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0 Introd

0 Metho

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0 Results

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Fauna

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0 Policie

0 Conclu

eferences

ppendices

ppendix I

ppendix II

ppendix III

ppendix IV


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odology

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ded Phase I H

Credit Awa

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usions and R

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port

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ltys Brewster

antarnam and

ales Ltd to p

esk based con

oximity to th

iority or pro

clude bats, bi

t inspection s

roosting Les

oodland supp

e field survey

anding and in

oodland. The

bitats extend

cluding splits

est of the site

hich were fo

azel Corylus a

idence of bat

e survey find

e small outbu

raging and co

undary. Furt

eir use by roo


r Ecology we

d the immed

rovide an eco

nsultation con

he survey sit

otected or o

rds and Otte

survey under

sser Horsesh

porting featur

y revealed a

ndustrial bui

e most impo

ding along the

and cavities t

e that some

und in piles

avellana shrub

ts (droppings

ings from 20

uilding for so

ommuting ba

thermore, an

osting bats.

port

ere commissi

iately surrou

ological appr

nfirmed that

te. The cons

other species

er Lutra lutra

rtaken at the

hoe bats Rhin

res of potent

limited range

ildings. The

ortant habitat

e railway cor

that could be

clearance wo

around the

bs.

s) within one

010. Conside

ole use by b

ats. Such mea

ny works to

oned to unde

unding areas.

aisal for the s

no designate

sultation iden

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largely assoc

site in 2010

nolophus hipp

ial value to ro

e of habitats

surrounding

ts were the w

rridor. These

e exploited b

orks of trees

site. The wo

of the smalle

eration for th

bats. Also the

asures could i

mature tree

ertake an ec

The survey

site in relatio

ed nationally

ntified that t

, nearby rec

ciated with th

0 identified ev

posideros and

oosting bats.

within the gr

habitats inc

woodland to

e areas includ

by roosting ba

s has occurre

oodland has

er out buildin

he proposed

e railway co

include supp

es should be

ological appr

y was undert

on to a propo

or internatio

he applicatio

cords of prio

he nearby Afo

vidence of us

d identified a

rounds of the

cluded dense

the west and

ded some we

ats. It was a

ed in the last

since been r

ngs was confi

developmen

orridor shoul

lementary pl

preceded by

raisal of the g

taken on beh

osed resident

onally importa

on site itself d

ority species

on Lwyd and

se of one of t

number of

e Cold Store

e scrub, mat

d east of the

ell-established

lso noted in t

t 5-7 years, t

restocked wi

rmed during

nt should inco

d be mainta

anting of nat

y a series of

grounds of th

half of Barrat

tial developm

ant sites lie w

did not hold

adjacent to

d Cwmbran B

the smaller d

the mature

e, principally c

ture trees a

e cold store g

d mature tree

the area of w

the decompo

ith Ash Fraxi

the site visit

orporate me

ained as a da

tive species a

activity surv

he Cold Stor

tt Homes So

ent.

within or in cl

any records

the survey

Boating Lake

derelict buildi

elements of

comprising h

nd broadlea

grounds and

es with featu

woodland to

osing remains

inus exelsior

, consistent w

easures to ret

ark corridor

long the railw

veys to estab

e in

outh

lose

s of

site

. A

ings

the

hard

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the

res,

the

s of

and

with

tain

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eport present

ruary 2011

ntial developm

ry (Eco 1 - 4

port

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ology were c

arnam, Cwm

e application

940. The site

ts the finding

and outlines

ment. The re

) in the Code

commissione

bran.

boundary oc

is located in

s of an ecolo

the ecologic

eport also in

e for Sustaina

ed to underta

ccupies an are

the Court R

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cal constrain

cludes an ind

able Homes –

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dication of th

– CSH.

