Alpha Ecology :: Leadhills :: Lanarkshire :: Scotland :: Bat Surveys :: Badger Surveys

Welcome to Alpha Ecology’s website where you will find a comprehensive range of services for your commercial or research project needs. Alpha Ecology Ltd are expert ecological consultants based in Lanarkshire, Scotland and operate throughout the UK and Europe. Whether you need a specific Badgers Survey, Bat Survey or Birds, or a broad environmental assessment such as BREEAM, a Scoping/Feasibility Study or Phase I Habitat Assessment, an Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA), or Appropriate Assessment (AA) for instance.

Alpha can complete surveys for European Protected Species (EPS) such as Otter, all Bats and Dormouse amongst others, and can compile EPS Licence applications on your behalf. We can work with your architect or engineer to design a range of enhancement, mitigating and compensatory measures and provide a full on-site supervisory and briefing service to suit your project and timescale.

Alpha Ecology offers

Affordability to the public and private sectors, NGOs, and residential needs

Valuing your project and keeping you informed at all stages, delivering to your requirements

Quality Assurance, your work will be carried out to industry standards by Members of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (IEEM) practicing under the Code of Professional Conduct

If you need advice and guidance on any issue please call or leave a message using the "Inquiry" button on the right of this page.

Recent Projects

Sustainable Transport in Scotland

This summer Alpha Ecology Ltd were commissioned by Sustrans – the UK’s largest sustainable transport charity – to undertake large-scale Badger Surveys along a disused railway alignment in the Borders region of Scotland, and also Otter Surveys along the River Tweed. We used our extensive experience of these elusive mammals to complete the full assessment. The River Tweed is a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) site for Otter, one of a network of sites across Europe, helping to conserve this species across its natural range. The detailed findings of our studies will contribute to the Planning Application for a combined cycle and walking pathway, and demonstrate how the principal of sustainable development is fully supported in the proposal.

Public Sector Projects

Alpha Ecology Ltd have recently been appointed consultant ecologists by Norwest Holst Ltd for the East Barnet School regeneration scheme in Hertfordshire, including site surveys for Nesting Birds & Bats, and full BREEAM assessments to ensure environmental sustainability and ecological integrity.

Private Sector Projects

Applecross Construction Ltd of Edinburgh are preparing to develop a new housing scheme in the Lothians, and to help with Planning requirements Alpha Ecology Ltd have completed Badger surveys on the site and in mature woodland nearby. Badgers are resident in the woodland and will be an aspect of the local wildlife for the new local residents to enjoy. We have prepared outline measures to protect this species whilst enabling the development to proceed as planned.

Protected Species are a specialism of Alpha Ecology and we have been asked to complete comprehensive assessments for a number of private developments in both urban and rural settings in the Glasgow area, in North Lanarkshire, around the Scottish Borders and in North Yorkshire. Alpha Ecology consultant ecologists are providing significant experience of Bat Surveys, Badger Surveys and Breeding Bird Assessments to assist with gaining Planning Permission for a range of proposals including steading and barn conversions and a Public House redevelopment. As many such projects encounter Protected Species issues at a late stage, our clients are often pleased that we have the resources to begin surveying soon after commission.