When is the Bat Survey Season?
9th August 2018You can survey for evidence of bats pretty much all year round, but the methods you use and the evidence you can collect changes significantly … View the full post
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Category Archives: Ecology
How Long is a Bat Survey Valid For?
9th August 2018Typically, bat surveys are valid for a period of one year. This is because bats are mobile animals that can move roost sites both within … View the full post
Swarming Honey Bees
14th June 2018During a recent bat survey in the Sussex Weald, our ecologists happened across a relatively uncommon and fascinating event: a swarm of bees resting in … View the full post
Bats in the attic?
12th March 2018An issue that faces not only developers, but private residents also, is that of bats. More specifically, “have I got them?”. You might not be … View the full post
Ecology Survey Season is approaching…
7th March 2018With the recent Arctic weather, you may be forgiven for thinking that the survey season is a comfortable distance away; however, nature starts to wake … View the full post
Honey Bees at Manchester Office
15th August 2017Bees are essential for ecosystem health; pollinating trees, plants, flowers, vegetables and fruits. One third of the UK’s food is pollinated by bees. On the … View the full post
Manchester City Centre Bat Survey
17th July 2017We are at the height of the ecological surveying season and our ecologists were out in Manchester City Centre last week surveying buildings for bats. … View the full post
South Lancashire Bat Group’s bat box scheme in Tatton Park, Cheshire
17th December 2015In winter, nature lies dormant and animals and plants save energy for the coming spring. So too does the average ecologist’s work schedule change from … View the full post
Promising News For UK Amphibians
11th December 2015Scientists from the UK and Spain have recently published details of the first-ever successful elimination of the fatal chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) in a wild … View the full post
Video: Swale Dig
23rd July 2014Digging a swale by welding a bit of sheet metal to an excavator bucket. Sometimes simple solutions are all that’s needed for apparently complex problems.
