§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the names of sites of special interest in South Yorkshire which have been damaged or destroyed since 1981; and by what causes.
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(a) SSSIS (as at 21 June 1988) Site name Site area (ha) Habitat type Ownership Anston stones wood 33.7 Woodland/grassland Public Ashfield brick pits 0.6 Geological/physiographical Private Bilham sand pits 0.2 Geological/physiographical Private Bradgate brickworks 0.9 Geological/physiographical Private Cadeby quarry 97.0 Geological/physiographical Private Denaby Ings 24.5 Swamp, fen, inundation, communities, grassland Private Edlington wood 99.7 Woodland Private Hallam moors (part) 200.0 Moorland Public/private Hatfield moor 199.1 Woodland, raised bog, open water Private Houndkirk moor 19.6 Wet heathland Public Kinder and Bleaklow (part) 500.00 Moorland Public/private Lindrick golf course 34.7 Woodland, scrub, grassland Private Little Don stream section 1.1 Geological/physiographical Public/private Maltby low common 3.8 Grassland Private Neepsand brickworks 6.3 Geological/physiographical Public Neepsand railway cutting 1.4 Geological/physiographical Public Owston hay meadows 5.5 Grassland Public/private Potteric Carr 118.6 Woodland, swamp, fen, inundation, communities, open water Public/private Roche abbey woodlands 52.8 Woodland Private Sandall Beat 63.9 Woodland Public Shirley pool 15.5 Woodland, grassland, swamp, fen, inundation, communities, open water Private Sprot Gorge 76.9 Woodland, swamp, fen, inundation communities, grassland Private Stannington Ruffs 2.4 Geologrical/physiogaphical Public/private Thorne, Crowle and Goole moors 1,918.6 Lowland raised bog Public/private Totley wood 14.7 Woodland Public Went Ings meadows 5.9 Grassland Private Warncliffe craggs 14.5 Geological/physiographical Public Wood lee common 6.3 Geological/physiographical Private
§ Mr. MoynihanI am advised by the Nature Conservancy Council that no SSSI in South Yorkshire has been destroyed since 1981. The following five sites have sustained some damage.
Site Type and cause of damage (i) Hatfield Moor Peat/gravel extraction, carried out with the benefit of long-standing planning consents. (ii) Thorne Crowle and Goole Moors (iii) Roche Abbey Woodland Arson/wood cutting—short-term damage by third parties from which the site is expected to recover. (iv) Sandall Beat Motor cycling—short-term damage by third parties from which site is expected to recover. (v) Shirley Pool A small area of the 15½ ha site has been damaged by agricultural operations but overall scientific interest of the site has not been significantly affected.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the name, size, type of habitat and whether privately or publicly owned of(a) sites of special scientific interest, (b) national nature reserves, (c) local nature reserves, (d) sites protected by the Ramsar convention and (e) sites protected by the European Community birds directive, in South Yorkshire.
§ Mr. MoynihanThe information is as follows:
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(c) Local nature reserves Site name Site area (ha) Habitat type Ownership Sandall beat 63.9 Woodland Public Calton marsh 2.2 Marsh Public (d) Sites Designated Under the Ramsar Covention
(e) Sites Designated Under the EC Birds Directive (79/409)
No sites have been designated. The NCC has identified two sites which it considers meet the criteria for listing under the convention and/or directive. The boundaries of the sites have yet to be determined. Site Name Designation Proposed Site Area (ha) Habitat Ownership Thorne and Hatfield moors Ramsar SPA To be determined Lowland, raised bog, open water, woodland Public/Private Peak District Moors (Part) SPA To be determined Moorland Public/Private