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Celebrating Our Team’s 2024 Achievements! 🎉
It’s been a year of growth, learning, and big milestones for our small but mighty team! Here’s some of what we’ve accomplished: 🦇 Bat Licences: x2 new NE Class 2 licences secured! x1 new NE Class 1 licence gained, with another application on the way! 🌿 CIEEM Accreditation: x1 new Associate Member of CIEEM, with […]
Plan Early for Bat Activity Surveys in 2025: Avoid Delays and Missed Windows
As we wrap up the 2024 bat survey season, it’s time to reflect on the challenges we faced this year and the lessons we’ve learned to help you plan more effectively in 2025. With increasing demand for bat surveys and new regulatory requirements, careful planning is more crucial than ever for ensuring your projects stay […]
🦇 Introducing Night Vision Aids for Bat Surveys 🦇
At Seasons Ecology, we are proud to announce our readiness to roll out Night Vision Aid in line with the latest guidance from the Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) in 2023. Embracing innovation, we have meticulously prepared to seamlessly incorporate this new methodology into our services for the up and coming bat survey season (May to […]
Great Crested Newt Survey Season
Now is the time to get in contact and organise great crested newt surveys as the optimum time to survey for these marvellous creatures only lasts a few months: Mid-March to mid-June: Traditional presence/absence survey and population assessment Mid-April to end of June: eDNA presence/absence survey* Great crested newts are our largest native newt species […]
🌿 Marching into Ecological Surveys for Planning and Development! 🦉
As the spring blooms, the ecological team at Seasons Ecology is gearing up for a busy season of surveys tailored for planning and development projects. 🌼🏗️ 🦉 Protected Species Seasonal Considerations: March marks a crucial time for ecological surveys, focusing on protected species that are active and crucial to consider in planning applications. Our experts […]
Seasons Ecology Celebrates National Bird Box Week: Nesting Birds & Habitat Creation
In the heart of National Bird Box Week, which ran from February 14th to February 21st 2024, Seasons Ecology’s team were busy installing bird boxes in the South West. This timely initiative aligns perfectly with the upcoming breeding bird season. Preparing for Breeding Bird Season As we transition into the breeding bird season, the timing […]
Sustainable Ecologists
As a business whose primary target is monitoring and supporting ecological balance, sustainability is at the core of Seasons Ecology’s ethos. Here’s a closer look at how we’ve crafted a business that thrives in harmony with nature. Green office practices From the moment you walk into either of our offices, you can feel the importance […]
Seasonal Assistant Ecologist Vacancy – Wellington, Somerset
Are you passionate about the environment, biodiversity, and making a positive impact on the world around you? If so, Seasons Ecology might have the perfect opportunity for you! Seasons Ecology is offering a Seasonal Assistant Ecologist position from May to October 2024, where you can play a meaningful role in supporting planning applications, building repairs, […]
Breeding Bird Season
The days are getting longer and before too long we will be seeing birds collecting materials to build their nests. Warmer winters can have an impact on the breeding bird season with potential parents taking advantage of the higher temperatures, however, the breeding bird season in the UK officially begins in February and ends in […]
Wild Exmoor – a North Devon Rewilding Project
As ecologists, there’s nothing quite like being given the opportunity to work on a nature restoration project, especially one as prestigious as the National Trust’s ‘Wild Exmoor’ project on the North Devon coast. And that’s exactly where Seasons Ecology find themselves, as we have just been appointed to assist with baseline ecological surveys ahead of […]