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ENERGY WORKING FOR BRITAIN FOR WORKING ENERGY Wylfa Newydd Project 6.4.37 ES Volume D - WNDA Development App D9-4 - Terrestrial Invertebrate Technical Summary Report PINS Reference Number: EN010007 Application Reference Number: 6.4.37 June 2018 Revision 1.0 Regulation Number: 5(2)(a) Planning Act 2008 Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 Horizon Internal DCRM Number: WN0902-JAC-PAC-APP-00139 [This page is intentionally blank] Wylfa Newydd Project Horizon Nuclear Power (Wylfa) Ltd Terrestrial Invertebrate Technical Summary Report 60PO8032/TER/REP/007 | 1 WN034-JAC-PAC-REP-00009 Terrestrial Invertebrate Technical Summary Report Horizon Nuclear Power (Wylfa) Ltd Document history and status Revision Date Description By Review Approved Terrestrial Invertebrate Technical Summary Jonathan Jackson Dave Jones Rob Bromley 1 16/12/15 Minor edits following proof read Suzanne Jenkins Jonathan Jackson Rob Bromley 2 05/06/17 Minor edits following HNP review Jonathan Jackson Nick Clark Rob Bromley Distribution of copies Revision Issue Date issued Issued to Comments approved Terrestrial Invertebrate Technical Summary Report Wylfa Newydd Project no: 60PO8032 Document title: Terrestrial Invertebrate Technical Summary Report Document No.: 60PO8032/TER/REP/007 Revision: 1 Date: 16 December 2015 Client name: Horizon Nuclear Power (Wylfa) Ltd Client no: WN034-JAC-PAC-REP-00009 Project manager: Robert Bromley Author: Jonathan Jackson File name: P:\$PROJECTS\$B1496000 Wylfa Marine Services\6. 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Jacobs accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever for, or in respect of, any use of, or reliance upon, this report by any third party. 60PO8032/TER/REP/007 i Terrestrial Invertebrate Technical Summary Report Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 4 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 5 1.1 Overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Wylfa Newydd Project ................................................................................................................................. 5 1.3 Site Description ........................................................................................................................................... 5 1.4 Report Aims and Objectives ........................................................................................................................ 6 1.5 Previous Work ............................................................................................................................................. 6 1.6 Legal Status ................................................................................................................................................. 6 1.6.1 Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Act 2006 ................................................................ 6 1.6.2 UK Post 2010 Biodiversity Framework ........................................................................................................ 6 1.6.3 Conservation Classification of Nationally Rare/Scarce/Notable species .................................................... 7 1.6.4 Local Species .............................................................................................................................................. 7 1.6.5 Red Data Book Species .............................................................................................................................. 7 2. Field Study Methodology .......................................................................................................................... 8 2.1 Survey Locations ......................................................................................................................................... 8 2.2 Desktop Study ............................................................................................................................................. 8 2.3 Sampling Methods ....................................................................................................................................... 8 2.4 Survey Seasons .......................................................................................................................................... 9 2.5 Quality Control ............................................................................................................................................. 9 2.6 Limitations ................................................................................................................................................... 9 3. Results ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 3.1 Desktop Study ........................................................................................................................................... 10 3.1.1 Red Data Book Species ............................................................................................................................ 11 3.1.2 Section 42 NERC Act Species .................................................................................................................. 11 3.1.3 Local Biodiversity Action Plan Species ..................................................................................................... 11 3.1.4 Study Area Descriptions and Total Numbers of Species Recorded ......................................................... 11 4. Discussion ............................................................................................................................................... 18 4.1 Notable Species ........................................................................................................................................ 18 4.1.1 Grayling – Hipparchia semele ................................................................................................................... 18 4.1.2 Small heath - Coenonympha pamphilus ................................................................................................... 18 4.1.3 Wall brown – Lasiommata mergera ........................................................................................................... 19 4.1.4 Cinnabar moth – Tyria jacobaeae ............................................................................................................. 19 4.1.5 Non-Anglesey LBAP Species .................................................................................................................... 19 4.2 Assessing the value of the survey areas for invertebrates ....................................................................... 20 4.3 Habitats ..................................................................................................................................................... 22 4.4 Site Comparisons ...................................................................................................................................... 22 4.5 Habitat and Invertebrate Family Comparisons .......................................................................................... 24 5. Conclusions and Recommendations .................................................................................................... 25 6. References ............................................................................................................................................... 26 Appendix A: Figures ............................................................................................................................................ 27 60PO8032/TER/REP/007 ii Terrestrial Invertebrate Technical Summary Report Appendix B: Notable Species Returned from Background Data .................................................................... 29 Appendix C: Notable Species Recorded in the Study Area – All years ......................................................... 31 60PO8032/TER/REP/007 iii Terrestrial Invertebrate Technical Summary Report Executive Summary Horizon Nuclear Power Wylfa Ltd. (Horizon) is currently planning to develop a new nuclear power station on Anglesey (the Wylfa Newydd Generating Station) as identified in the National Policy Statement for Nuclear Power Generation (EN-6). The Wylfa Newydd Project (the Project) will require a number of applications to be made under different legislation to different regulators. Jacobs UK Ltd (Jacobs)