Ecological surveys assess the levels of nature and habitats on a site and their implications for a development.
We work on a huge variety of projects, from a single extension for a private homeowner through to major developments, renewable energy schemes and national infrastructure.
Every survey follows current legislation and guidance, precisely cited and properly applied, written up in plain English so no client needs to become an ecologist to understand what it means. A named ecologist manages your project throughout, from first site visit to report delivery and beyond.
A first look at a site's ecological features and constraints, usually the starting point for any planning application. Get an instant online quote using our PEA tool.
A detailed assessment of how a proposed development is likely to affect habitats and species, and what mitigation addresses that impact. Often required once a PEA has flagged a likely effect.
Targeted surveys for bats, birds, badgers, dormice, great crested newts, otters, water voles and reptiles, each following the relevant national guidance. Confirms whether a protected species is present, and what a project needs to do about it.
Required for all Welsh planning applications under Planning Policy Wales 2024. Sets out how a development incorporates green infrastructure such as trees, planting and sustainable drainage.
Requested by some local authorities to demonstrate how a development will deliver a benefit for biodiversity, alongside or instead of a formal net gain calculation.
Documentation such as Reasonable Avoidance Measures Schemes and Biosecurity Risk Assessments, prepared to satisfy the ecological conditions attached to a planning permission.
Input under the Land Use and Ecology category, prepared to support a BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) rating.
Calculations and reporting aligned to Planning Policy Wales and the Environment (Wales) Act 2016, showing a development leaves biodiversity in a better state than it found it.
Support toward Biodiversity Benchmark, the Wildlife Trust's own standard certifying that a business site is managed well for wildlife.
Support toward Building with Nature, the UK's first green infrastructure benchmark for the built environment.
Typically a BS5837 Tree Survey Report, assessing trees on a site ahead of a planning application.
On-site supervision once planning permission is granted, checking that works follow the agreed reports and legislation as a project is delivered.
Enfys Ecology provides a wide range of ecological and habitat management services across North and Mid Wales, and into Cheshire, Shropshire and Wirral.