Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Orkney Local Development Plan
Appendix B.2 Local Nature Conservation Sites (LNCS)
IMAGE: Page 1 contains the Local Nature Conservation Sites index table, listing sites 1–40 with their locations and biological or geological classification. All legible text is transcribed in the table below.
IMAGE: Page 2 continues the Local Nature Conservation Sites index table, listing sites 41–86 with their locations and biological or geological classification. All legible text is transcribed in the table below.
IMAGE: Page 3 continues the Local Nature Conservation Sites index table, listing sites 87–131 with their locations and biological or geological classification. All legible text is transcribed in the table below.
IMAGE: Page 4 continues the Local Nature Conservation Sites index table, listing sites 132–177 with their locations and biological or geological classification. All legible text is transcribed in the table below.
IMAGE: Page 5 continues the Local Nature Conservation Sites index table, listing sites 178–225 with their locations and biological or geological classification. All legible text is transcribed in the table below.
IMAGE: Page 6 contains the final section of the Local Nature Conservation Sites index table, listing sites 226–248, followed by the note “GCR = Geological Conservation Review Site”. All legible text is transcribed in the table and note below.
| Index ID | Site | Biological / Geological |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aikers, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 2 | Aith Head, South Walls | Biological |
| 3 | Ancum Loch, North Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 4 | Anderswick, Stenness, Orphir | Biological |
| 5 | Ayre of Cara, South Ronaldsay / Burray | Biological / geomorphological |
| 6 | Ayre of Roadmire, Westray | Biological / geomorphological |
| 7 | Backaskaill, Papa Westray | Biological |
| 8 | Banks of Runabout, Shapinsay | Biological |
| 9 | Barebrecks, Firth | Biological |
| 10 | Barth Head, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 11 | Bay of Cott, Wyre | Biological |
| 12 | Bay of Suckquoy, Tankerness | Biological |
| 13 | Bea Loch, Sanday | Biological |
| 14 | Berryhill, St Ola | Biological |
| 15 | Bigswell, Stenness | Biological |
| 16 | Blown, Culdigeo & Whitemoss | Biological |
| 17 | Blows Moss, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 18 | Bomo, Eday | Biological |
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| 20 | Borwick, Sandwick | Biological |
| 21 | Braehead, Eday | Biological |
| 22 | Braeswick, Sanday | Biological |
| 23 | Breck of Linkquoy, Sandwick | Biological |
| 24 | Breckan, Harray | Biological |
| 25 | Breckquoy, Holm / Tankerness | Biological |
| 26 | Bride’s Ness, North Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 27 | Bridgend, Firth | Biological |
| 28/29 | Brig o’ Waithe, Stromness / Stenness | Biological |
| 30 | Brims, North Walls | Biological |
| 31 | Brinkies Brae, Stromness | Biological |
| 32 | Brodgar, Loch of Harray, Stenness/Sandwick (1) | Biological |
| 33 | Brough of Birsay, Birsay | Biological |
| 34 | Bruce’s Loch, Stronsay | Biological |
| 35 | Brunt Hill, Stromness | Biological |
| 36 | Bu, Moaness, Hoy | Biological |
| 37 | Burgh Head & Little Water, Stronsay | Biological & geological |
| 38 | Burial Ground Loch, Stronsay | Biological |
| 39 | Burn of Ellibister, Rendall | Biological |
| 40 | Burn of Ess, Birsay/Sandwick | Biological |
| 41 | Burn of Greenigeo, Orphir | Biological |
| 42 | Burn, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 43 | Burray Ness, Burray | Biological |
| 44 | Burwick Loch, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 45 | Caldale, St Ola | Biological |
| 46 | Calf of Flotta | Biological |
| 47 | Cava | Biological |
| 48 | Cleat, Sanday | Biological |
| 49 | Clumly Breck, Sandwick | Biological |
| 50 | Como, Rendall | Biological |
| 51 | Corrigall, Harray | Biological |
| 52 | Coasta Hill, Evie / Birsay | Biological |
| 53 | Crockness, North Walls | Biological |
| 54 | Croo Stone Vent Coast Section, South Ronaldsay | Geological |
| 55 | Dale Moss, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 56 | Dale, Eday | Biological |
| 57 | Dam of Collie, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 58 | Dam of Hoxa, South Ronaldsay | Biological & geomorphological |
| 59 | Decca Station, Loch of Harray, Sandwick | Biological |
| 60 | Deepdale, Loch of Stenness, Stromness | Biological |
| 61 | Doun Helzie, Sanday | Biological & geomorphological |
| 62 | East Hill, Shapinsay | Biological |
| 63 | Echna Loch, Burray | Biological |
