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your project our expertise Ornithology Your Project Birds are strongly protected in law and hold a particular interest to the general public. This together with their complex flight patterns and nesting behaviours can, on the face of it, often present significant challenges for developments. The widely respected Atmos ornithology team has considerable experience of delivering commercially pragmatic and workable solutions where sensitive ornithological issues exist. We work in our clients best interest to ensure the commercial needs of the project are balanced with the statutory requirements to ensure bird populations are protected. Our Expertise Our ornithology experience extends throughout the UK, carrying out a wide variety of site and species-specific ornithological surveys covering a few hundred square metres to those covering hundreds of kilometres. Working closely with local planning authorities and statutory nature conservation agencies, (such as Scottish Natural Heritage, Natural England and Natural Resources Wales), we have drawn upon our extensive knowledge to communicate at an early stage when surveys or assessments are likely to be needed to satisfy statutory authorities. Our approach is to predict, pre-empt and act speedily to ensure we gather all the data needed in one season to hasten the progress of your project. Our team has applied this successful approach to a wide range of sectors including: renewables and conventional energy, transmission and distribution, marine, transportation and infrastructure and property and regeneration developments. Our ornithological expertise is further enhanced by our sophisticated use of bespoke GIS models, enabling our consultants to efficiently undertake in-depth data analysis. Our Consultants Our ornithological consultants are based at all our main offices throughout the UK and have transferred a lifelong passion in ornithology into professional practice. Together, they bring an in-depth understanding of the commercial risk that bird species and habitat requirements can pose. Our team have a proven track record in overcoming potential barriers or constraints, successfully balancing the commercial interests with the relevant statutory requirements and the needs of bird populations.
