1: Chapter Title

Brixworth Windfarm

Technical Appendices

August 2008

Prepared by Arcus Renewable Energy Consulting Ltd on behalf of Bolsterstone Plc

Brixworth Windfarm Environmental Statement Technical Appendix

CONTENTS

3 PROJECT DESCRIPTION TECHNICAL APPENDIX 7 ECOLOGY TECHNICAL APPENDIX 10 CULTURAL HERITAGE TECHNICAL APPENDIX 11 NOISE TECHNICAL APPENDIX 12 EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICAL APPENDIX 14 TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION TECHNICAL APPENDIX

Where appropriate, plans shown in this document based on Ordnance Survey data have been Reproduced from Ordnance Survey digital map data © Crown copyright 2008. All rights reserved. Licence number 0100031673.

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INTRODUCTION This appendix contains information relating to the environmental requirements for subcontractors, construction traffic movements and associated construction volumes.

ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SUBCONTRACTORS

Scope These requirements have been developed to ensure that Bolsterstone Plc and all its subcontractors comply with environmentally safe working procedures and standards when working on Bolsterstone windfarm sites.

Procedure These requirements will be supplied to all subcontractors during an environmental awareness induction of all subcontractors prior to commencing work on site.

The relevant construction or operation manager for the site must ensure that these requirements are displayed clearly on site for all subcontractors.

Environmental Requirements

Planning and Preparation The construction or operation manager for the site must ensure that all contact numbers for relevant environmental bodies are displayed clearly on site for all site personnel and subcontractors.

Any remediation or disposal of contaminated land will be carried out in consultation with the relevant environmental body or Local Authority. If no work is required it will be fenced off to prevent disturbance.

Locations of underground services and pipelines are to be noted, clearly marked and protected. Maps of existing underground services to be kept on site.

Any existing storage tanks found are to be checked and emptied by a licensed waste carrier and removed.

Vandalism, theft and tipping are common causes of environmental pollution. Compound areas, plant and bowsers must be adequately fenced and/or secured where possible and when not in use.

Fuels, Oils, Chemicals Contents of all tanks to be clearly marked and relevant warning notices to be displayed requiring that valves and trigger guns be locked when not in use.

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Fuel and oil deliveries shall only take place within designated refuelling areas and be supervised by a responsible person. Storage tank levels are to be checked before delivery to prevent overfilling and ensure the product is delivered to the correct tank. Provide appropriate spill kits in an accessible location, ensure employees and subcontractors are trained in their use and follow the spill procedure in the event of any spill incident.

All fuels, oils and chemicals to be stored in designated area only (impervious base, bunded and secured) including mobile bowsers when not in use. Chemicals to be stored in accordance with COSHH and spill kits kept by subcontractor in accessible locations. Storage at or above roof level should be avoided. Generators powering the compound will be bunded. Bunds should be of adequate capacity.

Bowsers will not be stored next to watercourses when in use. Bowsers will be stored so as to minimise the risk of run-away and collision.

Any leaking or empty tanks/containers must be removed from site immediately and disposed of via a licensed waste disposal contractor. At the end of a contract no tanks/containers may be perforated, emptied or disposed of on site. Emptying and disposal only by competent authority off-site.

Plant Plant should be well maintained and any leaking fluid repaired and removed from site. Servicing shall be carried out over a drip tray. Mobile plant shall be refuelled in designated areas (preferably on impermeable service) or take place over a drip try. Refuelling should not be carried out near watercourses or drains. Never leave a vehicle unattended during refuelling or jam open a delivery valve. Ensure valves are turned off and securely locked when not in use.

After use drip trays to be cleaned with appropriate absorbent material and material disposed of in accordance with relevant waste regulations.

Concrete Concrete is highly alkaline and corrosive and can have a devastating impact on watercourses. Washing out of concrete lorries or mixing tools and equipment is not permitted on site unless in designated sealed wash-out area. Washings must not be allowed to flow into any drain or watercourse. Concrete mixing and storage to be away from drains and watercourses.

Sulphate resistant concrete to be used where geological conditions require it to prevent long term corrosion of concrete and release of alkaline compounds.

Waste Management The Duty of Care requires waste producers to ensure waste does not escape their control and is passed only to an authorised waste person (registered with the relevant environment agency) accompanied by a full written description or receipt.

All waste to be stored (prior to removal) in designated areas away from watercourses and drains. Skips to be covered to prevent dust and litter being blown out and rainwater accumulation and should be regularly inspected and replaced when full.

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Where possible separate skips should be provided so wastes can be segregated for recycling or to prevent cross contamination. Skips should be disposed of in accordance with legal waste requirements.

Special waste such as used chemical containers, used oil and filters, paints, hazardous refuse to be stored in bunded area away from watercourses and disposed of separately by licensed contractor.

Burning waste on site is forbidden as this will cause both pollution and annoyance to neighbours.

Silt and Earthworks The production of silty water will be avoided wherever possible. Water will be prevented from entering excavations using cut-off ditches and the length of time which open excavations are left uncovered will be limited. Any water discharged by pumping out will be dealt with to avoid silty water pollution to water courses and drains (see below). Exposed ground and stockpiles and storage duration will be minimised to reduce production of dust and silty runoff. If long term storage required stockpiles should be seeded or covered or silt fences constructed from suitable geotextile. In dry weather dust suppression measures by water spraying may be necessary.

Where silty water occurs i.e. from excavations, exposed ground, stockpiles, site roads and plant and wheel washing it will not be directly discharged into watercourses or surface water drains. Where possible silty water will be disbursed into the ground via soakaways. Where soakaways cannot be achieved due to ground conditions, runoff will be conveyed to the water course via silt traps to mitigate the introduction of soil to water courses. Silt must first be allowed to settle out in suspension before entering a water course or drain. Do not allow plant or personnel to disturb water in such areas. Treatment methods can include: the use of existing grassed depressions to allow natural filtration of silt; settlement lagoons dug prior to drainage reaching a watercourse (the level of silt needs to be monitored and emptied if necessary with a sludge tanker); settlement/separation tanks which can include more sophisticated interceptors if oil contaminated water reaches the tank. Reference should be made to Environment Agency leaflet Silt Pollution and How to Avoid It.

Topsoil Stripping and Reinstatement – disturbance to flora and fauna will be minimised during construction and disturbed habitats will be reinstated ASAP to speed up regeneration. Topsoil and vegetation and subsoil should be stored separately and retained for reinstatement of track shoulders and other stripped areas ASAP to prevent erosion. Turf should be stored topside up. On wet marshy habitats it may be necessary to store excavated materials on geotextile matting to minimise disturbance to vegetation below.

Road Cleanliness Site roads will be brushed/scraped to minimise mud and dust deposits. During dry weather dust suppression methods by spraying water to be used if necessary.

Public highways to be protected by use of wheel washing station for site vehicles before exiting onto public roads.

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Such plant washing facilities to be constructed with no overflow and water collected from this to pass through silt trap before discharging into a purpose made soakaway.

Wildlife Wildlife and their dens to be protected from disturbance and entering and becoming trapped in any site works by use of fences, crossings or escape ramps and routes where necessary.

References For further information refer to:

SEPA/Environment Agency Pollution Prevention Guideline PPG6 Working at Construction and Demolition Sites.

Environment Agency Leaflet Silt Pollution and How to Avoid It.

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CONSTRUCTION TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED CONSTRUCTION VOLUMES

The following pages contain indicative construction volumes, hardstanding areas, access track lengths and associated construction traffic volumes.

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Project Job Ref. Bolsterstone - 6) Lodge Farm Wind Farm J1042 rev.A02 Part of Structure Sheet no./rev DONALDSON ASSOCIATES Construction Materials Volumes 1 CONSULTING ENGINEERS Calc by Date Check by Date App by Date Topsoil & subsoil Topsoil to be Total Stone Stone to be Peat House, 5 Stuart Street, Derby DE1 2EQ Strip Returned Volume Rqd Removed Tel. 01332 343800 Fax. 01332 613858 WT 31-Jul-08 MMcK 1st Aug 2008 (m3) (m3) (m3) (m3)

A - Road & Hardstandings Construction Estimate A1 - Widening to site entrance Area = 290.68 m2 Thk = 1 m Vol = 290.68 m3 131 44 291 0 A2 - Upgrading to existing roads Length = 0 0 0 m 0 0 Width = 0 0 0 m Thk =000m Vol =0m3 0 0 0 A3 - Widening at existing corners / junctions Area = 0 m2 Thk = 0 m Vol = 0 m3 0000 Length Width Thk Soil Vol Total Vol A4 - New access roads 2945 5 0.5 0.3 8098.8 5301 1767 0000 0 0 0 0000 08098.8 m3 0 0 8099 A5 - New access roads widening at corners and junctions Area = 925 m2 Thk = 0.5 m Vol = 462.5 m3 278 278 463 0 A6 - Met mast access road Length = 68 m (included above) 102 0 Width = 4 m Thk = 0.5 m Vol = 153 m3 153 A7 - WTG erection area hardstandings No.WTG's 6.25 No. inc. met mast area 1515 1515 Length = 39 m Width = 18 m Thk = 0.9 m Vol = 4146.2 m3 4146 A8 - Laybys etc Area = 750 m2 Thk = 0.5 m Vol = 375 m3 225 225 375 375 A9 - New and existing roads and hardstandings - number of wagons. Wagon Capacity= 20 Tonnes Stone Density= 1.9 Tonnes/m3 Stone Volume A1 to A10 = 13526 m3 Number of wagons = 1285 No. A10 - Geotextile for new and existing access roads and hardstandings from A1 290.68 m2 from A2 0 m2 from A3 0 m2 from A4 17670 m2 from A5 925 m2 from A6 340 m2 from A7 4826.3 m2 from A8 750 m2 add 10% 2480.2 m2 Geotextile area = 27282 m2

Area per roll = 500 m2 No. rolls = 55 rolls No. roles per wagon = 15 4 loads Project Job Ref. Bolsterstone - 6) Lodge Farm Wind Farm J1042 rev.A02 Part of Structure Sheet no./rev DONALDSON ASSOCIATES Construction Materials Volumes 2 CONSULTING ENGINEERS Calc by Date Check by Date App by Date Topsoil & subsoil Topsoil to be Total Stone Stone to be Peat House, 5 Stuart Street, Derby DE1 2EQ Strip Returned Volume Rqd Removed Tel. 01332 343800 Fax. 01332 613858 WT 31-Jul-08 MMcK 1st Aug 2008 (m3) (m3) (m3) (m3)

B - Other Construction Stone Volumes B1 - Site compound and materials storage area 1554 1434 Length = 100 m includes 20 x 20 area for control building Width = 50 m Thk = 0.6 m Vol = 3036 m3 3036 2796 B2 - Site Compound etc. area - number of wagons. Wagon capacity = Wagon Capacity= 20 Tonnes Stone Denisty= 1.9 Tonnes/m3 Stone Volume = 3036 m3 Delivery: Number of wagons = 289 No.

Total: Number of wagons = 289 No. B3 - Excess cut and fill volumes from road construction length width fill ht cut ht Fill Volume Cut Volume Road 1 at road 4 58 7 0.5 232 m3 0 m3 Road1b et ween WTG WTG5 5 andWTG3 210 7 119.9 0 m3 4309 m3 Road 1 between WTG 5 and WTG 3 120 7 0.7 705.6 m3 0 m3 Road 1 at WTG 3 37 7 0.3 84.36 m3 0 m3 Road 1 at WTG 1 90 7 0.9 0 m3 713 m3 Road 1 at WTG 1 42 7 0.4 131.04 m3 0 m3 Road 3 63 7 0.2 93.24 m3 0 m3 Met Mast road 60 7 1.3 748.8 m3 0 m3 Met Mast road 8 7 0.4 0 m3 25 m3 WTG 5 road 70 7 1.4 0 m3 960 m3 WTG 5 road 15 7 0.4 46.8 m3 0 m3 WTG 3 road 59 7 0.4 184.08 m3 0 m3 Road 4 at road 1 45 7 0.5 180 m3 0 m3 Road 4 between road 1 and road 3 pt 1 111 7 0.4 346.32 m3 0 m3 Road 4 between road 1 and road 3 pt 2 150 7 0.9 1188 m3 0 m3 Road 4 between met mast and road 3 105 7 0.7 0 m3 617 m3 Road 2 42 7 0.3 0 m3 96 m3 NB - 'topsoil to be returned' figure is potential fill generated from 'cut' volume - subtracted from stone required Volume summary: 3940.2 m3 6720.5 m3 6721 2000 1940 A&B - Roads & Hardstandings Materials and Vehicles Summary Stone Volume 16562 m3 Number of HGV's (stone) 1574 Stone Tonnage 31468 T Number of HGV's (others) 4 Geotextile / Geogrid 27282 m2

Total HGV's to site 1578 Total journeys (2 per HGV) 3156

Note: These figures exclude the excess cut / fill material volumes in B3 Project Job Ref. Bolsterstone - 6) Lodge Farm Wind Farm J1042 rev.A02 Part of Structure Sheet no./rev DONALDSON ASSOCIATES Construction Materials Volumes 3 CONSULTING ENGINEERS Calc by Date Check by Date App by Date Topsoil & subsoil Topsoil to be Total Stone Stone to be Peat House, 5 Stuart Street, Derby DE1 2EQ Strip Returned Volume Rqd Removed Tel. 01332 343800 Fax. 01332 613858 WT 31-Jul-08 MMcK 1st Aug 2008 (m3) (m3) (m3) (m3)

C - WTG erection - materials and vehicles C1 - Wind Turbine Delivery Number of WTG's: 6 Vehicles per WTG: 8 Total = 48 C2 - WTG erection Large Crane 1 1 Tail crane 1 1 Boom, counter weights etc. 10 10 C3 - Transformers (assuming 1 per WTG) Number of deliveries: 6 6 C4 - WTG foundations (gravity) Concrete volume per foundation: 403 m3 9522 7104 depth (m) base dim exc.vol Total Volume: 2418 m3 3 18 1587 No. concrete wagons: 408 loads 408 loads C5 - Steel reinforcement for WTG foundations density = 140 kg/m3: 338.52 T: 17 loads C6 - Stone for WTG foundations Vol. Per WTG = 361 m3 No. WTG's rqd = 3 Thk of up-fill = 1 m Vol = 1083 m3 > 103 loads 1083 1083 C7- Misc. for WTG foundation construction allow 2 loads per WTG 12 loads

C8 - WTG erection - materials and vehicles summary

Number of abnormal vehicles: 49 Concrete Volume 2418 m3 Number of HGV's (not stone) 454 Steel Tonnage 338.52 T Number of HGV's (stone) 103 Stone Tonnage 2057.7 T

Total deliveries 606 Total journeys (2 per vehicle) 1212 Project Job Ref. Bolsterstone - 6) Lodge Farm Wind Farm J1042 rev.A02 Part of Structure Sheet no./rev DONALDSON ASSOCIATES Construction Materials Volumes 4 CONSULTING ENGINEERS Calc by Date Check by Date App by Date Topsoil & subsoil Topsoil to be Total Stone Stone to be Peat House, 5 Stuart Street, Derby DE1 2EQ Strip Returned Volume Rqd Removed Tel. 01332 343800 Fax. 01332 613858 WT 31-Jul-08 MMcK 1st Aug 2008 (m3) (m3) (m3) (m3)

D - Control building - materials and vehicles D1 - Control Building capproximate size: w l h 6 12 3.2 plus roof 36 D2 - Control Building concrete for slab thickness = 0.15 m Edge beam = 0.6 x 2 m Trenches = 7 m length Pit = 2 x 1.5 x 1.4 No. internal walls = 1 Volume slab = 10.8 m3 Volume edge beams / slab thickening = 50.4 m3 e/o volume of trenches = 0.2363 m3 e/o volume of pit = 2.321 m3 Total volume = 63.757 m3 Wagon loads (plus 3 for part loads) = 14 loads D3 - Control Building other materials Masonry 2 loads Roof trusses 2 loads Tiles and other finishes 2 loads Septic tank 1 loads Rainwater harvesting tank etc 1 loads Fencing / Misc. 1 loads Reinforcement 2 loads D4 - Control building equipment / panels 3 loads

D5 - control building - materials and vehicles summary

Number of HGV's 28 Concrete Volume: 63.8 m3 Other materials as above Total deliveries 28 Total journeys (2 per vehicle) 56 Project Job Ref. Bolsterstone - 6) Lodge Farm Wind Farm J1042 rev.A02 Part of Structure Sheet no./rev DONALDSON ASSOCIATES Construction Materials Volumes 5 CONSULTING ENGINEERS Calc by Date Check by Date App by Date Topsoil & subsoil Topsoil to be Total Stone Stone to be Peat House, 5 Stuart Street, Derby DE1 2EQ Strip Returned Volume Rqd Removed Tel. 01332 343800 Fax. 01332 613858 WT 31-Jul-08 MMcK 1st Aug 2008 (m3) (m3) (m3) (m3)

E - Summary

E1 - Earthworks Balance Summary (NB - very approxiamte figures)

Total top soil and sub-soil strip prior to construction (m3) 26467 Total top soil and sub-soil to be returned to original location after construction (m3) 14366 Total soil to be disposed of (m3) 12101 Total Stone required for construction (compacted volume placed, m3) 19585 Total Stone to be discposed of after construction (compacted volume placed, m3) 3171 Total material disposed of after construction (m3) 15272 Summary of soil and stone onto / off site: Soil disposal 908 No. 20T loads Stone disposal 301 No. 20T loads Stone deliveries 1861 No. 20T loads

E2 - Vehicle Summary (NB very approximate figures)

TTtlotal st one d dlieliveri es 1861 No. 20T load s Total stone disposal 301 No. 20T loads Total soil disposal (assumes all off site) 908 No. 20T loads Total concrete loads 422 No. 6m3 loads Total steel reinforcement loads 19 No. 20T loads Total other materials deliveries 45 Loads Total abnormal loads (WTG delivery) 49 Loads

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7. ECOLOGY TECHNICAL APPENDIX

INTRODUCTION

This appendix contains information relating to the ecology assessment of a technical nature that has not been included within Chapter 7 of the Environmental Statement. It contains the following:

Ecological Report written by Lapwings Consultants Ltd; and Ecological records request from Northamptonshire Biodiversity Records Centre.

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The following pages contain:

Ecological Report written by Lapwings Consultants Ltd.

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ECOLOGICAL SURVEY, PROPOSED WINDFARM SITE & SURROUNDINGS AT LODGE FARM, HANGING HOUGHTON, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

for

ARCUS RENEWABLES

Undertaken by Lapwings Consultants Banovallum House Manor House Street Horncastle Lincs LN9 5HF Tel: 01507 526667

July 2008

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REPORT OF ECOLOGICAL SURVEY

PROPOSED WINDFARM SITE & SURROUNDINGS AT LODGE FARM, HANGING HOUGHTON, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

CONTENTS

1.0 Summary

2.0 Introduction

3.0 Site Description

4.0 Methods

5.0 Results

6.0 Analysis and Conclusions

Figure 1 Site Location Plan

Figure 2 Bat Survey Route

Figure 3A Dusk Bat Survey Results – 20 September 2007

Figure 3B Dusk Bat Survey Results – 22 May 2008

Figure 3C Dusk Bat Survey Results – 19 June 2008

Figure 4 Dawn Bat Survey Results – 21 September 2007

Figure 5 Features with the Potential to Support Roosting Bats

Figure 6 Other Protected Species

Figure 7 Phase 1 Habitat Map

Annex 1 Target Notes

Annex 2 Photographs

Annex 3 Descriptions of Buildings at Lodge Farm

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 1.0 SUMMARY

1.1 Lapwings Consultants Ltd has been commissioned by Arcus Renewables to undertake ecological surveys on the site of a proposed wind farm at Lodge Farm, Hanging Houghton in Northamptonshire. The surveys comprised three dusk and one dawn bat transect survey, a Phase 1 habitat survey and protected species surveys. Buildings within 500m of the original site boundary were assessed for their potential to support roosting bats. These buildings were surveyed in May and June 2008. Where possible, trees with some features with the potential to support roosting bats were checked using an endoscope for any signs of use.

The surveys were undertaken using standard methods in the period September 2007 to June 2008. This report describes the surveys carried out, the survey methods used and results obtained, and provides an analysis of the findings.

1.2 Habitats and plants: The site is an area of arable farmland with boundary hedges with trees, seasonally wet drains, fences and strips of planted woodland. The only habitats of note in a local context are the strips of woodland along the southern edge, one species-rich hedgerow and the mature trees. The species- rich hedgerow is Important for Wildlife and Landscape as defined by the Hedgerow Regulations as it has at least six woody species, on average, in a 30m length and has less than 10% gaps, a ditch and a number of connections with other hedgerows, a pond and a woodland. The remaining habitats are not considered to be of particular interest. No plant species of note were recorded.

1.3 Badgers: Detailed in Confidential Appendix

1.4 Otters: No waterbodies have any potential to support this species and no signs were seen; otters are not a constraint and no mitigation is needed.

1.5 Water voles: No waterbodies have any potential to support this species and no signs were seen; water voles are not a constraint and no mitigation is needed.

1.6 Bats: The dusk and dawn surveys suggest that small numbers of common and soprano pipistrelle bats and noctule bats use the application area. Low numbers of pipistrelle bats were seen feeding and commuting along the boundary hedges and trees. No pipistrelle bats were seen crossing the open area of the site. An unidentified Myotis species was heard south of the site during the initial transect survey. No other records of Myotis bat were made during the remaining transect

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 surveys. The low number of noctule bats seen crossing the site appeared to emerge from a tree within Clint Hill Fox Covert which lies north-west of the site. These noctule bats were seen commuting directly over the site in a south- easterly direction, probably towards Pitsford Reservoir to feed.

A number of mature trees with some potential to support roosting bats were identified during the initial survey and one of these was found to be used by a single bat (species unknown as the bat did not echolocate as it emerged) during the transect surveys. A small on-site building has some potential to support low numbers of roosting bats. Building 1 at Lodge Farm has an active brown long- eared bat maternity roost and Building 5 has been used in the past by probably a single pipistrelle bat. Building 4 has also been used by brown long-eared bats, probably as a maternity roost. It is likely that brown long-eared bats also hibernate within this building. Although there is a brown long-eared maternity roost close to the site, no brown long-eared bats were noted during the transect surveys. It appears that he bats follow the tall hedges along the eastern side of Harborough Road to areas of woodland to the north and south.

The use of the by bats appears to be low and representative of areas of similar farmland in the vicinity. No use of the site by high numbers of bats or by rare species of bats was seen.

It is considered that the low number of common and soprano pipistrelle bats recorded within the site would be unlikely to come into contact with the blades during their normal movements as they closely follow the boundary features. These species rarely fly at heights that intersect with turbine blades.

A maximum of two noctule bats were seen crossing the western part of the site during the transect surveys. These bats were flying high over the site, commuting to foraging areas away from the site. This species is more at risk of collision with turbine blades as they regularly fly at heights that intersect with turbine blades and as they do not tend to closely follow boundary features. A clear flight path across the site by this species was seen.

It is recommended that although the risk of impact on the local noctule bat population is low (due to the low number of bats seen during the surveys), that the wind turbines are sited at least 50m from the boundary features. There is some evidence that suggests that bat activity declines with increasing distance from linear features, even for those species which fly high over open areas such as noctule bats. If possible the location of Turbine 1 should be altered as it currently lies within the noctule flight path.

1.7 Reptiles: No reptiles were seen, although the ditches, strips of woodlands and rough grassland have the potential to support them. Provided the turbines are sited within arable areas, away from rough grassland, drain banks, wooded areas and hedges, it is considered very unlikely that reptiles would be affected by the proposals, should they be present.

1.8 Great crested newts: The site has no waterbodies suitable for great crested newts to use for breeding. Three ponds are shown on maps to occur within c500m of the site, but of these, one is no longer present; the second is unsuitable

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 for newts; and the third is within a quarry east of the site and it is considered unlikely that any newts present here would cross c500m of intensively managed arable land to access the site. It is therefore considered that great crested newts are not an issue and no mitigation is needed for this species.

1.9 Other species: The site is used by small numbers of brown hares but the site is unlikely to be of significant importance for hares since it is similar to the surrounding farmland. Hares are unlikely to be affected by the proposals.

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 2.0 INTRODUCTION

2.1 Lapwings Consultants is a wholly owned trading company of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust with four Directors appointed by the Board of the Trust. The Trust aims to safeguard wildlife and wild places and to promote a better understanding of nature conservation. Lapwings Consultants’ service is operated in the interests of good standards of conservation and management and all profits are covenanted to the Trust to enable it to further its aims.

Lapwings Consultants is a member of the Association of Wildlife Trust Consultancies, a body set up by The Wildlife Trusts (Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts), to monitor and advise Trust consultancies on matters relating to professionalism, standards and quality of service.

2.2 The Consultancy has access to a wide range of expertise in key ecological and environmental areas, covering

• Habitat and Species Monitoring and Survey • Habitat Creation and Restoration • Wildlife and Countryside Management Plans • Wildlife Interpretation, Education and Training • Land Management Advice • Landscape and Visual Impact

2.3 Lapwings Consultants Ltd has been commissioned by Arcus Renewables to carry out ecological surveys in connection with a proposed wind farm at Lodge Farm at Hanging Houghton in Northamptonshire.

2.4 The surveys were carried out in the period September 2007 to June 2008 for Lapwings Consultants Ltd by Ecologist Kate Taylor MIEEM and Associate Ecologist Garry Steele.

2.5 This report describes the surveys carried out, the survey methods used and results obtained, and provides an analysis of the findings.

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 3.0 SITE DESCRIPTION

3.1 The survey area is located south of the village of Hanging Houghton, which lies approximately 15km north of Northampton and 12km south-east of Kettering. The location of the site is given in Figure 1. The entire site is made up of arable farmland, some of which is set-aside. The Ordnance Survey grid reference of the site’s centre is SP 746 727.

3.2 The field boundaries are a mixture of seasonally-wet drains, wire fences, planted trees, and hedges. Some of the hedges are species-rich and trees occur in some.

3.3 A strip of woodland (planted in places) and a stream run along the majority of the southern boundary. Harborough Road is the eastern boundary of the site.

3.4 The arable field margins are typically quite species-poor with a limited range of species including perennial rye-grass, false oat-grass, tufted hair-grass, cock’s- foot, broad-leaved dock and a crane’s-bill species.

3.5 A Phase 1 habitat map is given in Figure 7. Target notes are given in Annex 1. Photographs are given in Annex 2. A description of the buildings at Lodge Farm is given in Annex 3.

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 4.0 METHODS

4.1 Habitats and plants: All habitats present were assessed for their intrinsic value and potential to support protected species. A search for notable plants was made. Hedgerows were assessed for their importance under the Hedgerows Regulations 1997. Habitats were mapped using the standard JNCC Phase 1 method.

