Tree, Ecology & Biodiversity

Our services

One tree or a strategic site — planning-ready packages, clear scope, and reports you submit with confidence.

Every survey type

Choose a workstream or search by name — each card links to scope, seasons, and how we price the work.

Trees & arboriculture

BS5837 tree survey & tree constraints plan (TCP)

Validation-grade tree survey and constraints mapping for planning and design.

Trees & arboriculture

Tree constraints plan (TCP)

Developable area and root protection zones from BS5837 categories.

Trees & arboriculture

Arboricultural impact assessment (AIA)

Design-stage assessment of how proposals affect retained trees.

Trees & arboriculture

Tree protection plan (TPP)

On-site safeguards and fencing before and during construction.

Trees & arboriculture

Arboricultural method statement (AMS)

Contractor sequencing and protection measures for discharge conditions.

Trees & arboriculture

Arboricultural supervision and site monitoring

ACOW attendance where works sit close to retained trees.

Trees & arboriculture

CAVAT tree assessment

Valuation-style tree assessment where amenity or compensation is in scope.

Trees & arboriculture

VALID tree risk management

Proportionate tree risk reporting for landowners and duty holders.

Trees & arboriculture

Mortgage tree report

Lender-focused tree and subsidence desk and field reporting.

Trees & arboriculture

Air spading

Non-destructive investigation of roots and buried services near trees.

Trees & arboriculture

Decompaction injection

Soil decompaction treatments to support tree health in compacted ground.

Ecology & habitats

Preliminary ecological appraisal (PEA)

Desk study and walkover to flag habitats, constraints, and next survey steps.

Ecology & habitats

Ecological impact assessment (EcIA)

Structured impact and mitigation narrative for larger or sensitive sites.

Ecology & habitats

UKHab mapping for BNG

Habitat typing and condition for the statutory biodiversity metric.

Ecology & habitats

Great crested newt HSI assessment

Pond and terrestrial suitability to scope proportionate GCN follow-up.

Ecology & habitats

Great crested newt eDNA survey

Seasonal water sampling for presence screening where ponds are in scope.

Ecology & habitats

Great crested newt presence and population survey

Licensed torch, trap and refugia programme for presence and population class.

Ecology & habitats

Breeding bird survey

Territory mapping across the breeding season for planning and EcIA.

Ecology & habitats

Reptile survey

Refugia and transects for common reptiles where the PEA flags habitat risk.

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)

UKHab baseline, statutory metric, and biodiversity gain plan for validation.

Ecology & habitats

Bat Surveys and EPS Licensing

Bat PRA, emergence and re-entry surveys, and bat EPS mitigation licences — sequenced with your build programme.

How it works

Our team can answer your questions and turn around a quote quickly. Get in touch for a free, no-obligation quote — then it's simply book, survey, and report.

  1. Quote

    Complete our quote form or call us

    We'll take your details and email a fixed-price quote that spells out what you need in plain language. We'll send a booking form with your quote so you know exactly what comes next.

  2. Book

    Give us the go-ahead

    Send the booking form back when you're ready. We'll arrange your survey date, confirm access, and line up who meets our surveyor on site.

  3. Report

    Get your report

    Once the survey is done we write your report and send it over promptly when payment is received. If dates shift, we'll keep you posted.

A closer look at our fieldwork

5-min watch

Field ecology and arboricultural surveying — the people, the kit and the standards behind every Subito report.

Trusted by Planners,
Backed by Outcomes

Determinations on the first sitting, validated reports, and no awkward planner phone calls.

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We needed a clear scope, quick fieldwork, and a report our planning consultant could drop straight into the submission pack. Communication was tight, and the output was genuinely planner friendly.
Hannah Price Planning Manager, Northfield Developments
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The biggest win was predictability. We always knew what was done, what was next, and when the report would land. That kept our programme on track and stopped last minute surprises.
Omar Rahman Project Lead, Cedarstone Planning
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Our site had multiple constraints and a tight window for access. Subito were pragmatic, documented assumptions clearly, and produced a report the wider team could understand without a technical translation.
Ruth Collins Development Surveyor, Oak & River Estates

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