Correspondence

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

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 Somerset.

SSSI name	European Designated Site name (where applicable)	Licence condition
Aller and Beer Woods		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
Aller Hill		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or improved/ semi-improved/scrub grassland areas.
Asham Wood	Mendip Woodlands SAC	All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Axbridge Hill and Fry’s Hill		All vehicles must be restricted to existing established tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. No licensed activities within 20m of any entrance to a cave, mine, shaft or adit.
Babcary Meadows		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July.
Barle Valley	Exmoor & Quantock Oakwoods SAC	Avoid shooting, trapping and vehicle use in woodland areas. No licensed activities from 1 March to 31 July to avoid bird breeding season. All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. No use of any cage trap within 100m of any watercourse and avoid placing any cage trap in any marshy, reed-bed, riparian or other type of wet habitat. Do not dig in any cage traps for one hour either side (i.e. 2 hours) of sunset and sunrise [Note. the setting open of traps to catch during these periods is permitted]. Do not use any fish-based bait. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with legal obligations described in Note Z. 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).
Barrington Hill Meadows		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July.
Ben Knowle		No additional conditions imposed
Berrow Dunes		No licensed activities from 1 March to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Exclude the littoral sediment and supralittoral sediment and shingle zones. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. No digging in traps within the salt marsh. 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.
Black Down and Sampford Commons		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
Blue Anchor to Lilstock Coast		No additional conditions imposed
Brean Down SSSI	Mendip Limestone Grasslands SAC	All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. No access within 20 metres of any entrance to a cave, mine, or shaft at any time of the year.
Bridgwater Bay	Severn Estuary SAC, SPA & Ramsar	Except for vehicle use on existing roads and tracks, during the period from 1 September to 31 March, no licensed activities within 200 metres of any intertidal, saltmarsh, reed-bed or grazing marsh habitats. 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.
Briggins Moor		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
Brimble Pit and Cross Swallet Basins		No additional conditions imposed
Bruton Railway Cutting		No additional conditions imposed
Burrington Combe SSSI		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors	Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar	No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. Exclude site from 1 November to 31 March. No vehicular access to fields (restrict to droves/tracks). No use of any cage trap within 100m of any watercourse and avoid placing any cage trap in any marshy, reed-bed, riparian or other type of wet habitat. Do not dig in any cage traps for one hour either side (i.e. 2 hours) of sunset and sunrise [Note. the setting open of traps to catch during these periods is permitted]. Do not use any fish-based bait. 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). In respect to FLL to Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar: (approximately land up to 10m above sea level) the following conditions will apply: No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. No licensed activities from 1 November to 31 March to prevent disturbance to overwintering bird assemblages. No vehicular access to fields from 15 February to 31 August. No vehicular access to fields at night from 1 November to 31 March (restrict to droves/tracks).
Chancellor’s 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.
Cheddar Reservoir		No licensed activities from 1 September to 30 April in areas of intertidal, fen, reedbed and grazing marsh habitats. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks.
Cheddar Wood	Mendip Woodlands SAC	All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Cleeve Hill		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Restrict human activity in the corner of open ground where the Rough Marsh Mallow exists.
Cloford Quarry		No additional conditions imposed
Cogley Wood		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
Cook’s Wood Quarry		No additional conditions imposed
Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill SSSI	Mendip Limestone Grasslands SAC	All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. No access within 20 metres of any entrance to a cave, mine, or shaft at any time of the year.
Curry and Hay Moors	Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar	No licensed activities from 1 March to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. Exclude site from 1 November to 31 March. No vehicular access to fields (restrict to droves/tracks). Only cross at crossing points. 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). In respect to FLL to Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar: (approximately land up to 10m above sea level) the following conditions will apply: No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. No licensed activities from 1 November to 31 March to prevent disturbance to overwintering bird assemblages. No vehicular access to fields from 15 February to 31 August. No vehicular access to fields at night from 1 November to 31 March (restrict to droves/tracks).
Deadman		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Doulting Railway Cutting		No additional conditions imposed
Draycott Sleights		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.
Dunster Park & Heathlands		All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced 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.
East Polden Grasslands		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Ebbor Gorge	Mendip Woodlands SAC	Exclude SSSI and immediate surroundings - 20m from cave entrance.
Edford Woods & Meadows		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July.
Emborough Quarries		No additional conditions imposed
Exmoor Coastal Heaths	Exmoor Heaths SAC	No licensed activities from 1 March to 31 July to avoid bird breeding season. All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Exclude the littoral sediment and supralittoral sediment and shingle zones. 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).
Fivehead Arable Fields		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
Fivehead Woods and Meadow		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.
