It is nearly Valentine’s Day and the Love Birds will soon be nesting!

Nesting Bird Survey Season:

1st March - 31st August

Breeding Bird Survey Season:

15th March - 30th June

How long to allow for surveys:

Potentially across full survey season period

Notes:

Pre-construction/ demolition checks need to be completed in

advance of these season dates

Planning Risk:

Survey information is required during planning determination

period, failure to provide may result in delays to

determination or even refusal

Construction Risk:

Nesting birds on site can cause major delays to site

clearance works and/or demolition and impact on

programme

Design Risk:

Potential requirement for on-site mitigation, impact on

developable area