Wilder Ecology Services

We offer a wide range of ecological consultancy services designed to meet your requirements in the most efficient way whilst achieving the best possible outcomes for wildlife habitats.

• Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (PEA)
• Ecological Impact Assessments (EcIA)
• Habitat Regulations Assessments (HRA)
• UK Habitat Assessments
• National Vegetation Survey (NVC)
• MoRPh Modular River Surveys

Often running in tandem with habitat assessments and surveys, we carry out a range of species surveying services that focus on meeting your goals whilst protecting wildlife.

• Protected Species Surveys (e.g badger, bat, dormice, newt, otter, water vole)
• Bird, invertebrate, and reptile surveys
• Wildlife Audits
• eDNA surveys

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) describes an approach to development that leaves the natural environment in a measurably better state than it was before - achieving a "net gain" for nature.

BNG regulations came into effect in Feburary 2024 and are within the UK government's Environment Act. A minimum target of 10% net gain should be sought as specified in the Act, however we advocate and encourage a target of 20% to achieve more meaningful results for nature.

• Evaluation of baseline habitats and their ecological value
• Evaluation of proposed intervention leading to habitat  change
• Application of Defra’s Statutory Biodiversity Metric designed by Natural England

We also deliver a range of addtional services to enable our clients to implement the most effective, nature-friendly planning, mitigation, and practices.

• Habitat Management Plans
• Neighbourhood Plans
• Ecological mitigation
• GIS mapping services
• Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW)  
• Biological data record searches
• Professional training courses on surveying and mititgation