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Keystone Habitats
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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.
Ecology, Habitats and Marine Survey, Assessment, Design, Planning and Contracting
Featured projects
- Biodiversity Action Plan – Longcliffe Quarry
- Great Crested Newt and Invertebrate Surveys
- Ecological Baseline Surveys and ES Chapter
- Rail Contractor Briefing for Reptiles
- Ecology Surveys and Mitigation for Brownfield Regeneration
- Ecological Feasibility Survey for Proposed Pipeline Routes
- Ecology Surveys for Hydropower Scheme
- Ecology Surveys for Commercial Wind Farms
- Ecological Risk Assessments – M23 Collision Zone
- 5th National Otter Survey
- Ecology Survey and Assessment for Waste Composting Facility
- Strategic Habitats Regulations Assessment
- Keystone Habitats is Selected as 1 of 3 Countryside and Conservation Works Suppliers to Norwich City Council
January 23rd, 2012 - European Proteted Species Update
December 23rd, 2011 - New Reptile Mitigation Guidelines Withdrawn
November 24th, 2011 - Visit us at Renewables UK
October 13th, 2011
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Registered Office: Beechwood, Tetbury Rd, Didmarton, South Glos. GL9 1AH
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European Proteted Species Update
Natural England have announced the following updates:
1) Two new licence conditions have been added to the standard conditions. The first condition makes it clear that everyone authorised to act under a licence is responsible for complying with the conditions of the licence and will therefore be liable to prosecution if they fail to do so. The second condition relates to post development monitoring and requires all post development monitoring data to be submitted to Natural England no later than 14 days after licence expiry. The data must also be sent to the Local Biological Records Centre within this time period.
2) Guidance for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIP) and EPS licensing has been published (Guidance Note WML-G36). Draft mitigation licence applications are required for this process so early engagement in advance of Development Consent Order Application to the Infratsructure Planning Committee is recommended.
3) ‘How to get a licence’ guidance has been updated.
4) Interim guidance on Dormouse surveying to support mitigation licence applications has been released (Guidance Note WML-G37).