4.2 Badgers: Detailed in Confidential Appendix

4.3 Otters: Watercourses through the site and along its boundaries were searched for use by otters. In addition to otters themselves, a search was also made for signs of otter activity, including places used for resting or as holts, spraints, tracks and prints.

4.4 Water voles: Watercourses through the site and along its boundaries were searched for use by water voles. Field signs of water voles searched for included the diagnostic ‘plop’ sound as a water vole enters the water, sightings, channels through floating vegetation, burrow holes, runs, ‘lawns’ of flattened/grazed vegetation, feeding stations of nibbled plant stems, faecal deposits including concentrated latrines, prints and above ground nests in bankside vegetation.

4.5 Bats: Surveys undertaken in order to determine the use made of the site by foraging and roosting bats comprised the following:

• An assessment of mature trees and built structures on the site and within c500m of the site for their potential to support roosting bats.

• A day-light examination of the site in order to identify areas with the greatest likelihood of giving rise to bat records, such as sheltered places in the lee of hedges, around buildings, over ponds, etc. These were used as designated recording points in the subsequent surveys.

• The devising of a survey route with defined start and end points and which took two observers to each recording point (determined as above), and which covered the entire site (see Figure 2).

• Two observers walked along the route recording and mapping bat activity using hand-held bat detectors. Three surveys were carried out at dusk and one at dawn. At the designated recording points the observers remained standing for a set amount of time, recording and mapping bat activity using hand-held bat detectors. Calls were recorded using a minidisk and later analysed.

• The buildings at Lodge Farm were surveyed to determine whether they are currently being used by roosting bats or have been used in the past.

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• The trees identified during the initial walkover were, where possible, surveyed using an endoscope to determine whether they are currently being used by roosting bats or have been used in the past.

4.6 Reptiles: Site habitats were assessed for their potential to support reptiles; potential refugia were examined; and a search was made for the animals themselves.

4.7 Great crested newts: Water bodies on site and within c500m of the site which have the potential to act as breeding sites for great crested newts were searched for. Site habitats were assessed for their potential to support foraging, sheltering and/or hibernating great crested newts.

4.8 Other species: During the course of the survey, evidence was sought for other species of note.

4.9 Background records: A search for existing ecological records for the site and immediate surroundings was undertaken by reference to the Northamptonshire Biodiversity Records Centre and the Northamptonshire Bat Group. A search for site and surroundings records on the National Biodiversity Network website was carried out.

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 5.0 RESULTS

5.1 Habitats and plants: The site is an area of arable farmland with boundary hedges with some trees, seasonally wet drains, fences and strips of planted woodland. One species-rich hedgerow was found which is Important for Wildlife and Landscape as defined by the Hedgerow Regulations. The hedgerow has at least six woody species (crab apple, oak, hawthorn, elder, dog rose, blackthorn and field maple), on average, in a 30m length and has less than 10% gaps, a ditch and a number of connections with other hedgerows, a pond and a woodland.

The remaining habitats are not considered to be of particular nature conservation interest. No plant species of note were recorded. The Phase 1 map is given as Figure 7 and target notes are given in Annex 1.

5.2 Badgers: Detailed in Confidential Appendix

5.3 Otters: No waterbodies on site have any potential to support this species and no signs were seen. No records of otters were found for the site or the immediately adjacent area.

5.4 Water voles: No waterbodies within the site have any potential to support this species and no signs were seen. No records of water voles were found for the site or the immediately adjacent area.

5.5 Bats: The dusk and dawn surveys suggest that small numbers of common and soprano pipistrelle bats and noctule bats use the application area. Low numbers of pipistrelle bats were seen feeding and commuting along the boundary hedges and trees. No pipistrelle bats were seen crossing the open area of the site. An unidentified Myotis species was heard south of the site during the initial transect survey. No other records of Myotis bat were made during the remaining transect surveys. The low number of noctule bats seen crossing the site appeared to emerge from a tree within Clint Hill Fox Covert which lies north-west of the site. These noctule bats were seen commuting directly over the site in a south- easterly direction, probably towards Pitsford Reservoir to feed.

A number of mature trees with some potential to support roosting bats were identified during the initial survey and one of these was found to be used by a

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 single bat (species unknown as the bat did not echolocate as it emerged) during the transect surveys. A small on-site building has some potential to support low numbers of roosting bats. Building 1 at Lodge Farm has an active brown long- eared bat maternity roost and Building 5 has been used in the past by probably a single pipistrelle bat. Building 4 has also been used by brown long-eared bats, probably as a maternity roost. It is likely that brown long-eared bats also hibernate within this building. Although there is a brown long-eared maternity roost close to the site, no brown long-eared bats were noted during the transect surveys. It appears that he bats follow the tall hedges along the eastern side of Harborough Road to areas of woodland to the north and south.

The use of the by bats appears to be low and representative of areas of similar farmland in the vicinity. No use of the site by high numbers of bats or by rare species of bats was seen.

There are no records of bats for the site or immediately adjacent area. The nearest records are from buildings in Cottesbrooke, Creaton, Hanging Houghton, Brixworth and Scaldwell.

5.6 Reptiles: No reptiles were seen, although the grassy ditch banks, areas of woodland and rough grassland adjacent to the site have some potential to support small numbers of common lizard, slow-worm, and grass snake. No records of reptiles were found for the site or the immediately adjacent area.

5.7 Great crested newts: The site has no pond or other waterbody which could be used by newts for breeding. Three ponds are shown on the OS map to lie within c500m of the site. Of these, the one north of field boundary A1 is no longer present; the second lies within the hedgerow east of Clint Hill Covert and is isolated, heavily shaded and has turbid water; and the third is within a quarry approximately 500m east of the site. It is considered very unlikely that great crested newts would use the pond east of Clint Hill Covert and it is considered unlikely that any newts present in the quarry pond would cross at least 500m of intensively managed arable field to access the site.

The rough grassland of the site’s ditch banks and hedge bottoms is suitable terrestrial sheltering and foraging habitat for great crested newts.

No records of great crested newts were found for the site or the immediately adjacent area. The closest record of great crested newts is from the village of Lamport which lies approximately 1.5km north of the site, but this record is from the 1950s.

5.8 Other species: Low numbers of brown hares were seen throughout the site

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 6.0 ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS

6.1 Habitats and plants: The site habitats are largely not of nature conservation significance. The only habitats of note in a site context are the strips of woodland along the southern edge, the single species-rich hedgerow and the mature trees. No notable or invasive alien plant species were recorded.

The species-rich hedgerow is Important for Wildlife and Landscape as defined by the Hedgerow Regulations.

6.2 Badgers: Detailed in Confidential Appendix

6.3 Otters: No evidence was found for the use of the site by otters therefore they are not a constraint and no mitigation is needed.

6.4 Water voles: No evidence was found for the use of the site by water voles therefore they are not a constraint and no mitigation is needed.

6.5 Bats: The dusk and dawn surveys suggest that small numbers of common and soprano pipistrelle bats and noctule bats use the application area. Low numbers of pipistrelle bats were seen feeding and commuting along the boundary hedges and trees. No pipistrelle bats were seen crossing the open area of the site. An unidentified Myotis species was heard south of the site during the initial transect

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 survey. No other records of Myotis bat were made during the remaining transect surveys. The low number of noctule bats seen crossing the site appeared to emerge from a tree within Clint Hill Fox Covert which lies north-west of the site. These noctule bats were seen commuting directly over the site in a south- easterly direction, probably towards Pitsford Reservoir to feed.

The use of the by bats appears to be low and representative of areas of similar farmland in the vicinity. No use of the site by high numbers of bats or by rare species of bats was seen.

Natural England has produced a table which shows species likely to be at risk from wind turbines. This table is based on information on flight patterns, foraging strategies and echolocation calls. This table puts common and soprano pipistrelle bats in the medium risk category and noctule bats in the high risk category. Incorporating the relative population size of each species and the likely risk posed by turbines, Natural England has produced a table which estimated the level of threat posed to populations of bats. Soprano and common pipistrelle bats are in the low risk category and noctule bats are in the high risk category. § It is recommended that although the risk of impact on the local noctule bat population is low (due to the low number of bats seen during the surveys), that the wind turbines are sited at least 50m from the boundary features. There is some evidence that suggests that bat activity declines with increasing distance from linear features, even for those species which fly high over open areas such as noctule bats. If possible the location of Turbine 1 should be altered as it currently lies within the noctule flight path.

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6.6 Reptiles: No reptiles were seen, although parts of the site have the potential to support them. Provided turbines are sited within arable areas, away from rough grassland, drain banks, wooded areas and hedges, it is considered very unlikely that reptiles would be affected by the proposals, should they be present.

6.7 Great crested newts: Since there are no on-site ponds suitable for breeding newts and off site ponds are not suitable for use by newts, or are too far away, it is considered that great crested newts are not using the site, despite there being suitable terrestrial sheltering and foraging habitat for this species. No mitigation is therefore needed for this species.

6.8 Other species: The site is used by a small number of brown hares but the site is unlikely to be of significant importance for hares since it is similar to the surrounding farmland. Hares are unlikely to be affected by the development proposals and large areas of farmland would remain for their use.

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 KEY TO PHASE 1 HABITAT MAP

Site boundary

A Arable

Fence

Species-poor hedge

Species-poor hedgerow with trees

Species-rich hedgerow with trees

Dry drain

Running water

Building

Wall

Boundary no longer present

New boundary

Target note

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 FIGURE 1 SITE LOCATION PLAN

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 FIGURE 2 BAT SURVEY ROUTE

Points included during all surveys Point 1 Point 3 Points included during the final Point 2 survey to incorporate the amended turbine locations

Point 12

Point 11

Point 10

Point 4

Point 5 Point 7

Point 6

Point A Point 8 Point 9

Point B

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 FIGURE 3A DUSK BAT SURVEY ROUTE AND RESULTS - 20 SEPTEMBER 2007

Point 2 19.24: One noctule bat heard, not seen. 20 September 2007 19.50 - 19.53 One 55 pipistrelle heading south Temperature at 19.20 = 14.9°C. Point 3: 19.26: One noctule heard, possibly the same bat as at 19.24. Temperature at 21.31 = 13.5°C. along boundary A1. Seen flying quickly south along the eastern boundary of Clint 19.59 - 20.02 Wind speed = force 3-4, decreased to No bats. Hill Fox Covert and across Field A. One feeding dive over Field A. force 2/3 by the end of the survey. Cloud cover 1/8 Point 1 No rain. 19.40 - 19.43 55 pipistrelle bats along hedge line towards the wood - 8 passes.

Point 12: 21.28 - 21.31 No bats

Point 11: 21.23 - 21.26 No bats

Between Points 10 & 11(Point D): 21.11 5 passes of 45 pipistrelle bats around the trees at the eastern end of the boundary.

Between Points 3 & 4: Point 10: 20.06 21.06 - 21.09 1 possible pipistrelle heard. One brief pipistrelle pass

Point 5: 20.21 - 20.24 No bats. Between Points 6 & 7 (Point C). 20.34 Point 4: Almost constant 55 pipistrelle activity 20.12 - 20.15 plus feeding buzzes and social calls. 4 passes of 45 pipistrelle and social calls. Plus some 45 pipistrelle passes Appear to be heading west along the hedge Point 7: 20.38 - 20.41 Between Points 4 & 5 (Point A): Several passes of feeding 45 pipistrelle 20.18 bats. One 55 pipistrelle bat heard and Two or three 45 pipistrelle bats feeding one faint Myotis bat (unable to along the boundary. Several passes. determine species).

Between Points 5 & 6 (Point B). 20.26 Constant 45 pipistrelle bat activity and feeding buzzes (at least two bats).

Point 6 (poplar tree): 20.28 - 20.31 Constant passes and feeding buzzes of at least two 45 pipistrelle bats. Point 8 (by small bush on drain bank): Point 9: 20.44 - 20.47 20.53 - 20.56 No bats. No bats. Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 FIGURE 3B DUSK BAT SURVEY ROUTE AND RESULTS - 22 MAY 2008

Between Points 2 and 1: Point 1 No bats. 20.55 - 21.42 22 May 2008 21.34 One bat emerged from a hole in the tree at Point 1. It headed west Temperature at 20.55 = 14.6°C. Point 2 along the hedge towards Clint Hill Fox Covert. Temperature at 23.30 = 10.9°C. Between Points 3 and 2: 23.08 - 23.11 No bats. No bats. 21.35 - One noctule, possibly from Clint Hill Fox Covert , seen flying along Wind speed = force 1 -2. the eastern edge of the woodland and south across the site. Cloud cover 4/8 Direct commuting flight. No rain. Point 3: 23.03 - 23.06 No bats. Between Points 1 and 12 21.47 - Two common pipistrelle bats flying along the hedge from east to west.

Point 12: 21.49 - 21.52 21.50 - One common pipistrelle bat flying from west to east along the hedge.

Point 11: 21.57 - 22.00 No bats

Between Points 12 and 11 21.56 - One faint pipistrelle bat heard Between Points 10 & 11 on the northern side of the hedge. No bats

Between Points 3 & 4: Point 10: No bats. 22.05 - 22.08 No bats.

Point 5: 22.40 - 22.43 No bats. Between Points 6 & 7. 22.33 - One soprano pipistrelle bat along the Point 4: southern boundary of the site. Three passes. 22.50 - 22.53. No bats.

Point 7: 22.28 - 22.31 Between Points 4 & 5: No bats. No bats. Between Points 10 and 9: No bats.

Between Points 5 & 6: Between Points 9 and 8: No bats. 22.20 - One soprano pipistrelle bat, two passes from west to east along the drain. Between Points 8 and 7: No bats. Point 6: 22.36 - 22.39 No bats. Point 8: Point 9: 22.23 - 22.26 22.13 - 22.16 No bats. No bats. Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 FIGURE 3C DUSK BAT SURVEY ROUTE AND RESULTS - 19 JUNE 2008 Between Points 1 and 2: 22.42 - One common pipistrelle Point 1: 19 June 2008 bat seen flying along the hedge. 22.37 - 22.40 22.37 - One common pipistrelle bat heard, not seen. Temperature at 20.30 = 14.4°C. 22.39 - Two common pipistrelle bats heard on the far side of the hedge. Feeding buzzes heard. Wind speed = force 1 -2. Between Points 3 and 2: Cloud cover 2/8 No bats. Point 2: No rain. 22.44 - 22.47 No bats. Point 12: Between Points 12 and 1 22.31 - 22.34 Point 3: 22.35 - One common pipistrelle bat No bats. 22.49 - 22.52 heard on the far side of the hedge. No bats.

Between Points 11 and 12 22.28 - One common pipistrelle bat heard, not seen. Between Points 10 & 11 No bats

Point 11: 21.57 - 22.00 No bats Between Points 3 & 4: No bats. Between Points 4 & 5: No bats. Point 10: 22.15 - 22.18 No bats.

Between Points 5 & 6: No bats. Point 4: 22.57 - 23.00. Between Points 6 & 7: No bats. 23.15 - One common pipistrelle bat seen flying along the hedge. Point 5: 23.03 - 23.06 One common pipistrelle Between Points A and 8: bat heard, not seen. 20.53 - One noctule heard but Point 6: not seen. Seemed to cross the 23.10 - 23.13 site from north to south. Between Points 10 and 9: No bats. No bats.

Point 7: 23.17 - 23.20 23.18 - One common pipistrelle bat seen flying along the trees.

Point 9: Between Points 8 and 7: Point A: 22.05 - 22.08 No bats. 20.45 - 20.51 No bats. No bats Point 8: 21.59 - 22.02 Between Points 8 and 9: No bats. No bats.

Point B: 23.33 - 23.36. 23.35 - One noctule bat heard flying around the trees east of the site. Three passes.

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 FIGURE 4 DAWN BAT SURVEY ROUTE AND RESULTS - 21 SEPTEMBER 2007 Visit 1 (Dawn) - 21 September 2007 04.40 - 06.15 Temperature at 04.40 = 15.6°C. Temperature at 06.15 = °C. Wind speed = force 4. Cloud cover 6/8 No rain during survey - rain overnight between dusk and dawn surveys.

KT & GS

05.15 Point A Several passes of both 45 and 55 pipistrelle bats - (mostly 55s). Feeding buzzes by both. 55 pip social calls.

Start

5.30 Point C 55 pipistrelle heard.

05.23 Point B Five/six passes of one 45 pipistrelle. Feeding buzzes. 5.37 Point D 55 pipistrelle bat by boundary B3.

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 FIGURE 5 FEATURES WITH THE POTENTIAL TO SUPPORT ROOSTING BATS

Large ash trees

Large ash tree Copse with some large trees

Trees with some features Trees with some features

Buildings at Lodge Farm

Large oak tree

Brick building

Tree within the hedge east of the road

Strip of woodland with some large trees

Ash trees with features

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 FIGURE 7 PHASE 1 HABITAT MAP 5 4 7

1 16

Field A 11 13 18 A 10 A 19 17

2 15 6 A Field B 12 A 25 9 Field C

20 14 Field D 21 A 22 23 24 A Field E

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 ANNEX 1 TARGET NOTES

Target note Description number 1 Boundary A2

Wire fence with seasonally wet ditch to the west. Occasional small patches of scrub on the ditch banks. Grassy strip on eastern side. Rushes in places.

Photos 5 - 7.

2 Boundary A3

Shaded, fast-flowing wet drain with steep banks. No aquatic vegetation. Channel 0.5 – 1m wide. Water flowing west. Gravel and earth substrate.

Grown out hedge, trees and fence along the southern edge of the drain. Hedge with hawthorn, willow, blackthorn and crab apple. Oak, ash, willow, poplar and field maple trees. Small willow trees on north bank.

Photos 8, 9, 12 & 13.

3 Boundary A1

Species-poor hedge mainly with elder and hawthorn; also blackthorn, crab apple, field maple and dog rose. Small ash, birch and oak trees. The hedge becomes gappy at the western end. 3-4m tall.

Narrow seasonally wet ditch and grassy strip on the southern side of hedge.

Photos 2 - 4.

4 Pond no longer present.

5 Clint Hill Fox Covert. Mixed woodland with some large trees. Photo 58.

6 Small brick building with openings in northern and southern walls. Concrete shaped ceiling with metal beams. Raised concrete floor with channels. Very few cracks inside apart from gaps between bricks around doorways which have some potential to support hibernating bats.

Photos 10 - 11.

7 Large ash tree with the potential to support roosting bats.

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 8 Boundary A5

Laid, species-rich hedge with crab apple, oak, hawthorn, elder, dog rose, blackthorn and field maple. Small ash and field maple trees. 2-3m tall.

Dry ditch on southern side of the hedge. Grassy strip with soft rush to the south of the hedge/ditch.

Photos 15 - 17.

9 Boundary B1

Boundary is either a drain or a wire fence with planted woodland beyond. Shaded, fast-flowing wet drain with steep banks. No aquatic vegetation. Channel 0.5 – 1m wide. Flowing west. Gravel and earth substrate.

The strip of planted woodland has field maple, elder, cherry, ash, oak, Norway maple, poplar and sycamore. Some large trees.

Photos 18 - 20.

10 Boundary A4

Watercourse hidden under collapsed bankside vegetation along its entire length. Great willowherb, soft rush, water figwort, fool’s water-cress, floating sweet-grass and marsh horsetail present. Grassy strips on both sides.

Concrete pipe culvert under bridge at northern end. Drain wider and deeper by culvert.

Photo 14.

11 Boundary B2

Gappy hawthorn, elder, dog rose, blackthorn and crab apple hedge, with remains of a fence. Grassy strip on both sides.

Six ash trees at western end with gappy hedge and wooden fence to west.

Photos 21 - 25.

12 Boundary B3

No physical boundary; one large oak tree remains.

Photos 27 - 28.

13 Small section of stone wall

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 14 Boundary C1

Seasonally-wet ditch. Very narrow and shaded by bankside vegetation. Concrete culvert at the eastern end.

Dense blackthorn on the southern side of the drain. Then the drain becomes the boundary with a wire fence and a row of planted trees on the far bank, of cherry, Norway maple and ash.

Large ash tree at junction with north-south hedge on southern side. Second tall ash tree further south along this hedge. No hedge east of this point. Drain becomes dry just beyond this point.

Photos 29 - 36.

15 Spring; merely an area of damp ground.

16 Small block of woodland; off-site.

17 Spring; merely an area of damp ground.

18 Boundary C2

Overgrown laid elder and hawthorn hedge and trees. 1.5 – 2m high. Six ash trees at the eastern end. Metal hut by easternmost ash tree. The hedge ends at the brow of the hill.

Track to south, which becomes grassier to the west.

Photos 37 - 42.

19 Spring; merely an area of damp ground.

20 Boundary C3

Bank with scrub and small ash and elder at southern end. Stone wall along road side. Further north the bank is lower with patches of elder and a hawthorn and blackthorn hedge along roadside. Occasional gaps in the hedge.

Further north, the hedge becomes taller with ash, hawthorn and sycamore. North of the gateway there is also a wooden fence. Hedge has been laid in the past. Hedge has hawthorn, elder, elm, bramble and ivy. 1 - 2m high.

Dense patch of common nettle by the gate at the northern end. Grassy strip to west has perennial rye-grass, false oat-grass, tufted hair grass, cock’s-foot, broad-leaved dock and a crane’s-bill species.

Photos 44 – 48.

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 21 Boundary D1

Managed hawthorn, blackthorn and elder hedge with no trees at the southern end. There is a row of tall ash and oak trees, some with features with the potential to support roosting bats at the northern end. West of the hedge is a large oak tree which also has some potential to support roosting bats.

Photos 49 – 52

22 Field D

Bean field with grassy track along northern and western edges.

Photos 54 – 55

23 Boundary D2

Scrub along the roadside at the northern end with elder, small ash trees, nettles, hogweed, cow parsley, false oat grass and burdock. Deer have used this area.

There is a stone wall along the northern part of the boundary.

Further south is a wooden fence with a species-poor hedge. Species in the hedge are hawthorn, elder and ivy, with occasional small hawthorn, oak and ash trees.

Photo 53

24 Boundary D3.

Wooden fence with a grass field (Field E) beyond.

The hedge with small trees along the eastern boundary of Field D continues along the eastern edge of Field E. The managed hawthorn and elder hedge at the southern end of boundary D1 continues along the western boundary of Field E.

25 Buildings at Lodge Farm

Photos 59 – 63

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 ANNEX 2 PHOTOGRAPHS

Photograph 1 – Looking east across Field A from the north- western corner of the site.

Photograph 2 – Looking east along Boundary A1.

Photograph 3 - Badger snuffle holes in the grassy strip south of boundary A1.

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Photograph 4 - Badger track crossing the western end of boundary A1.

Photograph 5 - Looking south along boundary A2 from the north- western corner of the site.

Photograph 6 - Looking north along boundary A2.

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Photograph 7 - Looking north along the ditch west of boundary A2.

Photograph 8 – Looking east towards the drain along boundary A3.

Photograph 9 - Looking south-east along boundary A3.

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Photograph 10 – Looking south- east towards the building at the eastern end of boundary A3.

Photograph 11 - Cracks around entrance of building shown in Photograph 10 which have some potential to support roosting bats.

Photograph 12 – Looking south- east towards the eastern end of boundary A3.

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Photograph 13 - Badger track at the eastern end of boundary A3.

Photograph 14 - Looking south- west along boundary A4.

Photograph 15 - Looking north- west along boundary A5.

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Photograph 16 - Looking north- west along the western end of boundary A5, including the large ash tree.

Photograph 17 - Badger track crossing the eastern end of boundary A5.

Photograph 18 - Looking south- west towards the western end of boundary B1.

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Photograph 19 - Looking south- east along boundary B1

Photograph 20 - Looking south- west towards boundary B1.

Photograph 21 - Looking north- west along the eastern end of boundary B2.

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Photograph 22 - Looking north- west along the eastern end of boundary B2.

Photograph 23 - Looking south- west along the central part of boundary B2.

Photograph 24 - Looking north- west along the western end of boundary B2.

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Photograph 25 – One of the ash trees with some features with the potential to support roosting bats at the western end of boundary B2.

Photograph 26 - Possible old badger sett at the western end of boundary B2.

Photograph 27 - Looking north-east along boundary B3.

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Photograph 28 - The large oak tree in boundary B3 with some potential to support roosting bats.

Photograph 29 - Looking south- west towards the western part of boundary C1.

Photograph 30 - Row of planted trees at the western end of boundary C1.

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Photograph 31 - Looking south- east along boundary C1.

Photograph 32 - Looking north- west along boundary C1.

Photograph 33 - Looking north- west along boundary C1 from its eastern end.

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Photograph 34 - Badger sett at the eastern end of boundary C1 (2007).

Photograph 35 - Badger sett at the eastern end of boundary C1 with a badger track crossing Field C (2007).

Photograph 36 – Badger sett at the eastern end of boundary C1 (2008).

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Photograph 37 - Looking north- west towards Boundary C2.

Photograph 38 - Ash tree at the eastern end of Boundary C2 which has the potential to support roosting bats.

Photograph 39 - Fresh badger latrine within the hedge at the eastern end of boundary C2.

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Photograph 40 - Looking south- east along boundary C2.

Photograph 41 - Looking north- west along the western part of boundary C2.

Photograph 42 - Fresh badger latrine within the hedge at the western end of boundary C2.

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Photograph 43 - Badger tracks crossing the northern part of Field C.

Photograph 44 - Looking north-east towards the southern end of boundary C3.

Photograph 45 - Looking north along the central part of boundary C3.

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Photograph 46 - Looking north along the central part of boundary C3.

Photograph 47 - Looking north along the central part of boundary C3.

Photograph 48 - Looking north along the northern part of boundary C3.

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Photograph 49 - Hedge and trees at the northern end of boundary D1; some of the trees have the potential to support roosting bats

Photograph 50 – Looking north along boundary D1.

Photograph 51 – One of the ash trees at the northern end of boundary D1 which has some features with the potential to support roosting bats.

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Photograph 52 – One of the ash trees at the northern end of boundary D1 which has some features with the potential to support roosting bats.

Photograph 53 - Looking south along boundary D2.

Photograph 54 – Looking west along the northern edge of Field D.

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Photograph 55 – Looking east across the northern part of Field D.

Photograph 56 - Badger sett, possibly disused, within the small copse north of Fields B and C.

Photograph 57 - Badger sett (thought to be active due to presence of old bedding) within the small copse north of Fields B and C.

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Photograph 58 - Looking north-east along the eastern edge of Clint Hill Fox Covert.

Photograph 59 - Large ash tree within the hedge east of Clint Hill Fox Covert with a large fissure which has some potential to support roosting bats.

Photograph 60 - Large ash tree in the hedge east of Clint Hill Fox Covert with a large fissure which has some potential to support roosting bats

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Photograph 61 - Badger sett within the hedge east of Clint Hill Fox Covert, which appears to be disused.

Photograph 62 - Shaded pond within the hedge east of Clint Hill Fox Covert.

Photograph 63 - Shaded pond within the hedge east of Clint Hill Fox Covert.

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Photograph 64 – Looking east towards Building 1 at Lodge Farm.

