Proposed Re-Development of Unit B13, Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey

A REPORT BY ENVIROS CONSULTING LIMITED: JULY 2008

SEGRO PROPOSED RE-DEVELOPMENT OF UNIT B13, TREFOREST INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PONTYPRIDD EXTENDED PHASE 1 HABITAT SURVEY

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Publication title Proposed Re-development, Unit B13 Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd. Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey CAN SE0750004 Volume number Volume 1 Version Final Report Date July 2008 File Reference Treforest Phase 1 Report.Doc

Prepared under the management of:

Tawny Lord – Consultant Reviewed and approved by:

Jonathan Ayres – Technical Reviewer

Client Address: Treforest Unit Trust C/O SEGRO Industrial Estates Ltd National Markets 42 Imperial Court Kings Norton Business Centre B30 3ES

Chris Billington, Development Manager

Enviros Contact Details: Enviros Consulting Ltd 10 Ty Nant Court Morganstown Cardiff CF15 8LW

Tawny Lord, Consultant

Tel 02920 814 213 Fax 02920 814 222 Email [email protected]

Web www.enviros.com

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CONTENTS PAGE

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1

1. INTRODUCTION AND SITE SETTING 2

2. METHODOLOGY 3 2.1 Desk Study 3 2.2 Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey 3

3. DESK BASED STUDY RESULTS 4 3.1 Statutory Designations 4 3.2 Non-Statutory Designations 4 3.3 Protected Species Records 4

4. FIELD SURVEY RESULTS 5 4.1 Habitat Description 5 4.2 Rare/Notable Flora Species 5 4.3 Community Evaluation 5 4.4 Potential for Protected Species 6

5. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 8 5.1 Habitats 8 5.2 Bats 8 5.3 Birds 8

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FIGURE 1 EXTENDED PHASE 1 HABITAT MAP

APPENDICES

1. INDICATIVE SITE SPECIES LIST

2. TARGET NOTES

3. SITE PHOTOGRAPHS

4. LOCAL BIOLOGICAL RECORDS SEARCH RESULTS

PROPOSED RE-DEVELOPMENT OF UNIT B13, TREFOREST INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, PONTYPRIDD EXTENDED PHASE 1 HABITAT SURVEY

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

SEGRO Industrial Estates Limited (SEGRO) instructed Enviros Consulting Ltd (Enviros) to undertake an extended phase 1 habitat survey of a proposed re- development of an unused industrial unit, located within Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd, South Wales. The survey was undertaken in July 2008.

The purpose of this type of survey is to establish the baseline ecological conditions of the site identifying the type, quality and extent of habitats in the study area. In addition, the location of any rare or notable plant species are identified and described accordingly, with consideration given to the likelihood of the site supporting protected species. Finally, where appropriate, recommendations for further species-specific surveys are given.

The results of this survey suggest the habitats within the proposed development site as a whole are of low ecological value, and represent habitats that are in decline nationally.

From this survey, Enviros recommends the following:

ø Bat Survey. The industrial unit has the potential to support bats; it is recommended that a further species specific survey be carried out to determine the presence or absence of bats within the unit.

ø The site contains a number of mature trees and scrub. Any clearance or removal of trees, scrub and other suitable vegetation should be undertaken outside the bird breeding season (between March and August). If this is not possible, removal of suitable habitat should only be carried out after close inspection for nesting birds by a qualified ecologist.

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1. INTRODUCTION AND SITE SETTING

SEGRO instructed Enviros Consulting Ltd (Enviros) to undertake an extended phase 1 habitat survey of a proposed re-development of an industrial unit site, located within Treforest Industrial Estate, Pontypridd, South Wales.

The survey site covers approximately 1 hectare (ha) and comprises predominantly buildings and hard standing, with an area of ephemeral vegetation, tall ruderal and scrub to the rear of the unit. A shallow pool is located to the rear of the unit, and a narrow strip of amenity grassland is present at the east of the unit, with standard trees and an introduced shrub border to the west. In the south west of the site is an area of stored bark chips and logs, during the phase one visit the storage area was almost at ground level with very little material remaining. A further, purpose built wood chip store is located within the centre of the south of the site; this smaller area was filled with wood chip and compost, to a height of less than 1m.

The site is directly adjacent to a number of industrial units, within Treforest industrial estate, to the north, east and west. An area of broad-leaved woodland is directly adjacent to the south of the site with a small, shallow stream running west to east parallel with the southern site boundary, at approximately 5m from the site. A small road and railway line to the south run parallel to the site boundary at approximately 30m and 50m respectively.

The main text of this report gives the English name of species, whilst the species list (Appendix 1) also gives the accompanying Latin names. Appendix 2 gives target notes and descriptions of notable features and incorporates species from the initial site walkover undertaken in January 2008. Photographs of notable features of the site are presented in Appendix 3.

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2. METHODOLOGY

The assessment has been carried out using a combination of desk based research, and field survey techniques.

2.1 Desk Study

The purpose of the desk-top study was to collect baseline ecological information relating to the proposed development site and the surrounding area (i.e. a 1km radius around the site). The study involved collecting information on any statutory ecological designations using the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) website at www.ccw.gov.uk.

2.2 Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey

2.2.1 Aim

The aim of the extended phase 1 habitat survey is to identify the type, quality and extent of habitats in the study area. The location of any rare or notable plant species are identified and described accordingly. Consideration is given to the likelihood of the area being used by protected species and recommendations for further species-specific surveys are given, where appropriate.

2.2.2 Field Survey Method

The phase 1 habitat survey was carried out in July 2008 by T Lord of Enviros using the standard methodology devised by the Joint Nature Conservancy Council1. The weather was warm and sunny. The standard outputs from the Phase 1 Habitat Survey include a habitat map with accompanying target notes when required.

Target notes are used to provide added descriptions of the important habitats of the site, including information on species composition, habitat structure, evidence of management, and need for further specialised surveys.

During the site visit, notes were made on features of potential value to other groups such as birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles and invertebrates paying particular attention to protected species.

Habitats within the immediate vicinity of the site have also been noted.

This report will serve to indicate the present and potential ecological value of the site based upon the survey information gathered. As with any survey of this kind, it cannot be seen as a definitive description of the site and its associated habitats and species at the time of survey.

1 Joint Nature Conservancy Council (JNCC) 1993. Handbook for Phase I habitat survey a technique for environmental audit. JNCC, Peterborough.

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3. DESK BASED STUDY RESULTS

3.1 Statutory Designations

A desk based search identified no statutory designated sites (e.g. SSSIs, SACs or SPAs) within 1km of the site boundary.

3.2 Non-Statutory Designations

The desk based search identified no non-statutory designated sites within 1km of the site boundary, although an area of Ancient Semi-Natural Woodland (ASNW) was identified, approximately 250m to the south east of the site.

3.3 Protected Species Records

Protected species records for the site were requested within the desk based study.

No protected species records were found within the site boundary. The closest set of records held by the local records centre was located within the woodland to the south of Unit B13. The species identified included King Fisher, Kestrel, Buzzard, House Sparrow and Song Thrush. Development on site would not adversely affect these species as no direct disturbance would be caused.

A full list of protected species records can be found within Appendix 4.

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4. FIELD SURVEY RESULTS

4.1 Habitat Description

The site comprises a number of broad-habitat types with bare ground being dominant and ephemeral, tall ruderal, and scrub, being represented. Each of the habitats recorded on the site are summarised in Table 1, with the phase 1 habitat map shown in Figure 1. This phase 1 habitat map incorporates associated target notes.

