Ecological Consultants Contact List

Please note: This list of contractors is provided for your information only and you are not obliged to use any contractor listed below. Denbighshire County Council cannot guarantee the quality or service given by any of the advisors / companies listed and disclaims any financial or other responsibility however incurred.

Name: AMEC (Knutsford Office) Address: No 2 Booths Park, Chelford Road, Knutsford, WA16 8QZ Telephone: 01565 652100 E-mail: via website Website: www.amec.com Activities: • Engineering and environmental consultants

Name: Penny Anderson Associates Address: Office, The Old Newsroom, Bridge Street, Corwen, Denbighshire, LL21 OAB Telephone: Head Office – 01298 27086, Wales Office – 01490 413388 Email: [email protected] Website: www.pennyanderson.com Activities: • Ecological survey and evaluation • Protected species surveys • Environmental Impact Assessment • Vegetation survey and assessment (i.e. Phase I, Phase II, NVC) • BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes assessments • Habitat creation and restoration • See website for full list of activities

Name: Atmos Consulting Address: Mynydd Awel, Mold Business Park, Maes Gwern, Mold, CH7 1XN Telephone: 01352 744512 Email: [email protected] Website: www.atmosconsulting.com 1

Activities: • Protected species surveys • Habitat surveys • Ecological Impact Assessment (range of developments but specialism in renewable energy projects) • Arboricultural surveys to BS5837 • Hydrology surveys and assessments • Peat surveys • Fisheries surveys • River corridor surveys • Habitat management plans • Site supervision • Ecological clerk of works • See website for full list of activities

Name: Baker Consultants (Wales office) Address: 2nd Floor, 220 High Street, Swansea, SA1 1NW Telephone: 07545 644580 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bakerconsultants.co.uk Activities: • Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (including desk studies and Phase 1 habitat surveys) • Protected species surveys (including bats, dormice, amphibians, reptiles, otters, water voles, badgers, birds, barn owls and invertebrates) • Surveys and reports to support planning applications and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) • Licensed surveyors for bats, dormice, great crested newts and barn owls • European Protected Species mitigation licences for bats, dormice and great crested newts • Habitats Regulations Assessment reports • Ecological Clerk of Works • Hedgerow surveys • BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes assessments • Botanical surveys including using the National Vegetation Classification (NVC) system • Tree climbing surveys for bat roost assessments

Name: David Bennett Address: Clwydian Ecology, Arosfa, Rhes y Cae, Holywell, , CH8 8JG Telephone: 01352 780787 / 07891 802653 Email: [email protected] Website: www.clwydianecology.co.uk Activities: • Ecological assessment • Support with planning issues • Environmental Statements • Protected species surveys – bats, barn owls, amphibians, invertebrates, plants • Vegetation surveys – Phase I, Phase 2, NVC • License applications and mitigation schemes

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• Specialist invertebrate surveys/identification

Name: Dr Anne Brenchley Address: Corax Ecology, 43 Blackbrook, Sychdyn, Mold, Flintshire, CH7 6LT Telephone: 07530 761743 Email: [email protected] Website: www.coraxecology.co.uk Activities: • Farmland bird surveys/monitoring and habitat assessments • Bird surveys including protected species • Specialist lowland habitat surveys for woodland, heathland, grassland and farmland • Phase 1 surveys • Hedgerow surveys

Name: Cambrian Ecological Partnership Address: 15 Ty Canol, Harlech, Gwynedd, LL46 2NZ Telephone: 07760 909 574 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cambrianecology.com Activities: • Protected species surveys – bats, dormice, otters, freshwater pearl mussels, water voles, badgers, reptiles, breeding birds and great crested newts • Mitigation proposals and designs • Licence applications and planning reports • Phase I and Phase II habitat surveys • Ecological Impact Assessments • Ecological clerk of works/site supervision • Invasive/non-native species surveys • Surveys for other taxa including invertebrates, lichens and bryophytes • See website for full list of activities

