Scotland 2045 – Fourth National Planning Policy Framework “Nature Crisis”: What does it mean for ecologists and developers?
From incorporating biodiversity enhancement to strengthening Nature Networks, the new national planning policy might change how we look at biodiversity in development entirely. On this page:What does the policy say?What does this mean for developers?What does this mean for ecologists? The Scottish Government has recently published their Draft Fourth National Planning Policy Framework. In this, there […]
EP Ecology has a new office!
When EP Ecology was founded, back in 2020, we were based out of my front room – a “study” space that I transformed into a functioning business office. However, with the addition of Alistair to the team, and the growth in volume of equipment and resources that we have at our disposal to facilitate site work, it […]
Freelance Ecologists and Bat Surveyors Required
Due to an expanding workload, EP Ecology needs to increase our pool of associate freelance ecologists throughout Scotland. We’re looking for freelancers who are set up with their own insurances and equipment to assist with a number of surveys (primarily bat emergence and re-entry surveys) across the central belt of Scotland, with bat survey projects currently ongoing […]
One Year Old Today…
Sorry, I’ve been very quiet lately, this is for good reasons – I’ve been spectacularly busy! So busy in fact that I nearly missed this milestone. EP Ecology turns one year old today, Wednesday 9th June 2021 (we didn’t technically start trading until July, but we registered in June). What a year it’s been! In June 2020, […]
Badgering the Badgers
Badger survey season is upon us, but what does this involve? Well, during a recent preliminary ecological appraisal, I took the opportunity to put together a short clip which shows some of the things we look for when surveying for badgers. Watch it below!
Ecology Surveys of the Month: March
Continuing from last month’s post, here’s a few of the surveys we can do in March. It all starts to kick off in March with several species groups needing surveys to start up. Badger Survey February saw the start of the badger survey season as they became active following the January lull. This month badgers are moving around […]
EP Ecology Starts Carbon Offsetting
Thrilled to announce that as of this month, EP Ecology is a member of Ecologi, a carbon-offsetting programme which plants trees globally. Our trees will be planted in forests throughout the world, including right here in Scotland. The way this venture works is by using funds from businesses to buy and plant trees for projects where they’re needed […]
Ecology Report for Planning Authorities: A Guide
“I have been asked by the local planning authority to provide an ecology survey report, what is that?” Sound familiar? A lot of people who submit planning applications will be met with a request for an “ecology survey report” but this term is often not really explained. Hopefully this blog will help. What is an […]
Froggy Friday
Next week, I’ll be talking about a project I’ve worked on for a decade now at the ARG-UK 2021 AGM. Obviously I won’t give too much away in this blog because spoilers are bad. However, I thought I’d talk a bit about the humble common frog, and summarise some of the work I’ve done on this […]
Ecology Surveys of the Month: February
Continuing from last month’s post, here’s a few of the surveys we can do in February. Another quieter month for ecology surveyors, but that doesn’t mean we’re sitting inside hibernating (even if we may wish we were!) Badger Survey February sees the start of the badger survey season as they start to become more active following the January […]
