Category: Ecology

Navigating The New Biodiversity Net Gain Landscape

In a monumental move towards ecological sustainability, significant changes in Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) legislation are set to come into …

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The Contrasting Fortunes of Two Winter Visitors

In the following article, the ecology and conservation of two important waterbird species in North West England is considered. Both …

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Farm Advice for the Wye Valley National Landscape

The Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Unit (now known as the Wye Valley National Landscape) commissioned TEP …

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The Importance of Winter Bird Surveys

Every autumn we see the arrival of many thousands of ducks, geese, swans and waders; north-west England is an attractive …

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Redevelopment of Northampton University Campus to Provide 140 New Homes

Following the University of Northampton’s move to its new town-centre Waterside Campus in summer 2018, the Avenue Campus site was …

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How To Stop Worrying and Start To Love Living With Bats

Finding a bat roost during works is most developers’ worst nightmare, which is what a client thought when they stumbled …

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A Tale of Two Badger Setts

On a large agricultural site in South Yorkshire, TEP’s ecologists have been busy developing a flexible mitigation strategy, to help …

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BNG – What’s it all about?

Following the 2019 publication of DEFRA’s objectives for a mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) policy in England, Natural England recently …

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River Assessments and BNG For Sustainable Development

The UK’s rivers have been in the news recently, often for all the wrong reasons. Communities have experienced significant river …

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Planning Consent for Self-build Homes in the Isles of Scilly

TEP is delighted that the Council of Isles of Scilly (CIOS), has granted planning permission for 12 affordable, detached and …

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Log Lounging Lizards

At a site near the Trent Valley in North Lincolnshire, where wind-blown sand deposits from the end of the last …

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What the Expansion of District Level Licensing Means for Developers

Natural England is rapidly expanding the areas where District Level Licencing (DLL) can be used if Great Crested Newts (GCN) …

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