Table 1 Phase 1 Habitat within the Site Boundary

Phase 1 habitat Dominant species, comments and status. and code Bare Ground (J4) The majority of the site comprises hard-standing which has no real ecological value. Amenity Grassland A small area of amenity grassland is present in the east of the site (J1.2) adjacent to the building on site. The grassland comprises common species including; Yorkshire fog, white clover, creeping buttercup, daisy, ribwort plantain, ragwort and creeping thistle. The grassland is closely mown and maintained and has a low ecological value. Ephemeral (J1.3) Within the yard to the south of the unit is an area where ephemeral vegetation has begun colonising, species include smooth sow thistle, buddleia, great willowherb, pineappleweed, ragwort, cleavers, groundsel, ground elder, herb Robert, stinging nettle, colt’s foot and oxeye daisy. Tall Ruderal (C3.1) To the south of the unit, adjacent to ephemeral and scrub areas are pockets of tall ruderal vegetation comprising spear thistle, broad leaved dock, knapweed, ragwort, bramble, great willowherb, and Himalayan balsam. Dense scrub (A2.1) The south boundary of the site is dominated by dense scrub comprising alder, buddleia, oak, bramble, Himalayan balsam, willow and ash, which connects to the woodland to the south of the site. Ornamental Shrub An ornamental border is located to the west of the site, with a (J1.4) number of standard trees including sycamore and silver birch. The area may have potential to support breeding birds and therefore works that are likely to disturb this area should be carried out outside of the bird breeding season (March-August). Broad leaved Directly adjacent to the south of the site is an area of broad-leaved woodland (A1.1) – woodland comprising oak, ash, willow, hazel and silver birch, with off site Himalayan balsam, ivy, horsetail, and yellow pimpernel also being present. This habitat has a high ecological value, which should be taken into consideration during development of the site.

4.2 Rare/Notable Flora Species

No species of flora were identified during this initial survey that are classed as rare or scarce at a local, regional and national level in this phase 1 survey.

4.3 Community Evaluation

All habitats identified in the study area are common across the United Kingdom as a whole. The combination and variety of habitats represented within the site are considered to be of low importance for wildlife and are therefore considered to have a low intrinsic ecological value.

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4.4 Potential for Protected Species

4.4.1 Bats

During the phase one survey an inspection of the inside and outside of unit B13 was carried out. No signs of use by bats were observed at ground level either inside or outside the unit. The building has a sheet metal roof with a false ceiling in some locations, creating a small roof space. Visible potential entry points for bats comprised gaps around roll-doors, these were closely inspected and no evidence of bat usage was observed. However this is not conclusive evidence of the absence of bat roosts as bats leave little visible signs of their presence when using buildings as roosting areas.

There are a number of records of bats in the areas immediately surrounding the site, particularly in woodland areas and within private residential properties. Local records also confirm the presence of bats within other units on Treforest Industrial Estate. It is therefore recommended that a bat survey be carried out to confirm the presence or absence of bats within Unit B13. Bats are capable of quickly establishing roosts in suitable buildings. This unit has been disused for some time and it is considered that there is potential for bats to have colonised it.

4.4.2 Breeding Birds

The site contains a small number of standard trees, limited scrub, and an area of introduced shrub. These habitats have the potential to support breeding birds.

All nesting birds receive protection under WCA 1981 against disturbance. Therefore, any work in these areas should be undertaken outside of the bird breeding season (March to August) in order to avoid disturbance to nesting birds. If this is not possible, the area must be checked for breeding birds prior to removal of habitat.

Table 2 Summary of legal protection for bats, and the methodology and timings for surveying

Survey Legislation and development limitations Survey Timing Bats All species of bats and their roosts are protected by law May to September under the WCA 1981. (Roosting/ Feeding) If works are to take place which would affect any potential December to February roosts (e.g. mature trees or buildings on-site) a further (Hibernation) specialist survey is recommended to ascertain the presence Avoid damage to sites or absence of bats. Surveys are likely to include roost during mating inspection; activity surveys using bat detectors to determine (September to October). species, identify roost locations and foraging patterns; emergence counts of identified roosts to determine the species and number of bats. All surveys would be undertaken in line with the latest recognised guidelines. Impacts on bats should be avoided wherever possible. Precise mitigation depends on species and numbers involved, but is likely to include artificial roosts, planting to provide feeding habitat, reductions in lighting and post development monitoring. Birds All nesting birds receive protection under the WCA (1981) Bird breeding surveys against disturbance. can be undertaken No removal of trees, hedgerows or scrub can be undertaken between March and July, during the bird breeding season between February and with surveys for specific August, without a breeding bird survey being carried out. species being possible up until October.

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4.4.3 Newts

There is a waterbody located on site which may have limited potential to support newts. This is a small shallow pool that has likely been created due to poor drainage on site. However, there are no other suitable waterbodies within 500m of the site and local records do not contain any records of newts within 1km of the site boundary. It is considered unlikely that newts would be present on site and therefore no further surveying is considered necessary. However, newts, their breeding sites and resting places are protected by law, if a newt is found during development on site then works should cease immediately and advice should be sought from a suitably qualified ecologist.

4.4.4 Reptiles

The site contains an area of broken up hardcore with ephemeral vegetation that could provide suitable basking habitat for reptiles, however, the limited area of adjacent scrub habitat and lack of long grassland means that reptiles would not have suitable supporting cover and protective habitat. It is considered unlikely that they would be present on site and local records do not contain any records of reptiles within 1km of the site boundary.

There are a number of small wood chip piles and compost heaps within the site, these types of structures can be used by reptiles as shelter and hibernacula. It is not known how long these have been present on site but as a precautionary measure these should be carefully removed by hand. Reptiles are protected by law from intentional killing or injury, if reptiles are found during removal, work should cease immediately and advice sought from a suitably qualified ecologist.

4.4.5 Other protected species

Considering the habitats present on the site, it is unlikely that there would be any other protected species present that would be affected by development.

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5. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS

The aim of the extended phase 1 habitat survey was to establish the baseline ecological conditions of the site; identifying the type, quality and extent of habitats within the proposed development site and nearby surrounds.

5.1 Habitats

The results of this survey conclude that the overall ecological value of the site is considered to be low as all habitats represented on site are limited in size and are common across the UK.

In terms of protected and notable species present, or potentially present, the site is considered to have a medium value as the building on site has the potential to support bats.

5.2 Bats

The unit has the potential to support bats; it is recommended that a further species specific survey be carried out to determine the presence or absence of bats within the unit prior to any demolition works being carried out on site.

5.3 Birds

Trees, scrub and shrubs on site have the potential to support breeding birds. Therefore, if works need to be conducted within, or likely to directly disturb these habitats, they should be planned outside the bird breeding season (between March and August). If works need to take place within the bird breeding season, the site should to be checked immediately prior to works taking place by a suitably qualified ecologist. If any active nests are found works should cease and the area cordoned off until the fledglings have left the nest.

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APPENDICES

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1. INDICATIVE SITE SPECIES LIST

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Amenity Grassland Black Medick (Medicago lupulina) Buddleia (Buddleia davidii) Common Birds Foot Trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens) Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) Daisy (Bellis perennis) Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria) Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne) Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata) Rose sp (Rosa sp) Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis) Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) Slender Speedwell (Veronica filiformis) Smooth Sow Thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) Wavy Bittercress (Cardamine flexuosa) White Clover (Trifolium repens) Yorkshire Fog (Holcus lanatus)

Ephemeral Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) Buddleia (Buddleia davidii) Cleavers (Galium aparine) Colts Foot (Tussilago farfara) Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) Creeping Cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans) Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) Daisy (Bellis perennis) Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) Great Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum) Greater Plantain (Plantago major) Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria) Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) Hard Rush (Juncus inflexus) Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium)

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Knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare) Oxeye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne) Pineappleweed (Chamomila suaveolens) Prickly Sow Thistle (Sonchus asper) Smooth Sow Thistle (Sonchus oleraceus) Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Travellers Joy (Clematis vitalba) Wintercress (Barbarea vulgaris) Yorkshire Fog (Holcus lanatus)

