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Ditch 84 Assessment of Water Vole Habitat Suitability for Ditch 84 Factor
Water Quality Stable/Long term water
Bank suitable for burrowing (Critical) Suitable vegetation (Critical) Un-shaded
Free from predation and competition (and no stock poaching)
Appropriate management regime Overall Assessment of Suitability
Assessment
Unknown Unknown Suitable
Ditch 84 is suitable for Water Voles. The banks are steep and suitable for burrowing. There is plenty of suitable vegetation dominated by reeds, herbs and tall grasses with occasional overhanging trees. Water depth is approximately 1 – 2 m.
Ditch 85 and 86 Assessment of Water Vole Habitat Suitability for Ditch 85 and 86 Factor
Water Quality Stable/Long term water
Bank suitable for burrowing (Critical) Suitable vegetation (Critical) Un-shaded
Free from predation and competition (and no stock poaching)
Appropriate management regime Overall Assessment of Suitability
Assessment
Unknown Unknown Suitable
Ditches 85 and 86 are suitable for Water Voles. The banks are steep and suitable for burrowing. There is plenty of suitable vegetation dominated by reeds, herbs and tall grasses with occasional overhanging trees. Water depth is approximately 1 – 2 m.
Ditch 87
Ditch 87 no longer exists as a ditch and is reduced to a shallow depression in the ground that is poached by cattle. It is completely dry and vegetated with short grasses as the rest of the pasture.
Ditch 88 and 89
Ditch 88 and 89 are railway drainage ditches adjacent to the railway. Access was not possible at the time of survey.
East Anglia Offshore Wind Limited
Water Vole and Otter Technical Report 854188 (Rev 02)