§ Mr. Ron DaviesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list the sites of special scientific interest damaged by acid rain in the latest year for which figures are available and give the hectarage of each site of special scientific interest affected.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 12 January 1993]: The information is not available in the form requested.
290WThe latest available information for provision compared to the guidelines is set out in the following table. Information for Paisley, Johnstone and Elderslie is not available centrally.
Research between 1988 and 1991 funded by the former Nature Conservancy Council examined fresh waters within sites of special scientific interest which were considered to be vulnerable to the effects of acid rain. Of 89 sites in Scotland which were examined, the 44 listed in the table showed evidence of acidification beyond natural background levels of one or more fresh water features for which acid rain is the presumed cause.
Sites of special scientific interest showing evidence of acidification
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- Mochrum Lochs
- Wood of Cree
- Glentrool Oakwoods
- Merrick-Kells
- Cairnsmore of Fleet
- Kenmure Holms
- River Dee Parton to Crossmichael
- Laughengie and Airie Hills
- Moffat Hills
- Bogton Loch
- Loch Doon
- Feoch Meadows
- Arran Northern Mountains
- West Loch Lomondside Woodlands
- North End of Bute
- Hells Glen
- Loch Eck
- Rinns of Islay
- Ardpatrick and Dunmore Woods
- Doire Darach
- Crannach Wood
- Coladoir Bog
- Central Mull Complex
- Rannoch Moor
- Lon Leanachain
- Glen Coe
- Ben Nevis
- Claish Moss
- Loch Bran
- Glen Affric
- Beinn Eighe
- Loch Maree Islands
- Inverpolly
- Ben Loyal
- North Harris
- Tweed River
- Lochan Lairig Cheile
- Rowardennan Woodlands
- Loch Con
- Glen Muick and Lochnagar
- Cairngorms
- Eastern Cairngorms
- Kinveachy Forest
- Creag Meagaidh