Woodland Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) Bramble (Rubus fruticosus) Goat Willow (Salix sp) Hazel (Corylus) Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) Ivy (Hedera helix) Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Silver Birch (Betula pendula) Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) Yellow Pimpernel (Lysimachia nemorum)

Ornamental Border Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) Bramble (Rubus fruticosus) Broad Leaved Dock (Rumex obtusifolius) Buddleia (Buddleia davidii) Cock’s Foot (Dactylis glomerata) Common Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) Dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) Imperforate St Johns Wort (Hypericum maculatum) Silver Birch (Betula pendula) Yorkshire Fog (Holcus lanatus)

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Scrub Alder (Alnus glutinosa) Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) Bramble (Rubus fruticosus) Broad Leaved Dock (Rumex obtusifolius) Buddleia (Buddleia davidii) Cleavers (Galium aparine) Common Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens) Great Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum) Hedge Bindweed (Convolvulus sepium) Himalyan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) Hoary Willowherb (Epilobium parviflorum) Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) Spear Thistle (Cirisium vulgare) Willow sp (Salix sp.) Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Tall Ruderal Bramble (Rubus fruticosus) Broad Leaved Dock (Rumex obtusifolius) Cleavers (Galium aparine) Common Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) Creeping Buttercup (Ranunculus repens) Creeping Cinquefoil (Potentilla reptans) Great Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum) Hedge Bindweed (Convolvulus sepium) Hoary Willowherb (Epilobium parviflorum) Knapweed (Centaurea nigra) Spear Thistle (Cirisium vulgare) Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

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2. TARGET NOTES

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Target Note 1 – The building on site has the potential to support bats

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3. SITE PHOTOGRAPHS

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Figure 1: Inside of Unit B13 – with Roof Cavity

Figure 2: View from East of Unit, looking South to Woodland

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Figure 3: Ephemeral Vegetation and Broken Up Hard Core

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4. LOCAL BIOLOGICAL RECORDS SEARCH RESULTS

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PROTECTED, PRIORITY AND OTHER SPECIES (within search buffer or of relevance to search buffer)

See accompanying GIS plot (Biodiversity Information Search: Species and Designations)

SEWBReC has developed a sophisticated search system for reporting the presence of records of species that may be of relevance to a particular enquiry. This system reports all records of priority or protected species that lie within a specified search area, but also reports the presence of mobile high priority species (e.g. mammals, amphibians, certain invertebrates) records of which lie outside the specified search area, but which should be taken into account in ecological assessment due to the possibility of their using land within the search area as part of the territory, or for part of their life cycle. Records falling within this latter category are marked with an asterisk on the list below.

Records with 4 figure grid references may be picked up if part of the search buffer intersects the square to which that record refers. These records are marked with a plus (+) sign on the list.

Historical Records (pre-1980) are shown in italics.

Records that should be considered to be sensitive under CCW’s guidelines have been highlighted in grey.

PROTECTED AND PRIORITY SPECIES

Number of records of Priority and Protected Species 81

Grid Reference Scientific Name Common Name Date Recorder(s) Count Location Comments Status Source ST089870* Chiroptera Unspecified Bat 31 Jul 2002 Clare Bryant 52 The Dell, Tonteg Roost in roof possibly over 100. Bonn, EUHS, WCA5 CCW (Cardiff) Bat Casework File 2002 ST090878* Chiroptera Unspecified Bat 28 Jun 2005 Mrs Hawtridge 40 Nant Dar Avenue, Bats in house Bonn, EUHS, WCA5 CCW (Cardiff) Bat Rhydyfelin, Casework File 2005 Pontypridd ST091853* Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary Jun 1993 Chris Lindley 2 BAPP, S42, WCA5, CCW (Cardiff) Wider EUHS, WSG.P, Countryside TREBAP ST091853* Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary 12 Jun 1992 Sue Westwood, 2 From CCW Phase 1 survey.1 BAPP, S42, WCA5, CCW (Cardiff) Wider Richard Wistow male, 1 female EUHS, WSG.P, Countryside TREBAP ST091854* Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary 13 Oct 1993 Owen Lewis 4 Llantwit Fardre Phase 1 survey. Counted BAPP, S42, WCA5, CCW (Cardiff) Map adults (4) EUHS, WSG.P, Info Data TREBAP

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Usage of the above data is restricted by the terms of the associated Data Enquiry and Release Form (DERF). The report is confidential and should not be passed to anyone unless named on the associated DERF. Key issues: past records of presence of a habitat or species do not guarantee continued occurrence; absence of records does not imply absence of a species, merely that no records are held at SEWBReC; SEWBReC cannot guarantee the accuracy of supplied data; copyright of records remains with the original recorder. BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION SEARCH: TREFOREST INDUSTRIAL ESTATE (ST10448662) PAGE 2 OF 16

Grid Reference Scientific Name Common Name Date Recorder(s) Count Location Comments Status Source ST091855* Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary Jun 1993 Chris Lindley 2 BAPP, S42, WCA5, CCW (Cardiff) Wider EUHS, WSG.P, Countryside TREBAP ST091856* Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary 1997 Rob Nottage Tonteg Marsh, LBAPs and Priority Butterfly BAPP, S42, WCA5, CCW (Cardiff) Map Dyffryn Bach Species; Report from Rob EUHS, WSG.P, Info Data Nottage 23 November 2000. TREBAP Recorded 1 adult ST091856* Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary 1997 Barry Stewart 2 Dyffryn Bach/Tonteg Range B = 2 to 9 BAPP, S42, WCA5, MapMate Data Marsh EUHS, WSG.P, TREBAP ST091856* Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary 1998 Unknown p Church Village E BAPP, S42, WCA5, MapMate Data EUHS, WSG.P, TREBAP ST091860* Pipistrellus sp. Pipistrelle sp. Oct 2006 P Palmer p 29 The Ridings, feeding over garden. Recorded WCA5, EUHS, Bonn MapMate Data Tonteg in BTO Garden birdwatch scheme. ST091860* Pipistrellus sp. Pipistrelle sp. Apr 2006 to Aug P Palmer p 29 The Ridings, Feeding over garden. Counted WCA5, EUHS, Bonn MapMate Data 2006 Tonteg as part of BTO Garden Birdwatch. ST09198534* Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary Aug 1993 Unknown (CCW 2 Celyn Grassland Eastern band of vegetation in BAPP, S42, WCA5, CCW (Cardiff) Wider database) field is poor semi-improved EUHS, WSG.P, Countryside grassland; Succisa-rich TREBAP vegetation (where Marsh Fritillaries recorded) is confined to SW corner of field.webs ST09198534* Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary Jun 1993 Unknown (CCW 2 Celyn Grassland adults BAPP, S42, WCA5, CCW (Cardiff) Wider database) EUHS, WSG.P, Countryside TREBAP ST09198534* Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary 1992 Unknown (CCW 2 Celyn Grassland adults BAPP, S42, WCA5, CCW (Cardiff) Wider database) EUHS, WSG.P, Countryside TREBAP ST092853* Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary 01 Jun 1997 Richard Wistow 1 Tonteg disused BAPP, S42, WCA5, MapMate Data railway / Nant Celyn EUHS, WSG.P, grassland TREBAP ST092853* Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary 07 Jun 1993 Clive Hurford 4 Llantwit Fadre BAPP, S42, WCA5, CCW BAP EUHS, WSG.P, Invertebrate data TREBAP ST092853* Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary 12 Jun 1992 Sue Westwood, 2 BAPP, S42, WCA5, CCW (Cardiff) Wider Richard Wistow EUHS, WSG.P, Countryside TREBAP

