Pre-Construction Ecological Services For Rail Overhead Line Electrification Project, Berkshire.

New Leaf Ecology carried out pre-construction surveys, on site mitigation and ecological advice for the overhead line electrification of the Crossrail Outer West (Stockley to Maindenhead) Rail Improvement Project.  Work on this project included:
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• Pre-construction review of Crossrail Environmental Statement and supporting documents and advice regarding future survey scope and mitigation design;
• Pre-construction ecology survey, identification of ecological constraints, report and advice; 
• Biodiversity Offsetting calculations, report and advice;
• Ecological constraints surveys and reports for additional works, such as station and junction improvements;
• Tree Assessments and Tree Climbing Surveys for roosting bats and follow up ecological supervision and advice;
• Bat emergence surveys and advice regarding mitigation and enhancements for bats;
• Badger surveys and advice regarding mitigation and enhancements for badgers;
• Ecological Watching Briefs for nesting birds, badgers and bats during vegetation clearance.