Do I really need a NVC survey?

NVC and botanical surveys are very different beasts.

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FEP survey: save time & money!

PTYXIS is uniquely placed to provide an expert Farm Environment Plan (FEP) service because we were involved with the survey design and editing the FEP survey handbook!

Plus using an experienced habitat surveyor for your FEP has advantages over a land agent.

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Case Studies

Proposed rail freight depot, Durham

PTYXIS produced a Phase 1 habitat survey and protected species risk assessment of this 200 hectare site.

Services

PTYXIS ecological services include:

Phase 1 habitat surveys

National Vegetation Classification (NVC) (Phase 2) survey

Bryophyte surveys

Hedgerow surveys

River corridor and aquatic macrophyte surveys

Vegetation and condition assessment monitoring

Habitat restoration and re-creation

Management plans

Farm Environment Plans (FEPs)

Ecological and conservation training

Environmental education consultancy

Botanical journalism

Wildlife and heritage interpretation

If you need a service that is not listed or would like more information please contact us to explore your requirements.

Yorkshire Dales hay meadow - copyright Pippa Rayner Speckled wood butterfly Yellow star of Bethlehem - Gagea lutea

NVC survey feature

If you’ve been told to commission an NVC survey for your site, start by asking yourself two questions - do I really need a NVC survey? And if so, what level of detail do I need?

Swaledale and Herdwick in Cumbria

Farm Environment Plan (FEP) feature

The new Higher Level Stewardship scheme is only open to farms that have particularly interesting features – such as archaeology or good wildlife habitats – which is assessed by doing an ecological survey, known as a FEP survey.

Always ask your land agent if they have a qualified ecologist to do your FEP - or you could risk your HLS application failing. Also ask if your land agent is subcontracting to an ecologist - if so, you will pay a lot less if you go direct to the ecologist!