As the UK transitions towards a green economy, ecology services will have an increasingly important role in contributing to sustainable solutions for national and international climate challenges.
Veon is at the forefront in helping our clients to find such solutions. Veon Ecology provides a wide range of ecological and hydro-ecological services to a broad range of clients including government and non-government bodies together with corporate clients.
We are constantly investing in our systems and staff to deliver the best possible solutions so that our clients can achieve their goals. Our Geographic Information Systems are based around ESRI software and QGIS. Our systems help our teams capture data in the field, analyse and produce high quality reports for our clients efficiently.
Veon Ecology is headquartered in Perth, where the company’s management and administration is based.
An Ecological Clerk of Works (ECoW) is an on-site ecological specialist appointed during enabling works and construction to prevent ecological harm, ensure agreed mitigation is implemented correctly, and reduce the risk of committing offences against protected species/habitats. NatureScot explicitly recommends using an ECoW for some major or sensitive developments to monitor construction activity and advise
Nancy Stewart of Veon Ecology gave a fascinating and detailed talk on Scottish Beavers to the entire Veon team at the recent bi annual gathering. The successful reintroduction of the European beaver to Scotland into selected sites was examined and how they are building natural dams, reducing flood risk and increasing biodiversity in their habitat. Veon
