Search results 7.9.2 Habitat ECOLOGY 7.9 GREAT CRESTED NEWTS 7.9.2 Habitat Great crested newts spend most of the year around weedy ponds and small lakes, although they can also be found in dew-ponds, quite far away from other bodies of water. Great crested newts are nocturnal, hiding on... 07-9-2-habitat 7.9.5 Survey Work and District Level Licensing ECOLOGY 7.9 GREAT CRESTED NEWTS 7.9.5 Survey Work and District Level Licensing Sites within 500m of a pond known to, or considered to be able to, support a great crested newt population may need to be surveyed at the appropriate time of the year to establish... 07-9-5-survey-work-and-district-level-licensing 7.10.7 General Good Practice ECOLOGY 7.10 BIRDS 7.10.7 General good practice There are opportunities through development to mitigate and add benefit for nesting birds. These include such measures as: - Scheduling works to avoid breeding season Setting up exclusion areas around nesting... 07-10-7-general-good-practice 7.13.1 Introduction ECOLOGY 7.13 WHITE-CLAWED CRAYFISH 7.13.1 Introduction The White-clawed Crayfish is the only species of freshwater crayfish which is native to the UK. It has a wide distribution in the British Isles across lowland England and Wales and in central Ireland, mainly... 07-13-1-introduction 7.13.5 Survey Work ECOLOGY 7.13 WHITE-CLAWED CRAYFISH 7.13.5 Survey Work All surveys should be undertaken by suitably experienced, and where necessary, licensed surveyors. Habitat assessments can be undertaken at any time of year but surveys can only take place from mid-July to... 07-13-5-survey-work 7.13.7 Discovery on site ECOLOGY 7.13 WHITE-CLAWED CRAYFISH 7.13.7 Discovery on site If crayfish are identified during construction works on site, the works must be stopped immediately and the crayfish species identified by a suitably licensed person. If signal crayfish or any other... 07-13-7-discovery-on-site 7.13.8 General Good practice ECOLOGY 7.13 WHITE-CLAWED CRAYFISH 7.13.8 General Good Practice Plant and footwear used in and alongside water courses occupied by signal crayfish must be disinfected before being used elsewhere to avoid the spread of 'crayfish plague' Clearly cordon off... 07-13-8-general-good-practice 7.17.1.4 Hazards and method of distribution ECOLOGY 7.17 INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES 7.17.1 Giant hogweed 7.17.1.4 Hazards and method of distribution Giant hogweed presents both health and environmental hazards. The stems, edges and undersides of the leaves have small hairs, which contain large amounts of... 07-17-1-4-hazards-and-method-of-distribution 7.17.1.5 Control Measures ECOLOGY 7.17 INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES 7.17.1 Giant hogweed 7.17.1.5 Control Measures 7.17.1.5.1 Chemical Control Chemical control is the most effective method of controlling the plant. Spraying can start as soon as the plant is about 1m high, usually in March... 07-17-1-5-control-measures 7.17.2.4 Control Measures ECOLOGY 7.17 INVASIVE PLANT SPECIES 7.17.2. Japanese knotweed and hybrid species 7.17.2.4 Control Measures 7.17.2.4.1 Chemical Control Herbicide containing glyphosate can be used to control Japanese knotweed in the long term and can either be sprayed onto,... 07-17-2-4-control-measures 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
