Tender Results of Natural England

Soil Sample Metabarcoding for Natural Englands Long Term Monitoring Network (LTMN)-This project aims to analyse soil samples from Natural England's Long Term Monitoring Network using metabarcoding, to generate data which can be used to explore how past tRFLP analysis of microbial communities can be made compatible with modern metabarcoding approaches. This project will specifically deliver metabarcoding of a limited number of samples using two primer sets: those used for tRFLP, and those used in modern metabarcoding, and deliver both raw and taxonomically assigned data, ...

Firebreak creation on Thorne Moors-Scrub clearance to create a firebreak along a 3.6km trackway on Thorne Moors. 4-meter wi

Thermal Drone Survey of landscape within Sussex Woods Protected Site Strategies pilot-The aim of this contract is to undertake a landscape thermal drone survey of fallow deer within the pilot area which is approx. 20,000ha. the objective is to survey as much representative habitat across the area as possible. This will require surveying multiple individual landholdings over consecutive nights. The results will allow Natural England to monitor population trends within the local fallow deer population (of Western Downs) and review these alongside deer cull data and deer impact asse...

Tree planting and maintenance on Moor House National Nature Reserve-Undertaking tree planting work and planting maintenance on Moor House National Nature Reserve, Cumbria.

Feasibility Assessment for Constructed Wetland at Sturry Canterbury Kent.-Feasibility assessment of the potential for delivery of a constructed wetland site at Sturry, Canterbury including a constraints and options assessment to enable Natural England to understand key risks associated with the site.

RDE164 MOCCA: Monitoring of Coastal Cetacean Acoustics (license and deployment)-Natural England Contract through The RDE framework to obtain a comprehensive cetacean bioacoustics data set for the inshore waters of Northeast England utilising FPOD devices.

RDE163 MOCCA: Monitoring of Coastal Cetacean Acoustics (moorings)-Contract for the agreement of methods, design and build of specialist moorings to accommodate acoustic monitors through lot 6.2 of the Research Development and Evidence Framework

Determining the nutrient performance levels of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems for nutrient neutrality calculations: Methodology and tool development-The aim of this project is to develop a methodology and system/tool which will determine the nutrient performance levels of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS) for nutrient neutrality calculations. The tool will be used by NE when assessing planning development applications in nutrient neutrality catchments, in order to ensure i) consistency in our approach and advice, and ii) the use of precautionary discharge effluent nutrient concentration values (for total Phosphorous and total Nitrog...

Natural England Long Term Monitoring Network - Soil Sampling Method Comparison-This project is to undertake scientific testing of a new (hand-held) soil coring tool against the existing soil coring approach (cores encased in plastic tubing) and the standard method of small pit excavation for Natural England's Long Term Monitoring Network. This project requires undertaking field sampling using the three methods across a range of soil types, and subsequent laboratory processing of samples to determine bulk density. The contractor will provide specified field observation...

Rapid Evidence Review - Density of use of greenspaces and routes in and close to urban areas-Natural England is seeking to improve our understanding of people's use of greenspaces and routes within and close to urban areas, and this study seeks to understand how many people can use greenspaces and still get benefits. This project is a Rapid Evidence Review relating to people's use of greenspaces in and close to urban areas. (The review does not need to consider the density of people in green places further from urban areas but evidence relating to such places may be useful and...