habitat creation, management & mitigation

ECUS ecology has a wealth of experience in terrestrial and aquatic habitat creation both for conservation purposes and as mitigation for development. Our team has the technical knowledge and practical skills to enable much of this work to be carried out in-house. We have particular expertise in badger sett construction along with great crested newt and white-clawed crayfish habitat creation.

Examples of ECUS projects include:

• Badger sett creation – Longcliffe Quarry, Derbyshire
• Great-crested newt pond, hibernacula and terrestrial habitat creation – Longcliffe Quarry, Derbyshire; Blaxton Quarry, Yorkshire
• White-clawed crayfish reef creation – Calke Park, Derbyshire
• Watervole habitat creation/management – Belton, Lincolnshire; Selby drains and ditches; Staveley Bypass, Derbyshire, Parkgate, Rotherham
• Artificial bat roosts – York College
• Artificial otter holts and kingfisher holes/tubes – Kelham Island, Calke Park
  

Ecological/Conservation Management Plans produced by ECUS ecology include:

• Calke Park, Derbyshire – National Trust
• Blaxton Quarry – Tarmac Central Ltd
• York College – York College
• Kelham Island Restoration and Management Plan – Raven Group
• Thorne and Hatfield Moors – Natural England
• Meres and Mosses – Natural England