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Habitat Restoration
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This
specialised subject is a new discipline and often necessitates
research and experiment prior to ground implementation.
Our research studies in this field are included in the
Research topic page. On-the-ground projects cover three
areas:
Habitat
reinstatement and restoration
Reinstatement involves the short-term, temporary storage
and replacement of the original vegetation, while restoration
is undertaken where there is no surviving vegetation.
Method Statements have been written for:
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protection
of bog habitat during pipeline laying near Falkirk |
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heathland
reinstatement following drilling on the Cumbrian coast |
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reinstatement
of salt-marsh after board walk construction at Arrochar |
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woodland
restoration and burn diversion on the A96 Blackburn to
Kintore Bypass |
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of new habitat is increasingly undertaken for compensation
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concept
design for a community woodland on a proposed landfill
site, Stirlingshire |
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wildflower
grassland creation on an old layby, Fife |
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provision
of bat bricks in new structures to replace habitat lost
to bridge demolition on the A92 Dundee to Arbroath upgrade |
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| Habitat
and species translocation |
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of ecologically important habitat should be avoided whenever
possible, but translocation of vegetation or fauna may
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transplantation
of Horned Pondweed at an Ayrshire quarry |
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translocation
of aquatic vegetation during burn diversions |
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transplantation
of woodland topsoil, turf and trees on the A96 upgrade |
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