Roadstone Dublin Limited Lands at Blessington Co wicklow…都柏林有限公司在的地块威克洛.pdfVIP

Roadstone Dublin Limited Lands at Blessington, Co. wicklow Waste Licence Acation : Environmental ImDact Statement Remediation of Unauthorised landfill Sites SECTION 4 : FLORA AND FAUNA a 4.1 INTRODUCTION The proposed remediation of unauthorised landfills involves four sites within the large sand and gravel quarry (Doran’s Pit) which lies just north-west of Blessington town. Three of these are deposits of buried waste incorporated in partly reclaimed areas, the fourth an un-worked deposit adjacent to a former quarry, where it is intended to establish a landfill to dispose of this material permanently. The purpose of this section of the report is to describe and evaluate the likely effects of the development that are significant in terms of the local ecology. The area was visited in August and September 2003 when the habitats and flora were examined by means of a Phase I Habitat Survey (JNCC 1990) but using the habitat classification of the Heritage Council publication (Fossitt 2000). A follow-up visit was undertaken on 13 February 2004. Consultations were held with Mike Wyse-Jackson of the Research Section, National Parks and Wildlife Service at the Department of the Environment. 4.2 EXISTING