News
Dec 23, 2009
Natural England have produced guidance on what constitutes "disturbance" of a badger sett. more»
Oct 5, 2009
Our sister company "The Yorkshire Bat Box Co." continues to sell standard and heated hand made local oak bat boxes throughout the country. more»
Jun 17, 2009
Natural England have produced new clear guidance on the process of obtaining and managing a Protected Species Licence. more»
Changes to Licensing Procedures
Mar 3, 2009
Natural England have just announced that they have 'streamlined' their European Protected Species (EPS) licence application procedure. more»
Dec 2, 2008
We pleased to announce that MAB is now CHAS registered. more»
Bishop of Ripon & Leeds, Hollin House, and Bats
Sep 9, 2008
Using our services, the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds' new palace at Hollin House, Leeds, is now ready for occupation by both bats and bishops. more»
Jun 3, 2008
MAB Environment & Ecology Ltd are pleased to
introduce our new member of staff, Nicola Gibson. more»
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»
Nov 6, 2007
Natural England have launched their new application forms for a bat development licence. more»
Oct 11, 2007
Protected Species legislation has changed this year, causing a period of uncertainty regarding bat licences and development. more»
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»
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»
Jan 11, 2007
New Contract Awarded to MAB Environmental Management more»
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»
Aug 21, 2006
We have now invested in time expansion bat detectors, which greatly aid bat identification. more»
Jun 21, 2006
Bat surveys are taking over! more»
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»
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»
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»
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»
Nov 19, 2004
Giles Manners has now been registered by the Society for the Environment, as is therefore now a 'Chartered Environmentalist'. more»
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»
Aug 4, 2004
We've changed our name... more»
Aug 4, 2004
Bat licence on its way... more»
Apr 22, 2004
We have submitted our last application to the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. In total, we submitted 37 applications over 4 years. more»
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»
Nov 3, 2003
Still a good time to apply for Stewardship more»
Aug 28, 2003
Capital grants favoured more»
Jun 5, 2003
English Nature Launches a new sheep scheme called the Sheep Wildlife Enhancement Scheme
(SWES). more»
May 16, 2003
The Countryside Agency has just published a useful guide to public access. more»
Feb 12, 2003
The Countryside Stewardship Scheme has lots of funding for new applications this year. more»
Jan 31, 2003
The Stewardship deadlines for 2003 have been changed.... more»
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»
Oct 3, 2002
Small woodlands in Yorkshire get certification scheme more»
Sep 11, 2002
Its time to think about Stewardship 2003 already.... more»
Sep 2, 2002
DEFRA issues Policy Statement on changes to Common Land. more»
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»