Environmental Appraisal and Contracting Services
Established in 1995, Three Shires Ltd is known by Main Contractors, Developers and Consultants, as a Specialist Environmental Contractor to the Construction Industry, and with experienced staff located across Leicestershire (HQ), South Wales, Dorset and The North West, we provide our services nationwide.
Our suite of contracting services includes large scale site clearance, arboriculture works, the design and implementation of all types of ecological mitigation and enhancement measures, habitat creation and management, fencing and landscaping, and the design and implementation of invasive weed solutions. Alongside our contracting business, Three Shires Ltd also has an experienced team of Ecological and Heritage Consultants that can support your scheme for the duration of the project lifecycle.
With a client list spanning every sector of industry, our specialist teams are experienced in Rail, Highways, Utilities, Commercial and Residential Construction Environments and have worked 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 their experience and knowledge to innovate when finding solutions to any site constraints.
With experience of hundreds of licensed ecological schemes in all sectors of industry, no other ecological appraisal and contracting team can do more to move your project forward.
Biodiversity Services
Survey & Appraisal
Our in-house team of specialists provides the full range of ecological services that can support your scheme, from concept to completion. More specifically, we can assist you with the initial concept design, data gathering, site survey and appraisal, planning support, supervision of demolition and site clearance work, and the design and delivery of detailed mitigation, habitat creation and enhancement measures on-site.
The services we provide include the following:
- Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
- Full Suite of Protected Species Surveys
- European Protected Species Licensing
- Badger & Water Vole Licensing
- Barn Owl Inspections
- Breeding Bird Surveys
- Wintering and Vantage Point Bird Surveys
- Invertebrate Surveys
- River Habitat Surveys
- Chytridiomycosis Testing
- Species eDNA Testing
- Invasive Species Surveys
- Tree Climbing Surveys for Bats
- Ecological Clerk of Works
- Liaison with Stakeholders and LPA
Preparation of Ecological reports including:
- Ecological Impact Assessments (EcIA)
- Scoping Reports
- Ecological Chpt for Environmental Statements
- Constraints and Opportunity Studies
- Habitat Regulations Assessments
- Construction and Environmental Mangement Plans
- Landscape and Ecological Management Plans
- Precautionary Avoidance Method Statements
- Biodiversity Net Gain Calculations
- BREEAM Assessments
Key Licenses:
- NE Bat Survey & Handling - Class 2, 3 and 4
- NE Great Crested Newt - Class 1
- NE Hazel Dormice - Class 1
- NE Smooth Snake and Sand Lizard - Class 1
- EPS for Bats, Great Crested Newt, Dormice
- NE Badger Development
- NE Water Vole Displacement
- NE Barn Owl
Archaeology, Heritage and Geomatics
Three Shires Ltd offers solutions for Heritage and Archaeological Mitigation through the use of both internal specialists and external partners. We are able to assist in pre-planning to assess, record and mitigate potential Archaeological impact, whether your enquiries are proactive or part of a scheme of investigation required for planning consent. In addition to providing planning support, whenever necessary, we also regularly liaise with the LPA and other key stakeholders. Our work is produced to the standards of the relevant Legislative and planning requirements including NPPF, Historic England and CIfA.
In addition to the production of reports, our Geomatics Specialists are able to offer Earthwork & Topographic Surveying, and are able to process any provided data, plus produce the necessary figures.
The services we provide include the following:
- Desk-based Assessments
- Heritage Impact Assessments
- Heritage Statements
- Written Schemes of Investigation [WSI]
- Earthwork Surveys & Topographic Mapping
- Light Detection & Ranging [LIDAR]
- Historic Map Regression
- Building Survey & Recording
- Archaeological Monitoring
- Archaeological Surveying
- Field Evaluations
- Geomatics & Data Processing
- Production of figures for as-builts and external reports.
Three Shires Ecology
Three Shires Ecology is part of Three Shires Ltd. For over 25 years Three Shires has developed long standing relationships with the UK’s leading construction contractors, House Builders, Civil Engineers, Developers, environmental and ecological consultants.
Company Information
Contact Details
Contact Details
Three Shires Ecology
Piper Hole Farm
Eastwell Road, Scalford
LEICESTERSHIRE
LE14 4SS
Phone: 01664 444 604
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