Water and ecology services

Why do I need water and ecology services?

Wildlife and the natural environment are legally protected
Understanding the ecological value and legal constraints of a site may facilitate better forwards planning for development planning, incident response or day to day site management
Understanding your operational impact on the ecology of a site is a requirement of planning process for land development
Insufficient ecological consideration can cause significant planning cost and time delays, and could lead to prosecution
To understand the environmental impact of a pollution incident or planned works

Why Adler and Allan?

We have a national team of in-house expert technical Ecologists with nationally recognised ecology accreditations, all qualified to degree level or above in their specialism
We are advisors to Natural England and other government bodies on issues affecting nationally and internationally important wetlands
We are also experienced in dealing with environmental emergencies, such as oil or sewage spills and oxygen depletion to remediate and restore affected habitats and waterbodies
We work on a broad portfolio of projects for clients such as RSPB, The Wildlife Trust, Environment Agency, Local Authorities, Thames Water Utilities Ltd, VINCI and the Broads Authority

Water and ecology services

We offer a depth of knowledge and understanding of ecological systems which enables us to collect the right information and then apply that to real management solutions. We help our clients to understand and interpret data and information and provide them with a practical and achievable route to solving their problems.

Our areas of speciality include:

Habitat restoration and design
Protected species surveys and mitigation
Fisheries science and management
Aquatic ecology
Invasive plant management
Ecological surveys and strategic studies
Wetland ecology

Ecological survey

Our team is able to offer extensive knowledge and experience in a range of ecological surveys and strategic studies including:

Development & planning applications (EcIA)
Botanical surveys (NVC) in wetlands, heathland, woodland, grassland, and coastal habitats
Site condition assessment for SSSIs
Phase 1 and UK Habitat Classification habitat surveys
River corridor and habitat surveys
Topographic survey and mapping
Soils survey
Green infrastructure projects
Strategic studies research and development
BREEAM, Codes for Sustainable Homes and Home Quality Mark Assessments

Fisheries science and management

We offer a range of fisheries management services and advice aimed at assessing populations, improving habitats, angling access and to bring wider benefits for the biodiversity value of a waterbody. We are also skilled in the assessment, management and remediation of water quality issues.

Our technically robust fisheries monitoring programmes are available across the UK and Ireland for a range of freshwater and inter-tidal environments. We apply methods such as electric fishing, netting, tagging, trapping, and hydro-acoustics to create monitoring programmes which are specifically tailored to meet our clients’ objectives.

We are also experienced in dealing with environmental emergencies, such as hydrogen peroxide dosing to remediate and restore affected waterbodies, and can quickly respond to, assess and remediate impacts on fish and the aquatic environment.

Our team have a proven track record in designing and delivering habitat improvement projects in a range of situations, often at high profile, public sites.

Our services include:

Fish population assessment
Fishery management plans
Fish health assessment and mortality investigations
Predator management and biomanipulation
Design, creation and restoration projects for lakes and rivers
Feasibility studies and project management
Topographic, bathymetric (depth) and silt surveys
Aquatic plant and algae assessment and management
Water quality monitoring
Aeration solutions

Protected Species Surveys

Our team of licensed protected species ecologists work with a broad spectrum of clients including Government departments, local authorities, developers, architects and individual property owners to conserve rare species and enhance habitats whilst ensuring the efficient delivery of development projects in line with wildlife law by providing the following surveys:

Bats
Great crested newt
Otter
Water vole
Badger
Dormouse
Red Squirrels
White-clawed crayfish
Reptiles and amphibians
Birds

Habitat restoration and design

We have an extensive track record in delivering high quality habitat restoration projects in a range of aquatic and terrestrial environments for the benefit of wildlife and people. We provide ecological, topographical, hydrological and soil surveys to inform feasibility, conceptual and detailed designs based on our knowledge of habitats.

Our expertise extends to the following areas: