Keystone Ecology
Keystone Habitats
Keystone – making ecology our business
Keystone Marine
Our marine ecological consultancy services include seabed, intertidal and sub-tidal surveys, seabed sampling, biotope surveys and mapping, marine mammal and bird surveys, plankton, fish and benthic surveys, GIS Mapping, Ecological Impact Assessment and the design and implementation of Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Plans.
Great Crested Newt Mitigation for School Regeneration
Swindon Borough Council
Great Crested newts were found in four ponds surrounding a proposed new school complex, therefore, a European Protected Species Licence Application was obtained to permit development whilst maintaining the conservation status of the Great Crested Newt population.
Once the licence was granted by Natural England Keystone Habitats delivered the mitigation strategy which included: