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Camilty Wind Farm
Receptor Effect Development
Phase
Sensitivity/
Conservation
Value of
Receptor
Magnitude of
Change/Effect
Level of
Effect (and
significance)
Prior to
Mitigation
Mitigation Enhancement Level of
Effect and
Significance
after
Mitigation
bog International significant) (not
significant)
Nature of Effect
temporary.
Marshy
grassland
Construction Low/Local Small Negligible
(not
significant)
Negligible
(not
significant)
Direct, negative,
temporary.
Semiimproved
acid
grassland
Construction Low/Local Small Negligible
(not
significant)
Negligible
(not
significant)
N/A
Watercourses Construction Low/Local Small Negligible
(not
significant)
Negligible
(not
significant)
Direct, negative,
temporary.
Otter Disturbance,
displacement
and injury due
Construction Low/Local Small Slight or
negligible(not
significant)
to
Bat species construction Construction Low/Local Small Slight or
activities.
negligible (not
significant)
Badger
Construction Low/Local Negligible Negligible
(not
significant)
Pre-construction and pre-felling
checks for protected species to be
undertaken by the ECoW.
Specific protection measures for
protected species (e.g. covering
trenches, pits and pipelines).
Demarcation of working zones to
limit disturbance to species.
Vehicle speed restrictions on site.
Demarcation of working zones to
limit disturbance to species.
Negligible
(not
significant)
Negligible
(not
significant)
Negligible
(not
significant)
Direct, negative,
temporary.
Direct, negative,
temporary.
N/A
Coniferous
plantation
woodland
Direct habitat
loss through
the installation
Construction Low/Local Large Moderate to
Slight (not
significant)
Preparation and
implementation
of HSEMS
- Negligible
(not
significant)
Direct, negative,
permanent.
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Terrestrial Ecology