ECOLOGY AND PROTECTED SPECIES SURVEY LAND OFF AISBY ROAD, AISB Y, LINCOLNSHIRE OCTOBER 2018 The Old School House Chapel Road Tumby Woodside Boston Issued to: PE22 7SP Mike Sibthorp Mike Sibthorp Planning Telephone:01526 344726 or 01205 723342 Logan House E-mail: [email protected] Lime Grove Grantham Company registration number:8087266 NG31 9JD VAT registration number:994957340 Aisby Road, Aisby October 2018 ECOLOGY AND PROTECTED SPECIES SURVEY LAND OFF AISBY ROAD, AISBY, LINCOLNSHIRE Report to: Mike Sibthorp Mike Sibthorp Planning Logan House Lime Grove Grantham NG31 9JD Report title: Ecology and Protected Species Survey, Land off Road, Aisby, Lincolnshire Revision: Final Original issue date: October 2018 Amended: N/A Originated by: Rachel McNally Date: Assistant ecologist 10th October 2018 Reviewed by: Helen Scarborough Date: Director 17th October 2018 Approved by: Ian Nixon Date: Director 22nd October 2018 Scarborough Nixon Associates Ltd ii Aisby Road, Aisby October 2018 ECOLOGY AND PROTECTED SPECIES SURVEY LAND OFF AISBY ROAD, AISB Y, LINCOLNSHIRE Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1 2 METHODS ........................................................................................................................... 2 2.1 Data search ............................................................................................................................ 2 2.2 Bats ........................................................................................................................................ 2 2.2.1 Preliminary roost assessment ............................................................................................. 2 2.2.2 Ground level roost assessment .......................................................................................... 3 2.2.3 Assessment of commuting and foraging habitats ............................................................... 4 2.2.4 Evening emergence survey ................................................................................................ 4 2.3 Badger .................................................................................................................................... 4 2.4 Birds ....................................................................................................................................... 4 2.4.1 Common bird species ......................................................................................................... 4 2.4.2 Schedule 1 species ............................................................................................................. 5 2.5 Habitats and plant species ...................................................................................................... 5 2.6 Survey constraints and limitations .......................................................................................... 5 3 SITE ASSESSMENT ........................................................................................................... 5 3.1 Location and grid reference .................................................................................................... 5 3.2 Track ....................................................................................................................................... 6 3.3 Buildings ................................................................................................................................. 6 3.4 Yard ........................................................................................................................................ 8 3.5 Grassland ............................................................................................................................... 8 3.6 Site boundaries and surrounding habitats .............................................................................. 9 4 RESULTS .......................................................................................................................... 10 4.1 Data search .......................................................................................................................... 10 4.2 Badger .................................................................................................................................. 11 Scarborough Nixon Associates Ltd iii Aisby Road, Aisby October 2018 4.3 Bats ...................................................................................................................................... 11 4.3.1 Preliminary roost assessment ........................................................................................... 11 4.3.2 Preliminary ground level roost assessment ...................................................................... 12 4.3.3 Assessment of commuting and foraging habitats ............................................................. 12 4.3.4 Evening emergence survey .............................................................................................. 12 4.4 Birds ..................................................................................................................................... 13 4.4.1 Common bird species ....................................................................................................... 13 4.4.2 Schedule 1 species ........................................................................................................... 13 4.5 Habitats and plant species .................................................................................................... 14 5 DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .................................................................... 14 5.1 Bats ...................................................................................................................................... 14 5.1.1 Legal protection ................................................................................................................ 14 5.1.2 Recommendations ............................................................................................................ 15 5.2 Birds ..................................................................................................................................... 15 5.2.1 Legal protection ................................................................................................................ 15 5.2.2 Recommendations for common bird species .................................................................... 16 5.2.3 Recommendations for Schedule 1 species ....................................................................... 16 5.3 Recommendations for ecological enhancement ................................................................... 16 6 SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 18 7 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................. 18 APPENDIX 1 ............................................................................................................................ 20 Plant Species List ........................................................................................................................... 20 APPENDIX 2 ............................................................................................................................ 23 Data search results ........................................................................................................................... 23 APPENDIX 3 ............................................................................................................................ 24 Procedure to follow in the event of finding bats on site ..................................................................... 24 APPENDIX 4 ............................................................................................................................ 26 Examples of bat roost features ......................................................................................................... 26 Scarborough Nixon Associates Ltd iv Aisby Road, Aisby October 2018 APPENDIX 5 ............................................................................................................................ 30 Barn owl information ......................................................................................................................... 30 Photographs Photograph 1: The workshop and storage shed ..................................................................................... 7 Photograph 2: The open sided storage shed.......................................................................................... 7 Photograph 3: Internal view of the workshop.......................................................................................... 7 Photograph 4: Western elevation of the workshop ................................................................................. 7 Photograph 5: The eastern building – used for boat construction .......................................................... 7 Photograph 6: The storage sheds .......................................................................................................... 7 Photograph 7: Storage shed ................................................................................................................... 8 Photograph 8: Yard area between the buildings and grassland field 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