Hello everybody,

I replied to this email back in December along with a butterfly list for
each one km. square. Just for interest I have listed, below, the
butterflies in the area and the year last seen. Speaking to a botanist, he
tells me the grassland is typical Bodmin Moor grassland, i.e. interesting,
and in 2004 six species of bumblebee were recorded. So any moth recorders
in the area may find it is worth a visit. The only Marsh Fritillary record
for the area is from 1975 with a grid of SX18. I don't know when the
reservoir was built but if this record is post-building it may still be
worth looking for the larva. The database does have February and March
records of larva so if your happy to walk around soggy areas it is worth
looking for!

All the best,

John
Cornwall Butterfly Recorder

Small Skipper 2000
Clouded Yellow 2000
Large White 2000
Small White 2000
Green-veined White 2004
Common Blue 2000
Small Copper 2004
Red Admiral 2000
Small Tortoiseshell 2000
Painted Lady 2000
Peacock 2004
Gatekeeper 2000
Speckled Wood 2000
Meadow Brown 2000
Wall 2005


----- Original Message -----
From: "linensemmit" <bbe@...>
To: <cornwall-butterfly-conservation@...>
Sent: Monday, December 22, 2008 8:20 PM
Subject: [cornwall-butterfly-conservation] Windfarm development in and
adjacent to Davidstow Woods


> 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.)
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>


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