Reptiles

There are six native reptile species in Britain, three lizard and three snake species. All British reptiles are protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) to a lesser or higher extent. The standard survey method for reptiles is the same for all species, making it possible to determine presence or absence of any of the native species.

All reptiles are protected against being injured or killed, yet they can be moved to a suitable location without the need for a licence. We have extensive experience in surveying for reptiles, as well as successfully translocating populations from development sites to suitable receptor habitat. If your development proposal lies within reptile habitat, we can help.

How we can help:

Presence/Absence surveys including use of refugia
Distribution surveys
Habitat surveys
Relocation projects including trapping, transport and release into new habitat
Habitat management advice
Research projects

We offer Reptile surveys in the following areas:

Brecon Beacons, Powys, Cardiff, Monmouthshire, Swansea, Herefordshire, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport, Carmarthenshire, Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot, South Wales, Ceredigion, Bristol, Vale of Glamorgan, Somerset, Caerphilly, Torfaen, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Pembrokeshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Shropshire, Blaenau Gwent, Forest of Dean, Devon and Gower.

Did you know?

Did you know that even though slow worms look like small snakes, they are actually legless lizards!?

We are an ecological consultancy based in South Wales, which provides a wide range of ecological surveys and services with respect to British mammals and other protected species. We regularly carry out bat surveys, preliminary ecological appraisals, reptile surveys and great crested newt surveys, so we do a lot more than just mammals! As mammal specialists, we also regularly carry out badger surveys, otter surveys and we also provide water vole surveys. Whether you need a white-clawed crayfish survey, ecological input into an Environmental Impact Assessment or any other type of ecological work, we are here to help.

As a small but well resourced and staffed company we can cover all of South Wales, mid- and West Wales and the South West of England. We carry out bat surveys in Cardiff, preliminary ecological appraisals in Newport, otter surveys in Brecon, great crested newt surveys in Herefordshire and many more. Our expertise stretches to everything involved in the planning process, whether it is a bat survey for a barn conversion or a phase 1 habitat survey/preliminary ecological appraisal for a new plot. We also provide ecological management plans, method statements and of course we do bat or any other protected species licence, should you require one as part of your project.