SIMON GEARY ECOLOGY SERVICES LTD HAS OVER 17 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE OF PROVIDING ADVICE AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO DEVELOPERS ACROSS A RANGE OF INDUSTRIES AND TO PRIVATE HOME OWNERS.
We provide specialist technical services and advice tailored to our clients’ requirements. We can support a range of development projects, from private dwellings to complex schemes working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Industries we have supported include highways, renewable energy, energy from waste, housing, schools and universities, barn conversions and renovations.
We specialise in habitat and protected species surveys, mitigation strategies and Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA). Consultation with us at the early stages of a development project can avoid costly delays.
Our team of professional consultants enable us to provide a broad spectrum of ecological services.
Key Messages for Developers
- Some sites, habitats (including structures or trees) and species are legally protected.
- Seek advice on biodiversity and protected species as early as possible.
- Many ecological surveys, e.g. bat surveys, are seasonally constrained, hence early evaluation can avoid costly delays.
- Protected species survey reports must be submitted with a planning application.
We can provide advice on all of the above.
Services provided:
Preliminary Ecological Appraisals
- Preliminary Bat Inspection (structures and trees)
- ‘Extended’ Phase 1 Habitat Survey
- Ornithological Scoping Assessment
- Marine Intertidal Phase 1 Survey
- Consultation with Statutory Agencies
- Protected Species Scoping Assessment
Protected Species Surveys
- Plants
- Water Vole
- Hazel Dormouse
- Bats
- Otter
- Badger
- Birds
- Reptiles
- Great Crested Newt
- Invertebrate Surveys
Ornithological Surveys
- Breeding Birds
- Wintering/Migratory Birds
- Barn Owl
- Cirl Bunting
- Vantage Point Survey
- Collision Risk Modelling
- Species-specific Surveys
- Wetland Birds
- Farmland Birds
- Woodland Birds
- Seabirds
- Nesting Birds
- Advice on Bird Mitigation
Impact Assessments:
- Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA)
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
- Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA)
- Ornithological Impact Assessment (OIA)
- Mitigation Plans and Strategies
- Habitat Management Plans
- BREEAM / CSH Assessment
European Protected Species (EPS) Mitigation Licences
- Bat Low Impact Licences
- EPS Mitigation Licence Applications
- Liaison with Natural England Wildlife Licensing Department
- Licensed Ecological Supervision of Mitigation
