joe whittick

A recent article by the RSPB highlights how carefully planned and well-managed solar farms can deliver meaningful benefits for wildlife – demonstrating that renewable energy and biodiversity need not be in conflict. With the right approach, solar farms can become species-rich, structurally varied habitats that support birds, pollinators and small mammals, often outperforming surrounding intensive

Avian Ecology has recently been supporting SSE Transmission by preparing the Ornithological Impact Assessment for their proposed new 400kv OHL connection between Beauly, in the Scottish Highlands and Peterhead in Aberdeenshire.  Spanning approximately 186km in length, the proposed OHL route traverses a variety of habitats including lowland river valleys, expansive commercial forestry plantation, stretches of

Avian Ecology is acting as the ecological and ornithological consultant in respect of the Helios Renewable Energy Project solar farm. This Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) will have an expected energy generating capacity of 190MW, sufficient to power 47,500 homes. The project is located in North Yorkshire and extends over approximately 476 hectares of predominantly

Avian Ecology has been providing ecological services in support of the proposed Frodsham Solar proposal, a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP), since 2022. The Development Consent order (DCO) application for the project was submitted in May 2025, and after review has now been accepted by the Planning inspectorate (PINS) for examination. The proposed solar farm