What is hibernation?
Hibernation is a term that ecologists use quite a lot, certainly when discussing animals such as dormice and bats. However, what does it mean and do our animals really hibernate? Let’s imagine a scenario An animal lives in a place which is …
Bat EPS mitigation licence charges
In an update to our previous post, Natural England have now provided further details on bat EPS mitigation licence charges. Charging for these licences will start on Monday April 22nd 2019. All licence applications submitted on that date or later will be …
Natural England Wildlife Licensing
Back in December 2018 Natural England gave details as to how they planned the formation of the new Natural England Wildlife Licensing Service (NEWLS) and how they will be implementing charges for mitigation licences in a phased manner from April 2019. Background …
Bats at Llwyn Celyn – Wildwood Ecology on TV!
Find out about the restoration project carried out by the Landmark Trust at Llwyn Celyn. Wildwood Ecology was privileged to be part of the £4 million project to restore this Medieval Hall House in the Black Mountains. The work that went into …
Restoration of a historic listed building and bats
Historic listed buildings and bats are fairly synonymous. Llwyn Celyn comprises of a Grade I Listed medieval house and farm buildings and has been continuously inhabited since it was built around 1480. The Landmark Trust, through the Heritage Lottery Fund and generous donations, …
Bat Mitigation Licence
A Bat Mitigation Licence may be required where a development project has an impact on bats or a bat roost. As a bat specialist ecological consultancy, we can identify and advise on appropriate and proportionate mitigation measures. Supporting the delivery of your …
National Bat Helpline Report
The 2017 National Bat Helpline report from the Bat Conservation Trust has been released this month. During 2017 the Helpline team received over 17,000 enquiries, the majority (76.5%) of these enquiries were received between April and September. …
Welcome to our new website
Over the last few months we have been busy working on our new branding and are pleased to announce that our new website has now gone live. We hope you will find the site easy to navigate and we look forward to …
