
To book your Great Crested Newt survey
Call Midland Ecology
0121 517 0841
or email info@midlandecology.co.uk
For fast, friendly and affordable service
For fast, friendly and affordable service
Great Crested Newts (Triturus cristatus) and their habitats are protected by law.
If Great Crested Newts (GCN), or suitable habitat, are found on your site; then in most cases, you should be able to avoid harming the newts by adjusting your planned work. If you can’t avoid disturbing them or damaging their habitats, then you will require a licence from Natural England. If you need to apply for planning permission, then your planning authority should check that you’re taking the right steps to avoid harming them, which usually starts with a survey.
An initial assessment of water bodies (ponds) on site and nearby, using the Habitat Suitability Index to establish the likelihood of GCN being present
Full surveys, consisting of 4 - 6 visits, of any waterbodies identified as suitable by the Habitat Suitability Index.