The biggest threat to biodiversity is climate change. Having a cleaner energy system made up of more nuclear power and renewables can reduce the UK’s carbon emissions and benefit the environment.
Watch this video opposite to hear our environment lead and Development Consent Order Manager, Dr Steve Mannings, explain how even though Sizewell C is still being built, the project is already doing much to boost local biodiversity and improve the environment on and around our site.
For over a decade, we have been busy working with a team of ecologists to create wildlife habitats in and around Sizewell. This is to help us improve the biodiversity on our estate. It also mitigates the negative environmental impacts of construction on and around our site.
Our nature reserves are already greatly benefitting local wildlife by increasing the availability of prey species and providing breeding ground for many different creatures, including endangered species like marsh harriers.
Our team of specially-trained ecologists have carefully removed wildlife from the construction site, including water voles and reptiles, and taken them to new homes that we have made for them at Wild Aldhurst and elsewhere.
We have created far more habitat than is required to rehome the wildlife that is temporarily displaced and once Sizewell C is built, most of the construction site will be restored to nature.
