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Camilty Wind Farm
Table 11.6 Designated Sites for Ecological (excluding avian) Interest within 5 km of
the Site Boundary
Site Name and
Designations
Distance from Site
Reason for Designation
Statutory Designated Sites
Craigengar
SAC and SSSI
Cobbinshaw
Moss SSSI
Cobbinshaw
Reservoir SSSI
Hermand
Birchwood
SSSI
Craigengar
SSSI
Linhouse Valley
SSSI
The SSSI is
approximately 3.2
km south of site
boundary and the
SAC 4 km
Approximately 600
m south-west of
site boundary at
nearest point
3.2 km south-west
of site boundary at
nearest point
2.7 km north-west
of site boundary
3.2 km south of site
boundary
3.2 km north of site
boundary
Designated for European dry heath, species rich Nardus
grassland and the Annex II Marsh Saxifrage (Saxifraga
hirculus) for which the site is the largest colony in Scotland
and the largest in the UK outside the North Pennines.
This 494 ha site is an intermediate bog and exhibits
characteristics of both blanket bog and raised bog. It is the
largest of a string of bogs along the south-western edge of the
Pentlands' watershed.
The site is designated for fen, marsh and swamp habitats, and
its wildfowl interest.
Hermand Beechwood is classified in the Ancient Woodland
inventory as Long Established Woodland of Plantation Origin
and was originally planted in the late 18th century.
This 328 ha site holds three characteristic upland habitats: dry
upland heath, blanket bog and flush communities within hill
cleughs. It forms part of the Craigengar SAC (see above).
This site is designated for its acid and neutral grasslands,
woodland and valley Fen
Non-statutory Designated Sites
Crosswood
reservoir
SWT Wildlife
Site
Linhouse water
SWT Wildlife
Site
Murieston
Water
SWT Wildlife
Site
800 m south of site
boundary
Within site
boundary
2 km north west of
site boundary
n/a
This site encompasses the Crosswood Burn flowing through
the site, leading to Crosswood Reservoir
n/a
Habitats and Flora
Legal Protection
11.3.4 Several of the habitats present within the survey area are protected under Annex I of the EC
Habitats Directive and the Habitats Regulations 1994 (as amended) and/or a UK BAP
Priority Habitat; these are listed below in Table 11.7.
March 2013 11-13 ES Chapter 11
Terrestrial Ecology
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