2012 Review

Posted: Feb 2013

The wet weather, coupled with the steady recovery within the construction industry have made for a very busy and challenging survey season in 2012. The persistent rain meant that countless bat surveys had to be postponed and rescheduled, meaning that every dry evening of the summer seemed to be taken up with bat surveys. We all have our fingers crossed for a drier 2013! Read More...

Rug Hill Reserve

Posted: Feb 2012

In 2011 the Rughill Nature Reserve, part of the Somerset Wildlife Trust's Private Nature Reserve Network was set up by Frankie Woods. The reserve, a mixture of species-rich hedgerows, newly planted woodland and former pasture grassland forms the final resting place of Michael Woods and his son, Jonathan. Read More...

Overview of 2011

Posted: Feb 2012

Over the course of 2011, our team of ecologists have:

  • Grown from a team of 4 to a team of 8 full time members of staff
  • Contributed over 2000 records to local biodiversity records centres
  • Worked in 19 counties within the UK with over 300 different clients
  • Been involved in more than 400 different projects within the public and private sectors
  • Expanded our offices at Blackford to provide meeting rooms and private office space
  • Become a corporate sponsor of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Biodiversity which meets regularly at the House of Commons

Posted: Feb 2012

Coleridge Bridge - ICE Awards

We are proud to announce one of the projects that we provided ecological advice and oversaw the construction phase has been nominated for the "Civil Engineering Small Project of the Year Award 2012". Michael Woods Associates undertook various baseline surveys, including bat emergence and activity surveys and otter surveys to inform on the various ecological impacts of this bridge which forms part o f the Sustrans network.

Community involvement, public and private sector skills worked together to build Coleridge Bridge over the River Ottery to join the communities of Ottery St Mary. Environmental protection and biodiversity enhancement were at the core of the projects guiding principals.