- Bywater Ecology offers a wide range of aquatic environmental services either directly to the client, working in partnership with other professionals or as a subcontractor for larger organisations.
- We have membership of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (IEEM) which requires a certain level of competence and continued professional development.
- Professional indemnity and Public Liability insured for surveys undertaken
We have knowledge of and expertise in macroinvertebrate, macrophyte, river habitat and crayfish survey techniques. Standard sampling methods are utilised for each monitoring element. Appropriate qualifications held for all surveys and suitably trained in techniques offered |
Biological monitoring of river restoration schemes and advice on enhancements to watercourses |
Biological information and expert opinion on the ecological effects of in-stream river and pond works, plus baseline and post-impact monitoring of works affecting watercourses |
Advice and planning, species surveys, protected species rescue and relocation, and alien species control. We also offer a monitoring service to assess the success of these schemes |
Bywater Ecology can undertake macroinvertebrate surveys to measure impact of organic and other pollutants in watercourse and waterbodies, and trace the source of pollutants, as well as the provision of witness statements |