DEFRA District Level Licensing Project

Bowland Ecology has been successful in tendering for DEFRA’s District Level Licensing Project two year Framework Agreement. District level licensing is an alternative to the site by site licensing process for great crested newts which has been used for development to date. Following on from the success of the pilot project in Surrey, the government…

Peatland Restoration Feasibility Studies

Bowland Ecology have recently been involved in an SNH Peatland Action Funded project in central Scotland, the objective of the project was to produce Feasibility Studies for each of the eleven sites which had previously been surveyed in 2012/2013. The study provides information from desk studies, landowner engagement, peat depth surveys, basic hydrological assessment and…

Tree Climbers

Congratulations to Sarah and Jade who recently completed a 5 day Lantra tree climbing course at Myerscough College. http://www.myerscough.ac.uk/courses/arboriculture/city-guilds-nptc-level-2-award-in-tree-climbing-and-rescue-formerly-cs38/ We now have 4 in house Lantra qualified tree climbers; this significantly enhances our capability for carrying out assessments of trees for bat roost potential.

Job Opportunity

We are seeking to recruit an Ecologist. The post will be permanent, full time and based in our office in New Lanark, Scotland. Salary for the position is negotiable and based on experience. Staff objectives are based on the CIEEM competency framework and we place a strong emphasis on continuing staff development via external and in…