The Avian Ecology team is delighted to hear that the Glendye Wind Farm was recently awarded planning permission, following appeal. Increasing onshore wind energy capacity whilst also protecting and supporting the recovery of scarce raptor species has long been acknowledged as a conservation challenge. However, as the recent planning permission awarded to Coriolis Energy for [...]
Avian Ecology has recently been featured in January’s edition of Construction Forum magazine, the piece is in conjunction with Taylor Wimpey and details all the ecological works that we are providing. Avian Ecology has a long standing relationship with Taylor Wimpey and does many ecological surveys for new developments including; pre-application guidance, planning [...]
Avian Ecology undertook a suite of bat surveys at a disused mill in Greater Manchester. Surveys included an Extended Phase 1 habitat survey, preliminary bat roost inspection survey or as its now known a Preliminary Roost Assessment (PRA). These surveys highlighted the need for additional bat activity surveys including dusk emergence and dawn re-entry surveys [...]
Natural England is consulting on possible changes to the handling of European protected species (EPS) licensing, aiming to achieve better outcomes for species and reduce costs, delays and uncertainty for developers. The proposals shift the focus away from protecting individual animals on development sites and towards improving populations in the wider local area; [...]
