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Orsted Hornsea Project Three (UK) Ltd., 2018 Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm Hornsea Project Three Offshore Wind Farm Environmental Statement: Volume 6, Annex 3.1 – Desk Study and Phase 1 Habitat Survey PINS Document Reference: A6.6.3.1 APFP Regulation 5(2)(a) Date: May 2018 Annex 3.1 – Desk Study and Phase 1 Habitat Survey Environmental Statement May 2018 Environmental Impact Assessment Environmental Statement Liability Volume 6 Annex 3.1. – Desk Study and Phase 1 Habitat Survey This report has been prepared by RPS, with all reasonable skill, care and diligence within the terms of their contracts with Orsted Power (UK) Ltd. Report Number: A6.6.3.1 Version: Final Date: May 2018 This report is also downloadable from the Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm website at: www.hornseaproject3.co.uk Ørsted, Prepared by: RPS 5 Howick Place, Checked by: Sarah Drljaca London, SW1P 1WG Accepted by: Sophie Banham © Orsted Power (UK) Ltd., 2018. All rights reserved Approved by: Stuary Livesey Front cover picture: Kite surfer near a UK offshore wind farm © Orsted Hornsea Project Three (UK) Ltd., 2018. i Annex 3.1 – Desk Study and Phase 1 Habitat Survey Environmental Statement May 2018 Table of Contents Table C.3: PHA4. ............................................................................................................................................... 118 Table C.4: PHA5. ............................................................................................................................................... 119 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 1 Table C.5: PHA6. ............................................................................................................................................... 120 1.1 Purpose ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 Table C.6: PHA7. ............................................................................................................................................... 121 2. Methods ............................................................................................................................................................... 1 Table C.7: PHA8. ............................................................................................................................................... 121 Table C.8: PHB3. ............................................................................................................................................... 122 2.1 Desk study ................................................................................................................................................... 1 Table C.9: PHB4. ............................................................................................................................................... 122 2.2 Phase 1 habitat survey ................................................................................................................................ 2 Table C.10: PHB5. ............................................................................................................................................... 123 2.3 Limitations ................................................................................................................................................... 2 Table C.11: PHB6. ............................................................................................................................................... 123 3. Desk study results ............................................................................................................................................... 2 Table C.12: PHB7. ............................................................................................................................................... 123 3.2 Non-statutory designated sites .................................................................................................................... 2 Table C.13: PHB8. ............................................................................................................................................... 124 Table C.14: PHC1. ............................................................................................................................................... 124 3.3 Protected and other notable species ......................................................................................................... 17 Table C.15: PHE1. ............................................................................................................................................... 125 4. Phase 1 habitat survey Results ......................................................................................................................... 26 Table C.16: PHF1 ................................................................................................................................................ 125 5. References ........................................................................................................................................................ 58 Table C.17: PHF2. ............................................................................................................................................... 127 Appendix A Thomson Ecology Additional Phase 1 Habitat Survey Report 2017 ................................................. 59 Table C.18: PHF3. ............................................................................................................................................... 129 Appendix B Thomson Ecology Phase 1 Habitat Survey – Assessment Methodology ....................................... 117 Table C.19: PHG1. ............................................................................................................................................... 130 Table C.20: PHG2. ............................................................................................................................................... 130 Appendix C Thomson Ecology Phase 1 Habitat Survey – Plant species and abundance ................................. 118 Table C.21: PHG3. ............................................................................................................................................... 131 Table C.22: PHG5. ............................................................................................................................................... 131 List of Tables Table C.23: PHG6 ................................................................................................................................................ 132 Table C.24: PHG7. ............................................................................................................................................... 132 Table 2.1: Summary of key desktop sources. ........................................................................................................ 1 Table C.25: PHG8. ............................................................................................................................................... 133 Table 3.1: Statutory designated sites within 2 km of the onshore elements of Hornsea Three (as defined at PEIR stage). .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Table 3.2: Non-statutory designated sites within 2 km of the onshore elements of Hornsea Three (as defined at PEIR stage). ......................................................................................................................................... 8 List of Figures Table 3.3: Summary of protected and notable plant species recorded within 2 km of the onshore elements of Hornsea Three (as defined at PEIR stage). ........................................................................................ 17 Figure 4.1: Location of designated sites. .............................................................................................................. 27 Table 3.4: Summary of protected and notable invertebrate species recorded within 2 km of the onshore Figure 4.2: Protected plant records. ..................................................................................................................... 36 elements of Hornsea Three (as defined at PEIR stage). .................................................................... 18 Figure 4.3: Location of protected or otherwise notable terrestrial invertebrate records. ....................................... 37 Table 3.5: Summary of aquatic invertebrate and fish species recorded within 2 km of the onshore elements of Figure 4.4: Location of fish and aquatic invertebrate records. .............................................................................. 38 Hornsea Three (as defined at PEIR stage). ........................................................................................ 20 Figure 4.5: Location of amphibian and reptile records. ......................................................................................... 39 Table 3.6: Summary of herpetofauna species recorded within 2 km of the onshore elements of Hornsea Three Figure 4.6: Location of bird records. ..................................................................................................................... 40 (as defined at PEIR stage).
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