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Environmental Statement volume 4 - Chiltern Evergreen3

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Site name/area/distance fromdevelopmentQualifying interest (habitats and species),general condition requirements andmanagement measuresConservation objectives Site sensitivities Known vulnerabilityand threatsFlooding regime Visual assessment recorded by Oxford CityCouncil – Apium repens areas flooded for at least2 wk periods every 2-3 yrs. Regular prolongedinundation thought to be important inmaintaining community.The conservation objectives for the Europeaninterest on the Cassington Meadows SSSI, Pixeyand Yarnton Meads SSSI, Port Meadow withWolvercote Common SSSI and WolvercoteMeadows SSSI are to maintain*, in favourablecondition, the:Lowland Hay Meadows.Relevant management target information from theFavourable Condition Tables for ‘unimprovedneutral grassland’ (MG4) mandatory attributes andtargets for the SAC component are as follows:MG4Extent No reduction in area.Sward Composition Grass/herb Ratio Target of 40-90% herb composition. Lowcomposition indicates eutrophication, usuallyfrom fertilisers, or insufficient removal ofENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENTF9CHILTERN RAILWAYS

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