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Great Crested Newts Baseline
Detailed baseline relating to Great Crested Newts is provided in Volume 3, Section 24.5.2.17 of the ES. There are background records of Triturus cristatus (Great Crested Newt) records within the 2km area of search.
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Out of a total of 65 water bodies surveyed for Great Crested Newts along the Onshore Cable Route, six had confirmed presence - three ponds supporting a low population and three ponds supporting a medium population (based on Natural England‟s population estimation guidance (Natural England 2001).
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A 250m buffer was applied around the water bodies with Great Crested Newts present (which is the distance that Great Crested Newts can often travel away from their breeding pond). These buffers overlap in many places to form five discrete areas of the proposed Onshore Cable Route with a risk of Great Crested Newts being present. Full details are provided in the Great Crested Newt Technical Report – ES Appendix 24-6. Ponds where Great Crested Newts were present during the surveys are identified on Figure 24.1 in the ES.
8.2 140 Pre-construction Survey
Any ponds within 250m of the proposed works not previously surveyed for Great Crested Newts due to landowner access issues would be surveyed prior to construction (eleven ponds require survey due to previously denied access). These surveys have to be carried out between March and Mid-June. All other ponds that have been surveyed for Great Crested Newts previously would also require pre-construction surveys as licence applications to Natural England can typically only use data that is between 2 – 4 years old. The methodology would be the same as that for the baseline surveys.
8.3 141 Embedded Mitigation
Great Crested Newt mitigation would be carried out under licence from Natural England.
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