Terrestrial Ecology Basic Assessment Study 99 MW Oya Wind Energy Facility (WEF) and associated David Hoare Consulting infrastructure between Sutherland and Matjiesfontein, Western and Northern Cape Provinces Terrestrial Ecology Walk Down Verification for the David Hoare proposed 99 MW Oya Wind Consulting (Pty) Ltd Energy Facility between Sutherland and Address: Matjiesfontein in the Postnet Suite #116 Private Bag X025 Lynnwood Ridge Western and Northern Cape 0040 Provinces. 41 Soetdoring Avenue Lynnwood Manor Pretoria Telephone: 087 701 7629 Cell: 083 284 5111 Fax: 086 550 2053 Email: [email protected] Location: Witzenberg Local Municipality within the Cape Winelands District Municipality Prepared for Oya Energy (Pty) Ltd 5th Floor, 125 Buitengracht Street Cape Town 8001 Report author: Dr D.B. Hoare (Pr.Sci.Nat.) 18 January 2021 Report version: 3rd draft i Details of specialist consultant Company name David Hoare Consulting (Pty) Ltd Registration no.: CK2017/308639/07 Address Postnet Suite #116 Private Bag X025 Lynnwood Ridge 0040 Contact person Dr David Hoare Contact details Cell: 083 284 5111 Email: [email protected] Qualifications PhD Botany (Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University) MSc Botany (University of Pretoria) BSc (Hons) Botany (Rhodes University) BSc Botany, Zoology (Rhodes University) ii TABLE OF CONTENTS DETAILS OF SPECIALIST CONSULTANT ........................................................................................................................ II TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................................. III LIST OF FIGURES ........................................................................................................................................................ IV TERMS OF REFERENCE ................................................................................................................................................ V LIMITATIONS, ASSUMPTIONS & UNCERTAINTIES ....................................................................................................... V 1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................................... 2 2. APPROACH & METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................................... 3 3. RESULTS OF SITE WALK DOWN ............................................................................................................................... 3 3.1 TURBINE 1 LOCATION .................................................................................................................................................... 4 3.2 TURBINE 2 LOCATION ...................................................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. 3.3 TURBINE 3 LOCATION .................................................................................................................................................... 6 3.4 TURBINE 4 LOCATION .................................................................................................................................................... 7 3.5 TURBINE 5 LOCATION .................................................................................................................................................... 8 3.6 TURBINE 6 LOCATION ...................................................................................................... ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. 3.7 TURBINE 7 LOCATION .................................................................................................................................................... 9 3.8 TURBINE 8 LOCATION .................................................................................................................................................. 10 3.9 TURBINE 9 LOCATION .................................................................................................................................................. 11 3.10 TURBINE 10 LOCATION .............................................................................................................................................. 12 3.11 TURBINE 11 LOCATION .............................................................................................................................................. 13 3.12 TURBINE 12 LOCATION .............................................................................................................................................. 14 3.13 TURBINE 13 LOCATION .............................................................................................................................................. 15 3.14 TURBINE 14 LOCATION .............................................................................................................................................. 16 3.15 TURBINE 15 LOCATION .............................................................................................................................................. 17 3.16 TURBINE 16 LOCATION .............................................................................................................................................. 18 3.17 TURBINE 17 LOCATION .............................................................................................................................................. 19 3.18 TURBINE 18 LOCATION .............................................................................................................................................. 20 3.19 TURBINE 19 LOCATION .............................................................................................................................................. 21 3.20 TURBINE 20 LOCATION .............................................................................................................................................. 22 3.21 COLLECTOR SYSTEM ................................................................................................................................................... 23 3.22 CONSTRUCTION SITE .................................................................................................................................................. 24 3.23 ACCESS ROADS ......................................................................................................................................................... 25 7. RECOMMENDED LAYOUT CHANGES ..................................................................................................................... 26 8. CONCLUSIONS ...................................................................................................................................................... 27 9. REFERENCES: ........................................................................................................................................................ 28 10. APPENDICES: ...................................................................................................................................................... 29 APPENDIX 1: PLANT SPECIES OF CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE THAT WERE ASSESSED AS HAVING A HIGH PROBABILITY OF BEING FOUND IN THE STUDY AREA. .................................................................................................................................................................... 29 APPENDIX 2: FLORA PROTECTED UNDER THE CAPE NATURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION ORDINANCE 19 OF 1974 ............... 30 APPENDIX 3: FLORA AND VERTEBRATE ANIMAL SPECIES PROTECTED UNDER THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: BIODIVERSITY ACT, 2004 (ACT 10 OF 2004) ........................................................................................................................................... 33 APPENDIX 5: CURRICULUM VITAE: DR DAVID HOARE .............................................................................................................. 35 iii LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Layout of project ................................................................................................................................................ 1 Figure 2: Location of infrastructure relative to areas of Very high and High sensitivity (Ekotrust 2018). ......................... 2 Figure 3: Panoramic view and Google Earth image of landscape at Turbine 1. ................................................................. 4 Figure 4: Octopoma quadrisepalum (preliminary identity), listed as Vulnerable, seen close to Turbine 1. ...................... 5 Figure 5: Panoramic view and Google Earth image of landscape at Turbine 2. .................. Error! Bookmark not defined. Figure 6: Panoramic view and Google Earth image of landscape at Turbine 3. ................................................................. 6 Figure 7: Panoramic view and Google Earth image of landscape at Turbine 4. ................................................................. 7 Figure 8: Panoramic view and Google Earth image of landscape at Turbine 5. ................................................................. 8 Figure