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APEM’s ornithology consultancy provides expert advice and services in relation to wild birds in offshore, intertidal, and terrestrial settings.
Our world-leading team of ornithologists and consultants support clients at all stages of any development that could impact wild birds from the feasibility stage right through to post-construction.
APEM’s experienced team deliver robust, evidence-led ornithology assessments across offshore, intertidal, and terrestrial environments for a diverse range of clients and projects. Our breadth of experience enables us to reduce risk and increase consent success wherever possible.
We offer solution-driven ornithological survey design, supporting developments with innovative approaches (for example bespoke nocturnal through the tidal cycle counts). Our specialists are excellent consultation facilitators with SNCBs, Non-Governmental Organisations and the public for NSIP Evidence Plans or wider stakeholder liaison. Expert insight into key project constraints and how to manage them through a project lifecycle is a key strength of our team.
Our multidisciplinary team of ornithologists and image analysts make APEM a market leader in collection, interpretation, analysis, and assessment of aerial digital survey data.
We continually strive to be at the forefront of the field in driving innovation to solve key consenting challenges for projects (digital EIA, Developable Area Assessments, MigroPath, LiDAR, PVA, use of aerial digital survey data to inform assessments, working groups), work with SNCBs and regulators.
Our ornithology team work integrate seamlessly with other teams within APEM, to offer clients the best solutions.
APEM have a strong track-record of delivering consents for offshore wind farms through both DCO and Section 36 applications in the UK. We provide a network of locally based surveyors to deliver fieldwork across the UK and Ireland. But we also work at a global level, offering delivery of technical and advisory services outside of the UK including Ireland, Europe, Asia, Australia and the US.
We know how to drive innovation to solve vital consenting challenges for offshore wind development. Examples include looking at diving auk correction factors, undertaking displacement and avoidance studies, migration modelling through MigroPath and calculating flight heights from LiDAR. Our aerial digital survey data is also used to inform assessments, working groups, work with SNCBs and regulators.
The team at APEM would be happy to answer any questions you have about bespoke ornithology consultancy. Please use the form below to get in touch.
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