Keystone Environmental provide advice and practical solutions to those working in the farming and rural sector, whether our clients are diversifying and require ecological input to a planning application, require input to Entry Level Stewardship Schemes or would like an FEP prepared for a Higher Level Stewardship Scheme.

Our consultants have expertise in ecology, conservation, sustainable farming practices, habitat, wildlife and game management, ecological contracting and off-road driving.

What Keystone can do for the Farming and Rural Sector...

• Undertake terrestrial, freshwater and coastal habitat survey
  
  
• Carry out species specific surveys specialising in protected, rare and endangered species
  
  
• Liaise closely with all parties involved to ensure that all relevant information is submitted as part of the planning application. We have always been successful in this approach
  
  
• Apply for European Protected Species and Badger sett closure/disturbance licenses on behalf of our clients
  
  
• Design approved mitigation strategies to ensure legal compliance
  
  
• Implement mitigation schemes on-site using our in-house contracting department and thereby reducing the risk of miscommunication, delays and the costs associated with third party involvement

For Stewardship schemes we:

• Provide advice on Entry Level Schemes
  
  
• Conduct surveys, collate relevant historic data and produce FEP's for Higher Level Schemes
  
  
• Carry out habitat management, restoration and creation using our in-house contracting department

For conservation and game management we provide advice on:

• The design and enhancement of woodlands and other habitats
  
  
• Game bird rearing and releasing
  
  
• Modern methods of predation control
  
  
• The management of woodland deer
  
  
• Pond and wetland creation for waterfowl and fisheries
  
  
• Hedgerow and field boundary management
  
  
• Trout stream restoration

As well as providing management advice our in-house contracting department can actively implement management techniques and create and restore a wide range of habitats.