Appropriate Assessments or Screening Assessments (AASR’s) and Natura Impact Assessments (NIA’s) are now an integral part of planning permission for sites located close to a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) or Special Protection Area (SPA).

This assessment is a requirement of the EU Habitats and Birds Directives to examine the impact of a proposed development on rare and protected habitats and species.

Assessment of avian and bat collisions with wind turbines is necessary to ensure the benefits of renewable wind power generation are not outweighed by the mortality of protected species.

At Eire Ecology we specialise in post-construction monitoring at windfarms and are keen to offer these services to you.

We have developed an expert team of searcher dogs and handlers. Our dogs have gone through intensive training with a well-known Irish dog trainer and canine behaviourist Mary Owens.