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Protected Species Surveys

Protected Species Surveys

Great Crested Newt Surveys

Great Crested Newt Presence/Likely Absence and Population Surveys

Our ecologists can provide GCN presence/likely absence surveys using a variety of techniques including bottle trapping, torching and egg searching. We can also provide population estimate surveys to support a European Protected Species Mitigation Licence.

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Great crested newt
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Great Crested Newt Environmental DNA Surveys

Since 2014, we have been able to use Environmental DNA to assess the presence or absence of great crested newts (GCN). Alongside specialist labs, we can carry out eDNA surveys for GCN providing an early indication for project budgets and timescales. 

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