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Camilty Wind Farm 11.3.8 There were 28 species on the Scottish Biodiversity List ( a lichen Arctomia delicatula, black bind weed Fallopia convolvulus, black grass Alopecurus myosuroides, bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, charlock Sinapis arvensis, chicory Cichorium intybus, corn mint Mentha arvensis, cornflower Centaurea cyanus, dwarf bladder moss Physcomitrium sphaericum, Good-King-Henry Chenopodium bonus-henricus, Greater Broomrape Orobanche rapum-genistae, Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, Hairy Buttercup Ranunculus sardous, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, Heath Cudweed Gnaphalium sylvaticum, heather Calluna vulgaris, Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa, Lesser Butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, Marsh Saxifrage Saxifraga hirculus, Shetland Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella flagellaris, Short-beaked Aloe-moss Aloina brevirostris, Spreading Earth-moss Aphanorhegma patens, Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia, White Mustard Sinapis alba, White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata, Wild Pansy Viola tricolour, Wood Bitter-vetch Vicia orobus Yellow Bartsia, Parentucellia viscose. Phase 1 Habitat Survey Results 11.3.9 The Phase 1 Habitat Survey types are mapped in Figure 11.3 along with specific features (Target Notes – TN) (see Appendix 11.1). Table 11.8 lists the broad Phase 1 Habitat types present within the proposed survey area in order of approximate area of cover and habitat type. Table 11.8 Habitat Categories present within the Survey Area and Site Phase 1 Habitat Survey Area Covered (Ha) Area of Site Covered (Ha)* % of Site Covered (Ha) Broadleaved woodland - semi-natural 0.65 - - Broadleaved woodland - plantation 14.43 0.08 0.05 Coniferous woodland - plantation 459.98 149.17 86.82 Mixed woodland - plantation 5.16 - - Coniferous woodland - recently felled 54.67 16.93 9.86 Acid grassland - semi-improved 35.71 2.52 1.47 Neutral grassland - semi-improved 1.61 - - Marsh/marshy grassland 105.62 1.34 0.78 Poor semi-improved grassland 16.32 - - Wet dwarf shrub heath 7.37 - - Blanket sphagnum bog 31.11 - - Wet modified bog 13.16 1.66 0.96 Dry modified bog 6.59 - - Flush and spring - acid/neutral flush 0.69 - - Standing water 1.68 - - March 2013 11-15 ES Chapter 11 Terrestrial Ecology Copyright Partnerships for Renewables Development Co. Ltd 2013 ©

Camilty Wind Farm Phase 1 Habitat Survey Area Covered (Ha) Area of Site Covered (Ha)* % of Site Covered (Ha) Cultivated/disturbed land - amenity grassland 2.01 - - Bare ground 1.21 - - Other habitat 0.87 - - Road 7.44 0.12 0.07 Total 766.27 171.82 100.00 *includes entire site as covered by red line boundary, not just area covered by proposed wind farm Coniferous Plantation Woodland 11.3.10 The survey area and site is dominated by coniferous plantation woodland containing a mix of different aged stands. The predominant species within the survey area are Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) and lodge-pole pine (Pinus contorta), with occasional stands of Scot’s pine (Pinus sylvestris). 11.3.11 Several areas have been recently planted as a second rotation crop and the canopy has not yet reached the thicket stage. Within these areas a number of acid and marshy grassland species such as wavy hair-grass (Deschampsia flexuosa), tufted hair-grass (Deschampsia cespitosa), Yorkshire fog (Holcus lanatus), purple moor grass (Molinea caerulea), sheep’s and red fescue grasses (Festuca ovina/rubra), and sweet vernal grass (Anthoxanthum odoratum) have been able to recolonise. The wetter areas, such as the forestry drains, have been recolonised by rush species including soft rush (Juncus effusus) and sharp-flowered rush (Juncus acutiflorus). 11.3.12 The forest ride and track systems throughout the survey area consist of a mixture of marshy grassland and mire habitats dependent on the topography, drainage, and soil type of the particular area. Broadleaved Plantation Woodland 11.3.13 As with the coniferous plantation woodland, there are a number of areas within the survey boundary which have been felled and restocked with broadleaved species such as silver birch (Betula pendula), downy birch (Betula pubescens), rowan (Sorbus aucuparia), and alder (Alnus glutinosa). The majority of these areas are in the north of the site, with the forestry crop still being relatively young, thus allowing marshy grassland species to coexist within the broad-leaved crop. Semi-natural Broadleaved Woodland 11.3.14 Throughout the survey area there are numerous mature and immature broadleaved trees, including beech (Fagus sylvatica), sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus), alder, silver birch, downy birch, ash (Fraxinus excelsior), sessile oak (Quercus petraea), penduculate oak (Quercus robur), and rowan. Grassland and Field Boundaries 11.3.15 The south of the survey area is dominated by areas of marshy grassland interspersed with areas of semi-improved acid grassland. The marshy grassland is dominated by tussocks of soft rush with abundant purple moor grass, and tufted hair-grass between the rush tussocks. March 2013 11-16 ES Chapter 11 Terrestrial Ecology Copyright Partnerships for Renewables Development Co. Ltd 2013 ©

