At Root and Leaf, we handle ECoW supervision, protected species surveys and preliminary ecological appraisals for sites across London and the South East, working directly with architects, planning consultants and developers to keep projects on schedule.
Licensed by Natural England for great crested newt (CL08) and beaver (CL51) work.
On-site supervision through construction, keeping works compliant with protected species legislation and the ecological conditions attached to your planning consent.
eDNA sampling, presence/absence and mitigation licensing, carried out under a Natural England class licence (CL08).
Field signs assessment, impact surveys and mitigation licence applications, carried out under a Natural England class licence (CL51).
Badger, reptile, bat and nesting bird checks, scoped and timed to feed directly into your planning submission.
The desk study and walkover survey that scopes what a site actually needs, before anything further gets planned or costed.
Root and Leaf Ecology is an independent ecological consultancy led by Oliver, based in London and covering London and the South East.
At Root and Leaf, we take on projects from single dwellings through to larger residential schemes, handling the ecology so a planning application or construction programme stays on schedule.