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Bat Mitigation, Avoidance and Compensation
Contact us today for a free quote.Bat Mitigation, Avoidance and Compensation Why is Bat Mitigation Required? Bat mitigation may be required for planning and licence applications. In the UK, bats are a protected species; therefore if there is a belief that bats may be...
Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)
Contact us today for a free quote.Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP): BiodiversityWhat is a Construction Environmental Management Plan: Biodiversity? Managing the impacts of a construction project on the environment can be extremely difficult due to the...
Badger Sett Closure
Contact us today for a free quote.Badger Sett Closure Why Would a Badger Sett Closure be Required? Badger sett closure may be required if badger setts are found on a development site. Badger clans occupy and breed in something called a sett. A sett is a system of...
Otter Surveys for Development
Contact us today for a free quote.Otter Surveys for Development Why are Otter Surveys Required? If a development is likely to affect a water body, or an area near a water body, otter surveys may be required. The only UK native otter is the Eurasian otter which is a...
Bird Surveys for Development
Bird Surveys for DevelopmentWhy are Bird Surveys Required? All nesting and breeding birds in the UK are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act (as amended) 1981. Intentionally injuring, killing, or taking a wild bird is prohibited under this Act. It is also...
Reptile Surveys for Development and Planning
Reptile Surveys for Development and PlanningWhy are Reptile Surveys Required? Reptile surveys are required for development on sites which may be inhabited by protected species of reptiles. Native reptile species are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act...
Water Vole Surveys for Development
Water Vole Surveys for DevelopmentWhy are Water Vole Surveys Required? Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 provides legal protection for the water vole. Under this act, it is illegal to capture, intentionally injure, or kill a water vole. It is also...
Badger Surveys for Development: Collington Winter
Badger Surveys for DevelopmentWhy are Badger Surveys Required? The Protection of Badgers Act 1992 provides protection for badgers and their setts. Under this legislation, it is therefore illegal to disturb a badger while using its sett, or to damage, destroy, or...
Great Crested Newt eDNA Survey
Great Crested Newt eDNA Survey What is a Great Crested Newt eDNA Survey? A Great Crested Newt environmental DNA (eDNA) survey is a protected species survey method, which can be undertaken to detect the presence or absence of Great Crested Newts on a development site....
