For Renewable Energy Companies

At Veon, we pride ourselves on delivering ecological consultancy services tailored to the unique needs of renewable energy developments, including windfarms, solar projects, and associated infrastructure.

We understand the pressures of tight timelines, budget constraints, and evolving environmental regulations.

Our pragmatic and proportionate approach ensures ecological compliance while helping you meet project milestones efficiently. Our ecologists work collaboratively with developers, planners and contractors to identify key ecological risks early, helping you avoid delays and reduce costs.

Whether you’re developing a community-scale wind farm or a large commercial renewable site, we bring the ecological insight and regulatory knowledge needed to keep your project moving forward.

What Veon Ecology can do for you:

• Desktop Studies and Data Review: We conduct thorough desk studies and data searches to identify existing records of protected species and habitats, allowing us to highlight any potential ecological constraints and opportunities as early as possible.
• Survey Design: Our team designs proportionate and cost-effective ecological survey programs, tailored to the project and meeting regulatory requirements.

• Survey Coordination & Timing: Using our ecological expertise and project management skills, we coordinate survey schedules to ensure appropriate effort and timing thus maximising efficiency and regulatory compliance.
• Habitat and Vegetation Surveys: Our team are trained in multiple vegetation classification systems, including NVC, Phase 1, and UKHAB, allowing us to carry out vegetation surveys at different scales and detail dependent on the needs of the project.
• Species-Specific Surveys: Our qualified and experienced surveyors undertake targeted surveys for birds, protected species, habitats, and vegetation, in line with best practice and regulatory guidance.
• Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA): We deliver comprehensive EcIAs that conform to the standards set by the Chartered Institute of Ecological and Environmental Management (CIEEM), ensuring clarity and rigour in our ecological reporting.
• Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Chapter delivery: We produce detailed EIA chapters for both ornithology and ecology.
• Project Support and Planning Advice: Our consultants provide strategic direction, project management, and planning advice to help secure smooth and timely consent for your development.
• Mitigation and Enhancement Strategies: We design and implement ecological mitigation where required, and offer expert advice on biodiversity enhancement, habitat compensation and restoration.
• Habitat Management Planning: Our habitat management plans are designed to offset ecological impacts and support long term goals, in practice this can include peatland restoration, forest restructuring, woodland regeneration and controlled grazing.
• Ecological Monitoring: We undertake post-consent ecological monitoring to assess the effectiveness of mitigation and enhancement measures, ensuring compliance and adaptive management.