Abstract
Natural England has been advising on the environmental impacts of onshore and offshore wind farms to both applicants and regulators for a number of years. Over that time the cumulative impacts to certain species has been a key issue. Recently one species in particular, the pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhyncus, was thought to be reaching levels of cumulative impact that may be unsustainable. In order to better understand this Natural England commissioned the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust to undertake a review on the impacts of wind farms to pink-footed geese.
The results provide the best evidence at the current time and they are published in three related reports:
- This report Pink-footed Goose anthropogenic mortality review: Avoidance rate review (NECR196);
- Pink-footed goose anthropogenic mortality: collision risk modelling (NECR197)
- Pink-footed Goose anthropogenic mortality review: Population model (NECR198).
This information will be used by Natural England, regulators, applicants and their consultants to make better informed decisions about new wind farms.