Condition of SSSI Units for Site Upper Wye Gorge SSSI

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Report generated on: 17 Oct 2019


Main Habitat	Responsible Officer	Unit Number	Unit Id	Area (ha)	NNR Overlap Area (ha)	Latest Assessment Date	Assessment Description	Comment	Adverse Condition Reasons
Upper Wye Gorge SSSI - GLOUCESTERSHIRE, HEREFORDSHIRE (FOREST OF DEAN, HEREFORDSHIRE, COUNTY OF)
	KATEY STEPHEN	003	1019608	1.2722	0.00	#Error	Favourable	Visit for new CS application. Deer pressure high. Needs full CSM survey to check condition
	KATEY STEPHEN	004	1019609	0.7715	0.00	#Error	Favourable	trim
	KATEY STEPHEN	005	1019617	3.2514	0.00	#Error	Favourable	Visit as part on the CS application. Deer browsing high in whole area. Needs CSM assessment to confirm condition
	KATEY STEPHEN	006	1019618	5.6632	0.00	#Error	Unfavourable - Recovering	Only woodland feature assessed.Lack of open space, dense canopy, age structure and natural regeneration - mostly effects of historical management.
	KATEY STEPHEN	007	1013477	49.3297	0.00	#Error	Favourable	Visited as part of CS application. Deer pressure high in whole area. Needs CSM monitoring to confirm condition
	KATEY STEPHEN	008	1013472	2.4501	0.00	#Error	Unfavourable - Recovering	Only woodland feature assessed.Lack of open space, limited age structure and cover of understorey. Possibly deer browsing, in addition.Possibly minimum intervention management
	KATEY STEPHEN	009	1013473	6.6025	0.00	#Error	Favourable	Open space low in general (but also thought to be minimum intervention.
	KATEY STEPHEN	010	1019612	21.5469	0.00	#Error	Unfavourable - Recovering	Only woodland feature assessed.Age structure, open space and limited regeneration.Some management included in current FDP but mostly minimum intervention woodland.
	KATEY STEPHEN	011	1019611	15.5322	0.00	#Error	Unfavourable - Recovering	Only woodland feature assessed.Lack of age structure, open space and limited regeneration.Elements included in current FDP but mostly minimum intervention woodland.
	KATEY STEPHEN	012	1013474	7.9418	0.00	#Error	Unfavourable - Recovering	Only woodland feature assessed.Lack of open space and effects of deer browsing
	KATEY STEPHEN	013	1019616	62.6986	0.00	#Error	Unfavourable - Recovering	Only woodland and VPA features assessed.Woodland limited open space, poor age structure and effects of deer browsing.
	KATEY STEPHEN	014	1019613	13.1081	0.00	#Error	Favourable	Only woodland feature assessed.This unit favourable although few stops and small extent covered.
	KATEY STEPHEN	015	1019614	17.6771	16.36	#Error	Unfavourable - Recovering	Only woodland feature assessed.Minimum intervention woodland used for long-time woodland research ? cannot predict outcomes.Only limited natural regen evident but also deer browsing.
	KATEY STEPHEN	016	1019615	44.9016	28.90	#Error	Unfavourable - Recovering	Only woodland feature assessed.Limited natual regen but also signs of deer browsing.