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1.1 Purpose of this Report This report presents the findings of reptile surveys carried out in connection with plans to construct an Onshore Cable Route and Converter Station for the East Anglia ONE Offshore Windfarm. This report forms Appendix 24.8 to Volume 3, Chapter 24: Ecology and Ornithology of the Environmental Statement.
The Onshore Cable Route runs from a landfall to the east of Ipswich, north of the River Deben at Bawdsey. The route then runs north-west towards Bramford to the north of Ipswich, a distance of approximately 37km. The Preferred Onshore Cable Corridor and Converter Station Refined Area of Search is shown in Figure 24.8.1. The reptile surveys comprised habitat suitability assessment surveys and presence-absence surveys carried out between May and August 2012.
1.2 Ecological Context
The Preferred Onshore Cable Corridor and Converter Station Refined Area of Search lies within a rural landscape in East Anglia. Much of the land crossed is arable farmland, but the route crosses a number of hedgerows, field drains and ditches, areas of coastal habitats and small areas of woodland. The Onshore Cable Route also crosses previously-developed land and the River Deben.
1.3 Structure of this Report
The remainder of the report is set out as follows: • Section 2 describes the survey and assessment methods; • Section 3 presents the results of the surveys; • Section 4 provides the evaluation and conclusions; • Section 5 is the reference section; • Section 6 provides the figures; • Appendix A gives relevant legislation; and • Appendix B contains the raw survey data.