Dipper Ecology Ltd

Dipper Ecology Ltd is a new ecological consultancy start-up (founded 2021) with experience in numerous ecological survey types, providing expert technical advice, technical report writing and mitigation. Directors Steve Price and Luke Taylor have over 10 years experience in the ecology practice, with previous environmental and ecological employment history in government advisory roles, an industry-leading global engineering consultancy and a borough council. Key experience from numerous and varying projects, clients, Continued Personal Development (CPD), structured training and volunteering include species and habitat surveys, mitigation, compensation, Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), trapping and translocation, Natural England protected species licence submissions, habitat creation and management, GIS and innovative survey techniques. Areas of expertise in habitats and species include herpetology, ornithology, bats, Eurasian otter, water vole, great crested newt (including district level licencing), badger, pine marten and extended phase 1 habitat surveys. Luke Taylor and Steve Price hold numerous protected species licences such as class 1 great crested newt, barn owl and smooth snake and sand lizard licences from Natural England, as well as survey licences for sand lizard from Natural Resources Wales