Recent years have seen a rapid rise in the use of technological equipment within the field of ecology. From high-tech drones, to the humble bat detector, ecologists are increasingly using technology to aid with data collection during surveys. Most technology used in ecological surveys relies on sensing physical aspects of the environment. Sensors convert physical […]
Over the winters of 2019-20 and 2021-22 E3 Ecology were employed by South Tyneside council to carry out wader surveys at a group of fields in the borough. The aim was to determine the fields that are most attractive to foraging and roosting waders within the survey area. Waders are a special group of birds […]
One aspect of ecology that seems to be gaining more attention at the moment is waxcap grasslands. At E3 Ecology, we have recently undertaken several waxcap surveys of potentially valuable waxcap grassland sites. These are specialist surveys looking at the grassland fungi (mushrooms) present on a site, often over a few separate visits in […]
E3 Ecology was contacted in 2020 to undertake an ecological impact assessment of a proposed development site in Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees. The ecological work was required to inform a planning application for a residential development of the site. An initial walkover survey was completed to assess the habitats on site in accordance with JNCC […]
An ECoW Project – Union Chain Bridge What is an ECoW? An ECoW (Ecological Clerk of Works) monitors works on a development site, and provides advice on how to manage ecological and environmental risks. They ensure that works are completed in accordance with relevant legislation, planning policy, and documents such as method statements and Construction […]
During the summer of 2022, E3 Ecology was commissioned to undertake bat surveys of an agricultural barn on the outskirts of Newcastle. Based on an initial daytime bat risk assessment survey, the building was considered to be of only low suitability to support bat roosts, due to a general lack of suitable roosting features. In […]
Bat surveys and licensed work at a school in Prudhoe, Northumberland E3 Ecology was contacted in October 2020 by a facilities management company regarding a re-roofing project at a school in Prudhoe, Northumberland. The school roof was being replaced due to significant leaks and during the works, a bat was uncovered. E3 provided advice to […]
Staff member Ross Ahmed was admitted to the British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee (BOURC) in July 2023. The committee maintains the official list of birds recorded in Britain and has done since 1883. The committee consists of around ten members with skills in as aspects of ornithology such as identification, vagrancy and ringing. The British […]
I can strongly recommend Pat Waring’s Bats in Winter Course as a good opportunity to think about what bats are doing between November and March, 5 months of the year, and why so little weight is given to surveys for them, or assessing winter use in a report, unless a site has the classic features […]