Freshmoor		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
Friar’s Oven		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or improved/ semi-improved/scrub grassland areas.
Ge-Mare Farm Fields		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
Glenthorne		No additional conditions imposed
Godminster Lane Quarry & Railway Cutting		No additional conditions imposed
Great Breach and Copley Woods		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.
Greylake		No additional conditions imposed
Grove 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.
Ham Hill		No additional conditions imposed
Hardington Moor		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July.
Hestercombe House	Hestercombe House SAC	Exclude site
Hobbs Quarry		No additional conditions imposed
Holme Moor & Clean Moor	Holme Moor & Clean Moor SAC	All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
Holway Hill Quarry		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. No digging in of traps in the area of geological features.
Holwell Quarries		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. No digging in of traps in the area of geological features.
Hurcott Farm		No additional conditions imposed
Hurcott Lane Cutting		No additional conditions imposed
Kingdown and Middledown		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July.
King’s Sedgemoor	Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar	No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. Exclude site from 1 November to 31 March. No vehicular access to fields (restrict to droves/tracks). Only cross at crossing points. No use of any cage trap within 100m of any watercourse and avoid placing any cage trap in any marshy, reed-bed, riparian or other type of wet habitat. Do not dig in any cage traps for one hour either side (i.e. 2 hours) of sunset and sunrise [Note. the setting open of traps to catch during these periods is permitted]. Do not use any fish-based bait. 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). In respect to FLL to Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar: (approximately land up to 10m above sea level) the following conditions will apply: No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. No licensed activities from 1 November to 31 March to prevent disturbance to overwintering bird assemblages. No vehicular access to fields from 15 February to 31 August. No vehicular access to fields at night from 1 November to 31 March (restrict to droves/tracks).
Kingweston Meadows		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July.
Lamb Leer		No additional conditions imposed
Langford Heathfield		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
Langmead and Weston Level		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Only cross at crossing points. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July. 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.
Langport Railway Cutting		No additional conditions imposed
Lang’s 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.
Laycock Railway Cutting		No additional conditions imposed
Leighton Road Cutting		No additional conditions imposed
Long Lye		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July.
Long Lye Meadow		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July.
Low Ham		No additional conditions imposed
Maes Down		No additional conditions imposed
Maesbury Railway Cutting		No additional conditions imposed
Miller’s Hill, Milborne Wick		No additional conditions imposed
Millwater		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.
Moon’s Hill Quarry		No additional conditions imposed
Moorlinch	Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar	No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. Exclude site from 1 November to 31 March. No vehicular access to fields (restrict to droves/tracks). Only cross at crossing points. Avoid placing traps alongside watercourses or pools and not within wet areas, fens, bogs and mires. 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). In respect to FLL to Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar: (approximately land up to 10m above sea level) the following conditions will apply: No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. No licensed activities from 1 November to 31 March to prevent disturbance to overwintering bird assemblages. No vehicular access to fields from 15 February to 31 August. No vehicular access to fields at night from 1 November to 31 March (restrict to droves/tracks).
Nettlecombe Park		Avoid the 4 tagged Lichen trees in Unit 4. All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. All deadwood on the site must be left in place.
North Brewham Meadows		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July.
North Curry Meadow		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July.
North Exmoor	Exmoor & Quantock Oakwoods SAC; Exmoor Heaths SAC	No licensed activities from 1 March to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks at all times. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. No use of any cage trap within 100m of any watercourse and avoid placing any cage trap in any marshy, reed-bed, riparian or other type of wet habitat. Do not dig in any cage traps for one hour either side (i.e. 2 hours) of sunset and sunrise [Note. the setting open of traps to catch during these periods is permitted]. Do not use any fish-based bait. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with legal obligations described in Note Z. 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).
North Moor		No licensed activities from 1 March to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. No vehicular access to fields (restrict to droves/tracks). No use of any cage trap within 100m of any watercourse and avoid placing any cage trap in any marshy, reed-bed, riparian or other type of wet habitat. Do not dig in any cage traps for one hour either side (i.e. 2 hours) of sunset and sunrise [Note. the setting open of traps to catch during these periods is permitted]. Do not use any fish-based bait. 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).
Old Ironstone Works, Mells	Mells Valley SAC	Exclude SSSI from 1 May to 30 September. No access within 20m of any buildings, tunnels, caves and quarries. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks when accessing the site. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or on improved/ semi-improved/scrub grassland areas.
Porlock Ridge and Saltmarsh		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub. Exclude the littoral sediment and supralittoral sediment and shingle zones. No digging in of traps within the salt marsh.
