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11.1.7 The potential effects of these activities have been reduced, as far as possible, through the
careful design of the proposed wind farm and site infrastructure, through a joint approach
with the Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS), to minimise the requirement for new road
infrastructure and through the use of best-practice construction techniques in the design.
Key Issues
11.1.8 The key potential ecological issues relating to the wind farm are:
• The potential effects on designated sites due to pollution through accidental spillages
of chemicals or fuel and/or increased sedimentation;
• The potential effects on habitats, including annex 1 and uk priority habitats, through
habitat loss or change;
• The potential effects on european and uk protected species (other than birds) through
disturbance, displacement, habitat fragmentation and risk of injury; and
• The potential effects on other priority habitats and species.
Terminology
11.1.9 The following terms are referred to throughout the document and are defined below for
clarity, and shown on Figure 11.1:
• The application site, site or site boundary – the area within the red-line boundary as
shown in Figure 11.1;
• Ecology data search area (excluding bats and designated sites) – a 1 km buffer from
the extent of the site boundary (the area within the brown-line boundary);
• Bat data search area (excluding high risk bats such as Noctule bat [Nyctalus noctula]
and Nathusius’ pipistrelle [Pipistrellus nathusii] – a 5 km buffer from the extent of the
site boundary as shown in pink;
• High risk bat data search area – a 10 km buffer from the extent of the site boundary
(not shown on Figure 11.1 for clarity with the other areas);
• Designated sites data search area – a 5 km buffer from the extent of the site boundary
(the area within the pink-line boundary);
• The habitat survey area – a 250 m buffer around the site boundary and shown in
green;
• The protected mammal survey area – a 250 m buffer around the site boundary (as
shown in green);
• The survey area for the Great Crested Newt Habitat Suitability Assessment (HSA) –
all ponds within 250 m of the site boundary (as shown in green);
• The bat survey area – a 500 m buffer around the site boundary as shown in blue on
Figure 11.1. In addition, driven transects were in operation, extending at least 1 km
beyond the site boundary as discussed in Appendix 11.3, and shown in Figure 11.6.
March 2013 11-2 ES Chapter 11
Terrestrial Ecology
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