About Us

Three Shires Ecology contains a wealth of knowledge, project experience (in various sectors) and is a science-led and experience-based team.    

With a Client list, spanning every sector of the industry, our specialist teams are experienced in Rail, Highways, Utilities, Commercial and Residential Construction Environments and have been involved working on some of the Country’s most high profile and prestigious projects. 

Our ecological survey and appraisal team liaise closely with our contracting team, utilising experienced ecological knowledge to innovate when finding solutions to any ecological site constraints. With an experience of hundreds of licensed ecological schemes in all sectors of the industry, no other ecological appraisal and contracting team can do more to move forward your project.  

The Ecology Team, which caters for both ecological, environmental and invasive weeds, supports a core team of professional ecologists, with specialisms for both terrestrial, fresh water and marine environments, which include, botany, ornithology and mammalogy. As well as the provision of technical reporting, planning and design inputs which include, species surveys, mitigation design and implementation, habitat creation, management and maintenance, Preliminary ecological appraisals, Ecological Impact Assessments, Habitat Regulations Assessments, Biodiversity Offsetting and Net Gain calculations and reporting, ArcGIS and QGIS. 

If you are planning a scheme that may be affected by a protected species, we can help. We often work with clients at an early stage and this is when we add the most value. We can assist with the design and specification of ecological mitigation measures to ensure that they are viable and practical, provide accurate cost models for budgeting and create programmes for critical path planning on a project. In short, we can give customers an early indication of the financial or timing impact of ecology and proactively reduce the risk. 

Three Shires Ltd portfolio encompasses a huge variety of Ecology, Environmental, Traditional Conservation and Countryside Management Services including: 

• Newt and reptile fencing 
• Badger fencing 
• Badger sett closure and sett construction 
• Otter fencing and otter holt construction 
• Pond and wetland creation 
• Habitat clearance, enhancement and management 
• Creation and enhancement of watercourses 
• Grassland translocation 
• Hedgerow translocation 
• Bat boxes including heated roosts 
• Hibernacula 

The Three Shires Ltd management and delivery base are trained to adapt to working around OHL's, buried services and restricted access locations. Our ground staff are experienced in working within a strict permit and legislative environment. 

Three Shires Ltd operates to the following standards:

ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System 

National Highways Sector Schemes (NHSS) 2A and 18A

ISO 14001: 2015 Environmental Management System

ISO 45001: 2018 Occupational Health and Safety Management System

Through ecological appraisal, costly and timely setbacks can be avoided further down the line on site. 

The ecological appraisal can identify:

• Any areas of concern from an ecological standpoint
• The likely impact of a site's biodiversity 
• The need for surveys on a seasonal dependant basis

We can assist with the design and specifications of ecological mitigation measures to ensure that they are viable and practical, provide accurate cost models for budgeting and create programmes for critical path planning on a project. In short, we can provide customers with an easy indication of the financial or timing impact of ecology and proactively reduce the risk.

By determining the content and extent of the environmental responsibilities on-site, if any, site development can be approached with due care and consideration.

DEVELOPERS ARE, BY LAW, REQUIRED TO INVESTIGATE AND ECOLOGICAL ISSUE WITH A SITE

Certain laws and litigation can cause issues later on in a project if not identified early on. 

Our Ecologists and Site Teams can establish and key considerations early on in a project so that developments can go ahead, working on time and to a schedule that has already established environmental concerns.