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Past Projects

  • ​Review of the Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae) (91E0) SAC Feature in part of the Afonydd Cleddau SAC for Natural Resources Wales (NRW)

  • Habitat mapping and management advice for Curlew for Bannau Brecheiniog National Park Authority.

  • Baseline survey, mapping and condition assessment of the Transition Mire & Quaking Bog SAC Feature at three SAC's in Wales for NRW.

  • Survey of eleven South Pembrokeshire beaches for the Atlantic Beach cricket for NRW.

  • Nature Recovery Action Plan for Llanteg and Amroth Renaturing Community, a South Pembrokeshire community group.

  • River Ely riparian corridor - Phase 2 habitat survey, rare plant and protected species survey for South East Wales Rivers Trust.

  • Habitat management advice for Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary along the St. David's coast for PCNPA.

  • INNS survey and GIS mapping in the Craig Y Borion Woodlands for National Trust.

  • Assessment of Potential Bracken & Heathland Stands in Pembrokeshire and Adjacent Parts of Ceredigion & Carmarthenshire Suitable for Harvesting for Cwm Arian Renewable Energy.

  • Conservation management plan for Castlemartin Corse SSSI for National Trust.

  • Identification of Habitat Management Opportunities at St. David’s Head (part of the St. David's/Ty Dewi Special Area of Conservation) for National Trust.

  • Survey of four farms in the Vale of Glamorgan to assess key biodiversity interests and opportunities for enhancements at a landscape scale.

  • Management plan for Plumstone Mountain SSSI for NRW.

  • Plumstone Mountain SSSI wet & dry Heathland Monitoring Report for NRW.

  • Translocation project to re-establish a population of Tree Lungwort (Lobaria pulmonaria) into a woodland National Nature Reserve in Mid Wales. A two-year project including detailed photo monitoring.

  • Baseline Grassland Surveys at National Trust properties in Pembrokeshire and Gower.

  • Great Crested Newt Habitat Suitability Index Survey in Mid and North Wales. 

  • Survey of Invasive Non-Native species on the River Alun for PCNPA.

  • Phase 2 NVC survey of a large upland Wind Farm site.

  • Assessment of the habitat for Southern Damselfly At Rhossili Down SSSI for NRW.

  • Action plan to restore habitat for Southern Damselfly At Cefn Bryn SSSI for NRW.

  • Common Standards Monitoring of the Ononis reclinata and Viola lactea populations at Stackpole NNR.

  • Green Infrastructure projects for Pembrokeshire Nature Partnership - bringing biodiversity into urban areas.

  • Lichen Survey and the development of Common Standards Monitoring programs for Natural Resources Wales at Ty Canol National Nature Reserve (NNR). Including monitoring of the Epiphytic Lichen Assemblages and a number of independently qualifying lichen species.

  • Marsh Fritillary Habitat Mapping Project. Mapping the habitat quality for a meta-population of this European Protected Species in north Pembrokeshire on behalf of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. 

  • A summary report of 20 years of  conservation land management and habitat restoration at Yerbeston Tops Special Area of Conservation for Natural Resources Wales. Detailing the work that has taken place to enhance the marshy grasslands here for the Marsh Fritillary Butterfly, to demonstrate the effectiveness of the methods used and to give confidence to others considering restoration works on similar sites.

  • Future Land Use Assessment for National Trust Cymru. A survey and report to identify possible ways that NTC could develop land use on an estate in Pembrokeshire, in response to the climate emergency and consequent loss of wildlife. The project identified the historical and existing habitats on the estate and assessed how these would develop under an extensive, naturalistic grazing regime within a land management system driven largely by natural processes.
     

  • Southern Damselfly (Coenagrion mercuriale) habitat and species monitoring training event for Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority staff and volunteers.
     

  • Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) habitat and species monitoring training event for Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority staff and volunteers.

  • Marsh fritillary (Euphydryas aurinia) habitat and species monitoring training event for ""The Bug Farm" staff and volunteers.
     

  • Protected Species Survey for for the Erebus wind energy project.
     

  • Phase 2 (NVC) Survey for the Erebus wind energy project.
     

  • Lichens and air quality training day for local community group.

  • Reptile Survey for Focus Environmental.
     

  • Aberdare Wetlands Survey. A survey for a community group to identify the habitats present and to assess potential for Protected Species with recommendations for further survey and identification of possible biodiversity enhancements.
     

