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Project Portfolio

HEL’s project portfolio includes a diverse range of commissions, with particular experience in ecological assessment of development proposals. A summary of selected projects are provided below for information:
 
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Beauly - Denny 400kV Transmission Line (for Scottish and Southern Energy)

Large scale EcIA with extensive mitigation for ecological features.

  • Ecological Impact Assessment for protected mammals, reptiles, amphibians, freshwater pearl mussel, birds and vegetation.
  • Mitigation Plan, including re-routing the line, micro-siting of construction areas, exclusion zones for sensitive areas, works under licence, habitat restoration plans, species management plans and habitat creation.
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Gartcosh Industrial Park (for Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire)

Redevelopment of Gartcosh, requiring mitigation for great crested newt.

  • Ecological Impact Assessment.
  • Creation of Gartcosh Nature Reserve.
  • Production of Gartcosh Nature Reserve Management Plan.
  • Translocation of amphibians (including great crested newt).
  • Ongoing monitoring of great crested newt within the Gartcosh Nature Reserve.
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Ravenscraig Regeneration (for Ravenscraig Ltd)

Regeneration project with mitigation for badger, plants and invertebrates.

  • Ecological Impact Assessments.
  • Construction of artificial badger sett.
  • Exclusion of badger setts under licence from SNH.
  • Detailed habitat design and creation for mitigation works.
  • Production of grayling butterfly Management Plan.
  • Grayling butterfly translocation into Ravenscraig Conservation Areas.
  • Translocation of notable plant species into Ravenscraig Conservation Areas.
  • Ecological Clerk of Works.
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Griffin Wind Farm site in Perthshire (for Greenpower Ltd.)

Protected species and bird surveys undertaken for proposed wind farm ES.

  • Production of Environmental Statement.
  • Intensive bird surveys including breeding bird, species specific and raptor surveys.
  • Protected species surveys.
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Wind Farm sites in Aberdeenshire (for Arcus)

Proposed wind farm sites required ecological surveys for ES.

  • Protected species and Phase 1 Habitat Surveys.
  • Intensive bat activity surveys.
  • Design mitigation.
  • Production of the ecological chapter of the Environmental Statement.
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Bertram House Bat Survey and Assessment (Drew Deans Design Ltd)

Renovation of a country house into flats, mitigation for bat roosts.

  • Bat Survey and Assessment of a large country house.
  • Design mitigation of renovated house for bats.
  • Temporary exclusion of a bat roost under licence from SNH.
  • Supervised demolition of roof by a licensed SNH Bat Worker.
  • Post renovation monitoring.