Services

Swift Ecology benefits from a strong cross-over between local authority and consultancy ecology experience amongst its staff, which places it in a strong position to help clients navigate through the complex planning process. We have built up excellent working relationships with local authorities, architects and clients and as a consequence, a very high percentage of our work comes from repeat business. Finally, we believe that good communication, reliability and a personable, friendly approach is an important element in developing good working relationships and achieving successful planning and biodiversity outcomes.

Swift Ecology provides high quality ecological consultancy services to clients including developers, utilities, local authorities, government bodies, landowners, conservation organisations, and academic and professional institutions. Our services include:

Habitat survey and assessment including:

• Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (PEA) / Extended Phase 1 survey / Ecological Impact assessment (EcIA)
• Ecological Constraints and Opportunities Plan (ECOP)
• UK Habitat classification survey
• Survey and assessment for Priority Habitats
• National Vegetation Classification survey
• Advice and plans on habitat creation and restoration
• Bespoke habitat/botanical survey and assessment

Protected species survey, assessment and mitigation including:

• Bats (Preliminary Roost Assessments (PRA), bat activity surveys of structures and trees, bat habitat survey, tree climbing roost survey).
• Great crested newt (eDNA, HSI, presence/absence, population size class)
• Water vole and otter
• Reptiles
• Dormouse
• Breeding and overwintering birds, surveys for individual species (e.g. peregrine, barn owl, black redstart, waders).

Protected species licensing:

• Bats (EPSL, BMCL, BER)
• Great crested newt (EPSL, District licensing)
• Badger (class licence)

Invasive non-native species survey

Discharge of Condition:

• Biodiversity Enhancements Plans (BEPs)
• Construction Ecological Management Plans (CEMPs)
• Landscape Ecological management Plans (LEMPs)
• Ecological clerk of works (ECoW)

Ecological evaluation and Biodiversity Net Gain plans:

• Habitat condition assessments
• Natural England Biodiversity Metric 3.1

Preparation of conservation management plans:

• Management plans for local nature conservation sites, nature reserves, commons, woodlands, grasslands and other habitats.

DNA analysis service for UK and Ireland mammal species ID:

• Bats
• Small mammals
• Carnivores
• Squirrels
• Bespoke analysis for species ID