A Preliminary Ecological Appraisal, or PEA, is the initial scoping assessment of an area of land to record the habitats present and its...

It will be mandatory for developers to achieve Biodiversity Net Gain in order to obtain planning consent through the Environment Bill

Bat hibernation surveys should be conducted by an ecologist who holds at least a Class 2 bat survey licence.

The main survey season for habitats and protected species is over, but there are some surveys that can be carried out over the winter period