Willington C Gas Pipeline Environmental Statement Appendix
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View from Twyford Village along the River Trent looking upstream towards Willington. Willington C Gas Pipeline Environmental Statement Appendix 8.18 Willington C Power Station. Ecological Validation Survey, May 2013 Version 1, July 2013 – Approved for Submission Application Reference Number – EN060001 Document Reference – WCGP 014.2.8.18 Required document as set out in Section 5(2)(a) of the Infrastructure Planning (Applications: Prescribed Forms and Procedure) Regulations 2009 APPENDIX 8.18 WILLINGTON C POWER STATION. ECOLOGICAL VALIDATION SURVEY, MAY 2013 WILLINGTON C GAS PIPELINE ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT VERSION 1 RWE NPOWER WILLINGTON C POWER STATION EXTENDED PHASE 1 HABITAT SURVEY REPORT ________________________________________________ RWE npower WILLINGTON C POWER STATION EXTENDED PHASE 1 HABITAT SURVEY REPORT ________________________________________________ Penny Anderson Associates Ltd ‘Park Lea’ 60 Park Road Buxton Derbyshire SK17 6SN Author Alistair Blackshaw BSc (Hons), MSc, MCIEEM Project Manager Gerard Hawley BA (Hons), MSc, DipPSE (Dist), MCIEEM June 2013 This project has been undertaken in accordance with PAA policies and procedures on quality assurance. Signed:_________________________________ Ref. No. 130170 RWE npower June 2013 Willington C Power Station Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey Report) CONTENTS Page 1. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION.............................................. 4 2. LEGISLATIVE CONTEXT.................................................................... 6 3. METHODS ........................................................................................... 8 Desk Study ................................................................................................................... 8 Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey ............................................................................... 8 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 8 Methods ................................................................................................................... 8 Limitations................................................................................................................ 9 4. RESULTS .......................................................................................... 10 Desk Study ................................................................................................................. 10 Statutory Protected Sites....................................................................................... 10 Non-statutory Protected Sites................................................................................ 10 Plants..................................................................................................................... 11 Vascular Plants................................................................................................ 11 Veteran Trees.................................................................................................. 11 Protected Species and UKBAP Species Records................................................. 11 Bats.................................................................................................................. 11 Badger ............................................................................................................. 12 Birds................................................................................................................. 12 Great Crested Newt......................................................................................... 14 Otter................................................................................................................. 14 Reptiles............................................................................................................ 14 Water Voles ..................................................................................................... 14 Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey......................................................................... 14 General Site Description.................................................................................. 14 Main Habitat Types Present ............................................................................ 15 Ephemeral/short Perennial Vegetation............................................................ 15 Broadleaved & Planted Woodlands................................................................. 16 Scrub ............................................................................................................... 16 Semi-natural Grassland................................................................................... 17 Standing Waters .............................................................................................. 18 Ref. No. 130170 1 RWE npower June 2013 Willington C Power Station Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey Report Ditches............................................................................................................. 19 Tall Ruderal Vegetation ................................................................................... 19 Protected Species ........................................................................................... 20 Bats.................................................................................................................. 20 Badger ............................................................................................................. 21 Birds................................................................................................................. 21 Great Crested Newt......................................................................................... 23 Reptiles............................................................................................................ 24 Water Vole....................................................................................................... 25 Other Protected Species........................................................................................ 25 5. DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS...................................... 26 Habitats ...................................................................................................................... 26 Bats............................................................................................................................. 27 Badger ........................................................................................................................ 28 Birds............................................................................................................................ 28 Great Crested Newts.................................................................................................. 29 Reptiles....................................................................................................................... 30 Water Vole.................................................................................................................. 30 Summary of Recommendations ................................................................................. 30 6. REFERENCES................................................................................... 32 TABLES Table 1 Non-statutory Protected Sites (LWS) within 2km of the Proposed Site10 Table 2. Bat Records within 2km of the Site Supplied by DBG....................... 11 Table 3. Schedule 1, UKBAP and BoCC Red List and Amber List Bird Species Recorded on the Power Station Site Since 1992 (FPCR 2009a)(*denotes species recorded flying over only) ................................................................................ 12 Table 4. Habitat Types Recorded on Site and their Potential Value to Bats within the Local Landscape ....................................................................................... 20 Table 5. Bird Species Present on the Former Willington Power Station Site.. 21 Table 6. Birds of Open Habitats Which Could Potentially Breed on the Site .. 22 Table 7. Waterbodies within the Site and Their Suitability for GCN (Animal and Reptile Groups of the UK 2010) ...................................................................... 23 Table 8. Recommendations for Further Survey Work..................................... 31 FIGURES 1 Willington Power Station Phase 1 Habitats Ref. No. 130170 2 RWE npower June 2013 Willington C Power Station Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey Report 2 Willington Power Station Waterbodies 3a Willington Power Station Desk Study Results 3b Willington Power Station Desk Study Results Bats PLATES 1. Ephemeral vegetation 2. Intact hardstanding 3. Birch woodland 4. Woodland to NW 5. SI grassland to SW 6. Central UI grassland 7. Neutral SI grassland 8. Pond 1 9. Pond 2 10. Pond 4 11. Pond 3 12. Pond 4a 13. Ephemeral pond W 14. Ephemeral pond E 15. Deep Basement 16. Flooded basement 17. Woodland ditch 18. Ditch 2 10. Ditch 5 20. Ditch 6a 21. Offices 22. Bar 23. Scout Hut 24. Outbuildings 1 25. Outbuildings 2 26. TN14 Subterranean access 27. TN21 Basement access 28. TN24 Deep basement 29. Sand martin tubes 30. Disused railway to NW2 31. SI grassland reptile potential APPENDICES I Summary of Protected Species Legislation II Target Notes to Accompany Figure 1 III Plant Species List IV Desk Study Data Ref. No. 130170 3 RWE npower June 2013 Willington C Power Station Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey Report 1. BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION 1.1 RWE npower, in March 2011, gained consent under Section 36