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• Ground Investigation drilling to take place

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  Surveyors will be at Hemsleys Meadow and Finches Field during the first couple of weeks of September to carry out the site assessment for the Ground Investigation survey. This will involve drilling in locations agreed with the design team engineers.

  
  

  Mid Sussex District Council are working with a member of the Association of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Specialists. They will use a track mounted hydraulic drilling rig to drill exploratory holes which can then be used for testing. They will fence off the area whilst they are working and backfill the holes once they are finished.

  
  

  A Ground Investigation survey seeks to establish the soil and rock profile. The data they collect will form part of a report used by the design team engineers when designing drainage features or foundation details.

• Reptile Survey

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  From Friday 18^th August, you might spot some strange mats in the hedgerows and leaf piles around Hemsleys Meadow and Finches Field. Don’t worry, these are not fly tipping, they are part of a reptile survey and should be left alone.

  Mid Sussex District Council are working with a Registered Practice of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management to make sure that any changes we make do not have a negative impact on the site’s wildlife.

  In Spring 2023, our Ecologists carried out a Preliminary Ecological Appraisal which identified suitable habitats for reptiles. The four common reptile species (slow-worm Anguis fragilis, common lizard Zootoca vivipara, adder Vipera berus and grass snake Natrix natrix) are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act. It is an offence to intentionally kill or injure any of our native snakes and lizards.

  We now need an experienced reptile expert to carry out further surveys.

  The reptile survey involves laying artificial refuges (reptile mats) to attract the reptiles and make them easier to detect. Over the following few weeks, the ecologists will be back to check for reptile activity.

  These surveys will determine the value of the site for these species and if we need to formulate a suitable mitigation strategy.

• Underground Utility survey to take place

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  Surveyors will be at Hemsleys Meadow and Finches Field for one day during the week of 27^th March to carry out the site assessment for the Underground Utility survey. There will be no impact on use for visitors to the fields.

  
  

  An Underground Utility survey seeks to identify the location of below ground services such as electricity and communications cables, gas and drainage pipes.

  Mid Sussex District Council are working with a Registered Practice of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors who will send one or two surveyors to scan the site. They will use a combination of Electromagnet tracing and Ground Penetrating Radar to identify the location and depth of underground services.

  The drawings they produce will be used by our landscape architects to make informed decisions when deciding where to position features requiring excavation. This will safeguard contractors and prevent disruption to utility services and delays in the project during construction.

• Ecological surveys to take place

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  Ecologists will be on the fields for one day during the week of 6th March to carry out the site assessment for the Preliminary Ecological Appraisal. There will be no impact on use for regular visitors to the fields.

  
  

  A Preliminary Ecological Appraisal seeks to identify the main habitat types present on site and establish the potential to support protected or notable species. The site visit is part of the appraisal which also involves desk-based research.

  Mid Sussex District Council are working with a Registered Practice of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management who will send one or two ecologists to look for evidence of use by, or features with the potential to support, badger, bats, nesting birds, great crested newt, hazel dormouse, otter, reptiles, and water vole.

  The report they produce will be used by our landscape architects to make sure that any changes we make do not have a negative impact on the site’s wildlife, and ideally will enhance it.