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 […]
