Keystone can work in partnership with the various organisations that are responsible for the stewardship of the nature reserves including Volunteer Groups, Wildlife Trusts, Local Authorities, Natural England etc to implement management plans to maintain the conservation interest and improve biodiversity whilst increasing amenity value. Our ecological contracting team can assist Reserve Wardens, Park Rangers, and Wildlife & Conservation Officers in delivering their habitat management programmes and restoration project objectives using a variety of specialist machinery and equipment for use on sensitive sites. We differ from other contractors in that our staff either hold or are able to work under protected species survey/handling/disturbance licenses. Whatever the project regardless of scale, whether it be reedbed management, coppicing, wetland management, scrub management, hedgerow maintenance, or pond restoration we can provide the necessary skills and physical resources to enhance nature reserves of all designations.

Our nature reserve management services cover:

• Implementation of habitat management plans for sites ranging from International Importance to those valuable at a Local level
  
• Provision of practical advice, guidance and budget estimates for habitat improvement schemes
  
• Implementation of habitat maintenance programmes including grasslands, hedgerows, reedbeds, ponds, lakes, wetlands, scrub control, coppicing, invasive species control
  
• Ecological enhancement initiatives; floating islands, bat / bird box installation, reedbed creation, tree and shrub planting, hibernacula construction
  
• Nature reserve amenity works e.g. ; footpath creation/maintenance, installation of interpretation boards