As the Chair of Natural Devon
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- Contents Headlines Introduction Designated sites
- 3.3 Rivers and Standing Open Water
- 3.5 Grassland and heathland
- 4.3 Reptiles and amphibians
- 4.6 Plants and fungi
- Appendix 1 - Summary framework for nature conservation in England Appendix 2 – Devon habitats of European importance Appendix 3
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Foreword As the Chair of Natural Devon, the Devon Local Nature Partnership, I am delighted to introduce this comprehensive review of Devon’s wonderful wildlife and habitats. It has been drawn up with the help of many individuals and organisations and represents a huge body of knowledge about our county. We are very grateful to those who have so generously shared their expertise. The report is full of fascinating detail. It tells a story of flourishing wildlife and magnificent efforts to bring it back from the brink. There are great successes here but also some less good news. Above all, there is a clear message that we still need to look after and value Devon’s wildlife if we are not to lose all or part of our ‘natural capital’. With our partners, Natural Devon will use the evidence presented here to identify the priorities and actions which are needed to re-build Devon’s biodiversity. We will produce a yearly update and a full report in 5 years’ time, and we anticipate that we will be able to report on the successful outcomes of the huge amount of work currently underway to restore habits and species – it can be done if we work together. Do please enjoy reading the State of Devon’s Nature Report and get in touch if you have any comments or additional information at nature@devon.gov.uk 
Suzanne Goodfellow, Chair, Natural Devon March 2014 Contents Headlines Introduction Designated sites 2.1 Sites of Special Scientific Interest 2.2 County Wildlife Sites 3 Habitats 3.1 Woodland Overview of priority habitats Broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland Issues
Successes 3.2 Coast and marine Overview of priority habitats Maritime cliff and slope Coastal sand dunes and vegetated shingle Sabellaria alveolata (honeycomb worm) reefs Saltmarsh, mudflats and seagrass beds Sub tidal habitats Issues
Successes 3.3 Rivers and Standing Open Water Overview of priority habitats Rivers Standing open water Issues Successes 3.4 Wetlands Overview of priority habitats Fen, marsh and swamp Bogs
Issues Successes 3.5 Grassland and heathland Overview of priority habitats Lowland meadows Lowland calcareous grassland Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh Lowland heathland Upland heathland Issues
Successes 3.6 Other farmland habitats 4. Species 4.1 Mammals Key species in Devon (1998 BAP) Dormouse Otter
Water vole Brown hare Greater horseshoe bat
Key species in Devon (1998 BAP) Barn owl Cirl bunting Nightjar Breeding curlew Upland birds Seabirds
Woodland birds 4.3 Reptiles and amphibians Key species in Devon (1998 BAP) Great crested newt Sand lizard Other species
Key species in Devon (1998 BAP) Atlantic salmon
Key species in Devon (1998 BAP) Pink sea fan Freshwater pearl mussel White clawed crayfish Southern damselfly Marsh fritillary Pearl bordered fritillary Other species
Key species in Devon (1998 BAP) Golden hair lichen Whitebeams Other species
Acronyms References and links Acknowledgements Appendix 1 - Summary framework for nature conservation in England Appendix 2 – Devon habitats of European importance Appendix 3 – BAP Priority Habitat Inventories Appendix 4 – Methodology for the Devon species status assessment Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2014 2014 -> For want of a nail 2014 -> Stop Militarizing Law Enforcement Act of 2014 2014 -> Ihbb asian Championships 2014 middle school bowl Round 4 First Quarter 2014 -> Ihbb european Championships 2014 Bowl Round 4 First Quarter 2014 -> International History Bee and Bowl 2013-14 Asian Division Question Set Bowl Round Six 2014 -> United states patent and trademark office 2014 -> Coffs harbour eisteddfod vocal syllabus 2014 -> Listen News Programs Schedule pledge now 2014 -> Slow club announce third album complete surrender Download 2.62 Mb. Share with your friends:
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