ESS Ecology

High quality ecological impact assessments for developments, including habitat and species surveys for terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecology.

Onshore Renewables Energy Developers - Ecological Consultancy Services

One of our main competitive strengths lies in our extensive experience within the Renewables industry and we contain the in-house expertise required to produce a full Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) for onshore wind farms.

Following over a decade operating as an ecological consultancy, we understand the complexity often inherent with large scale infrastructure projects – meeting the requirements of nature conservation legislation while maximising the potential of a particular project in delivering the UK’s increasing energy requirements.  ESS Ecology offers a pragmatic approach to tackling ecological issues faced by proposed renewable developments.  We undertake a robust scoping and ongoing consultation process, which allows us to focus in on the important ecological issues.  ESS Ecology provides you with cost effective solutions on time and to budget.

What ESS Ecology can do for you Onshore

• Consultation with the local authority and other key consultees on your behalf
• Ecological screening studies of potential sites to highlight any ecological constraints
• Ecological scoping studies (including desk based studies for pre-existing records of protected species and habitats) to highlight any constraints as early as possible in the development process
• Carry out species and habitat specific surveys (including terrestrial, freshwater and coastal)
• Conduct a full and thorough Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA)
• Produce reports and graphics with GIS using a pre-defined structure and format if required
• Recommend and design ecological mitigation schemes where necessary
• Aid your application for the relevant protected species license(s)
• Provide you with ongoing ecological monitoring studies to measure the effectiveness of the implemented mitigation strategies
• Provide advice on habitat enhancement, habitat compensation and habitat restoration
• Undertake habitat creation; and
• Act as an expert witness at public inquiries.

If you would like more detailed technical information on specific protected species or for further details on our services please fill out our contact form.