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Ecology in Eastleigh

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by ACD Environmental / / Ecology
ACD Environmental are pleased to announce that we have an new ecology team based out of our Eastleigh office in addition to our team in the Malmesbury office. We provide a wide range of ecological services to support planning applications, including protected species and habitat surveys and the relevant reporting. Our ... Read More
20th June 2018ACD Environmental

Welcome to our Cambourne Office!

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by ACD Environmental / / Arboriculture, Archaeology, Ecology, Landscape Architecture, Landscape Planning
The team at ACD Environmental are pleased to announce the recent opening of our new office in Cambourne, Cambridgeshire! The Cambourne office, headed by Dan Mottram (Regional Manager – East Anglia), has been established to support and enhance the service ACD Environmental provides to existing clients in the East Anglia ... Read More
30th May 2018ACD Environmental

General Lawn Maintenance for the New Home Owner

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by ACD Environmental / / Landscape Architecture
A new lawn may look attractive but it will not stay this way without some love and attention.   It takes time for a new lawn to establish, so within the first year of ownership heavy use is to be avoided as the grass needs to establish a robust root system.   Spring and ... Read More
3rd May 2018ACD Environmental

Designing to a Budget

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by ACD Environmental / / Landscape Architecture
ACD provides a cost assurance service within our standard fixed fee, which provides for a review of tendered prices if they are received over-budget. The principle reasons for higher than expected costs are the requirement for multi-phase installations, where mobilisation costs become high, or unseasonal planting, where all stock is ... Read More
7th March 2018ACD Environmental

New Standing Advice: Ancient Woodland and Veteran Trees

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by ACD Environmental / / Arboriculture, Landscape Architecture
On 27th November 2017 Natural England and the Forestry Commission updated their Standing Advice on Ancient Woodland and Veteran Trees, which will potentially have a major impact on our use of the buffer zones for engineering features and recreational uses, particularly SuDS features.   More worryingly, where ‘pollution’ (for example run-off during ... Read More
4th January 2018ACD Environmental

2017 Charity Fundraising Total!

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by ACD Environmental / / Charity
This year ACD Environmental had 2 chosen charities; Macmillan Cancer Support and Alzheimer’s Research, both charities very close to our hearts. We decided to have several events, not only are these great for raising funds but also great fun! From bake sales to coffee mornings, to dressing up ... Read More
21st December 2017ACD Environmental

Winter Surveys

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by ACD Environmental / / Ecology
Winter is upon us and some species of wildlife have started to hibernate. However, you could be mistaken into thinking that you have to wait until springtime to start ecological surveys. Depending on the type of site, there are many different types of survey that can be carried out in winter.   Phase 1 ... Read More
4th December 2017ACD Environmental

ACD vs the Yorkshire Three Peaks!

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by ACD Environmental / / Charity
We’re proud to announce that 10 ACD Environmental staff took part in the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge, a demanding but rewarding 24 mile circular walk over 3 peaks, totalling 2100m ascent. The majority of the group made it back in 10 hours 50mins, with the rest coming in at 11 ... Read More
7th September 2017ACD Environmental

Nesting Season is Over

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by ACD Environmental / / Ecology
All wild bird species, their eggs and nests are protected by law under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981. You must avoid harming birds or to use measures which do not kill or injure them before considering taking harmful action. If vegetation is removed during the main bird nesting season (March-August ... Read More
1st September 2017ACD Environmental

Spreading Japanese Knotweed? It’s against the law!

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by ACD Environmental / / Ecology, Landscape Architecture
Legislation It is an offence to cause or allow Japanese knotweed to spread in the wild under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 section 114 (2) (WCA 1981), as it is one of the plants listed in the schedule. All waste containing Japanese knotweed comes under the control of Part II ... Read More
24th August 2017ACD Environmental