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Turbine NSRI Soil<br />

BGS superfiical<br />

deposits and<br />

Number Association underlying bedrock Topography<br />

7 Wilcocks 2 Glacial till over Slopes gently NW<br />

Nantglyn Flags to nearest<br />

mudstone and siltstone watercourse, 60m<br />

NW.<br />

8 Hafren Glacial till over<br />

Nantglyn Flags<br />

mudstone and siltstone<br />

9 Wilcocks 2 No superficial<br />

deposits. Lower<br />

Nantglyn Flags Group<br />

mudstone. Peat<br />

deposit to E.<br />

10 Hafren/<br />

Wilcocks 2<br />

Glacial till over<br />

Nantglyn Flags<br />

mudstone and siltstone<br />

11 Wilcocks 2 Peat and glacial till<br />

over Nantglyn Flags<br />

mudstone and siltstone<br />

12 Wilcocks 2 Glacial till over<br />

Nantglyn Flags<br />

mudstone and siltstone<br />

13 Wilcocks 2 Glacial till over<br />

Nantglyn Flags<br />

mudstone and siltstone<br />

Slopes gently E<br />

towards track.<br />

Nearest<br />

watercourse 275m<br />

S<br />

Slopes gently to<br />

velley bottom SW,<br />

nearest<br />

watercourse 275m<br />

SW.<br />

Slopes gently N<br />

towards<br />

watercourse, 60m<br />

NW<br />

Fairly flat, slopes<br />

very gently to NE.<br />

Nearest<br />

watercourse 80m<br />

north, although a<br />

thin (40 - 50m)<br />

riparian strip<br />

crosses survey<br />

area in SW/NE<br />

direction.<br />

Slopes steeply SE.<br />

Nearest<br />

watercourse 235m<br />

SW.<br />

Slopes SE. nearest<br />

watercourse 120m<br />

SE of turbine<br />

centre<br />

Phase 1<br />

Habitat<br />

Survey<br />

Coniferous<br />

plantation<br />

Coniferous<br />

plantation<br />

Forestry<br />

crop<br />

Sitka<br />

spruce<br />

Sitka<br />

spruce<br />

Heathland Sitka<br />

spruce<br />

Coniferous<br />

plantation<br />

Coniferous<br />

plantation<br />

Coniferous<br />

plantation<br />

Coniferous<br />

plantation<br />

Sitka<br />

spruce<br />

Sitka<br />

spruce.<br />

Open<br />

area/<br />

riparian<br />

zone<br />

Sitka<br />

spruce<br />

Sitka<br />

spruce<br />

Plant Field Survey Peat<br />

year Completed present Results<br />

1956 Yes. Access<br />

No Survey confirms no peat at turbine location or<br />

restricted in NW<br />

crane hardstanding. Small, shallow peat<br />

corner due to dense<br />

deposits present towards north and west in<br />

forestry.<br />

valley bottom surrounding the watercourse. See<br />

Figure 3.11 in Appendix 3 for exact location of<br />

identified peat.<br />

1972 Yes No BGS/NSRI map data and peat depth survey<br />

confirm no peat within 50m of turbine. See<br />

Figure 3.12 in Appendix 3.<br />

2007 Yes No BGS/NSRI map data and peat depth survey<br />

confirm no peat within 50m of turbine. BGS<br />

mapped peat deposit approximately 55m east of<br />

turbine does not extend into turbine micrositing<br />

zone. See Figure 3.13 in Appendix 3.<br />

1998 No - not accessible Desk study<br />

suggests<br />

no peat<br />

BGS/NSRI map data suggest no peat<br />

1998 Yes. Access restricted<br />

due to dense forestry.<br />

1997 No - not accessible Desk study<br />

suggests<br />

no peat<br />

Yes Limited access to survey area due to dense<br />

forestry. Measurements taken confirm presence<br />

of peat up to 1.27m to W of original turbine<br />

location. As a result, turbine has been relocated<br />

as far as possible E, but still located on the edge<br />

of shallow peat. See Figure 3.14 in Appendix 3 for<br />

detailed peat survey results.<br />

BGS/NSRI map data suggest no peat<br />

1970 Yes No BGS/NSRI map data and peat depth survey<br />

confirm no peat within 50m of turbine. Peat<br />

depths up to 0.7m recorded along southern<br />

edge of survey area, in flat and waterlogged<br />

collection area for nearby watercourse. See<br />

Figure 3.15 in Appendix 3.

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