Ecological Consultancy
Ecology – An Industry Update from 2013
2013 saw a number of changes within the ecology sector, many of which aim to improve standards and efficiency. Here is a summary of just a few: Royal Charter for the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management In spring 2014 IEEM was granted its Royal Charter and the professional membership body is now known as […]
Seasons Ecology wishes you a Happy New Year!
During the past twelve months, in our second year of trading, we have been busy. Not least because both Kate and Hannah have had babies this year. Thanks to two very trusty and hardworking associates, Seasons Ecology has operated as usual and has been involved in some interesting projects. These range from several London-based projects […]
Seasons Ecology are Celebrating a Year in Business!
The seasons over the past twelve months have been extreme with a very wet and snowy autumn/winter, a late and wet spring and finally a tropical summer. This hasn’t deterred us from donning our site boots and undertaking ecological surveys for our clients! Our Partnership, which was formed on the 15th August 2012, has been […]
The Spring Survey Season is here at last!
Temperatures have finally reached double figures – Hoorah! The busiest time of the year for surveys is generally the spring. This year spring has arrived a little later. The start of the great crested newt survey season has been affected by the late arrival of spring, but we are finally commencing surveys this week. There […]
The Great Crested Newt Survey Season is Fast Approaching……Or so we thought!!
With temperatures still well below freezing at night, the great crested newt survey season is not so fast approaching! Natural England’s (previously English Nature) guidelines for newt surveys suggest that temperatures should be consistently above 5 degrees Celsius for conditions to be suitable to survey (particularly when bottle-trapping). This spring we have barely reached one […]
The Great Crested Newt Survey Season is Fast Approaching!
Believe it or not (we can’t!), the great crested newt survey season is not far away (surveys could begin in early March). The window for surveys of this species is one of the smallest with half of the four or six visits required, needing to be carried out between mid-April and mid-May. Between them, Kate […]
Ecology Survey Seasons: January/February Tips
The start of the year is a good time to plan and programme ecological surveys for the up and coming survey seasons ahead. By planning ahead and taking account of various seasonal constraints posed by many protected species survey seasons project managers can avoid potential delays in submitting planning applications or enabling construction works. Seasons […]
Ecology – An Industry Update from 2012
Just some of the changes and events that took place this year… Legislation – Changes to the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 and the Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2007 came into force in August this year, resulting in The Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and the […]
Seasons Greetings!
We would like to wish all our clients a very Happy Christmas and New Year and to thank you for your business these past few months. Seasons Ecology was formed on 15th August of this year and in that short time we have advised on a variety of projects. From her base on the Devon […]
BREEAM Ecology Credits
In general up to eight credits are available for LE 02 – LE 05 of BREEAM 2011 assessments (subject to specific schemes) and up to seven credits for Eco 1 – Eco 4 of EcoHomes and Code for Sustainable Homes assessments, which relate to the ecology of a site. This can make a real difference […]