River bank stabilisation by Thomas Wilson and Angus Walker of EcoNorth

Ecologically Sound River Bank Stabilisation

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As part of EcoNorth’s wide range of ecological services, we are proud to offer practical solutions to habitat management, including cases of stream or river bank erosion.  Where the persistent waterflow is responsible for the removal of bank material and resulting bank subsidence, there are several soft engineering interventions to consider that create and enhance …

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Urban Garden, Ecology, Ecological Enhancement, Ecological Value

The Value of Urban Gardens for Conservation

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From an ecological perspective, urban gardening can be broadly described as the process of growing plants in private or domestic green areas alongside any actions conducted to increase the area suitability for wildlife.  Urban gardens provide a wide range of resources to biodiversity such as; substrates, food, nesting sites and overwinter sites (Davies et al. …

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White Clawed Crayfish, WCC, Crayfish, Crayfish Survey, White Clawed Crayfish Survey, Crayfish Handling, White Claw Crayfish Handling

White-Clawed Crayfish Season is Here and EcoNorth is Ready

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You may be aware of the conservation threats to our native red squirrel from the American grey squirrel however, you may not have heard of the threats to our native white-clawed crayfish, from the introduced American signal crayfish. The signal crayfish are native to North America, the problem began as the species was intentionally introduced …

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Aerial inspection

EcoNorth Reaching New Heights

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In the UK bat species will roost and find shelter within tree features such as rot holes, fissures, hollows and woodpecker holes. Aerial inspection surveys are a useful technique for identifying and investigating bat risk features found within trees. Such features can be difficult to assess from ground level or by ladder, whilst an aerial …

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