Provision of Ecological Surveys for Bridge and Path Works between Osney Mead and Oxpens

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Oxford City Council awarded a contract to Ecology by Design for the provision of ecological surveys to support the proposed bridge and improved path works between Osney Mead and Oxpens.

The contract, valued at £7,500, required an Extended Phase 1 Habitat Survey of land impacted by the bridge, path, and flood mitigation works, to be conducted in two parts corresponding to the separate planning applications anticipated for each set of works.

The surveys were to be carried out to industry standard and be robust enough to inform further necessary work and support planning application submissions.

The outcomes were to be presented in two Preliminary Ecological Appraisal (PEA) reports, one for the bridge works and one for the path works, including details of the work undertaken, the scope of further recommended surveys, and information to inform design work going forward, along with a plan identifying the location of the findings.