| 64 | Eve’s Loch, Deerness | Biological |
| 65 | Fara | Biological |
| 66 | Fea heath, South Walls | Biological |
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| 68 | Fersness Hill, Eday | Biological |
| 69 | Fribo Marsh, Westray | Biological |
| 70 | Gairsay and Hen of Gairsay | Biological |
| 71 | Gairy, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 72 | Gaitnip Hill, Holm / St Ola | Biological |
| 73 | Glimps Holm | Biological |
| 74 | Golta Peninsula, Flotta | Biological |
| 75 | Graemsay Hill (west and east), Graemsay | Biological |
| 76 | Graemston Loch, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 77 | Green head, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 78 | Greenan Nev, Eday GCR site* | Geological |
| 79 | Greenock, Tankerness | Biological |
| 80 | Greenwall, Shapinsay | Biological |
| 81 | Gretchen Loch, North Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 82 | Grim Ness, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 83 | Grunavi Head, Sanday | Biological |
| 84 | Harray Road End, Stenness/Harray | Biological |
| 85 | Head of Work, St Ola | Biological |
| 86 | Heathery Howes, Holm/St Ola/Tankerness | Biological |
| 87 | Heddle, Firth/Stenness | Biological |
| 88 | Hegglie Ber, Sanday | Geological |
| 89 | Helziegetha, Wyre | Biological |
| 90 | Hestwall, Sandwick | Biological |
| 91 | Hewing, Firth | Biological |
| 92 | Hill of Dwarmo, Evie | Biological |
| 93 | Holms of Ire, Sanday | Biological |
| 94 | Hooking Loch, North Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 95 | Hoston Bay, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 96 | Hoxa East Cliffs, South Ronaldsay | Biological & geological |
| 97 | Hoy & North Walls SSSI Moorland Fringes | Biological |
| 98 | Hunda | Biological |
| 99 | Keelylang Moorland Fringes Firth/Stenness/Orphir (Maitland Burn) | Biological |
| 100 | Kirbist Mire, North Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 101 | Kirbist, Westray | Biological |
| 102 | Klondyke, Burray | Biological |
| 103 | Knowes of Trotty, Harray | Biological |
| 104 | Lairo Water and The Ouse, Shapinsay | Biological & geomorphological |
| 105 | Lea Shun, Stronsay | Biological |
| 106 | Links of Aikerness, Evie | Geological & biological |
| 107 | Little Over-the-Water, Sanday | Biological |
| 108 | Loch of Ayre, Holm | Biological |
| 109 | Loch of Banks, Birsay | Biological |
| 110 | Loch of Boardhouse, Birsay | Biological |
| 111 | Loch of Bosquoy, Harray | Biological |
| 112 | Loch of Brockan, Rendall | Biological |
| 113 | Loch of Burness, Westray | Biological |
| 114 | Loch of Carness, St Ola | Biological |
| 115 | Loch of Clumly, Sandwick | Biological |
| 116 | Loch of Garso, North Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 117 | Loch of Garth, Westray | Biological |
| 118 | Loch of Graemeshall, Holm | Biological |
| 119 | Loch of Greenhill, South Walls | Biological |
| 120 | Loch of Hundland, Birsay | Biological |
| 121 | Loch of Kirbister, Orphir | Biological |
| 122 | Loch of London, Eday | Biological |
| 123 | Loch of Lythe, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 124 | Loch of Matpow, Stronsay | Biological |
| 125 | Loch of Ness, Papa Westray | Biological |
| 126 | Loch of Ouse, Deerness | Biological |
| 127 | Loch of Rosemire, Sandwick | Biological |
| 128 | Loch of Rothiesholm & Blan Loch, Stronsay | Biological |
| 129 | Loch of Sabiston, Birsay | Biological |
| 130 | Loch of Saintear, Westray | Biological |
| 131 | Loch of Scockness, Rousay | Biological |
| 132 | Loch of Skaill, Sandwick | Biological |
| 133 | Loch of St Tredwell & Moclett, Papa Westray | Biological |
| 134 | Loch of Swannay, Birsay | Biological |
| 135 | Loch of Swartmill, Westray | Biological |
| 136 | Loch of Tankermess | Biological |
| 137 | Loch of Tuquoy, Westray | Biological |
| 138 | Loch of Vastray, Evie | Biological |
| 139 | Loch of Via, Papa Westray | Biological |
| 140 | Loch of Wasbister, Rousay | Biological |
| 141 | Loch of Wasdale, Firth/Harray | Biological |
| 142 | Loch of Work, St Ola | Biological |
| 143 | Lochs of Watten and Welland, Egilsay | Biological |
| 144 | Long Ayre, Tankerness | Biological & geomorphological |
| 145 | Lower Olad, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
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| 147 | Lynegar, Hoxa, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 148 | Lyre cliff, Sanday | Biological |
| 149 | Manse Loch, Egilsay | Biological |
| 150 | Mayback, Papa Westray | Biological |
| 151 | Meikle Water, Stronsay | Biological |
| 152 | Melsetter Coast Section, North Walls | Geological |
