Just Ecology staff are highly motivated, qualified and experienced professionals who are able to undertake a wide range of environmental consultancy projects. Our staff has an excellent grounding in the environmental sciences complemeted by excellent communication, diplomacy and negotiation skills. All work to the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management’s professional code of conduct, and many have higher qualifications and professional memberships and accreditations.

Collectively the staff of Just Ecology provides a breadth of environmental expertise, built from prior experience in academia and the public, private and voluntary sectors. Within the staff team there is particular expertise, and in some cases significant reputation, for:

SPECIES

• Amphibians (inc. great crested newt)
• Birds (all UK and European species)
• Flowering plants, ferns and allies
• Invertebrates (inc. specialists in certain taxonomic groups)
• Mammals (inc. badger, bats, dormouse, otter, water vole)
• Reptiles (inc. sand lizard and smooth snake)

HABITATS

• Arable, orchards and set-aside
• Grasslands and lowland heath
• Green spaces and brownfield sites
• Rivers, ponds and wetlands
• Upland moors and heaths
• Woodlands, parkland and hedgerows

THEMES

• Biodiversity Action Plans
• Countryside and heritage interpretation
• Design and build of database and GIS applications using MapInfo^TM and ArcView^TM
• Ecological survey and mapping
• Environmental impact assessment & clerk of works
• Stakeholder engagement, facilitation and training
• Grassland ecology and management
• Habitat condition assessments
• Habitat creation, management and restoration
• Hedgerow survey and evaluation
• Management plans and conservation site management
• Plant community dynamics
• Project management, editing services and peer review
• Protected species survey, mitigation and translocation
• Science and policy studies
• Taxonomy and species identification
• UK and international nature conservation
• Wetland ecology and management
• Woodland ecology and management Sub-contractor network

SUB-CONTRACTORS

Just Ecology draws upon an extensive network of sub-contractors to meet the demands of specialist and larger projects. Sub-contractors are selected on the basis of reliability, professionalism and demonstrated ability in particular environmental disciplines or with selected habitats or wildlife groups. They are available to enlarge or compliment our in house skills, providing for example:

• Specialist taxonomic (e.g. lower plants, fungi, fish, cetaceans etc.)
• Habitat (e.g. coastal and marine, montane, sub-terrain etc.) 
• Thematic expertise (e.g. earth science, landscapes, soils, hydrology, arboriculture, planning, law, construction, engineering etc.)

We can thus provide a complete range of environmental expertise and build experienced, multi-disciplinary project teams that are individually suited to the requirements of each project. All our sub-contractors are quality-assured and maintain the high standards of excellence for which Just Ecology has gained its excellent reputation.

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ASSOCIATION

Sub-contractors that work regularly with Just Ecology have become close associates of the Company. We welcome such relationships and also work closely with several companies with whom we associate in order to provide the breadth of services that our clients have come to expect and demand from Just Ecology.

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