Pool, Chirbury SSSI	Midland Meres & Mosses - Phase 1 Ramsar	Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use nor placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, nor within any wet area, fen, bog or mire. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or/ and areas of rhododendron, cherry laurel scrub or conifer plantation.
Meadowtown Quarry SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Melverley Farm		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July.
Minsterley Meadows SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub.
Montgomery Canal, Aston Locks - Keeper’s Bridge SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Morton Pool and Pasture SSSI	Midland Meres & Mosses - Phase 2 Ramsar	Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use nor placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, nor within any wet area, fen, bog or mire. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or/ and areas of rhododendron, cherry laurel scrub or conifer plantation.
Muxton Marsh		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July.
New Hadley Brickpit		All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Newport Canal		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks.
Oak Dingle SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Old River Bed, Shrewsbury SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Onny River Section SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Oss Mere	Midlands Meres & Mosses Phase 2 Ramsar	All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use or placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, or within any wet area, fen, bog or mire.
Pennerley Meadows SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub.
Prees Branch Canal		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Prees Heath		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub.
Prescott Corner SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Prince’s Rough SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub.
Rhos Fiddle SSSI		No licensed activities from 1 March to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use nor placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, nor within any wet area, fen, bog or mire. The licensee must assist Natural England with the gathering of information on fox control taking place on, and in the vicinity of, this SSSI (see Notes A and B).
River Severn at Montford SSSI		No additional conditions proposed.
Ruewood Pastures		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July.
Sheinton Brook		All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Shelve Church Section SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Shelve Pool SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub. Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use nor placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, nor within any wet area, fen, bog or mire.
Shrawardine Pool SSSI		Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use nor placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, nor within any wet area, fen, bog or mire. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or/ and areas of rhododendron, cherry laurel scrub or conifer plantation.
Snailbeach Mine SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Soudley Quarry SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Spy Wood & Aldress Dingle SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Stocking Meadows, Oreton SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub.
Sweat Mere and Crose Mere	Midlands Meres & Mosses Phase 2 Ramsar	All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use or placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, or within any wet area, fen, bog or mire
Sweeney Fen SSSI		Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use nor placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, nor within any wet area, fen, bog or mire. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub.
Tar Grove Quarry SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Teme Bank SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Temeside SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Thatchers Wood and Westwood Covert		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
The Lump, Priestweston SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub.
The Stiperstones & The Hollies SSSI	The Stiperstones & The Hollies SAC	No licensed activities from 1 March to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or/ and areas of rhododendron, cherry laurel scrub or conifer plantation. Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use nor placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, nor within any wet area, fen, bog or mire. The licensee must assist Natural England with the gathering of information on fox control taking place on, and in the vicinity of, this SSSI (see Notes A and B).
The Wrekin & The Ercall		All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Tick Wood and Benthall Edge		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July.
Titterstone Clee SSSI		No licensed activities from 1 March to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. The licensee must assist Natural England with the gathering of information on fox control taking place on, and in the vicinity of, this SSSI (see Notes A and B).
Trefonen Marshes SSSI		Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use nor placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, nor within any wet area, fen, bog or mire. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or/ and areas of rhododendron, cherry laurel scrub or conifer plantation.
Trewern Brook SSSI		No additional conditions proposed.
Tyrley Canal Cutting		All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Upper Millichope Stream Section SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
View Edge Quarries SSSI		No additional conditions imposed
Wenlock Edge		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July.
White Mere	Midland Meres & Mosses - Phase 1 Ramsar	All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Except on existing tracks, no vehicle use or placing traps alongside any watercourses or waterbodies, or within any wet area, fen, bog or mire.
Whitwell Coppice		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Wolverton Wood and Alcaston Coppice SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or/ and areas of rhododendron, cherry laurel scrub or conifer plantation.
Wyre Forest		No activities from 1 March to 31 July to avoid bird breeding season. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Any decaying wood located within the sett footprint is to be left in situ if possible. If decaying wood must be moved then it should be moved no further than is necessary. The licensee must assist Natural England with the gathering of information on fox control taking place on, and in the vicinity of, this SSSI (see Notes A and B).

Notes to Annex B

General note on interpretation

Protected sites that are listed above are not necessarily part of any active operations. Active operations can and will only occur on protected sites where landowner/occupier permission has been granted.

Within the licence conditions, use of the word ‘avoid’ denotes a prohibition, i.e. it indicates that an area must be excluded from relevant activities or that activities must not be undertaken during the time period stated or in the manner described. Similarly, the word ‘restrict’ means that activities must be confined to the areas or time periods stated.

For further details on each protected site and its notified features of special interest and/or European Site qualifying features please enter the site name into the following link: https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteSearch.aspx.

Individual notes

Note A

Natural England will inform the licensee from time to time of the information it requires. This is likely to focus on whether fox control is routinely undertaken on the relevant site and/or on areas of participating land within a few kilometres of the site. The licensee is expected to use reasonable endeavours to assist Natural England with the gathering of this information.

Note B

Natural England may form the judgment that measures should be introduced to secure the protection of species associated with this site, such as fox control, anti-predator fencing, habitat management, or buffer zones in which badger control is not undertaken. Such measures may be secured through cooperation between licensees, landowners, occupiers, and/or public bodies. If it considers it necessary to do so, Natural England may: exercise its powers under sections 28J-K of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 or regulation 20 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017; and/or revoke and re-issue this licence with revised terms (provided that such terms will be reasonable and proportionate in all of the circumstances).

Note W

European protected species are listed in Schedule 2 (animals) and Schedule 5 (plants) of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017. Nationally protected species are listed in Schedule 5 (animals) and Schedule 8 (plants) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended). Under these laws (regulations 43 and 47 of the 2017 Regulations and sections 9 and 13 of the 1981 Act), it can be an offence to:

• deliberately capture, injure or kill any wild animal of a European protected species
• intentionally kill, injure or take a nationally protected wild animal
• deliberately disturb wild animals of any European protected species
• intentionally or recklessly damage or destroy any structure or place which a nationally protected animal uses for shelter or protection, disturb such an animal while it is occupying such a structure or place, or obstruct access to any such structure or place
• damage or destroy a breeding site or resting place of any wild animal of a European protected species
• deliberately take or destroy the eggs of any wild animal of a European protected species
• deliberately pick, collect, cut, uproot or destroy a wild plant of a European protected species
• intentionally pick, uproot or destroy any nationally protected wild plant

Great crested newt, otter, dormouse, and sand lizard are European and nationally protected species.

Note Y

All birds, their eggs and nests (while in use or under construction) are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. This licence does not allow you to take or destroy such nests. Birds species listed under Schedule 1 of that Act have additional legal protection so care must be taken to avoid their disturbance during the breeding season.

Note Z

All bats and their roosts (even when not occupied by bats) are protected by the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 and by The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017. This licence does not allow you to enter or obstruct any bat roost, nor to disturb any bat whilst it is occupying a roost. Care must be taken to avoid sustained human presence near, or artificial illumination of cracks and cavities in trees and man-made structures, and of any mounted boxes.