Remote monitoring and bait marking is used to identify size of sett and range of badgers. Badgers can be successfully excluded when necessary following detailed survey. The optimal survey period is late Autumn and early Spring.

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Bats can typically be surveyed between April and October. Different techniques are used depending on the site. Remote monitors can be used in trees, hedgerows and buildings alongside traditional dusk/dawn survey methods.

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Our team can offer wetland, vantage point, winter and breeding bird surveys. We have developed remote monitoring techniques for nightjar, capercaillie and sea birds.

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In spring and summer dormice typically build nests about a meter above the ground. Nest boxes and tubes are deployed for the purpose of surveying.

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Great crested newts and their habitats both in water and on land are protected and a licence from Natural England is required to disturb them.

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A mosaic of habitats on a site could indicate that there is a diverse range of invertebrates. Specialist ecologists will record species of butterflies, dragonflies, bees, wasps, moths and other taxa at seasonal intervals.

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Although reptiles are active between March and October it is best to catch them during April, May or September when temperatures are cooler. Numbered mats are used for surveys.

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Water voles are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and are a species of principal importance. They are usually surveyed for during the summer months.

Otters are highly territorial with large home ranges of up to 35km. Impacts on commuting routes and water quality are just as important as habitat loss or disturbance. The optimal time for survey is winter when vegetation is lower.