The team on site when surveys need doing, trees need climbing, and projects need to stay on the right side of the law.
Natural England licensed. Qualified climbing team. Every surveyor suitably credentialled before they set foot on a client site.
We build the surveyors we want to work with. Everyone goes through structured in-house training before any client fieldwork.
Home patch is Hertfordshire and Essex. We work across the South-East and travel nationally when the project demands it.
Good ecology doesn't obstruct a project — it finds the route through one. Eco Routes works in that space: field ecologists with the qualifications to do the work properly and the site experience to know what construction actually demands, not just what the guidelines say.
Ecology consultancies bring us in when they need aerial or field capability they don't hold in-house. Private clients come to us when a planning application flags a survey requirement and they need it handled properly. Contractors and developers need us on site when ecological oversight is what keeps construction moving — and what keeps it on the right side of the law.
Hertfordshire and Essex is our home patch — but we go where the work takes us.
Bat surveys, aerial tree inspections and ECoW supervision are the core of what we do. Work that requires the right qualifications, rigorous in-house training and genuine field experience — which is why consultancies, contractors and private clients send it to us.
Preliminary roost assessments, emergence and re-entry surveys, ground-level tree assessments. Full service for private clients; data and outcomes for consultancies and architects who incorporate our findings into their own reports.
Climbing inspection of trees and structures for bat roost potential. Each team pairs a Class 2 licence holder with a qualified safety climber. Available to consultancies who need the aerial capability without holding it in-house.
ECoW supervision on infrastructure, utilities, water and civil engineering projects. On site for the duration — issuing permits, protecting licence conditions, keeping construction moving within ecological constraints.
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Contractors, consultancies and private clients — find out what we deliver, how we work, and how to get a conversation started.
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A location, a species concern, and a rough timescale is enough. We'll come back with a clear scope and cost — no obligation.
Prefer to reach us directly?
enquiries@eco-routes.co.uk