Specialist field support
Experienced surveyors, rapid mobilisation, and dependable reporting that keeps your programme compliant within an inclusive 60 mile service radius from our Newbury hub.
Compliance note: EchoSight is not a reptile licence holder. Field labour is delivered under your named ecologist, licence permissions, and approved RAMS.
We take the structure proven on our GCN survey programmes and apply it to reptiles: clear mobilisation, prepared survey teams, and quick turnaround of the site data you need for client reporting.
We review your scope, confirm habitat coverage, and prepare health & safety documentation so survey days start smoothly.
First-aid trained ecologists undertake refugia checks, spotlighting, and transects in line with your method statements.
Notes, weather data, and capture records are compiled within 48 hours, ready to slot into your written reports and mitigation plans.
Teams are based from our Newbury hub and routinely deliver within around 60 road miles (120 miles of return travel), reaching Banbury, Cirencester, Guildford, Portsmouth, and similar destinations across Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire, Hampshire, and the surrounding counties. Priority schemes outside this catchment can be scheduled with overnight allowances.
Talk to us about phased developments or multi-site programmes—we will build a timetable that keeps your fieldwork efficient and compliant.
Evening and dawn refugia checks combined with encounter transects to confirm baseline presence across suitable habitat parcels.
Structured multi-visit programmes capturing effort, weather, and abundance data for robust relative population grading.
Daily pitfall trap checks, holding area monitoring, and welfare reporting to support licenced ecologists.
Winter checks of potential hibernacula, log piles, and refuges to inform mitigation and soft-strip plans.
Every proposal is tailored to your site, but these guide figures show where most reptile field support packages start. Rates cover teams working inside the inclusive radius with travel time, vehicle costs, and standard equipment included.
| Survey support package | What is included | Guide price (from) |
|---|---|---|
| Presence / likely absence support | Lead ecologist, 100 refugia checks, weather, travel & data sheets | From £140 |
| Population class assessment programme | Six visits with transect mapping, tagged imagery, and daily progress updates | £720 |
| Translocation field team | Daily pitfall trap checks, holding pens, incident log, and welfare monitoring | £360 per day |
| Hibernacula inspection support | Hand searching & endoscope footage with geo-referenced notes | £140 |
| Package | What’s Included | Key Deliverables | Price (excl. VAT) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Presence / likely absence support | Lead ecologist with assistant, up to 100 refugia checks per visit, weather logging, and travel within the inclusive radius. |
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From £140 per visit |
| Population class assessment programme | Six-visit schedule with transect mapping, tagged imagery, weather/temperature tracking, and daily progress updates. |
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£720 programme (6 visits) |
| Translocation field team | Dedicated daily crew for pitfall trap checks, holding pen maintenance, welfare monitoring, and incident logging. |
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£360 per day |
| Hibernacula inspection support | Hand searching of log piles and potential hibernacula, endoscope footage capture, and georeferenced note-taking. |
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£140 per visit |
Share your project brief, site constraints, and preferred dates. We will confirm availability, agree the scope, and return a written quote within one working day.
