SES secures a third Biodiversity Benchmark from The Wildlife Trusts

SES Water has added a third Biodiversity Benchmark award for land management from The Wildlife Trusts to its portfolio.

The latest award was for part of its Bough Beech water treatment works, where the company has over the past two years developed a bespoke site Biodiversity Management Plan, in partnership with Surrey Wildlife Trust.

The plan includes grassland, woodland and hedgerow management techniques to encourage biodiversity, as well as a range of enhancements for particular species including habitat piles for reptiles, pond management for amphibians and boxes for birds. Species now thriving on the site include great crested newts, fallow deer, red kites, woodpeckers, tawny owls, house martins, swifts and swallows.

Biodiversity on the site will be regularly monitored for progress.

SES is the only UK water company to hold a Biodiversity Benchmark Award. Its other accreditations are at its Elmer and Fetcham Springs sites. This third award for Bough Beech fulfils a company commitment to have three accredited sites by 2025.