Assistant ecologist teams
EchoSight integrates licenced supervision with competent assistant surveyors so your bottle trapping, torching, and monitoring programmes run safely under your RAMS and quality systems.
Compliance note: EchoSight is not a GCN licence holder. All licensable actions are delivered as subcontract ecology field support under your named licence holder.
From mobilisation to nightly handover, we support your licenced ecologist with structured, professional field teams.
We align with your RAMS, licence conditions, and site protocols before the first bottle trap is set.
Qualified teams undertake bottle trapping, torching, and egg searching with licenced oversight.
Datasets and nightly notes are collated ready to drop into your reporting templates and licence returns.
Teams mobilise from Newbury with around 60 road miles of included coverage (120 miles of return travel), reaching Banbury, Cirencester, Guildford, Portsmouth, and similar destinations across Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Hampshire, and neighbouring counties. Programmes further afield can be scheduled with travel allowances agreed in advance.
We regularly support multi-pond networks, DLL commitments, and mitigation monitoring—ask about staging survey nights to align with your licenced ecologist’s availability.
Flexible assistant teams that plug into presence/absence, population, and mitigation monitoring.
Six-visit schedules delivered alongside your licenced ecologist, with contingency built in for weather.
Extended coverage with structured effort recording to evidence relative populations and behaviours.
Assistants familiar with District Level Licensing and mitigation site commitments, including habitat checks.
Trap washing, kit prep, courier liaison, and digital data handling to keep your programme running smoothly.
Guide rates for typical deployments under your licence. All prices exclude VAT.
| Survey support package | What is included | Guide price (from) |
|---|---|---|
| Field support night – standard | Up to 6 hours presence/absence or population survey support with bottle trapping, torching, and egg searching. | £180 per night |
| Field support night – extended | >6 hour or multi-pond coverage with staggered checks, additional mobilisation, and extended reporting. | £230 per night |
| Daytime logistics & trap turnarounds | Trap washing, drying, redeployment prep, vehicle loading, and sample dispatch support. | £35 per hour |
| Programme travel & overnights | Mileage beyond 60 miles of Newbury (over 120 miles of return travel) and overnight allowances agreed upfront for distant sites. | £0.70/mi + £100 overnight |
| Package | What’s Included | Key Deliverables | Price (excl. VAT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Field support night – standard | Up to 6 hours on-site covering presence/absence or population survey tasks with bottle trapping, torching, and egg searches. |
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£180 per night |
| Field support night – extended | Multi-pond or >6 hour coverage with staggered checks, additional mobilisation time, and extended handover briefing. |
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£230 per night |
| Daytime logistics & trap turnarounds | Trap washing, drying, redeployment preparation, vehicle loading, consumable restock, and sample dispatch support. |
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£35 per hour |
| Programme travel & overnights | Pre-agreed travel beyond the inclusive radius plus overnight allowances arranged for distant or multi-night deployments. |
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£0.70/mi + £100 overnight, or Accomdation booked by client |
Send us your pond list, licence holder details, and preferred survey nights. We will confirm staffing and provide a written quote within one working day.