<strong>Camilty</strong> <strong>Wind</strong> <strong>Farm</strong><br />

11.3.8 There were 28 species on the Scottish Biodiversity List ( a lichen Arctomia delicatula, black<br />

bind weed Fallopia convolvulus, black grass Alopecurus myosuroides, bluebell<br />

Hyacinthoides non-scripta, charlock Sinapis arvensis, chicory Cichorium intybus, corn mint<br />

Mentha arvensis, cornflower Centaurea cyanus, dwarf bladder moss Physcomitrium<br />

sphaericum, Good-King-Henry Chenopodium bonus-henricus, Greater Broomrape<br />

Orobanche rapum-genistae, Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha, Hairy Buttercup<br />

Ranunculus sardous, harebell Campanula rotundifolia, Heath Cudweed Gnaphalium<br />

sylvaticum, heather Calluna vulgaris, Large-flowered Hemp-nettle Galeopsis speciosa,<br />

Lesser Butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia, Marsh Saxifrage Saxifraga hirculus, Shetland<br />

Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella flagellaris, Short-beaked Aloe-moss Aloina brevirostris,<br />

Spreading Earth-moss Aphanorhegma patens, Sun Spurge Euphorbia helioscopia, White<br />

Mustard Sinapis alba, White Ramping-fumitory Fumaria capreolata, Wild Pansy Viola<br />

tricolour, Wood Bitter-vetch Vicia orobus Yellow Bartsia, Parentucellia viscose.<br />

Phase 1 Habitat Survey Results<br />

11.3.9 The Phase 1 Habitat Survey types are mapped in Figure 11.3 along with specific features<br />

(Target Notes – TN) (see Appendix 11.1). Table 11.8 lists the broad Phase 1 Habitat types<br />

present within the proposed survey area in order of approximate area of cover and habitat<br />

type.<br />

Table 11.8 Habitat Categories present within the Survey Area and Site<br />

Phase 1 Habitat<br />

Survey Area<br />

Covered (Ha)<br />

Area of Site<br />

Covered (Ha)*<br />

% of Site<br />

Covered (Ha)<br />

Broadleaved woodland - semi-natural 0.65 - -<br />

Broadleaved woodland - plantation 14.43 0.08 0.05<br />

Coniferous woodland - plantation 459.98 149.17 86.82<br />

Mixed woodland - plantation 5.16 - -<br />

Coniferous woodland - recently felled 54.67 16.93 9.86<br />

Acid grassland - semi-improved 35.71 2.52 1.47<br />

Neutral grassland - semi-improved 1.61 - -<br />

Marsh/marshy grassland 105.62 1.34 0.78<br />

Poor semi-improved grassland 16.32 - -<br />

Wet dwarf shrub heath 7.37 - -<br />

Blanket sphagnum bog 31.11 - -<br />

Wet modified bog 13.16 1.66 0.96<br />

Dry modified bog 6.59 - -<br />

Flush and spring - acid/neutral flush 0.69 - -<br />

Standing water 1.68 - -<br />

March 2013 11-15 ES Chapter 11<br />

Terrestrial Ecology<br />

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