Name: Mike Castle Address: North Wales Bat Services, Bryn Eglwys, Pontgwyddel, Llanfair Talhaiarn, Abergele, LL22 9RB Telephone: 01745 540360 / 07798760706 E-mail: [email protected] Website: Activities: • Protected Species Surveys – bats, badgers, water vole

Name: Caulmert Ltd Address: Intec, Parc Menai, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 4FG Telephone: 01248 672666 Email: [email protected] Website: www.caulmert.com Activities: • Engineering and environmental consultants

Name: Cheshire Ecological Services Address: Bickley Hall Farm, Bickley, Malpas, Cheshire, SY14 8EF Telephone: 01948 820229 3

Email: [email protected] Website: www.ces-ecology.co.uk Activities: • Protected species surveys – great crested newt, bats, otter, water vole, barn owl, nesting birds, dormouse, badger, reptiles, white-clawed crayfish • Extended Phase 1 habitat surveys • Protected species licence applications and mitigation • BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes assessments • Invasive non-native species • Creation and management of habitats • Species and habitat monitoring

Name: Churton Ecology Address: Churton House, Church Pulverbatch, Nr. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 8BZ Telephone: 01743 718270 Email: [email protected] Website: www.churtonecology.co.uk Activities: • Protected species surveys – bats, great crested newt • Phase 1 and NVC surveys • Extended Phase 1 survey • Hedgerow surveys • BREEAM • Specialised botanical surveys • Ecological Impact Assessment • Habitat management • Monitoring

Name: Richard Crompton Address: Wildwood Ecology Limited, Llanmaes Estate Office, Llanmaes, St. Fagans, Cardiff, CF5 6DU Telephone: 029 2002 2320 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wildwoodecology.com Activities: • Preliminary ecological appraisal • Protected species surveys

Name: Steve Cutmore Address: 21 Maes y Dre, Ruthin, LL15 1DB Telephone: 07877120981 E-mail: [email protected] Website: none Activities: • Protected species surveys – bats • Tree surgeon

Name: Julia Drage Address: 21 Eaton Road, Handbridge, , CH4 7EN Telephone: 01244 677800

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E-mail: [email protected] Website: none Activities: • Protected species surveys • Vegetation and habitat surveys

Name: Sam Dyer Address: Ty Newydd, Craig y Pandy, Tregarth, Gwynedd, LL57 4RA Telephone: 07929 781 466 Email: [email protected] Website: www.samdyer-ecology.co.uk Activites: • Bat surveys • Mitigation and EPS Development Licence Applications

Name: Ecological Land Management Address: Unit J, Prospect Industrial Units, Rackery Lane, Llay, , LL12 0PB Telephone: 07960 570777 / 01978 800193 Email: [email protected] Website: www.elm.uk.net Activites: • Wildlife protection during development • Translocation of protected species including great crested newt • Pond creation and management • Habitat management • Invasive non-native species control

Name: Ecologically Bats Address: 3 Rutland Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Cheshire, SK7 6JD Telephone: 07894 518259 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ecobats.co.uk Activities: • Protected species surveys including bats, otters, water voles, dormice, badgers, ornithology, amphibian and reptiles

Name: Ecological Surveys (Bangor) Address: The School House, Canon Pyon, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR4 8PF Telephone: 01432 830449 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ecologicalsurveys.co.uk Activities: • Botanical and habitat surveys

Name: Ecology Matters Address: Bronhaul, Pentrebach, Talybont, Ceredigion, SY24 5EH Telephone: 01970 832491 Email: via website Website: www.ecologymatters.co.uk Activities: • Habitat assessments – Phase 1, NVC

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• Ecolgical Impact Assessment • BREEAM assessments

Name : Enfys Ecology Ltd. Address: North Wales Wildlife Trust, 376 High Street, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 1YE Telephone: 01248 351 541 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.enfysecology.co.uk Activities: • Protected species surveys • Project management • Mitigation proposals and designs • Licence applications and planning reports • Phase I and Phase II habitat surveys • Ecological Impact Assessments • Ecological clerk of works / site supervision • Invasive non-native species surveys • Habitat assessment and management plan production

