Guidance on Establishing and Managing Local Nature Conservation Site Systems in Scotland

• Purpose and Scope
• Legislative and Policy Context
• The Purpose of LNCS
• Operating a LNCS System
• Approaches to Policy and Management
• Annex

This document was prepared by the Local Nature Conservation Site Working Group, comprising the following organisations:

Annex

References

• The Scottish Biodiversity List: List of Species and Habitats considered to be of Principal Importance for the purpose of Biodiversity Conservation in Scotland
• Guidance on the Scottish Biodiversity Duty, Scottish Executive, 2005
• The UN Convention on Biological Diversity, UNEP, 1992
• The UK Geological Conservation Review, JNCC
• Local Geodiversity Action Plans – sharing good practice, English Nature, 2004
• Guidance on Local Nature Reserves in Scotland, SNH / COSLA, 2000
• The Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004
• National Planning Policy Guideline (NPPG) 14 ‘Natural Heritage’
• Planning Advice Note (PAN) 65 ‘Planning and Open Space’
• The RIGS Handbook, UKRIGS
• Scotland’s Biodiversity: It’s in Your Hands - A Strategy for the Conservation and Enhancement of Biodiversity in Scotland (The Scottish Biodiversity Strategy), Scottish Executive, 2004
• The UK Biodiversity Action Plan

Acronyms

• COSLA Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
• FERN Fife Environmental Recording Network
• GCR The UK Geological Conservation Review
• LNCS Local Nature Conservation Site
• NBN The National Biodiversity Network
• OSS Open Spaces Strategy
• RIGS Regionally Important Geological / Geomorphological Site
• RSS Rural Stewardship Scheme
• RTPI Royal Town Planning Institute
• SBS The Scottish Biodiversity Strategy
• SINC Site of Importance for Nature Conservation
• SNH Scottish Natural Heritage
• SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest
• SWT Scottish Wildlife Trust

Local Nature Conservation Site Working Group Membership

• Mike Browne British Geological Survey/UK RIGS
• Robert Nicol COSLA
• Malcolm Muir COSLA/LBAP
• Jenny Gough RTPI
• Stuart Brooks Scottish Environment LINK/Scottish Wildlife Trust
• Stuart Hay Scottish Environment LINK/Scottish Wildlife Trust
• Rachel Hellings (Chair) Scottish Natural Heritage