🌳Branching Out: nichecology x New Leaf Environmental🌳

At nichecology®, we’re always looking for ways to strengthen the link between ecology, planning, good environmental design and management practices, helping nature find its place 🍃 📍

That’s why we’re excited to announce that we’re branching out through a new collaboration with New Leaf Environmental, combining our ecological expertise with their arboricultural experience to offer a more integrated and resilient service.

Trees play a vital role in both ecological networks and the landscapes we live and work in, providing habitat, shade, structure, and resilience in a changing climate. By working closely together, nichecology® and New Leaf Environmental can ensure that tree assessments, ecological surveys, and habitat design all align from the earliest stages of a project.

Together, we now offer:

🌿 Joint ecology and arboriculture surveys – streamlining assessments for planning applications.

🌳 Tree condition and BS5837 surveys for planning – identifying constraints and opportunities for design teams.

🦇 Tree climb surveys for bats - An existing nichecology® service, now strengthened through collaboration. By combining arboricultural climbing expertise with ecological assessment, we can more effectively inspect cavities, potential roost features and high-risk trees, delivering safer, more detailed and fully integrated bat survey outcomes.

🪵 Decay detection and aerial climbing inspections – ensuring safety and providing detailed, evidence-based assessments.

🌱 Integrated habitat and tree management advice – uniting ecological and arboricultural insight to retain site character and biodiversity.

📑 Clear, coordinated reporting – saving time and reducing duplication for developers, planners, and landowners.

🔥 Sustainable products – including woodchip, mulch, firewood, logs, biomass fuel, and timber, supporting circular use of resources.

🛰️ Tree canopy cover assessments - Using aerial imagery and GIS, we assess existing canopy cover and identify opportunities for targeted planting, supporting canopy net gain and green-infrastructure planning.

💷 Tree valuations (CAVAT & Other Methods) - Clear, defensible valuations of public trees using recognised industry methods, supporting planning decisions, infrastructure projects and asset-management needs.

This collaboration means clients can access a single, joined-up team that understands both the ecological and arboricultural considerations of a site, saving time, reducing duplication, and supporting high-quality, environmentally responsible design.

If you’d like to find out more about our joint ecology and arboriculture services, get in touch via nichecology.co.uk or https://newleafenv.com/ or message us directly.

nichecology® | helping nature find its place

In collaboration with New Leaf Environmental