The Ecology Consultancy News

CPD events for 2012

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

We have finalised our programme for CPD events in 2012 including events in Brighton and Norwich.

Green roof services

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

Green roofs, walls and other green infrastructure sevices from Ecology Consultancy.

New guidelines extend dormouse search

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

Under the revised guidelines, where development may threaten the species, all woodland within the site footprint must be surveyed.

Working with wildlife - New article

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

To quote Eddie Izzard, ‘do earwigs make chutney?' Bees do make honey, but if badgers brewed beer would we take more care of them?"

Alarm at loss of protected newt habitat

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

Natural England released the results from their comprehensive investigation into the population status and distribution of great crested newts in Britain late last year.

Dormouse surprises at the end of the season

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

Ecologist Victoria Forder monitors the dormouse population at the National Trust property Ightham Mote in Kent, on behalf of the National Dormouse Monitoring Programme.

Happy Christmas

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

We have just published our Christmas newsletter on our blog, so click here for more on why Santa loves a green roof.

Ideal Bat Show London

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

Dr. Sarah Yarwood-Lovett, Senior Ecologist, was invited by Natural England (NE) to give our excellent Bat Briefing........

Fruit bats, crocodiles and Baboons

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

Badger sett construction Harlow

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

Our Ecologist Toni Harrington supervised the creation of an artificial badger sett as part of mitigation works for future development. The new sett will be monitored over the next couple of months to see if badgers take up residence.

The Ecology Consultancy assists M25 project to achieve CEEQUAL Award

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

New toolkit for contractors

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

The new updated toolkit published by CIRIA, Working with Wildlife: Guidance for the construction industry, has been published.

Serotine bat discovery

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

The serotine bat is one of the largest species of UK bats, with a wingspan of 37cm.

Reptiles re-homed

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

This year we have found large numbers of common lizards indicating that the project has been very successful, and that the lizards have settled well and survived the winter..........

Urban Swifts

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

As the UK becomes more and more built up, and agriculture becomes ever more industrialised, we are finding that our shrinking wild bird populations are increasingly dependent on the urban environment for their survival.

The Law Commission announces a wildlife legal review.

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

Natural England has been tasked with attempting to unify wildlife legislation, which is currently applied through various primary and secondary instruments, to lessen confusion for the non-lawyer, and to save administrative costs borne by Natural England through a simpler licensing system.

Planning policy framework

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

In July the Department for Communities and Local Government published a draft of its National Planning Policy Framework, following the announcement last year by Planning Minister, Greg Clark, that Government would consolidate planning policy and guidance into a new single framework. The draft document is now out for consultation, which closes in October.

Fox family at Saltdean

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

Our Lewes team was commissioned to monitor an old badger sett in a residential garden in Saltdean, East Sussex, after the client had reported hearing some animal activity in the garden.

Environment white paper 2011

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000

The London Plan

info@ecologyconsultancy.co.uk — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:02:51 +0000