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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 […]
eDNA testing for great crested newts – until 30th June!
Seasons Ecology are pleased to announce that we are able to offer eDNA (environmental DNA) testing as a method of surveying for great crested newts (GCNs). Following Natural England’s announcement last year stating that eDNA is a valid method of confirming presence/absence of GCNs we are adding it to our array of survey techniques. Extends […]
Bats on the Blackdowns – Supporting Local Projects
Seasons Ecology is pleased to be leading a range of bat surveys on behalf of the National Trust to inform proposals to relight the Wellington Monument on the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Beauty (AONB). We are completing the surveys on a voluntary basis, with assistance from the Blackdown Hills Natural Futures team. The National […]
Swapping cider for cream teas?! Seasons Ecology has moved…
January 2015 has seen our Wellington (Somerset) office relocate six miles west across the border into Devon. The move is intended to allow us to expand to meet growing demand (not really for the cream teas!). NEW ADDRESS: Seasons Ecology, Suite 4, Swallow Court, Devonshire Gate, Tiverton, EX16 7EJ 01884 842 745 | info@seasonsecology.co.uk We […]
Dormice not to delay the construction of the Newquay Aerohub
Seasons Ecology has secured a Natural England dormouse licence to ensure that construction of the Newquay Aerohub infrastructure, a development of local, regional and national significance, can continue on schedule. BAM Construction Ltd was appointed in the autumn 2014 to construct new business park infrastructure, including roads, footpaths, cycleways, plot preparation, underground drainage and associated […]
2014 – a great year for bat surveys
The weather in 2014 was optimal for bats and Seasons Ecology has clocked up in excess of 500 hours of surveying at over 26 sites across eight English counties. Surveys have comprised dusk emergence, dawn re-entry and activity surveys (using both manual transects and static detectors). Such surveys largely follow on from extended Phase 1 […]
Shropshire Council Amends Great Crested Newt Survey Planning Guidance
Shropshire Council has amended their Natural Environment Development Guidance Note 1 – When is an ecological assessment required? This note is one of a series of guidance notes published by Shropshire Council. The aim of this particular document is to give clear and concise advice to developers and members of the public on when a […]