County Wildife Site Criteria for Cornwall Appendices

SALINE LAGOONS: SourcesDataset Description Owner Role in Inventory Access NotesAerial photos ofCCCHeld at CCCCornwallCoastal SalineLagoons inCornwall (1985)Digital photographstaken in 2000,together with printstaken in 1995/6A detailed survey ofsaline lagoons inCornwallENCan be used toidentify up-to-dateboundaries where thetide allows.A detailed survey ofthe saline lagoons ofthe county includingdescriptions of thosecoastal ponds thatmight be classified asthis habitat.Phase 1 maps Paper information EN Will be used whereconsidered necessarySALINE LAGOONS: CommentsERCCISERCCISFairly good quality.The only reliablesource for the wholecounty.In general, mediumqualityData SourcesLittle, C. (1985). CoastalSaline Lagoons in Cornwall.NCCThe DefinitionGoodReliability of PHTInterpretationGoodOverall AssessmentGoodCommentA detailed, but brief, examination of all the possible sites inCornwall.CommentThere is no problem using the definition.ExplanationThe definition is sufficiently general that interpretation isrelatively straightforward.CommentsThere are few possible sites to examine in the county, so thatonly a few simple judgements are needed to produce aninventory of sites. There is some doubt relating to a smallnumber of sites, but there are no significant areas of doubt.We believe that the map of the small areas of Saline Lagoon isreasonably accurate.Appendix 4 - Information Relating to Priority Habitat TypesCounty Wildlife Sites Criteria