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Baker Consultants:  Ecology  |  Development  |  Biodiversity

We provide robust scientific ecology consultancy at all stages of the land development & management timeline.

Our team of highly skilled ecology consultants has a reputation for innovation but is by no means new to the task. We are a CIEEM registered practice, our senior team includes a fellows of CIEEM, a Chartered Environmentalist and some of the most respected technical and academic consultants in the country.

Our people, their skills and experience are fundamental to delivering effective services to our clients whether you require individual species surveys or strategic consultancy. From species and habitat surveys to public inquiry expert witness and biodiversity net gain calculations, Baker Consultants can help you at all stages of the development timeline.

We develop innovative methodologies to make us more effective and challenge the profession, influencing policy and consulting with regulators on best practice. Read more about us

 

What we do

Baker Consultants offers the full range of ecology surveys and consultancy. Whether you’re planning a development or challenging one, our team provides independent professional advice to ensure that wildlife legislation is met and that best-practice methods are used to collect and analyse data. Out team includes specialists in wildlife law, habitat regulations assessments, invertebrate, bird, mammal and reptile surveys, licensed bat, newt and dormouse handlers and skilled and experienced ornithologists and bioacoustics experts. Give us a call now to discuss your project.

 

SERVICES

Species Surveys More

• Bats (emergence, activity, Thermal/IR, licences) More
• Birds (ecoacoustic, breeding, overwintering & VP)
• Invertebrates (terrestrial & aquatic) by our in-house team
• Great crested newts (traditional and eDNA) More
• Badger
• Reptiles
• Dormouse
• White-clawed crayfish
• Otters
• Water vole

 

Ecoacoustics More

• Biodiversity soundscape assessments
• Using sound to survey for species;
  • In the air – e.g. birds, bats & invertebrates
  • In the water – e.g. amphibians, fish and invertebrates
  • In the soil – e.g. for soil health, invertebrates or pest species

 

Biodiversity Net Gain More

• Almost all new developments must deliver at least 10% net gains for biodiversity
• Fully trained team of surveyors – all staff FISC-3 or FISC-4 certified
• Accredited in-house BNG River MoRPH surveyors

 

Habitat Regulations Assessments More

• Our team of highly skilled ecology consultants has a reputation for innovation and a very strong track record for successful HRA cases, including at Public Inquiry

 

Complementary Services

• Expert Witness for Appeals & Public Inquiries
• Peer Reviews
• Ecological Impact Assessments
• Construction Environmental Management Plans (CEMP: Biodiversity)
• Disturbance Licence applications for bats, GCN and badger works
• Due Diligence reviews
• Constraints Walkovers
• Translocations
• Access & Recreation Assessments
• Management Plans (incl. for 30years for BNG)

 

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