Dorset Ecological Consultancy offers an independent and professional wildlife consultancy service that gift-aids all its profits to Dorset Wildlife Trust.

Management Plan at Littlesea Caravan Park - hedgerows managed with a 2m grassland strip

Protected species surveys and mitigation [photo © Hugh Clark FRPS]

Protected species surveys and mitigation [photo © WildStock]

Expert ecological survey and assessment is an essential prerequisite for all land-use decision making.

Dorset Ecological Consultancy is well placed to help land managers to stay on the right side of Wildlife Law, manage for wildlife in the context of multi-land use or provide the know-how to enhance land for the benefit of a wide range of species.

The Dorset Ecological Consultancy was started in 1993 but became an in-house service within Dorset Wildlife Trust in August 2005. Since this time a wide range of organisations have utilised our services, including :

• Wessex Water
• H V Horticulture Ltd
• Mouchel Parkman Services Ltd
• Bourne Leisure Ltd
• English Nature
• Environment Agency
• The Three Rivers Community Strategy Partnership
• and a number of architectural firms.

Business Activities and Specialisms

We offer a professional consultancy service in the following :

• Vegetation and habitat surveys
• Ecological desk studies and scoping exercises
• Protected and other species surveys
• Ecological Impact Assessments
• Habitat management
• Long-term monitoring of habitats and species
• BRE Environmental Assessment Method.