Report Cover Vol I - Clare County Library
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The <strong>County</strong> <strong>Clare</strong> Wetlands Survey Patrick Crushell & Peter Foss 2008<br />
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Table 7.5: Damaging operations recorded on sites as part of the CWS. The damaging<br />
operations marked with an * are especially associated and likely to impact negatively on<br />
wetland sites.<br />
Damaging<br />
Operation<br />
Code<br />
Damaging Operation<br />
001 Coastal Infilling or Reclamation * Lagoons, Dune slacks<br />
Broad Wetland habitats most at threat from<br />
damaging operation<br />
002 Wetland Infilling * Fens, Marsh, Bog, Reed Swamp<br />
003 Agricultural Improvement * Fen, Marsh, Wet Grassland<br />
004 Clearance of scrub * Wet woodland, Bog Woodland<br />
005 Hedgerow removal<br />
006 Felling of native or mixed<br />
woodland<br />
007 Drainage * Bogs, Fens, Marsh, Reedbed, Lakes, Wet<br />
Grassland<br />
008 Modifications to Watercourses * Rivers, Drainage channels<br />
009 Grazing * Bogs, Lake margins, Fen, Marsh, Reedbed,<br />
Turloughs<br />
010 Mowing / Cutting<br />
011 Burning * Wet heath, Bogs<br />
012 Application of Fertilizers * Lakes, Rivers, Turloughs<br />
013 Application of Pesticides<br />
014 Bait Digging<br />
015 Hunting and Fishing * Lakes, Rivers<br />
016 Golfing<br />
017 Camping / Caravaning Lagoons, Dune Slacks<br />
018 Other Recreational<br />
019 Littering<br />
020 Dumping * Bog, Fen, Marsh<br />
021 Building / Civil Engineering<br />
022 Water Polluting Operations * Lakes, Rivers<br />
023 Aquaculture<br />
024 Peat Cutting / Hand * Bogs, Dystrophic lakes<br />
025 Peat Cutting / Mechanical * Bogs, Dystrophic lakes<br />
026 Inland Mineral Extraction<br />
027 Removal of Beach Material * Lagoons, Dune slacks<br />
028 Collection of Biological Material<br />
029 Collection of Geological Material<br />
030 Introduction of Exotic Species<br />
031 Natural Spread of Unwanted<br />
Species<br />
032 Afforestation * Bogs, Wet Heaths, Wet Grassland<br />
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