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BOC Immingham Dissolved Acetylene Project Environmental Statement Features Potential Impacts Reptiles support nesting common passerine birds. However, this habitat type would not be lost as a result of the development and there is abundant similar habitat available in the vicinity. There is the potential for temporary auditory and visual disturbance to nesting birds during the construction phase, particularly during the increased noise associated with piling. However, the areas proposed for piling are within the arable field which is unlikely to be used by nesting birds. The development area is already adjacent to the extant BOC site and subject to certain levels of disturbance; therefore it is unlikely that increased disturbance from other construction activities would result in abandonment of nests or failure to nest. There are no negative impacts anticipated on the conservation status of local nesting bird populations. If construction is delayed, avoidance of damage to birds’ nests (a legal offence) can be avoided through pre-construction checks of the construction site prior to any vegetation clearance within the nesting season. In this case a detailed inspection for nesting birds would be carried out no more than 24 hours prior to any works being undertaken. This minimises opportunities for nest building between the survey and the start of works. Any nest in use or being built during this inspection would be left undamaged, with an appropriate buffer of surrounding vegetation, for the entire nesting period and alternative approaches to the works proposed. There is the possibility of enhanced nesting habitat within the area that will be available for nature conservation (the NEA) in the western part of the development area (see Figure 3.4). The arable field margins have low suitability to support reptiles in numbers; this loss could result in loss of habitat for these fauna. However, this would represent a very small scale and temporary habitat loss, the habitat is sub-optimal for these species. Given the nature of the habitat, the proposed works are not anticipated to cause negative impacts on the conservation status of any reptile populations. Injury or killing of individual animals as a result of construction activities (a legal offence) can be avoided through pre-construction checks of the development area. Should any field margins or habitat other than arable land need to be cleared a Precaution Method of Working (PMW) will be adopted for reptiles (and ground nesting birds for any clearance within the bird nesting season) in order to reduce the risk of individual animals being injured or killed during the construction operations and would involve a staged approach to vegetation clearance including a hand search by a suitably experienced person within the arable field margins and any other non-arable/ploughed habitats within the Impact Significance No significant negative effect 5100935.404 Environmental Statement August 2011 176
BOC Immingham Dissolved Acetylene Project Environmental Statement Features Potential Impacts Brown Hare development area. The hand search would be followed immediately by removal of the vegetation using strimmers, prior to the commencement of construction work, in order to discourage animals from using the site and reducing the risk of harm from construction personnel/vehicle movement on site. There is the possibility of enhanced reptile habitat within the area that will be available for nature conservation (the NEA) in the western part of the development area (Figure 3.4). Brown hares may use the field for foraging but no hedgerows or grassland suitable for forms were located within the development area. The total land take is small (2 to 4 ha of permanent habitat loss within the development area) compared to the large arable areas surrounding the development. There are no anticipated impacts on the conservation status of local hare population. Impact Significance No significant negative effect 5100935.404 Environmental Statement August 2011 177
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