Badger

Badgers are common throughout the UK and are protected under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992. Many development projects involve impacts upon badgers and their setts and ecosulis ltd is an ecological consultancy that has extensive experience of providing cost-efficient and effective solutions for all aspects of badger survey, mitigation and licensing.

The services offered by ecosulis ltd with respect to badger, include:

• Badger surveys, including presence/absence, sett identification and bait marking (required to estimate territory sizes)
• Natural England, Welsh Assembly and Scottish Natural Heritage licence preparation and management
• Badger sett closures, including installation of gates, installation of badger fencing and destruction of setts
• Badger mitigation, including design and installation of artificial setts, habitat enhancement such as planting of native fruit bearing trees and establishment of connective corridors
• Long-term sett monitoring and habitat management