At the practice one of our strengths is our ability to develop and implement monitoring projects across a range of scales, from large habitat networks down to population monitoring of specific species. Since the recent introduction of changes to the interpretation of European legislation, monitoring of the effects of development and to provide feedback on the success of mitigation schemes has become more important, in many circumstances being required to fulfil license conditions.

The aims that drive the monitoring projects the practice has implemented are varied e.g.

• To fulfil the monitoring requirements of European Protected Species licenses
  
  
• To provide feedback on the success of mitigation schemes such as translocations, use of wildlife tunnels to facilitate safe animal movement across roads etc.
  
  
• To generate population statistics for ongoing research projects
  
  
• To target areas of biodiversity loss and gain
  
  
• To provide information for the design and review of management prescriptions