Experience

Applied Ecology Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director (Scotland)

  • May 2012 - Present

  Applied Ecology Ltd (AEL) is an independent ecological consultancy working on behalf of a large range of clients, including commercial and residential developers, planning consultants, planning authorities, architects, environmental consultancies, utility companies and individuals. We established an office in Scotland in 2012, from which we offer most ecological services. I have a wide range of ecological interests, from landscape ecology to botanical survey, but specialise in Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA) and restoration ecology. I am a full member of CIEEM, and was proud to be amongst the first Chartered Ecologists in the UK. I am also a Chartered Environmentalist. Show less



LUC (Land Use Consultants)

• Principal Ecologist

  • Jan 2001 - May 2012

  Whilst at LUC, I headed up the Ecology Business Unit, managing a team of around 12 ecologists across all of LUC's offices. Whilst at LUC, I headed up the Ecology Business Unit, managing a team of around 12 ecologists across all of LUC's offices.



CEH Monks Wood

• Research Student

  • 1997 - 2000

  Whilst at Monks Wood, and funded by ESRC, NERC and Defence Estates, I completed my PhD thesis which was entitled "Ecological and Socio-Economic Implications of Military Training on Salisbury Plain". The research looked at calcareous and mesotrophic grasslands' resistance and resilience to disturbance. Papers from this thesis were subsequently published in the Journal of Applied Ecology and the Journal of Environmental Management. Whilst at Monks Wood, and funded by ESRC, NERC and Defence Estates, I completed my PhD thesis which was entitled "Ecological and Socio-Economic Implications of Military Training on Salisbury Plain". The research looked at calcareous and mesotrophic grasslands' resistance and resilience to disturbance. Papers from this thesis were subsequently published in the Journal of Applied Ecology and the Journal of Environmental Management.