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A10 Wadesmill to Colliers End Bypass
Ecology
Biodiversity is a term used to describe the variety of life on Earth. The conservation of a complex system of habitats and species is essential to maintain the ecological health of the planet.
The Highways Agency is committed to contributing to UK conservation targets through its Biodiversity Action Plan.
The A10 Team employs professional ecologists to ensure the effects on local wildlife are minimised and to identify opportunities to bring benefits to the area. Some examples of the work we are doing for wild animals are given below:
- Deer & Badger...
- are both species capable of covering large distances in a single day. The new road crosses several of their paths and these are to be maintained by building tunnels and ledges, and erecting badger and deer fence to prevent accidents involving these animals.
- Otter...
- have not yet spread along the River Rib as far as the new A10 bypass but we are building a new home (an otter holt) ready for them to use should they appear in the future. We are also ensuring that otters don't come to harm on the new road by installing otter-proof fencing. New places for otters to mark their territories with droppings (spraints) are also being provided.
- Bats...
- depend heavily on suitable locations to roost close to good feeding areas. Our road design includes provision of an underground 'bat cave' close to the River Rib where bats currently feed. In addition special roosting boxes are to be attached to trees in woodland areas near to the route where new ponds and wetlands will provide abundant insect life for bats to feed on.
- Reptiles & Amphibians...
- have been rescued and transferred from the route of the bypass prior to construction work.
- Over 1.5km of special plastic fencing has been installed to aid the capture of any reptiles and amphibians (including great crested newts and grass snakes) within the road corridor.
- All captured animals have been taken to safe habitats nearby and we are providing extra habitats for them in which to feed, breed and spend the winter in hibernation.
- Invertebrates...
- often go unnoticed in large construction schemes but, in consultation with local experts we shall be creating diverse wetlands and wildflower grasslands to encourage local butterflies.
- The diverted Barwick
- Tributary will include gravels and silts rescued from its original course to promote rapid colonisation of the new watercourse. Old oak tree stumps and logs have been saved rather thandisposed of and these will be allowed to rot naturally in some of our 'habitat creation areas', providing valuable food and shelter for a range of beetles and bugs. In managing the finished road verges and adjacent areas we will encourage minimal use of pesticides and herbicides so that the value to invertebrates is maintained.