Photograph 65 – Looking north- west towards Building 1 at Lodge Farm.

Photograph 66 – Fresh brown long- eared bat droppings in the loft void above the western part of Building 1.

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Photograph 67 - Fresh brown long- eared bat droppings in the loft void above the eastern part of Building 1.

Photograph 68 – Looking north- west towards Building 2.

Photograph 69 – Looking north through Building 2.

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Photograph 70 – Looking north- west towards Building 3.

Photograph 71 – Looking north- east towards Building 4.

Photograph 72 – Looking south- west towards Building 4.

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Photograph 73 – Looking west into the southern ground floor compartment of Building 4.

Photograph 74 – Looking north through the northern compartment of Building 4.

Photograph 75 – Small breezeblock compartment in the north-eastern corner of Building 4.

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Photograph 76 – Looking south through the northern compartment of Building 4.

Photograph 77 – Old brown long- eared bat droppings in a hole in the northern wall of Building 4.

Photograph 78 – Brown long-eared bat droppings in a hole above the door in the eastern wall of Building 4.

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Photograph 79 – Fresh and old brown long-eared bat droppings on the upper floor at the southern end of the northern compartment of Building 4.

Photograph 80 – Staining (presumed to be from bats) on the membrane at the ridge above the southern end of the northern compartment of Building 4.

Photograph 81 – Looking south- east towards Building 5.

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Photograph 82 – Looking south towards Building 5.

Photograph 83 – Looking west towards Building 5.

Photograph 84 – The loft void above Building 5.

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Photograph 85 – Looking east towards Building 6.

Photograph 86 – Looking east into Building 6.

Photograph 87 – Looking east towards Building 7.

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Photograph 88 – Looking north- west towards Building 7.

Photograph 89 – Looking north towards Building 7.

Photograph 90 – Looking north through the eastern part of Building 7.

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Photograph 91 – Looking south through the eastern part of Building 7.

Photograph 92 – Looking north through the western part of Building 7.

Photograph 93 – Barn owl droppings and pellets on stored items in the western part of Building 7.

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Photograph 94 – Barn owl droppings on stored items in the eastern part of Building 7.

Photograph 95 – Looking east towards the building on the northern wall of Building 7.

Photograph 96 – Looking north- west towards Building 8.

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Photograph 97 – Looking south- west towards Building 8.

Photograph 98 – Looking south into the western part of Building 8.

Photograph 99 – Looking north into the eastern part of Building 8.

Photograph 100 – Looking north into the central part of Building 8.

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Photograph 101 – Looking south- west towards Building 9.

Photograph 102 – Looking south- west towards Building 9.

Photograph 103 – Looking south through Building 9.

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 ANNEX 3 DESCRIPTION OF BUILDINGS AT LODGE FARM

The buildings were surveyed on the 22 May 2008. The loft voids of Buildings 1 and 5 were surveyed on the 19 & 20 June 2008.

For the convenience of description, the buildings are identified as Buildings 1 to 9; they are described below and are shown in and the photographs in Annex 1.

Building 1: This is a two storey, L-shaped, brick building which is divided into two cottages. The building has a pitched roof which is clad with slate. The roof has a bitumastic membrane lining with some gaps. The felt has been worn in places, possibly by bats. The loft has a thick layer of fibreglass loft insulation. There is a brick chimney in the centre of the building and another on the western wall of the building. There is a dormer window in the southern wall of the eastern part of the building.

Approximately thirty adult brown long-eared bats were found in the loft void above the western cottage. The majority of these were in a cluster at the northern end of the roof. Fresh and old droppings were found in the loft void. This void is clearly currently being used, and has been used in the past as a maternity roost of brown long-eared bats. The tenant of the property has lived there for ten years and the bats have been there for all of that time.

A concentration of brown long-eared bat droppings was found in the loft void above the eastern cottage. Brown long-eared bats have used this void for many years as a maternity roost. A gap was noted at the ridge and droppings were seen on the internal face of the eastern wall suggesting that the access point is in this area.

Building 2: This is a single storey breezeblock and metal panel building. The northern compartment is open to the east. The building has a pitched corrugated asbestos roof with glazed panels. The southern compartment has metal doors in the eastern wall. Barn owl droppings were noted at the northern and southern ends of the northern compartment.

Building 3: This is a single storey open-sided, steel-framed building. It has an arched corrugated metal panel roof with no lining. There are corrugated metal panels at the top of the northern and southern walls. The building has a gravel floor and is used for storage.

At the southern end of the building is a single storey breezeblock and corrugated tin building with a sloping corrugated tin roof. There are doors in the eastern and western walls.

Building 4: This is a two storey stone building which has a recently replaced (2006) pitched slate roof. The roof has a plastic membrane lining. There are parapet walls at the northern and southern ends of the roof. There is a large double door in the western wall with another door at second floor level. There is one glazed window and several small slot windows in the western wall. The slot windows have wire mesh added to prevent birds from entering the building. There is a glazed window at the top of the southern wall. In the western wall are a double wooden door which leads to the northern

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 compartment, several slot windows with wire mesh and a single door which leads to the southern compartment. There is a blocked window in the northern wall and an open hole at the apex. There are gaps at the eaves in the western wall and sparrows are nesting in this area.

The southern ground floor compartment has plastered walls, painted wooden floorboard ceiling and a concrete floor. The upper floor has rotten wooden floorboards. There is a door in the eastern wall and a window in the western wall. This compartment is very light. A few old brown long-eared bat droppings were found beneath the ridge beam.

The majority of the northern compartment is open to the roof with a hay loft at the southern end. There is a small breezeblock building in the north-eastern part of the building with a flat roof. The main building has a concrete floor. The lower part of the walls has been whitewashed. There are gaps between the stones on both sides of the walls. This building has some potential to be used by hibernating bats. A cluster of old brown long-eared bat droppings was found in a gap between stones in the northern (internal) wall. Scattered old brown long-eared bat droppings were also found on the floor of the building and droppings were also noted on cobwebs by the hole in the northern wall. There is a crack at the northern end of the eastern wall with fresh brown long-eared bat droppings in and beneath it. A cluster of brown long-eared bat droppings (approximately 8-24 months old) was found in a gap at the southern end of the door lintel in the eastern wall. Feeding remains (moth wings) and thousands of brown long- eared bat droppings were found on the hay loft at the southern end of the building. Approximately 35 of these droppings were fresh, the rest ranged from 6 months to several years old. The felt lining at the ridge above this section has been worn and stained by bats. There is a door in the southern wall of this section.

Building 5: This is a two-storey stone building which has a pitched roof clad with slate. The slates have a bitumastic membrane lining. There are chimneys at the eastern and western ends of the roof, and skylights in the centre. There are security lights at the apex of the eastern and western gable end walls. The loft void has been partially converted, with two small voids at the eastern and western ends of the building with small triangular voids along the northern and southern edges. Two old pipistrelle bat droppings were found in the western end void. There is a single storey brick extension on the eastern wall which has a hipped slate roof. This extension has two doors in the eastern wall. Attached to the eastern wall of this extension is a single storey stone building which has a hipped slate roof. There is a single storey stone extension on the western wall of the building. It has a hipped roof which is clad with slate. This building is used as the garage.

Building 6: This is a large corrugated asbestos and metal panel building. It has a pitched corrugated asbestos panel roof. The gaps into the building have been blocked with foam inserts. There is a single storey breezeblock building with a flat wooden and bitumen felt roof attached to the western wall of the building. This building houses the grain blower and has a concrete floor.

Building 7: This is a single storey brick and stone building. The eastern half of the building has a stone and brick northern wall and a brick eastern and southern wall. These walls have wooden panel walls above the eaves and the external faces have been rendered. This section is open to the west. It has a pitched asbestos panel roof

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 with glazed panels in the eastern pitch. The roof has no lining and there are no loft voids. Swallows are nesting in the building and a little owl pellet was found on the floor.

The western half of the building has a sloping roof which is clad with corrugated asbestos and glazed panels. The building has a breezeblock and wooden panel northern wall and a low concrete western wall. The building is open to the east and south. Swallows are nesting in the building.

Approximately thirty barn owl pellets along with droppings were found in this building. The pellets ranged from less than a month old to approximately 12 months old.

Attached to the northern wall of this building is a single storey rendered brick building with a pitched slate roof. There is a window in the eastern wall and a door in the western wall. This building is used as a chemical store.

Building 8: This is a single storey, steel-framed building. The building has a pitched corrugated asbestos panel with tow sloping asbestos panel roofs, one to the east and one to the west. The building has a concrete floor and is used for storage and as a workshop. A kestrel pellet was found in the netting on the northern wall of the building and a barn owl pellet was found in the eastern part of the building.

Building 9: This is a single storey breezeblock and wooden panel building with a pitched corrugated asbestos and glazed panel roof. The roof has no lining. There are large metal panel doors in the northern and southern walls. The building has a concrete floor and is used for storage and as a workshop. There are lower earth floors along the eastern and western edges of the building. There is a door in the western wall of the building. Barn owl droppings were seen on the floor of the building.

Lapwings Consultants 2008 08/04/012 Brixworth Windfarm Environmental Statement Appendix 7: Technical Appendix

7. ECOLOGY TECHNICAL APPENDIX

The following pages contain:

Ecological records request from Northamptonshire Biodiversity Records Centre.

Bolsterstone August 2008 7-68

Chris Cathrine Northamptonshire Biodiversity Arcus Renewable Energy Consulting Ltd Records Centre 27 Woodside Place C/O The Wildlife Trust Lings House Glasgow Billing Lings G3 7QL Northamptonshire NN3 8BE Tel: 01604 400448 Fax: 01604 784835 [email protected]

Our Reference: 07-149 3rd September 2007

Dear Chris,

Re: Ecological data search, Lodge Farm

Thank you for approaching the NBRC with this enquiry. All the information that you have requested is contained within this report. This includes a map of the search area, statutory and non-statutory site details and a list of protected and notable species records from your specified search area. For definitions of these sites please refer to the document at the end of this report.

Statutory sites

The following statutory site is located within your specified search area. This site has been labelled on the accompanying map.

Pitsford Reservoir SSSI

Further details, such as SSSI status and citations, can be accessed through the Natural England website using the following link; http://www.english-nature.org.uk/speciallink.htm

Non-statutory sites

The following non-statutory sites are located within your specified search area. These sites have been labelled on the accompanying map.

Brixworth Ironstone Cutting RIGS Brixworth Pocket Park Creaton Covert County Wildlife Site Glebe Allotments, Brixworth RIGS Houghton Crossing - Lamport Station County Wildlife Site Houghton Crossing Spinney County Wildlife Site Lamport Lodge Spinney County Wildlife Site Lamport Marsh County Wildlife Site Merry Tom Crossing - Brixworth Car Park County Wildlife Site Scaldwell Spinney County Wildlife Site Station Rd Bridge - Houghton Crossing County Wildlife Site The Hen Roost County Wildlife Site

Species lists and descriptions for most of these non-statutory sites are attached to this report. Unfortunately we do not hold description for Pocket Parks (please refer to the website for further information www.pocketparks.com). RIGS descriptions are on paper copy only and available on demand.

Species records

248 protected and notable species records fall within your specified search boundaries. A list of these species records is attached to this report.

I would remind you that these data are limited spatially and temporally and I would strongly recommend that follow-up surveys be carried out to support the baseline provided. I would also like to draw your attention to our terms and conditions once again.

Northamptonshire Biodiversity Records Centre Terms and conditions

1. All rights to the data are reserved and ownership is not transferred with it. Data held by the Northamptonshire Biodiversity Record Centre (N.B.R.C.) remains the intellectual property, and in the ownership and copyright, of the originator(s).

2. Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of all the data provided, the N.B.R.C. can accept no responsibility for any costs, damages or liabilities whatsoever arising from the use of the data or for any omissions or inaccuracies within it.

3. The data held by the N.B.R.C. may not be comprehensive and the absence of data, in response to a data search, does not imply that a species, important habitat or designation does not exist within that search area. Recorded presence does not imply current presence and the date for all records will be provided.

4. Data is provided solely for the use of the enquirer (and their client) and only for the purpose(s) specified by the enquirer at the time of its request. Data must not be reused or stored beyond the life of the project for which they were acquired.

5. Data may be used as required in support of the planning process but sensitive data concerning protected species must not be released unless the accuracy is downgraded to a 1km resolution.

6. The N.B.R.C. will provide access to data subject to any conditions imposed on its use by the Data Protection Act, Environmental Information Regulations 2004, Copyright and Intellectual Property Right Law or the data owner. Restrictions on the release of information may therefore apply.

7. The N.B.R.C. will only release un-interpreted data and will not usually comment upon its significance.

8. The N.B.R.C. will release as soon as possible, and within twenty working days of receipt, the request unless an extension of time is necessary. In this event the enquirer will be informed within ten working days.

9. All charges made by the N.B.R.C. relate to the provision of administration, data handling and search services. As agreed, the total charge for the time taken to extract this information and put together the report is £75 plus VAT (£88.13 including VAT). An invoice will be sent under different cover from our Cambridgeshire office.

Should you have any enquiries please feel free to contact me at the above address.

Yours sincerely,

Nathalie Hueber Biodiversity Data Officer Sites of wildlife and geological importance in Northamptonshire

Statutory Sites:

Special Protected Area (SPA)

SPAs are strictly protected sites classified in accordance with Article 4 of the EC Directive on the conservation of wild birds (79/409/EEC), the Birds Directive.

Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)

The SSSI series provide statutory protection for the best examples of the natural environment. SSSI were originally notified under the National Park and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 and they were renotified under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Improved provisions for their protection and management were introduced in the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000.

National Nature Reserve (NNR)

NNRs are declared by the statutory country conservation agency (English Nature) under the National Park and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. NNR contain the most important examples of natural and semi-natural ecosystems within Great Britain. NNR conserve the habitats within them and offer opportunities for research.

Local Nature Reserve (LNR)

LNRs are declared under the National Park and Access to the Countryside Act 1949 by local authorities. LNR are declared and managed for nature conservation, education and research or opportunities for public access to nature.

Non-statutory sites:

County Wildlife Site (CWS)

County Wildlife Sites are areas of land which are rich in wildlife and are the equivalent to Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation. Criteria for selection take in threats and declines in certain species, national priorities and local distinctiveness. The CWS system is managed, in partnership, by The Wildlife Trust, local authorities, statutory nature conservation agencies, local naturalists and landowners.

Protected Wildflower Verge (PWV)

Protected Wildflower Verges are roadside verges rich in wildlife and are crucial to the success of the local Biodiversity Action Plan. Criteria for selection take in threats and declines in certain species, national priorities and local distinctiveness. The PWV system is managed, in partnership, by The Wildlife Trust, local authorities, statutory nature conservation agencies, local naturalists and landowners.

Pocket Park

The Pocket Park vision is to develop easy public access to the countryside, bringing the countryside to the people and providing opportunities for enjoyment and understanding of 'Countryside on the Doorstep'. Over the past 18 years, the county council has worked in partnership with many organisations and other local authorities to help create 80 Pocket Parks. For more information on this scheme please refer to the website at www.pocketparks.com.

Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Site (RIGS)

Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Sites (RIGS) are the most important places for geology and geomorphology outside the statutory SSSI. The sites are designated using locally developed criteria and are assessed by the local RIGS group. Area around Lodge Farm HoughtonHoughton CrossingCrossing LamportLamport MarshMarsh (2km search area) LamportLamport StationStation

HoughtonHoughton CrossingCrossing Site of Special Scientific Interest SpinneySpinney SpinneySpinney TheThe HenHen RoostRoost County Wildlife Site

LamportLamport LodgeLodge Regionally Important Geological LamportLamport LodgeLodge and Geomorphological Site SpinneySpinney Regionally Important Geological and Geomorphological Site ScaldwellScaldwell SpinneySpinney Pocket Park

Wildlife Trust Reserve

Country Park

StationStation RdRd BridgeBridge HoughtonHoughton CrossingCrossing

CreatonCreaton CovertCovert

GlebeGlebe Allotments,Allotments, BrixworthBrixworth

1km BrixworthBrixworth IronstoneIronstoneIronstone CutCutCut BrixworthBrixworth This map is based upon Ordnance Survey MerryMerry TomTom CrossingCrossing material with the permission of Ordnance Survey BrixworthBrixworth CarCar ParkPark PitsfordPitsford ReservoirReservoir on behalf of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office © Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Northamptonshire County Council: Licence No. 100019331. Published 03/09/2007. Protected and notable species records from within the search area

