About Us
About Us
In a nutshell    CGO Ecology is an ecological consultancy specialising in amphibians and reptiles (herpetofauna). Our experienced and reliable team offers conservation advice, reptile and amphibian surveys, habitat assessments, mitigation strategies, licence preparation, and planning assistance. (Note: for bats and other specialists, see this list).GeographyWe are based in Bournemouth, Dorset, in the south of England, but our portfolio spans England, Scotland and Wales. Recent projects have taken us to Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Kent, North Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Isle of Skye, Surrey, East Sussex, West Sussex and Wiltshire. We are flexible and able to work anywhere in the UK or abroad.ExpertiseCGO Ecology has a skilled and experienced team, fully licensed to work with great crested newts, natterjack toads, sand lizards and smooth snakes across Britain. The company is directed by Dr Chris Gleed-Owen MIEEM, the principal ecologist and a highly experienced herpetologist and ecological consultant. He was formerly the research and monitoring specialist at the Herpetological Conservation Trust (now called the Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) in Bournemouth from 2002 to 2008. During this period, he coordinated rare species monitoring programmes, and set up NARRS - the UK’s national herpetofauna monitoring scheme. Chris also managed the training and licensing of hundreds of survey volunteers working with protected species, as well as providing expertise to statutory agencies and mitigation advice to professional consultancies. He is the Research Committee Chair of the British Herpetological Society, former Vice-Chair of the Society, