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Biodiversity & Habitats
STAG Worksheet B1: Biodiversity & Habitats - Strategic & Project Level, Baseline Information
Appendix 10 Biodiversity & HabitatsPr
opos
al N
ame:
A
9 K
incr
aig
to D
alra
ddy
Dua
lling
Wor
kshe
et B
1: B
iodi
vers
ity
- Str
ateg
ic &
Pro
ject
Lev
el, B
asel
ine
Info
rmat
ion
Exis
ting
&
Futu
re Is
sues
: Im
plic
atio
ns fo
r Int
erna
tiona
l Des
igna
ted
Feat
ures
and
Con
stru
ctio
n Im
pact
sA
sses
smen
t D
ate:
M
arch
201
3
Loca
tion
/
Stat
us1
Att
ribu
te
/ Fe
atur
e H
abit
ats
/ Sp
ecie
s2
Scal
e it
M
atte
rsIm
port
ance
3Tr
end
/ St
atus
Ease
of
Subs
titu
tion
Rele
vant
O
bjec
tive
s4
Inte
rnat
iona
l Des
igna
ted
Feat
ures
Cai
rngo
rms:
N
atio
nal P
ark
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
Hab
itats
rang
e fr
om m
onta
ne
to lo
wla
nd
river
val
ley,
w
oodl
ands
, lo
chs
and
farm
land
; on
e of
Sco
tland
's
core
are
as
for w
ild c
at,
red
squi
rrel
an
d pi
ne
mar
ten.
Ott
ers
wid
espr
ead.
Inte
rnat
iona
lTh
e Pa
rk
supp
orts
25%
of
Brit
ain’
s th
reat
ened
flor
a an
d fa
una
with
39
% o
f the
la
nd a
rea
desig
nate
d as
of
nat
iona
l and
in
tern
atio
nal
impo
rtan
ce
for n
atur
e co
nser
vatio
n
The
Stat
e of
th
e Pa
rk R
epor
t (C
airn
gorm
s N
atio
nal P
ark
Aut
horit
y,
2006
) ide
ntifi
es
the
curr
ent
stat
us a
nd
know
n tr
ends
.
Woo
dlan
d co
ver
incr
easin
g,
heat
her m
oor
and
blan
ket
mire
cov
er
decr
easin
g.
Som
e lo
ss
of lo
wla
nd
wet
land
s.
Clim
ate
chan
ge
may
be
lead
ing
to re
duce
d pr
ecip
itatio
n an
d sn
ow c
over
No
subs
titut
ion
poss
ible
32 s
peci
es id
entifi
ed
as P
riorit
ies
for
cons
erva
tion
in th
e C
airn
gorm
s Lo
cal
Biod
iver
sity
Act
ion
Plan
20
02 in
clud
ing
Scot
tish
cros
sbill
, red
squ
irrel
an
d w
ild c
at
Cite
d ha
bita
ts in
clud
e w
oodl
ands
, esp
ecia
lly
wet
woo
dlan
ds,
mar
shes
and
wet
land
s,
spec
ies-
rich
gras
sland
s.
Nee
d re
cogn
ised
to re
duce
hab
itat
frag
men
tatio
n.
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trat
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roje
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evel
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atio
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ting
&
Futu
re Is
sues
: Im
plic
atio
ns fo
r Int
erna
tiona
l Des
igna
ted
Feat
ures
and
Con
stru
ctio
n Im
pact
sA
sses
smen
t D
ate:
M
arch
201
3
Loca
tion
/
Stat
us1
Att
ribu
te
/ Fe
atur
e H
abit
ats
/ Sp
ecie
s2
Scal
e it
M
atte
rsIm
port
ance
3Tr
end
/ St
atus
Ease
of
Subs
titu
tion
Rele
vant
O
bjec
tive
s4
Rive
r Spe
y SA
CRi
ver a
nd
asso
ciat
ed
ripar
ian
habi
tats
, no
tified
for t
he
cons
erva
tion
of
Atla
ntic
sal
mon
, ot
ter,
sea
lam
prey
and
fr
eshw
ater
pea
rl m
usse
l
Inte
rnat
iona
lIn
tern
atio
nally
im
port
ant a
s a
clea
n-w
ater
riv
er w
ith a
hi
gh e
colo
gica
l an
d w
ater
qu
ality
sta
tus
in th
e re
ach
adja
cent
to
the
Proj
ect a
nd
supp
ortin
g, in
th
e ap
prop
riate
re
ache
s, g
ood
popu
latio
ns
of it
s no
tified
sp
ecie
s.
Popu
latio
ns o
f sa
lmon
and
fr
eshw
ater
pea
rl m
usse
l for
mer
ly
rega
rded
as
unfa
vour
able
bu
t tho
ught
to
be re
cove
ring.