Latin Name Common Taxon Status Start Date End Date Location Grid Name Group Reference Actitis Common bird Bonn Convention, 20/08/2002 20/08/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 hypoleucos Sandpiper Alcedo atthis Kingfisher bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds Directive annex 1, W&C 08/05/2002 08/05/2002 Brampton Valley SP7372 Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Alcedo atthis Kingfisher bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds Directive annex 1, W&C 24/09/2002 24/09/2002 Brampton Valley SP7473 Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Anthus Meadow Pipit bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 14/07/2002 14/07/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 pratensis Amber List, Anthus Meadow Pipit bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 07/04/2002 07/04/2002 Maidwell SP755732 pratensis Amber List, Anthus Meadow Pipit bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 15/04/2002 15/04/2002 Maidwell SP755732 pratensis Amber List, Anthus Meadow Pipit bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 27/05/2002 27/05/2002 Maidwell SP7375 pratensis Amber List, Anthus Meadow Pipit bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 04/06/2002 04/06/2002 Maidwell SP7375 pratensis Amber List, Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 19/06/2002 19/06/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 noctua Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 24/06/2002 24/06/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 noctua Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 21/07/2002 21/07/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 noctua Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 21/08/2002 21/08/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 noctua Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 27/08/2002 27/08/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 noctua Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 23/09/2002 23/09/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 noctua Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 16/05/2002 16/05/2002 Blueberry Lodge SP7375 noctua Maidwell Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 08/01/2002 08/01/2002 Brampton Valley SP7370 noctua Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 26/01/2002 26/01/2002 Brampton Valley SP7370 noctua Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 08/01/2002 08/01/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 noctua Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 10/11/2002 10/11/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7375 noctua Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 11/07/2002 11/07/2002 Lamport Hall SP7574 noctua Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 21/03/2002 21/03/2002 Maidwell SP755732 noctua Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 31/05/2002 31/05/2002 Maidwell SP7375 noctua Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 19/04/2002 19/04/2002 Maidwell SP7375 noctua Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 20/04/2002 20/04/2002 Maidwell SP7375 noctua Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 03/01/2002 03/01/2002 Old SP7674 noctua Athene Little Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, 03/01/2002 03/01/2002 Old SP7674 noctua Aythya ferina Pochard bird Bonn Convention, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Lamport Marsh SP755748 List, Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 08/08/2002 08/08/2002 Between Cottesbrooke SP7374 & Hanging Houghton Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 14/07/2002 14/07/2002 Between Haselbeck & SP7574 Cottesbrooke Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 10/08/2002 10/08/2002 Between Lamport & SP7773 Old Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 23/09/2002 23/09/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 23/09/2002 23/09/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 27/08/2002 27/08/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 04/09/2002 04/09/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 21/08/2002 21/08/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 23/10/2002 23/10/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 04/11/2002 04/11/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 10/11/2002 10/11/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 28/03/2002 28/03/2002 Brixworth SP7571 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 04/06/2002 04/06/2002 Cottesbrooke SP7374 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 04/06/2002 04/06/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 27/04/2002 27/04/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 20/04/2002 20/04/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 25/04/2002 25/04/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 15/09/2002 15/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 21/09/2002 21/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 24/09/2002 24/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 25/09/2002 25/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 05/09/2002 05/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 07/09/2002 07/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 07/09/2002 07/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 15/06/2002 15/06/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 11/07/2002 11/07/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 12/07/2002 12/07/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 13/07/2002 13/07/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 14/07/2002 14/07/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 22/07/2002 22/07/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 21/08/2002 21/08/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 04/11/2002 04/11/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 28/03/2002 28/03/2002 Lamport SP7574 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 28/03/2002 28/03/2002 Lamport SP7773 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 27/01/2002 27/01/2002 Lamport Hall SP7574 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 05/05/2002 05/05/2002 Lamport Hall SP7574 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 05/09/2002 05/09/2002 Lamport Hall SP7574 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 06/09/2002 06/09/2002 Lamport Hall SP7574 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 04/07/2002 04/07/2002 Lamport Hall SP7574 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 24/07/2002 24/07/2002 Lamport Hall SP7574 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 07/04/2002 07/04/2002 Maidwell SP7375 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 21/03/2002 21/03/2002 Maidwell SP7375 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 04/06/2002 04/06/2002 Maidwell SP7375 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 22/05/2002 22/05/2002 Maidwell SP7375 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 26/05/2002 26/05/2002 Maidwell SP7574 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 26/05/2002 26/05/2002 Maidwell SP7375 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 31/05/2002 31/05/2002 Maidwell SP7375 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 19/04/2002 19/04/2002 Maidwell SP7375 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 20/04/2002 20/04/2002 Maidwell SP7375 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 02/04/2002 02/04/2002 Nr Lamport SP7574 Buteo buteo Buzzard bird Bonn Convention, EC Cites annex A, 08/03/2002 08/03/2002 Spratton SP7370 Carduelis Greenfinch bird Bern Convention annex 2, 06/09/2002 06/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 chloris Carduelis Greenfinch bird Bern Convention annex 2, 15/09/2002 15/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 chloris Carduelis Redpoll bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 23/04/2002 23/04/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 flammea Amber List, Carduelis Redpoll bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 01/11/2002 01/11/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 flammea Amber List, Carduelis Redpoll bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 10/11/2002 10/11/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 flammea Amber List, Carduelis Siskin bird Bern Convention annex 2, 23/09/2002 23/09/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 spinus Carduelis Siskin bird Bern Convention annex 2, 04/11/2002 04/11/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 spinus Carduelis Siskin bird Bern Convention annex 2, 21/10/2002 21/10/2002 Brampton Valley SP7573 spinus Carduelis Siskin bird Bern Convention annex 2, 28/03/2002 28/03/2002 Hanging Houghton SP753738 spinus Carduelis Siskin bird Bern Convention annex 2, 26/06/2002 26/06/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 spinus Carduelis Siskin bird Bern Convention annex 2, 21/09/2002 21/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 spinus Carduelis Siskin bird Bern Convention annex 2, 23/09/2002 23/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 spinus Carduelis Siskin bird Bern Convention annex 2, 27/09/2002 27/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 spinus Carduelis Siskin bird Bern Convention annex 2, 31/10/2002 31/10/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 spinus Carduelis Siskin bird Bern Convention annex 2, 01/11/2002 01/11/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 spinus Carduelis Siskin bird Bern Convention annex 2, 24/10/2002 24/10/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 spinus Carduelis Siskin bird Bern Convention annex 2, 25/10/2002 25/10/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7473 spinus Carduelis Siskin bird Bern Convention annex 2, 28/10/2002 28/10/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 spinus Carduelis Siskin bird Bern Convention annex 2, 23/09/2002 23/09/2002 Pitsford Reservoir SP7375 spinus Carduelis Siskin bird Bern Convention annex 2, 02/10/2002 02/10/2002 Pitsford Reservoir SP7375 spinus Circus Marsh Harrier bird Bonn Convention, Birds Directive annex 1, EC Cites annex 22/05/2002 22/05/2002 Maidwell SP7375 aeruginosus A, W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Coturnix Quail bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Red 17/05/2002 17/05/2002 Maidwell SP7375 coturnix List, Delichon House Martin bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 18/04/2002 18/04/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 urbica Amber List, Erithacus Robin bird Bern Convention annex 2, 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Houghton Crossing SP744741 rubecula Spinney Falco Merlin bird Bern Convention annex 2, Bonn Convention, Birds Directive 24/09/2002 24/09/2002 Brampton Valley SP7473 columbarius annex 1, EC Cites annex A, W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Falco Merlin bird Bern Convention annex 2, Bonn Convention, Birds Directive 21/10/2002 21/10/2002 Bramptron Valley SP7473 columbarius annex 1, EC Cites annex A, W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Falco Peregrine bird Bern Convention annex 2, Bonn Convention, Birds Directive 21/08/2002 21/08/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 peregrinus annex 1, EC Cites annex A, W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Falco Peregrine bird Bern Convention annex 2, Bonn Convention, Birds Directive 23/10/2002 23/10/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 peregrinus annex 1, EC Cites annex A, W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Falco Peregrine bird Bern Convention annex 2, Bonn Convention, Birds Directive 02/08/2002 02/08/2002 Brixworth SP7473 peregrinus annex 1, EC Cites annex A, W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Falco Hobby bird Bern Convention annex 2, Bonn Convention, EC Cites 24/05/2002 24/05/2002 Brampton Valley SP7372 subbuteo annex A, W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Falco Hobby bird Bern Convention annex 2, Bonn Convention, EC Cites 14/05/2002 14/05/2002 Cottesbrooke SP7273 subbuteo annex A, W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Falco Hobby bird Bern Convention annex 2, Bonn Convention, EC Cites 04/06/2002 04/06/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 subbuteo annex A, W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Falco Hobby bird Bern Convention annex 2, Bonn Convention, EC Cites 21/08/2002 21/08/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 subbuteo annex A, W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Falco Hobby bird Bern Convention annex 2, Bonn Convention, EC Cites 07/09/2002 07/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 subbuteo annex A, W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Fringilla Brambling bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, 07/03/2002 07/03/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 montifringilla Fringilla Brambling bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, 11/03/2002 11/03/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 montifringilla Fringilla Brambling bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, 12/03/2002 12/03/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 montifringilla Fringilla Brambling bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, 15/03/2002 15/03/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 montifringilla Fringilla Brambling bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, 17/03/2002 17/03/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 montifringilla Fringilla Brambling bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, 26/01/2002 26/01/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 montifringilla Fringilla Brambling bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, 30/01/2002 30/01/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 montifringilla Fringilla Brambling bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, 02/02/2002 02/02/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 montifringilla Fringilla Brambling bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, 03/02/2002 03/02/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 montifringilla Fringilla Brambling bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, 04/02/2002 04/02/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 montifringilla Fringilla Brambling bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, 25/09/2002 25/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 montifringilla Grus grus Crane bird Bern Convention annex 2, Bonn Convention, Birds Directive 31/05/2002 31/05/2002 Maidwell SP7375 annex 1, EC Cites annex A, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Haematopus Oystercatcher bird Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, 21/08/2002 21/08/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 ostralegus Larus canus Common Gull bird Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Local BAP, 19/03/2002 19/03/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Locustella Grasshopper bird Birds of Conservation Concern Red List, 17/05/2002 17/05/2002 Maidwell SP7375 naevia Warbler Loxia Crossbill bird Bern Convention annex 2, W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, 21/09/2002 21/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 curvirostra Miliaria Corn Bunting bird National BAP, CRoW Act 2000, Birds of Conservation 04/08/2002 04/08/2002 Grange Farm Holcot SP7670 calandra Concern Red List, Miliaria Corn Bunting bird National BAP, CRoW Act 2000, Birds of Conservation 15/06/2002 15/06/2002 Merry Toms Lane SP7372 calandra Concern Red List, Miliaria Corn Bunting bird National BAP, CRoW Act 2000, Birds of Conservation 16/06/2002 16/06/2002 Merry Toms Lane SP7274 calandra Concern Red List, Milvus milvus Red Kite bird Bonn Convention, Birds Directive annex 1, EC Cites annex 23/04/2002 23/04/2002 Brixworth SP7470 A, W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Motacilla Grey Wagtail bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 23/09/2002 23/09/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 cinerea Amber List, Motacilla Grey Wagtail bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 04/11/2002 04/11/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 cinerea Amber List, Motacilla Grey Wagtail bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 08/03/2002 08/03/2002 Brampton Valley SP7473 cinerea Amber List, Motacilla Grey Wagtail bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 02/02/2002 02/02/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 cinerea Amber List, Motacilla Grey Wagtail bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 29/08/2002 29/08/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 cinerea Amber List, Motacilla Grey Wagtail bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 17/09/2002 17/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 cinerea Amber List, Motacilla Grey Wagtail bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 21/09/2002 21/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 cinerea Amber List, Motacilla Grey Wagtail bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 24/09/2002 24/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 cinerea Amber List, Motacilla Grey Wagtail bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 25/09/2002 25/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 cinerea Amber List, Motacilla Grey Wagtail bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 26/10/2002 26/10/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 cinerea Amber List, Motacilla Grey Wagtail bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 28/10/2002 28/10/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 cinerea Amber List, Motacilla Grey Wagtail bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 01/11/2002 01/11/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 cinerea Amber List, Motacilla Grey Wagtail bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 04/11/2002 04/11/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 cinerea Amber List, Motacilla Grey Wagtail bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 09/11/2002 09/11/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 cinerea Amber List, Motacilla Grey Wagtail bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 10/11/2002 10/11/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 cinerea Amber List, Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 21/09/2002 21/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Amber List, Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 16/06/2002 16/06/2002 Merry Toms Lane SP7274 Amber List, Muscicapa Spotted bird Bern Convention annex 2, Bonn Convention, National BAP, 21/05/2002 21/05/2002 Brixworth SP7372 striata Flycatcher CRoW Act 2000, Birds of Conservation Concern Red List, Muscicapa Spotted bird Bern Convention annex 2, Bonn Convention, National BAP, 16/05/2002 16/05/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 striata Flycatcher CRoW Act 2000, Birds of Conservation Concern Red List, Muscicapa Spotted bird Bern Convention annex 2, Bonn Convention, National BAP, 15/07/2002 15/07/2002 Lamport Hall SP7574 striata Flycatcher CRoW Act 2000, Birds of Conservation Concern Red List, Numenius Whimbrel bird Bonn Convention, W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, 07/05/2002 07/05/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 phaeopus Oenanthe Wheatear bird Bern Convention annex 2, 15/09/2002 15/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 oenanthe Oenanthe Wheatear bird Bern Convention annex 2, 15/09/2002 15/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 oenanthe Pandion Osprey bird Bonn Convention, Birds Directive annex 1, EC Cites annex 14/05/2002 14/05/2002 Brampton Valley SP7473 haliaetus A, W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Parus Blue Tit bird Bern Convention annex 2, 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Houghton Crossing SP744741 caeruleus Spinney Parus Willow Tit bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 30/03/2002 30/03/2002 Between Creaton & SP7273 montanus Red List, Brixworth Parus Willow Tit bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 17/08/2002 17/08/2002 Brampton Valley Way SP7573 montanus Red List, Parus Willow Tit bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 01/07/2002 01/07/2002 Brampton Valley Way SP7573 montanus Red List, Parus Willow Tit bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 02/07/2002 02/07/2002 Brampton Valley Way SP7375 montanus Red List, Parus Willow Tit bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 07/03/2002 07/03/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7274 montanus Red List, Parus Willow Tit bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 29/03/2002 29/03/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7274 montanus Red List, Parus Marsh Tit bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 14/07/2002 14/07/2002 Cottesbrooke SP7274 palustris Red List, Parus Marsh Tit bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 04/06/2002 04/06/2002 Gamborough SP7274 palustris Red List, Plantation Parus Marsh Tit bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 02/11/2002 02/11/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 palustris Red List, Parus Marsh Tit bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 09/11/2002 09/11/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 palustris Red List, Parus Marsh Tit bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 10/11/2002 10/11/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 palustris Red List, Passer Tree Sparrow bird National BAP, CRoW Act 2000, Birds of Conservation 15/06/2002 15/06/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 montanus Concern Red List, Passer Tree Sparrow bird National BAP, CRoW Act 2000, Birds of Conservation 14/05/2002 14/05/2002 Cottesbrooke SP7273 montanus Concern Red List, Passer Tree Sparrow bird National BAP, CRoW Act 2000, Birds of Conservation 31/10/2002 31/10/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 montanus Concern Red List, Passer Tree Sparrow bird National BAP, CRoW Act 2000, Birds of Conservation 04/06/2002 04/06/2002 Maidwell SP7375 montanus Concern Red List, Perdix perdix Grey Partridge bird National BAP, CRoW Act 2000, Birds of Conservation 08/05/2002 08/05/2002 Cottesbrooke SP7273 Concern Red List, Local BAP, Perdix perdix Grey Partridge bird National BAP, CRoW Act 2000, Birds of Conservation 14/05/2002 14/05/2002 Cottesbrooke SP7273 Concern Red List, Local BAP, Perdix perdix Grey Partridge bird National BAP, CRoW Act 2000, Birds of Conservation 29/05/2002 29/05/2002 Cottesbrooke SP7273 Concern Red List, Local BAP, Perdix perdix Grey Partridge bird National BAP, CRoW Act 2000, Birds of Conservation 18/08/2002 18/08/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Concern Red List, Local BAP, Perdix perdix Grey Partridge bird National BAP, CRoW Act 2000, Birds of Conservation 02/01/2002 02/01/2002 Maidwell SP7375 Concern Red List, Local BAP, Phalacrocorax Cormorant bird Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, 07/09/2002 07/09/2002 Brixworth SP7571 carbo Phoenicurus Redstart bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 21/08/2002 21/08/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 phoenicurus Amber List, Phoenicurus Redstart bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 04/09/2002 04/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 phoenicurus Amber List, Picus viridis Green bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 01/01/2002 31/12/2002 Cottesbrooke SP7371 Woodpecker Amber List, Picus viridis Green bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 01/01/2002 31/12/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Woodpecker Amber List, Picus viridis Green bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 01/01/2002 31/12/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Woodpecker Amber List, Picus viridis Green bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 01/01/2002 31/12/2002 Maidwell SP7375 Woodpecker Amber List, Picus viridis Green bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 01/01/2002 31/12/2002 Maidwell SP7375 Woodpecker Amber List, Pyrrhula Bullfinch bird National BAP, CRoW Act 2000, Birds of Conservation 18/04/2002 18/04/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 pyrrhula Concern Red List, Regulus Goldcrest bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 05/03/2002 05/03/2002 Hanging Houghton SP753738 regulus Amber List, Regulus Goldcrest bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 05/03/2002 05/03/2002 Hanging Houghton SP753738 regulus Amber List, Regulus Goldcrest bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 01/04/2002 30/04/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 regulus Amber List, Regulus Goldcrest bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Scaldwell Spinney SP764739 regulus Amber List, Saxicola Whinchat bird Bern Convention annex 2, 15/09/2002 15/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 rubetra Saxicola Stonechat bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 06/03/2002 06/03/2002 Cottesbrooke SP7274 torquata Amber List, Saxicola Stonechat bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 10/03/2002 10/03/2002 Cottesbrooke SP7274 torquata Amber List, Scolopax Woodcock bird Bonn Convention, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber 02/01/2002 02/01/2002 Maidwell SP7375 rusticola List, Local BAP, Sitta Nuthatch bird Bern Convention annex 2, 28/03/2002 28/03/2002 Lamport Hall SP759745 europaea Sitta Nuthatch bird Bern Convention annex 2, 20/04/2002 20/04/2002 Lamport Hall SP7574 europaea Sitta Nuthatch bird Bern Convention annex 2, 20/07/2002 20/07/2002 Lamport Hall SP7574 europaea Turdus iliacus Redwing bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 23/09/2002 23/09/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 Amber List, Turdus iliacus Redwing bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 13/03/2002 13/03/2002 Brampton Valley SP750730 Amber List, Turdus iliacus Redwing bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 30/03/2002 30/03/2002 Hanging Houghton SP753738 Amber List, Turdus iliacus Redwing bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 14/04/2002 14/04/2002 Hanging Houghton SP753738 Amber List, Turdus iliacus Redwing bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 23/09/2002 23/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Amber List, Turdus iliacus Redwing bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 29/09/2002 29/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Amber List, Turdus iliacus Redwing bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 20/10/2002 20/10/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Amber List, Turdus Song Thrush bird National BAP, CRoW Act 2000, Birds of Conservation 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Houghton Crossing SP744741 philomelos Concern Red List, Spinney Turdus pilaris Fieldfare bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 28/03/2002 28/03/2002 Brampton Valley SP7475 Amber List, Turdus pilaris Fieldfare bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 31/03/2002 31/03/2002 Brampton Valley SP7475 Amber List, Turdus pilaris Fieldfare bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 08/04/2002 08/04/2002 Brampton Valley SP7475 Amber List, Turdus pilaris Fieldfare bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 05/03/2002 05/03/2002 Brampton Valley SP7573 Amber List, Turdus pilaris Fieldfare bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 09/03/2002 09/03/2002 Brampton Valley SP7473 Amber List, Turdus pilaris Fieldfare bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 10/03/2002 10/03/2002 Brampton Valley SP7473 Amber List, Turdus pilaris Fieldfare bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 13/03/2002 13/03/2002 Brampton Valley SP7473 Amber List, Turdus pilaris Fieldfare bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 13/04/2002 13/04/2002 Hanging Houghton SP753738 Amber List, Turdus pilaris Fieldfare bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 06/04/2002 06/04/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Amber List, Turdus pilaris Fieldfare bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 03/03/2002 03/03/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Amber List, Turdus pilaris Fieldfare bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 10/03/2002 10/03/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Amber List, Turdus pilaris Fieldfare bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 20/04/2002 20/04/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 Amber List, Turdus pilaris Fieldfare bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 15/04/2002 15/04/2002 Maidwell SP755732 Amber List, Turdus pilaris Fieldfare bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 13/04/2002 13/04/2002 Maidwell SP7375 Amber List, Turdus pilaris Fieldfare bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 20/04/2002 20/04/2002 Maidwell SP7375 Amber List, Turdus pilaris Fieldfare bird W&C Act 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern 28/01/2002 28/01/2002 Scaldwell SP7773 Amber List, Turdus Ring Ouzel bird Bern Convention annex 2, Birds of Conservation Concern 23/09/2002 23/09/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 torquatus Red List, Tyto alba Barn Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, W&C Act 15/12/2006 15/12/2006 A508 Northamptom - SP7550 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Market Harborough Local BAP, road Tyto alba Barn Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, W&C Act 19/06/2002 19/06/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Local BAP, Tyto alba Barn Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, W&C Act 24/06/2002 24/06/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Local BAP, Tyto alba Barn Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, W&C Act 14/07/2002 14/07/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Local BAP, Tyto alba Barn Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, W&C Act 10/11/2002 10/11/2002 Blueberry Farm SP7375 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Local BAP, Tyto alba Barn Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, W&C Act 20/04/2002 20/04/2002 Blueberry Lodge SP7375 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Local BAP, Tyto alba Barn Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, W&C Act 16/05/2002 16/05/2002 Blueberry Lodge SP7375 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Maidwell Local BAP, Tyto alba Barn Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, W&C Act 23/07/1995 23/07/1995 Hanging Houghton SP7557 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Local BAP, Tyto alba Barn Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, W&C Act 12/09/2002 12/09/2002 Hanging Houghton SP7573 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Local BAP, Tyto alba Barn Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, W&C Act 30/01/2002 30/01/2002 Maidwell SP7375 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Local BAP, Tyto alba Barn Owl bird Bern Convention annex 2, EC Cites annex A, W&C Act 27/05/2002 27/05/2002 Maidwell SP7375 1981 Sch 1, Birds of Conservation Concern Amber List, Local BAP, Sympetrum Ruddy Darter insect - Local BAP, 26/10/2002 26/10/2002 Pitsford Reservoir - SP7607 sanguineum dragonfly Inlet, North side (Odonata) Anguis fragilis Slow-Worm reptile W&C Act 1981 Sch 5, 01/01/1990 31/12/1990 Pitsford Reservoir SP7772 Meles meles Badger terrestrial Protection of Badgers Act 1992, 21/02/2007 21/02/2007 A508 Brixworth by- SP7537 mammal pass Meles meles Badger terrestrial Protection of Badgers Act 1992, 22/03/2006 22/03/2006 A508 n/bound nr SP7527 mammal Brixworth Meles meles Badger terrestrial Protection of Badgers Act 1992, 22/03/2006 22/03/2006 A508 n/bound nr SP7537 mammal Brixworth Meles meles Badger terrestrial Protection of Badgers Act 1992, 25/08/2004 25/08/2004 A508 near Brixworth SP7517 mammal .2m N of roundabout Meles meles Badger terrestrial Protection of Badgers Act 1992, 10/04/2006 10/04/2006 Brixworth BYpass A508 SP7547 mammal just before bridge Meles meles Badger terrestrial Protection of Badgers Act 1992, 16/04/2006 16/04/2006 Brixworth to Holcot SP7637 mammal road n/side of road after 1 way bridge Meles meles Eurasian terrestrial Protection of Badgers Act 1992, 01/11/2006 01/11/2006 East side of A508 nr SP7509 badger mammal Brixworth Meles meles Badger terrestrial Protection of Badgers Act 1992, 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Houghton Crossing SP7447 mammal Spinney Meles meles Badger terrestrial Protection of Badgers Act 1992, 23/05/2002 23/05/2002 SP7567 mammal Meles meles Badger terrestrial Protection of Badgers Act 1992, 17/05/2002 17/05/2002 SP7567 mammal Meles meles Badger terrestrial Protection of Badgers Act 1992, 05/05/2002 05/05/2002 SP7567 mammal Micromys Harvest Mouse terrestrial Low Risk least concern (IUCN criteria), Local BAP, 28/09/1995 28/09/1995 Merry Tom Crossing - SP737707 minutus mammal Brixworth Car Park Micromys Harvest Mouse terrestrial Low Risk least concern (IUCN criteria), Local BAP, 01/01/1996 31/12/1996 SP7370 minutus mammal Creaton Covert

Administrative areas: Creaton (Civil Parish) Northamptonshire (English County 1974 -) Status(es): County Wildlife Site Centroid: SP 720 725 (Site Centroid) Site type: Site Site/Subsite hierarchy: Creaton Covert File code: D/8.9.94 Description: A hilltop plantation, with some signs of old ridge and furrow in the older part of the wood (which could well date from that time). The northeast end of the wood consists of older oak and ash, with an impenetrable scrub of unexpected diversity. Scrub species include elder, dogwood, privet, hawthorn, blackthorn, field rose, dogrose and a stray rhododendron. The hedge around the covert is laid and mostly in good order. The southeast part has been cleared (mostly) and replanted a few years ago, so the beech, oak, larch and pine are now young trees. The southwest part of the covert, extending beyond the older planting, has new saplings. The replanted areas have a low-diversity, ruderal vegetation with one or two woodland species in the shadier areas. The remaining old part of the covert has a very heavily shaded floor, but the field layer is well-developed. Species include Brachypodium sylvaticum, Anthriscus sylvestris, Geranium robertianum, Poa trivialis, Urtica dioica, Glechoma hederacea, Carex sylvatica and Bryonia dioica. None of these compartments would individually probably be of Prime Site value, but the combination makes this too diverse to leave off the list, especially given the suitability for birds of prey.

No. of species records: 21 No. of habitat records: 3 Meta data: Originally entered by "Recorder at Northants RC" on 16/02/2002.

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Scientific name Common name First date Last date Larix decidua Larch 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Pinus Pine 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Urtica dioica Common Nettle 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Fagus sylvatica Beech 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Bryonia dioica White Bryony 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Rosa arvensis Field Rose 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Rosa canina agg. Dog Rose 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Prunus spinosa Blackthorn 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Cornus sanguinea Dogwood 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Geranium robertianum Herb-Robert 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Glechoma hederacea Ground-Ivy 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Fraxinus excelsior Ash 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Ligustrum vulgare Wild Privet 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Sambucus nigra Elder 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Carex sylvatica Wood-Sedge 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-Grass 08/09/1994 08/09/1994 Brachypodium sylvaticum False-Brome 08/09/1994 08/09/1994

Number of species: 21 Houghton Crossing - Lamport Station

Administrative areas: Lamport (Civil Parish) Northamptonshire (English County 1974 -) Status(es): County Wildlife Site Centroid: SP 744 741 (Site Centroid) Site type: Sub-site Site/Subsite hierarchy: Brampton Valley Way ....X Boughton Cold Store - Pitsford Station ....Great Oxenden Car Park - Market Harborough ....Pitsford Station - Merry Tom Crossing ....Merry Tom Crossing - Brixworth Car Park ....Station Rd Bridge - Houghton Crossing ....Houghton Crossing - Lamport Station ....Lamport Station - Draughton Crossing ....Draughton Crossing - Kelmarsh Tunnels ....Kelmarsh Tunnels - Kelmarsh Car Park ....Kelmarsh Car Park - Gt Oxendon Car Park

File code: D/6.7.92 Description: This stretch of the Brampton Valley Way is flat and metalled for cyclists. It passes the spinney at Houghton crossing and the tall hedges extend for most of the length on both sides of the track. There are some unusual species on the stoney ground alongside the path, but the main value is as a habitat corridor through farmland. Species in the hedge (a row of quite tall trees and scrub) include hawthorn, blackthorn, dogrose, field rose, bramble, ash, oak, crab apple and buckthorn. A small part of the hedge has English elm. Of value mostly for the tree and scrub cover, although the nature of the gravelly ground next to the cycle track means the potential for interesting colonizer species will stay for some time before succession takes place, so further surveys could be rewarding.

No. of species records: 6 No. of habitat records: 3 Meta data: Originally entered by "Recorder at Northants RC" on 16/02/2002.

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Scientific name Common name First date Last date Sagina procumbens Procumbent Pearlwort 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Geranium robertianum Herb-Robert 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Conyza canadensis Canadian Fleabane 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Senecio viscosus Sticky Groundsel 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Vulpia bromoides Squirrel-Tail Fescue 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-Grass 06/07/1992 06/07/1992

Number of species: 6 Houghton Crossing Spinney

Administrative areas: Lamport (Civil Parish) Northamptonshire (English County 1974 -) Status(es): County Wildlife Site Centroid: SP 744 741 (Site Centroid) Site type: Site Site/Subsite hierarchy: Houghton Crossing Spinney File code: D/26.7.94 Description: A small spinney consisting of thinned oaks with an understorey of tall hawthorn and elder scrub. Old ash stools are also present, suggesting that this is a fragment of old woodland that has now been neglected after removing some of timber. Other scrub species include field maple, holly and blackthorn. Redcurrant and bramble are occasional. The field layer is quite shaded, but has frequent Mercurialis perennis, with abundant Hedera helix. Much of the ground though has bare leaves and Hedera alone. Other species present include Lonicera periclymenum (on the ground), Solanum dulcamra, Dryopteris filix-mas, D. austriaca, Stachys sylvestris and locally dominant Geum urbanum. Chamaerion angustifolium and Galium aparine are frequent in what appear to be more disturbed areas. This habitat has the advantage of being bounded by the habitat corridors of two streams and the Brampton Valley Way. Chiffchaff, blackcap, bluetit and garden warbler were seen (and heard) at the time of survey. There is an old badger sett next to the path, possibly in use, and signs of foraging in the wood. A pleasant spinney that could do with some younger trees and a bit more light to the understorey, as most of the trees are older and the scrub is if anything overmature.

No. of species records: 31 No. of habitat records: 1 Meta data: Originally entered by "Recorder at Northants RC" on 16/02/2002.

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Scientific name Common name First date Last date Polyporus squamosus Dryad`s Saddle 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Dryopteris filix-mas agg. Male Fern 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Dryopteris dilatata Broad Buckler-Fern 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Ribes rubrum Red Currant 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Geum urbanum Herb Bennet 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Prunus spinosa Blackthorn 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Ilex aquifolium Holly 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Mercurialis perennis Dog's Mercury 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Acer campestre Field Maple 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Hedera helix Ivy 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Stachys sylvatica Hedge Woundwort 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Fraxinus excelsior Ash 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Galium aparine Cleavers 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Sambucus nigra Elder 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Lapsana communis Nipplewort 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Phasianus colchicus Pheasant 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Erithacus rubecula Robin 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Turdus merula Blackbird 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Turdus philomelos Song Thrush 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Sylvia borin Garden Warbler 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Phylloscopus collybita Chiffchaff 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Parus caeruleus Blue Tit 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Meles meles Badger 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Lamport Lodge Spinney

Administrative areas: Lamport (Civil Parish) Northamptonshire (English County 1974 -) Status(es): County Wildlife Site Centroid: SP 757 743 (Site Centroid) Site type: Site Site/Subsite hierarchy: Lamport Lodge Spinney File code: D/26.7.94 Description: A small and very well-established park spinney.spinney. The trees consist of tall oak and lime, well-spaced and with occasional cherry and much younger sycamore. The scrub is dense around the edges of the spinney (which is decoratively fenced) and more sparse by the central path. Species include holly, wayfaring tree, variegated holly, redcurrant and box, with one or two patches of honeysuckle. The groundflora is low and rather shaded, with abundant Geranium robertianum and Geum urbanum having recently taken over from a dominant Mercurialis perennis layer. Other species include Primula vulgaris, Anthriscus sylvestris, Poa trivialis, P. annua, Arum maculatum, Brachypodium sylvaticum and Urtica dioica. Most of this cover appears to be semi-natural in origin, although the primroses could have been helped, and there is one small, ominous patch of Japanese knotweed that has obviously escaped from the gardens of the park. The wood which remains on the opposite side of the road is not part of the Prime Site as it is too isolated to be of much use as habitat, but seems to have been of a similar origin to the main spinney. The site is popular with small birds but is unlikely to attract mammals much as it is very close to busy traffic, plus the disturbance of visitors to the park. A nice patch of park habitat which probably encourages wildlife to the less diverse areas of the park. Its a shame that this spinney doesn't meet up with the Corner Spinney, which is similar in nature and diversity.

No. of species records: 26 No. of habitat records: 1 Meta data: Originally entered by "Recorder at Northants RC" on 16/02/2002.

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Scientific name Common name First date Last date Urtica dioica Common Nettle 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Silene dioica Red Campion 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Fallopia japonica Japanese Knotweed 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Rumex conglomeratus Clustered Dock 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Tilia x vulgaris Lime 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Primula vulgaris Primrose 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Ribes rubrum Red Currant 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Geum urbanum Herb Bennet 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Prunus avium Wild Cherry 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's-Nightshade 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Ilex aquifolium Holly 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Buxus sempervirens Box 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Mercurialis perennis Dog's Mercury 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Geranium robertianum Herb-Robert 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Galium aparine Cleavers 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Viburnum lantana Wayfaring-Tree 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Lonicera periclymenum Honeysuckle 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Arctium lappa Greater Burdock 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Arum maculatum Lords-And-Ladies 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Poa annua Annual Meadow-Grass 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-Grass 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Brachypodium sylvaticum False-Brome 26/07/1994 26/07/1994

Number of species: 25 Lamport Marsh

Administrative areas: Lamport (Civil Parish) Northamptonshire (English County 1974 -) Status(es): County Wildlife Site Centroid: SP 755 748 (Site Centroid) Site type: Site Site/Subsite hierarchy: Lamport Marsh File code: D/26.7.94 Description: Two settling ponds next to a small sewage plant at Lamport. The ponds have a poplar and osier plantation to the east, and are graded so that the west pond is clearest. It is not clear if they are still in use. The west pond is fished, and attracts waterfowl. Emergent vegetation consists mostly of fringes of Phalaris arundinacea and Glyceria maxima, with the submerged species unfortunately out of reach of the surveyor. The trees are the main asset of the site, and consist of both young, old and recently planted specimens. The poplars present are of medium age, as are most of the osiers. There are however some apparently mature white willows and occasional ash and alder, plus a very large old oak tree that is probably one of the Lamport Estate parkland trees planted before the pools were created. The scrub is dense for most of the site, consisting of buckthorn, hawthorn, blackthorn, elder and osier. The two lakes are divided and partly bounded by a large patch of Petasites hybridus. Coot, Canada geese, pochard and mallard were on the west lake at the time of survey, and the previous records (J Creedy/D Horsfield, 1980) include teal and little grebe as well. Very much a habitat/cover designation, although more species of interest could well be present within the fenced area.

No. of species records: 20 No. of habitat records: 2 Meta data: Originally entered by "Recorder at Northants RC" on 16/02/2002.

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Scientific name Common name First date Last date Urtica dioica Common Nettle 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Alnus glutinosa Alder 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Populus nigra Poplar 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Salix alba White Willow 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Salix viminalis Osier 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Prunus spinosa Blackthorn 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Fraxinus excelsior Ash 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Galium aparine Cleavers 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Sambucus nigra Elder 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Petasites hybridus Butterbur 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Elodea Waterweed 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Glyceria maxima Reed Sweet-Grass 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Phalaris arundinacea Reed Canary-Grass 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Branta canadensis Canada Goose 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Aythya ferina Pochard 26/07/1994 26/07/1994 Fulica atra Coot 26/07/1994 26/07/1994

Number of species: 20 Merry Tom Crossing - Brixworth Car Park

Administrative areas: Brixworth (Civil Parish) Chapel Brampton (Civil Parish) Northamptonshire (English County 1974 -) Pitsford (Civil Parish) Spratton (Civil Parish) Status(es): County Wildlife Site Centroid: SP 734 680 (Site Centroid) Site type: Sub-site Site/Subsite hierarchy: Brampton Valley Way ....X Boughton Cold Store - Pitsford Station ....Great Oxenden Car Park - Market Harborough ....Pitsford Station - Merry Tom Crossing ....Merry Tom Crossing - Brixworth Car Park ....Station Rd Bridge - Houghton Crossing ....Houghton Crossing - Lamport Station ....Lamport Station - Draughton Crossing ....Draughton Crossing - Kelmarsh Tunnels ....Kelmarsh Tunnels - Kelmarsh Car Park ....Kelmarsh Car Park - Gt Oxendon Car Park

File code: D/6.7.92 Description: A section of the Brampton Valley Way that cuts into the Northampton Sand geology and consequently supports an acid-loving flora that occurs nowhere else in the immediate area. The cuttings immediately to the north of Merry Tom Crossing has a good example of Aira caryophyllea grassland that is very rare in the county. It has obviously survived there a reasonable amount of time as the anthills have grown very tall. A grass snake was seen on two occasions during the survey. Rabbit grazing is probably what has preserved this grassland, although there are clear signs that scrub encroachment will take over before long. Scrub species on the higher slopes of the cutting include ash and hawthorn with small amounts of great sallow and osier. On the best areas of sandy grassland with anthills the species include Aira caryophyllea, Galium verum, Trisetum flavescens, Daucus carota, Lathyrus nissolia, Ranunculus acris, Rumex acetosa, Agrostis tenuis, Lotus corniculatus Pimpinella saxifraga, Knautia arvensis, Luzula campestris, Hypochoeris radicata, and Festuca rubra and small areas of F. ovina and Rumex acetosella, both county rarities. On the stoney edges of the track (the centre of which is metalled here) are similar ruderal species to further down the line, such as Chaenorrhinum minus, Erigeron acer, Sagina nodosa and Matricaria matricarioides. Where the line emerges from the deep cutting onto more open ground the edge vegetation is taller and more rank, but still has a fair variety of species including Leucanthemum vulgare, Pimpinella saxifraga, Urtica dioica, Knautia arvensis, Calamagrostis epigejos, Lapsana communis, Geranium mollugo, Sonchus arvensis, Poa pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis, Senecio erucifolius, Vicia cracca, Daucus carota and Melilotus officinalis. The cutting is sheltered and perfect for reptiles, so a lizard search could well be worth while. The acid grassland on this stretch of line would well repay management; without some scrub control it could be lost.

