UK peatland can improve biodiversity and store more carbon than all the forests in the UK, France and Germany combined, so it is pleasing to hear of some restoration successes.
Category Archives: Mitigations
Habitat Units Restore Marine Ecosystems
Retrofittable devices can re-instate and improve the marine biodiversity lost by development of our coastal areas.
New Trees for Cardiff
British cities and towns need more trees – The Woodland Trust is encouraging increases to more than 20% canopy cover to improve biodiversity and reduce carbon-dioxide pollution.
Nature Depleted Britain
When measured against internationally approved criteria, the UK has kept only half of its biodiversity since pre-modern times. Canada, which is among the best countries, can boast 89% retention.
Renewable Energy Centre for Jarrow
Proposals to build an energy centre to extract and distribute heat from the River Tyne required a range of ecological assessments and a Biodiversity Net Gain design.
New Studios for Dragonwood
A series of surveys was required at Dragonwood Studios, south Wales, to determine the extent of reptile and amphibian populations and to advise on mitigation measures.
Help for Butterflies
Ecological support throughout development projects can help reverse the contribution made by loss of habitat to the catastrophic reductions in butterfly populations over the past 40 years.
Renewable Energy and Wild Flower Meadows
The recreation of the sorts of meadows which our parents and grand-parents remember so fondly is often not an easy task, because wild flowers and grasses generally prefer nutrient-poor soils.
1000th Dormouse Released
Extinct in 17 of its historical counties and rare in many others, Hazel dormouse populations are being boosted by a significant reintroduction programme.
Garnswllt Dormouse Assessment
Our work at Garnswllt waste water treatment centre included a range of protected species surveys and studies, in particular demonstrating the absence of dormice from the woodland area.
JP Ecological Services 