Background to DMP
In 2013, the Scottish Government Rural Affairs Climate Change and Environment Committee (RACCE) undertook a review of Deer Management in Scotland. One of the recommendations of the Committee was that the deer sector should show that the voluntary basis of deer management should be ‘fit for purpose’ and it was recommended that this should be done by the end of 2016.
SNH and ADMG considered that ‘Effective Deer Management Plans’ for each Deer Management Group would be the best way to demonstrate this ‘fit for purpose’ recommendation and that those plans would be living plans that could evolve as management objectives changed over time.
In 2014, a Benchmark Criteria and associated actions was designed and published by SNH and the Association of Deer Management Groups (ADMG) to help provide guidance to DMG’s on how to assess and demonstrate its effectiveness in relation to the previously produced ‘Code of Practice on Deer Management’ within a deer management plan.
The Deer Management Plan shown below for the Lochalsh Deer Management Group has addressed the actions outlined by those benchmark criteria.
Sections 1 to 5 of the plan have provided general deer management related information on all the members of the group and section 6 has detailed how the group has achieved (or intends to achieve) the 14 Benchmark Criteria.
This will be an evolving plan which will be constantly monitored and regular updates provided to ensure information is kept current and relevant.
App 2 South Ross West Properties
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App_4_Affric Cannich Hills SSSI Citation
App_4_Affric Cannich Hills SSSI Info
App_4_Affric Cannich Hills SSSI Map
App_4_ancient monument info on Inverinate
App 4_Monar Forest SSSI Citation
App_5_FINAL Lochalsh DMG Assessment 14 8 2014 – QA 28 Nov 2014
App_9_Achnashellach FCS Location Map
App_10_Ticks and Lymes Disease Leaflet
App_10_What is Lymes Disease Leaflet
App_12_Public_Consultation_TFL_Response_on_draft_DMP
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Annual DMP Updates
Lochalsh Deer Management Group published their new Deer Management Plan in August 2016.The Plan had a timeframe of five years with a full review due in 2020. However as it was a live, evolving plan, it was decided that a short annual update should be prepared each autumn to ensure that information is kept current and relevant.
DMP Update 2017
Appendix_1_Attadale_LTFP_deer_mgt_plan
Appendix_2_Summary_Lochalsh_DMG_habitat_assessment_2016
FINAL.DMP_Annual_Update_Dec_2017
DMP Update 2019
Appendix_1_Attadale NWSS Herbivore Impact – Woodland_Areas_now_fenced_DMP_update_2019_compressed
Appendix_1_Sample_Surv_Sheets_HIA_Report
Appendix_2_Achnashellach-Proposed Fence Line_DMP_update_2019
Appendix_2_Site_pics_HIA_Report
Appendix_3_Habitat Survey Maps-BB2016_HIA_Report
Appendix_3_Habitat Survey Maps-BB2017_HIA_Report
Appendix_3_Habitat Survey Maps-BB2018_HIA_Report
Appendix_3_Habitat Survey Maps-DSH2016_HIA_Report
Appendix_3_Habitat Survey Maps-DSH2017_HIA_Report
Appendix_3_Habitat Survey Maps-DSH2018_HIA_Report
Appendix_3_Inverinate_Herbivore_Impact_Assessment_Maps_Killian_DMP_Update_2019
Appendix_3_Inverinate_Herbivore_Impact_Assessment_Maps_Inverinate_DMP_Update_2019
Appendix_3_Inverinate_Herbivore_Impact_Assessment_Maps_West_Benula_DMP_Update_2019
Appendix_4_Attadale-Forestry Plans_update_mar_2019_DMP_update_2019
Appendix_5_HIA Report_2016-2018_DMP_Update_2019
DMP 2020 Update