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Grid Reference Scientific Name Common Name Date Recorder(s) Count Location Comments Status Source ST092853* Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary Jun 1992 Sue Westwood Llantwit Fadre BAPP, S42, WCA5, CCW BAP EUHS, WSG.P, Invertebrate data TREBAP ST092853* Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary 1997 Rob Nottage Tonteg disused LBAPs and Priority Butterfly BAPP, S42, WCA5, CCW (Cardiff) Map railway, Nant Celyn Species; Report from Rob EUHS, WSG.P, Info Data Grassland Nottage 23 November 2000. TREBAP Recorded 1 adult ST092853* Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary 1993 to 1998 Unknown (CCW Llantwit Fardre / Efail Marsh Fritillary Spreadsheet, A. BAPP, S42, WCA5, CCW (Cardiff) Map database) Isaf Fowles 2000. Larval survey EUHS, WSG.P, Info Data TREBAP ST094850* Chiroptera Unspecified Bat 25 Jun 2007 Mrs Barthorp 60+ 146 Parc Nant Calyn, Bats came out of cavity wall. Bonn, EUHS, WCA5 CCW (Cardiff) Bat Efail Isaf CF38 1AA Reported by occupant of Casework File 2007 house. ST094855* Boloria selene Small Pearl-bordered 07 Jun 1993 Chris Lindley 2 BAPP, S42, BGW, CCW (Cardiff) Wider Fritillary BRG, MTR, MON, Countryside NEW, RCT, SWN, TRF, VoG, WSG.C ST095862 Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle 26 Jul 2005 Phil Watts Ysgol th Coch, Roost WCA5, S42, EUHS, CCW (Cardiff) Bat Lansdale Drive, Bonn, TREBAP Casework File 2005 Tonteg, Pontypridd ST095862 Plecotus auritus Brown Long-eared Bat 26 Jul 2005 Phil Watts Ysgol th Coch, Possible roost BAPP, S42, WCA5, CCW (Cardiff) Bat Lansdale Drive, EUHS, Bonn, Casework File 2005 Tonteg, Pontypridd TREBAP ST096877* Chiroptera Unspecified Bat 06 Aug 2007 Mrs Evans 16 Hawthorn Rd, Bat in porch. Reported by Bonn, EUHS, WCA5 CCW (Cardiff) Bat Pontypridd CF37 occupant of house- suspected Casework File 2007 5AT was baby. ST096877* Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle 06 Aug 2007 Richard Dodd 1 16 Hawthorn Road, Individual, juvenile; Grounded WCA5, S42, EUHS, Valleys Bat Group Hawthorn, bat found inside house, no Bonn, TREBAP Records Pontypridd roost known. ST0985+ Euphydryas aurinia Marsh Fritillary 1989 Unknown several Efail Isaf BAPP, S42, WCA5, CCW BAP EUHS, WSG.P, Invertebrate data TREBAP ST0986 Athene noctua Little Owl May 1995 to Geri Thomas p Ton-teg 1995 Mid & South Glamorgan Cites MapMate Data Jun 1995 Bird Report ST0986 Chiroptera Unspecified Bat 13 Aug 2002 Rachel Hughes Glan yr Afon, Roost in roof Bonn, EUHS, WCA5 CCW (Cardiff) Bat Willowford Road, Casework File 2002 Pontypriad ST0986 Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull 04 Jan 1997 Martin Hnatiuk 2 Ton-teg S42, R2, BDir MapMate Data ST0986 Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Ton-teg 1 singing BAPP, S42, R2, MapMate Data Bonn, RSPB.R South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre Report produced: 30-Jul-2008

Grid Reference Scientific Name Common Name Date Recorder(s) Count Location Comments Status Source ST0986 Passer domesticus House Sparrow 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 2 Ton-teg 2 singing BAPP, S42, R2, MapMate Data RSPB.R ST0986 Prunella modularis Dunnock 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 5 Ton-teg 5 singing BAPP, S42, R2 MapMate Data ST0986 Pyrrhula pyrrhula Bullfinch 04 Jan 1997 Martin Hnatiuk 3 Ton-teg BAPP, R2, RSPB.R MapMate Data ST0986 Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 4 Ton-teg 1 singing BAPP (R), S42, R2, MapMate Data BDir, RSPB.R ST0986 Turdus philomelos Song Thrush 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Ton-teg 1 singing 1 singing BAPP, S42, R2, MapMate Data Bdir, RSPB.R ST0986 Turdus pilaris Fieldfare 04 Jan 1997 Martin Hnatiuk 10 Ton-teg WCA1.1, R2, Bdir MapMate Data ST098884* Chiroptera Unspecified Bat Jul 2001 June Brickell 1 23 Dynea Close, Bats in roof, possibly Bonn, EUHS, WCA5 CCW (Cardiff) Bat Rhydyfelin pipistrelles. Casework File 2001 ST099879* Chiroptera Unspecified Bat 10 Sep 2007 Neil Perkins 1 Cardinal Newman R Bat flying in school canteen. Bonn, EUHS, WCA5 CCW (Cardiff) Bat C School, Dynea Rd, Reported to CCW by Neil Casework File 2007 Pontypridd, CF37 Perkins from school. 5DP ST1010286272 Pipistrellus sp. Pipistrelle sp. 09 Aug 2005 Cardiff Bat Group 1 Site name not given WCA5, EUHS, Bonn Bats & Roadside Mammals Survey ST1013386177 Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle 09 Aug 2005 Cardiff Bat Group 1 Site name not given WCA5, S42, EUHS, Bats & Roadside Bonn, TREBAP Mammals Survey ST1015986104 Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle 09 Aug 2005 Cardiff Bat Group 1 Site name not given WCA5, S42, EUHS, Bats & Roadside Bonn, TREBAP Mammals Survey ST101878* Chiroptera Unspecified Bat 23 Jun 2003 Erica Colkett 8 Maes yr Awel, Roost - Suspected Pipistrelles Bonn, EUHS, WCA5 CCW (Cardiff) Bat Rhydfelin, Pontypridd Casework File 2003 ST102877* Chiroptera Unspecified Bat 21 Nov 2007 Unknown (CCW Unit B1&B2, Gelli Bat in offices. Reported to Bonn, EUHS, WCA5 CCW (Cardiff) Bat database) Hirion Industrial CCW by 'Jenny'. Casework File 2007 Estate, Trefforest CF37 5SX ST102879* Chiroptera Unspecified Bat 29 Jun 2004 Erica Colkett 7 Maes Uchaf, Roost in house, suspected Bonn, EUHS, WCA5 CCW (Cardiff) Bat Rhydyfelin, pipistrelle Casework File 2004 Pontypridd ST1053484887* Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle 09 Aug 2005 Cardiff Bat Group 1 Site name not given WCA5, S42, EUHS, Bats & Roadside Bonn, TREBAP Mammals Survey ST1054284906* Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle 09 Aug 2005 Cardiff Bat Group 1 Site name not given WCA5, S42, EUHS, Bats & Roadside Bonn, TREBAP Mammals Survey ST1055587062 Nyctalus noctula Noctule 09 Aug 2005 Cardiff Bat Group 1 Site name not given BAPP, S42, WCA5, Bats & Roadside EUHS, Bonn, Mammals Survey TREBAP

