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Joint advice note from the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies (SNCBs) regarding bird collision risk modelling for offshore wind developments 2024

Abstract

This guidance from the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies (SNCBs – comprising JNCC, Natural England, Natural Resources Wales and NatureScot) provides recommendations on how the Offshore Wind Farm (OWF) industry should apply the available evidence on turbine collision risk to the impact assessment process.

This is an updated advice note that covers the input parameters required for collision risk modelling (CRM), including updated avoidance rates. The guidance incorporates new collision data from terrestrial wind farms and the Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP) Bird Collision Avoidance study presented in Skov et al. (2018). This data was initially presented in the recent work on recalculating Avoidance Rates undertaken by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) (Cook 2021) and has been revised and further updated by Ozsanlav-Harris et al. (2023) (JNCC Report 732).

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Resource type Publication

Topic category Environment

Reference date 2024·08·15

Citation
JNCC, Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, NatureScot. 2024. Joint advice note from the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies (SNCBs) regarding bird collision risk modelling for offshore wind developments. JNCC, Peterborough.

Lineage
This resource was produced by the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies JNCC, Natural England, Natural Resources Wales and NatureScot.

Responsible organisation
Communications, JNCC distributor

Limitations on public access No limitations

Use constraints Available under the Open Government Licence 3.0

Metadata date 2024·08·15

Metadata point of contact
Communications, JNCC

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