Suffolk Estuary Flood Protection Scheme

Suffolk Estuary Flood Protection Scheme

Ecology Link were commissioned by East Suffolk Drainage Board, on behalf of the Alde and Ore Estuary Trust, to obtain baseline potential ecological constraint data for a proposed large-scale flood protection improvement project along the East Suffolk coastline. Surveys included initial walkout along 44km of existing flood

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Badger Sett Radar Survey

Badger Sett Radar Survey

Ecology Link were approached to provide additional advice to an ongoing badger survey at a school in Loughborough. There was doubt as to whether two badger setts should be closed under licence, or if there was scope to retain the sett(s). We reviewed the survey data available

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Tendring Inverts

Tendring Inverts

Ecology Link undertook an invertebrate habitat scoping assessment of a section of cliff along the seafront near Clacton-on-Sea. This was part of a wider cliff stabilisation programme along the beach section of the Clacton to Holland coastline. Coastal habitat can provide important communities for invertebrates. The survey

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Rail Related Projects (cont…2019 update)

Rail Related Projects (cont…2019 update)

Ecology Link has continued to undertake a variety of surveys along the UK railway network throughout 2017 and 2018 and been involved in a range of habitat management and species protection projects. Rail embankments, due to their restricted public access, provide diverse and species rich habitats and

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Tree survey and management related projects

Tree survey and management related projects

Ecology Link undertakes a range of arboricultural surveys to approved standards, including BS 5837 Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction – Recommendations; Arboricultural Impact Assessments and veteran and protected trees. Tree constraints map The majority of these are related to planning applications, undertaken to inform

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