The Bat Surveyor

Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
A professional and efficient service from Jo to provide a Bat PRA for a Planning Application. I look forward to working with him again on my next application where I need his services.

Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Responsiveness, Value
We commissioned Jo to do a Preliminary Roost Assessment of an adjoining barn. He was responsive and carried out the assessment within a few days, producing a thorough and professional report. He was friendly and knowledgeable.

Whilst seeking planning permission for a replacement building my local Planning Authority requested a Bat & Bird Survey on my old worn out wood barn/stable complex. Jo attended the site promptly, did a thorough examination of the building over several hours and produced a detailed report on the very same day. The price was very good, more reasonable I thought compared to other quotations I had received and more importantly for me communication, both online and in person, has been excellent throughout. I can now happily move forward with my project and can fully recommend Jo.

Positive: Professionalism
Prompt and very professional service provided to accompany a Planning Application. Very useful and helpful advice. Would definitely recommend The Bat Surveyor to anyone in the future

If you require a bird or bat survey undertaken, I would certainly recommend Jo Pedder.
Jo was extremely efficient when arranging the initial appointment and visited the site at the agreed time and date.
I have never needed a bird or bat survey in the past and the process of having a bat survey completed can be a little daunting, yet Jo put me at ease and could not have been more helpful by fully explaining the process to me.
He was very friendly and knowledgeable and was happy to answer any questions that I had.
Jo promised that I would receive the Bird and Bat Report on the same day as the

Really impressive, professional and friendly service. Jo was responsive, confirming my online booking immediately and provided clear information on what his service included. On the day Jo went above what he had quoted for and didn’t charge any extra. The report following the survey was sent within 4 hours of the survey being completed and was very thorough - exceeding our expectations.

Positive: Professionalism, Quality, Value
Jo is a very experienced ecologist, who I have had the pleasure of working with over the last 15 years on a wide variety of projects. Highly recommended.

We required an initial bat roosting survey for a domestic extension, as we were raising the roof. After speaking to a number of companies, Jo’s quote was competitive but best of all he was able to undertake this within our timescale. He regularly communicated, asked the right questions, I admired his professionalism and honesty, and the appropriate level of detail in his report, even though it turned that our property presented a low to moderate risk of bats roosting, which then required us to undertake an additional set of surveys, Dawn and Dusk. Please also note that Jo does not undertake these

We have been extremely impressed with Jo from the moment we made first contact - he has been responsive, knowledgable, professional and honest. Same day report meant we were able to crack on with our development with no downtime. If we ever need ecology or bat surveys again we will certainly use Jo and we would not hesitate to recommend him.

Positive: Quality
I contacted Jo late recently to discuss what was required for our renovation. He was very informative and explained everything extremely well. If you need a bat survey doing, get in touch with Jo!