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Protected Species Survey Calendar

Survey Season Calendar with NotesOur Protected Species Survey Calendar is designed to help you plan ahead and integrate ecological requirements into your project programmes.

20 Jan 2022 —

Tags: Ecological surveys, EPS, News, Protected species

Bat Mitigation Training

We’re running a new course in Bat Mitigation Training, in Brighton on 28 February 2019. This one day programme will be delivered in collaboration with…

28 Jan 2019 —

Tags: Bats, Ecology, EPS, Protected species

Rampion Offshore Wind Farm and Ecology

By Judith Heron Last week I was lucky enough to go on a boat tour of the new Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, organised by the…

09 Jul 2018 —

Tags: Ecological surveys, Ecology, EPS, News, Protected species, Renewables, Reptiles

When is the Right Time to Schedule an Ecological Survey?

OK, so you know you have to have an ecological assessment carried out for your development, but when is the right time to have it…

05 Mar 2018 —

Tags: Ecological surveys, Ecology, EPS, News, Protected species

Great Crested Newt & eDNA Surveys

Spring is finally here (meteorologically at least), and Great Crested Newts (GCN) will be emerging from hibernation. Now they’ll be heading for their breeding ponds…

01 Mar 2017 —

Tags: Ecological surveys, EPS, GCN, News

Bat Surveys

There are 17 species of bat resident in the UK (18 if you count the greater mouse-eared bat) all of which are protected under the…

06 Feb 2017 —

Tags: Bats, Ecological surveys, EPS, News, Protected species

Guide to Protected Species Surveys

Our Guide to Protected Species Surveys is packed with useful information about some of the more commonly encountered species, including identification, conservation status, survey methodologies…

13 Dec 2016 —

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What could Brexit mean for British wildlife?

Opinion The EU referendum on the 23 June is fast approaching and the economic implications of leaving are being heavily debated. However what would the…

21 May 2016 —

Tags: Ecology, EPS, News, Policy

Great Crested Newt (GCN) Surveys

Newts have the ability to regenerate lost limbs, but despite this amazing ability they are less robust when it comes to habitat change. Great crested…

12 Apr 2016 —

Tags: Ecological surveys, EPS, GCN, News

Great Crested Newt & eDNA Surveys

Spring is nearly here, and Great Crested Newts (GCN) will be emerging from hibernation. Now they’ll be heading for their nearest breeding ponds so that…

01 Mar 2016 —

Tags: Ecological surveys, EPS, GCN, News

New Case Study: Solar Site

We recently published a case study of one of our field survey projects from 2014: South Oxfordshire Solar Site: Habitat and protected species surveys for…

06 Jan 2015 —

Tags: Ecological surveys, Environmental planning, EPS, GCN, News

Ecology Year 2014

Looking back on this year’s fieldwork, it’s been an interesting ecology season at Urban Edge Environmental with surveys taking us all over the country. We…

30 Nov 2014 —

Tags: Badger, Bats, Birds, Ecological surveys, Ecology, EPS, News, Reptiles

eDNA & Great Crested Newts

In March 2014 Defra published a study which evaluated the efficiency of using environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect populations of great crested newts (GCN) in…

06 Jun 2014 —

Tags: Ecological surveys, Ecology, EPS, GCN, News, Protected species