Specialist Bat Survey Support

Consultancies needing additional surveyor capacity or full bat survey packages for planning applications, with separate options for PRAs and emergence/return surveys.

Starting from

PRA from £299 + travel

Emergence/return from £150 + travel

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What You Get

• Preliminary Roost Assessment (PRA): daytime inspection, photos, roost potential classification, and recommendations.
• Bat emergence/return surveys: dusk or dawn survey effort, field species ID, deployment summary data, and analysis included.
• Survey reports clearly separated by survey type to match pricing and scope.
• Recommendations for follow-up surveys, licensing, or mitigation where needed.

Inputs needed: Site address, access arrangements, planning context, any existing survey data.

Typical turnaround: PRA reports within 5 working days; emergence/return reports within 10 working days of final survey.

Consultancies with acoustic data from static detectors (SM2, SM4, Anabat, AudioMoth) needing expert species identification and analysis.

Starting from

From £125 per deployment (static analysis)

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What You Get

• Species identification with confidence ratings
• Activity summary tables (CSV/Excel)
• Nightly pass counts and temporal analysis
• QA-checked outputs ready for reporting

Inputs needed: Raw acoustic files (.wav, .zc, etc.), deployment logs, detector locations.

Typical turnaround: Typically 5–10 working days depending on volume. Rush turnaround available.

Ecologist-led review of thermal and video survey footage, integrated with acoustic analysis to support robust interpretation of bat behaviour and roost use.

Price

£100 per deployment

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What You Get

• Timestamped thermal and video behaviour log (emergence, return, foraging, commuting)
• Integrated acoustic analysis to inform species or species-group identification
• Cross-referencing of thermal events and acoustic detections for confident interpretation
• Annotated video clips and stills of key behavioural events
• Clear written summary to support roost characterisation and reporting

Inputs needed: Thermal or video files, associated acoustic data (or confirmation of concurrent recording), survey date/time, camera and detector locations, and site context.

Typical turnaround: 1–3 working days per survey night (volume-dependent).

Consultancies looking to standardise survey workflows, improve QA processes, or build internal capacity.

Starting from

From £33/hour (workflow and process support)

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What You Get

• Customised survey templates and checklists
• QA frameworks for acoustic analysis
• Training materials and SOPs
• Process review and optimisation recommendations

Inputs needed: Current workflows, team size, typical project types.

Typical turnaround: Scoped on a project basis.

Consultancies needing additional licensed surveyors during peak season (May–September).

Starting from

From £33/hour (+ travel) for additional surveyor support.

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What You Get

• Experienced bat surveyors for emergence/return surveys
• Equipment provision where needed
• Survey data and field notes
• Post-survey debrief and reporting support

Inputs needed: Survey dates, site locations, access details, team requirements.

Typical turnaround: Subject to availability—book early for peak season.