No. of species records: 82 No. of habitat records: 3 Meta data: Originally entered by "Recorder at Northants RC" on 16/02/2002.

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Scientific name Common name First date Last date Equisetum arvense Field Horsetail 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Asplenium ruta-muraria Wall-Rue 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Ranunculus acris Meadow Buttercup 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Papaver rhoeas Common Poppy 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Ulmus procera English Elm 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Urtica dioica Common Nettle 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Sagina nodosa Knotted Pearlwort 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Sagina procumbens Procumbent Pearlwort 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Persicaria maculosa Redshank 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Rumex acetosella Sheep's Sorrel agg. 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Rumex acetosa Common Sorrel 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Hypericum perforatum Perforate St. John's-Wort 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Salix viminalis Osier 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Salix caprea Goat Willow 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Coronopus squamatus Swine-Cress 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Rubus fruticosus agg. Bramble 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Rosa Rose 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Prunus spinosa Blackthorn 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Lotus corniculatus Common Bird's-Foot-Trefoil 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Vicia cracca Tufted Vetch 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Vicia hirsuta Hairy Tare 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Lathyrus pratensis Meadow Vetchling 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Lathyrus nissolia Grass Vetchling 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Melilotus officinalis Ribbed Melilot 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Medicago lupulina Black Medick 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Trifolium repens White Clover 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Trifolium pratense Red Clover 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Geranium molle Dove's-Foot Crane's-Bill 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Pimpinella saxifraga Burnet-Saxifrage 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Torilis japonica Upright Hedge-Parsley 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Daucus carota carota Wild Carrot 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Lamium album White Dead-Nettle 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Plantago major Greater Plantain 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Chaenorhinum minus Small Toadflax 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Veronica serpyllifolia Thyme-Leaved Speedwell 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Veronica officinalis Heath Speedwell 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Galium verum Lady's Bedstraw 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Galium aparine Cleavers 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Scientific name Common name First date Last date Knautia arvensis Field Scabious 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Cirsium palustre Marsh Thistle 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Lapsana communis Nipplewort 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Hypochaeris radicata Cat's-Ear 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Sonchus arvensis Perennial Sow-Thistle 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Erigeron acer Blue Fleabane 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Achillea millefolium Yarrow 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Leucanthemum vulgare Oxeye Daisy 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Matricaria discoidea Pineapple Weed 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Senecio erucifolius Hoary Ragwort 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Senecio vulgaris Groundsel 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Tussilago farfara Colt's-Foot 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Luzula campestris Field Wood-Rush 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Festuca arundinacea Tall Fescue 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Festuca rubra agg. Red Fescue 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Festuca ovina agg. Sheep's Fescue agg. 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Festuca longifolia Blue Fescue 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Vulpia bromoides Squirrel-Tail Fescue 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Poa annua Annual Meadow-Grass 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Poa trivialis Rough Meadow-Grass 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Poa pratensis sens.lat. Smooth Meadow-Grass 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Dactylis glomerata Cock's-Foot 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-Grass 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Trisetum flavescens Yellow Oat-Grass 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Holcus lanatus Yorkshire-Fog 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Holcus mollis Creeping Soft-Grass 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Aira caryophyllea Silver Hair-Grass 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Agrostis capillaris Common Bent 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Calamagrostis epigejos Wood Small-Reed 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Bromus hordeaceus hordeaceus Soft-Brome 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Anisantha sterilis Barren Brome 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Micromys minutus Harvest Mouse 28/09/1995 28/09/1995 Scaldwell Spinney

Administrative areas: Northamptonshire (English County 1974 -) Scaldwell (Civil Parish) Status(es): County Wildlife Site Centroid: SP 764 739 (Site Centroid) Site type: Site Site/Subsite hierarchy: Scaldwell Spinney File code: D/27.7.94 Description: This plantation appears to be an old or ancient woodland site that once had a lot of elm. The soil is light and sandy in places. It has now been replanted with ash, sycamore, Scots pine, larch, oak and cherry. These are all now fairly well-established and despite some evidence of disturbance the overall groundflora structure has remained. There are also some larger oaks left, and frequent suckering English elm. Other scrub species are limited to hawthorn, blackthorn and holly. The groundflora where it is most disturbed has abundant Galium aparine, Anthriscus sylvestris and Heracleum sphondylium. Most areas however are dominated by Mercurialis perennis with frequent Hyacinthoides non-scriptus plus other woodland species including Moehringia trinerva, Glechoma hederacea, Silene dioica and Tamus communis. A flock of goldcrests was feeding in the pine area of the spinney at the time of survey. This isn't the most diverse replanted woodland ever, but is in the middle of an arable area that has very few other wooded areas to the south or east.

No. of species records: 21 No. of habitat records: 1 Meta data: Originally entered by "Recorder at Northants RC" on 16/02/2002.

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Scientific name Common name First date Last date Larix decidua Larch 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Ulmus procera English Elm 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Moehringia trinervia Three-Nerved Sandwort 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Silene dioica Red Campion 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Prunus spinosa Blackthorn 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Prunus avium Wild Cherry 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Ilex aquifolium Holly 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Mercurialis perennis Dog's Mercury 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Glechoma hederacea Ground-Ivy 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Fraxinus excelsior Ash 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Galium aparine Cleavers 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Sambucus nigra Elder 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Hyacinthoides non-scripta Bluebell 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Tamus communis Black Bryony 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Regulus regulus Goldcrest 27/07/1994 27/07/1994

Number of species: 21 Station Rd Bridge - Houghton Crossing

Administrative areas: Brixworth (Civil Parish) Lamport (Civil Parish) Northamptonshire (English County 1974 -) Status(es): County Wildlife Site Centroid: SP 737 718 (Site Centroid) Site type: Sub-site Site/Subsite hierarchy: Brampton Valley Way ....X Boughton Cold Store - Pitsford Station ....Great Oxenden Car Park - Market Harborough ....Pitsford Station - Merry Tom Crossing ....Merry Tom Crossing - Brixworth Car Park ....Station Rd Bridge - Houghton Crossing ....Houghton Crossing - Lamport Station ....Lamport Station - Draughton Crossing ....Draughton Crossing - Kelmarsh Tunnels ....Kelmarsh Tunnels - Kelmarsh Car Park ....Kelmarsh Car Park - Gt Oxendon Car Park

File code: D/6.7.92 Description: Most of the east side of this stretch of line is open, with a thick hedge on the west side. This situation varies along this length but there is usually at least one side which is open. The track is broad and grassy, with taller herb species on the far edges and shorter colonizers down the centre, as with much of this end of the line. Species include Festuca rubra, Galium mollugo, G. verum, Trisetum flavescens, Achillea millefolium, Daucus carota, Plantago lanceolata, Linaria vulgaris, Potentilla reptans, Trifolium repens, Vicia tetrasperma, Anthoxanthum odoratum and Centaurea nigra in grassland that is largely dominated by Arrhenatherum elatius, although with a good variety of other grasses. There are large patches of Melilous officinalis in some more gravelly areas. The centre of the track has abundant Medicago lupulina, Leontodon autumnalis, Plantago major, Senecio jacobaea, S. viscosus, Verbascum nigrum (one plant) and Tragopogon pratensis. There are some quite disturbed areas alongside parts of the track, with patches of Chamaerion angustifolium. The hedge is varied both in composition and structure, with low scrub alongside some parts and taller trees on others. Species include Rosa arvensis, Salix cinerea, S. capraea, Crataegus monogyna, Fraxinus excelsior, Rhamnus catharticus, Sambucus nigra and Prunus spinosa. A nice stretch of the track which is not improved by the surrounding arable, but which still manages to provide a good habitat corridor. Perhaps part of the younger scrub along this part could be hedged?.

No. of species records: 40 No. of habitat records: 3 Meta data: Originally entered by "Recorder at Northants RC" on 16/02/2002.

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Scientific name Common name First date Last date Urtica dioica Common Nettle 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Salix caprea Goat Willow 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Potentilla reptans Creeping Cinquefoil 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Rosa Rose 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Prunus spinosa Blackthorn 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Crataegus monogyna Hawthorn 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Vicia tetrasperma Smooth Tare 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Melilotus officinalis Ribbed Melilot 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Medicago lupulina Black Medick 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Trifolium repens White Clover 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Trifolium dubium Lesser Trefoil 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Epilobium hirsutum Great Willowherb 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Chamerion angustifolium Rosebay Willowherb 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Rhamnus cathartica Buckthorn 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Daucus carota carota Wild Carrot 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Solanum dulcamara Bittersweet 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Plantago major Greater Plantain 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Plantago lanceolata Ribwort Plantain 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Verbascum thapsus Great Mullein 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Verbascum nigrum Dark Mullein 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Linaria vulgaris Common Toadflax 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Veronica chamaedrys Germander Speedwell 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Galium verum Lady's Bedstraw 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Galium mollugo Hedge Bedstraw 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Sambucus nigra Elder 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Cirsium vulgare Spear Thistle 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Centaurea nigra Common Knapweed 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Leontodon autumnalis Autumnal Hawkbit 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Tragopogon pratensis pratensis Goat's-Beard 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Sonchus arvensis Perennial Sow-Thistle 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Crepis capillaris Smooth Hawk's-Beard 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Achillea millefolium Yarrow 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Senecio viscosus Sticky Groundsel 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Festuca rubra agg. Red Fescue 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Dactylis glomerata Cock's-Foot 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Arrhenatherum elatius False Oat-Grass 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Trisetum flavescens Yellow Oat-Grass 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Deschampsia caespitosa Tufted Hair-Grass 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 Anthoxanthum odoratum Sweet Vernal Grass 06/07/1992 06/07/1992 The Hen Roost

Administrative areas: Lamport (Civil Parish) Northamptonshire (English County 1974 -) Status(es): County Wildlife Site Centroid: SP 757 744 (Site Centroid) Site type: Site Site/Subsite hierarchy: The Hen Roost File code: D/27.7.94 Description: A spinney on the edge of Lamport Hall Park with a good diversity of trees and scrub. The west side of the wood appears to be sandier, and is dominated by beech, whilst the wood nearest to the Hall tends to have more ash and sycamore. Other trees include frequent cherry, common lime, English elm, some very fine old oaks, yew, a holm oak and a vast old sweet chestnut. The understorey has box, holly, elder, rhododendron, blackthorn and suckering elm. Although most of the trees are parkland plantings, they are well-established and have a semi-natural groundflora. This is variously dominated by Mercurialis perennis, Aegopodium podagraria, Hyacinthoides non-scriptus or, unusually, Circaea lutetiana. Other groundflora species include Urtica dioica, Hedera helix, Festuca gigantea, Brachypodium sylvaticum, Arum maculatum and Anthriscus sylvestris. This was not looked at in spring, but is highly likely to support spring flowers as well, if the rest of the parkland is any indicator. This spinney is only partly bounded by the busy A508, and has the benefit of two boundary walls, so is less open to disturbance than the smaller spinney at the Swan Lodge entrance. A very pretty spinney that could well have different species present earlier in the year. Some of the specimen trees are very old and probably have interesting invertebrate communities.

No. of species records: 27 No. of habitat records: 1 Meta data: Originally entered by "Recorder at Northants RC" on 16/02/2002.

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Scientific name Common name First date Last date Taxus baccata Yew 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Ulmus procera English Elm 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Urtica dioica Common Nettle 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Fagus sylvatica Beech 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Quercus ilex Evergreen Oak 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Tilia x vulgaris Lime 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Geum urbanum Herb Bennet 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Prunus spinosa Blackthorn 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Prunus avium Wild Cherry 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Circaea lutetiana Enchanter's-Nightshade 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Ilex aquifolium Holly 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Buxus sempervirens Box 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Mercurialis perennis Dog's Mercury 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Hedera helix Ivy 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Aegopodium podagraria Ground-Elder 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Fraxinus excelsior Ash 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Galium aparine Cleavers 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Sambucus nigra Elder 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Arum maculatum Lords-And-Ladies 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Festuca gigantea Giant Fescue 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Brachypodium sylvaticum False-Brome 27/07/1994 27/07/1994 Hyacinthoides non-scripta Bluebell 27/07/1994 27/07/1994

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8. ORNITHOLOGY TECHNICAL APPENDIX

INTRODUCTION

This Technical Appendix provides additional information in support of the Brixworth Windfarm Environmental Statement, Chapter 8: Ornithology.

8.1 VANTAGE POINT WATCH DETAILS Table A8.1 provides full details of the timing and conditions during the flight activity surveys carried out at the Brixworth Windfarm site between March 2007 and March 2008. All flight activity surveys (vantage point watches) were carried out by experience surveyor, Steve Holloway (Arcus) from a single vantage point at SP 75187 72487, viewing a 180° arc centred approximately west-north west over the site.

Table A8.1 Details of flight activity surveys Wind Wind Cloud Cloud Date Start Hours Visibility direction strength cover height Rain 20-03-07 0945 1 2 NNW 7 5 2 0 20-03-08 1045 1 2 NNW 7 5 2 0 10-04-07 1400 1 2 WSW 2 8 2 0 10-04-07 1500 1 2 WSW 2 8 2 0 10-04-07 1600 1 2 WSW 2 8 2 0 24-04-07 1030 1 2 SSW 3 8 1 1 24-04-07 1130 1 2 SSW 3 7 1 0 24-04-07 1230 1 2 SSW 3 7 2 0 24-04-07 1330 1 2 SSW 3 7 2 0 15-05-07 1115 1 2 SSE 2 8 1 1 15-05-07 1215 1 1 SSE 2 8 1 2 15-05-07 1315 1 2 SSE 1 6 1 0 15-05-07 1415 1 2 S 1 4 1 0 04-06-07 1900 1 2 NE 3 3 2 0 04-06-07 2000 1 2 NE 2 4 2 0 04-06-07 2100 1 2 NE 2 5 2 0 05-06-07 1030 1 2 NE 4 4 2 0 05-06-07 1130 1 2 NE 3 2 2 0 05-06-07 1245 1 2 NE 3 2 2 0 05-06-07 1345 1 2 NE 3 2 2 0 19-06-07 0545 1 2 - 1 5 2 0 19-06-07 0645 1 2 - 1 4 2 0 19-06-07 0800 1 2 - 1 5 2 0 19-06-07 0900 1 2 - 1 5 2 0 27-07-07 0520 1 2 SW 1 1 2 0 27-07-07 0620 1 2 SW 4 1 2 0 27-07-07 0735 1 2 SW 5 3 2 0 27-07-07 0835 1 2 SW 5 4 2 0 13-08-07 0600 1 2 - 1 6 1 0 13-08-07 0700 1 2 SW 3 6 1 0 13-08-07 0800 1 2 SW 3 6 1 0 30-08-07 1315 1 2 NW 5 7 2 0 30-08-07 1415 1 2 NW 5 6 2 0 Bolsterstone August 2008 8-1

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Wind Wind Cloud Cloud Date Start Hours Visibility direction strength cover height Rain 30-08-07 1515 1 2 NW 6 7 2 0 12-09-07 0930 1 2 NE 1 4 1 0 12-09-07 1030 1 2 NE 1 4 1 0 12-09-07 1130 1 2 NE 1 4 1 0 20-09-07 1600 1 2 SW 4 4 2 0 20-09-07 1700 1 2 SW 4 4 2 0 20-09-07 1800 1 2 SW 3 3 2 0 05-10-07 1040 1 2 ESE 1 1 2 0 05-10-07 1140 1 2 ESE 1 1 2 0 05-10-07 1240 1 2 ESE 1 1 2 0 30-10-07 0645 1 2 NW 1 3 2 0 30-10-07 0745 1 2 NW 2 4 2 0 30-10-07 0845 1 2 NW 3 3 2 0 15-11-07 1320 1 2 NNW 1 3 2 0 15-11-07 1420 1 2 NNW 1 3 2 0 15-11-07 1520 1 2 NNW 1 2 2 0 21-11-07 0705 1 2 SE 3 8 1 0 21-11-07 0805 1 2 S 3 7 1 0 21-11-07 0905 1 2 S 4 7 1 0 04-12-07 1230 1 2 SW 4 8 1 0 04-12-07 1330 1 2 SW 4 8 1 0 04-12-07 1430 1 2 SW 4 6 1 0 18-12-07 0750 1 2 E 4 8 1 0 18-12-07 0850 1 2 E 4 8 1 0 18-12-07 0950 1 2 E 4 8 1 0 14-01-08 0810 1 2 S 5 7 1 1 14-01-08 0910 1 2 SSE 5 7 1 1 14-01-08 1010 1 2 SSE 6 4 1 0 29-01-08 1010 1 2 SW 4 8 1 0 29-01-08 1110 1 2 SW 4 8 1 0 29-01-08 1210 1 2 SSW 4 6 1 0 19-02-08 1330 1 1 E 1 8 0 1 19-02-08 1430 1 1 E 1 8 0 1 19-02-08 1530 1 1 E 1 8 0 1 26-02-08 0745 1 2 SW 4 3 2 0 26-02-08 0845 1 2 SW 5 5 2 2 26-02-08 0945 1 2 SW 4 5 2 3 18-03-08 1010 1 2 N 4 8 2 0 18-03-08 1110 1 2 N 5 7 2 0 18-03-08 1210 1 2 N 5 7 2 0 26-03-08 0655 1 1 - - 8 0 4 26-03-08 0755 1 1 - - 8 0 1 26-03-08 0855 1 1 NW 1 8 1 1 Visibility: 0 = Poor (<1km); 1 = Moderate (1-2km); 2 = Good (>2km) Wind direction: according to 16-point compass Wind strength: according to Beaufort Scale Cloud cover: in eights of sky Cloud height: 0 = <150m; 1 = 150-500m; 2 = >500m Rain: 0 = None; 1 = Drizzle/Mist; 2 = Light showers; 3 = Heavy showers; 4 = Heavy rain

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8.2 PITSFORD RESERVOIR SSSI CITATION

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COUNTY: NORTHAMPTONSHIRE SITE NAME: PITSFORD RESERVOIR

District: Daventry

Status: Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

Local Planning Authority: Daventry District Council

National Grid Reference: SP 780708

Ordnance Survey Sheet 1:50,000: 152, 141 1:10,000: SP 77 SE, SP 76 NE

Date Notified (Under 1949 Act): 1970 Date of Last Revision: 1970

Date Notified (Under 1981 Act): 1984 Date of Last Revision:

Area: 409 ha 1, 011 ac

Other Information: The reservoir north of the causeway is managed as a nature reserve by the Northamptonshire Trust for Nature Conservation.

Description and Reasons for Notification

Pitsford is one of the major reservoirs for passage and wintering waterfowl in the East Midlands, and the largest water body in Northamptonshire. The site has held nationally important numbers of several wildfowl species over different periods of time and in recent years winter shoveler Anas clypeata have achieved these levels.

The reservoir and marginal land supports a significant number and variety of breeding birds including great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, teal Anas crecca, kingfisher Alcedo atthis and reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus.

Bordering the reservoir the grassland, scrub, marsh, temporarily inundated shoreline and plantations all provide additional habitats valuable to a wide range of flora and fauna.

There is a small colony of the locally uncommon Essex skipper butterfly. Re-presentation of details approved by Council. Re-typed October 1999. Brixworth Windfarm Environmental Statement Appendix 10: Technical Appendix

10. CULTURAL HERITAGE

INTRODUCTION

This appendix contains information relating to a desk-based assessment undertaken by West Yorkshire Archaeological Services (WYAS) in May 2008.

DESK-BASED ASSESSMENT

The following pages contain the ‘Land at Lodge Farm, Hanging Haughton, Northamptonshire’ desk-based assessment, conducted by WYAS in May 2008.

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Archaeological Desk-based Assessment May 2008

Report No. 1827

Arcus Renewable Energy Consulting Limited Archaeological Services WYAS Report No. 1827 Lodge Farm, Northamptonshire

Land at Lodge Farm, Hanging Houghton Northamptonshire

Archaeological Desk-based Assessment

Summary

An Archaeological Desk-based Assessment was undertaken on land at Lodge Farm, Hanging Houghton, Northamptonshire. A number of cropmarks which may represent prehistoric or Roman activity are recorded within the study area and fieldwalking has recovered worked flint dating from the Mesolithic to the Bronze Age period. Excavations to the south of the proposed development site identified a probable Late Iron Age structure, which was replaced by a stone built rectilinear structure between 70-100 AD. The site appears to have been occupied up to the early Anglo-Saxon period and a cemetery of a similar date was identified during quarrying in the 19th century close to the southern boundary of the proposed development site. A church was established in Brixworth, in the southern part of the study area, in the middle Saxon period. The proposed development site appears to have been used as agricultural land since the medieval period and the current field pattern was established by the mid-19th century. Archaeological Services WYAS Report No. 1827 Lodge Farm, Northamptonshire

Report Information Client: Arcus Renewable Energy Consulting Ltd Address: Prospect Park, Thirsk Road, Easingwold, North Yorkshire YO61 3HL Report Type: Archaeological Desk-based Assessment Location: Hanging Houghton County: Northamptonshire Grid Reference: SP 748 726 Report Number: 1827 Project Number: 3258 Date of report: May 2008 Project Management: Mitchell Pollington BA MA Report: Alexandra Grassam MSc Illustrations: Alexandra Grassam MSc Research: Alexandra Grassam MSc

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Contents Report information ...... ii Contents...... iii List of Figures ...... iv List of Plates...... iv

1 Introduction...... 1 Site description, topography and geology...... 1 2 Methodology and Sources ...... 1 3 The Study Area ...... 2 Identified archaeological sites, buildings and features ...... 2 Designations...... 2 Previous archaeological investigations...... 2 Archaeological sites and historic buildings ...... 3 4 Catalogue of Archaeological Features and Buildings...... 8 Archaeological features and sites ...... 8 Listed Buildings...... 16 5 Conclusions...... 18

Figures Plates

Bibliography

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List of Figures 1 Site location 2 The study area and catalogued archaeological sites (1:15000) 3 Extract from the Manor of Hanging Houghton Estate map of 1655, showing the proposed development site 4 Extract from an estate map of 1848, showing the proposed development site 5 Extract from the Ordnance Survey 6 inch maps of 1886, showing the proposed development site (sheets 30 SE and 31 SW) 6 Extract from the Ordnance Survey 6 inch map of 1891, showing the proposed development site (sheet 31 SW) 7 Extract from the Ordnance Survey 6 inch map of 1901, showing the proposed development site (sheet 31 SW) 8 Extract from the Ordnance Survey 6 inch map of 1952, showing the proposed development site (sheet 31 SW)

List of Plates 1 The east end of the development site facing north-west 2 The east end of the development site facing west 3 The east end of the development site facing south-west

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1 Introduction Archaeological Services WYAS (ASWYAS) was commissioned by Arcus Renewable Energy Consulting Ltd to undertake an archaeological desk-based assessment of an area of land to the west of Lodge Farm, near Hanging Houghton, Northamptonshire. The assessment was undertaken in advance of a proposed development on the site.

The study area is located approximately 14km south-west of Kettering and 12km north of Northampton (Fig. 1). The study area comprises all the land within 1km of the boundary of the proposed development site, centred on SP 748 726 (Fig. 2).

The purpose of the desk-based assessment is to identify and assess the significance of sites, buildings and finds of archaeological and historic interest within the study area, and to gain a greater understanding of the wider historical landscape as a whole.

2 Methodology and Sources The following sources of information have been consulted in order to meet the requirements of the desk-based assessment and are in line with guidelines laid down by the Institute of Field Archaeologists (IFA 2001).

Archaeological archives and databases Information on previous archaeological finds and investigations within the study area was obtained from the Northamptonshire Historic Environment Record (HER). The Northamptonshire Record Office in Northampton was consulted for cartographic and documentary sources, which are listed in the bibliography. The HER was also consulted for Historic Landscape Characterisation data, however at the time of writing this information was unavailable. The Archaeology Data Service website (http://ads.ahds.ac.uk) was consulted for information held in the English Heritage National Monuments Record (NMR).

Listed Buildings and Scheduled Monuments Details of Listed Buildings was obtained from the Northamptonshire HER. Information on Scheduled Monuments was obtained from the government’s ‘MAGIC’ website (www.magic.gov.uk) and the Archaeology Data Service (http://ads.ahds.ac.uk).

Published and unpublished sources A range of published and unpublished material has been researched and consulted. This includes local histories, together with general sources on the area and its wider archaeological and historical background. These are listed in the bibliography.

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Geological and soil surveys Information on the underlying geology and soils within the study area was taken from data collected by the British Geological Survey (2007) and the Soil Survey of England and Wales (1980).

Visual inspection of the site The site was visited on the 9th April 2008 (see Plates 1-3).

3 The Study Area The references in bold type refer to the catalogue entries listed in Section 4 and shown on Figure 2.

Site description, topography and geology The study area comprises all land within 1km of the proposed development site, which includes part of the village of Hanging Houghton, to the north, and the northern end of Brixworth to the south. Lodge Farm is located on the western side of the study area (Fig. 2).

The proposed development site consists of approximately 80 hectares of agricultural land. A stream and a number of springs are located within the proposed development site and a clay pit lies near the western boundary. The height of the land in the proposed development site varies from approximately 90m AOD in the west to 130m AOD in the east.

The solid geology varies within the study area, consisting of Oolite Sand and Ironstone in the east and Upper Lias Clay in the west (BGS 2007). The overlying soils within the proposed development site are classified in the Banbury association, and are well drained, brashy, fine and coarse loams. On the western side of the study area, the soils are classified in the Denchworth association, while in the east they are classified in the Hanslope association (Soil Survey of England and Wales 1980).

