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Metadata: 2013, EcoNorth, Blyth Demonstration Site, Reptile and Butterfly Survey
Abstract:
EcoNorth Ltd was commissioned by NaREC to undertake reptile and butterfly surveys on an area of land along the road between East Sleekburn and Cambois to the north of the Blyth Estuary; adjacent to, and including parts of, the former Blyth coal fired power station site. The survey area follows the route of a cable connection between the landfall of the power cables from the proposed Blyth offshore wind demonstrator site at Cambois beach, and a proposed electricity substation. The survey area also includes the access route to an existing substation. A 30m buffer surrounding the site boundary was also surveyed. The surveys were commissioned following an Extended Phase 1 habitat survey including a desk study which identified the potential presence of both reptiles and notable butterfly species.
Data holder:
The Crown Estate
| Other details | ||
| Internal code | Internally assigned metadata identifier | 26200 |
| Title | The title is used to provide a brief and precise description of the dataset such as 'Date', 'Originating organisation/programme', 'Location' and 'Type of survey'. All acronyms and abbreviations should be reproduced in full. | 2013, EcoNorth, Blyth Demonstration Site, Reptile and Butterfly Survey |
| Alternative title | The purpose of alternative title is to record any additional names by which the dataset may be known. | Reptile and Butterfly Survey |
| File Identifier | The File Identifier is a code, preferably a GUID, that is globally unique and remains with the same metadata record even if the record is edited or transferred between portals or tools. | 2297228e-047d-44f4-9b22-38f9fe2ac21c |
| Resource Identifier | This is the code assigned by the data owner. | TCE-116 |
| Resource type | The resource type will likely be a dataset but could also be a series (collection of datasets with a common specification) or a service. | series |
| Start date | This describes the date the resource starts. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2013-05-04 |
| End date | This describes the date the resource ends. This may only be the year if month and day are not known | 2013-09-12 |
| Frequency of updates | This describes the frequency with which the resource is modified or updated i.e. a monitoring programme that samples once per year has a frequency that is described as 'annually'. | notPlanned |
| Abstract | The abstract provides a clear and brief statement of the content of the resource. | EcoNorth Ltd was commissioned by NaREC to undertake reptile and butterfly surveys on an area of land along the road between East Sleekburn and Cambois to the north of the Blyth Estuary; adjacent to, and including parts of, the former Blyth coal fired power station site. The survey area follows the route of a cable connection between the landfall of the power cables from the proposed Blyth offshore wind demonstrator site at Cambois beach, and a proposed electricity substation. The survey area also includes the access route to an existing substation. A 30m buffer surrounding the site boundary was also surveyed. The surveys were commissioned following an Extended Phase 1 habitat survey including a desk study which identified the potential presence of both reptiles and notable butterfly species. |
| Lineage | Lineage includes the background information, history of the sources of data, data quality statements and methods. | EcoNorth Ltd was commissioned in March 2013 to undertake a Phase 1 habitat survey, extended to identify any use for the site by protected and notable species, on an area of land along the road between East Sleekburn and Cambois to the north of the Blyth Estuary; adjacent to, and including parts of, the former Blyth coal fired power station site. The survey was undertaken to identify any ecological constraints or potential ecological constraints to the route of a proposed grid connection for the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Wind Farm. Following the Extended Phase 1 habitat survey and taking into account consultation with Northumberland County Council it was determined that both reptile and butterfly surveys were required to inform the proposed grid connection project, as suitable habitats for both reptiles and notable butterfly species were present and previous records of both reptiles and notable butterfly species were present in the immediate vicinity of the site. Reptile surveys were undertaken by John Thompson MCIEEM on 7 separate dates between May and September 2013 in accordance with survey guidelines detailed by Froglife (1999). Butterfly surveys were undertaken at approximately fortnightly intervals during the period May to late August and timed to cover the flight periods for the two butterfly species of interest (dingy skipper Erynnis tages and grayling Hipparchia semele). Walked transects were used to identify the range of butterflies present and gain an indication of their abundance and distribution across the site. No evidence of reptiles was identified on the site or immediate surrounds and therefore this report concludes that there are no ecological constraints due to the presence of reptiles. Butterfly surveys identified the presence of grayling butterfly on and adjacent to the site. Due to the presence of this species a number of recommendations are made to ensure this species is conserved within the proposed grid connection development. No dingy skipper were reported, however the habitats surrounding the site appeared to be suitable for this species comprising of a mixture of open basking habitats and including some extensive areas of the preferred larval food plant of birds foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus. |
| Related keywords | ||
| Keyword | General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Reptile abundance |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Consenting | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Onshore Cable corridor | |
| General subject area(s) associated with the resource, uses multiple controlled vocabularies | Species distribution | |
| Geographical coverage | ||
| North | The northern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 55.24 |
| East | The eastern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.27 |
| South | The southern-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | 55.1 |
| West | The western-most limit of the data resource in decimal degrees | -1.53 |
| Responsible organisations | ||
| Role | The point of contact is person or organisation with responsibility for the creation and maintenance of the metadata for the resource. | pointOfContact |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| mde@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The custodian is the person or organisation that accepts responsibility for the resource and ensures appropriate care and maintenance. If a dataset has been lodged with a Data Archive Centre for maintenance then this organisation is be entered here. | custodian |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The originator is the person or organisation who created, collected or produced the resource. | originator |
| Organisation name | EcoNorth Ltd | |
| Phone | 01912854412 | |
| enquiries@econorth.co.uk | ||
| Role | The distributor is the person or organisation that distributes the resource. | distributor |
| Organisation name | The Crown Estate | |
| Phone | +44 020 7851 5000 | |
| enquiries@thecrownestate.co.uk | ||
| Role | The owner is the person or organisation that owns the resource. | owner |
| Organisation name | Blyth Offshore Demonstration Site | |
| enquiries@portofblyth.co.uk | ||
| Resource locators | ||
| Locator URL | Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/details/TCE-116/summary |
| Web address (URL) that links to the resource | https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk | |
| Dataset constraints | ||
| 20.1 Limitations on Public Access - Access constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 20.2 Limitations on Public Access - Other constraints | There will be no limitations when published on the Marine Data Exchange | |
| 21.1 Conditions for Access and Use - Use constraints | This states `otherRestrictions` from ISO vocabulary RestrictionCode and is an INSPIRE/GEMINI requirement. | otherRestrictions |
| 21.2 Conditions for Access and Use - Other constraints | This states any constraints on use of the data. Multiple conditions can be recorded for different parts of the data resource. If no conditions apply, then `No condtions apply` is recorded. This uses free text. | Data Must be used in accordance to the Marine Data Exchange's Terms of Use: https://www.marinedataexchange.co.uk/content/info/terms-of-use |
| Version info | ||
| Date of publication | The publication date of the resource or if previously unpublished the date that the resource was made publicly available via the MEDIN network. | 2025-03-04 |
| Harvest date | The date which this record has been (re)harvested from the provider. | 2026-04-14 |
| Metadata date | The date when the content of this metadata record was last updated. | 2026-04-07 |
| Metadata standard name | The name of the metadata standard used to create this metadata | MEDIN |
| Metadata standard version | The version of the MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard used to create the metadata record | 3.1.2 |