Name: ExCal North Wales Ltd. Address: Visitors Centre, Station Road, , Flintshire, CH8 9RD Telephone: 01745 881237 Email: [email protected] Website: www.excaluk.com Activities: • Land management • Environmental monitoring

Name: Chris Hall Address: 1 Llwyn-y-Gell, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Gwynedd, LL41 3HU Telephone: 01766 831092 / 07765254035 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.cambrianecology.com Activities: • Protected species surveys – bats, barn owls, badgers, otters, water voles

Name: Timothy Hodnett Address: AEDC, The Cottage, Bodrhyddan Hall, Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, LL18 5RB Telephone: 01745 591208 / 07778134930 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.aedc.co.uk Activities: • Protected species surveys assessment and mitigation

Name: Stewart Johnson Address: 26 Garth Hill, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2SY Telephone: 01248 364031 / 07890 433569 Email: [email protected] Website: none Activities:

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• Protected species surveys including great crested newts, reptiles, badgers, birds and water voles • BREEAM assessments • Management Plan preparation • Ecological Clerk of Works

Name: Geoff Liles Address: The Otter Consultancy, Llwyneinion Isaf, Capel Iwan, Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, SA38 9LY Telephone: 01239 698443 E-mail: [email protected] Website: none Activites: • Protected species surveys: otter, badgers, dormice, water vole, reptiles

Name: Marches Ecology (Tom Knight and Max Ellson) Address: Unit 23, The Malthouse Business Centre, Regent Street, Llangollen, Denbighshire, LL20 8HS Telephone: 01691 777381 / 01978 860889 Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Website: www.marchesecology.co.uk Activities: • Protected species survey and assessment including great crested newt, water vole, badger, dormouse, otter, bats, reptiles and birds • Botanical/ habitat survey and assessment (Phase 1 and Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey, Hedgerow Survey, River Corridor Survey, National Vegetation Classification). • Ecological Impact Assessment • BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes assessments • Mitigation schemes • Site supervision and clerk of works • See website for full list of activities

Name: Middlemarch Environmental Ltd. Address: Triumph House, Birmingham Road, Allesley, Coventry, CV5 9AZ Telephone: 01676 525 880 Email: [email protected] Website: www.middlemarch-environmental.com Activities: • Protected Species Surveys including bats, great crested newts, reptiles, badgers, water voles, otters, birds, dormice, white clawed crayfish • Tree surveys

Name: Natural Power Consultants Ltd (Mike Shewring, Senior Ecologist) Address: Office 9, Harbour House, Y Llanfa, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 1AS Telephone: 07920465492/ 01970636869 Email: [email protected] Website: www.naturalpower.com Activities: • Protected species surveys – great crested newt, bat, barn owl and dormouse • Ornithological survey and assessment 7

• Phase 1 and NVC survey • Mammal survey and assessment – otter, water vole, badger, red squirrel, pine marten, polecat • Bat survey and assessment • Habitat Regulations Assessment • Ecological Impact Assessment

Name: Richards Moorehead & Laing Ltd. Address: 55 Well Street, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1AF Telephone: 01824 704 366 Email: [email protected] Website: www.rmlconsult.com Activities: • Protected species surveys e.g. bats, great crested newts, water voles, otters, badgers, reptiles and birds • Vegetation and habitat surveys e.g. Phase 1 surveys • Invasive species surveys • Undertake ecological surveys to contribute to BREEAM & CEEQUAL assessments • Conduct Ecological Watching Briefs and act as an Ecological Clerk of Works • Protected species mitigation and licensing • See website for full list of activities

Name: Martin Page Address: Cheshire Ecology Ltd, 114-120 Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire, CH1 2HT Telephone: 01244 940220 / 07599 999754 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cheshireecology.com Activities: • Protected species surveys – badger, barn owl, dormouse, otter, reptiles, water voles, great crested newt • Botanical surveys including NVC • BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes assessments • Ecological Clerk of Works • Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey • Hedgerow surveys • Invasive plant surveys • Soil surveys • See website for full list of activities

