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Freedom Of Information Request 2008
Ms Davis

Date	Description	Q1 - Actual damage and factors leading to	Q2 - Predicted/Known effects of damage to ecology	Q3 - NE's predecessor involvement - outcome	Q4 - monitoring requested	Q5 - Mitigation
3-10-04	EN landlord of Kingston Great Common NNR erected fence on the boundary without obtaining S28E consent and in breach of tenant/landlord lease.	Erection of fence posts with barbed wire was undertaken to clearly mark the boundary of the NNR following the owner's appeal against the provisional map of open country and registered common land under Part 1 of the CRoW Act 2000. No notice was given for the works by the owner/occupiers which is legally requires under Section 28E of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as substituted by Schedule 9 to the CRoW Act 2000). As these works were in contravention of section 28E of the Act, an offence had been committed by the owner. Believed to be a one-off offence.	The erection of the boundary fence was considered an operation likely to damage land within the SSSI.	Investigation began 04/05/04. Owner pleaded not guilty to causing damage to a SSSI on the 22/07/05 at Lyndhurst Magistrates Court and opted for the hearing to be heard at Southampton Crown Court. Prosecution heard at Southampton Crown Court 31/01/06 - 17/02/06. Jury returned verdict of not guilty. EN awarded costs.	n/a	n/a Given court verdict
7-8-05	A party was held on common land over the weekend of the 8-10/ 07/05. Two bonfires were lit on lowland heathland area of the SSSI.	There was minor damage although this was a re-occurrence of non-compliance.	Vegetation will recover.	File of correspondence in Lyndhurst office.	Requested landowner to engage with NE to prevent the gathering and in particular fires happening again as this was the third year in a row that the gathering had occurred.	clearing of rubbish by landowner
9-5-08	Placement of container on common land	Potentially damaging due to disturbance to vegetation	n/a	Notice for removal of container issued.	n/a	n/a
4-27-05	Turf stripping had occurred	Minor damage. Turf was stripped to cover part of a golf bunker but in excess of traditional practice and the agreed Site management Statement..	Removal of vegetation	Enforcement letter given. Site visits by EN and FC.	Areas not reseeded	Restoration works to the sites of turf removal
10-16-08	Accidental spraying of greens with glyphosate	Killing of vegetation due to accidental spraying of glyphosate. STRI (sports Turf Research Institutue) consulted for mitigation measures. Areas seeded and top dressed.	n/a	Enforcement letter given. Site visit by NE and FC informed.	n/a	Areas to be allowed to regenerate naturally without reseeding. Works to greens discussed with NE and reinstating of management plan for site. Review of Site Management Statement. Drainage improvements proposed.
1-1-06	Emergency road maintenance works carried out ignoring/misinterpreting EN advice	Works carried out on 11km of roadside verge. Dead Smooth Snake found. Advice from EN ignored.	Potential and actual destruction of protected species	EN completed enforcement questionnaire but case passed to local police due to lack of staff and resources.	n/a	Negotiations with stakeholders to agree best practice in future
6-27-07	Cultivation of part of meadow prior to 06/05/07. Between 06/05/07 and 22/06/07 owner cut vegetation, put up fencing and used heavy machinery without consent. Infilled watercourse and diversion. Piping of other watercourses. Potentially some reseeeding.	as before	Cultivation likely to cause significant change to sward 0.6 Ha). The unimproved meadows (MG5 M23) were notified as this habitat type under significant decline (1996). Sward likely to recover over long term but unknown recent diversity before. Last surveyed 1998. Will be dependent on source of reseeding. Scrub vegetation around the fence will recover in a few years.	Enforcement letter sent 23/05/07. Site visited by NE 22/06/7 from adjacent land. Further investigations with Environmental Impact Assessment Team, potential breach of EIA (Agriculture) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2006.	n/a	Allow to recover naturally with suitable levels of grazing.
1-1-03	Overgrazing, vehicle damage and dumping	Overgrazing, poaching , dumping, vehicle damage to sward	potential damage to sward	NE carried out site visit. Contacted site owners to negotiate remedy with commoners. Owners will take enfocement action against commoner in question with NE support. Formal response to original letter 27/02/04	Passed to owners to negotiate with commoners.	Overgrazing should be dealt with by entering agri-environment scheme with the Verderers. Supplementary feeding sites to be established.
5-1-08	Creation of horse menage, realignment of stream, excavation of treanches and creation of access.	Rectangular excavation 45m x 25m x 1m, plus other earthworks. Dumped material.	Damage to sward and drainage.	Undergoing formal invesitgation. NFNPA sent potential breach letter 12/05/08. NE sent notice of caution.	n/a	n/a

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