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Camilty Wind Farm
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Key Mitigation and Enhancement Measures
Where practicable, reinstatement of habitats will be undertaken around infrastructure. This will be carried out as the work front
progresses, or as soon as is practical after the completion of the works. The methods of this will be detailed within the HSEMS.
Operation Mitigation
The vehicle speed restrictions stipulated above should also be implemented during the operation of the proposed wind farm.
Vehicles coming on site will be regularly checked for oil leaks to avoid risk of pollution. Spillage kits will be available on the site. Best
practice methodologies (outlined in the HSEMS) will be employed during any maintenance works to ensure the prevention of any
pollution to habitats or watercourses, along with implementation of the site pollution incident response plan and drainage management
plan.
A method statement for responding to bat corpses will be included in the site operation procedures. Incidental records of dead bats will
be noted and taken into account in the operation of the site. Consideration should then be given to whether it might be appropriate to
undertake additional survey or monitoring, such as corpse searches.
In line with SNH accepted Natural England guidance, all habitats within 50 m of the turbines blade tips will be maintained in a state
which offers poor foraging for bats.
Decommissioning Mitigation
Best practice measures, as described in the construction stage, will be followed. New guidance available at the decommissioning phase
will be adopted if appropriate.
Ornithology
Environmental Clerk of Works
A suitably experienced ECoW will carry out pre-construction surveys and locate any active nests close to construction works shortly
before these commence.
Pre- and Mid-construction Goshawk Surveys and Consultation
Prior to the commencement of felling for the purposes of the wind farm construction and the construction works themselves, a preconstruction
raptor/goshawk survey of the site and a surrounding buffer of at least 1 km will be carried out. The survey will follow the
methods detailed in Hardey et al. (2009) and will involve a combination of vantage point surveys and more intensive forest checks. The
vantage point surveys will include the late winter/early spring months when the species engages in display flight activity and may help to
target certain areas during the forest searches. A detailed survey protocol will be prepared and agreed with SNH prior to the
commencement of surveys to ensure appropriate intensity and coverage by the survey.
Ideally, this survey will be undertaken in the breeding season immediately preceding the commencement of construction works. The
purpose of this survey will be to identify the presence of goshawks (any other specially protected raptor species which may be present)
in the vicinity of the proposed Camilty wind farm site, establish whether any breeding pairs are present and where the current nest sites
(if any) are located. This survey will be supplemented by consultation with the Lothian and Borders Raptor Study Group and Forestry
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