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2.2 COUNTY WILDLIFE SITESCWS represent some of the best wildlife habitats in Devon and often hold equivalent value to SSSIs. The majority are UK priority habitats (see Section 3). CWS better reflect the state of Devon’s countryside than SSSIs which receive statutory protection and are a priority for funding. In 2012 there were 2,114 CWS in Devon extending to nearly 30,000 hectares1. In 2007 Defra introduced a target to increase the number of County Wildlife Sites in ‘positive management’ each year2. Devon Biodiversity Records Centre (DBRC) is funded to run the Devon CWS Monitoring and Advisory programme3. DBRC collates information on CWS in two ways: A desk based exercise to identify CWS within Environmental Stewardship or the England Woodland Grant Scheme. These sites are classed as being in ‘positive management’. CWS monitoring visits (approximately 100 different sites a year). CWS condition is assessed as Green, Amber or Red – see table below.
2012/13 results for all CWS (desk and site visit information) 73% of Devon’s 2114 CWS were in positive management (this assumes that all sites in Environmental Stewardship or EWGS are in positive management). 4% of CWS were not in positive management. 23% of CWS – condition unknown Results from CWS site visits (487 sites) Site monitoring visits carried out since 2009 found that 85% of the 487 sites visited were in positive management, although the majority of these were classed as amber rather than green. CWS are largely composed of UK priority habitats (see Section 3). The Biodiversity 2020 goal for England is for 90% of priority habitats to be in favourable or recovering condition by 2020. As different sites are assessed each year we do not currently have any trend data for CWS in Devon. 
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