Experience

Buglife

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• B-lines Officer

  • May 2022 - Present



Durham Wildlife Trust

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Education Project Officer

  • Apr 2022 - May 2022



Self Employed

• North East England

• Freelance Ecologist

  • Jun 2005 - May 2022

  Working for local consultancies and other local businesses carrying out Extended phase 1 & phase 2 (NVC) surveys, protected species work, management plans (woodland, grassland and wetland) grassland creation and enhancement work and environmental education. Works associated primarily with housing developments, rehabilitation of former mine and quarry sites and wind farm applications. Working for local consultancies and other local businesses carrying out Extended phase 1 & phase 2 (NVC) surveys, protected species work, management plans (woodland, grassland and wetland) grassland creation and enhancement work and environmental education. Works associated primarily with housing developments, rehabilitation of former mine and quarry sites and wind farm applications.



Durham Wildlife Trust

• United Kingdom
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Wilderness Ranger - on furlough

  • Oct 2019 - Nov 2021

  Environmental education work with schools, running monthly groups for children & young people from 4-18. Working with Teesside University on the Wear River plastics study, collecting water samples to look for micro plastics and working with local Schools to look at macro plastics along the river. Environmental education work with schools, running monthly groups for children & young people from 4-18. Working with Teesside University on the Wear River plastics study, collecting water samples to look for micro plastics and working with local Schools to look at macro plastics along the river.



Fera Science Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Ecologist

  • May 2018 - Nov 2018



Fera Science Ltd.

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Plant Ecologist

  • Jun 2017 - Dec 2017

  Field worker on Agri-environment schemes till late Nov Field worker on Agri-environment schemes till late Nov



Scott Wilson (now part of URS Corporation)

• Civil Engineering
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Ecologist

  • Sep 2002 - May 2005

  Worked on a wide range of projects (UK and overseas), carrying out extended phase one and further surveys with emphasis on protected species survey and licensing, habitat management, mitigation and creation. Work often associated with roads (MOD), railways (Network rail) or housing developments. Also involved in water quality monitoring, looking at aquatic vegetation and invertebrates. Worked on a wide range of projects (UK and overseas), carrying out extended phase one and further surveys with emphasis on protected species survey and licensing, habitat management, mitigation and creation. Work often associated with roads (MOD), railways (Network rail) or housing developments. Also involved in water quality monitoring, looking at aquatic vegetation and invertebrates.



OLD page Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH)

• United Kingdom
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Research Assistant

  • May 2000 - Sep 2000

  Assisted primarily with experimental work on pine beauty and winter moth. Also participated in botanical research on upland plant communities and grouse work. Assisted primarily with experimental work on pine beauty and winter moth. Also participated in botanical research on upland plant communities and grouse work.



NatureScot

• United Kingdom
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Site Manager

  • May 1999 - Sep 1999

  Site Manager for Hermaness & Keen of Hamar NNR's, Unst, Shetland. Seabird monitoring, leading guided walks with local people, tourists and school groups, botanical surveys, managing a visitor centre, updating interpretation material and liaised with land owners and the local community. Site Manager for Hermaness & Keen of Hamar NNR's, Unst, Shetland. Seabird monitoring, leading guided walks with local people, tourists and school groups, botanical surveys, managing a visitor centre, updating interpretation material and liaised with land owners and the local community.