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Grid Reference Scientific Name Common Name Date Recorder(s) Count Location Comments Status Source ST106863 Pipistrellus pygmaeus Soprano Pipistrelle 12 Jun 2007 Richard Dodd & Mel 4 Ty Wern, Trefforest Flight, foraging; No bats BAPP, S42, Bonn, Valleys Bat Group Sutherland emerging from roost, just flying EUHS, WCA5, Records around site TREBAP ST107864 Cottus gobio Bullhead 25 Jul 1997 Freshwater Fish No site name EUHS, TREBAP Freshwater Fish Atlas Atlas Survey available ST107864 Cottus gobio Bullhead 01 Jan 1997 Freshwater Fish No site name EUHS, TREBAP Freshwater Fish Atlas Atlas Survey available ST1086 Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher 21 Dec 2007 Graham Powell 1 Taff Vale WCA1.1, R2, Bdir, MapMate Data1 TREBAP ST1086 Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher 17 May 2007 Graham Powell 2 Taff Vale WCA1.1, R2, Bdir, MapMate Data1 TREBAP ST1086 Buteo buteo Buzzard 11 Sep 2007 Graham Powell 5 Taff Vale Cites, Bonn MapMate Data1 ST1086 Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel 20 Mar 2007 Graham Powell 1 Taff Vale S42, Cites, R2, MapMate Data1 Bonn ST1086 Passer domesticus House Sparrow 07 Mar 2007 Graham Powell 6 Taff Vale BAPP, S42, R2, MapMate Data1 RSPB.R ST1086 Synanthedon scoliaeformis Welsh Clearwing 1920 C.W Williams p Taff Vale Historical (Doubtful), In Hallett: S42, R1, WSG.P, MapMate Data Lep. of Glam. c1952 TREBAP ST1086 Turdus philomelos Song Thrush 28 Apr 2004 Steve Moon 1 Taff Vale Song BAPP, S42, R2, MapMate Data Bdir, RSPB.R ST1087 Columba livia Rock Dove 16 Mar 2007 Graham Powell 8 Treforest Cites, Bdir MapMate Data1 ST1087 Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel 10 Dec 2007 Graham Powell 1 Treforest S42, Cites, R2, MapMate Data1 Bonn ST1087 Turdus philomelos Song Thrush 15 Jun 2007 Graham Powell 2 Treforest BAPP, S42, R2, MapMate Data1 Bdir, RSPB.R ST1093287048 Pipistrellus sp. Pipistrelle sp. 09 Aug 2005 Cardiff Bat Group 1 Site name not given WCA5, EUHS, Bonn Bats & Roadside Mammals Survey ST1094187039 Pipistrellus pygmaeus Soprano Pipistrelle 09 Aug 2005 Cardiff Bat Group 1 Site name not given BAPP, S42, Bonn, Bats & Roadside EUHS, WCA5, Mammals Survey TREBAP ST109866 Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle 12 Jun 2007 Richard Dodd & Mel 3 Unit C10, Trefforest Flight, foraging; Near roost site WCA5, S42, EUHS, Valleys Bat Group Sutherland Industrial estate on industrial estate Bonn, TREBAP Records ST109866 Pipistrellus sp. Pipistrelle sp. 12 Jun 2007 Richard Dodd & 1 Unit C10, Trefforest Individual, pup; Around 5 days WCA5, EUHS, Bonn Valleys Bat Group Erica Colkett Industrial estate old, fallen from roost. Taken Records back on evening for release. ST113856* Lutra lutra Otter 06 Oct 1992 Liz Flood Taff River, Section Taff Otter Survey, 1992 LIz BAPP, S42, WCA5, CCW (Cardiff) Map eleven Flood; Spraint on boulders - Cites, EUHS, Info Data right bank TREBAP

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Grid Reference Scientific Name Common Name Date Recorder(s) Count Location Comments Status Source ST113856* Lutra lutra Otter 06 Oct 1992 Liz Flood Taff River, Section Spraint on boulders - right BAPP, S42, WCA5, CCW (Cardiff) eleven bank.Taff Otter Survey, 1992 Cites, EUHS, Protected Species LIz Flood TREBAP Data ST1169987575* Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle 09 Aug 2005 Cardiff Bat Group 1 Site name not given WCA5, S42, EUHS, Bats & Roadside Bonn, TREBAP Mammals Survey ST1189086768* Myotis sp. Myotis bat sp. 09 Aug 2005 Cardiff Bat Group 1 Site name not given WCA5, Bonn Bats & Roadside Mammals Survey ST1191886767* Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle 09 Aug 2005 Cardiff Bat Group 1 Site name not given WCA5, S42, EUHS, Bats & Roadside Bonn, TREBAP Mammals Survey ST1192486772* Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle 09 Aug 2005 Cardiff Bat Group 1 Site name not given WCA5, S42, EUHS, Bats & Roadside Bonn, TREBAP Mammals Survey ST12018665* Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle 01 Sep 2005 Erica Colkett Foraging/Commuting WCA5, S42, EUHS, Gwent Bat Survey Bonn, TREBAP ST12058689* Pipistrellus pygmaeus Soprano Pipistrelle 01 Aug 2005 Erica Colkett Foraging/Commuting BAPP, S42, Bonn, Gwent Bat Survey EUHS, WCA5, TREBAP ST12158698* Pipistrellus pygmaeus Soprano Pipistrelle 01 Aug 2005 Erica Colkett Foraging/Commuting BAPP, S42, Bonn, Gwent Bat Survey EUHS, WCA5, TREBAP ST121856* Chiroptera Unspecified Bat 05 Jul 2002 Scott Hand 29 Yr Hendre, Nant Roost Bonn, EUHS, WCA5 CCW (Cardiff) Bat Garw Casework File 2002 ST12188694* Myotis nattereri Natterer's Bat 2004 to 2005 Erica Colkett Foraging/Commuting WCA5, EUHS, Gwent Bat Survey Bonn, TREBAP ST12198695* Pipistrellus pygmaeus Soprano Pipistrelle 01 Aug 2005 Erica Colkett Foraging/Commuting BAPP, S42, Bonn, Gwent Bat Survey EUHS, WCA5, TREBAP ST12268688* Myotis nattereri Natterer's Bat 2004 to 2005 Erica Colkett Foraging/Commuting WCA5, EUHS, Gwent Bat Survey Bonn, TREBAP ST12288688* Pipistrellus pygmaeus Soprano Pipistrelle 01 Aug 2005 Erica Colkett Foraging/Commuting BAPP, S42, Bonn, Gwent Bat Survey EUHS, WCA5, TREBAP ST12438633* Myotis mystacinus/brandtii Whiskered/Brandt's Bat 14 Sep 2006 Mark Langley Foraging/Commuting WCA5, EUHS, Gwent Bat Survey Bonn, BRG, CLY, CDF, MON, NPT, RCT, TRF ST12448634* Pipistrellus pipistrellus Common Pipistrelle 01 Sep 2005 Erica Colkett Foraging/Commuting WCA5, S42, EUHS, Gwent Bat Survey Bonn, TREBAP

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OTHER SPECIES OF CONSERVATION CONCERN

Number of records of Other Species of Conservation Concern 33

Grid Scientific Name Common Name Date Recorder(s) Count Location Comments Status Source Reference ST0985+ Delichon urbicum House Martin 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 12 Celyn Farm Estate R2, BRG, RCT, TRF MapMate Data ST0985+ Gallinula chloropus Common Moorhen 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Celyn Farm Estate Bonn, BDir MapMate Data ST0985+ Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 5 Celyn Farm Estate 2 singing R2 MapMate Data ST0985+ Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 14 Celyn Farm Estate 14 singing R2 MapMate Data ST0985+ Picus viridis Green Woodpecker 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 2 Celyn Farm Estate R2 MapMate Data ST0985+ Regulus regulus Goldcrest 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Celyn Farm Estate 1 singing R2 MapMate Data ST0986 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard 04 Jan 1997 Martin Hnatiuk 2 Ton-teg Bonn, BDir MapMate Data ST0986 Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 4 Ton-teg 1 singing 1 singing R2 MapMate Data ST0986 Mergus merganser Goosander 04 Jan 1997 Martin Hnatiuk 1 Ton-teg Bonn, BDir MapMate Data ST0986 Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 4 Ton-teg 4 singing R2 MapMate Data ST0986 Regulus regulus Goldcrest 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Ton-teg 1 singing R2 MapMate Data ST0986 Turdus viscivorus Mistle Thrush 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 2 Ton-teg R2, BDir MapMate Data ST105869 Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant 05 Oct 2004 Laura Palmer 8 River Taff - Upper Boat Monthly max for R2 MapMate Data established roost on pylon at ST105869 ST105869 Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant Oct 2004 Laura Palmer 12 River Taff - Upper Boat Monthly max for R2 MapMate Data established roost on pylon at ST105869 ST105869 Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant 04 Aug 2004 Laura Palmer 6 River Taff - Upper Boat Monthly max for R2 MapMate Data established roost on pylon at ST105869 ST105869 Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant 22 Jun 2004 Laura Palmer 8 River Taff - Upper Boat Monthly max for R2 MapMate Data established roost on pylon at ST105869 ST105869 Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant 12 Jan 2004 Laura Palmer 3 River Taff - Upper Boat Monthly max for R2 MapMate Data established roost on pylon at ST105869 ST1086 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard 16 May 2007 Graham Powell 10 Taff Vale 8 Chicks with Parents Bonn, BDir MapMate Data1 ST1086 Delichon urbicum House Martin 16 May 2007 Graham Powell 2 Taff Vale R2, BRG, RCT, TRF MapMate Data1 ST1086 Delichon urbicum House Martin 28 Apr 2004 Steve Moon 10 Taff Vale R2, BRG, RCT, TRF MapMate Data ST1086 Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow 28 Apr 2004 Steve Moon 2 Taff Vale R2 MapMate Data ST1086 Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull 20 Mar 2007 Graham Powell 2 Taff Vale R2, BDir MapMate Data1 South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre Report produced: 30-Jul-2008