Identified archaeological sites, buildings and features A total of 50 archaeological sites and 15 buildings are recorded within the study area. These are listed in Section 4.

Designations The study area contains 15 Listed Buildings (A to O). A description of these is provided in Section 4. Two Scheduled Monuments are also located within the study area (36 and F).

Previous archaeological investigations A Roman villa was excavated between 1965 and 1970 to the south of the proposed development site (24; RCHME 1981). A number of investigations have been undertaken at All Saints Church between 1952 and 1968, and in 1971 and 1972 (28; CBA 1972; Hall 1972;

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1973). To the south of the church, a series of small scale excavations were undertaken in the garden of the vicarage in 1972 (25; Everson 1973). A watching brief was undertaken in Brixworth during a proposed development, although the date this work was undertaken is not stated (26; RCHME 1981).

Several fieldwalking surveys have been undertaken across the whole of the study area throughout the 1970s and 1980s (2; Brown 1977; 10; RCHME 1981; 11; Anon 1982; 12, Brown 1982; 15; HER 2972; 21; HER 2967).

Archaeological sites and historic buildings The Palaeolithic and Mesolithic periods Evidence for Palaeolithic activity in Northamptonshire is slight, and except for a reindeer antler axe from Earls Barton, to the south of Wellingborough, most of the finds are from the Nene Valley gravel terraces, in the east of the county (Kidd 1998).

The archaeological evidence suggests an increase in human activity in Northamptonshire during the Mesolithic period. The nomadic hunter-gatherer nature of activity at this time had little impact on the archaeological record, however, and evidence for occupation is often represented by flint scatters (Phillips 1998). Possible Mesolithic activity within the study area is suggested by a perforated stone tool (9) and a flint scraper (12), found to the south of Station Road. Scatters of Mesolithic flint have also been recorded approximately 2.5m south- west (NMR No. 77 SW 41) and 3km south (NMR No. 77 SW 78) of the proposed development site.

The Neolithic and Bronze Age periods The most commonly recorded archaeological features from the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age are monumental structures, such as the causewayed enclosure at Briar Hill, located approximately 3.5km to the south-west of the study area (Chapman 1999). Cropmarks of ring ditches, which could be the remains of barrows, have been recorded in the west and north- east sides of the study area (3 and 49).

There was a gradual increase in agriculture and the domestication of animals throughout the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age periods, although the population was still semi-nomadic. Occupation sites are often represented by scatters of flint, pottery and burnt stone. Evidence for Neolithic and Bronze Age activity has been recorded through fieldwalking in the study area, approximately 350m south-west of the proposed development site (21; HER 2967), and in the southern part of the study area (12 and 15; Brown 1981; HER 2972). A Bronze Age urn was found in 1899 close to Brixworth Church (31), and flint scatters have also been identified approximately 1.8km (NMR No. SP 77 SW 40) and 2.5km (NMR No. SP 77 SW 42) to south of the proposed development site.

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Although there is evidence for an increase in permanent settlement in the East Midlands during the Middle and Later Bronze Age, few occupation sites have been recorded in Northamptonshire (Chapman 1999), and none have been recorded within the study area.

The Iron Age period There is an increase in archaeological evidence for settlement in Northamptonshire throughout the Iron Age in the form of open and enclosed occupation sites. Such sites consisted of at least one roundhouse and are often accompanied by field systems and trackways (Kidd 1999). An archaeological excavation approximately 300m to the south-west of the proposed development site, identified the remains of a roundhouse which probably dates to the Late Iron Age (24; RCHME 1981). Further evidence for Late Iron Age activity at the roundhouse site is represented by unstratified finds, including a bronze brooch, and a series of ditches (RCHME 1981).

Cropmarks of linear features, enclosures and pits identified throughout the study area may also indicate Iron Age activity (1, 3, 6, 8, 41, 46 and 49).

The Roman Period A number of small nucleated settlements have been identified in Northamptonshire, including one at Kettering, located 14km to the north-east of the study area, and alongside the main Roman roads to the east and west of the county. The evidence indicates large scale rural occupation throughout Northamptonshire (Taylor 1999) and similar activity may be represented by the cropmarks of enclosures and field systems identified throughout the study area (1, 3, 6, 8, 41, 46 and 49) and by the scatter of Roman pottery in the west of the study area (2).

Between 70 AD and 100 AD, the roundhouse located to the south of the proposed development site was replaced by a rectangular masonry structure, orientated north-south. The excavations here have identified five rooms, some with painted walls, and it had a timber colonnade on its western side. The north end of the range was remodelled in the late 2nd or early 3rd century. An additional building was erected to the south, which was used at one time for the manufacturing of bronze objects. The villa was again remodelled in the late 3rd or early 4th century with the addition of a room to the north, a corridor to the east and a large bath suite to the south. The remains of two infant burials were recovered from below the floor of the bath (24).

A number of finds dating to the Roman period have been found around Brixworth Church, including pot sherds from a boundary ditch (25). Parts of the church building appears to have been constructed using Roman building material (28), although the source of this appears to have been in Leicestershire, rather than the Lodge Leys villa located to the north (Sutherland 1983).

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The Post-Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods The nature of post-Roman and early Saxon occupation in Northamptonshire is not well understood (Foard 1999a), however there is evidence for settlement activity within the study area at this time. An early Saxon structure has been identified at the Lodge Leys villa, represented by two parallel rows of post-holes. An inhumation buried under a rough cairn made from stone from the collapsed Roman building is also thought to be of a similar date (24; RCHME 1981).

An excavation at the vicarage at Brixworth in 1972 recorded two small clay hearths, a loomweight, a spindlewhorl and over 150 sherds of early Saxon pottery, indicating some form of activity here before the church was built (25). Two early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries were discovered within the study area during quarrying in the 19th century, including one a short distance from the southern end of the proposed development site (27). The second one is recorded to the south of Station Road, in the south-western part of the study area (16). Both contained inhumations and cremations, and finds recovered included spearheads and shield bosses.

The Church of All Saints at Brixworth is thought to have originally been built in the early 7th century (29), and although this date is disputed, it probably dates to the middle Saxon period (Kerr and Kerr 1983). The western boundary of the church precinct was possibly located during excavations at the vicarage and burials dating from the middle Saxon period have been identified (25). Pottery dated to the early to middle Saxon period (about 450 to 850 AD) has been recovered during fieldwalking to the west of the church (10 and 11), which may indicate that settlement extended beyond the limits of the church. Evidence for later Saxon activity around the church is represented by a fragment of a Saxon Cross (25) and four pits containing 10th to 11th century pottery and building material (28).

In contrast to Brixworth, there is no evidence for settlement at Hanging Houghton prior to the later Saxon period. The first documentary evidence for a settlement here is in the Domesday Book, which records that Fredigis held land in Hanging Houghton before the Norman Conquest (Williams and Martin 2003).

The Medieval period After the Norman Conquest, the Domesday Book reveals that Brixworth was held by the King and it included eight acres of meadow and woodland. A priest is also recorded here, along with two mills. The land in Hanging Houghton was divided between the Abbey of St Edmundsbury, Count Mortain, Walter the Fleming and Countess Judith (Williams and Martin 2003).

The place-name ‘Brixworth’ is though to derive from ‘Bricel’s clearing’ (Steane 1974), which supports the reference from the Domesday Survey for woodland in the area. Further evidence for woodland is provided by the origins of the name of the village Old, located 4km north- west of the study area, which derives from weald, meaning woodland (Gover et al. 1933,

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128). The use of marginal woodland areas is well attested in medieval Northamptonshire as a means of increasing agricultural activity to support the increasing population (Foard 1999b).

The place-name ‘Hanging Houghton’ is recorded as ‘Houtone’ in the Domesday Book and is thought to mean a farm on the spur of land (Gover et al. 1933, 126). The prefix is first recorded as ‘Hangende’ in 1227 and is translated as ‘hanging from the declining situation of the houses and enclosures on the side of a hill’ (Gover et al. 1933, 126).

The remnants of structures dated to between the 12th and 14th century have been identified during excavations in and around the vicarage garden (19 and 25) in Brixworth, suggesting that the focus of the medieval settlement remained centred around All Saints Church. A weekly market in Brixworth was established after 1253 and by 1329 there was also an annual fair (30). Brixworth market was prosperous enough to be classed as a threat to the Northampton market in the late 13th century (Taylor et al 2002). Sherds of medieval pottery have been found in rubbish pits in Brixworth Hall park (32) and a series of quarry pits dated to the late 13th to 14th century were identified to the north of the church (22).

Earthwork remains of possible houses (37) and ditches (38) suggest that the medieval settlement of Hanging Houghton was much more substantial than in the post-medieval and modern periods. The contraction and desertion of settlements is often observed in medieval villages throughout Northamptonshire from the 15th century, and although the reasons for this are not clear, possible factors may include, famine, plague and an increased need for pastoral land for sheep farming (Foard 1999b). The now ploughed out remains of ridge and furrow have been indentified on the eastern side of Hanging Houghton, showing that this area formed part of the open field system during the medieval period (42). A chapel described as being of ‘some importance’ once existed in Hanging Houghton during the medieval period, although the location of this building is not known. The remains from the structure were used for the building of the manor-house (36), which was occupied by the Montague family from 1471 (Salzman 1937).

Other medieval finds and features recorded within the study area include a hoard of 200 silver pennies from the reign of Henry I, found during quarrying around Scaldwell (48), sherds of pottery dating from the 12th century (50) and evidence for open field cultivation in the form of ridge and furrow (4, 44 and 46).

The 16th and 17th centuries An estate map from 1655 (Fig. 3) shows the plan of the Hanging Houghton manor house and gardens (36). The map shows that the north end of the proposed development site comprised three fields. The Montague family abandoned the Hanging Houghton manor house in 1665, apparently due to the impact of the plague.

In 1671, the land in Hanging Houghton was bought by the Isham’s, who had acquired the neighbouring manor of Lamport in 1560 (Steane 1974, 186). The Isham’s were concerned

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A number of early post-medieval buildings are still extant on the north side of Brixworth, including the Manor House, which is thought to have been built in 1580 (L), and a 16th- century market cross, located on Church Street (F). A number of 17th century buildings are also still in use (A, B, H, I and K). An excavation near to Church Street identified the remains of a 17th-century farmhouse, including outbuildings and two wells (17).

The 18th, 19th and 20th centuries The turnpike road between Northampton and Market Harborough, which runs north-south through the study area, was created through an Act of Parliament in 1721 (39), but it appears to closely follow the course of the existing route way as shown on the 1655 estate map (Fig. 3).

The remaining open fields in Hanging Houghton were enclosed in 1795 (Steane 1975). An estate map from 1848 shows the eventual layout of the fields (Fig. 4), and it appears that the two earlier north-east to south-west field boundaries, shown on the 1655 estate map, were still in use.

The layout of the fields within the proposed development site is little altered since the mid- 19th century (Figs 4 to 8), although it appears that some of the boundaries on the southern part of the site have been removed since 1950. A new field boundary is shown aligned north- west to south-east in the north-west part of the proposed development site on the Ordnance Survey map of 1952 (Fig. 8), although this does not appear on the modern mapping of the area (Fig. 2).

The Northampton to Market Harborough branch of the London and North Western Railway Line was opened in 1859 (7). This facilitated a growth in ironstone extraction and from the late 19th and 20th centuries, four individual quarry companies leased land within the study area (14, 23, 40 and 45). The ironstone was transported to the railway line via tramways and/or aerial ropeways (Tonks 1989). The extent of the areas quarried within the study area during the 19th century is not clear, however the cartographic evidence suggests that no extraction has occurred within the proposed development site. The Ordnance Survey maps of 1901 and 1950 reveal that the course of the tramway ran through the southern corner of the proposed development site (Figs 7 and 8).

The 1952 Ordnance Survey map (Fig. 8) shows the position of the quarries around the proposed development site, along with the route of the aerial ropeways, tramways and the mineral railway. The works close to the proposed development site were part of the Lamport Quarries, established in 1909 (45). Quarrying commenced on much of the land in Hanging Houghton from 1911, with much of the work focused around the junction between the

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Harborough Road (A508) and Scaldwell Road, approximately 300m from the north-eastern corner of the proposed development site, close to the aerial ropeways. Quarrying ceased for a short while in 1937, although it was revived during World War II after the mineral railway was opened, and remained in operation until 1963 (Tonks 1989).

4 Catalogue of Archaeological Features and Buildings

Archaeological features and sites Catalogue entries have been ordered geographically from west to east, and given a numerical identifier, with the locations shown on Figure 2. The catalogue entry includes a National Grid Reference (NGR) and the Northamptonshire HER number where appropriate.

1. Cropmark enclosures HER 2946 SP 732 734 Cropmarks representing enclosures of possible Iron Age and/or Romano-British date have been identified 500m east of Pitmorehill Spinney (Anon 1977).

2. Possible Romano-British and Saxon HER 2950 SP 734 722 settlement A fieldwalking survey recovered a small scatter of Romano-British and Saxon pot sherds (Brown 1977).

3. Cropmark complex HER 2949 SP 7341 7244 A series of cropmarks were recorded 400m west of the railway line in 1979. The cropmarks identified include enclosures, including a rectilinear example, two ring ditches, linear features and a possible pit alignment. They possibly represent prehistoric activity.

4. Ridge and furrow earthworks HER 9962/0/4 SP 7346 7206 The remains of ridge and furrow earthworks have been identified to the west of Glebe Farm, indicating that the area was ploughed during the medieval period (Hall and Palmer 2001).

5. Brixworth Railway station HER 7868/1/2 SP 7374 7187 Brixworth Railway Station lay on the minor road between Brixworth and Creaton. It had been demolished by 1965 (Starmer 1982).

6. Cropmark of a possible enclosure HER 2947 SP 7383 7314 A cropmark of a possible Iron Age/Romano-British enclosure has been identified to the west of the former London and North Western Railway (Cowley 1977).

7. London and North Western Railway HER 7868/1 SP 7386 7252 The Northampton to Market Harborough branch of the London and North Western railway was opened in 1859. The line was closed to rail traffic in 1981, but is now open to

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8. Cropmarks of a possible enclosure HER 5776 SP 7387 7402 A cropmark of a possible enclosure which could date to the prehistoric period has been identified to the west of Houghton Crossing.

9. Fragment of a perforated stone tool HER 2970 SP 7410 7139 A fragment of a perforated stone tool which may date to the Mesolithic, Neolithic or Bronze Age was found in 1977 (Northamptonshire Archaeology 1978).

10. Early-Middle Saxon pottery HER 2974 SP 7415 7118 Fieldwalking in 1977 recovered early-middle Saxon (about 450 to 850 AD) pot sherds from Lynch Field (RCHME 1981).

11. Early-Middle Saxon finds HER 2973 SP 7418 7147 Fieldwalking in 1982 recovered early-middle Saxon pot sherds, a fragment of a loomweight and an undated bronze buckle attachment strip (Anon 1982).

12. Flint scatter HER 2971 SP 7419 7119 In 1977 worked flint dating to the Bronze Age was identified in Lynch Field, including ten arrowheads, 99 scrapers, 600 flakes and 60 cores. In 1980, a flint scatter approximately 450m from a brook consisting of a Mesolithic or early Neolithic scraper, several Neolithic tools and a late Neolithic/Early Bronze Age thumb scraper was found (Brown 1981).

13. Possible Post medieval activity HER 2969 SP 742 719 The fieldname ‘The Warren’ possibly indicates that there is a post-medieval rabbit warren in the area.

14. Brixworth Quarries (Sheepbridge) HER 8412/1 SP 7431 7147 The Sheepbridge Coal and Iron Co. Ltd. obtained a lease for the working of ironstone from the site in 1880, but it was not until 1884 that production commenced. The quarries were abandoned in 1896. Sidings were established at Brixworth station and a tramway was laid from there to the quarries. The slope in this area is more steep than elsewhere in the village, and a cable operation with a winding drum at the summit of the double incline was installed for the hauling of the wagons. As the quarries were comparatively shallow, there is little to mark the location of the quarries now, although an area of sunken ground can be seen on both sides of the green lane west of the church known as Lynch Lane (Tonks 1989).

15. Bronze Age worked flint HER 2972 SP 744 711 Fieldwalking in 1977 recovered worked flint dating to the Bronze Age.

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16. Early Saxon cemetery HER 3001 SP 744 715 A Saxon cemetery was discovered during 19th century ironstone quarrying to the north-west of Brixworth church. The cemetery consisted of both inhumations and cremations (Cadman 2002).

17. 17th century buildings HER 1623/2 SP 7456 7113 The remains of a 17th century farmhouse, outbuildings and two wells were identified near Fox’s Farm, close to the medieval frontage on Church Street (Everson 1973).

18. Post medieval deposits HER 1623/0/14 SP 7457 7106 A trial trench excavation at the Rookery in Brixworth identified post medieval deposits and modern truncation. The absence of any significant amount of artefacts suggest that this was a generally unbuilt parcel of land until the post medieval period (Maull 1998).

19. Possible 12th/13th century house HER 1623/0/2 SP 7457 7106 A small scale excavation in 1972 at the north end of Fox’s Farm, to the south of the Vicarage garden, recorded post-holes and timber slots. Although none of the features were excavated, pottery of 12th to 13th century date was recovered from the surface. The remains are interpreted as a possible medieval house (Everson 1973).

20. Clint Hill SP 746 735 Clint Hill is first recorded in the early 14th century as ‘Clyntewedesic’. It was possibly originally called Clint Well, due to the number of springs in the area (Gover et al. 1933). A number of cropmarks have been recorded on the top and on the slope of the hill.

21. Possible Neolithic/Bronze age activity HER 2967 SP 7463 7184 A fieldwalking survey recovered a number of prehistoric flints, including a Neolithic leaf- shaped arrowhead and a Bronze Age barbed and tanged arrowhead.

22. Medieval and Post medieval quarry pits HER 1623/0/1 SP 7464 7113 A series of quarry pits dating to the late 13th to the 14th century were identified in Brixworth. A later phase of quarrying was also identified, dating to the 17th century, which presumably provided stone for the construction of the neighbouring farmhouse (RCHME 1981).

23. Brixworth quarries HER 8411/1 SP 7465 7126 The earliest known quarry workings at Brixworth date to 1863, when they were owned by the Reverend C. F. Watkins, the vicar of Brixworth. The records give the location as being Stonepit Close. There is evidence of quarrying between the church and the road, on ground now covered by the old allotments and this is presumed to be Stonepit Close. It is not known whether a tramway was used to connect the quarry to the LNWR, but if so it could have

10 Archaeological Services WYAS Report No. 1827 Lodge Farm, Northamptonshire taken at its lower end the same course as the Sheepbridge line which opened ten years later (Tonks 1989).

24. Lodge Leys Roman villa HER 2968 SP 7465 7179 Numerous finds dating from the Iron Age, Romano-British and Saxon periods had been recovered from the Lodge Leys area since the early 20th century, including Samian ware, hair-pins, bronze buckles, bricks, early to middle Saxon pottery and a Late Iron Age/early Romano-British bronze brooch.

Archaeological excavations were undertaken in Lodge Leys field between 1965-70. These identified a roundhouse measuring approximately 6m in diameter, which was replaced in AD 70-100 by a five-room rectangular stone building with timber colonnades and painted walls. A later phase of rebuilding was dated to the 2nd or 3rd century AD and in the late 3rd to 4th century, the villa was again expanded and a bath suite added. Two infant burials were found below the floor of the bath suite. The excavations also identified evidence of bronze working dating to the 3rd century AD adjacent to the main settlement site.

The remains of an early Saxon structure, represented by ten post-holes, arranged in two parallel rows, were recorded within the abandoned Romano-British villa. An early Saxon inhumation was also recorded within a stone cairn (RCHME 1981).

25. Archaeological remains from the Vicarage HER 1623 SP 7467 7118 in Brixworth HER 2976 Archaeological remains dating predominately to the Anglo-Saxon and Medieval period have been identified in the vicarage gardens. The earliest dated find is a sherd of probable Belgic ware pottery, discovered in the drive before 1939, which dates to the late pre-Roman Iron Age (HER 2976). A number of burials dating from the middle Saxon to the post-medieval period have been identified in the gardens since 1888 (HERs 1623/1/3 and 1623/0/19) and a probable late Saxon sandstone cross was found to the north-west of the house in 1897 (HER 1623/1/6).

Excavations in 1972 identified evidence for early Saxon occupation in the form of two small clay hearths and over 150 sherds of early Saxon pottery, along with part of a loomweight and a spindle-whorl (Everson 1973). The finds are possibly associated with monastic or pre- monastic occupation (HER 1623/1/5). A ditch containing pottery, dating to the Romano- British period through to the early to middle Saxon period, animal bone, glass, lead strips, roof tiles and floor tiles, was also excavated, and is thought to represent the western limit of the Saxon graveyard attached to the church (HER 1623/1/2). The excavations also identified two buildings and a drying kiln dated to the 13th to 14th centuries (HERs 1623/0/9 and 1623/0/20).

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26. Medieval pot sherds, Church Street HER 1623/0/3 SP 7470 7110 HER 1623/0/2 3 An area of extensive quarrying was revealed during a watching brief for a building development. The fill contained 16 sherds of medieval pottery. A second deposit of medieval pot sherds was also recorded on Church Street, however the context of this deposit has not been specified (RCHME 1981).

27. Early Saxon Funerary Site HER 2966 SP 7470 7199 The remains of an early Saxon cemetery were identified during quarrying in the late 19th/early 20th century in a field called Lodge Leys. Both inhumations and cremations were identified and finds recovered include spearheads, shield bosses and knives (George 1904).

28. Archaeological remains from Brixworth HER 1623/1 SP 7473 7123 Church HER 1623/1/4 HER 2979/0/1 HER 2977 A number of unstratified finds have been recovered from Brixworth Churchyard. The earliest dated find is a Neolithic unpolished stone axe fragment, which was found whilst grave- digging in the north-west part of the churchyard in 1916. An excavation at All Saints Church, Brixworth, between 1952-68, beneath the north portico floor identified Romano-British carved masonry built into the foundations and a coin of the emperor Constantine. An excavation before 1970 within the churchyard at Brixworth identified a possible medieval malt drying kiln, with sandstone walls and a floor of limestone slabs which were discoloured by burning (CBA 1972).

A programme of investigations in 1971 also identified a number of archaeological finds and features, including medieval pottery and three 15th-century coins found in the north-west angle of the church, between the tower and the nave, a pit or part of a ditch containing Romano-British pot sherds and roof tile located within the north-west angle of the church between its tower and nave, and fragments of early Saxon walls (Hall 1972).

An excavation in 1972 recorded four pits in the churchyard containing building debris, tile, plaster and St Neots Ware pottery dating from the 10th to 11th century (Hall 1973), while building material, including two pieces of Roman or Saxon tiles, small fragments of human bone and a Saxon coin were found during archaeological monitoring of drainage works (HER 2977).

29. Saxon Church and Monastery HER 1623/1 SP 7474 7121 HER 1623/1/8 The church is thought to have been built between 670 to 720 and was originally a daughter church of Peterborough Abbey. It was constructed as an aisled basilica of four bays opening into a square presbytery with an apse beyond. The aisles have since disappeared and all that

12 Archaeological Services WYAS Report No. 1827 Lodge Farm, Northamptonshire remains of the early structure is a central porch supporting a tower constructed in the 10th century (NMR No. SP 77 SW 3). It is thought that much of the church was destroyed during the Danish Invasion of 876 AD. A possible Saxon ditch was recorded beneath the narthex foundations in 1983 (Audouy 1983). The remains of burials have been found in the Vicarage Gardens (see 25).

30. Brixworth market HER 1623/6 SP 7477 7108 A weekly market was established in Brixworth after 1253 by Simon Fitz-Simon at his manor. It was initially a prosperous market and there are references in 1275-6 which state that it posed a threat to the Northampton market. A weekly market was still being held at the manor in 1329, along with an annual fair. There is no later record of the market and it probably decayed as a result of the major economic recession of the second half of the 14th century. A fair continued to be held annually as late as 1849 (Taylor et al. 2002).

31. Archaeological remains to the HER 2978 SP 7478 7128 north and east of Brixworth Church HER 1623/0/5 HER 2976/0/0 HER 1623/0/4 In 1791, J. Bridges recorded some ‘butts or hillocks’ to the east of Brixworth church and the “vestiges of old trenches” to the north of Brixworth Church. The latter were depicted on a map dating to 1688. No trace of these earthworks now exist and it is possible they were destroyed during quarrying for ironstone (RCHME 1981). In 1899, a Bronze Age urn, described as being of unusual form, was found within a filled in ditch to the north of the church (George 1904) and an upper stone of a beehive-type quern was found in the late 19th century north of Brixworth Church in the rockery of ‘Lone Pine’, near the Main Road in Brixworth.

32. Brixworth Hall Park HER 8068 SP 7481 7100 HER 1623/4 HER 1623/0/11 A number of rubbish pits containing sherds of medieval pottery have been found in Brixworth Hall Park (Anon 1980). The landscape park itself is dated to the earlier post- medieval period (RCHME 1981).

33. No. 1 High Street HER 1623/0/13 SP 7487 7111 The site of a house possibly dating to the mid-18th century was located on High Street. It was destroyed by fire in 1976.

34. Undated Mound HER 3004 SP 7498 7126 A ‘tumulus’ is recorded in documentary references and on a map called ‘Bannaventa and its Environs’ (RCHME 1981).

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35. Rotary Lava Quern HER 2975 SP 7502 7123 A near complete rotary lava quern was found in 1956 at the junction of Silver Street and the main Northampton road. It probably dates to either the prehistoric or the Romano-British period (RCHME 1981).

36. Hanging Houghton manor house and HER 4398/1 SP 7504 7372 gardens The earthwork remains of a house and gardens are located to the west of Hanging Houghton village, on the crest and slopes of a south-westerly projection of high ground. The house was owned by the Montague family from 1471 until it was abandoned in 1665, following the demise of the entire family during the plague. The house and gardens are depicted on the 1655 estate map (Fig. 3). An illustration from the 17th century suggests that the house was built with three bays and that its south elevation was symmetrical with a centre porch, typical of late 16th or early 17th century date rebuilding. The remains of the house are visible as a low rectangular building platform, measuring approximately 40m by 30m. The boundary of the gardens is defined by a continuous curving bank, measuring 4m high and 2m wide, enclosing the site of the west and south sides. The 1655 estate map suggests that the garden was elaborate, including knot gardens and terraced walks. The site is a Scheduled Monument (National Monument No. 30071).

37. Earthworks of possible medieval houses HER 4398/0/1 SP 7511 7356 HER 4398/0/4 Earthworks representing possible medieval houses sites are located on Cottesbrooke Lane (RCHME 1981).

38. Possible Post-medieval ditches HER 4398/0/3 SP 7528 7365 HER 4398/0/1 Earthworks of a possible post-medieval ditches have been recorded in Hanging Houghton (RCHME 1981).

