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Hedgerow Two
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Knotweed in
2016
Hedgerow Eight
and Headland
Hedgerow Nine
Area F
Area E
Area B
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Area C
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Hedgerow Four
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Metres
PART SIX: RECOMMENDATIONS
ONE: PROTECTING BREEDING BIRDS
o There is very good habitat for breeding birds in the extensive overgrown Hedgerows with
their scrub and rank headlands and also in Areas C and F.
o The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) implemented the European Birds
Directive of 1979, along with the Bern Convention of 1979. All wild birds, their nests and
their eggs are protected under the Act. It is an offense intentionally to:
Kill, injure or take any wild bird
Take, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird whilst it is in use or being built
Take, damage or destroy an egg of any wild bird, or
Possess any live or dead bird or the egg of any wild bird, or any derivative.
o Therefore, any works to manage the hedgerows in any way or to clear parts of Areas C and
F will take place outside of the breeding season, taken to be March to mid-August, as
Blackbirds in particular have expanded their season.
TWO: PROTECTING and ENHANCING the HEDGEROWS TWO-THREE and FIVE-NINE and
ASSOCIATED SCRUB and RANK GRASSLAND
o These hedgerows will be retained as valuable wildlife habitats and landscape features.
o The planned development will leave a headland of at least ten feet/three metres between
any element of the new static caravan sites and the base of the hedge-bank.
o The hedgerows and their scrub and rank grassland will be protected during all phases of
site preparation, construction and landscaping:
o They will be protected from machinery by erecting continuous barriers at least 10
feet/three metres from the outer edge of the headlands.
o The barriers will be left in place until all stages of the development are completed.
o All larger trees in these hedgerows will be protected during site preparation, construction
and landscaping:
Barriers must prohibit construction work between the barrier and the tree trunk. The
minimum distance between the barrier and the trunk must be either the distance of
branch spread or half the tree height, whichever is the greater.
Trees must be protected from direct impact and from severance or asphyxiation of the
roots.
o Along the length of Hedgerow Seven there is less than 50% tree cover and in Hedgerow
Eight there are no trees. It may be considered essential (e.g. a condition of planning
consent) or desirable to re-establish a continuous line of hedgerow trees along the top of
the banks. This would screen the A487 from the caravan site and also conceal more of the
Site within the overall landscape.
o Similarly, the owners may consider it desirable to replant the hedgerows that have been
felled – Hedgerows Three and Nine.
o If new hedgerows are planted, they will consist of a very diverse mix of native species, as
described in detail in Appendix Two.
o Future management of the Caravan Sites will maintain headlands of un-mown and/or
lightly-managed vegetation at least ten feet/three metres wide.
o No static caravans will be located within ten feet/three metres of the headlands edge.
o The hedgerows and their associated scrub and rank grass headlands can be enhanced as
wildlife habitats by a programme of mainly very light management to allow the vegetation to
mature and build a substantial depth of litter layer, which will benefit ground invertebrates
and small mammals.
o There will be no use of herbicides to control vegetation.
o In the long-term the hedgerows can be maintained as effective habitats through rotational
management, as detailed in Appendix One.
THREE: AREAS C and F
o Areas C and F contain dense scrub, a very valuable wildlife habitat, as described in detail in
Appendix One.
o On the northern side of both areas as wide a belt of this scrub as possible will be
retained and protected during the development, as described in Recommendation Two.
o It will form part of the wide headlands on the southern side of Hedgerows Three and
Nine.
o Clearance of the main sections of Areas C and F must take place outside of the breeding
season for birds, as stated in Recommendation One.
o There is the possibility that within Area C is a patch of Japanese Knotweed. This must not
be spread around the site by removal of “waste” and ground-works and landscaping. It
must be entirely eradicated, as specified in Recommendation Four.
FOUR: JAPANESE KNOTWEED
o There is the possibly of an area of Japanese Knotweed Fallopia japonica within Area C.
o Japanese Knotweed is classified as an “invasive species” and also classed as “controlled
waste”, which can only be disposed of at Licenced Landfill Sites.
o Under Section 14(2) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 it is an offence “to plant or
otherwise cause to grow in the wild” any plant in Schedule 9 Part Two of the Act, which
includes Japanese Knotweed.
o The responsibility for controlling Japanese Knotweed lies with the landowner.
o In the autumn, when the vegetation has died back, the owners of Greenfields must check all
of Area C carefully to establish whether Japanese Knotweed is still present.
o If it is present, the owners must ensure that
a) it is not spread as a result of ground-works;
b) it is eradicated.
o Natural Resources Wales recommends a 2-3 year programme of application of glyphosate
to leaves and stems in late-summer or autumn.
o To clear and eradicate Japanese Knotweed may well take three years, i.e. until 2022.
o Therefore, any programme to remove any Knotweed from Area C should begin this autumn.
