[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Overview A proposed large solar farm at Pen Onn, in the Vale of Glamorgan required careful infrastructure design and a range of habitat enhancements in order to deliver a biodiversity net benefit as required under Planning Policy Wales...

18 March, 2026

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Overview BSG Ecology have provided ecological support to the extension of the Rising Sun Country Park in North Tyneside since 2015.  This initially involved working with Northumberland Estates to secure a 35 hectare extension to the park as...

18 March, 2026

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Overview BSG Ecology was commissioned by RWE to undertake ornithological and ecological assessment for the proposed six turbine Abertillery Wind Farm. BSG completed desk study, detailed ornithological and ecological survey work, liaised with stakeholders and responded to their comments...

07 November, 2024

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="16178" img_size="700x500" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="14946" img_size="700x500" alignment="right" qode_css_animation=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]A joint study between BTO Cymru and BSG Ecology, with input from Cardiff University, looking at the potential for population level...

22 March, 2024

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Overview BSG Ecology have delivered ecological support over the last 10 years to Blenheim Palace during the ecological restoration of their lake. BSG Ecology was involved in early survey and water sampling work to understand the ecological condition of...

31 January, 2024

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Overview BSG Ecology provided ecological and ornithological survey, assessment and stakeholder consultation services to RES in relation to their seven turbine Upper Ogmore wind farm scheme. Nature conservation stakeholder feedback on the draft EcIA was positive. The scheme is now...

06 January, 2021

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Overview The need for remedial works to Grassholme Reservoir had the potential for significant adverse effects on important ecological features including woodland, freshwater habitats, protected species and statutory designated sites. BSG Ecology worked with nature conservation stakeholders and the Northumbrian...

12 November, 2020

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Overview At a wind farm site in Wales, terrain analysis and visibility modelling was used to determine the best vantage points for winter bird surveys in support of a wind farm development. Challenge BSG Ecology was commissioned to collect baseline ornithological...

10 May, 2019

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Overview Monitoring of nightjar at Pen y Cymoedd wind farm found no evidence of displacement of territorial birds. Five nests were located, the closest of which was within 60 m of the base of a turbine. BSG Ecology designed,...

17 April, 2019

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_empty_space height="30px"][blockquote text="BSG Ecology has a specialist ornithological team, with expertise spread across the practice and a network of bird surveyors based UK and Ireland-wide." show_quote_icon="no"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text] Overview We can design and implement...

06 August, 2018