Acknowledgements

In addition to the editorial team, a large number of people have contributed towards either the present publication or its previous version (Brown et al. 1997).

Dave Horsfield, SNH, made a particularly important contribution to both editions, and was largely responsible for collating the background accounts for upland habitats.

The following people contributed to the report or supplied information and advice, comments upon the text, or both¹ :

Isabel Alonso, EN; Stewart Angus, SNH; Howard Avery, EN; Joanne Backshall, EN; Ian Bainbridge, SEERAD; Stuart Ball, JNCC; Simon Bates, EN; Jessamy Battersby, JNCC; John Baxter, SNH; Tim Blackstock, CCW; Sally Blyth, SNH; Phil Boon, SNH; Martin Bradley, EHS; Jenny Bryce, SNH; Ali Buck, JNCC; Kate Bull, EN; Catherine Chatters, EN; Stewart Clarke, EN; Jeremy Clitheroe, EN; Kate Cole, EN; Adam Cole-King, CCW; Sarah Coles, EN; Alison Collins, EN; David Connor, JNCC; Rob Cooke, EN; Victoria Copley, EN; Paul Corbett, EHS; Tony Cosgrove, EN; Andrew Coupar, SNH; Roger Covey, EN; Alistair Crowle EN; John Dargie, SNH; Paul Day, CCW; Craig Dixon, EN; Clive Doarks, EN; Conor Donnelly, EN; Pat Doody, JNCC; Martin Drake, EN; Alan Drewitt, EN; Catherine Duigan, CCW; Kathy Duncan, SNH; Willie Duncan, SNH; Cameron Easton, SEERAD; Doug Evans, SNH; Paul Evans, EN; Sue Evans EN; Lynne Farrell, SNH; Wanda Fojt, EN; Jim Foster, EN; Adrian Fowles, CCW; David Fraser, EN; Martin Gaywood, EN; John Gibson, SNH; Mary Gibson, EN; Steve Gibson, JNCC; Katie Gillham, SNH; Paul Gilliland, EN; Andy Gordon, EN; Rachel Haines, SNH; Richard Hall, EN; Liz Halliwell, CCW; Tristan Hatton-Ellis, CCW; Bob Haycock, CCW; Melanie Heath, EN; Stuart Hedley, EN; Ian Hepburn, JNCC; Kristoffer Hewitt, EN; Kathryn Hewitt, CCW; Jon Hickling, EN; Selina Hill, EN; Tim Hill, EN; David Howell, SNH; Keith Hiscock, JNCC; Nick Hodgetts, JNCC; Kate Holl, SNH; Dave Horsfield, SNH; Liz Howe, CCW; Debbie Jackson, JNCC; Richard Jefferson, EN; Charlotte Johnston, JNCC; Andy Jones, CCW; Barbara Jones, CCW; Peter Jones, CCW; Roger Key, EN; Janet Khan, SNH; Keith Kirby, EN; Albert Knott, EN; Dan Laffoley, EN; Peter Lambley, EN; Jim Latham, CCW; Simon Leach, EN; Richard Lindsay, SNH; Chris Lumb, EN; Angus MacDonald, SNH; Jane Mackintosh, SNH; Sandy MacLennan, SNH; William McKenzie, EN; Ian McLean, JNCC; Chris Mainstone, EN; Roger Meade, EN; Nick Michael, EN; John Miles, SEERAD; David Mitchell, EN; Mandy McMath, CCW; Tony Mitchell-Jones, EN; Angela Moffat, EN; Amelia Morgan, JNCC; Stephen Morley, EN; Roger Morris, EN; Janette Munneke, JNCC; Hilary Neal, DEFRA; Chris Newbold, EN; Andrew Nicholson, EN; Jacqueline Ogden, EN; Ciaran O'Keeffe, Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands; Phil Page, EN; Margaret Palmer, JNCC; David Phillips, SNH; Ron Porley, EN; Deborah Proctor, JNCC; Geoff Radley, EN; Kirsten Ramsey, CCW; Ian Reach, EN; Mick Rebane, EN; Sue Rees, EN; Christine Reid, EN; Elaine Reid, SNH; Peter Rhind, CCW; Carrie Rimes, CCW; Heather Robertson, EN; Mary Roddick, CCW; David Rodgers, EN; Dominic Sargent, SNH; David Sheppard, EN; Iain Sime, SNH; Karen Slater, EN; Mike Smedley, SNH; Nigel Smith, SNH; Simon Smith, EN; Wesley Smyth, EN; Deborah Stephenson, SNH; David Stevens, CCW; Allan Stewart, EN; Jon Stewart, EN; Ian Strachan, JNCC; Peter Stuttard, CCW; Jill Sutcliffe, EN; Matt Sutton, CCW; Mark Tasker, JNCC; Ian Taylor, EN; Des Thompson, SNH; Beth Tonkin, EN; Caroline Turnbull, JNCC; Alex Turner, CCW; Flemming Ulf-Hansen, EN; Malcolm Vincent, JNCC; Chris Walker, EN; Stephen Ward, SNH; Ruth Warren, CCW; Claire Weaver, EN; Peter Welsh, EN; Diana Westerhoff, EN; Richard Weyl, EHS; Martin Wigginton, JNCC; Andrew Windrum, EN; David Withrington, EN; Jonathan Woodcock, EN; Ray Woods, CCW; Gordon Wyatt, EN.

Ulric Wilson and Dave Chambers, JNCC, developed the web delivery mechanism and database which supports these web pages, assisted by Matt Millross and Cathy Gardner. Data input by Janet Ford.

A large number of organisations and individuals outside the conservation agencies provided valuable information that made a significant contribution to the assessment of the nature conservation value of sites.

¹ Organisations listed are the contributor's employing body at the time of their latest involvement with the report, not necessarily their current employer.