Last week saw a national press release on grey long-eared bats. A four-year study by scientists from the University of Bristol estimated that there were just 1,000 of the bats left – all confined to southern England. In just the last…

The A487 Porthmadog, Tremadog and Minffordd Bypass has won first prize in the Institute of Civil Engineers Wales Transport Engineering Group Paper Competition 2013. Richard Green Ecology are acting as specialist ecological advisor for the Welsh Government Employer’s Agent, currently advising…

We have recently received several awards for projects that we have been involved in. These include LABC Building Excellence Awards for: Best Small Commercial Building (finalist) – The Workshop, Langport Best Sustainability Design (finalist) – The Workshop, Langport Best Individual Dwelling…

Now that Summer is here, we are extremely busy undertaking bat emergence surveys of buildings, following guidance in the latest Bat Survey Guidelines (Bat Conservation Trust, 2012, 2nd Ed.), which recommends that the optimum time for these surveys in between May…

We are currently working with RPS, Halcrow and Costain to design a road improvement scheme between Gilwern and Brymawr and take it through ES and AIES for the Welsh Government. The scheme passes through the Usk Bat Sites SAC, of…

In partnership with Halcrow Group, we produced a research report for the Highways Agency entitled A review of bat mitigation in relation to highway severance and a new bat advice note for Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) (currently…

In partnership with Halcrow and Holland Bryan Associates we are part of the WG Employer’s Agent team, reviewing and approving ecological method statements for the construction of the A487 Porthmadog, Tremadog and Minffordd Bypass, a new road through an extremely…

We recently completed ecological assessment of two proposed windfarms in Devon for Infinergy, including detailed bat and bird surveys. We are also currently working on another wind farm proposal for REG Power.

We are undertaking protected species surveys and subsequent European protected species licence applications for a number of Imery sites in Devon and Cornwall, where buildings are to be demolished as part of asset management and health and safety policy.

We recently completed ecological survey and assessment for Watermouth Bay Coastal Footpath Improvement and Okehampton Parkway railway station proposals for Devon County Council.