Services

  • Habitat surveys
    • Marine biotope surveys – JNCC Marine Habitat Classification of Britain and Ireland
    • National Vegetation Classification (NVC)
    • JNCC Phase 1 habitat survey
    • UK Habitat Classification (UK Hab)
    • Fossitt (Ireland)
    • BEHTA
  • Conservation assessments and restoration plans
    • Rivers and wetlands
    • Seagrass beds
    • Saltmarshes
    • Peatlands
    • Upland hay meadows
    • Ancient woodlands
    • Calcareous grasslands 
    • Waxcap grasslands
    • Groundwater dependent terrestrial ecosystems (GWDTEs)
  • Bird surveys and assessments
    • Wading birds (Brown & Shepherd, O’Brien & Smith)
    • Black grouse
    • Wildfowl
    • European Seabirds at Sea (accredited surveyor)
    • Passerines
  • Protected species surveys and mitigation for marine mammals, bats, badger, otter and great crested newt (under licence where appropriate)
  • Camera trapping
  • Coastal process assessments
  • Soil and hydrology assessments and restoration plans
  • Livestock grazing impacts, stocking levels and grazing regime assessments for SSSIs
  • Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and Scottish Planning Biodiversity Metric (SPBM)
  • Habitat Bank assessments
  • Invasive non-native species (INNS) surveys and biosecurity plans
  • Fisheries assessments
  • Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW)
  • Environmental Impact Assessments
  • Habitats Regulations Assessments
  • Research projects including data assessments and literature reviews
Honeycomb worm (Sabellaria alveolata) reef, Solway Firth
Lichens and bryophytes on rock face, Argyll
Base-rich flush, Dumfries & Galloway

All Photos © Max Carstairs

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