In the spring of 2011, Windrush Ecology undertook a series of habitat and botanical surveys in relation to the Monmouthshire County Council Local Development Plan. The project involved the surveying of a number of existing County Wildlife Sites within Monmouthshire and the subsequent assessment of each site to evaluate its ecological resources and to identify biodiversity constraints. The detailed botanical surveys were supported by a full data search and ecological desk study undertaken through the Local Environmental Records Centre.