Postlebury Wood		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
Priddy Caves		No additional conditions imposed
Priddy Pools		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub more than 250 metres from a pond. Avoid placing traps alongside watercourses or pools and not within wet areas, fens, bogs and mires.
Prior’s Park & Adcombe Wood		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Quants	Quants SAC	All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July. 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.
Ringdown		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
River Barle		No licensed activities from 1 March to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Avoid crossing the river. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks, and existing fords if absolutely necessary to cross the river. 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).
Rodney Stoke	Mendip Woodlands SAC	All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Roebuck Meadows		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
Ruttersleigh		No licensed activities from 1 March to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Sandpit Hole and Bishop’s Lot		No additional conditions imposed
Seavington St. Mary		No additional conditions imposed
Shapwick Heath	Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar	No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. Exclude site from 1 November to 31 March. No vehicular access to fields (restrict to droves/tracks). Only cross at crossing points. Exclude woodland areas. No use of any cage trap within 100m of any watercourse and avoid placing any cage trap in any marshy, reed-bed, riparian or other type of wet habitat. Do not dig in any cage traps for one hour either side (i.e. 2 hours) of sunset and sunrise [Note. the setting open of traps to catch during these periods is permitted]. Do not use any fish-based bait. 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). In respect to FLL to Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar: (approximately land up to 10m above sea level) the following conditions will apply: No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. No licensed activities from 1 November to 31 March to prevent disturbance to overwintering bird assemblages. No vehicular access to fields from 15 February to 31 August. No vehicular access to fields at night from 1 November to 31 March (restrict to droves/tracks).
Sharpham Moor Plot		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
Shepton Montague Railway Cutting		No additional conditions imposed
Snowdon Hill Quarry		No additional conditions imposed
South Exmoor	Exmoor Heaths SAC	No licensed activities from 1 March to 31 August to avoid the bird breeding season. All vehicles must be restricted to existing surfaced tracks at all times. 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).
Southey and Gotleigh Moors		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint.
Southlake Moor	Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar	No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. Exclude site from 1 November to 31 March. No vehicular access to fields (restrict to droves/tracks). Only cross at crossing points. No use of any cage trap within 100m of any watercourse and avoid placing any cage trap in any marshy, reed-bed, riparian or other type of wet habitat. Do not dig in any cage traps for one hour either side (i.e. 2 hours) of sunset and sunrise [Note. the setting open of traps to catch during these periods is permitted]. Do not use any fish-based bait. 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). In respect to FLL to Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar: (approximately land up to 10m above sea level) the following conditions will apply: No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. No licensed activities from 1 November to 31 March to prevent disturbance to overwintering bird assemblages. No vehicular access to fields from 15 February to 31 August. No vehicular access to fields at night from 1 November to 31 March (restrict to droves/tracks).
Sparkford Wood		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
St. Dunstan’s Well Catchment	Mells Valley SAC	All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks when accessing the site. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or on improved/ semi-improved/scrub grassland areas. No access to within 20m of caves and quarries on St. Dunstan’s Well Catchment SSSI.
Stowell Meadow		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
Street Heath		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.
Tealham and Tadham Moors	Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar	No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. Exclude site from 1 November to 31 March. No vehicular access to fields (restrict to droves/tracks). Only cross at crossing points. No use of any cage trap within 100m of any watercourse and avoid placing any cage trap in any marshy, reed-bed, riparian or other type of wet habitat. Do not dig in any cage traps for one hour either side (i.e. 2 hours) of sunset and sunrise [Note. the setting open of traps to catch during these periods is permitted]. Do not use any fish-based bait. 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). In respect to FLL to Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar: (approximately land up to 10m above sea level) the following conditions will apply: No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. No licensed activities from 1 November to 31 March to prevent disturbance to overwintering bird assemblages. No vehicular access to fields from 15 February to 31 August. No vehicular access to fields at night from 1 November to 31 March (restrict to droves/tracks).
The Cheddar Complex	North Somerset & Mendip Bats SAC	No access within 20 metres of any entrance to a cave, mine, or shaft at any time of the year. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Exclude the littoral sediment and supralittoral sediment and shingle zones. Activities conducted at any time of the year must comply with Note Z.
The Perch		Exclude site from 1 November to 31 April. All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Activities conducted at any time of the year must comply with Note Z.
The Quantocks	Exmoor & Quantock Oakwoods SAC	Avoid shooting, trapping and vehicle use in woodland areas. 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. No use of any cage trap within 100m of any watercourse and avoid placing any cage trap in any marshy, reed-bed, riparian or other type of wet habitat. Do not dig in any cage traps for one hour either side (i.e. 2 hours) of sunset and sunrise [Note. the setting open of traps to catch during these periods is permitted]. Do not use any fish-based bait. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with legal obligations described in Note Z. 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).
