 Key Skills
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Natural England Hedgerow Survey
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JNCC Phase 1 and Extended Phase 1
Habitat Survey
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National Vegetation Classification (NVC)
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Other Phase 2, such as upland mires and
heaths, arable surveys, deserts, pipelines etc.
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Monitoring, including JNCC Common
Standards Monitoring
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River Corridor Survey
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Invasive species, including Japanese
knotweed (Fallopia japonica), rhododendron and giant hogweed
(Heracleum mategazzianum)
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Protected species, such as badger, bat,
otter, water vole, reptile, amphibian, great crested newt, white-clawed
crayfish and dormouse
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Water quality - invertebrates,
microbiology, aquatic chemistry
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Sediment chemistry, including metals
Prices and Further
Information
The Institute
of Ecological & Environmental Management (Costing of
Project Work: Professional Series 2) recommends:
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 With variable costs of: -
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Time input; consultancy; liaison and meetings;
laboratory work; desktop studies; analysis of data; acquisition of
information/research; report preparation (writing and map
production); fieldwork; project supervision;
identification/taxonomy; monitoring.
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Materials/consumables: e.g. paper, photography,
photocopying, printing, binding.
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Telephone, fax, postage, courier.
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Costs incurred from charges made by third parties
e.g. printing, purchase of biological data).
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Travel, accommodation and subsistence.
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Major items of equipment (hire or purchase).
- Other expenditure specific to the project.
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)/ Ecological Impact
Assessment (EcIA)
 Length of time a survey takes
is very much dependant upon the
site and the type of survey. For instance, an NVC
survey is far more time consuming than a scoping
survey. In general, surveys follow this procedure:
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Stage 1:
Scoping study
: identifies the major environmental variables
from correspondence, Google Earth, a quick drive/walk
around
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Stage 2:
Extended Phase 1 Habitat survey
: identifies the
major habitats in some detail, allows comments on the
value of areas, including potential for protected
species
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Stage 3:
Protected species surveys/ NVC/ Phase 2 surveys
: not always
required but where the Stage 2 has
identified important areas (for both fauna
and flora), a further study can indicate the true value
of the area. In the case of protected species,
the Stage 3 is often a legal
necessity.
As a guide, the Stage 2
Extended Habitat Survey may take around
0.6 sq. km. per day to survey, with a write up of
around double the survey period, plus around a day
for the production of a digital survey
map.
Pricing
: Suggested terms are 60% before project; 20% after project
(e.g. first draft); 20% on completion (final
draft).
Expenses:
These will include public transport (where
applicable), car hire + fuel, food
+ accommodation and materials (such as maps). These may either be
paid by yourself to the various companies, or arranged
by me, though I require payment in
advance.
Locations
:
Glasgow (Central/ Western Scotland), Northampton (Midlands/ SE
England) and Cairo (Egypt).
Presentations and
Mentoring
Training and
presentations in EIA, pollution monitoring, environmental law and general field biology/ecology.
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