The mayors policies, procedures and criteria for evaluation of nature conservation sites appendix 1 of the strategy, include the use of this survey. A phase 1 habitat survey was carried out at the burrington ham site, using the jncc 2010 phase 1 habitat survey handbook. In addition, those features of conservation interest likely to be directly affected by the project, even if they are of only minor nature conservation value, were also target noted. The toolkit allows you to produce effective, jncc colour coded maps in the field and export them directly to reports or as gis supported files for further processing in your chosen gis packages. Itis likely that a habitat survey and local wildlife site lws assessment will need to be provided in support. Extended phase one habitat survey of land at ridgecombe farm, october 2014 6 3. An extended phase 1 habitat survey was conduct ed following the methodology of the joint nature conservation committee jncc, 2010 and the institute of environmental assessment iea, 1995. Phase 1 habitat survey wanstead muster, briefing and. The phase 1 bog turtle survey and timber rattlesnake habitat assessment were conducted on june 23, 24, and 25, 2009. Extended phase 1 habitat survey the field survey comprised of an extended phase i habitat survey jncc, 2010 of the development site.
Extended phase 1 habitat survey by providing background information on the likely habitats and species that occur within the local area. White poplar f, alder o, silver birch o, english oak r, ash r. General description of the site this is a rural site located close to a hill top 2. Zthe client to udetake an extended phase 1 habitat survey. The phase 1 handbook presents a standardised system for classifying and mapping wildlife habitats in all parts of great britain, including urban areas. Note that identification of most grass species was not possible during the window of report.
To expand on that, it is a standardised method of appraising your site for the presence of plants and animals of all types. The hba phase 1 survey guidance notes warwickshire county. Photographs depicting the main ecological features may be found below. Phase one habitat survey toolkit save time in the office and focus on fieldwork using our innovative intuitive software. Follow the link below to get a taste of the overall journey that a. The baseline conditions reported and assessed in this document. A phase 1 habitat survey is a system of mapping habitats as a baseline to further survey work and is the industry standard used by ecologists throughout the uk. The weather during the survey was showers with sunny spells. Ecological phase 1 habitat survey geonet, the esri. Along with the description of habitat types on the site, a representative flora species list was compiled for each notable habitat type.
Peak ecology have a number of experienced phase 1 surveyors and work with a range of clients, from individual property owners, to statutory bodies and largescale developers. Handbook for phase 1 habitat survey a technique for. A phase 1 habitat plan for the site is included in appendix 2. An extended phase 1 habitat survey is often the first step in determining the ecological value of a site and identifying any constraints that may affect the project. Handbook for phase 1 habitat survey joint nature conservation committee, 2010. The aims of this survey and subsequent report were to.
It is often used to make an initial assessment of a sites habitat interest, and can be used to produce an important firststep habitat constraints plan for the purposes of guiding largescale development projects. Habitat survey and local wildlife site assessment protocol. In these cases any form of intentional or reckless. For more detail on species of conservation interest, please refer to the associated report. A phase 1 habitat survey with associated consultations and desk study was carried out on the raith area, as it is an efficient and systematic way to gain an appreciation of the main habitats and important wildlife species of geographic areas. Extended phase 1 habitat survey report basingstoke.
Extended phase 1 habitat survey east staffordshire. Mellow croft, phase 1 habitat survey target notes please use. The site is the subject of a planning application seeking to develop a lidl supermarket. Applied ecology ltdphase 1 habitat and botanical survey. Pdf a phase 1 habitat survey of burrington ham, part of the burrington combe. Descriptions of the principle habitats are provided below and are illustrated on drawing 1. This clip provides a snapshot of life as a lemur trainee based with the wye valley aonb. When is a habitat survey and local wildlife site assessment needed. It consists of an elongated agricultural field that slopes gently away to the north onto an.
Boldon lane, south shields december 2015 6 page 6 1 summary 1. Open space and habitat survey for greater london 1 introduction 1. In brief the site contained the following habitats. Since 1982 all versions of the ncc phase 1 habitat mapping system have been based on the same hierarchical classification system and are thus, in most respects, compatible with one another 1. Phase 1 habitat survey is a standard technique for classifying and mapping british habitats. The phase 1 habitat classification and associated field survey technique provides a relatively rapid system to record seminatural vegetation and other wildlife habitats. Phase 1 habitat survey to record the nature and extent of vegetation and habitats within and adjacent to the site. Habitatsurvey and local wildlife site assessment protocol leicestershire and rutland environmentalrecords centre lrerc november 2014. Phase 1 habitat survey preliminary ecological appraisal. This includes examples of its application and a key in pdf format. Mellow croft, phase 1 habitat survey target notes please use these notes in conjunction with the submitted habitat map.
Habitat biodiversity audit hba phase 1 survey guidance notes 20. Figures 1 and 2 are included after the text of this. A methodology for open space and habitat survey in london was adopted by the mayor in his biodiversity strategy in 2002. Phase 1 habitat survey wanstead muster, briefing and deployment. This is a nationally important population that should be maintained in approximately its current form. Phase 1 habitat survey dove way east staffordshire. For mapinfo gis users, a phase 1 habitat survey keysheet package is available from the rsk website. This report provides a description of these efforts, the results of the surveys, as well as a brief overview of the habitat requirements for bog turtles and timber rattlesnakes. The survey will record any signs of protected species or other valuable ecological components of the site. An extended phase 1 habitat survey or preliminary ecological appraisal is the baseline survey. Newhouse presents the results of an extended phase 1 habitat survey of the ecological study area, which. In march 2007, rps was commissioned by stride treglown ltd to carry out a desktop study and to update the phase i habitat survey. The site was walked and the habitats were described using the phase 1 habitat survey methodology3. Phase 1 habitat survey is the standard approach to mapping the extent and distribution of broad habitat types.
Once they they drawn and allocated habitat classifications to export from esri online in to esri arcview. The survey site that was conducted on foot by the surveyor includes. An initial walkover survey for badgers meles meles. This is a standard technique for obtaining baseline ecological information for areas of land, including proposed development sites. The standard symbols and colours can be interpreted by anyone with a copy of the phase 1 handbook, which can be download for free as a pdf document from. Baseline mapping of habitats fitting to categories 10 broad and. This area was subject to an extended phase 1 habitat survey in the period may to july 2004, focussing primarily on seminatural and other vegetated land up to approximately 500 m either side and at each end of the scheme. Mellow croft, phase 1 habitat survey target notes j2. Es biodiversity chapter which is presented in documents 5.
Extended phase 1 habitat survey borough of rossendale. Certain species which are listed in schedule 1 of the wildlife and countryside act receive special protection. Phase one habitat survey toolkit oxford brookes university. This also contains links to downloadable pdfs of both the full a4 handbook and the. Handbook for phase 1 habitat survey jncc open data. The joint nature conservation committee jncc has written guidance to the classification of each habitat type. This version has been widely used for largescale habitat surveys such as the phase 1 survey of cumbria ncc 1986a, kelly. Bog turtle habitat phase 1 survey report template revised by usfws on 42006 the u. Lle data terrestrial phase 1 habitat survey this dataset holds comprehensive habitat cover data for the whole of wales derived from a programme of field recording that was begun by the wales field unit of the nature conservancy council in 1979 and continued by the countryside council for wales after restructuring in 1991.
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