Our services
Good evidence.
Practical ecological advice.
Support for homeowners, architects, planning consultants, landowners and development teams. We recommend the work your proposal needs and explain why.
Ecology & planning
Understand your site before decisions become expensive.
Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (PEA), UKHab surveys, ecological constraints, EcIA and responses to planning queries.
- Early ecology constraints review and preliminary ecological appraisal
- UKHab mapping, habitat condition and opportunities for enhancement
- Ecological impact assessment and planning response support
Protected species
The right survey, at the right time.
Bat roost assessments and emergence surveys, great crested newt eDNA, reptile, nesting bird and other protected species advice.
- Preliminary roost assessments and bat emergence survey programmes
- Great crested newt eDNA and pond assessment
- Reptile, nesting bird and other species survey requirements
- Mitigation and licensing requirements scoped to the findings
Biodiversity net gain
Turn a metric into a deliverable habitat plan.
Habitat mapping and condition assessment, biodiversity metrics, on-site enhancement, off-site requirements and habitat management plans.
- Baseline and post-development habitat plans
- Statutory biodiversity metric calculations and trading-rule review
- On-site enhancement and assessment of off-site requirements
- Habitat Management and Monitoring Plans (HMMPs)
Habitats & water
Make room for a more resilient landscape.
Habitat creation and management advice, freshwater ecology, aquatic habitat assessment and restoration opportunities.
- Grassland, native scrub and hedgerow enhancement advice
- Freshwater habitats and aquatic ecology appraisal
- Habitat restoration opportunities and management prescriptions
- Proportionate monitoring and ecological construction advice
Start early with seasonal surveys.
Some surveys need particular weather, access or times of year. An early conversation helps establish what can be completed now and what needs to be programmed.
Plan your surveys ↗Let’s make a clear plan
Good ecology starts
with a conversation.
Send us your site address, proposed works and any planning comments.
We’ll help you identify the right next step.