After considering the representations made by consultees, the Scottish Ministers have decided that the following sites should be selected as candidate Special Areas of Conservation:Site NameLocal Authority AreaAbhainn Clais An Eas and allt a'MhuilinnHighlandAchnahairdHighlandAltnaharraHighlandArdnamurchan BurnsHighlandArdvar and Loch a'Mhuilinn WoodlandsHighlandAscrib, Isay and DunveganHighlandBerriedale and Langwell WatersHighlandBorders WoodsScottish BordersBroubster LeansHighlandBuchan Ness to ColliestonAberdeenshireCape WrathHighlandCarsegowan MossDumfries & GallowayCawdor WoodHighlandCoille MhórHighlandCoyles of MuickAberdeenshireCraighall GorgePerth & KinrossCrieff WoodsPerth & KinrossDam WoodHighlandDinnet OakwoodAberdeenshireDogden Moss (Greenlaw Moor)Scottish BordersDun Moss and Forest of Alyth MiresPerth & KinrossEast Caithness CliffsHighlandFair IsleShetland IslandsGalloway OakwoodsDumfries and GallowayGlen BeasdaleHighlandGlen Creran WoodsArgyll &ButeGlenartney Juniper WoodPerth & KinrossGreen Hill of StrathdonAberdeenshireGrimerstaNa h-Eileanan an IarInverpollyHighlandIsle of MayFifeKeltneyburnPerth & KinrossKinloch and Kyleakin HillsHighlandKippenrait GlenStirlingLadder HillsMoray; AberdeenshireLedmore WoodHighlandEileanan agus Sgeirean Lios mor (Lismore)Argyll & ButeLittle Gruinard RiverHighlandLoch a'PhuillArgyll & ButeLoch AchnacloichHighlandLoch CreranArgyll & ButeLoch FadaArgyll & ButeLoch LaxfordHighlandLoch Moidart and Loch Shiel WoodsHighlandLoch of IsbisterOrkney IslandsLoch of WesterHighlandLoch RuthvenHighlandLoch UssieHighlandLower Findhorn WoodsMorayMethven MossPerth & KinrossMingarry BurnArgyll & ButeMoffat HillsDumfries & GallowayMonadhliathHighlandMoorfoot HillsScottish BordersMortlach MossAberdeenshireMorvern WoodsHighlandMull OakwoodsArgyll & ButeMull of GallowayDumfries & GallowayNess WoodsHighlandNorth FetlarShetland IslandsPitkeathly MiresPerth & KinrossPitmedden ForestFife; Perth & KinrossRassalHighlandRigg - BileHighlandRinns of IslayArgyll & ButeRiver BladnochDumfries & GallowayRiver EvelixHighlandRiver MoristonHighlandRiver Naver and Mallart RiverHighlandRiver OykelHighlandRiver South EskAngusRiver TeithStirlingRiver ThursoHighlandShelforkiePerth & KinrossShingle Islands Perth & KinrossSouth East Islay SkerriesArgyll & ButeSt Abb's Head to Fast CastleScottish BordersTarbert WoodsArgyll & ButeTayvallich Juniper and CoastArgyll & ButeThreepwood MossScottish BordersTreshnish IslesArgyll & ButeTrossachs WoodsStirlingTynron Juniper WoodDumfries & GallowayUpper Nithsdale WoodsDumfries & GallowayUrquhart Bay WoodHighlandThe Scottish Ministers have not yet made a decision about whether the following sites should be selected as candidate Special Areas of Conservation, either because consultation is not yet complete or because Ministers are still considering issues raised by consultees:Site NameLocal Authority AreaAirds MossEast AyrshireBurrow HeadDumfries & GallowayRiver DeeAberdeenshireRiver TweedScottish BordersSound of BarraNa h-Eilleanan an IarSullom VoeShetlandIn the light of further scientific advice received since June 2000, the Scottish Ministers have decided to consult on the case for identification of the following areas as candidate Special Areas of Conservation:Site NameLocal Authority AreaRiver TayPerth & KinrossFirth of TayFife, Dundee, Angus, Perth & Kinross The Scottish Ministers have also decided, in the light of the scientific case presented by the Scottish Wildlife Trust (which was brought to the Parliament's attention in Petition 301), to consult on the case for the identification of further raised bog sites as candidate Special Areas of Conservation.