Grid Scientific Name Common Name Date Recorder(s) Count Location Comments Status Source Reference ST1086 Mergus merganser Goosander 05 Mar 2007 Graham Powell 1 Taff Vale Bonn, BDir MapMate Data1 ST1086 Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail 17 May 2007 Graham Powell 4 Taff Vale R2, TREBAP MapMate Data1 ST1086 Turdus viscivorus Mistle Thrush 15 Mar 2007 Graham Powell 1 Taff Vale R2, BDir MapMate Data1 ST1087 Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant 01 Aug 2007 Graham Powell 13 Treforest R2 MapMate Data1 ST1186+ Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow 01 Oct 2007 Graham Powell 2 Treforest Industrial Estate R2 MapMate Data1 ST1186+ Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow 23 Feb 2007 Graham Powell 1 Treforest Industrial Estate very early date..!! R2 MapMate Data ST1186+ Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow 23 Feb 2007 Graham Powell 1 Treforest Industrial Estate Unusual Early Date R2 MapMate Data1 ST1186+ Picus viridis Green Woodpecker 13 Dec 2007 Graham Powell 1 Treforest Industrial Estate R2 MapMate Data1 ST1187+ Delichon urbicum House Martin 05 Jun 2007 A S Rosney 1 Mynydd Meio (south west) R2, BRG, RCT, TRF MapMate Data1 ST1187+ Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow 05 Jun 2007 A S Rosney 2 Mynydd Meio (south west) R2 MapMate Data1 ST1187+ Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler 05 Jun 2007 A S Rosney 12 Mynydd Meio (south west) Singing males R2 MapMate Data1 trochilus

SPECIES OF LOCAL CONSERVATION CONCERN

Number of records of Species of Local Conservation Concern 30

Grid Scientific Name Common Name Date Recorder(s) Count Location Comments Local Status Source Reference ST0985+ Apus apus Common Swift 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 2 Celyn Farm Estate BRG, RCT, TRF MapMate Data ST0985+ Phylloscopus collybita Chiffchaff 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 3 Celyn Farm Estate 3 singing BRG MapMate Data ST0985+ Turdus merula Blackbird 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 18 Celyn Farm Estate 18 singing BRG, VoG MapMate Data ST0986 Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Ton-teg 1 singing BRG, VoG MapMate Data ST0986 Cinclus cinclus Dipper 04 Jan 1997 Martin Hnatiuk 1 Ton-teg BRG, CLY, MTR, RCT, TRF, MapMate Data TREBAP ST0986 Phylloscopus collybita Chiffchaff 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 4 Ton-teg 4 singing BRG MapMate Data ST0986 Sylvia borin Garden Warbler 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 2 Ton-teg 2 singing 1 singing BRG, VoG MapMate Data ST0986 Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe 04 Jan 1997 Martin Hnatiuk 2 Ton-teg BRG, VoG MapMate Data ST0986 Turdus merula Blackbird 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 9 Ton-teg 9 singing BRG, VoG MapMate Data ST0987+ Apus apus Common Swift 29 Jun 2007 A S Rosney 20 Hawthorn Feeding over R Taff, BRG, RCT, TRF MapMate Data1 Upper Boat ST098861 Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly 21 Jun 1993 Chris Lindley Glamorgan CLY CCW (Cardiff) Wider Countryside

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Grid Scientific Name Common Name Date Recorder(s) Count Location Comments Local Status Source Reference ST105870 Apus apus Common Swift 28 Apr 2004 Laura Palmer 40 River Taff - Upper Boat large flock feeding over BRG, RCT, TRF MapMate Data industrial units ST107864 Noemacheilus barbatulus Stone Loach 25 Jul 1997 Freshwater Fish Atlas No site name available CLY Freshwater Fish Survey Atlas ST107864 Noemacheilus barbatulus Stone Loach 01 Jan 1997 Freshwater Fish Atlas No site name available CLY Freshwater Fish Survey Atlas ST1085+ Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter 05 Sep 1995 Sheelagh Kerry Glamorgan CLY CCW (Cardiff) Wider Countryside ST1086 Apus apus Common Swift 28 Apr 2004 Steve Moon 8 Taff Vale BRG, RCT, TRF MapMate Data ST1086 Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch 17 May 2007 Graham Powell 2 Taff Vale BRG, VoG MapMate Data1 ST1086 Phylloscopus collybita Chiffchaff 28 Apr 2004 Steve Moon 1 Taff Vale Song BRG MapMate Data ST1086 Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter 05 Sep 1995 Sheelagh Kerry Glamorgan CLY CCW (Cardiff) Wider Countryside ST1086 Synanthedon spheciformis White-barred Clearwing 1920 C.W Williams p Taff Vale Historical NPT MapMate Data ST1086 Turdus merula Blackbird 28 Apr 2004 Steve Moon 1 Taff Vale Song BRG, VoG MapMate Data ST1087 Apus apus Common Swift 16 Aug 2007 Graham Powell 2 Treforest BRG, RCT, TRF MapMate Data1 ST1087 Cinclus cinclus Dipper 19 Mar 2007 Graham Powell 2 Treforest BRG, CLY, MTR, RCT, TRF, MapMate Data1 TREBAP ST110870 Gonepteryx rhamni Brimstone 09 Mar 2000 Mark Evans 1 Upper Boat, Treforest TRF, VoG MapMate Data ST111870 Phragmites australis Common Reed 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Wooded copse area CLY CCW (Cardiff) with building rubble & Wider Countryside tannery waste in the soil; has also been used for dumping.This end of the site is wetter, with small stands of reeds growing round the copse. ST1185+ Ardea cinerea Grey Heron 29 Mar 2007 Graham Powell 1 Treforest Industrial BRG, RCT, TRF, VoG MapMate Data1 Estate (south) ST1186+ Aeshna cyanea Southern Aeshna 17 Aug 1995 Sheelagh Kerry Glamorgan CLY CCW (Cardiff) Wider Countryside ST1186+ Corvus corax Common Raven 01 Nov 2007 Graham Powell 2 Treforest Industrial BRG, VoG MapMate Data1 Estate ST1186+ Sylvia borin Garden Warbler 16 May 2005 Steve Moon 1 Treforest Industrial Singing in QED car BRG, VoG MapMate Data Estate park

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Grid Scientific Name Common Name Date Recorder(s) Count Location Comments Local Status Source Reference ST1186+ Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter 17 Aug 1995 Sheelagh Kerry Glamorgan CLY CCW (Cardiff) Wider Countryside

