Ecology Link was commissioned by CH2M Hill to undertake a specialist invertebrate assessment of water channels within Lincolnshire.
Read more →Ecology Link was commissioned by a range of companies including TCL Group and Carillion to undertake nesting bird surveys.
Read more →Ecology Link was commissioned by Taylor Wimpey to complete great crested newt surveys for a number of ponds at a proposed development site in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. Habitat Suitability Index survey Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) surveys were completed for all ponds identified, to establish the requirement for further
Read more →As part of the redevelopment of the former British Timken site at Duston in Northampton, Ecology Link was commissioned to undertake an invertebrate habitat scoping assessment. Site Description & Methodology The site was predominantly a gravel substrate covered by poor semi-improved grassland. Large areas were under ephemeral
Read more →Young brown trout from upper river section. Juvenile trout have become more prevalent since the river enhancements have been created. The River Welland is a typical lowland river flowing through the East Midlands to the Wash. As with many rivers, it has been highly manipulated in the
Read more →Ecology Link was commissioned by AECOM on behalf of National Grid, to undertake a tree assessment along the proposed route of a cable tunneling activity, beneath Finsbury Park, Haringey. The site was characterised by the range and number of mature trees within the park landscape. During the
Read more →Ecology Link was commissioned by Gunsmoke Paintball, to produce an Ecology Management Strategy for a proposed new paintball site in Essex. Protecting habitat and establishing diversity The client wanted to incorporate commercial paintball activities within an area of woodland, whilst protecting and enhancing the Local Wildlife Site
Read more →As part of a wider environmental statement and associated works, Ecology Link was commissioned to undertake a large scale reptile translocation on a 22ha site. Management of field ecologists and landscape contractors The Port is creating a new Distribution Park near to Tilbury Docks. The translocation involved
Read more →As part of the redevelopment of a former community college site in Peterborough, a Phase 1 Habitat survey was completed by Ecology Link in spring 2012, which identified the need for further protected species surveys. Surveys undertaken show good amphibian populations Subsequently, surveys were undertaken for great
Read more →Studies into river restoration often focus on fisheries and the maintenance of viable populations. Many stream spawning species, particularly salmonids (salmon and trout) bury their eggs with gravel for protection, in formations called redds. High levels of sediment runoff from fields and bank erosion infiltrates these gravels,
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