Name: Rebecca Sambrook Address: Avian Ecology Ltd, Suite 3C Walnut Tree Farm, Northwich Road, Lower Stretton, WA4 4PG Telephone: 0843 506 5116 Email: [email protected] Website: www.avianecology.co.uk Activites: • Ecological Impact Assessment • Protected species surveys and licensing • Specialist ornithology surveys • Habitat and botanical surveys

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• Mitigation design and implementation • BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes

Name: The Environmental Partnership (TEP Ltd.) Address: Genesis Centre, Birchwood Science Park, Warrington, WA3 7BH Telephone: 01925 844004 Email: [email protected] Website: www.tep.uk.com Activities: • Protected species • Landscape management • Ecology • Arboriculture

Name: Thomson Ecology Address: Williams House, 11-15 Columbus Walk off Brigantine Place, Cardiff, CF10 4BY Telephone: 02920 020674 Email: [email protected] Website: www.thomsonecology.com Activities: • Species surveys – birds, amphibians and reptiles, invertebrates, mammals, fish • Sediment surveys • BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes assessments • Vegetation and habitat surveys

Name: Waterman Energy, Environment & Design (Leeds Office) Address: Second Floor, Victoria Wharf, 4 The Embankment, Sovereign Street, Leeds, LS1 4BA Telephone: 0113 256 3322 Email: [email protected] Website: www.watermangroup.com Activities: • Ecological survey and evaluation • Protected species surveys • Mitigation proposals and designs • Ecological clerk of works • Environmental Impact Assessment • Vegetation survey and assessment (i.e. Phase I, Phase II, NVC) • BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes assessments • Habitat creation and restoration • See website for full list of activities

Name: Julian Whitehurst Address: SDC Ecology, 3 Rufford Close, Wistaston, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 6XP Telephone: 01270 662931 / 07977 933573 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sdc-ecology.co.uk Activities: • Habitat surveys – Phase 1, Extended Phase 1, NVC, hedgerow, river corridor and pond surveys

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• Protected species surveys including great crested newt, bat, badger, otter, water vole, barn owl, lesser silver water beetle, reptile, crayfish, breeding and wintering bird, invertebrates • Ecological impact assessment • Mitigation schemes including species and habitat translocation • Wildlife habitat design, creation and management • Ecological auditing and compliance monitoring • Ecological Clerk of Works / site supervision • See website for full list of activities

Name: Jan Wilkinson Address: Wilkinson Associates, Annie Potts Cottage, Great Sutton, Stanton Lacy, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 2AJ Telephone: 01584 861200 / 07764 677433 Email: [email protected] Website: www.wilkinsonassociates.co.uk Activities: • Phase 1 and Extended Phase 1 habitat surveys • Phase 2/National Vegetation Classification (NVC) surveys • Protected species surveys, including great crested newts, reptiles, badgers, water voles and otters • Preliminary Ecological Appraisal including initial site assessments, scoping and ecological constraints reports. • Ecological Impact Assessments (EcIA), including preparing the ecological chapters of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA). • Mitigation design and licence applications for protected species • See website for full list of activities

Name: Kate Williamson Address: Eryri Ecology, 15 Ty Canol, Harlech, Gwynedd, LL46 2NZ Telephone: 07760 909 574 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cambrianecology.com Activities: • Surveys of protected species including bats, dormice, otters, freshwater pearl mussels, water voles, badgers, reptiles, breeding birds and great crested newts • Mitigation proposals and designs • Licence applications and planning reports • Phase I and Phase II habitat surveys • Production of Ecological Impact Assessments • Ecological clerk of works/site supervision • Invasive non-native species surveys • Surveys for other taxa including invertebrates, lichens and bryophytes

Name: Yorke Associates Address: Bwlch Farm, Tal-y-Cafn, Glan Conwy, Colwyn Bay, LL28 5SH Telephone: 01492 593016 Email: [email protected] Website: none Activities: • Protected species surveys 10

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