OTHER RECORDS

Number of other records 97

Grid Scientific Name Common Name Date Recorder(s) Count Location Comments Source Reference ST096863 Maniola jurtina Meadow Brown 21 Jun 1993 Chris Lindley CCW (Cardiff) Wider Countryside ST096868 Macroglossum stellatarum Humming-bird Hawk-moth 03 Aug 2004 Unknown 1 Powerstation Hill, Tonteg MapMate Data ST096868 Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood 01 Jun 1997 Richard Wistow 1 Powerstation Hill, Tonteg MapMate Data ST0985+ Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Celyn Farm Estate MapMate Data ST0985+ Carduelis chloris European Greenfinch 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Celyn Farm Estate 1 singing MapMate Data ST0985+ Certhia familiaris Eurasian Treecreeper 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Celyn Farm Estate MapMate Data ST0985+ Chorthippus brunneus Common Field Grasshopper 27 Aug 1990 P. Smout Ton-teg BRC - Orthoptera Records ST0985+ Columba palumbus Common Wood Pigeon 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 6 Celyn Farm Estate 6 singing MapMate Data ST0985+ Corvus corone Carrion Crow 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 2 Celyn Farm Estate MapMate Data ST0985+ Corvus monedula Jackdaw 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Celyn Farm Estate MapMate Data ST0985+ Erithacus rubecula European Robin 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 23 Celyn Farm Estate 23 singing MapMate Data ST0985+ Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 11 Celyn Farm Estate 11 singing MapMate Data ST0985+ Garrulus glandarius Eurasian Jay 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Celyn Farm Estate MapMate Data ST0985+ Mythimna turca Double Line 17 Jun 2000 Richard Wistow Llantwit Fadre CCW BAP Invertebrate data ST0985+ Parus caeruleus Blue Tit 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 10 Celyn Farm Estate 10 singing MapMate Data ST0985+ Parus major Great Tit 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 6 Celyn Farm Estate 6 singing MapMate Data ST0985+ Pica pica Magpie 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Celyn Farm Estate MapMate Data ST0985+ Sitta europaea Nuthatch 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Celyn Farm Estate MapMate Data ST0985+ Streptopelia decaocto Collared Dove 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Celyn Farm Estate 1 singing MapMate Data ST0985+ Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 6 Celyn Farm Estate 6 singing MapMate Data ST0985+ Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 12 Celyn Farm Estate 12 singing MapMate Data ST0986 Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Ton-teg MapMate Data

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Grid Scientific Name Common Name Date Recorder(s) Count Location Comments Source Reference ST0986 Alectoris rufa Red-legged Partridge 03 Jan 2001 to Graham Tierney 1 Ton-teg 2001 Eastern Glamorgan Bird MapMate Data 04 Jan 2001 Report ST0986 Carduelis chloris European Greenfinch 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 2 Ton-teg 2 singing MapMate Data ST0986 Columba livia (feral) Feral Pigeon 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Ton-teg 1 singing MapMate Data ST0986 Columba palumbus Common Wood Pigeon 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 7 Ton-teg 7 singing MapMate Data ST0986 Corvus corone Carrion Crow 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Ton-teg MapMate Data ST0986 Corvus monedula Jackdaw 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 5 Ton-teg MapMate Data ST0986 Dendrocopos major Great Spotted Woodpecker 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Ton-teg 1 singing MapMate Data ST0986 Erithacus rubecula European Robin 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 9 Ton-teg 9 singing MapMate Data ST0986 Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 6 Ton-teg 6 singing MapMate Data ST0986 Garrulus glandarius Eurasian Jay 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Ton-teg 1 singing MapMate Data ST0986 Parus caeruleus Blue Tit 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 5 Ton-teg 5 singing MapMate Data ST0986 Parus major Great Tit 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 5 Ton-teg 5 singing MapMate Data ST0986 Pica pica Magpie 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Ton-teg MapMate Data ST0986 Streptopelia decaocto Collared Dove 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Ton-teg 1 singing MapMate Data ST0986 Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 1 Ton-teg 1 singing MapMate Data ST0986 Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren 14 May 2003 Barry Stewart 5 Ton-teg 5 singing MapMate Data ST0987+ Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit 28 Jun 2007 A S Rosney 2 Hawthorn Alongside Power Station Hill. One MapMate Data1 all black individual ST099873 Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed 13 Feb 1998 River Habitat Present Not Supplied EA River Habitat Survey Survey Team, EA Data ST100863 Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood 21 Jun 1993 Chris Lindley CCW (Cardiff) Wider Countryside ST107872 Stigmella aurella 26 Jan 2002 Chris Tyler-Smith 8 Upper Boat (north) MapMate Data ST1085+ Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood 05 Sep 1995 Sheelagh Kerry Glamorgan CCW (Cardiff) Wider Countryside ST1086 Carduelis chloris European Greenfinch 28 Apr 2004 Steve Moon 1 Taff Vale Song MapMate Data ST1086 Certhia familiaris Eurasian Treecreeper 06 Feb 2007 Graham Powell 1 Taff Vale MapMate Data1 ST1086 Columba palumbus Common Wood Pigeon 02 Mar 2007 Graham Powell 3 Taff Vale MapMate Data1 ST1086 Corvus frugilegus Rook 10 Apr 2007 Graham Powell 2 Taff Vale MapMate Data1 ST1086 Erithacus rubecula European Robin 22 Nov 2007 Graham Powell 1 Taff Vale MapMate Data1 ST1086 Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch 28 Apr 2004 Steve Moon 1 Taff Vale Song MapMate Data ST1086 Lycaena phlaeas Small Copper 17 Aug 1995 Sheelagh Kerry Glamorgan CCW (Cardiff) Wider Countryside ST1086 Motacilla alba yarrellii Pied Wagtail 10 Jan 2007 Graham Powell 1 Taff Vale MapMate Data1 South East Wales Biodiversity Records Centre Report produced: 30-Jul-2008

Grid Scientific Name Common Name Date Recorder(s) Count Location Comments Source Reference ST1086 Motacilla alba yarrellii Pied Wagtail 28 Apr 2004 Steve Moon 4 Taff Vale MapMate Data ST1086 Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood 05 Sep 1995 Sheelagh Kerry Glamorgan CCW (Cardiff) Wider Countryside ST1086 Parus caeruleus Blue Tit 16 May 2007 Graham Powell 1 Taff Vale MapMate Data1 ST1086 Parus major Great Tit 05 Mar 2007 Graham Powell 2 Taff Vale MapMate Data1 ST1086 Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren 07 Mar 2007 Graham Powell 1 Taff Vale MapMate Data1 ST1086 Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren 28 Apr 2004 Steve Moon 1 Taff Vale Song MapMate Data ST1087 Motacilla alba yarrellii Pied Wagtail 24 Nov 2007 A S Rosney 1 Treforest Upper Boat MapMate Data1 ST1087 Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood 03 Aug 1995 Sheelagh Kerry Glamorgan CCW (Cardiff) Wider Countryside ST1087 Polygonia c-album Comma 17 Aug 1995 Sheelagh Kerry Glamorgan CCW (Cardiff) Wider Countryside ST1087 Polyommatus icarus Common Blue 17 Aug 1995 Sheelagh Kerry Glamorgan CCW (Cardiff) Wider Countryside ST1087 Vanessa atalanta Red Admiral 17 Aug 1995 Sheelagh Kerry Glamorgan CCW (Cardiff) Wider Countryside ST1087 Vanessa cardui Painted Lady 17 Aug 1995 Sheelagh Kerry Glamorgan CCW (Cardiff) Wider Countryside ST108862 Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed 13 Feb 1998 River Habitat Present Not Supplied EA River Habitat Survey Survey Team, EA Data ST109871 Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Area round the stream is wooded CCW (Cardiff) Wider with birch, willow, sycamore etc, Countryside and has been used for tipping & dumping. ST109871 Betula Birch 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Area round the stream is wooded CCW (Cardiff) Wider with birch, willow, sycamore etc, Countryside and has been used for tipping & dumping. ST109871 Salix Sallow 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Area round the stream is wooded CCW (Cardiff) Wider with birch, willow, sycamore etc, Countryside and has been used for tipping & dumping. ST109872 Pieris napi Green-veined White 16 Jun 1999 Martin White 1 Upper Boat near Pontypridd MapMate Data ST109872 Pieris rapae Small White 16 Jun 1999 Martin White 1 Upper Boat near Pontypridd MapMate Data ST11008704 Betula Birch 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Very overgrown with much scrub CCW (Cardiff) Wider growth. The soil is apparently old Countryside spoil /tip.Birch

