Case Studies

The University

Founded in 1883 Accommodated two Nobel prize winners Hosted 31.597 students representing over 100 countries in 2017 One of the 10 largest universities in the UK

The Species

Nearly hunted to extinction in Europe Re-introduced in the UK in 2011 Creates habitat by building beaver dams and lodges Species is considered as ‘ecosystem engineer’

Project brief

Ecosulis was commissioned to contribute to the development of a natural flood alleviation scheme that involved the installation of floating reedbeds. Drone surveys, GIS mapping and biodiversity assessments using the Biodiversity Quality Calculator were undertaken after reed planting and translocation took place. The new habitat created has since been colonised by bittern.