Smooth Newts Breeding Surveys are recommended to be undertaken between mid March to mid June. During this time newts are moving to ponds to breed and are more easily identified in waterbodies (newts themselves and their eggs) than when out of the breeding season when they are land based.
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I have been working with EcoNorth since its inception in 2009, first as a Senior Ecologist then Principal and now Executive Director, following employment at our parent organisation Northumberland Wildlife Trust. With 20 years of professional experience in ecology and nature conservation, 14 within a consultancy setting, my primary role is to deliver pragmatic legally …
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Natural England’s Bat Mitigation Class Licence (BMCL)
No CommentsNatural England are updating their Bat Low Impact Class Licence (BLICL), including changing the name. Over the next few months, the small proportion of Ecologists who have passed an exam set by Natural England will begin registering sites under the renamed ‘Bat Mitigation Class Licence’ (BMCL). In a change to current conditions, Registered Consultants who …
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