Name / Company Name: GS Ecology Limited
Sectors: Agri-Environment / Countryside Stewardship, Appropriate Assessment, Auditing, BREEAM, Ecological Clerk of Works, Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA), Education, Expert Witness, Freshwater, Green Infrastructure, GIS / Mapping, Habitat Creation / Restoration, Habitat Management, Invasive Species, National Vegetation Classification (NVC), Preliminary Ecology Appraisal (PEA), Project Management, Report Writing / Desk Study, Strategic Environmental Assessment, Terrestrial, Uplands, Urban Ecology, Wetlands, Other
Protected Species Surveys: Amphibians, Badgers, Barn owls, Bats, Birds, Dormice, Great crested newts, Invertebrates, Otters, Reptiles, Water voles, White-clawed crayfish, Other
Licenses: Badgers, Barn owls, Bats, Bats – Low Impact Class, Birds, Dormice, Great crested newts, Great crested newts – Low Impact Class, Natterjack toads, Otters, Reptiles, Water voles, White-clawed crayfish, Other
Memberships: CIEEM (Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management)
Chartered Environmentalist (Giles Sutton)
Location / Areas Covered: Southern England, Oxfordshire, Hampshire, Surrey, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, West Midlands (Birmingham), London
Experience: GS Ecology is an established, independent ecological consultancy based in Berkshire. We provide the full range of ecological services to developers, local authorities and householders, some examples of which are listed below.
Protected species work: Initial and further surveys; Natural England licence applications; mitigation strategy design and implementation; post-development monitoring.
Habitat services: Preliminary Ecological Appraisals/Phase 1 Habitat Surveys/Ecological Risk Assessments; BREEAM assessments; hedgerow, river corridor and tree surveys, Phase 2 National Vegetation Classification surveys; land management, including advice, ecological management plans, England Woodland Grant Scheme applications and agri-environment applications; advice and management for invasive species such as Japanese knotweed.
Local authorities and developers: Advice on planning applications, planning policy; expert witness; planning appeals
Phone Number: +44(0)1189 759387
