During the redevelopment of the old power generation site at Portishead, great crested newts were found to inhabit part of the site.
Environmental mitigation specified that current newt habitats should be isolated to allow surveying, trapping and translocation.
Four distinct areas required isolation by fencing: two where great crested newts may already inhabit; one which would hold amphibians and reptiles found elsewhere on the development site and one possible future nature reserve into which the newts could be translocated.
The nature reserve needed one-way fencing, allowing newts to climb in but not out.
Services Provided
Supply and installation of 4 km of plastic newt-proof fencing to Natural England specifications.
Ecological Contracting
Ground works and landscaping for wildlife and mitigation.
Wildlife Fencing
Habitat isolation for amphibians and reptiles.
River Engineering
Flood prevention and management, level and flow control, bank reprofiling and channel realignment.
Erosion Control
Bank strengthening and revetment to combat erosion.
Wetland Design & Build
Design, construction and management of wetlands.
Reeds & Reedbed Construction
Design, construction and planting reedbeds. Suppliers of reeds.