O
tter
and
la
mpr
ey
favo
urab
le a
nd
stab
le
No
subs
titut
ion
poss
ible
To m
aint
ain
habi
tat
cond
ition
and
po
pula
tions
of n
otifi
ed
spec
ies
at a
favo
urab
le
stat
us
Insh
Mar
shes
SA
C, S
PA, R
amsa
r an
d N
NR
Olig
otro
phic
to
mes
otro
phic
op
en w
ater
s,
mire
s an
d qu
akin
g bo
gs,
allu
vial
fore
st,
otte
r, an
d bi
rds
incl
udin
g sp
otte
d cr
ake,
os
prey
, hen
ha
rrie
r, w
ood
sand
pipe
r sw
an
and
mig
rato
ry
wig
eon.
Inte
rnat
iona
lIn
tern
atio
nally
im
port
ant a
nd
one
of th
e be
st
UK
exa
mpl
es
of a
n ex
tens
ive
river
ine
mar
shla
nd
syst
em,
supp
ortin
g a
num
ber o
f ra
re p
lant
s in
ad
ditio
n to
its
notifi
ed h
abita
ts
and
spec
ies.
Ald
er w
oodl
and
on fl
oodp
lain
co
nsid
ered
un
favo
urab
le
but r
ecov
erin
g.
Oth
er fe
atur
es
favo
urab
le,
stab
le a
nd
mai
ntai
ned
No
subs
titut
ion
poss
ible
To m
aint
ain
habi
tat
cond
ition
and
po
pula
tions
of n
otifi
ed
spec
ies
at a
favo
urab
le
stat
us
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& P
roje
ct L
evel
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elin
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form
atio
n
Exis
ting
&
Futu
re Is
sues
: Im
plic
atio
ns fo
r Int
erna
tiona
l Des
igna
ted
Feat
ures
and
Con
stru
ctio
n Im
pact
sA
sses
smen
t D
ate:
M
arch
201
3
Loca
tion
/
Stat
us1
Att
ribu
te
/ Fe
atur
e H
abit
ats
/ Sp
ecie
s2
Scal
e it
M
atte
rsIm
port
ance
3Tr
end
/ St
atus
Ease
of
Subs
titu
tion
Rele
vant
O
bjec
tive
s4
Rive
r Spe
y SA
CRi
ver a
nd
asso
ciat
ed
ripar
ian
habi
tats
, no
tified
for t
he
cons
erva
tion
of
Atla
ntic
sal
mon
, ot
ter,
sea
lam
prey
and
fr
eshw
ater
pea
rl m
usse
l
Inte
rnat
iona
lIn
tern
atio
nally
im
port
ant a
s a
clea
n-w
ater
riv
er w
ith a
hi
gh e
colo
gica
l an
d w
ater
qu
ality
sta
tus
in th
e re
ach
adja
cent
to
the
Proj
ect a
nd
supp
ortin
g, in
th
e ap
prop
riate
re
ache
s, g
ood
popu
latio
ns
of it
s no
tified
sp
ecie
s.
Popu
latio
ns o
f sa
lmon
and
fr
eshw
ater
pea
rl m
usse
l for
mer
ly
rega
rded
as
unfa
vour
able
bu
t tho
ught
to
be re
cove
ring.
O
tter
and
la
mpr
ey
favo
urab
le a
nd
stab
le
No
subs
titut
ion
poss
ible
To m
aint
ain
habi
tat
cond
ition
and
po
pula
tions
of n
otifi
ed
spec
ies
at a
favo
urab
le
stat
us
Insh
Mar
shes
SA
C, S
PA, R
amsa
r an
d N
NR
Olig
otro
phic
to
mes
otro
phic
op
en w
ater
s,
mire
s an
d qu
akin
g bo
gs,
allu
vial
fore
st,
otte
r, an
d bi
rds
incl
udin
g sp
otte
d cr
ake,
os
prey
, hen
ha
rrie
r, w
ood
sand
pipe
r sw
an
and
mig
rato
ry
wig
eon.
Inte
rnat
iona
lIn
tern
atio
nally
im
port
ant a
nd
one
of th
e be
st
UK
exa
mpl
es
of a
n ex
tens
ive
river
ine
mar
shla
nd
syst
em,
supp
ortin
g a
num
ber o
f ra
re p
lant
s in
ad
ditio
n to
its
notifi
ed h
abita
ts
and
spec
ies.
Ald
er w
oodl
and
on fl
oodp
lain
co
nsid
ered
un
favo
urab
le
but r
ecov
erin
g.
Oth
er fe
atur
es
favo
urab
le,
stab
le a
nd
mai
ntai
ned
No
subs
titut
ion
poss
ible
To m
aint
ain
habi
tat
cond
ition
and
po
pula
tions
of n
otifi
ed
spec
ies
at a
favo
urab
le
stat
us
Prop
osal
Nam
e:
A9
Kin
crai
g to
Dal
radd
y D
ualli
ngW
orks
heet
B1:
Bio
dive
rsit
y - S
trat
egic
& P
roje
ct L
evel
, Bas
elin
e In
form
atio
n
Exis
ting
&
Futu
re Is
sues
: Im
plic
atio
ns fo
r Int
erna
tiona
l Des
igna
ted
Feat
ures
and
Con
stru
ctio
n Im
pact
sA
sses
smen
t D
ate:
M
arch
201
3
Loca
tion
/
Stat
us1
Att
ribu
te
/ Fe
atur
e H
abit
ats
/ Sp
ecie
s2
Scal
e it
M
atte
rsIm
port
ance
3Tr
end
/ St
atus
Ease
of
Subs
titu
tion
Rele
vant
O
bjec
tive
s4
Cai
rngo
rms,
K
inve
achy
,
Cra
igm
ore
Woo
d,
Ana
gach
Woo
d &
A
bern
ethy
For
est
SPA
s
Cap
erca
illie
Inte
rnat
iona
lIn
tern
atio
nally
im
port
ant f
or
cape
rcai
lle
popu
latio
ns
Net
wor
k of
site
s su
pppo
rtin
g re
gion
al
met
apop
ulat
ion
Cap
erca
illie
a
Red
liste
d U
K
spec
ies
of h
igh
cons
erva
tion
conc
ern
due
to
shar
p hi
stor
ic
popu
latio
n de
clin
e.
No
subs
titut
ion
poss
ible
To m
aint
ain
habi
tat
cond
ition
, hab
itat
corr
idor
s, a
nd
popu
latio
ns a
t a
favo
urab
le s
tatu
s
Nat
iona
l Des
igna
ted
Feat
ures
Alv
ie S
SSI
Oak
woo
ds,
wet
woo
dlan
d,
open
wat
er
and
fen,
rare
in
vert
ebra
tes,
br
eedi
ng
gold
eney
e (u
p to
15%
of t
he
UK
pop
ulat
ion)
an
d
Nat
iona
lA
div
ersit
y of
nat
ural
ha
bita
ts p
rese
nt
supp
ortin
g a
num
ber o
f un
com
mon
or
vul
nera
ble
spec
ies
in
addi
tion
to
thos
e no
tified
. Fo
rms
a la
rger
ha
bita
t net
wor
k w
ith th
e ad
jace
nt S
pey
SAC
Stat
us o
f w
oodl
and,
in
part
icul
ar o
ak
woo
dlan
d,
unfa
vour
able
du
e to
lack
of
rege
nera
tion.
O
ther
not
ified
fe
atur
es
favo
urab
le a
nd
stab
le
No
subs
titut
ion
poss
ible
To m
aint
ain
habi
tat
cond
ition
and
po
pula
tions
of n
otifi
ed
spec
ies
at a
favo
urab
le
stat
us; t
o im
prov
e oa
k w
oodl
and
habi
tats
.
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sues
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plic
atio
ns fo
r Int
erna
tiona
l Des
igna
ted
Feat
ures
and
Con
stru
ctio
n Im
pact
sA
sses
smen
t D
ate:
M
arch
201
3
Loca
tion
/
Stat
us1
Att
ribu
te
/ Fe
atur
e H
abit
ats
/ Sp
ecie
s2
Scal
e it
M
atte
rsIm
port
ance
3Tr
end
/ St
atus
Ease
of
Subs
titu
tion
Rele
vant
O
bjec
tive
s4
Regi
onal
/Dist
rict D
esig
nate
d Fe
atur
es
Woo
ds b
etw
een
Alv
ie L
odge
and
A
9. A
ncie
nt
Woo
dlan
d sit
e
Mat
ure
pine
w
oods
on
an A
ncie
nt
Woo
dlan
d sit
e w
ith a
ncie
nt
woo
dlan
d gr
ound
flor
a
Anc
ient
w
oodl
ands
of
nat
iona
l sig
nific
ance
, th
is ex
ampl
e re
gard
ed a
s re
-pla
nted
and
co
nsid
ered
of
Dist
rict v
alue
.
Gen
eral
ly th
e m
ost d
iver
se o
f w
oodl
and
type
s su
ppor
ting
a gr
ound
flo
ra li
mite
d to
anc
ient
w
oodl
and
site
and
abse
nt
from
sec
onda
ry
plan
tatio
ns
Anc
ient
w
oodl
ands
ha
ve d
eclin
ed
natio
nally
bu
t pro
babl
y st
able
in th
e C
airn
gorm
s.
Hab
itat A
ctio
n Pl
an ta
rget
s (C
airn
gorm
s LB
AP)
ac
hiev
ed b
ut
impr
ovem
ents
so
ught
in
habi
tat
stru
ctur
e an
d su
cces
s of
nat
ural
re
gene
ratio
n
No
com
plet
e su
bstit
utio
n po
ssib
le
for A
ncie
nt W
oodl
ands
ov
er re
alist
ic ti
me
scal
es.
Impr
ove
woo
dlan
d st
ruct
ure
and
capa
city
for n
atur
al
rege
nera
tion
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plic
atio
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erna
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igna
ted
Feat
ures
and
Con
stru
ctio
n Im
pact
sA
sses
smen
t D
ate:
M
arch
201
3
Loca
tion
/
Stat
us1
Att
ribu
te
/ Fe
atur
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abit
ats
/ Sp
ecie
s2
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e it
M
atte
rsIm
port
ance
3Tr
end
/ St
atus
Ease
of
Subs
titu
tion
Rele
vant
O
bjec
tive
s4
Woo
ds b
etw
een
Alv
ie L
odge
an
d A
9 an
d A
9 ro
adsid
e ve
rges
. Woo
d an
ts (S
cott
ish
Biod
iver
sity
List
)
Hai
ry w
ood
ant (
Form
ica
lugu
bris)
Key
spe
cies
of
pine
woo
ds,
rest
ricte
d to
pa
rtic
ular
co
nditi
ons
of
light
& s
hade
. Lo
cal t
o D
istric
t va
lue.
Cla
ssifi
ed a
s N
atio
nally
Sc
arce
in th
e U
K a
nd N
ear
Thre
aten
ed o
n th
e IU
CN
Red
Li
st.
Popu
latio
ns
in th
e U
K
prob
ably
sta
ble,
bu
t vul
nera
ble
to w
oodl
and
man
agem
ent
and
fore
stry
op
erat
ions
.
Woo
d an
ts' n
ests
ca
n be
mov
ed b
ut
with
var
ying
and
un
pred
icta
ble
succ
ess
rate
s
Impr
ove
woo
dlan
d st
ruct
ure
to fa
vour
this
sp
ecie
s.
Loca
l / O
ther
Des
igna
ted
Feat
ures
Dun
acht
on
Burn
and
Allt
an
Fhea
rna,
allu
vial
w
oodl
and,
Ann
ex
1 EC
Hab
itats
D
irect
ive
, UK
an
d Sc
ottis
h Bi
odiv
ersit
y lis
t
Wet
allu
vial
w
oodl
and
with
ald
er,
aspe
n,w
illow
s an
dow
ny b
irch
Loca
l val
ueD
istin
ctiv
e co
mm
unity
of
wet
land
tr
ees
with
ch
arac
teris
tic
inve
rteb
rate
fa
una
and
ecos
yste
m-
serv
ice
role
in
floo
d st
orag
e an
d at
tenu
atio
n.
Has
dec
lined
na
tiona
lly
but p
roba
bly
stab
le in
the
Cai
rngo
rms
Whe
re a
ncie
nt in
or
igin
, com
plet
e su
bstit
utio
n ov
er
real
istic
tim
e sc
ales
un
likel
y. S
ubst
itutio
n po
ssib
le fo
r sec
onda
ry
wet
woo
dlan
d ov
er
med
ium
to lo
ng te
rm.
Rest
ore
stan
ds w
here
ar
tifici
al d
rain
age
has
redu
ced
grou
nd w
ater
. Im
prov
e st
ruct
ure
and
capa
city
for n
atur
al
rege
nera
tion.
Re-
plan
t an
d im
prov
e ha
bita
t co
ntin
uity
/eco
logi
cal
netw
orks
. Rel
ates
to
cons
erva
tion
obje
ctiv
es
for d
epen
dent
BA
P/LB
AP
spec
ies,
e.g
. K
entis
h gl
ory
mot
h,
aspe
n ho
verfl
y.
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A9 Dualling Kincraig to Dalraddy Environmental Statement
Prop
osal
Nam
e:
A9
Kin
crai
g to
Dal
radd
y D
ualli
ngW
orks
heet
B1:
Bio
dive
rsit
y - S
trat
egic
& P
roje
ct L
evel
, Bas
elin
e In
form
atio
n
Exis
ting
&
Futu
re Is
sues
: Im
plic
atio
ns fo
r Int
erna
tiona
l Des
igna
ted
Feat
ures
and
Con
stru
ctio
n Im
pact
sA
sses
smen
t D
ate:
M
arch
201
3
Loca
tion
/
Stat
us1
Att
ribu
te
/ Fe
atur
e H
abit
ats
/ Sp
ecie
s2
Scal
e it
M
atte
rsIm
port
ance
3Tr
end
/ St
atus
Ease
of
Subs
titu
tion
Rele
vant
O
bjec
tive
s4
Oak
par
klan
d/w
ood-
pas
ture
be
twee
n D
unac
hton
Lod
ge
and
Mea
dow
side
Qua
rry.
Map
ped
as A
ncie
nt
Woo
dlan
d in
the
SNH
Inve
ntor
y.
Woo
d pa
stur
e a
UK
BA
P ha
bita
t.
Old
oak
s,
birc
hes,
row
an
and
haze
l ove
r se
mi-i
mpr
oved
pa
stur
e.
Loca
l val
ueO
ften
not
able
fo
r its
old
tr
ees,
som
e w
ith c
aviti
es
with
pot
entia
l fo
r nes
ting
bird
s or
as
bat
roos
ts. M
ay
be im
port
ant
for l
iche
n ep
iphy
te fl
ora.
Se
mi-i
mpr
oved
gr
assla
nds
can
be lo
cally
m
oder
atel
y sp
ecie
s-ric
h.
Has
dec
lined
na
tiona
lly.
Stat
us in
C
airn
gorm
s un
cert
ain
but
prob
ably
sta
ble,
bu
t vul
nera
ble
to la
ck o
f re
gene
ratio
n th
roug
h gr
azin
g m
anag
emen
t
Subs
titut
ion
poss
ible
ov
er th
e ve
ry lo
ng-t
erm
Reta
in a
nd re
-pla
nt.
Rela
tes
to o
bjec
tives
fo
r the
con
serv
atio
n of
ba
ts a
nd b
at ro
osts
.
Spec
ies-
rich
gras
sland
s (lo
calis
ed),
by
Leau
lt Bu
rn a
nd
Bald
ow S
mid
dy
unde
rpas
s. U
K
BAP
habi
tat a
nd
som
e co
mpo
nent
N
VC
com
mun
ities
on
the
Scot
tish
Biod
iver
sity
List
.
Spec
ies-
rich
gras
sland
s in
clud
ing
acid
ic
& d
amp-
gras
sland
va
riant
s.
Site
val
uePr
obab
ly s
emi-
impr
oved
but
lo
cally
reta
inin
g a
spec
ies-
rich
com
mun
ity o
f w
ild fl
ower
s an
d gr
asse
s of
im
port
ance
to
inve
rteb
rate
s in
pa
rtic
ular
.
Has
dec
lined
m
arke
dly
at
a na
tiona
l le
vel,
stat
us in
C
airn
gorm
s un
cert
ain.
H
abita
t re
serv
oirs
pr
esen
t alo
ng
gras
s ba
nks
of ri
vers
and
bu
rns.
Re-s
eedi
ng w
ith
wild
flow
er m
ixes
su
cces
sful
in p
rodu
cing
a
valu
able
hab
itat
but c
an b
e di
fficu
lt to
re
plic
ate
exac
tly th
e or
igin
al c
omm
unity
.
Con
serv
e an
d re
stor
e.
Rela
tes
to c
onse
rvat
ion
obje
ctiv
es fo
r pea
rl bo
rder
ed fr
itilla
ry (U
K
BAP
& L
PAP)
Page 189
Biodiversity & Habitats
Notes to Worksheet B1
1. 1 The name / location and designation of any relevant site / area should be provided. 2. 2 Key characteristics of note. 3. 3 As discussed in Section 7.4.6.5 of the STAG Technical Database, the assessment should be carried
out according to the Ratcliffe criteria.4. 4 Relevant objectives to be taken from BAPs and other relevant documents.
International Special Protection Areas, Special Areas of Conservation, Ramsar Sites, Natura 2000 sites and other international convention sites.
National Site of Special Scientific Interest, National Nature Reserves, National Biodiversity Action Plans, National Parks and other statutory designated national sites.
Regional SNH's Natural Heritage Futures, structure plan designations and other sites of regional importance.
Local/Other Local Nature Reserves, Sites of Interest to Nature Conservation (SINC), SWT sites, other Local Plan designations, Local Biodiversity Action Plans.
Page 190
A9 Dualling Kincraig to Dalraddy Environmental Statement
Worksheet B2: Biodiversity & Habitats - Strategic & Project Level, Impact Assessment
Prop
osal
N
ame:
A
9 K
incr
aig
to D
alra
ddy
Dua
lling
Wor
kshe
et B
2: B
iodi
vers
ity
- Str
ateg
ic &
Pro
ject
Lev
el, I
mpa
ct
Ass
essm
ent
Loca
tion
Pote
ntia
l Im
pact
sPo
tent
ial f
or
Cum
ulat
ive
Effe
cts1
Tim
esca
les:
W
hen
/ D
urat
ion
Unc
erta
inty
Mit
igat
ion
Impa
ct
Sign
ifica
nce
Ass
essm
ent2
Cai
rngo
rms:
N
atio
nal P
ark
Add
ed s
ever
ance
ef
fect
on
anim
al
cros
sing
poin
ts,
incr
ease
d ris
k of
road
m
orta
lity
to fa
una,
ha
bita
t los
s, im
pact
s on
wat
er q
ualit
y.
Furt
her w
orks
on
dua
lling
al
ong
the
A9
alig
nmen
t in
the
Nat
iona
l Par
k
Con
stru
ctio
n,
oper
atio
nW
ithou
t m
itiga
tion,
im
pact
s lik
ely
Dry
ledg
es o
n ea
ch
bank
as
requ
ired
at
brid
ge p
oint
s ov
er m
ajor
w
ater
cour
ses,
dry
para
llel c
ulve
rts
for
min
or w
ater
cour
ses,
re
tain
ed a
nd im
prov
ed
unde
rpas
ses
with
pe
rmea
ble
fenc
ing
alon
g sid
e ro
ads,
clo
sure
of
at-g
rade
junc
tions
and
pr
otec
tive
fenc
ing
alon
g hi
ghw
ay a
lignm
ent.
See
belo
w fo
r miti
gatio
n in
re
latio
n to
hab
itat l
oss
and
wat
er q
ualit
y.
Spec
ies-
depe
nden
t, bu
t ov
eral
l Neu
tral
to
Min
or P
ositi
ve
Page 191
Biodiversity & Habitats
Rive
r Spe
y SA
CPo
llutio
n of
SA
C
Dun
acht
on b
urn
reac
h an
d of
ot
her c
ontr
ibut
ing
trib
utar
ies
durin
g co
nstr
uctio
n.
Add
ition
al o
ver-
shad
ing
of th
e D
unac
hton
bur
n to
se
cond
car
riage
way
. O
pera
tiona
l im
pact
s of
road
run-
off
Pote
ntia
l for
ru
n-of
f int
o w
ater
cour
ses
alon
g th
e w
orks
al
ignm
ent
Con
stru
ctio
n,
oper
atio
nW
ithou
t m
itiga
tion
&
good
wor
ks
prac
tice,
im
pact
s lik
ely
Goo
d w
orks
pra
ctic
e to
ag
reed
met
hod
stat
emen
ts
durin
g co
nstr
uctio
n.
Con
stru
ctio
n w
orks
un
der t
he s
uper
visio
n of
ec
olog
ical
cle
rk o
f wor
ks.
New
SU
DS:
veg
etat
ed
swal
es a
nd d
eten
tion
basis
fo
r con
stru
ctio
n ru
n-of
f w
here
feas
ible
and
for
oper
atio
nal r
un-o
ff a
nd
cont
rol o
f wat
er q
ualit
y.
Dun
acht
on b
urn
re-
surv
eyed
for o
tter
prio
r to
con
stru
ctio
n w
ith
miti
gatio
n fo
rmul
ated
as
nece
ssar
y in
the
light
of
any
new
find
ings
of h
olts
or
rest
ing
plac
es
Con
stru
ctio
n im
pact
s N
eutr
al.
Ope
ratio
nal
impa
cts
Min
or
Posit
ive
Insh
Mar
shes
SA
C, S
PA,
Ram
sar a
nd
NN
R
Con
stru
ctio
n no
ise le
adin
g to
di
stur
banc
e of
br
eedi
ng b
irds
and
mig
rato
ry/w
inte
ring
bird
s
Non
e id
entifi
ed.
Con
stru
ctio
nW
ithou
t m
itiga
tion,
im
pact
s po
ssib
le
All
wor
ks w
here
hig
h le
vels
of c
ontin
uous
or
perc
ussiv
e no
ise g
ener
ated
in
the
prox
imity
of I
nch
Mar
shes
SPA
to b
e un
dert
aken
out
side
the
bird
bre
edin
g se
ason
.
Neu
tral
Cai
rngo
rms,
K
inve
achy
,
Cra
igm
ore
Woo
d,
Ana
gach
Woo
d &
Abe
rnet
hy
Fore
st S
PAs
Con
stru
ctio
n no
ise le
adin
g to
di
stur
banc
e of
br
eedi
ng c
aper
caill
ie,
if pr
esen
t, al
ong
the
sche
me,
disr
uptio
n of
ha
bita
t cor
ridor
s
Non
e id
entifi
edC
onst
ruct
ion
Stat
us o
f sp
ecie
s in
the
area
unc
erta
in
but t
houg
ht
to b
e ab
sent
Pre-
cons
truc
tion
surv
eys
to
dete
rmin
e an
y pr
esen
ce in
A
lvie
Lod
ge w
oods
to th
e w
est o
f the
A9
alig
nmen
t.