ogical apprais

ximately 3 he

al Estate in th

ended Phase

nities associat

he likely cred

sal of a parce

ectares and is

he southeast o

I Habitat sur

ted with the

dit award un

el of land at

s centred at g

of Cwmbran

rvey underta

e proposal fo

der the Ecolo

the

grid

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ODOLOGY

er to establis

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rvation, SINC

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(CCW 2005

se I Habitat

eldwork was

C 1990) as a

sed developm

otential to su

rect signs of t

d-based asses

A map of hab

t.

e possible, h

ts adopted by

the frequenc

also noted.

dendron pont

ryside Act 19

port

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sh the baselin

ation and Ext

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dary and sur

tation details

servation Ar

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ant informatio

5), was additi

Survey

undertaken o

amended by

ment site wer

upport rare,

these species

ssment of the

bitats was dra

habitats were

y the local Bio

cy of Japanes

Japanese

icum are list

981 (as ame

ne ecological

tended Phase

marily involve

ify any reco

rrounding 1 k

s (where ava

reas, SACs)

Sites) for thei

on available v

ionally under

on 16 Febru

the Institute

re classified a

protected or

s (e.g. Badge

e potential of

awn up and t

e cross-refer

odiversity Ac

se Knotweed

Knotweed,

ed as a pern

ended), which

conditions o

e I Habitat su

ed consultati

ords of prio

km area. The

ailable) for an

and locally i

r nature con

via the Intern

rtaken.

ary 2011 an

e of Environ

and mapped

r otherwise n

r setts and d

f mature tree

target notes

renced to an

ction Plan.

d Fallopia jap

Himalayan

nicious weed

h makes it a

on site and in

urvey were un

on with the

ority and p

e search crite

ny designated

dentified site

servation inte

net, and othe

d followed st

mental Asse

as accuratel

notable speci

ung-pits). T

es and remain

were used to

ny relevant i

ponica in Wa

Balsam Imp

d under Sche

n offence to

the adjoinin

ndertaken in

South East

rotected spe

eria also inclu

d (e.g. Sites

es (e.g. Sites

erest.

er sources, su

tandard Phas

ssment (199

y as possible

es of flora an

he survey als

ning buildings

o identify feat

mportant U

les, any colo

patiens gland

edule 9, Sect

plant or oth

ng habitats, a

February 20

Wales Biodi

ecies within

uded inform

of Special Sc

s of Importa

uch as the P

se 1 Habitat

95). All hab

e. All habitat

nd fauna was

so incorporat

s on site to s

atures of part

UK priority h

onies seen du

dilifera, and

tion 14 of t

herwise caus

a combination

011.

versity Reco

the propo

ation relating

cientific Inter

ance for Nat

hase I Survey

Survey proto

bitats within

ts considered

s noted, as w

ted a subject

support roost

ticular ecolog

habitats or lo

uring the sur

Rhododend

the Wildlife

e the species

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of Care) Reg

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based consult

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ically relevan

EWBReC spe

s within the s

rvey site wer

te Newt Lisso

None of the

n habitat requ

Nearby bat re

daubentonii,

are also reco

no Pipistrelle

y of the SEW

hase I data o

gs with an ar

ase 1 Habit

istribution a

panying targe

pplication bou

ed by mostly

port

Disposal of k

s ‘controlled

gulations 199

tation with SE

proposed de

t (Appendix

ecies data co

survey site. W

re however i

otriton helvetic

ese records w

uirements/p

ecords includ

Brown Lon

ords of Noct

P.pygmaeus f

WBReC summ

of Wales (20

rea of semi-na

tat Survey

nd extent o

et notes in A

undary comp

y vacant ind

knotweed fro

waste’ to be

1.

