Habitat Management and Land Management
PJC is able to undertake a wide range of works before, during and after development that incorporates skills from the arboricutural team, the ecological team and the tree surgery and landscaping team - all under one roof!
Some of the services we provide include:
- Conservation management plans including developing long term monitoring plans for protected species;
- Habitat creation and habitat enhancement including the assembly of bird and bat boxes and dormouse boxes, construction of hibernacula and habitat piles;
- Tree planting, hedgerow establishment and pond creation;
- Woodland management, including pollarding and coppicing, ride and glade creation, tree thinning;
- Soft felling of trees with high bat potential;
- Sensitive vegetation clearance;
- Weed control - including ragwort;
- Invasive non-native plant surveys - Japanese knotweed, giant hogweed and Himalayan balsam;
- Invasive plant management and control;
- Soil de-compaction;
- Protected species fencing including - reptile and newt exclusion fencing, pit fall trapping and fencing, badger gates and fences, deer fencing, tree protection fencing;
- Supervision of clearance and tree felling works under ecological watching briefs or supervision.
Incorporating both the ecological and arboricultural services and habitat management helps to minimise costs incorporated by the client and provides a more convenient and effective service for the client.