We are coming to the end of the survey season for a number of species, such as bats, reptiles and dormice. However, there are still ecological surveys that can be done in the winter and planning for these now, ensuring…

Defra and the Welsh Government have now published joint guidance, ‘Providing and protecting habitat for wild birds’. This guidance provides information for public bodies on implementing the duty in Regulation 9A of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010,…

Millions of wild animals are killed in traffic each year in Finland, and larger mammals like elk present a real danger to human life on the road. A new University of Helsinki study finds that wildlife corridor solutions like overpasses…

Richard and Will recently attended a NPMS training day on identification of grasses, sedges and rushes at Knowstone Moor, a Devon Wildlife Trust culm grassland reserve. The event was excellent and the sun shone all day! As well as grasses, sedges…

In their statement, CIEEM highlights benefits such as protection of wildlife habitats and species, rigorous standards for pollution control, and the cleanliness of bathing beaches – all of which have been delivered because of EU legislation. CIEEM points to the positive…

Natural England Class licence WML-CL31 permits the intentional disturbance of water voles and damage/destruction of water vole burrows by means of ‘displacement’ (to facilitate development activities). For the purposes of this licence, ‘displacement’ means cutting vegetation back to bare earth followed, where appropriate,…

The Water Vole Mitigation Handbook is available to view on the Mammal Society website. The first in a series of guidance booklets, the handbook provides the industry standard for all those undertaking surveys, assessing impacts and designing mitigation for water voles…

Devon County Council has produced an updated ‘Devon Great Crested Newt Consultation Zone Guidance for Planning‘,which increases the consultation zone from 2km to 5km around post-1970 records of Great Crested Newts.

Following extensive feedback from different user groups the Bat Conservation Trust has produced Bat Surveys for Professional Ecologists: Good Practice Guidelines (3rd edition). The guidelines were revised, updated and reviewed by experts and feature new chapters and content. This is the essential…

Richard Green Ecology has several part-time vacancies this summer (May to September), undertaking evening bat surveys within a team. This will be paid work, 12-14 hours per week, Mon-Thu evenings. For further information please click here.