Ecology UK Ltd is one of the largest independent ecological consultancies in the UK and has been providing professional ecological services throughout the UK to a wide range of clients for over ten years. Currently employing over 20 ecologists the company provides ecological consultancy services in the following categories:

•  Ecological Survey and Evaluation

•  Ecological Impact Assessment

•  Protected Species Surveys, Assessment and Mitigation

•  Biodiversity Conservation

•  Habitat Creation and Restoration

•  Land Management

•  Countryside Facility Management

Our flexible working approach means that we are able to bring together a range of skills and expertise to fulfil the needs of even the most complex brief. Consequently, the company has worked for a wide range of clients including Landscape Architects, Planning Consultants, Local Authorities, Government Agencies, Nature Conservation Organisations and large Plc companies on an equally diverse range of projects.

The variety of work undertaken by Ecology UK Ltd includes commissions for ecological survey work, environmental assessments, landscape management and habitat creation schemes for projects including wind farms developments, road improvements, quarry proposals and waste disposal sites, port related development and house building.

In particular the company has developed an extensive experience in dealing with sensitive schemes with the potential to impact upon sites protected by International and National nature conservation designations and consequently protected species. In connection with such schemes the company has provided evidence at a number of Public Inquiries.

Ecological surveys carried out by Ecology UK Ltd have looked at a range of taxonomic groups including plants (higher and lower), birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates. The company has extensive experience in extended phase 1 habitat survey techniques that form the foundation for all ecological baseline assessments. Moreover, the company has conducted very detailed ecological studies including extended ornithological surveys for wind farms, vegetation monitoring and population studies. The business has also been involved in preparation of mitigation proposals for a range of projects and has supervised the practical implementation of the work proposed.

The work of the business is supported by sophisticated databases including RECORDER 2000, VESPAN and bespoke Microsoft Access Databases along with mapping software including DMAP, MapInfo and ArcView GIS.