39. Northampton to Market Harborough HER 9342/1 SP 7540 7312 turnpike road The turnpike road between Northampton and Market Harborough was created by an Act of Parliament in 1721.

40. Brixworth quarries (Attenborough) HER 8413/1 SP 754 716 The quarry was established in 1873 by Attenborough & Co., although it passed through a number of hands before its closure in 1947. The quarries started from an area north of the church at Brixworth and a tramway was laid to the railway line north of Brixworth station. In 1894, further leases on 51 acres to the east of the Northampton to Market Harborough road were obtained and a tunnel under the road was made to connect up with the new quarries.

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The workings then gradually moved eastwards, with the last one opened in Scaldwell in 1936 (Tonks 1989).

41. Cropmarks of a possible prehistoric HER 5125 SP 7540 7339 settlement Cropmarks of possible prehistoric enclosures, ditches and pits have been identified to the west of Harborough Road, to the south-east of Hanging Houghton.

42. Open field system HER 2948 SP 7544 7361 Remnants of the medieval open field system of Hanging Houghton are represented by now ploughed out ridge and furrow earthworks. Unstratified finds dating to the medieval and post-medieval periods have been recorded in the area, including a book fitting, finger ring and a penny (RCHME 1981).

43. Post-medieval quarry pit HER 4398/0/6 SP 7545 7368 An earthwork of a post-medieval quarry pit has been recorded in Hanging Houghton.

44. Open fields HER 6103/0/2 SP 7548 7116 Earthworks of ridge and furrow, representing medieval cultivation, have been identified through aerial photography (Hall and Palmer 2001).

45. Lamport quarries HER 8413/1 SP 7548 7193 The quarry was established in 1909 by the Lamport Ironstone Company, although the leases and wayleaves negotiations were carried out by the parent company Staveley Coal and Iron Co. Ltd. The name of Lamport relates to the estate of Lamport Hall, who owned the land where the first of the quarrying sites was established. Quarrying commenced to the west of the Northampton to Market Harborough road in the vicinity of Hanging Houghton and subsequently moved east of the main road and either side of the Scaldwell road. The quarries were connected to the railway line via an aerial ropeway. From Hanging Houghton, the quarries were extended to the south of Scaldwell with the aerial ropeway being extended as well. The next extension was to the south of Holcot road and the old Attenborough site at Brixworth (Spratton Quarries) although the old quarry does not appear to have been redeveloped. The quarry was in use until 1963 (Tonks 1989).

46. Cropmarks of a rectangular enclosure HER 4400/0/1 SP 7552 7176 and ridge and furrow A cropmark of a rectangular enclosure was recorded as overlying the remains of ridge and furrow (RCHME 1981).

47. Scaldwell Windmill HER 4399/1 SP 7598 7276 Site of Scaldwell Windmill, which was processing corn in the 1890s (Ordnance Survey 1891).

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48. Early medieval coin hoard HER 4511/0/1 SP 76 72 A medieval coin hoard comprising 200 silver pennies from the reign of Henry I was found during quarrying around Scaldwell (RCHME 1981).

49. Cropmark of two ditch systems HER 4386 SP 7603 73419 Cropmarks of at least two superimposed rectangular ditch systems on different alignments have been identified to the south-east of Hanging Houghton. The cropmarks also include a complex of conjoined enclosures, with a possible double-ditched enclosure, a ring ditch and clusters of pits.

50. Medieval and Post-Medieval Pottery HER 4400 SP 761 729 Pottery dating from the 12th century through to the 18th century was found during fieldwalking. The area was formerly covered by ridge and furrow and the scatter is therefore likely to be associated with manuring rather than occupation (RCHME 1981).

Listed Buildings The Listed Buildings catalogue entries have been ordered geographically from west to east, and given an alphabetical identifier (Fig. 2 and inset). The catalogue entry includes a National Grid Reference (NGR), and the Northamptonshire HER Number and Listed Building Reference (e.g. Ref. 6/96) where applicable.

A. The Firs, Saneco Lane ref. 15/96 HER 1623/0/12 SP 7460 7111 A late 17th-century house is located on Saneco Lane in Brixworth. It is Grade II listed.

B. Brixworth Vicarage ref. 15/83 HER 1623/10 SP 7469 7120 Brixworth Vicarage is Grade II listed and dates to the early 19th century. Excavations here have identified evidence for Saxon activity.

C. Mint Cottage, Church Street ref. 15/86 HER 1623/0/16 SP 7471 7108 A late 17th-century house with a thatched roof is located on Church Street. It is Grade II listed.

D. The Granary, Church Street ref. 15/87 HER 1623/0/8 SP 7471 7109 A late 17th-century house, with 18th and 19th century alterations, is located on Church Street in Brixworth. It is Grade II listed.

E. All Saints Church, Brixworth ref. 15/84 HER 1623/1/1 SP 7474 7121 The church was formerly a monastery, founded in the 7th century. It is thought to have had a basilica plan, however it was destroyed during the Danish Invasion of 876 AD. It was converted into a parish church in the 10th century when the original western entrance was

16 Archaeological Services WYAS Report No. 1827 Lodge Farm, Northamptonshire formed into the tower. The church was renovated in the 13th and 19th centuries. A rescue excavation, carried out in 1981, examined the nave, porticus, narthex and turret foundations on the north side of the church. This established that these parts were probably built in a single phase. A possible floor makeup for the porticus was identified, which had been disturbed by later burials, and re-used Romano-British masonry was identified (Brown 1983).

The stonework in the church has been the subject of geological coding. This established that the building comprises an assortment of building materials, many of which are not of local provenance. They include eight different types of igneous rock, most of which came from Leicestershire, although it is possible that much of it came from a single Roman site. Limestone, sandstone, tufa and possible Roman brick was also identified. The Roman brick is a different type to that used at the villa to the north of the church. A fragment of medieval gravestone had been re-used in the south aisle (Sutherland 1983). The church is Grade I listed.

F. Market Cross ref. 15/88 HER 1623/6/1 SP 7473 7110 A market cross, probably dating to the 16th century, is situated on Church Street, Brixworth. It is constructed from limestone and four steps, a socket and part of the shaft remain. It is Grade II listed and a Scheduled Monument (Monument Ref. 29734).

G. Brixworth Fire Engine House ref. 15/86 HER 1623/0/24 SP 7474 7108 The first purpose built fire station in Brixworth was constructed in 1912.

H. Home Farmhouse and ref. 15/85 HER 1623/11 SP 7480 7116 attached barns Home Farmhouse and barns date to the mid 17th-century and are Grade II listed.

I. Steps Cottage, Silver Street ref. 15/97 HER 1623/0/15 SP 7492 7120 Steps Cottage is located on Silver Street in Brixworth. A datestone suggests it was built in 1691, although it was altered in the early 19th century. It is Grade II listed.

J. Coach and Horses Public ref. 17/90 HER 1623/5 SP 7497 7093 House A public house dating to the early 18th century is located on Harborough Road in Brixworth. It is Grade II listed.

K. Manor House ref. 5/89 HER 1623/7/1 SP 7502 7095 A Manor House thought to have been built in 1580 by the Saunders family is located on Harborough Road in Brixworth. It is Grade II listed.

L. Manor Farm ref. 10/101 HER 4398/4 SP 7507 7384 Manor Farmhouse was built in the mid-18th century. It is Grade II listed.

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M. Clint Hill Farmhouse ref. 10/100 HER 4398/2/1 SP 7524 7376 A late 18th-century farmhouse is located in Hanging Houghton, and has a small 18th-century barn attached. It is Grade II listed.

N. Nos. 18 & 20 Manor Road ref. 10/103 HER 4398/0/2 SP 7536 7367 18 and 20 Manor Road were built about 1820 and restored in 1952. They are Grade II listed.

O. Hanging Houghton School ref. 10/102 HER 4398/3 SP 7537 7364 The school was built about 1775 and an inscribed tablet over the door reads ‘This charity school founded and endowed by the will of Sir Edmund Isham Bart. for the boys and girls of Hanging Houghton’. It is now a house and is Grade II listed.

5 Conclusions Scatters of worked flint dating to the Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age periods have been indentified through fieldwalking across the study area, and a number of cropmarks of possible barrows, enclosures and field systems have been identified through aerial photography.

There have been substantial archaeological excavations at Brixworth church, the vicarage, and the Lodge Leys Roman villa. The Lodge Leys villa site, which was occupied between the Late Iron Age and the early Anglo-Saxon period, lies approximately 300m to the south of the proposed development site, and the remains of an early Anglo-Saxon cemetery was identified immediately to the west of the southern end of the proposed development site.

The available evidence suggests that the proposed development site has probably been used as agricultural land since the medieval period. The 1655 estate map demonstrates that the two field boundaries aligned north-east to south-west had been established by the mid 17th century, and the remaining fields had been laid out by the mid-19th century. The layout of the landscape within the proposed development site appears to have been little altered since this time. The cartographic and documentary evidence suggests that no quarrying was undertaken within the boundaries of the proposed development site, although the line of the tramway did run across the southern end of the site and the cemetery. Some disturbance has also occurred in the western part of the proposed development site, associated with the clay pit.

There is potential for sub-surface archaeological remains dating from the Prehistoric, Roman and early Anglo-Saxon period, particularly at the southern end of the proposed development site. Due to the potential for archaeological remains within the site, further investigation, primarily geophysical survey and possibly subsequent evaluation excavation, may be required to determine the nature and extent of any remains within the proposed development site. This should form part of an overall archaeological mitigation strategy to be agreed with the Northamptonshire County Archaeologist.

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Plate 2. The east end of the development site facing west Plate 3. The east end of the development site facing south-west Archaeological Services WYAS Report No. 1827 Lodge Farm, Northamptonshire

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Kidd, A., 1999, ‘An Archaeological Resource Assessment of the Later Bronze and Iron Ages (the First Millennium BC) in Northamptonshire’ East Midlands Archaeological Research Framework (Draft) http://www.le.ac.uk/ar/research/projects/eastmidsfw/pdfs/19nh1stmill.pdf IFA, 2001, Standards and Guidance for Archaeological Desk-Based Assessments, Institute of Field Archaeologists MAGIC, www.magic.gov.uk Map of the Estate of Hanging Houghton, 1655 Map of the Estates of Sir Charles E Isham Bart. At Lamport and Hanging Houghton in the County of Northampton in 1848. Maull, A., 1998, ‘The Rookery, Brixworth, Northamptonshire’ Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeological Group, 2001, ‘NIAG Industrial Gazetteer (Draft)’ Northamptonshire Archaeology 1978 Ordnance Survey, 1886, County Series 6 inch map sheet Northamptonshire 30 SE and 31 SW surveyed in 1884 Ordnance Survey, 1891, County Series 6 inch map sheet Northamptonshire 31 SW Ordnance Survey, 1901, County Series 6 inch map sheet Northamptonshire 31 SW, 1899 revision Ordnance Survey, 1952, County Series 6 inch map sheet Northamptonshire 31 SW, 1950 revision Phillips, G., 1998, ‘An Archaeological Resource Assessment of the Mesolithic in Northamptonshire’ East Midlands Archaeological Research Framework (Draft), http://www.le.ac.uk/ar/research/projects/eastmidsfw/pdfs/10nhmeso.pdf Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, 1981, An Inventory of the historical monuments in the County of Northampton, Volume III, Archaeological Sites in South-West Northamptonshire Salzman, L. F (ed.), 1937, A History of the County of Northampton Volume 4 Soil Survey of England and Wales, 1980, Soils of Northern England Sheet 1 Starmer, G. H., 1982, National Register of Industrial Monuments Steane, J. M., 1974., The Northamptonshire Landscape, Hodder & Stoughton Sutherland, D., 1983, ‘Geological Report on the Stone Fabric’ Taylor, J., 1999, ‘An Archaeological Resource Assessment of Roman Northamptonshire’ East Midlands Archaeological Research Framework (Draft), http://www.le.ac.uk/ar/research/projects/eastmidsfw/pdfs/24nhrom.pdf Tonks, E., 1989, The Limestone Quarries of the Midlands. History, Operation and Railways: Part III The Northamptonshire Area. Runpast Publishing Williams, A., and Martin, G. H., 1992, Domesday Book. A Complete Translation. Penguin Brixworth Windfarm Environmental Statement Appendix 11: Technical Appendix

11. NOISE TECHNICAL APPENDIX

INTRODUCTION This appendix contains information relating to the noise assessment of a technical nature that has not been included within Chapter 11 of the Environmental Statement. It contains the following:

Manufacturers Noise Emission Data, RePower MM82 Evolution; Noise Monitoring Record Sheets; Calibration Certificates; and Noise Model Outputs.

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11. NOISE TECHNICAL APPENDIX

The following pages contain Manufacturers Noise Emission Data for the RePower MM82 Evolution.

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Sound Power Level MM82 Evolution

1 Sound Power Level MM82 Evolution

1.1 Sound Power Level according to IEC for different Hub Heights

1 NH V10 [m/s] 5,0 6,0 7,0 8,0 9,0 10,0 11,0 12,0

2 59m LWA [dB(A)] 101.2 104.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.0

2 69m LWA [dB(A)] 101.5 104.3 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.0

2 80m LWA [dB(A)] 101.7 104.5 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.0

2 100m LWA [dB(A)] 101.9 104.7 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.0 105.0

All sound power levels above are based on wind speeds of V10 at 10 m height. The data of the noise level are based on the requirements of the IEC 61400-11: Wind turbine generator systems – part 11. The calculation of the wind speed in 10m height is based on a roughness length of 0.05m, equivalent to a vertical wind shear coefficient of 0.14.

1.2 Sound Power Level according to FGW Guideline at 95% of rated power

The sound power level measured according to the Technical Guideline “Fördergesellschaft Windenergie e.V. (FGW)” at 95% of the rated power is independent of the hub height:

LWA, 95% = 105.0 dB(A)

1 Wind speed in 10 meters height

2 Sound power level of the turbine in hub height

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11. NOISE TECHNICAL APPENDIX

The following pages contain Noise Monitoring Record Sheets.

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Wind Farm Noise Survey Record Sheet Project No: 068 Project Name: Lodge Farm Client: Bolsterstone Survey By: MB/GC

Location No (x/y): 2/4 Location Name: 9 Manor Road, Hanging Haughton Monitoring Location (GPS Grid Reference): SP 75191 73699 Monitoring Back garden of property (to south) overlooking the windfarm site. Location Description: Distance From Façade: 7m Noise Sources Road noise (A508), birds, Minor road outside house, dogs (new Present: puppy)

Notes:

Start Date & Time 03/06/08 1630 End date & Time 19/06/08 1356

Equipment Item Make Model Serial No. Microphone Rion NH-21 20328 Sound Level Meter Rion NL-31 01062690 Calibrator Rion NC-74 34372738 Source of Equipment: Bolsterstone

Calibration Date & Time Calibration Level Level before calibration Initial 03/06/08 1630 93.9 N/A Mid-Survey Check 1 11/06/08 1620 93.9 93.9 Final Check 19/06/08 1356 N/A 93.9

Sketch Plan / Photo(s) of Monitoring Location:

Wind Farm Noise Survey Record Sheet Project No: 068 Project Name: Lodge Farm Client: Bolsterstone Survey By: MB/GC

Location No (x/y): 1/4 Location Name: Lodge Farm Monitoring Location (GPS Grid Reference): SP 75483 72521 Monitoring Edge of back garden, opposite house, open fields behind. Location Description: Distance From Façade: 10m Noise Sources Road noise (A508), farm activity (little evidence of this), car Present: restoration in farm buildings to east.

Notes:

Start Date & Time 03/06/08 1310 End date & Time 19/06/08 1243

Equipment Item Make Model Serial No. Microphone Rion NH-21 20327 Sound Level Meter Rion NL-31 01062689 Calibrator Rion NC-74 34372738 Source of Equipment: Bolsterstone

Calibration Date & Time Calibration Level Level before calibration Initial 03/06/08 1310 93.9 N/A Mid-Survey Check 1 11/06/08 1540 93.9 93.7 Final Check 19/06/08 1243 N/A 93.9

Sketch Plan / Photo(s) of Monitoring Location:

Wind Farm Noise Survey Record Sheet Project No: 068 Project Name: Lodge Farm Client: Bolsterstone Survey By: MB/LN

Location No (x/y): 4/4 Location Name: Clearview Farm, Brixworth Monitoring Location (GPS Grid Reference): SP 73823 71780 Monitoring On lawn to side of house. Garden has tall coniferous hedges on 2 Location sides, house on one side and open to the other. Description: Distance From Façade: 3.5 m from house Noise Sources Birds, road noise, dogs, yard traffic (HGVs), horses/cows, trees Present:

Notes:

Start Date & Time 05/06/08 1630 End date & Time 19/06/08 1420

Equipment Item Make Model Serial No. Microphone Rion NH-21 20326 Sound Level Meter Rion NL-31 01062688 Calibrator Rion NC-74 34372738 Source of Equipment: Bolsterstone

Calibration Date & Time Calibration Level Level before calibration Initial 03/06/08 1800 93.9 N/A Mid-Survey Check 1 11/06/08 1640 93.9 93.6 Final Check 19/06/08 1420 N/A 94.0

Sketch Plan / Photo(s) of Monitoring Location:

Wind Farm Noise Survey Record Sheet Project No: 068 Project Name: Lodge Farm Client: Bolsterstone Survey By: MB/GC

Location No (x/y): 3/4 Location Name: Hornton House, Silver Street, Brixworth Monitoring Location (GPS Grid Reference): SP 74912 71163 Monitoring On lawn towards corner of back garden. Garden walled on all sides Location (2m high) Description: Distance From Façade: 5m from house ~3m Noise Sources Birds (Dawn Chorus “noisy”), road noise (small road on other side of Present: house), trees

Notes:

Start Date & Time 03/06/08 1800 End date & Time 19/06/08 1435

Equipment Item Make Model Serial No. Microphone Rion NH-21 20325/9?? Sound Level Meter Rion NL-31 01062691 Calibrator Rion NC-74 34372738 Source of Equipment: Bolsterstone

Calibration Date & Time Calibration Level Level before calibration Initial 03/06/08 1800 93.9 N/A Mid-Survey Check 1 11/06/08 1800 93.9 93.7 Final Check 19/06/08 1435 N/A 93.9

Sketch Plan / Photo(s) of Monitoring Location: Brixworth Windfarm Environmental Statement Appendix 11: Technical Appendix

11. NOISE TECHNICAL APPENDIX

The following pages contain Calibration Certificates.

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11. NOISE TECHNICAL APPENDIX

The following pages contain Noise Model Outputs.

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Project description

Project title: Lodge Farm Windfarm Engineer: Michael Reid Customer: Bolsterstone

Description:

Run description

Calculation type: Single Point Sound Title: single point layout 20080630 MM82 evo check Run file: calcs.runx Result number: 5 Calculation start: 18/07/2008 09:58:10 Calculation end: 18/07/2008 09:58:12 Calculation time: 00:00:250 [m:s:ms] No. of points: 10 No. of calculated points: 10 Kernel version: 26/06/2008

Run parameters

Angle increment: 1.00 deg Reflection depth: 0 Number of reflections: 3 Maximal search radius 5000 Weighting: dB(A) Source side reflection precalculation enabled

Standards: Industry: ISO 9613-2 : 1996 Air absorption: ISO 9613 Limitation of screening loss: single/multiple 0 dB /0 dB Environment: Air pressure 1013.25 mbar rel. Humidity 70 % Temperature 10 °C Meteo. Corr. C0(7-19h)[dB]=0.0; C0(19-23h)[dB] =0.0; C0(23-7h)[dB]=0.0; VDI-Parameters for diffraction C1=3 C2=20 Dissection parameters: Distance to diameter factor 2 Minimal Distance [m] 1 m Max. Difference GND+Diffraction 1 dB

SoundPLAN 6.5 Max. No. of Iterations 4

Assessment: ETSU-R-97

Reflection of "own" facade is suppressed

Geometry data

RDGM9999.dgm 06/05/2008 12:14:10 20080718.sit 18/07/2008 09:52:04 - contains: calc area.geo 06/05/2008 12:24:40 mixed ground.geo 06/05/2008 12:24:36 receivers.geo 03/07/2008 12:22:36 layout 20080630 MM82 evo.geo 18/07/2008 09:51:58

SoundPLAN 6.5 Individual Receptor Noise Predictions for Reference Wind Speed of 10 m/s

Name X Y Z TH LAeq LA90

m m m m dB(A) dB(A) Brixworth Additional 1 474670.820 271227.530 124.62 120.62 37.1 35.1 Brixworth Additional 2 474863.510 271236.710 124.53 122.53 35.9 33.9 Glebe Farm 474022.050 271824.850 91.68 89.68 39.5 37.5 Hanging Houghton Additional 475325.270 273623.590 134.67 132.67 39.0 37.0 Lodge Farm Closest Point 475414.050 272574.840 132.00 130.00 43.3 41.3 ML1 lodge Farm 475483.000 272521.000 132.00 130.00 42.2 40.2 ML2 9 Manor Rd Hanging 475191.000 273699.000 136.25 134.25 39.3 37.3 ML3 Silver St Brixworth 474912.000 271163.000 122.00 120.00 35.3 33.3 ML4 Clearview Farm 473823.000 271780.000 86.96 84.96 38.2 36.2 Station Road 474199.710 271721.050 95.70 93.70 39.4 37.4

SoundPLAN 6.5 Source Details for Reference Wind Speed of 10 m/s

ID X Y Z Lw 50 63 80 100 125 160 200 250 315 400 500 630 800 1 1,25 1,6 2 2,5 3,15 4 5 6,3 8 10 Hz Hz Hz Hz Hz Hz Hz Hz Hz Hz Hz Hz Hz kHz kHz kHz kHz kHz kHz kHz kHz kHz kHz kHz 1 474252.0 273180.0 173.68 106.0 77.5 80.6 83.5 86.4 89.4 90.6 93. 96.9 97.1 96.7 96.7 95.7 93.6 93.7 92.5 91.2 91.1 89.9 88.5 85.7 82.7 80.0 75.1 68.7 2 474249.0 272730.0 168.82 106.0 77.5 80.6 83.5 86.4 89.4 90.6 93. 96.9 97.1 96.7 96.7 95.7 93.6 93.7 92.5 91.2 91.1 89.9 88.5 85.7 82.7 80.0 75.1 68.7 3 474481.0 273044.0 176.33 106.0 77.5 80.6 83.5 86.4 89.4 90.6 93. 96.9 97.1 96.7 96.7 95.7 93.6 93.7 92.5 91.2 91.1 89.9 88.5 85.7 82.7 80.0 75.1 68.7 4 474477.0 272556.0 170.20 106.0 77.5 80.6 83.5 86.4 89.4 90.6 93. 96.9 97.1 96.7 96.7 95.7 93.6 93.7 92.5 91.2 91.1 89.9 88.5 85.7 82.7 80.0 75.1 68.7 5 474897.0 272824.0 198.87 106.0 77.5 80.6 83.5 86.4 89.4 90.6 93. 96.9 97.1 96.7 96.7 95.7 93.6 93.7 92.5 91.2 91.1 89.9 88.5 85.7 82.7 80.0 75.1 68.7 6 474917.0 272404.0 185.72 106.0 77.5 80.6 83.5 86.4 89.4 90.6 93. 96.9 97.1 96.7 96.7 95.7 93.6 93.7 92.5 91.2 91.1 89.9 88.5 85.7 82.7 80.0 75.1 68.7

SoundPLAN 6.5 Source Details for Reference Wind Speed of 10 m/s

Legend

ID Source name X m X-Coordinate Y m Y-Coordinate Z m Z-Coordinate Lw dB(A) Sound power per unit 50 Hz dB(A) Sound power level 50 Hz 63 Hz dB(A) Sound power level 63 Hz 80 Hz dB(A) Sound power level 80 Hz 100 Hz dB(A) Sound power level 100 Hz 125 Hz dB(A) Sound power level 125 Hz 160 Hz dB(A) Sound power level 160 Hz 200 Hz dB(A) Sound power level 200 Hz 250 Hz dB(A) Sound power level 250 Hz 315 Hz dB(A) Sound power level 315 Hz 400 Hz dB(A) Sound power level 400 Hz 500 Hz dB(A) Sound power level 500 Hz 630 Hz dB(A) Sound power level 630 Hz 800 Hz dB(A) Sound power level 800 Hz 1 kHz dB(A) Sound power level 1000 Hz 1,25 kHz dB(A) Sound power level 1250 Hz 1,6 kHz dB(A) Sound power level 1600 Hz 2 kHz dB(A) Sound power level 2000 Hz 2,5 kHz dB(A) Sound power level 2500 Hz 3,15 kHz dB(A) Sound power level 3150 Hz 4 kHz dB(A) Sound power level 4000 Hz 5 kHz dB(A) Sound power level 5000 Hz 6,3 kHz dB(A) Sound power level 6300 Hz 8 kHz dB(A) Sound power level 8000 Hz 10 kHz dB(A) Sound power level 10000 Hz

SoundPLAN 6.5 Propagation Calculation Summary (NB actual calculation carried out in octave bands)

ID Lw l or S KI KT Ko s Adiv Agr Amisc Abar Aatm DI LAeq LA90 dB(A) m,m² dB dB dB m dB dB dB dB dB dB dB(A) dB(A)

Name Brixworth Additional LAeq 37.1 dB(A) LA90 35.1 dB(A) 1 106.0 0 0 0.0 1997.49 77.0 -1.1 0.0 4.0 0.0 26.1 24.1 2 106.0 0 0 0.0 1561.19 74.9 -1.1 0.0 3.3 0.0 28.9 26.9 3 106.0 0 0 0.0 1827.09 76.2 -1.1 0.0 3.7 0.0 27.1 25.1 4 106.0 0 0 0.0 1343.31 73.6 -1.1 0.0 3.0 0.0 30.6 28.6 5 106.0 0 0 0.0 1614.12 75.2 -1.1 0.0 3.4 0.0 28.6 26.6 6 106.0 0 0 0.0 1203.50 72.6 -1.1 0.0 2.7 0.0 31.8 29.8 Name Brixworth Additional LAeq 35.9 dB(A) LA90 33.9 dB(A) 1 106.0 0 0 0.0 2037.83 77.2 -0.2 0.0 4.4 0.0 24.6 22.6 2 106.0 0 0 0.0 1615.39 75.2 -0.2 0.0 3.7 0.0 27.4 25.4 3 106.0 0 0 0.0 1848.05 76.3 -0.2 0.0 4.1 0.0 25.8 23.8 4 106.0 0 0 0.0 1375.50 73.8 -0.2 0.0 3.3 0.0 29.2 27.2 5 106.0 0 0 0.0 1589.38 75.0 -0.2 0.0 3.7 0.0 27.5 25.5 6 106.0 0 0 0.0 1170.12 72.4 -0.2 0.0 2.9 0.0 31.0 29.0 Name Glebe Farm LAeq 39.5 dB(A) LA90 37.5 dB(A) 1 106.0 0 0 0.0 1376.96 73.8 -0.2 0.0 3.3 0.0 29.2 27.2 2 106.0 0 0 0.0 936.35 70.4 -0.2 0.0 2.5 0.0 33.3 31.3 3 106.0 0 0 0.0 1305.42 73.3 -0.2 0.0 3.2 0.0 29.7 27.7 4 106.0 0 0 0.0 864.71 69.7 -0.2 0.0 2.3 0.0 34.2 32.2 5 106.0 0 0 0.0 1332.41 73.5 -0.2 0.0 3.2 0.0 29.5 27.5 6 106.0 0 0 0.0 1070.14 71.6 -0.2 0.0 2.7 0.0 31.9 29.9 Name Hanging Houghton LAeq 39.0 dB(A) LA90 37.0 dB(A) 1 106.0 0 0 0.0 1161.98 72.3 -0.2 0.0 2.9 0.0 31.0 29.0 2 106.0 0 0 0.0 1399.29 73.9 -0.2 0.0 3.3 0.0 29.0 27.0 3 106.0 0 0 0.0 1024.92 71.2 -0.2 0.0 2.6 0.0 32.4 30.4 4 106.0 0 0 0.0 1364.03 73.7 -0.2 0.0 3.3 0.0 29.3 27.3 5 106.0 0 0 0.0 909.33 70.2 -0.2 0.0 2.4 0.0 33.7 31.7 6 106.0 0 0 0.0 1287.12 73.2 -0.2 0.0 3.1 0.0 29.9 27.9

