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Operation
8.64 All residual effects on birds during operation would be slight adverse or
less and not significant, with the exception of a moderate adverse impact
significance for collision mortality for golden plover.
Decommissioning
8.65 Decommissioning effects would be similar to those or less than those
predicted to occur during construction, therefore all residual effects would
be neutral and not significant.
8.66 With the exception of the collision mortality impact for golden plover, the
impact of the proposed wind farm on ornithology is slightly adverse. The
impact significance value for golden plover with respect to collision
mortality is moderate adverse. This assessment relates to the medium
nature conservation value that has been assigned to this species (because
golden plover is listed on Annex 1 of the EC Birds Directive), however the
recorded population is unlikely to be of regional/county importance.
8.67 The assessment concludes that all other residual effects on ornithological
resources would be slight adverse or less and not significant.
SUMMARY OF EFFECTS
Potential Effect Significance without
Mitigation
Disturbance through
increased human
activity and
construction noise.
Displacement
(presence of the
turbines and barrier to
movement)
1. Slight adverse for
skylark,
yellowhammer, reed
bunting and grey
partridge
2. Neutral for all other
species
1. Slight adverse for
sparrowhawk, kestrel,
buzzard, lapwing and
golden plover
Habitat Loss 1. Slight adverse for
skylark, linnet, song
thrush, yellowhammer,
reed bunting, starling,
house sparrow, tree
sparrow and grey
partridge.
2. Neutral for all other
species
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Mitigation Residual Effect With
Mitigation
1 Ecologist to check
working areas for
ground nesting birds
before onset of works.
2. Adhere to working
areas.
3. Strip surface
vegetation outside
breeding season to
discourage birds from
nesting.
1. Ecological
considerations
incorporated in wind
farm design. No
further mitigation.
1. Minimisation of land
take incorporated in
wind farm design.
2. Upon
decommissioning,
restoration of habitats
to a habitat type
suitable for the
locality.
1. Neutral for skylark,
yellowhammer, reed
bunting and grey
partridge
2. Neutral for all other
species
No change
1. No change for the
duration of the wind
farm design life (25
years).
2. Neutral in the long
term (i.e. beyond the
design life of the wind
farm).
Penny Hill Wind Farm
Environmental Statement