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The reserve lies between Portishead and Royal Portbury Dock.
Access points are from Wharf Lane in Sheepway just off Junction 19 of the M5 motorway and from Portishead marina.
This website is created for and maintained by Friends of Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve.
You can contact the Friends at info@fpwnr.org
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FAQs
FAQs about the pylon work at Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve
These are some of the questions which we have been asked about the pylon work taking place on the nature reserve.
We will answer questions to the best of our knowledge based on information we have received. However, for a definitive answer please contact the Hinkley Connection Team (HCT) directly at www.hinkleyconnection.co.uk. You can also read the latest briefings from HCT at the bottom of this page.
What will happen to our reserve when a temporary road is driven through it by the Hinkley work? Vital habitats will be destroyed for ever?
Answer: The Hinkley line is not going to destroy the reserve!The temporary road crosses the rough grazing fields, avoiding the pools and newt ponds. The most serious damage will be the removal of sections of hedgerows. These will be replaced, but will take some years to recover.
The work to replace the pylons and put in new lines will cause several years of disturbance and disruption, but the reserve will recover in the long term. There are lots of different threats to the future of the reserve and its wildlife, the Hinkley line is a temporary one and not as serious as many others.
At a meeting in the Folk Hall last year representatives from the Hinkley Point Connection Team addressed the public. They said that work would stop during the breeding season.
Answer: National Grid have been advised by Natural England that the biggest threat is to the wintering wildfowl, many of which are on the red and amber lists of birds under threat. They migrate to the reserve in the autumn and leave again in the spring. The Hinkley Connection Team have confirmed in writing that there will be no construction between September and April to minimise any effects on wintering birds.See Hinkley Connection Project at PWNR where other wildlife mitigation measures are outlined for Cetti’s Warblers, Barn Owls, Great Crested Newts, Water Voles and Bats.
What access to the reserve will the public have once work has started?
Answer: The public paths should remain open during the construction work. However, they might be temporarily closed for safety reasons when heavy machinery is being moved around the site.
However we have been advised that the car park at the Sheepway bridge will be closed until 2025. Please see the February 2020 Hinkley Connection briefing for more information about this.
There are low plastic fences at floor level in the fields, what are they for?
Related pages
Hinkley Connection Project at PWNR
Related posts
Hinkley Connection Update November 2020
This update relates to the continuation of work at Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve. This is a briefing we have received from the Community Relations Team of the National Grid Hinkley Connection Project. We are posting these briefings so… Read More
Hinkley Connection Update April 2020
This update relates to the continuation of work at Portbury Wharf Nature Reserve and the extra safety measures being taken during the Covid-19 pandemic. This is a briefing we have received from the Community Relations Team of the… Read More
Hinkley Connection Update February 2020
This update relates to closures and restrictions at Sheepway. This is a briefing we have received from the Community Relations Team of the National Grid Hinkley Connection Project. We are posting these briefings so you are kept up… Read More
Hinkley Connection Update September 2019
This update relates to the measures being taken to protect the environment and ecology of the reserve. This is a briefing we have received from the Community Relations Team of the National Grid Hinkley Connection Project. We are… Read More
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