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Grid Scientific Name Common Name Date Recorder(s) Count Location Comments Source Reference ST11008704 Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Very overgrown with much scrub CCW (Cardiff) Wider growth. The soil is apparently old Countryside spoil /tip.Large areas of brambles ST11008704 Salix Sallow 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Very overgrown with much scrub CCW (Cardiff) Wider growth. The soil is apparently old Countryside spoil /tip.Salix spp. ST11008704 Sambucus nigra Elder 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Very overgrown with much scrub CCW (Cardiff) Wider growth. The soil is apparently old Countryside spoil /tip. ST111870 Alnus glutinosa Alder 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Wooded copse area with building CCW (Cardiff) Wider rubble & tannery waste in the soil; Countryside has also been used for dumping. ST111870 Corylus avellana Hazel 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Wooded copse area with building CCW (Cardiff) Wider rubble & tannery waste in the soil; Countryside has also been used for dumping. ST111870 Salix Sallow 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Wooded copse area with building CCW (Cardiff) Wider rubble & tannery waste in the soil; Countryside has also been used for dumping.Salix spp. ST111871 Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Grassland used by rabbits, but is CCW (Cardiff) Wider largely overgrown. Basically a Countryside recolonised / reseeded area on old tip soil. ST111871 Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Grassland used by rabbits, but is CCW (Cardiff) Wider largely overgrown. Basically a Countryside recolonised / reseeded area on old tip soil.Some bramble growth around the margins. ST112869 Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Substrate here is tip, with large CCW (Cardiff) Wider amounts of tannery waste Countryside including piles of leather pieces & shreddings. The corners of the site have scrub growing. ST112869 Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Substrate here is tip, with large CCW (Cardiff) Wider amounts of tannery waste Countryside including piles of leather pieces & shreddings.

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Grid Scientific Name Common Name Date Recorder(s) Count Location Comments Source Reference ST112869 Corylus avellana Hazel 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Substrate here is tip, with large CCW (Cardiff) Wider amounts of tannery waste Countryside including piles of leather pieces & shreddings. The corners of the site have scrub growing. ST112869 Pteridium aquilinum Bracken 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard d Land at Upper Boat Substrate here is tip, with large CCW (Cardiff) Wider amounts of tannery waste Countryside including piles of leather pieces & shreddings. ST112869 Salix Sallow 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Substrate here is tip, with large CCW (Cardiff) Wider amounts of tannery waste Countryside including piles of leather pieces & shreddings. The corners of the site have scrub growing. ST112869 Sambucus nigra Elder 05 Mar 1986 MSC Havard Land at Upper Boat Substrate here is tip, with large CCW (Cardiff) Wider amounts of tannery waste Countryside including piles of leather pieces & shreddings. The corners of the site have scrub growing. ST1186+ Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit 11 Sep 2007 Graham Powell 4 Treforest Industrial Estate MapMate Data1 ST1186+ Motacilla alba yarrellii Pied Wagtail 17 Dec 2003 Laura Palmer p Treforest Industrial Estate quite a large flock coming to roost MapMate Data on the roof of Macro store. ST1186+ Motacilla alba yarrellii Pied Wagtail 20 Jun 2003 Geri Thomas 25 Treforest Industrial Estate Macro's store roost MapMate Data ST1186+ Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood 17 Aug 1995 Sheelagh Kerry Glamorgan CCW (Cardiff) Wider Countryside ST1186+ Pica pica Magpie 22 Jan 2007 Graham Powell 12 Treforest Industrial Estate MapMate Data1 ST1187+ Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit 05 Jun 2007 A S Rosney 2 Mynydd Meio (south west) Visiting nest site MapMate Data1 ST1187+ Carduelis chloris European Greenfinch 05 Jun 2007 A S Rosney 2 Mynydd Meio (south west) MapMate Data1 ST1187+ Corvus monedula Jackdaw 05 Jun 2007 A S Rosney 15 Mynydd Meio (south west) MapMate Data1 ST1187+ Erithacus rubecula European Robin 05 Jun 2007 A S Rosney 2 Mynydd Meio (south west) MapMate Data1 ST1187+ Pararge aegeria Speckled Wood 03 Aug 1995 Sheelagh Kerry Glamorgan CCW (Cardiff) Wider Countryside ST1187+ Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap 05 Jun 2007 A S Rosney 2 Mynydd Meio (south west) MapMate Data1 ST1187+ Sylvia communis Common Whitethroat 05 Jun 2007 A S Rosney 4 Mynydd Meio (south west) Singing males MapMate Data1 ST1187+ Troglodytes troglodytes Winter Wren 05 Jun 2007 A S Rosney 6 Mynydd Meio (south west) MapMate Data1

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KEY TO SPECIES STATUS ABBREVIATIONS:

BA = Protection of Badgers Act R1 = Red Data Book Species (based on IUCN criteria) BAPP = UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species R2 = Red Data Book Species (not based on IUCN criteria) BAPP (R) = UK Biodiversity Action Plan (Research Only) Species RSPB.R = RSPB Red List Species BDir = EC Birds Directive Species S42 = NERC Act Section 42 Species (Priority Species in Wales) Bonn = The Bonn Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Species WCA1.1 = Wildlife and Countryside Act Schedule 1 Part 1 Species CITES = Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Species WCA5 = Wildlife and Countryside Act Schedule 5 Species EUHS = EU Habitats Directive Species WCA8 = Wildlife and Countryside Act Schedule 8 Species Na = Nationally Scarce (Notable) Category A WSG.P = Guidelines for the Selection of Wildlife Sites in South Wales - Primary species WSG.C = Guidelines for the Selection of Wildlife Sites in South Wales - Contributory species

KEY TO LBAP ABBREVIATIONS

BGW Blaenau Gwent BRG Bridgend CLY Caerphilly CDF Cardiff MTR Merthyr Tydfil MON Monmouthshire NEW Newport NPT Neath Port Talbot RCT Rhondda Cynon Taff TRF Torfaen SWN Swansea VoG Vale of Glamorgan TREBAP Trunk Roads Estate Biodiversity Action Plan

BRYO Locally or nationally scarce or rare bryophyte. Sam Bosanquet (Vice County Recorder) should be contacted for further information on bryophyte protection and conservation issues (email: [email protected], telephone: 01646 624000).

For any data showing the ‘Gwent Bat Survey Project (GBSP)’ as the ‘Source’, and/or’ Ian Rabjohns’ as the ‘Recorder’; you should contact Ian Rabjohns for further information and interpretation of the data (Contact: Mill Bank, Glyn Road, Penallt, Monmouth, NP25 4AJ).

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STATUTORY DESIGNATIONS AND LOCALLY IDENTIFIED SITES (within search buffer)

STATUTORY DESIGNATIONS

No designated Nationally or Internationally important sites (e.g. SSSIs, SACs or SPAs) lie within the search buffer.

LOCALLY IDENTIFIED SITES

The search area lies within the administrative area of Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council, who may have identified a series of Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs)/ Wildlife Sites. Details of these sites are not currently held by SEWBReC on behalf of this Council. However it may be possible to obtain information on their whereabouts by contacting the Council Ecologist, Richard Wistow ([email protected]).

HABITATS (within search buffer)

See accompanying GIS plot (Biodiversity Information Search: Habitats)

Habitat parcels are labelled using standard Phase I codes. Should you require assistance with the interpretation of these codes, please contact SEWBReC.

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