Environmental Statement volume 4 - Chiltern Evergreen3

Site name/area/distance fromdevelopmentQualifying interest (habitats and species),general condition requirements andmanagement measuresThe southernmost field is the wettest of thegroup and holds standing water part of the year– water derived from rain may be supplementedby leakage from the mains supplies and from theadjoining canal.Conservation objectives Site sensitivities Known vulnerabilityand threatsOther fields in the site are drier and the mownareas are used for low intensity recreation andlight grazing.Reference: Natural England citation, date notified1986.Wendlebury Meads and MansmoorCloses SSSI73.2 haTraditionally managed unimporved neutralmeadows supporting a variety if plantcommunities that have developed in response tovarying management, drainage and soils.Amongst few surviving examples of calcareousclay pasture communities.Short term flooding often occurs with theoverflow of water from the River Ray to thesoutheast.None available Groundwater levels Annual flooding Surface waterpollution Grazing regime Direct loss, damageor physicaldisturbance tolowland haymeadowsChanges togroundwaterlevels.Change tomanagementregime.As with all suites of meadows there areindividual differences resulting from varyingdrainage patterns, management (summerENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENTF12CHILTERN RAILWAYS