A wintering bird survey, undertaken to assess the
utilisation of habitat at a disused airfield undergoing
development on the Humber Estuary. The report provided
an assessment of the site’s relative importance
to wintering species and gave appropriate mitigation
advice.
A large-scale translocation project involving
the development for housing of a former quarry.
The project entailed the translocation of over
3000 reptiles and amphibians during a two-year
period. Ongoing monitoring and management is
also being carried out.
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Barn owl surveys are currently being undertaken
for a road improvement scheme, with possible
mitigation measures to include pioneering ‘barn
owl bunds’, aimed at decreasing barn
owl road mortality.
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A common lizard translocation from a proposed
office development to a retained area on site,
which was managed to make it ideal for reptiles,
including construction of a hibernaculum.
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A management plan was produced based on surveys
to assess the impacts on reptiles and amphibians
in a ‘managed-retreat’ situation
where habitat change was an issue, with report
recommendations fully implemented by English
Nature.
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A reptile translocation involving the development
of an orchard for residential homes. 1000 plus
reptiles were moved during a 3 year period,
with mitigation measures ‘built-in’ to
development plans.
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Ornithological and Great Crested Newt surveys
to assess potential impact of M25 widening. GPS
points were used to create digital mapping, enabling
efficient mitigation targeting.
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Wintering bird, dormice, badger, otter, water
vole, and deer surveys along 25km of M25. GPS
was used for every aspect to create digitised
maps for targeted mitigation.
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Award-winning reptile advance mitigation project
involving construction of a new slip road on
A3 in Surrey, including retention and enhancement
of existing reptile habitat.
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10. Beddington Farmlands:
Long-term ecological monitoring of a sewage
treatment and landfill site subject to planning
conditions and biodiversity action plans, and
ultimately, restoration.
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