Capita Symonds’ ecology team offers a wide
range of ecological advice and solutions at all stages of a
project, to ensure compliance with current environmental
legislation and planning polices.
As environmental legislation and enforcement
become ever more stringent and public concern about the natural
environment grows, the ecological surveying, assessment and
protection of our country's biodiversity is an increasingly
critical stage in the planning and development process.
We offer a range of ecology surveys, from the
initial extended Phase 1 Habitat Surveys to the more detailed
Habitat & Protected Species Surveys. These surveys are used to
inform the ecological constraints and opportunities within a
project and to ultimately design, implement and monitor mitigation
and compensation measures.
Being part of such a multi-faceted consultancy
we are adept at integrating ecological considerations into the
overall design and development process.
Our consultancy services include:
- Ecological and nature conservation advice for development
proposals
- Advice on legislation and biodiversity
- Liaison with statutory consultees
- Completion of ecological desk studies
- Initial ecological habitat mapping surveys (Phase 1)
- Advice on protected species
- Advice on green and brown roof habitats
- Advice on invasive species
- Ecological management plans
- Tree surveys advice
- Habitat Regulations Assessments, including Appropriate
Assessment
We can also provide more detailed surveys on
the following:
- Botanical, hedgerow, river habitat and protected species
surveys
- Development licence applications (with expertise in birds,
bats, reptiles, dormice, great crested newts, fungi and fish)
- BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes assessments
- Ecological impact assessments with recommendations for
mitigation
- Protected species translocations
- Habitat restoration / creation and site supervision
The ecology team are all affiliated with the
Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (IEEM).