Just wanted to draw your attention to a windfarm which is proposed for
a site in and adjacent to Davidstow woods and Crowdy reservoir near
Camelford - planning application number 2008/01432 - for a total of 20
turbines 126.5m tall. (415 feet)

I am not a butterfly expert, but I have been told that on the Crowdy
side of the woods in particular a lot of butterflies are seen, on the
field edge and in one particular part of the plantation, where the
trees are far less densely planted and there are open areas with
brambles. I understand that some of these butteflies are quite rare.
Turbine number 13 is to be sited in that particular area. In the
planning application the developer also talks about tidying up areas
which are by turbine 11, which again are partially open areas.
Turbines are also proposed for the fields between the woods and the
water station.
I am concerned regarding the potential loss of habitat for butterflies
and moths, but do not know anything like enough about the subject to
know if there is cause for concern or not.

If you wish to know more about the development, there are websites:
www.stinc.co.uk - Look at the Davidstow page. There are links from
that to the council planning website and also to the developer's
website so you can see the map of the proposed layout of the turbines.

Should you wish to comment on the development, the planning
application is open for comments until the day of the planning
committee meeting - the windfarm is not on the agenda for the January
9th meeting, so comments can be made during January 2009. (The
council planning portal website is currently showing the 16th of
December 2008 as the closing date for comments, but this date changes
regularly. If you do wish to make comments to the council, please do
not be deterred by this date.)