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Pre-construction Survey
A preconstruction survey would be undertaken in line with the baseline methodology and between April and October.
Additional mitigation Pre-construction
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At the landfall, a thorough hand search by a suitably qualified ecologist followed by strimming would dissuade reptiles from the area and would be sufficient, as suitable unaffected habitat would remain.
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To minimise any potential impact to reptiles the working areas where reptiles have been recorded in low numbers would be made unsuitable prior to any works commencing by reducing cover as much as possible (by mowing or strimming to 5cm above ground-level) to discourage reptiles from the area. These sections would then be left for one week to allow reptiles to move out of the area.
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The 15 hedges would be coppiced using hand tools to prevent injuring any reptiles resting at the bases. Vegetation bases would only be removed once the area has been deemed clear of reptiles. These processes would be undertaken under a watching brief by a suitably qualified ecologist and any reptiles found would be transported to suitable habitat at least 50 m away from construction works. These receptor sites would be identified during the pre- construction walkover survey and clearly marked on maps to enable landowner permission to be gained prior to works commencing.
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A reptile capture and release programme would be implemented at one location: Reptile location 045 - Large area of grass and scrub. Only a proportion of the site will be temporarily lost. Capture and release will be to remaining unaffected areas of Reptile location 045 subject to landowner agreement. As reptiles will be moved to unaffected remaining habitat, habitat management measures of the retained habitat will be undertaken in the year prior to construction. This will aim to improve the carrying capacity of retained habitat during the construction period.
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At the remaining eight locations the areas concerned are small in size (e.g. narrow liner features at hedgerows) or have difficult access (Bawdsey Cliff) and the impacts would be short term and temporary, therefore it has been deemed inappropriate to implement a capture and release program here. At
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