MAB Environment  & Ecology Ltd.

News

New Staff

Jun 3, 2008

MAB Environment & Ecology Ltd are pleased to
introduce our new member of staff, Nicola Gibson. more»

Changes to Entry Level Scheme

Jan 9, 2008

Natural England has announced changes to the Entry Level Scheme which affects everyone who has signed an agreement since 1st Feb 2007, and everyone who is currently considering an application. more»

New bat licences launched

Nov 6, 2007

Natural England have launched their new application forms for a bat development licence. more»

Habitat Regulations

Oct 11, 2007

Protected Species legislation has changed this year, causing a period of uncertainty regarding bat licences and development. more»

Bishop of Ripon's new home

Feb 23, 2007

MAB are the environmental consultants for the Bishop of Ripon's new home in Leeds, which has been headline news since we found two bat roosts. more»

MAB expands

Jan 26, 2007

MAB has now increased its number of full time staff. Ione Bareau MIEEM has joined the partnership full time now, having left the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. more»

Butterfly Conservation

Jan 11, 2007

New Contract Awarded to MAB Environmental Management more»

Stewardship funding fiasco

Dec 15, 2006

Natural England, previously Rural Development Service, have had their ERDP proposals rejected by the EU, jeopardising funding of the new Stewardship Schemes in 2007. more»

Time Expansion

Aug 21, 2006

We have now invested in time expansion bat detectors, which greatly aid bat identification. more»

bats

Jun 21, 2006

Bat surveys are taking over! more»

Water Voles

Nov 29, 2005

A leaflet outlining what can be done for water voles using Entry Level Options has been produced by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. See: http://www.yorkshire-wildlife-trust.org.uk/ more»

Higher Level Scheme - FEPs

Nov 28, 2005

We have had our first five Farm Environment Plans (FEPs)and Higher Level Scheme (HLS)applications completed and submitted to DEFRA. more»

Farm Environment Plans

Jul 1, 2005

We can take orders on Farm Environment Plans from August 2005. more»

Environmental Stewardship Launched

Mar 3, 2005

The new Environmental Stewardship Schemes have been launched. MAB are helping ADAS to provide assistance to farmers. We have received special training from DEFRA, are are ready to help. more»

New Stewardship Approved

Jan 12, 2005

The new Stewardship Scheme, called the Environmental Stewardship Scheme, has been approved by the EU and will be launched in March. more»

Chartered status

Nov 19, 2004

Giles Manners has now been registered by the Society for the Environment, as is therefore now a 'Chartered Environmentalist'. more»

Farm Environment Plan

Oct 14, 2004

DEFRA have finally produced guidance on the whole farm audit that will be needed for applications to the new Environmental Stewardship Scheme. This is called a Farm Environment Plan or FEP. more»

Name change

Aug 4, 2004

We've changed our name... more»

Bats

Aug 4, 2004

Bat licence on its way... more»

End of Stewardship

Apr 22, 2004

We have submitted our last application to the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. In total, we submitted 37 applications over 4 years. more»

New Stewardship Rates

Feb 9, 2004

DEFRA RDS have announced new rates of payment for the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. Some of the changes are dramatic, and reflect the recent consultation. more»

Mid-Term Review

Nov 3, 2003

Still a good time to apply for Stewardship more»

Grants

Aug 28, 2003

Capital grants favoured more»

New Sheep Scheme for SSSIs

Jun 5, 2003

English Nature Launches a new sheep scheme called the Sheep Wildlife Enhancement Scheme
(SWES). more»

Access to the countryside

May 16, 2003

The Countryside Agency has just published a useful guide to public access. more»

Loads of money

Feb 12, 2003

The Countryside Stewardship Scheme has lots of funding for new applications this year. more»

Deadlines

Jan 31, 2003

The Stewardship deadlines for 2003 have been changed.... more»

Its Magic

Nov 27, 2002

Magic is now on-line. The government's new information mapping system for the countryside (the "Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside") is now on-line.
more»

Small Woodlands

Oct 3, 2002

Small woodlands in Yorkshire get certification scheme more»

Autumn is here

Sep 11, 2002

Its time to think about Stewardship 2003 already.... more»

Common Land

Sep 2, 2002

DEFRA issues Policy Statement on changes to Common Land. more»

Harvest Time

Aug 15, 2002

The harvesting of seed from Yorkshire Dales SSSI hay meadows has recently been completed, and the mixture is available for sale from a major seed company. The machine used (a brush harvester) is available for hire, enabling you to reseed disturbed areas, without having to buy a seed mix more»



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