Previous agricultural land- Brown surface water gley- Good productive potential

Landscaped bing

Restored soils on opencast coal areas throughoutare vulnerable to compaction and erosion- Heterogeneous mixture of sand and clay soil textures across the restored areas.- Soil structure and nutrient availability potentially compromised by storage and restoration processes

Riparian areas on restored opencast site require vegetation for soil stabilisation

Wet woodland and open water areas currently providing valuable habitat for priority species

Landscaped mining void now asubstantial body of open water

Brown surface water gley currently under birch coppice - Good potential for long-term enrichment with productive broadleaves

Felled area requires restocking - 0.8 ha- Has been subject to recent land forming operations

Legacy of well constructed roading from opencast mine worksPerpetual access agreement with third party land owner in place

Historic settling pond infrastructure now providing valuable habitat diversity

Roading and access infrastructure installed

Scale @ A2:

Blairhouse Current Land Use

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Date: 22/01/2020

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Legend

Boundary

Bridleway

Footpath

Track

Core Paths

Burn

Drain

Current land use

Felled

Lowland mixeddeciduous woodland

Open - Accessinfrastructure

Open - Agricultural

Open - Restoredopencast

Water

Wet woodland

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