Yes, we are a wholly owned subsidiary company of WWT. 

All our profits are gifted back to WWT to help fund their conservation and research programmes.

We work on all sizes, from site visits for private individuals to multi-million pound projects for national governments. Why not contact us to discuss your project? 

We cost each project individually depending on the scale of the project, our involvement and the services we will be providing. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss your project with you and prepare a quote free of charge. Contact us

The consultancy is based at WWT's headquarters in Gloucestershire, UK. However, we work on projects all over the world. Our case studies page shows some of the countries we have worked in.

We believe that membership of professional organisations is an important part of providing a professional service. Our staff are members of a number of different organisations, such as the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (IEEM), the Society of Biology, the Landscape Institute, and the Museums Association. More about individuals' memberships can be found on the team members page.

WWT Consulting is a member of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM), has Investors in People and Achilles accreditation and is also officially recognised by the British Assessment Bureau as being environmentally responsible with ISO14001 accreditation and to have a proven commitment to quality with ISO9001 accreditation.

As a subsidiary company of a conservation charity, sustainability is close to our hearts. Recognition of this is demonstrated through ISO 14001 accreditation and a copy of our environmental policy can be downloaded below.

Wetlands are our main focus but they are intrinsically linked to other habitats. As a result, our projects often include a non-wetland element of which our staff are experienced in. For more information, see the services we offer in our Habitat Design and Management and Ecological Survey and Assessment sectors. Our Visitor Centre Planning services have a broader remit and include all types of natural history interpretation projects. 

Different species have different survey criteria; to help our clients we have produced a calendar indicating the recommended times of year for undertaking surveys in the UK. This is just a rough guide, please contact us and we can discuss your individual requirements and prepare a schedule of work.

They are designed wetland systems that utilise natural chemical, biological and physical processes to treat a range of wastewater. Early designs relied solely on Common Reed to perform this function but more complex communities of plants are now being used including marsh, grassland and wet woodland species. These systems transform and remove harmful pollutants such as suspended solids, biological oxygen demand, nutrients (mostly nitrogen, ammonia, and phosphates), heavy metals and pathogenic bacteria, such as faecal coliforms, which then allows water to be discharged safely or reused. At WWT Consulting we design wetland treatment systems that maximise biodiversity. You can read more about them here.

In generic terms it is a plan giving comprehensive guidance and instruction. At WWT Consulting we use it to mean a document, or series of documents, that provide the overall vision for the utilisation of an area. Depending on who the audience is, a masterplan could include the following: ecological review and habitat feasibility study; stakeholder review; access plan; audience plan; interpretation plan; architect's plan; habitat creation plan; quantity surveyor's report; revenue and business plan and management and maintenance plan. Download the following document to learn more about our approach to masterplanning and the process we use.