Aardvark project

Ecology and Code for Sustainable Homes Assessment

Location: Dorset and Somerset, UK	Client: Charter (SW) Limited
Date: 2004 to date	Sector: Environment

To survey and assess sites for notable and protected species (flora and fauna);
To advise client on site development and mitigation, ensuring compliance with ecological legislation;
To provide documentary evidence for BREEAM assessors in compliance with the assessment criteria; Code for Sustainable Homes, EcoHomes and BREEAM for Offices.

Aardvark EM Ltd has been approached by Charter (Southwest), in the past three years, to assess and report on the ecology and constraints of multiple sites being considered for development.
For each site Aardvark undertook a historic flora and fauna records search and site visit. Site visits comprised a Phase 1 habitat survey, species presence or absence survey, species log and ecological constraints survey.
Delivery of the project provided the clients with a detailed report on the ecology present within and around the chosen sites, ecological development constraints and possible solutions and BREEAM assessment compliant report specific to the assessment criteria required.
Supplementary for some of the sites Aardvark was instructed and undertook further detailed ecological survey work negotiating with interested parties, such as Natural England (previously 'English Nature').