  • Marsh Fritillary Strategy for Pembrokeshire for Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority (PCNPA). A desk study to: Define the theoretical core and functional landscape for Marsh Fritillaries in Pembrokeshire, identify the network of sites which form core and functional landscapes of each meta-population.  Collate existing habitat condition surveys and management information for each meta-population and provide recommendations for priority management actions and recommendations for a future monitoring strategy the Marsh Fritillary in Pembrokeshire.
     

  • Assessment of the Epiphytic Lichen Features at Corsydd Llangloffan NNR and the North Pembrokeshire Woodlands SAC.
     

  • Lichen Survey and the development of Common Standards Monitoring programs for Natural Resources Wales at Allt Rhyd y Groes National Nature Reserve (NNR). Including monitoring of the Epiphytic Lichen Assemblages and a number of independently qualifying lichen species.
     

  • Lichen Survey and the development of Common Standards Monitoring programs for Natural Resources Wales at Stackpole Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI) & National Nature Reserve (NNR). Including monitoring of the Terricolous and Limestone rock lichen assemblages and a number of independently qualifying lichen species.
     

  • Hedgerow Survey for Defence Infrastructure Organisation. Including digitised mapping of the current extent, type and condition of all hedgerows. Development of a prioritised restoration plan delivering landscape-scale restoration of hedgerows. Development of prescriptions for the restoration and long-term management and maintenance of the hedgerows along with provision of  best practice guidance.
     

  • Lichen Survey and the development of Common Standards Monitoring programs for Natural Resources Wales at Stackpole Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI) & National Nature Reserve (NNR). Including monitoring of the Epiphytic Lichen Assemblages and a number of independently qualifying lichen species.
     

  • Ecological Survey of a South Pembrokeshire farm for Farming Connect.
     

  • Survey and Common Standards Monitoring of the Atlantic Beach Cricket (Pseudomogoplistes vicentae)  for Natural Resources Wales at Dale and South Marloes Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI).
     

  • Lichen Surveys for Natural Resources Wales at Dale and South Marloes and St. David's Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI) . Including assessment of the Maritime Rock and Coastal Slope Lichen Assemblages and a number of independently qualifying lichen species.
     

  • Management plan development for Pembroke Town Council for the Pembroke Millponds.
     

  • Preliminary Ecological Assessment (Extended Phase 1 survey) of potential meteorological mast locations, cable routes and sub-station sites for the Erebus wind energy project.
     

  • Invertebrate monitoring for Newgale Road Scheme. Site assessment and scoping survey to determine the potential invertebrate interest on the proposed road route and to make recommendations for further surveys.
     

  • Report to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) advising on appropriate management options for the conservation of Special Area of Conservation (SAC) habitat and species features in Pembrokeshire including: Transition mires and quaking bogs, Northern Atlantic wet heaths, Molinia meadows, Blanket bogs, Alkaline fens, Marsh fritillary butterfly and Southern damselfly.  The report assesses the potential for improved management and defines the requirements in terms of infrastructure and support mechanisms to achieve appropriate management under a €5.5M, 5-year programme.
     

  • Management agreement compliance monitoring for Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (PCNPA).
     

  •  Baseline monitoring and habitat assessment of Blanket Bogs in Snowdonia for National Trust (NT).
     

  • Baseline monitoring and habitat assessment of National Trust (NT) Parkland grasslands across the whole of Wales (including developing simple monitoring procedures for use in house by National Trust staff and providing recommendations for grassland restoration).
     

  • Condition Mapping and assessment of The National Trust’s (NT) Maritime Heaths and Grasslands in North Pembrokeshire (including developing Performance Indicators and Conservation Objectives).
     

  • Assessment of the accuracy of the National Trust’s (NT) Priority Habitats map GIS layer on selected sites in Pembrokeshire.
     

  • Development of Performance Indicators and Conservation objectives for Priority Habitats for National Trust (NT).
     

  • Assessment of the habitat suitability for Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale in and around the Preseli and Gweunydd Blaencleddau SACs for Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority (PCNPA).
     

  • Development of a programme of habitat restoration and creation works for Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale, including Recommendations for the future management of the species for Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority (PCNPA).
     

  • Southern Damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale  species monitoring for Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority (PCNPA).
     

  • Phase 1 survey at Llys y Fran Reservior.
     

  • General Wildlife/Biodiversity surveys and advice for Green Tourism providers.
     

  • Providing training and support for National Parks & National Trust staff and community groups.

  • Farm surveys for Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG).

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