SUPERSEDED Reference Document Pre-Clearance Report by Biodiverse Environment al_15 08 2025 OPW25/0140

            2. PRE-CLEARANCE SURVEY METHODOLOGY
            The purpose of a fauna pre-clearance survey is to locate fauna, their breeding places and habitat,
            and to relocate any fauna that may be impacted by works. A pre-clearance survey was conducted on
            the 15th of August 2025 at 44 Hoy Road in Lake Macdonald.
            The pre-clearance survey included a visual inspection of the tree canopy and surrounds within the
            project area. This involved inspecting for nests, hollows, scratches, burrows, arboreal termitarium,
            scats and tracks. The survey also included a destructive search which involved stripping loose
            exfoliating bark and rolling logs.




            3. PRE-CLEARANCE SURVEY RESULTS
                 3.1. Habitat Features and Animal Breeding Places
            A total of forty-one [41] habitat features and potential animal breeding places were located on Site,
            including coarse woody debris piles, loose bark, aquatic features, arboreal and terrestrial termitaria,
            burrows and hollows. These features are considered to provide suitable habitat for a range of fauna.
            Loose and fractured bark, as well as hollow limbs, provide suitable breeding, foraging and sheltering
            habitat for small reptiles, mammals and amphibians. Woody debris, felled vegetation and
            groundcovers are also regularly used by several species including reptiles, amphibians and
            mammals.
            A proposed covenant will overlay and protect the eastern waterway and waterbodies from clearing
            and direct disturbance impacts. While these features will not be removed during works, care must be
            taken when working in the vicinity, and sedimentation into the waterway must be avoided. A small
            waterbody is present at the western Site extent where amphibians, as well as other fauna, are
            expected to be present (Figure 2).




                                                Figure 2. Aquatic features on Site

            Several large trees are present at the southern extent of Site. Scratch marks consistent with Koala
            (Phascolarctos cinereus) and other small to medium sized mammals were observed on a number of
            these trees (Figure 4), however no Koala’s were observed during the survey. If present during works,
            they will be managed as per the Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2017.




            PRE-CLEARANCE REPORT | 44 Hoy Road, Lake MacDonald                                                   3
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