Keystone Ecology
Keystone Habitats
Keystone – making ecology our business
Keystone Marine
Our marine ecological consultancy services include seabed, intertidal and sub-tidal surveys, seabed sampling, biotope surveys and mapping, marine mammal and bird surveys, plankton, fish and benthic surveys, GIS Mapping, Ecological Impact Assessment and the design and implementation of Mitigation, Monitoring and Management Plans.
Ecology, Habitats and Marine Survey, Assessment, Design, Planning and Contracting
Featured projects
- Great Crested Newt and Invertebrate Surveys
- Ecology Surveys for Hydropower Scheme
- Ecological Feasibility Survey for Proposed Pipeline Routes
- Ecology Surveys and Mitigation for Brownfield Regeneration
- Ecology Surveys for Commercial Wind Farms
- 5th National Otter Survey
- Ecological Baseline Surveys and ES Chapter
- Strategic Habitats Regulations Assessment
- Ecological Risk Assessments – M23 Collision Zone
- Ecology Survey and Assessment for Waste Composting Facility
- Biodiversity Action Plan – Longcliffe Quarry
- Rail Contractor Briefing for Reptiles
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Registered in England and Wales Company Number 04445324
Registered Office: The Old Barn, Park Farm Buildings, Beverston, Tetbury, GL8 8TT
HEAD OFFICE: 01666 503687
WELSH OFFICE: 02920 504024
Plants and Habitats
Some plant species are specifically protected under European and/or UK legislation whilst ecologically important habitats tend to be protected by statutory or non-statutory designation e.g. Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and County Wildlife Sites (CWS) respectively. An exception is hedgerows, of which those deemed important in landscape and conservation terms receive protection under The Hedgerows Regulations 1997. Habitats may also be indirectly protected as a result of the species that inhabit them.
65 habitats and 212 plant species are listed as Priorities on the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP). Listing on Local BAPs is variable.
The most ecologically important habitats tend to be those that have been undisturbed for many years, un-improved by farming practices, have taken years to become established and/or support populations of ecologically important species. The latter means that even seemingly common place habitats such as native scrub and coarse grassland, as are often found on brownfield sites, could be indirectly protected.
Our Plant and Habitat capabilities are:
Ecology
Survey
Ecological Risk Assessment, Phase I Habitat, River Corridor and River Habitat, NVC, Hedgerow, Protected and BAP plants, BAP habitat surveys.
Design and Assessment
Masterplan design and Impact Assessment.
Licence Application
European Protected Species licence application, site supervision and monitoring.
Mitigation
Design of habitat creation/translocation methodology, precautionary working method statements, tool box talks, pre-works survey and site supervision.
Management and Monitoring
Production of management plans and monitoring during construction and post mitigation. Designated site condition monitoring.
Habitats
Mitigation
Signage and protective fence installation around sensitive areas.
Habitat Creation and Restoration
Tree, woodland, scrub and hedgerow planting and grassland seeding. Habitat translocation e.g. grassland, orchard, heathland. Wetland and heathland creation and restoration.
Habitat Clearance
Tree, hedgerow, scrub and woodland clearance and turf stripping. Stump grinding and treatment.
Habitat Management
Management of all UK habitat types including important sites for nature conservation.