Neu
tral
Page 192
A9 Dualling Kincraig to Dalraddy Environmental Statement
Alv
ie S
SSI
Land
-tak
e to
sec
ond
carr
iage
way
in w
et
woo
dlan
ds o
f the
SS
SI, c
onst
ruct
ion
impa
cts
on w
ater
qu
ality
, ope
ratio
nal
impa
cts
on w
ater
qu
ality
Non
e id
entifi
ed.
Con
stru
ctio
n,
oper
atio
nW
ithou
t m
itiga
tion,
im
pact
s ha
bita
t los
s ce
rtai
n
Com
pens
atio
n pl
antin
g of
a n
ew a
rea
of w
et
woo
dlan
d of
aro
und
1.4
ha in
are
a in
miti
gatio
n fo
r lo
sses
to th
e A
lvie
SSS
I and
at
the
Dun
acht
on b
urn
cros
sing.
Allt
an
Fhea
rna
re-
surv
eyed
for o
tter
prio
r to
con
stru
ctio
n w
ith
miti
gatio
n fo
rmul
ated
as
nece
ssar
y in
the
light
of
any
new
find
ings
of h
olts
or
rest
ing
plac
es
Min
or P
ositi
ve a
s ne
w p
lant
ings
m
atur
e
Woo
ds b
etw
een
Alv
ie L
odge
and
A
9. A
ncie
nt
Woo
dlan
d sit
e
No
land
-tak
e, m
inor
ris
k of
dist
urba
nce
to m
amm
al &
bird
fa
una
Non
e id
entifi
ed.
Con
stru
ctio
nN
/AD
istur
banc
e co
nsid
ered
to
be
of lo
w ri
sk, n
o ad
ditio
nal m
itiga
tion
requ
ired
Neu
tral
Page 193
Biodiversity & Habitats
Woo
ds b
etw
een
Alv
ie L
odge
an
d A
9 an
d A
9 ro
adsid
e ve
rges
: Woo
d an
t (Fo
rmic
a lu
gubr
is).
Two
nest
s of
woo
d an
t los
t to
carr
iage
way
co
nstr
uctio
n on
eas
tern
ve
rge,
22
nest
s lo
st to
cy
cle
path
and
ass
ocia
ted
land
-for
min
g on
the
wes
tern
ver
ge
Non
e id
entifi
ed.
Con
stru
ctio
nLo
sses
on
east
ern
verg
e ce
rtai
n,
loss
es o
n w
este
rn v
erge
co
mpr
ise a
60
% lo
ss (o
f ne
sts)
to th
e po
pula
tion
Tran
sloca
te a
ll ne
sts
lost
to w
orks
to
saf
e sit
es o
n w
este
rn v
erge
. M
inim
ise re
-gra
ding
wor
ks o
n w
este
rn v
erge
.
Man
age
site
over
the
long
-ter
m
to p
reve
nt e
ncro
achi
ng y
oung
pi
nes.
Und
erta
ke th
inni
ng a
nd
scal
lopi
ng to
incr
ease
sun
lit e
dge
whi
ch fa
vour
s th
e ne
sts
of th
is
spec
ies.
Surv
ivor
ship
of
tran
sloca
ted
nest
s va
ry fr
om 1
3-50
%
ther
efor
e M
oder
ate
Neg
ativ
e im
pact
at
out
set.
With
m
anag
emen
t,
popu
latio
n re
cove
ry
expe
cted
, the
refo
re
Neu
tral
Dun
acht
on
Burn
and
Allt
an
Fhea
rna,
allu
vial
w
oodl
and.
Tem
pora
ry b
ut m
ediu
m
to lo
ng-t
erm
loss
es
of w
et w
oodl
and
to b
ridge
div
ersio
ns
durin
g co
nstr
uctio
n,
perm
anen
t los
ses
to
seco
nd c
arria
gew
ay
with
pot
entia
l for
loss
of
bat r
oost
ing
habi
tat i
n m
atur
e tr
ees.
Non
e id
entifi
ed.
Con
stru
ctio
n,
oper
atio
nW
ithou
t m
itiga
tion,
im
pact
s ha
bita
t los
s ce
rtai
n
Com
pens
atio
n pl
antin
g, a
s ab
ove
for A
lvie
SSS
I, of
a n
ew a
rea
of
wet
woo
dlan
d of
aro
und
1.4
ha
in a
rea
in m
itiga
tion
for l
osse
s to
the
Alv
ie S
SSI a
nd a
t the
D
unac
hton
bur
n cr
ossin
g.
See
belo
w in
rela
tion
to
miti
gatio
n fo
r pro
tect
ed s
peci
es.
Min
or P
ositi
ve
bene
fit re
alise
d as
pl
antin
gs m
atur
e.
Oak
par
klan
d/w
ood-
pas
ture
be
twee
n D
unac
hton
Lo
dge
and
Mea
dow
side
Qua
rry.
Hab
itat l
oss
in re
latio
n to
ol
d tr
ees
in th
e pa
rkla
nd/
woo
d pa
stur
e w
ith
pote
ntia
l for
loss
of b
at
roos
ting
habi
tat
Con
stru
ctio
n no
ise m
ay
adve
rsel
y af
fect
loca
l br
eedi
ng b
ird
popu
latio
n
Con
stru
ctio
nU
ncer
tain
ty
over
the
prec
ise
num
ber o
f tr
ees
affe
cted
, or
the
pres
ence
of
bat r
oost
s
Iden
tify
and
surv
ey a
ll af
fect
ed
tree
s fo
r bat
roos
ting
pote
ntia
l pr
ior t
o co
nstr
uctio
n an
d in
su
ffici
ent t
ime
to a
llow
for s
peci
es
prot
ectio
n by
sea
sona
l avo
idan
ce
of w
orks
.
Avo
id b
ird b
reed
ing
seas
on.
Loss
of n
estin
g sit
es a
nd/o
r bat
tr
ee ro
osts
to b
e m
itiga
ted
by
the
prov
ision
of l
ong-
last
ing
nest
/roos
ting
boxe
s pl
aced
on
imm
edia
tely
adj
acen
t ret
aine
d tr
ees
in a
ratio
of 3
box
es
prov
ided
for a
ny p
oten
tial r
oost
lo
st.
Min
or a
dver
se in
re
latio
n to
any
loss
of
old
tree
s.
Neu
tral
in re
latio
n to
pro
tect
ed
spec
ies.
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A9 Dualling Kincraig to Dalraddy Environmental Statement
Spec
ies-
rich
gras
sland
s (lo
calis
ed),
by
Leau
lt Bu
rn a
nd
Bald
ow S
mid
dy
unde
rpas
s.
Hab
itat l
oss
to s
econ
d ca
rria
gew
ay a
nd to
te
mpo
rary
brid
ge
dive
rsio
ns.
Pote
ntia
l fo
r im
pact
s on
wet
gr
assla
nds
from
cha
nges
in
gro
und-
wat
er re
gim
e
Con
stru
ctio
nEx
tent
of
land
-tak
e re
quire
d fr
om b
ridge
di
vers
ions
no
t pre
cise
ly
dete
rmin
ed
Land
-tak
e m
inim
ised.
Los
ses
of
gras
sland
s m
itiga
ted
by re
-se
edin
g ve
rges
with
wild
flow
er
gras
sland
s. O
ptio
ns fo
r lon
g-te
rm
man
agem
ent o
f the
gra
ssla
nds
at
the
Bald
ow S
mid
dy u
nder
pass
to
be e
xplo
red.
Pote
ntia
l for
Min
or
Posit
ive
gain
s fr
om
verg
e re
-see
ding
Key
A
ssum
ptio
ns:
All
wor
ks a
re u
nder
take
n to
bes
t pra
ctic
e w
ith re
gard
to m
inim
ising
pol
lutio
n ris
ks ,
the
adve
rse
impa
cts
of n
oise
and
with
gen
eral
re
gard
to h
ighe
st s
tand
ards
of e
nviro
nmen
tal p
rote
ctio
n .
All
miti
gatio
n is
unde
rtak
en a
s ou
tline
d, im
pact
avo
idan
ce s
trat
egie
s ar
e pr
actic
al a
nd s
ucce
ssfu
l and
the
resu
lts o
f hab
itat c
reat
ion
acco
rd to
the
inte
nded
des
ign,
spe
cific
atio
ns a
nd o
bjec
tives
.
Key
Dat
a So
urce
s:
A9
Kin
crai
g to
Dal
radd
y C
arria
gew
ay W
iden
ing.
200
7 En
viro
nmen
tal S
tate
men
t. Vo
lum
es 1
-3 (A
tkin
s fo
r Tra
nspo
rt S
cotla
nd).
Dat
a de
rived
from
fiel
d su
rvey
Aug
ust-
Sept
embe
r 201
2 &
Feb
ruar
y 20
13.
Dat
a de
rived
from
con
sulta
tion,
201
3.
Add
ition
al re
fere
nces
as
quot
ed in
Sec
tion
18. V
olum
e 1
of th
e ES
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Biodiversity & Habitats
Notes to Worksheet B2
1. 1 Consider potential for impacts not just within the proposal but also with other external actions potentially affecting the site or resource.
2. 2 Use 7-point scale as described in STAG Technical Database Section 5.4.
