Renewable Energy, Torr Works Wind Farm, Somerset - Expert Witness for Ecology

September 2015

I was asked to appear as an ecological expert witness at a public inquiry for a 4-turbine onshore wind farm development adjacent to Torr Works Quarry in Somerset.
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​The main issues related to potential impacts of the wind turbines on bats, birds (peregrine falcon) and dormice.

​Bats were the most contentious ecological ​constraint, with the site located next to ancient woodland; a mitigation strategy was developed to prevent or reduce effects on bats. 

​While the wind farm appeal was not successful for non-ecological reasons, the mitigation strategy developed was deemed to adequately minimise the risks associated with ecology and ensure that there were no likely significant effects. 
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