Protected Species Surveys > Badgers
Badgers and their setts are protected under the Protection of Badgers Act (1992). Local Planning Authorities often require badger surveys and mitigation plans prior to granting planning permission and from time to time badgers can cause damage to property through undermining building foundations and digging up gardens.
Greenwillows Associates has a proven track record in successfully resolving the issues that badgers present to developers, landowners and householders.
Our services range from initial field surveys to identify the presence of badgers and their setts through to impact assessments, preparation and implementation of mitigation proposals, obtaining the necessary licences and undertaking sett closures and where necessary creation of artificial setts.
Our Checklist of Services which complies with national best practice standards set out by Natural England includes:
- Desk study and data searches for historical biological records pertinent to the target site
- Site assessment surveys to establish presence/absence of badgers and assess potential impact of the proposed scheme on badgers
- Where necessary follow up detailed surveys to map signs of badger activity sett locations and territory mapping
- Prepare reports in support of planning applications
- Design and implementation of mitigation measures to minimise impact on badgers during construction to include creation of new setts
- Prepare licence applications and obtain licences to permit disturbance and/or sett closures
- Provision, installation and monitoring of badger gates
- Supervise licensed closure of existing setts
- Population monitoring to discharge planning and/or licensing conditions
