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AQUATIC VEGETATION – LOCAL DISTINCTIVENESS Excluding Luronium natans and Potamogeton compressus. The management of the canal will maintain the following species to close to their 2001 range. Restoration to higher levels will be targeted, and as and when such higher levels are both attained and shown to be sustainable, the standard required for favourable condition will be raised. Number of km lengths in which species appears. Wales 2001 Wales OBJECTIVE New reserve England Alisma lanceolatum 2 2 Yes Butomus umbellatus 1 10 Yes Callitriche hamulata 7 16 No Callitriche hermaphroditica 1 11 Yes Carex acutiformis 2 2 Yes Hottonia palustris 0 0 Yes Hydrocharis morsus-ranae 0 0 Yes Myriophyllum alterniflorum 10 11 No Potamogeton alpinus 0 0 Yes Potamogeton crispus 6 14 Yes Potamogeton friesii 1 3 Yes Potamogeton obtusifolius 23 23 Yes Potamogeton perfoliatus 4 6 No Potamogeton praelongus 2 4 No Spirodela polyrhiza 2 2 Yes FLOATING WATER PLANTAIN – Luronium natans Currently only occurs in Wales, and these standards are therefore for the Wales length. Base-line area, subject to up to 25% natural fluctuations, is 1.5134 hectares, measured from 2001. Requires evidence of spreading by runners, and spreading around site by fragments. Boated channel Present in 21km lengths; one positive recorded presence per km is sufficient. In-channel reserves Present in in-channel reserves in at least 21km lengths; present in 30% of samples. Off-line reserves Present in all offline reserves in Wales; present in 40% of samples. Non-navigable channel Present in all non-navigable channel kms where it was found in 2001; present in 75% of samples and 75% of the mapped area in 2001 in Vyrnwy aqueduct. 167
GRASSWRACK PONDWEED – Potamogeton compressus These standards apply to Wales. Absence of flowering to be taken as an indicator but not a failure of FC/FCS. Population size, but not distribution, may fluctuate by up to 25% from agreed baselines. The plant has been recorded in England at Aston Nature Reserve, and trails will be undertaken to either spread or re-introduce it to this location. Boated channel Present in minimum 5 km (25%) lengths in Wales. In-channel reserves Present within reserves in minimum of 70% of navigable lengths (approximate return to best available historic data) AND present in at least 20% of monitoring events per km. Off-line reserves Present within all the offline reserves in Wales AND at least two separate populations (each >10 stems, or patch size >1m_ with a separation of >5m) per 0.5ha of reserve or per reserve AND any agreed sustained restoration to be maintained within natural fluctuations. Non-navigable channel Present in similar range to the late 1980s, which is approximately 70% of non-navigable km-lengths AND present in 50% of monitoring events per km. For Vyrnwy aqueduct length at least 75% of the 2001 mapped area maintained. 168
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Montgomery Canal: Regeneration thro
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This document is t
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1. INTRODUCTION Summary of chapter
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1.1 THE PARTNERSHIP This Strategy h
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1.3 COMPANION REPORTS Throughout th
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Llangollen Canal Frankton Junction
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2.1 INTRODUCTION Many of the conser
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(Department for Culture Media and S
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A key aim of the Shropshire Tourism
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3.1 LANDSCAPE HERITAGE 3.1.1 Overvi
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iv. The Canal The driving force beh
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Table 3.1. Montgomery Canal Corrido
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The country has been divided up int
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Although there is little natural wo
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References for further information
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they have undergone extensive repai
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xi. Water Economy The canal require
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iii. Canal-related industry The nat
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This Strategy seeks to further deve
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The Shropshire Biodiversity Action
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Mammals: Bats Pipistrelle Noctule D
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Figure 3.9. Luronium natans (Floati
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Overall the Welsh section is lightl
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3.4.7 Paddlesports Currently the Ca
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The invertebrate fauna is one metho
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3.6 COMMUNITY AND VISITOR ACCESS 3.
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3.6.2 Cycling Cycling is growing in
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4. OPTIONS APPRAISAL Summary of cha
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Proposals for restoration in any fo
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4.2.6 Option 3B: Option 3 + Additio
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OPTION 1 1B 2 2B 3 3B 4 4b 5 Archae
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5. VISION Summary of chapter The pr
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In parallel to the engineering, and
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6.1 LANDSCAPE HERITAGE 6.1.1 Existi
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6.2.2 Local Implementation B) Briti
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6.3.4 Monitoring Informs Action L)
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F) A transparent and impartial syst
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6.6 COMMUNITY AND VISITOR ACCESS 6.
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6.7.2 Visitor spend Visitor spend w
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7. MANAGEMENT PROPOSALS Summary of
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Waterlogged sites, e.g. peat in the
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Suggested Canal gateway - enhanced
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5) The Partnership will seek early
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Figure 7.5. Proposed Conservation A
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7.2.4 Benign Neglect This is often
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Separate standards have been agreed
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See also Sections 6.4 (Navigation)
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19) The Countryside Council for Wal
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30) Management will be by careful m
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1. Establishment of compensatory ha
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Table 7.6. Private boat moorings an
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trip day hire private visiting 6,00
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Page 154 and 155: 9.1 PHILOSOPHY The Montgomery is a
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Page 172 and 173: Llantysilio Sluice Llantysilio Feed
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Page 176 and 177: Table 11.1 Commitments to Action. F
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