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Summary of Services
We are specialist consulting ecologists
with expertise in a broad range of habitats and species
found in terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments and a wide range of arboricultural services specialising in planning and health and safety inspections.
We are committed to working to the highest professional
and technical standards. To that end, our consultants
have River Habitat Survey (RHS) and GeoRHS accreditation
from the Environment Agency, Personal Track Safety
certification to allow us to work on the rail network
and a range of licences from Natural England and other
statutory bodies, permitting us to survey protected
species.
Our aim is to offer an effective interface
between developers and industry on the one hand and
legislation and regulators on the other, in order
to lighten the burden of compliance. We do this by
offering the following services:
>Arboricultural Services
>Ecological Surveys
>Enhancement, Mitigation and Compensation
>Interpretation and Assessments
>Monitoring and Management
>Public Inquiry
>Research and Training
Arboricultural Services
• Health and safety tree surveys and inspections
• Planning and development, BS: 5837 tree surveys
• Planning and TPO appeals
• Woodland management plans
• Tree planting schemes
• Expert witness
• Arboricultural monitoring
Ecological Surveys
• Phase 1 habitat and hedgerow surveys
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Phase 2 NVC surveys
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River corridor surveys
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Reptile and amphibian surveys, including great crested
newts
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Breeding and wintering bird surveys
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Mammal surveys, including bats, otters, dormice,
water voles and badgers
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Use of standard or appropriately modified survey
methodologies
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Biological water quality surveys and aquatic invertebrate
surveys
Enhancement, Mitigation and Compensation
• Ecological input to scheme design to minimise impacts
• Evaluation of site suitability for species translocations and habitat creation
• Design of habitat creation and restoration schemes
• Design of new habitats and artificial sites for protected species
• Design of on-site protected species mitigation, including species exclusion and translocation
• Supervision and assistance with the implementation of on-site ecological mitigation
Interpretation and Assessments
• Analysis of survey information and data
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Evaluation of nature conservation value in accordance
with established criteria
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Assessments of development and other impacts in accordance
with Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
guidelines
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Comment on applicable nature conservation legislation
and policy
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Reviews of Ecological Impact Assessments and other
ecological documents
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Ecological input to Environmental Scoping Studies,
Environmental Statements, Strategic Environmental
Impact Assessments, etc
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Preparation of information to inform Appropriate
Assessments under the Habitats Regulations
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COMAH assessments
Monitoring and Management
• Design of ecological monitoring protocols
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Provision of ecological clerk of works during construction
works
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Pre- and post- project monitoring of habitat creation
and restoration schemes
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Pre- and post- project monitoring of species populations
affected by developments
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Design and supervision of ecological management regimes
for all habitats
Public Inquiry
Research and Training
• Design and implementation of ecological research projects
• Statistical analysis of ecological data
• Provision of short training courses and seminars in ecological and arboricultural techniques
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