Badger Survey

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If you live in Surrey and are a developer then it is likely that you will have come across the need to have a badger survey carried out before. Whether you are building something new or converting an existing building you’ll need to submit a planning permission application. There are several organisations that work with the council to review applications and decide if they are going to be harmful to animals especially bats and badgers.

One of the main difficulties with carrying out a badger survey is timing. Firstly you’ll likely want your project progressed and completed as quickly as possible, which means you’ll be keen to get everything done. However on top of that badgers hibernate which means that really you can only carry out a survey between February and April and October to November. Outside of this time you’ll find carrying out a badger survey nearly impossible.

Carrying out a badger survey probaly isnt going to be cheap. It will also need to carried out over a 2 week period so if your building project is urgent then you need to make sure you don’t leave it to last minute to get this organised.

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... this sounds confusing then don’t worry because there is help at hand. The Surrey Wildlife Trrust have loads of information on their website about what is needed and how you can progress with this if youneed. So why not spend a fgew minutes on their website doing a little research so you can work out if it is needed for you and how you go ahead with it.

Still confused? Don’t worry they know that badger surveys are very new to most people and so are happy to answer any questions or queries that you may have regarding how to go ahead and what is needed. If their website doesn’t answer the qustions that you have then don’t be afriad to give them a call and talk about what you need and see what they say about how to get started. Their website is easy to navigate so finding information and contact details should not be too much of a strggle for you.

Get in touch with the Surrey Wildlife Trust if you need help with a badger survey.