Habitat restoration
Practical solutions to enhance your biodiversity
Habitat restoration is the intentional process of repairing, rehabilitating and reviving degraded, damaged or destroyed ecosystems.
By integrating ecological science, catchment hydrology and advanced soil engineering, WRc restores habitats to a healthy, resilient and self-sustaining state.
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Industry and project involvement
Habitat restoration features across a wide spectrum of schemes, spanning rural estates, major infrastructure corridors and publicly funded environmental programmes.
- Water companies: We can help deliver catchment management, WINEP schemes and river restoration to meet regulatory environmental targets.
- Infrastructure and commercial developers: We are experts in providing off-site habitat creation and ecological mitigation to fulfil 10% biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements.
- Landowners and estates: We work with you to unlock the natural capital potential of degraded land through peatland code registration, woodland creation and biodiversity unit generation.
White Adder Reservoir, East Lothian, Scotland
Realistic and manageable restoration techniques
We can help you restore natural habitats without impacting your business processes.
Create a sustainable future