Ryan Hanley are currently undertaking a Constraints Study. As part of the Constraints study, a walkover survey was undertaken on the 11th March 2020 to identify and features of interest from an environmental perspective and in particular to inform the ecological baseline of the study area. The preliminary walkover survey, at this early stage allows consideration of any significant constraints to the project design and to scope future specialists surveys. The walkover survey had particular regard for protected habitats and species, including habitats/species listed in Annex I, II and IV of the EU Habitats Directive, protected species under the Wildlife Act and rare flora listed in the Flora Protection Order. The survey further considered the presence of invasive plant and animal species along with semi-natural habitats of conservational value.