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Technology in Ecology

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…

South Tyneside Waders

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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…

Waxcap Surveys

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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…

Ecological Impact Assessment and additional protected species surveys at a site in Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees

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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…

An ECoW Project – Union Chain Bridge

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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…

Use of Infra-red during bat surveys

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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…

Bat surveys and licensed work at a school in Prudhoe

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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…

British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee

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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…

Bats In Winter

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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…

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)

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Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is an approach that leaves the environment in a better state than previously following development. BNG is to be a mandatory element of the planning system, but its principals are already being applied by developers. One…

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Technology in Ecology

South Tyneside Waders

Waxcap Surveys

Ecological Impact Assessment and additional protected species surveys at a site in Ingleby Barwick, Stockton-on-Tees

An ECoW Project – Union Chain Bridge

Use of Infra-red during bat surveys

Bat surveys and licensed work at a school in Prudhoe

British Ornithologists’ Union Records Committee

Bats In Winter

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)

E3 Ecology

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