An NVC survey provides a botanical survey of a particular site and is usually required when there is a large-scale project taking place. Examples of this would be a major road, a power station, or if when gas pipelines are being installed. It also provides baseline information for an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
On this site, near Oban, Veon Ecologists completed an NVC survey to establish the suitability of the area of forestry planting as well as if there were any habitats which needed protection.
Picture 1 is a marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza spp.) while picture 2 is a ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi).
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