Your project management software handles client proposals and timelines. Nobody handles the compliance trail Natural England expects: survey methodology records, species licence conditions, mitigation monitoring, annual returns. EcoPad handles all of it.
Ecological consultancy firms in the UK. Every protected species licence has conditions. Every survey requires documented methodology. Natural England audits compliance. CIEEM expects professional standards.
Breaching a species licence condition is a criminal offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Inadequate record-keeping is the most common route to inadvertent breach.
Repeatability requires documented methodology. Which transects, which detection methods, which conditions, which surveyors. Without structured records, survey results are indefensible.
Everything Natural England and CIEEM checks when they visit.
Per-site survey record. Species, methodology, transects, weather conditions, detection results, surveyor qualifications. Structured and repeatable. Meets BS 42020 requirements.
Per-licence register. Conditions, deadlines, compliance status. Alerts before condition deadlines. Full audit trail per licence.
Scheduled monitoring visits per project. Evidence upload, condition compliance, effectiveness assessment. Structured reports for Natural England.
Annual return data assembled from live records. Species counts, licence compliance, monitoring outcomes. Generated rather than assembled.
Phase 1, UKHab, or NVC survey records per site. Mapping references, surveyor details, target notes. Digital archive.
Surveyor qualifications per species, CIEEM membership, CPD hours, insurance. Expiry alerts. Evidence of competent surveyors on every project.
BNG assessment records per development. Baseline, post-development, net gain calculation. Condition discharge evidence.
AI-generated self-assessment against CIEEM professional standards and Natural England licence conditions. Survey records, training, monitoring. Readiness score.
AI-generated call scripts. Outbound SMS and WhatsApp reminders. Inbound call logging with voicemail transcription. Automated bulk reminders for licence deadline reminders, monitoring visit scheduling, and client survey report delivery. No other ecological consultant compliance tool has built-in telephony.
Three steps. Live in fifteen minutes.
Enter your firm details, surveyor team, species licences, and project portfolio. Onboarding creates survey templates and licence tracking.
Log survey data, monitoring visits, and licence compliance on your phone in the field. Structured templates for every survey type.
Dashboard showing licence status, survey records, monitoring schedules, and professional readiness. One screen, every project.
Monthly billing. Cancel any month. No annual contracts.
No. Your project management software handles proposals and timelines. EcoPad handles the compliance documentation your PM software does not touch: survey records, licences, monitoring, and Natural England returns.
EcoPad works with any protected species licence. Great crested newts, bats, badgers, dormice, barn owls, water voles. The licence condition tracking adapts to each species.
Yes. EcoPad is mobile-first. Record survey data on your phone at the survey site, even offline.
Yes. CSV and PDF export on all plans. Your data is yours. Cancel any month and take everything with you.
EcoPad is an administrative tool. It generates compliance documentation for qualified ecologist review. It does not provide ecological advice. The qualified ecologist always signs off.
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