Surveys

Forewind prepared a Scoping Report as the first stage in its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) process for Dogger Bank Creyke Beck. It outlined the proposed way forward for the assessment of any effects likely to arise from the development proposals. The process of EIA is iterative and will evolve as the survey work progresses and as Forewind’s understanding of the existing environment and assessment of effects develops. Forewind will contract a number of technical specialists to carry out the environmental surveys specific to this project.

 

Onshore
Start End Contractor Type of Survey Scope & Aims
Nov-11 Mar-12 Peak Ecology Wintering birds Wintering bird surveys at selected locations along the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck cable corridor.
Aug-11 Sep-11 Peak Ecology
 Bats
 Bat activity survey following transetcs to determine the species present and level of activity
June-11 July-11 Peak Ecology
 Breeding birds
 Surveys of birds during the breeding season. Survey locations selected as suitable during earlier Habitat Surveys
June-11 July-11 Peak Ecology
 Water voles and otters
 Survey of drainage ditches and riverside habitat for the presence of Otters and Voles
May-11 Jun-11 Peak Ecology Habitats Fieldwalking to record broad scale habitat types.
April-11 Jun-11 Peak Ecology Newts Survey of ponds and waterbodies to record the presence of newts, and specifically the protected Great Crested Newt.

 

Offshore
Start End Contractor Type of Survey Vessel/s Scope & Aims
March-12 Dec-12 Gardline Current, wave
and tidal measurement		 M/V Forth

Seabed-anchored devices will measure currents, waves and tides for the rest of 2012.
March-12 April-12 Gardline Geophysical M/V Ivero

Geophysical survey to better understand the nearshore section of the cable corridor for Dogger Bank Creyke.
March-12 March-12 Gardline Geophysical Titan Endeavour Geophyscial survey to better understand the nearshore section of the cable corridor for Dogger Bank Creyke.