Thrupe Lane Swallet		No additional conditions imposed
Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands		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 areas of scrub, rhododendron or conifer plantation. 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).
Twinhills Woods and Meadows		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. Delay access until after hay cut, mid-July.
Vallis Vale	Mells Valley SAC	All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. No access to within 20m of caves and quarries on St. Dunstan’s Well Catchment SSSI.
Viaduct Quarry		No additional conditions imposed
Walton and Ivythorn Hills		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
West Moor	Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar	Exclude SSSI site. 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). In respect to FLL to Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar: (approximately land up to 10m above sea level) the following conditions will apply: No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. No licensed activities from 1 November to 31 March to prevent disturbance to overwintering bird assemblages. No vehicular access to fields from 15 February to 31 August. No vehicular access to fields at night from 1 November to 31 March (restrict to droves/tracks).
West Sedgemoor	Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar	No licensed activities from 1 March to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. Exclude site from 1 November to 31 March. No vehicular access to fields (restrict to droves/tracks). Only cross at crossing points. Avoid placing traps alongside watercourses or pools and not within wet areas, fens, bogs and mires. 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). In respect to FLL to Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar: (approximately land up to 10m above sea level) the following conditions will apply: No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. No licensed activities from 1 November to 31 March to prevent disturbance to overwintering bird assemblages. No vehicular access to fields from 15 February to 31 August. No vehicular access to fields at night from 1 November to 31 March (restrict to droves/tracks).
Westhay Heath	Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar	No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. Exclude site from 1 November to 31 March. No vehicular access to fields (restrict to droves/tracks). No use of any cage trap within 100m of any watercourse and avoid placing any cage trap in any marshy, reed-bed, riparian or other type of wet habitat. Do not dig in any cage traps for one hour either side (i.e. 2 hours) of sunset and sunrise [Note. the setting open of traps to catch during these periods is permitted]. Do not use any fish-based bait. 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). In respect to FLL to Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar: (approximately land up to 10m above sea level) the following conditions will apply: No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. No licensed activities from 1 November to 31March to prevent disturbance to overwintering bird assemblages. No vehicular access to fields from 15 February to 31 August. No vehicular access to fields at night from 1 November to 31 March (restrict to droves/tracks).
Westhay Moor	Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar	No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. Exclude site from 1 November to 31 March. No vehicular access to fields (restrict to droves/tracks). Only cross at crossing points. No use of any cage trap within 100m of any watercourse and avoid placing any cage trap in any marshy, reed-bed, riparian or other type of wet habitat. Do not dig in any cage traps for one hour either side (i.e. 2 hours) of sunset and sunrise [Note. the setting open of traps to catch during these periods is permitted]. Do not use any fish-based bait. 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). In respect to FLL to Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar: (approximately land up to 10m above sea level) the following conditions will apply: No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. No licensed activities from 1 November to 31 March to prevent disturbance to overwintering bird assemblages. No vehicular access to fields from 15 February to 31 August. No vehicular access to fields at night from 1 November to 31 March (restrict to droves/tracks).
Wet Moor	Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar	No licensed activities from 1 March to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. Exclude site from 1 November to 31 March. No vehicular access to fields (restrict to droves/tracks). Only cross at crossing points. Avoid placing traps alongside watercourses or pools and not within wet areas, fens, bogs and mires. 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). In respect to FLL to Somerset Levels & Moors SPA & Ramsar: (approximately land up to 10m above sea level) the following conditions will apply: No licensed activities from 15 February to 31 August to avoid bird breeding season. Activities conducted under this licence must comply with existing legal obligations described in Note Y. No licensed activities from 1 November to 31 March to prevent disturbance to overwintering bird assemblages. No vehicular access to fields from 15 February to 31 August. No vehicular access to fields at night from 1 November to 31 March (restrict to droves/tracks).
Whitevine Meadows		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint
Windsor Hill 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.
Windsor Hill Quarry		All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. No digging in of traps in the area of geological features.
Wookey Hole	North Somerset & Mendip Bats SAC	All vehicles must be restricted to existing tracks. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint. No access within 20 metres of any entrance to a cave, mine, or shaft at any time of the year.
Wookey Station		No additional conditions imposed
Woolhayes 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.
Wurt Pit and Devil’s Punchbowl		No removal of minerals from site and avoid excessive disturbance when digging in traps. Limit location of traps to existing sett footprint or areas of scrub

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.