| 153 | Mill Dam of Rango, Sandwick | Biological |
| 154 | Mill Loch, Papa Stronsay | Biological |
| 155 | Mill Sand, Tankerness | Biological |
| 156 | Mires of Whip, Sanday | Biological |
| 157 | Mirkady Point, Deerness | Biological & geomorphological |
| 158 | Mossclair, Tankerness (1) | Biological |
| 159 | Mussetter, Doomy and London, Eday | Biological |
| 160 | Netherbrough, Harray | Biological |
| 161 | Newark Bay, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 162 | Newbigging to Neven Point, Eday | Geological |
| 163 | Newhouse Heath, South Walls | Biological |
| 164 | North Coast of Graemsay | Geological & biological |
| 165 | North Links, Burray | Biological |
| 166 | North Mainland, Evie-Finstown | Biological |
| 167 | North Ronaldsay Coast | Biological |
| 168 | Notster, Holm | Biological |
| 169 | Olad Summit, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 170 | Orphir Hills southern fringes, Orphir/Stenness | Biological |
| 171 | Orr Shun, Sandwick | Biological |
| 172 | Peerie Water, Evie | Biological |
| 173 | Point o’ Burrian, Westray | Biological |
| 174 | Point of Buckquoy, Birsay | Geological |
| 175 | Quholm, Stromness | Biological |
| 176 | Quoy, South Walls, | Biological |
| 177 | Quoyer, Loch of Harray, Stenness/harray | Biological |
| 178 | Quoyhenry, Rendall | Biological |
| 179 | Quoys Glen, Hoy (2) | Biological |
| 180 | Red head, Eday | Biological |
| 181 | Redbanks, Tankerness | Biological |
| 182 | Reed meadow, Loch of Harray, Sandwick | Biological |
| 183 | Rendall Moss, Rendall/Firth | Biological |
| 184 | Rennibister, Firth | Biological |
| 185 | Rerwick Head, Tankerness | Biological & geomorphological |
| 186 | Resting Hill, Eday | Biological |
| 187 | Roos Loch, Sanday | Biological |
| 188 | Rose Ness, Holm | Biological |
| 189 | Rossmyre, Firth | Biological |
| 190 | Rothiesholm, Stronsay | Biological |
| 191 | Row Head, Sandwick | Biological |
| 192 | Rysa Little | Biological |
| 193 | Sanday School, Sanday | Biological |
| 194 | Sandwick, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 195 | Saviskaill Head, Rousay | Biological |
| 196 | Scabra Head, Rousay | Biological |
| 197 | Scar, Sanday | Geological |
| 198 | Sealskerry, Eday | Biological |
| 199 | Setter, Harray | Biological |
| 200 | Shingly Hill, Rousay | Biological |
| 201 | Skaill, Eday | Biological |
| 202 | South-east Coast, South Ronaldsay | Biological, geological |
| 203 | South Links, Burray | Biological |
| 204 | South Westray Coast | Biological |
| 205 | South-east Stronsay Coast | Biological |
| 206 | St Peter’s Pool, Tankerness/Deerness | Biological |
| 207 | Stennie Hill, Eday | Biological |
| 208 | Stews, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 209 | Stone of Via, Sandwick | Biological |
| 210 | Sutherland Links, Burray | Biological |
| 211 | Swandale, Rousay | Biological |
| 212 | Swart Howe, Holm/Tankerness | Biological |
| 213 | Taftend, Westray | Biological |
| 214 | Taracliff Bay to Point of Ayre GCR site* | Geological |
| 215 | The Altar, South Ronaldsay | Geological |
| 216 | The Fidge, Orphir | Biological |
| 217 | The Galt, Shapinsay | Biological |
| 218 | The Loons, Stromness | Biological |
| 219 | The Ouse, Aikerness, Westray | Biological |
| 220 | The Ouse, Finstown | Biological |
| 221 | The Shunan, Harray | Biological |
| 222 | The Taing, Wyre | Biological |
| 223 | Tofts Ness, Sanday | Biological |
| 224 | Tronston, Sandwick | Biological |
| 225 | Tui Fea, Hoy | Biological |
| 226 | Unigarth, Sandwick | Biological |
| 227 | Vasa Loch, Shapinsay | Biological & geomorphological |
| 228 | Ve Ness, Eday | Biological |
| 229 | Veddertownmail, Tankerness | Biological |
| 230 | Vias Moss, Dounby | Biological |
| 231 | Vinquoy Wood, Eday | Biological |
| 232 | Ward Hill East, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 233 | Ward Hill North, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 234 | Ward Hill, Eday | Biological |
| 235 | Ward Hill, South Ronaldsay | Biological |
| 236 | Warebeth, Stromness | Biological & geological |
| 237 | Warsetter, Sanday | Biological |
| 238 | Wellpark, Papa Westray | Biological |
| 239 | West Aikerness, Westray | Biological |
| 240 | Westbrough, Sanday | Biological |
| 241 | Western Moors, Flotta | Biological |
| 242 | Whaness Burn, Hoy | Biological |
| 243 | Whitaloo Point, Birsay | Geological |
| 244 | Whitemill, Sanday | Biological |
| 245 | Wideford Burn, St Ola | Biological |
| 246 | Wideford Hill, St Ola | Biological |
| 247 | Witter, Braebuster Burn and Hoy Lodge Marsh | Biological |
| 248 | Yinstay Loch, Tankerness | Biological |
* GCR = Geological Conservation Review Site