The Hunt for the Great Crested Newt at Swains Lane Local Nature Reserve 2018
In April 2018, Seasons Ecology volunteered to undertake a great crested newt survey at Swains Lane Local Nature Reserve (LNR) in 2018. The LNR was designated for its population of great crested newts by Natural England in 2004 and consists of a traditional orchard with both young and veteran trees, semi-improved grassland, mature hedgerows, marshy […]
Boosting dormice populations on the Somerset/Devon border
In December 2015 Seasons Ecology approached the Woodland Trust to offer to donate, install and monitor dormouse boxes at a local Woodland Trust site. Cross Land is a millennium wood on the Somerset /Devon border planted with native broadleaf trees and shrubs by the Woodland Trust in 1998. With the help of the Woodland Trust’s […]
2017 in a nutshell
2017 went by in a flash for us here at Seasons Ecology and we have enjoyed taking some time to look back and reflect on what we have achieved! Both our Devon and Bath offices took on new premises with our Bath office also appointing Moira Allwood as our Office Manager! After almost two years […]
Devon Ecologist’s office move
Seasons Ecology’s Devon based Ecologists have moved to new premises just off the M5′s Juntion 27. With ongoing success and growth of the Seasons Ecology team we have sadly outgrown the office we shared with RMA Environmental for the past two years and have moved into our own premises. We haven’t moved far, just the […]
Supporting AONBs with funding bid to improve road verge biodiversity
Seasons Ecology is delighted to have been appointed by two local Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) to help a bid for investment in road verge biodiversity. The Blackdown Hills (AONB) and East Devon AONB approached Seasons Ecology for ecological expertise to survey and identify sections of road verge on the A35 between Honiton and […]
Ecologist’s New Premises near Bath
January 2017 has seen our Bath team led by Partner Kate Hayward move into new premises. The move will allow us to continue to expand to meet growing demand. NEW ADDRESS: Seasons Ecology, The Lambing Barn, Highchurch Farm Workshops, Chickwell Lane, Hemington, Radstock, BA3 5XT 01373 834 848 | info@seasonsecology.co.uk We also continue to operate […]
Seasons Ecology Team Development 2016
2016 has been another extremely busy year for Seasons Ecology with some new and exciting projects and team developments. Hannah Maben returned to work after a brief stint on maternity leave and is now back up to full capacity managing major projects such as the New Cloverleaf Junction off the A361 (North Devon link road) […]
Volunteering and donations in 2016
Despite 2016 seeing another increase in projects and workload Seasons Ecology has still found time to continue to support local wildlife projects through donations and volunteering. In February Seasons Ecology donated 50 dormouse boxes to the Woodland Trust and has coordinated and participated with monitoring as part of the PTES National Dormouse Monitoring Programme (https://ptes.org/campaigns/dormice/#ndmp). […]
Cross Land – Dormouse Monitoring
Seasons Ecology is donating 50 dormouse boxes to a local Woodland Trust site on the Somerset/Devon border with the intention of registering and monitoring the site on a voluntary basis under the National Dormouse Monitoring Programme. The boxes are being made and supplied by Specialised Nestboxes, a local company based on the Mendip Hills, and […]
Devon County Council appoints Seasons Ecology to facilitate new junction for the Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension
Seasons Ecology has been appointed by Devon County Council to implement the ecological mitigation associated with a new junction off the A361 near Tiverton. The Junction, referred to as the Half Cloverleaf junction and spine road, will facilitate access to/from the Tiverton Eastern Urban Extension (EUE). Tiverton EUE, located between the A361, the Great Western […]