Condition of SSSI units

Compiled: 01 May 2013

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Region	County	District	Main habitat	Staff member responsible for unit	Unit number	Unit ID	Unit area (ha)	Latest assessment date	Assessment description	Condition assessment comment	Reason for adverse condition
North West	Cheshire	Crewe And Nantwich	Standing open water and canals	Rob Arden	4	1022868	12.42	10 Jan 2013	Unfavourable declining	The fields have not been grazed this year. To the east of Quoisley Little Mere there is a dense area of soft rush, limiting the sward diversity.
North West	Cheshire	Crewe And Nantwich	Standing open water and canals	Rob Arden	5	1022869	5.73	12 Oct 2011	Unfavourable recovering	Sward currently grazed by sheep, with topping of rush to beneficial effect, though evidence of nettles in sward as rush cuttings not removed.
North West	Cheshire	Crewe And Nantwich	Standing open water and canals	Rob Arden	6	1022870	0.49	12 Oct 2011	Unfavourable recovering	Due to high water levels in Quoisley Little Mere this unit has seen a die-back of the alder fringe, and an increase in area of tall-fen communities.
North West	Cheshire	Crewe And Nantwich	Standing open water and canals	Rob Arden	7	1023860	2.14	10 Jan 2013	Unfavourable recovering	The area between the two meres, historically grassland, has seen an increase in water levels. The eastern part is now swamp habitat, which is very well established with apparently permanent standing water. The western half is drier and dominated by willow.
North West	Cheshire	Crewe And Nantwich	Standing open water and canals	Rob Arden	8	1023861	7.55	12 Oct 2011	Unfavourable recovering	Both meres have high water levels, which has caused die-back of fringing alders, expansion of tall fen communities, and establishment of a new alder fringe. Poor macrophyte population.