REPTILES
All reptiles are afforded protection under UK Law, two species are afforded a higher status of protection and include the smooth snake and sand lizard. common and widespread reptile species encounter include slow worm, common lizard, adder and grass snake.
Services
Our services offer a full package from initial site inspections, through to surveys and assessment, licensing and mitigation, translocations and habitat manipulation, and also future monitoring and management, giving our clients a complete service for their project. For further details refer to our additional services.
Surveys
Our reptile surveys we provide include;
- Habitat Assessment
- Presence / Absence Surveys
- Refugia Population Surveys
- Pitfall Population Surveys
- Thermal Imagery
Please note that there are seasonal restrictions to some of the surveys listed above, please refer to our calendar for further information.
What We Do
All our native reptile species are commonly found in a range of habitats including brownfield sites, grassland, hedgerows and scrub. Our experienced team;
- Guide you through the complete process
- Initial assessment
- Complete any necessary pre-planning surveys
- Through construction
- Licensing and mitigation
- Translocation and relocation
- Artificial habitat construction
- Post completion monitoring
We deliver a complete peace of mind package to our clients.
Our common-sense approach to mitigation aims to avoid, cancel, reduce or offset any impacts from a proposed development, as well as to maintain the species in an efficient and cost-effective manner. We will support any license application required to the statutory body and provide further monitoring if you or any mitigation licence requires this for a site.
All our surveys are carried out by a fully insured, experienced, Natural England licensed dormouse surveyors and comply with the latest guidelines and legislation.
Licencing
Not all developments will require a reptile licence, only those sites where either the smooth snake or the sand lizard have been recorded. Licenses are not required for the common species which include the slowworm, common lizard, adder and grass snake.
If a licence is required, this will be a European Protected Species Mitigation (EPSM) license.
