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Dunmore Moss and Wood Wildlife Site
11.3.7 Dunmore Moss and Wood Wildlife Site is located approximately 1.8km due south of application
area on the opposite side of the Forth Estuary. Dunmore Moss consists of degraded raised
bog habitat, much of which is drained and heavily colonised by dense birch, while Dunmore
Wood is dominated by coniferous plantation along with small areas of plantation and seminatural
deciduous woodland and scrub.
Alloa Inches SWT Reserve
11.3.8 Alloa and Tullibody Inches consist of two small, low lying islands located on a large bend in the
tidal section of the River Forth approximately 1.1km upstream of the application area.
11.3.9 The smaller, Tullibody Inch (11ha) which is covered by common reed (Phragmites australis), is
surrounded by deep soft mud, and is regularly inundated by the tide.
11.3.10 Alloa Inch (39ha), which formerly consisted of productive agricultural land, is also frequently
inundated by the tide following a breach in the seawall in 1983. This has lead to the
establishment of the largest area of pioneer saltmarsh communities in the Forth Estuary
including extensive areas of sea aster. There are few other relatively undisturbed upper
estuarine fresh water/salt water transition marshes in Britain, the nearest significant examples
being the reedbeds in the Tay and Humber Estuaries.
11.3.11 The site has particular importance for waterfowl, particular reference to which is provided in
Chapter 12: Ornithology.
Protected and Notable Habitats and Species Records
11.3.12 The following information on protected and notable habitats and species was provided through
consultation and desktop study searches, most notably the NBN gateway database conducted
on 21 July 2010.
Habitats
11.3.13 BSBI identified that the following important habitats may occur within the application area;
• saltmarsh (e.g. along the margins of the Forth Estuary);
• natural deciduous woodland;
• unimproved grassland;
• tall fen and riparian grassland (e.g. along the River Black Devon); and,
• area of disturbed waste ground with rare ruderal plant species.
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