Environmental Impact Assessment
Ecology
An ecological assessment has been conducted both on site and in the immediate surroundings to identify any areas of ecological interest that may be affected by the potential development of a wind farm.
A number of mitigation strategies will reduce the ecological impact of the construction and operation of the wind farm. These include:
- Design of site layout to avoid ponds, watercourse and semi-improved grassland on the site. Placing wind turbines adjacent to the woodland edge has been avoided
- Timing of major construction work to avoid disturbance of important species
- Where survey finds evidence of badgers, access tracks will be a minimum of 30 meters away
- Maintenance of 10 metre buffer around the County Wildlife Site to ensure that there will be no silt deposition from runoff from construction areas
- Removal of the small sections of existing hedgerow required for access will take place outside the main period for breeding bird activity (April 1st to June 30th)
- Minor sections of hedgerow removal will not include any removal of hedgerow trees
The construction and operation of the wind farm is only likely to result in minor ecological impacts and is outweighed by the benefits a wind farm can deliver.
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