SoundPLAN 6.5 Propagation Calculation Summary (NB actual calculation carried out in octave bands)

ID Lw l or S KI KT Ko s Adiv Agr Amisc Abar Aatm DI LAeq LA90 dB(A) m,m² dB dB dB m dB dB dB dB dB dB dB(A) dB(A)

Name Lodge Farm Closest LAeq 43.3 dB(A) LA90 41.3 dB(A) 1 106.0 0 0 0.0 1310.84 73.3 -0.2 0.0 3.2 0.0 29.7 27.7 2 106.0 0 0 0.0 1175.91 72.4 -0.2 0.0 2.9 0.0 30.9 28.9 3 106.0 0 0 0.0 1045.30 71.4 -0.2 0.0 2.7 0.0 32.2 30.2 4 106.0 0 0 0.0 938.02 70.4 -0.2 0.0 2.5 0.0 33.3 31.3 5 106.0 0 0 0.0 577.84 66.2 -0.3 0.0 1.7 0.0 38.3 36.3 6 106.0 0 0 0.0 528.33 65.5 -0.3 0.0 1.6 0.0 39.3 37.3 Name ML1 lodge Farm LAeq 42.2 dB(A) LA90 40.2 dB(A) 1 106.0 0 0 0.0 1396.92 73.9 -0.2 0.0 3.3 0.0 29.0 27.0 2 106.0 0 0 0.0 1252.12 72.9 -0.2 0.0 3.1 0.0 30.2 28.2 3 106.0 0 0 0.0 1131.15 72.1 -0.2 0.0 2.8 0.0 31.3 29.3 4 106.0 0 0 0.0 1007.33 71.1 -0.2 0.0 2.6 0.0 32.6 30.6 5 106.0 0 0 0.0 663.08 67.4 -0.2 0.0 1.9 0.0 36.9 34.9 6 106.0 0 0 0.0 580.46 66.3 -0.3 0.0 1.7 0.0 38.3 36.3 Name ML2 9 Manor Rd LAeq 39.3 dB(A) LA90 37.3 dB(A) 1 106.0 0 0 0.0 1073.54 71.6 -0.2 0.0 2.7 0.0 31.9 29.9 2 106.0 0 0 0.0 1351.81 73.6 -0.2 0.0 3.2 0.0 29.4 27.4 3 106.0 0 0 0.0 966.81 70.7 -0.2 0.0 2.5 0.0 33.0 31.0 4 106.0 0 0 0.0 1348.11 73.6 -0.2 0.0 3.2 0.0 29.4 27.4 5 106.0 0 0 0.0 925.19 70.3 -0.2 0.0 2.4 0.0 33.5 31.5 6 106.0 0 0 0.0 1324.59 73.4 -0.2 0.0 3.2 0.0 29.6 27.6 Name ML3 Silver St LAeq 35.3 dB(A) LA90 33.3 dB(A) 1 106.0 0 0 0.0 2122.87 77.5 -0.2 0.0 4.5 0.0 24.2 22.2 2 106.0 0 0 0.0 1702.13 75.6 -0.2 0.0 3.9 0.0 26.8 24.8 3 106.0 0 0 0.0 1930.51 76.7 -0.2 0.0 4.2 0.0 25.3 23.3 4 106.0 0 0 0.0 1460.14 74.3 -0.2 0.0 3.4 0.0 28.5 26.5 5 106.0 0 0 0.0 1662.84 75.4 -0.2 0.0 3.8 0.0 27.0 25.0 6 106.0 0 0 0.0 1242.65 72.9 -0.2 0.0 3.0 0.0 30.3 28.3

SoundPLAN 6.5 Propagation Calculation Summary (NB actual calculation carried out in octave bands)

ID Lw l or S KI KT Ko s Adiv Agr Amisc Abar Aatm DI LAeq LA90 dB(A) m,m² dB dB dB m dB dB dB dB dB dB dB(A) dB(A)

Name ML4 Clearview Farm LAeq 38.2 dB(A) LA90 36.2 dB(A) 1 106.0 0 0 0.0 1466.82 74.3 -0.2 0.0 3.5 0.0 28.4 26.4 2 106.0 0 0 0.0 1044.35 71.4 -0.2 0.0 2.7 0.0 32.2 30.2 3 106.0 0 0 0.0 1427.81 74.1 -0.2 0.0 3.4 0.0 28.8 26.8 4 106.0 0 0 0.0 1018.24 71.1 -0.2 0.0 2.6 0.0 32.5 30.5 5 106.0 0 0 0.0 1501.98 74.5 -0.2 0.0 3.5 0.0 28.2 26.2 6 106.0 0 0 0.0 1263.32 73.0 -0.2 0.0 3.1 0.0 30.1 28.1 Name Station Road LAeq 39.4 dB(A) LA90 37.4 dB(A) 1 106.0 0 0 0.0 1461.97 74.3 -0.2 0.0 3.4 0.0 28.5 26.5 2 106.0 0 0 0.0 1012.80 71.1 -0.2 0.0 2.6 0.0 32.5 30.5 3 106.0 0 0 0.0 1354.92 73.6 -0.2 0.0 3.3 0.0 29.3 27.3 4 106.0 0 0 0.0 882.94 69.9 -0.2 0.0 2.3 0.0 34.0 32.0 5 106.0 0 0 0.0 1308.95 73.3 -0.2 0.0 3.2 0.0 29.7 27.7 6 106.0 0 0 0.0 994.50 70.9 -0.2 0.0 2.6 0.0 32.7 30.7

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12. EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE TECHNICAL APPENDIX

INTRODUCTION

This appendix contains information relating to microwave and radio communication studies conducted by Pager Power.

MICROWAVE LINK SURVEY AND ANALYSIS

The following pages contain the Microwave Link Survey and Analysis, conducted by Pager Power in March 2008.

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Proposed Lodge Farm Wind Farm Development

Microwave Link Survey and Analysis

Jan Georgopoulos 5 March, 2008

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Microwave Link Analysis Lodge Farm Wind Development Page 2 Contents

Contents...... 3 Introduction ...... 4 Proposed Wind Farm ...... 5 Background ...... 5 Communication Links...... 6 Microwave Link issues ...... 7 Exclusion Zone Chart...... 10 Analysis...... 11 Conclusions...... 12 Appendix 1 – Location Check Sheets ...... 13 Appendix 2 – Exclusion Zone Chart...... 14 Appendix 3 – Photographs...... 15 Appendix 4 – Calculation Sheets ...... 16

Microwave Link Analysis Lodge Farm Wind Development Page 3 Introduction

Bolsterstone is proposing the development of a wind farm 2km north of Brixworth, Northamptonshire. The proposed wind farm is due to have 5, possibly 6 wind turbines, with a hub height of 85m, a maximum rotor diameter of 90m and an overall maximum tip height of 130m.

Two microwave communications links have been identified from consultations with Ofcom, which either cross or constrain the wind farm site.

Pager Power was invited to survey the link ends and determine exclusion zones using Ofcom guidelines. A number of links were identified and surveyed, and an exclusion chart of the findings has been produced.

Microwave Link Analysis Lodge Farm Wind Development Page 4 Proposed Wind Farm

Background

The proposed wind turbines have the following grid co-ordinates:

Turbine Coordinates T1 474893E 272811N T2 474561E 272597N

T3 474189E 272760N T4 474544E 273002N T5 474186E 273161N

The map below illustrates the locations of the proposed wind turbines to the north of Brixworth:

Note: Not to scale, for illustrative purposes only.

Microwave Link Analysis Lodge Farm Wind Development Page 5 Communication Links

A number of links have been identified by Ofcom which exist in the area around the proposed development site. These are listed in the table below:

WINDFARM CO-ORDINATION REQUESTS FOR

LODGE FARM, NGR SP 74573 72792, RADIUS 1000 METRES

Links Company Contact Telephone 110053 Orange PCS [email protected] 0 65482 T-Mobile Peter Smith 01707 314524

Orange Transmission Analysis provided the following link:

Distance Individual Link Freque (m) from Link End Link ID Site A End Site B End Turbine Type ncy Impacted Locations Number Link NGRa 475370:267550 134066 MW NHS3094 NHS0025 22 NGRb 474020:277990

Note – full consultation was undertaken with Orange, and the response is listed above. However, the link references do not correspond. From this point forwards, the Orange link reference (134066) will be used.

Microwave Link Analysis Lodge Farm Wind Development Page 6 Microwave Link issues

Band Link Link Ref Operator End A End B Notes (GHz)

Scotland Wood, Orange Pitsford CP To 1 134066 22 Maidwell PCS 475370 267550 survey 474020 277990 Scotland Wood, Park Farm, Brixworth To 2 65482 22 T-Mobile Maidwell 474100 270180 survey 474026 277975

Microwave Link Analysis Lodge Farm Wind Development Page 7 Survey Results

Detailed survey results are shown on the Antenna Location Check Sheets shown in Appendix 1.

Link Link Ref Band (GHz) Operator End A End B

Scotland Wood, Pitsford CP 1 134066 22 Orange PCS Maidwell 475380 267538 474029 277982 Scotland Wood, Park Farm, 2 65482 22 T-Mobile Maidwell Brixworth 474029 277982 474089 270223

Microwave Link Analysis Lodge Farm Wind Development Page 8 Calculation Basis

The Exclusion Zone is calculated, based on the second Fresnel Zone, as described in the Radio Communications Agency paper “Fixed-link wind-turbine exclusion zone method”.

It should be noted that: This is the approach recommended by the Radio Communications Agency when the exact antenna locations are known. Page 4 of the above paper states that this is a conservative approach.

Calculations use the lower of the two link frequencies, resulting in a wider exclusion zone.

The above method does not specifically account for GPS errors which occur when measuring the antenna locations, or when siting the turbines. To allow for this Pager Power suggest developers apply an additional fixed exclusion width of 25 metres, beyond the second Fresnel Zone.

A 2-dimensional exclusion zone has been plotted. This includes the second Fresnel Zone and the additional recommended 25 metres.

Pager Power generally recommends that wind turbines are constructed 250 metres beyond large communications masts to minimize multipath and other effects.

Microwave Link Analysis Lodge Farm Wind Development Page 9 Exclusion Zone Chart

The full size chart is shown in Appendix 2.

Wind Farm Radio Link Chart - Bolterstone PLC

273750 Turbines

Wind Farm Area

134066 Orange PCS

273250 65482 T-Mobile Northings

272750

272250 473750 474250 474750 475250 Eastings

Microwave Link Analysis Lodge Farm Wind Development Page 10 Analysis

The chart shows that there are potential conflicts between the following turbines and links.

Horizontal Second Distance Distance Turbine Calculation Fresnel Turbine Link from turbine turbine has to Coordinates Number Radius to link centre be moved (m) (m) (m) 474544 N/A (clearance T4 1 128.1 1 8.5 273002 of 49.7 m) 474189 N/A (clearance T3 2 119.6 2 6.8 272760 of 42.8 m) 474186 N/A (clearance T5 2 119.7 3 7.1 273161 of 42.7 m)

All distances are in metres. The final column shows the distance the turbine would have to be moved so that the turbine and its blades lie 25 metres beyond the second Fresnel zone. In this instance, all turbines are clear of all the microwave links.

The individual clearance calculations are shown in Appendix 4.

Microwave Link Analysis Lodge Farm Wind Development Page 11 Conclusions

Two links in the vicinity of the proposed wind farm have been surveyed.

An exclusion zone chart has been carried out in accordance with Ofcom guidelines.

All 5 turbines have been considered.

In the analysis, the worse case scenario was used regarding the blade diameter (90m).

All turbines fall outside the recommended 250 radius clearance zone around the masts as recommended by Ofcom.

All turbines are currently clear of all microwave links.

It is unlikely there will be any objection to the specific layout. However, as all clearances are less than 50m we would recommend undertaking final consultation with all link operators concerned, once the final layout is determined, in order to ensure all operators are in agreement with the findings.

Microwave Link Analysis Lodge Farm Wind Development Page 12 Appendix 1 – Location Check Sheets

Microwave Link Analysis Lodge Farm Wind Development Page 13 Radio Link Antenna Location Check [LinkEndSurvey01]

Customer Bolsterstone PLC Customer Reference Link 1 Pager Power Reference 5493

Ofcom Link Reference 134066 Link Operator Orange PCS Calculation Frequency (GHz) 22 Service Microwave Survey Date 20-Feb-2008 Surveyor Jan Georgopoulos

A End B End Location Name Pitsford CP Scotland Wood, Maidwell Ofcom Specified NGR 475370E 267550N 474026E 277975N Measured NGR 475380E 267538N 474029E 277982N Measurement Accuracy <10m <3m Specific Antenna Identified YES YES Measurement Method GPS and Interpolation GPS Crosscheck Method GPS and Mapping GPS and Mapping

GPS Unit 1 GPS Unit 2 GPS Manufacturer Thales Garmin GPS Model Mobile Mapper GPS 12 GPS Serial Number *00011799668* 36152368

Distance Meter Type Laser Manufacturer Leica Model Disto Classic Serial Number 30503229

Additional Information Radio Link Antenna Location Check [LinkEndSurvey01]

Customer Bolsterstone PLC Customer Reference Link 2 Pager Power Reference 5493

Ofcom Link Reference 65482 Link Operator T-Mobile Calculation Frequency (GHz) 22 Service Microwave Survey Date 20-Feb-2008 Surveyor Jan Georgopoulos

A End B End Location Name Scotland Wood, Maidwell Park Farm, Brixworth Ofcom Specified NGR 474026E 277975N 474100E 270180N Measured NGR 474029E 277982N 474089E 270223N Measurement Accuracy <3m <3m Specific Antenna Identified YES YES Measurement Method GPS GPS and Interpolation Crosscheck Method GPS and Mapping GPS and Mapping

GPS Unit 1 GPS Unit 2 GPS Manufacturer Thales Garmin GPS Model Mobile Mapper GPS 12 GPS Serial Number *00011799668* 36152368

Distance Meter Type Laser Manufacturer Leica Model Disto Classic Serial Number 30503229

Additional Information Appendix 2 – Exclusion Zone Chart

Microwave Link Analysis Lodge Farm Wind Development Page 14 Wind Farm Radio Link Chart - Bolsterstone PLC

273750

Turbines

Wind Farm Area

134066 Orange PCS

273250 65482 T-Mobile Northings

272750

272250 473750 474250 474750 475250 Eastings Appendix 3 – Photographs

Pitsford CP Scotland Wood Maidwell

Park Farm, Brixworth

Microwave Link Analysis Lodge Farm Wind Development Page 15 Appendix 4 – Calculation Sheets

Microwave Link Analysis Lodge Farm Wind Development Page 16 Exclusion Distance Calculation 2D [ClearanceFresnel2D01]

A End Z End Link Description Link 1 (134066) Easting 475380 474029 Turbine Distance from A End (km) 5.5 Northing 267538 277982 Turbine Distance from Z End (km) 5.0 Frequency GHz (e.g. 13) 22 Link Length (km) 10.5

Turbine T4 Second Fresnel Zone Radius [B] (m) 8.5 Turbine Easting 474544 Turbine Distance from Link Path [C] (m) 128.1 Turbine Northing 273002 Clearance between Tip and Zone [D] (m) 74.7 Turbine Rotor Diameter [A] 90 Additional Clearance [E] (m) 25 Calculation Reference 1 Remaining Clearance Tip - Zone [F] (m) 49.7

A End Z End Link Description Link2 Easting 474029 474089 Turbine Distance from A End (km) 5.2 Northing 277982 270223 Turbine Distance from Z End (km) 2.5 Frequency GHz (e.g. 13) 22 Link Length (km) 7.8

Turbine T3 Second Fresnel Zone Radius [B] (m) 6.8 Turbine Easting 474189 Turbine Distance from Link Path [C] (m) 119.6 Turbine Northing 272760 Clearance between Tip and Zone [D] (m) 67.8 Turbine Rotor Diameter [A] 90 Additional Clearance [E] (m) 25 Calculation Reference 2 Remaining Clearance Tip - Zone [F] (m) 42.8

A End Z End Link Description Link2 Easting 474029 474089 Turbine Distance from A End (km) 4.8 Northing 277982 270223 Turbine Distance from Z End (km) 2.9 Frequency GHz (e.g. 13) 22 Link Length (km) 7.8

Turbine T5 Second Fresnel Zone Radius [B] (m) 7.1 Turbine Easting 474186 Turbine Distance from Link Path [C] (m) 119.7 Turbine Northing 273161 Clearance between Tip and Zone [D] (m) 67.7 Turbine Rotor Diameter [A] 90 Additional Clearance [E] (m) 25 Calculation Reference 3 Remaining Clearance Tip - Zone [F] (m) 42.7

14. TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORTATION

INTRODUCTION

This appendix contains information relating to the strategic route review conducted by Carazon Consulting.

ABNORMAL LOADS ACCESS STUDY

The following pages contain the Abnormal Loads Access Study, conducted by Carazon Consulting in January 2008.

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LODGE FARM, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

Abnormal Loads Access

Study

Client: Bolsterstone Plc.

Carazon Consulting Ltd. Highway Consultants 16 Mulberry Close Charlton Park Road Charlton London SE7 8UB

Tel: 07932 741 739 07951 958 118

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COPYRIGHT - The material within this document is copyright of Carazon Consulting Ltd. and must not be reproduced or copied wholly or partly without the written permission of Carazon Consulting Ltd. CONTENTS

TEXT: Page No

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1

SECTION 2: TURBINE DELIVERY ROUTE 3

SECTION 3 DELIVERY ROUTE ASSESSMENT 4

SECTION 4 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 8

FIGURES:

Figure 1: Proposed Delivery Routes Figure 2: Pinch Point Locations

APPENDIX A

Drawings

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SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Carazon Consulting Ltd. was commissioned by Bolsterstone Plc. to undertake an abnormal loads route study to assess the transportation of wind turbine blades to a site at Lodge Farm, Northamptonshire. The site is located adjacent to the A508 and is approximately 1.7km north of Brixworth. It is proposed to construct six wind turbines on the site.

1.2 This report assesses delivery routes to the site for the turbine blades from the M1/M6 motorways and the A1(T). It identifies and illustrates areas where widening, removal of street furniture and other road works would be required to enable the passage of the turbine delivery vehicles (TDVs).

Methodology

Port of Entry 1.3 In order to avoid undue disruption to the highway network, the Department for Transport (DfT) advises that, where possible, abnormal loads should be directed to the nearest suitable water port. However, due to the inland nature of the site, it may be possible to utilise one of several regional ports where the TDVs would then travel via the existing motorway and trunk road network to the site. These routes would link with either the M1/M6 or the A1(T).

Highway Network 1.4 A review of Ordnance Survey Explorer (1:25,000) mapping was undertaken to determine the most feasible routes from the M1/M6 and the A1(T). The following criteria were used as a general guide in selecting the route: i. Avoidance of horizontal deflections greater than 40 degrees; ii. Avoidance of excessive gradients; and to a lesser extent; iii. Direct link to the motorways and trunk roads.

1.5 The Department for Transports (DfT) Heavy and High Routes Map (December 2006) was also reviewed. This identified the A1 as High Route 76 and would therefore be suitable for the loads expected.

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1.6 A route inspection was undertaken during January 2008. This involved on-site measurements being carried out. Vehicle swept path analysis was undertaken at selected locations to identify areas of widening or other road improvements required to enable the passage of the expected abnormal loads. These vehicles have been modelled to assume a worst-case scenario by being modelled without being manually overridden.

1.7 For the purposes of the assessment the following TDV configuration has been assumed and expects that the blades would be transported in HJ frames.

Blades 1 blade per load 18 deliveries Blade length: 44m Load Weight: 6 tonnes Overall Weight: approximately 44 tonnes Overall length: approximately 48m

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SECTION 2: TURBINE DELIVERY ROUTE

2.1 The delivery routes from the M1/M6 and the A1(T) to the site are described below and illustrated in Figure 1.

Route

(i) From M1 Junction 19 proceed east onto A14; OR (ii) From A1(T) proceed west onto A14(T) at Brampton; (iii) Turn (south) onto A508; (iv) Turn right (west) into site at Grid Ref. SP 752 725.

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SECTION 3: DELIVERY ROUTE ASSESSMENT

3.1 This section reviews the delivery route and assesses the constraints identified during the site visit.

3.2 Vehicle swept path analysis (SPA) for TDVs transporting 44 metre turbine blades has been produced at constrained locations along the delivery route, namely at junctions and bends with a deflection greater than 40 degrees. Locations of these pinch points are shown on Figure 2. SPA drawings are included at Appendix B. The TDVs have been modelled using information received from several vehicle operators and trailer manufacturers across the UK and Europe. The SPA allows an assessment to be made as to whether that particular section of the route is negotiable by the TDVs and identifies any potential land take or widening requirements to permit the vehicle movement.

3.3 The drawings illustrate vehicles using an automatic steering system that is linked between the tractor unit and trailer. The trailers steering mechanism has the capability of being manually controlled as necessary on site to produce a less onerous path.

3.4 Where widening is used within this report, it refers to land within the assumed highway boundary that would be required for levelling, resurfacing and strengthening. Details of the highway boundary have not been acquired at this stage.

3.5 Highway layouts, Walls, fence lines, street furniture locations, and verges are recorded at the time of the site visit and Carazon Consulting Ltd. cannot be held responsible for any discrepancies relating to newly installed items or highway alterations subsequent to the site visit undertaken in January 2008.

3.6 Due to the length of the expected TDVs, an escort or pilot vehicle would be required to accompany and precede the convoy. It has therefore been assumed that the full width of the carriageway or any contra-flow movements would be permitted along the route during the delivery of the blades. This would require further agreement with the local police.

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Table 2: Route Assessment

Grid Ref. View Location / Comment

Location 1: M1 Junction 19/M6/A14: Proceed west onto A14 i. Loads travelling from the M6 should be able to pass beneath the M1 overpass SP at this junction. 560 789 ii. No widening works or removal of street furniture would be required for loads travelling from either the M1

A14 looking east (southbound) or the M6.

Location 2: A1/A14 Junction 21: Proceed east onto A14 i. The TDVs would be able to negotiate TL this interchange roundabout without No Photo 194 715 affecting the traffic signals or other street furniture due the wide circulatory around the roundabout.

Location 3: A14 Junction 2/ A508: Right/Left Turn onto A508 Drawings 0610/C/01 & 02 i. On the eastbound on/off-slip junction, SPA identifies that the 1no. roadsign and 1no. bollard would need to be temporarily removed from the splitter island. This island has a low kerb SP Westbound on/off-slip looking east height that could be overrun by the 738 785 TDVs. ii. For the westbound on/off-slip junction, SPA identifies that the 2no. roadsign and 1no. bollard would need to be temporarily removed from the splitter island. This island also has a low kerb height that could be overrun by the Eastbound on/off-slip looking west TDVs.

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Location 4: Unclassified Road/ Access Track: Right Turn onto Access track Drawing 0610/C/03 i. The existing access track at this location would need to be resurfaced and widened to the north in order to accommodate the TDVs. Some land A508 looking south to access raising may be required to reduce the risk of the TDVs becoming grounded. ii. Visibility from this existing track is within the recommended national standards SP and should be acceptable to NCC. 752 725

Visibility north of access

Visibility south of access

Route Assessment Overview

3.7 The highway network from the M1/M6 and A1(T) and the M6 is suitable in accommodating the lengths and weights of the TDVs.

3.8 SPA demonstrates that the roundabouts along the interchange between the A43 and the A508 can be negotiated by the TDVs. This would require the temporary removal of the roadsigns and bollards located within the splitter islands. The removal of street furniture would not be required at any other location along the delivery route.

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3.9 The existing access will need to be widened along the northern side to accommodate the TDVs. This may require some land raising to avoid the possibility of the TDVs grounding. Visibility from the existing access is within national standards and should be acceptable to NCC.

3.10 In summary, access by the TDVs is be attainable and will only require minor street furniture removals.

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SECTION 4: SUMMARY & CONCLUSIONS

4.1 This report identifies that the transport of wind turbine components to the site is feasible along the routes assessed and would require further agreement with the local police and the Highways Agency.

4.2 The route assessment with SPA drawings demonstrate that the transport of 44 metre wind turbine blades along the delivery route is achievable and would require some minor street furniture alterations. No road works or removal of street furniture would be required along the length of the A14.

4.3 Temporary street furniture removal/relocation would be required at: i. Location 3: A43 / A508 interchange junction.

4.4 There are a number of bends along the A508 road where the TDVs would be required to use the opposing lane, which would lead to some minor disruption to other road users. In order to minimise this impact, movements should be scheduled to avoid peak times. A police escort may need to manage oncoming traffic in these locations.

Recommendations

4.5 Structural enquiries should be undertaken to establish whether the A508 would be structurally suitable in catering for the heavier turbine components such as the nacelles and tower sections.

4.6 Ground preparation at the site access should be prepared for long-term usage due to the number of loads expected and the potential lengthy construction timescale. Northamptonshire CC may require the site access points to be paved to their standards for the first 20 metres. Although unlikely at this location, statutory undertakers whose equipment is in the vicinity of the site access should be consulted. This may identify that temporary protection measures are required. This is a standard procedure for access arrangements.

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4.7 The swept path analysis has been provided using modelled vehicles based on information received from several sources and modelled to assume a worse case scenario. It is recommended that a dry-run be undertaken prior to commencement of construction by the chosen haulage contractor to ensure that their vehicles fall within the scope of the modelled vehicles. In addition, the vehicles modelled by the SPA could be manually overridden to produce a less onerous swept path once on site.

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FIGURES

APPENDIX A