TEP’s ecology team understands the importance of ecosystems and the services they provide to society. Through surveying and understanding individual ecological systems, TEP can identify the potential ecological constraints to a development. We also seek realistic, cost-effective solutions to benefit both our clients and biodiversity.
We provide advice on how constraints can be mitigated, or even made into a valuable feature. Our design teams can also produce detailed drawings to illustrate this. We recognise the unique nature of each site and ensure our approach reflects this.
We work on a full range of developments from housing, commercial and industrial schemes to major infrastructure projects. Often this requires us to present surveys, assessments and mitigation schemes to regulators and at public inquiries and hearings.
Our 30 in-house ecologists are all members of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) and adhere to CIEEMs strict guidelines both in their technical work and their professional conduct. We offer high quality habitat assessments for all stages of a development proposal. We are also licensed by Natural England and Natural Resources Wales to undertake terrestrial and freshwater protected species surveys. This includes all the regularly encountered species, such as great crested newts, bats, otter, dormice, badgers, water voles and birds.
Our ecology team is supported by a network of professional sub-consultants, who are also CIEEM members. They also provide detailed habitat and botanical survey and habitat enhancement, creation, restoration and management skills.