EWBReC con

evelopment s

I).

nfirmed that

Within the 1

identified. Th

cus, Smooth

were conside

references o

ed roosts of

ng-eared Bat

ule Nyctalis n

foraging in th

mary map is p

005) reveale

atural broad-

of habitats w

ppendix II an

prised the gr

dustrial buildi

om a site is co

e disposed of

nfirmed that

site, nor wer

there were

km vicinity,

hese species

Newt L. vulg

ered of parti

of these spec

Lesser Hors

t Plecotus au

noctula, Serot

he local area.

provided in A

d that land

-leaved wood

within and a

nd further de

rounds of an

ings and har

ontrolled by

f safely at a l

no designate

e any within

no records o

records of p

included Kin

garis, Water

icular relevan

ies, and the

eshoe bats R

ritus and Co

tine Eptesicus

Appendix I (se

adjacent to a

dland to the w

adjacent to t

scription in t

n industrial si

rd standing a

the Environm

icensed landf

ed nationally

close proxim

of priority or

riority and p

gfisher Alced

Vole Arvicola

nce to the C

relative abse

hinolophus hi

ommon Pipis

s serotinus, N

ensitive data

and within th

west.

the site is i

he following

te known as

associated w

mental Prote

fill site accor

or internatio

mity, so as to

r protected s

protected spe

do atthis, Bar

a amphibious

Cold Store sit

ence of such

ipposideros,

strelle Pipistr

Natterers bat

excluded).

he site comp

llustrated in

sections.

s the Cold St

with access a

ection Act 19

ding to the E

onally import

o be conside

species or ot

ecies adjacent

n Owl Tyto a

and Otter Lu

te based on

features at

Daubentons

rellus pipistre

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prised largely

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tore, which w

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990,

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ted internally

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grounds of t

was generally

bus fruticosus

areas of intac

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btusifolium, D

present with

a gatekeepe

for the Cold

arget Note 1

survey. All s

ary included

the Cold Sto

st. A large re

a public playi

the Cold Stor

intact with t

s, Willow Sa

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Clover Trifol

Dandelion T

hin the Cold

rs’ office and

d Store and

1) and form

site buildings

an area of b

ore, and a na

esidential dev

ng field) to t

re was the ha

the edges su

alix sp., Ash F

improved gr

lium repens,

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d Store grou

d a small bric

one of the

mer security

s were inspec

broadleaved (

arrow strip o

velopment sc

he south of t

ard standing

upporting spo

Fraxinus exce

rassland swar

Creeping Bu

fficinale and

nds including

k block. All b

Nissan huts.

office (Figur

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(secondary s

of woodland

cheme is curr

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associated w

oradic patche

elsior and Oa

rds dominate

uttercup Ran

Ribwort Pl

g the main m

buildings wer

Only the sm

re 1, Target

of a bat asse

crub) woodl

extending alo

rently in the

with access ro

es of vegetat

ak Quercus ro

ed by Cocksf

nunculus repe

lantain Plant

multi-story C

re unoccupied

mall brick bl

Note 2) w

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and

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limited

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ense Scrub (S

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suitability to

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ws. The inter

the office or

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esternmost p

Hazel Corylus

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port

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oncrete roof.

helix growth.

es in the bric

rid supportin

floor which

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on the exter

crub woodla

part of the s

s avellana an

e in the past (

ingle storey

The extern

The internal

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oors, althoug

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e was also si

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Plate 2). It

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bats. There w

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area, based o

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upported fea

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there is som

of secondar

port

main canopy

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atures such a

for roosting

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ry scrub woo

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r Celandine R

mature stan

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as dense Ivy

bats (Plate 3

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imately 5-6m

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his area main

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tipped garde

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y Hedera helix

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nly including

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dens along L

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abitat become

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meets the bo

opy becomes

over a semi

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d is clearly un

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scheme.

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(Plate 4) w

ca dioca. Ot

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the habitat a

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ground flora

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pulus sp. line

a narrow st

with patches

ther species

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endula, Willo

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large cy

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he exception

oodland and

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rties and wa

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would apply

ore trees alo

te in its curr

ly be used by

e corridors fo

l linear veget

ypress trees

rmer playing

articularly as

port

long the Rail

n of a small n

peripheral s

t of the site w

s considered

s area would

(at least wit

ong the north

rent conditio

y local foragi

or a variety o

tation feature

along the no

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