Following seven successful years operating from our office in the borders, we are very pleased to announce that we are relocating from Berwick upon Tweed to City Centre Newcastle. At the same time we are assessing options for the development of a presence further north, …
BSG Ecology will be expanding the consultant teams in Oxford and Monmouth, both to support business development and to deliver our increasing and challenging project work which ranges from regeneration, urban expansion and renewable energy schemes to habitat creation and research projects.
The recent autumn IEEM conference in Cardiff (7-8 November) had a theme of ‘Renewable Energy and Biodiversity Impacts’. Senior Ecologist Matt Hobbs gave a presentation on applying the BCT Guidance on surveying for bats at onshore wind farms.
BSG Ecology is exhibiting at Stand 67 of Renewable UK, Glasgow between 30th October and 1st November 2012. The conference is at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow and will address policy, development and technical aspects of UK onshore and offshore wind energy, …
Senior Ecologist Matt Hobbs will present a talk to the IEEM Autumn Conference in Cardiff on the subject of the Bat Conservation Trust’s onshore wind farm guidance.
BSG Ecology was delighted to receive the inaugural award for best roost mitigation project from the Bat Conservation Trust for our work at Totterdown Barns in Gloucestershire. The award not only recognises BSG’s role in delivering this project, but also that of the architect Mathewson …
Office Update The last few months have been a busy time for BSG Ecology with a number of comings and goings. We are sorry to have said goodbye to Samantha Hill (Oxford) and will shortly also lose Vilas Anthwal (Monmouth) who are both moving on …
Over the last two years we have been looking hard at everything we do to improve the way we carry out our business and how we provide the best ecology service to our clients. As a result we have instigated a number of positive changes …
BSG Ecology opens a new office in Swansea, South Wales on 1 March 2012. This will be led by Owain Gabb, Principal Ecologist, who has moved to Wales after two years in our Oxford office.
BSG was once again present at our stand at the Renewables UK conference this year in Manchester. Dr Peter Shepherd presented a paper to the conference session on ecological evidence titled “A Review of Ecological Issues at Wind Farm Public Inquiry Decisions”. The paper arose out of research Peter undertook in support of appearances over the last few years as an expert witness for appellants at public inquiries into wind farm applications.
