The Landmark Practice Blog

On 6 April 2008, water voles received full protection under Section 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended).

Full legal protection makes it an offence to intentionally kill, injure or take water voles, intentionally or recklessly damage, destroy or obstruct access to any structure or place used for shelter or protection and to intentionally or recklessly disturb water voles whilst occupying a structure or place used for that purpose.

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The Landmark Practice’s Environmental Planning team has helped Wessex Water to gain planning approval for four wind turbines at the Bristol sewage treatment works site at Avonmouth.

This is the third wind energy scheme to be granted planning approval in Bristol and The Landmark Practice has managed the environmental planning issues for all three: (more…)

The Landmark Practice is privileged to continue to work with the National Trust at a number of its properties, advising on protection of wildlife, notably bats, during essential repair and renovation works.

Recent projects have included Dunster Castle, Stembridge Tower Mill and Tintinhull House.

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For the past few years The Landmark Practice has been participating in the Bristol Bird Watch run by the Avon Wildlife Trust.We record all the different species of birds that we see in the Landmark garden between the months of October and March and then submit the results to the Wildlife Trust who collate and analyse the results from gardens all over the Bristol area.

So far this winter we have recorded 19 different bird species including blackcap, goldcrest, goldfinch, long-tailed tit, redwing, song thrush and chiffchaff.

For more information about the Bristol Bird watch, click here

The Landmark Practice is pleased to announce that Bernice Roberts (Principal Environmental Planner) and Lyndon Roberts (Senior Ecologist) have both been appointed by the Centre for Sustainable Energy to the new national Renewable Energy and Planning Expert Support Network. Bernice and Lyndon will provide independent advice and guidance to local authority planners and other officers on aspects of wind turbines and planning. (more…)