FIVE: PLANTING NEW NATIVE TREES
The Plan of the Proposed Development (page five) shows that many trees and shrubs will be
planted within the development field. These will make an important contribution to the landscape,
enhancing biodiversity and the well-being of residents and their guests.
planted within the development field. These will make an important contribution to the landscape,
enhancing biodiversity and the well-being of residents and their guests.
o The majority will be pure native species, as these support far more species of
invertebrate than cultivars and/or non-native species. For example, Common Alder
supports at least 90 species of insect while the non-native Italian Alder supports only six.
o Most native tree species support a large number of associated insect species:
Willow 266 Birch 229 Hawthorn 149
Blackthorn 109 Aspen and White Poplar 97
Crab Apple and Wild Plum 93
Scots Pine 91 Hazel 73.
o Native trees will also reflect the local landscape history and ecology.
o Native Tree Species that could be included in the planting:
Aspen Populus tremula
Blackthorn Prunus spinosa
Common Alder Alnus glutinosa
Crab Apple Malus sylvestris
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Elder Sambucus nigra
Field Maple Acer campestre
Grey Willow Salix cinerea
Goat Willow Salix caprea
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Hazel Corylus avellana
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Midland Hawthorn Crataegus laevigata
Rowan Sorbus aucuparaia
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Scots Pine Pinus sylvaticus
White Poplar Populus alba
Wild Plum Prunus domestica
o Trees will be planted with irregular spacing and not in straight lines, and in informal
clumps with lower, shrubby species on the outside.
SIX: CREATING AREAS OF WILDLIFE GARDEN
A: Flowers and low Flowering Shrubs
o There will be areas of flowers and shrubs, some of which will be closely associated
with the new trees.
o The plants will mainly be native species, and will provide a seasonal range of
flowering from April to September.
o Species will be selected not only for their visual qualities but also their scents and their
attractiveness to insects.
o The wildlife garden areas will be designed and maintained with the specific aim of
providing feeding and breeding habitat for Bees and other endangered insects. This would
be a good response to campaigns initiated by conservation bodies such as the Bumble Bee
Conservation Society, Friends of the Earth, Wildlife Trusts and RSPB.
o Increasing numbers of invertebrates will provide feeding opportunities for birds and bats.
o The planting schemes could include many of the following species:
Aquilegia Berberis
Centaurea Ceonothus
Bluebell
Comfrey
Buddleja
Cotoneaster
Campanula
Escallonia
Daisy family (including species of Aster, Chamomile, Chicory, Cornflower, Feverfew, Fleabane,
Goldenrod, Hawkweed, Black/Lesser Knapweed, Marigold, Mayweed, Ox-eye/Shasta
Daisy, Sunflower, Thistle)
Everlasting Wallflower Flowering Currant
Heathers Hebe
Juniper
Scabious
Lavender
Sedum.
B: Action for Invertebrates, Lizards, Small Mammals and Hedgehogs
These areas can be enhanced for a range of species by an imaginative creation of mini-habitats and
the installation of manufactured items. The habitat piles and the manufactured items would provide
homes for ants, bumble bees, centipedes, common wasps, earwigs, ground beetles, millipedes,
snails, spiders and woodlice. The habitat piles may also be used by Lizards, small mammals such
as Wood Mouse and Common Shrew, and even in time by Hedgehog.
o Interlinked Areas of Longer Grass provide a specific habitat for ground invertebrates and also
create a hidden corridor in which mammals such as Weasel and Hedgehog can hunt unseen.
o Habitat piles of
· varying-sized stones
· sizeable logs and timbers which will slowly rot away
· leaf-litter, including some garden waste.
o Small boulders: A number will be fitted into the borders in a range of aspects. Some will
have chambers underneath.
o Schwegler manufacture a wide range of specifically manufactured “homes” for
invertebrates and some will be installed. (The numbers given are the
ordering code for products available from Jacobi Jayne & Co.).
Nesting Blocks for Solitary Insects:
Hardwood Insect Block 00370/6
Clay and Reed Insect Block 00377/5
Wood-concrete Insect Block 00 375/1
o They will be in a sunny position, protected from wind and rain. They can be fixed to
poles in the ground or hung from branches in the hedgerows.
RECOMMENDATION SEVEN: LANDSCAPE DESIGN and CONSERVATION PLAN
Honeysuckle
Lungwort
Forsythia
Ivy
Mahonia
Geranium
Jasmine
Rosemary
Labiate family (including Bugle, Dead Nettle, Marjoram, Mints, Self-heal, Thyme, Woundwort)
Pea family (including Broom, Everlasting Pea, Bird’s-foot Trefoil)
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Revision Notes:REV A- 19/02/2020 - New hedgerow proposed on edge of A487, additionallandscaping indicated in existing park, 1 relocated unit changed.
- Proposed caravan units rotated so that decking's face downhill toallow units to be 'dug in' to ground.- Indicative drawings of proposed caravan units amended.- Development Boundary amended