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ECOLOGY APPROACH

Ecological Assessment and Design

If you’ve got an Ecology project you would like to discuss please get in touch with our Director of Ecology Val Gateley.

With over 16 years’ experience in the ecology including specialist knowledge in habitat survey and assessment, we can deliver a wide range of ecological services, including Biodiversity Net Gain (England) and Net Benefit for Biodiversity (Wales) assessments, in support of your project.

Our approach is to identify a robust ecological baseline from which our assessment work is based. Through a collaborative approach with clients and our in-house expertise in Landscape Architecture and Drainage design we will design effective species mitigation, habitat creation and enhancement to help ensure projects fully integrate Biodiversity Net Gain requirements and successfully mitigate any impacts to protected species.

We draw our inspiration for ecological mitigation design from the local environment which ensures that created or enhance habitat fits in with the local landscape and provides effective refuge, foraging and commuting options local fauna.

Our services

Walkover and habitat surveys

  • Habitat and vegetation Extended Phase 1 habitat survey/Ukhab survey

  •  Hedgerow assessment

  •  National Vegetation Classification survey

Protected Species

  • GCN eDNA surveys (England only)

  • Badger pressence/absence survey

  •  Nesting bird check

  •  Preliminary bat external building assessment

  •  Preliminary bat tree assessment

  •  Water vole survey

Documents/Reports

  • Ecology Desk Study

  • Constraints and Opportunites Report

  • Preliminary Ecological Assessment Report

  • Ecological Assessment Report

  • Biodiversity Net Gain Feasibility Assessment (England)

  • Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment (England)

  • Net Benefit for Biodiversity Assessment (Wales)

  • Technical Appendicies of above surveys

Specialist Surveys

  • Badger monitoring

  • Bat activity survey

  • Bat emergence/re-entry surveys

  • Bird surveys - Breeding

  • Bird surveys - Wintering bird assessment visit

  • Bird survyes - Wintering bird survey

  • Internal bat buidling assessment

  • Reptile survey

  • Tradtional amphibain survey (England only)

  • Water vole/otter survey