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Borough of Brent SINC Review 2014 Site: Abbey Estate Wayleave L32 Current Designation: Draft new site Summary: Upgrade designation to SBI Grade I and adopt site boundary as proposed Key Habitat and Species: The main habitat on this segmented site is species poor grassland which does not qualify as a Section 41 Habitat of Principle Importance in England. One Species of Principle Importance in England, the Stag Beetle, has been recorded on the site. Although this record is now 15 years old, it does not indicate that the species is no longer present on the site. The lack of records is more likely to be an indication that nobody has surveyed the site in the intervening years. Links: Abbey Estate Wayleave adjoins the Piccadilly Line and runs through a dense residential area and thus has a connection to wider sites through the lineside habitat. Description: Access to the site was restricted to visual inspection only due to the entire site being fenced in with metal railings. The species list in the Target Notes is therefore not extensive, but is indicative of the habitat quality. Each segment of the wayleave was similar in species composition of the grassland, and each had a few scattered scrub or tree species on the edges. Species such as Yarrow, Red Clover, Hedge Mustard, Creeping Thistle, Common Mallow, Ribwort Plantain characterise the sward, with Common Nettle and other ruderal species occurring at the edges by the fencing. Adjacent to the railway a small area of woodland with mature Pedunculate Oak, Sycamore, Hawthorn and English Elm fills the end of the first segment of the wayleave. Designated Species recorded on site: Species Designation Date of record Cicones undatus LSOCC 1999 Hawthorn Jewel Beetle LSOCC, Na 1999 Stag Beetle HSD2p, S41, UKBAP, Nb, LBAP, LSOCC 1998 S.41 = Section 41 of NERC Act (Species of Principal Importance in England) UKBAP = UK Biodiversity Action Plan Nb = Nationally Notable B (Rare and scarce species) LBAP = Local Biodiversity Action Plan LSOCC = London Species of Conservation Concern Species potentially supported by habitat on site: Reptiles, Birds, Invertebrates, foraging Bats Boundary status: There have been no incursions into the existing boundary. Further recommendations There are no further recommendations for boundary changes. Management recommendations Appendix 2-1

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Borough of Brent SINC Review 2014

Site: Abbey Estate Wayleave L32

Current Designation: Draft new site

Summary: Upgrade designation to SBI Grade I and adopt site boundary as proposed

Key Habitat and Species: The main habitat on this segmented site is species poor grassland which does not qualify as a Section 41 Habitat of Principle Importance in England. One Species of Principle Importance in England, the Stag Beetle, has been recorded on the site. Although this record is now 15 years old, it does not indicate that the species is no longer present on the site. The lack of records is more likely to be an indication that nobody has surveyed the site in the intervening years.

Links: Abbey Estate Wayleave adjoins the Piccadilly Line and runs through a dense residential area and thus has a connection to wider sites through the lineside habitat.

Description:

Access to the site was restricted to visual inspection only due to the entire site being fenced in with metal railings. The species list in the Target Notes is therefore not extensive, but is indicative of the habitat quality. Each segment of the wayleave was similar in species composition of the grassland, and each had a few scattered scrub or tree species on the edges. Species such as Yarrow, Red Clover, Hedge Mustard, Creeping Thistle, Common Mallow, Ribwort Plantain characterise the sward, with Common Nettle and other ruderal species occurring at the edges by the fencing. Adjacent to the railway a small area of woodland with mature Pedunculate Oak, Sycamore, Hawthorn and English Elm fills the end of the first segment of the way-‐leave.

Designated Species recorded on site:

Species Designation Date of record

Cicones undatus LSOCC 1999 Hawthorn Jewel Beetle LSOCC, Na 1999 Stag Beetle HSD2p, S41, UKBAP, Nb, LBAP, LSOCC 1998

S.41 = Section 41 of NERC Act (Species of Principal Importance in England) UKBAP = UK Biodiversity Action Plan Nb = Nationally Notable B (Rare and scarce species) LBAP = Local Biodiversity Action Plan LSOCC = London Species of Conservation Concern

Species potentially supported by habitat on site:

Reptiles, Birds, Invertebrates, foraging Bats

Boundary status:

There have been no incursions into the existing boundary.

Further recommendations

There are no further recommendations for boundary changes.

Management recommendations

Appendix 2-1

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Provide an element of broadleaved dead wood in the first segment of the wayleave by the railway line to encourage the Stag Beetle. Ensure that this is not cleared away as the Stag Beetle has a long life cycle; the larvae live in the dead wood or in the ground beneath it for up to five years. Clearance of dead wood can be catastrophic to the local population of this protected species.

Appendix 2-2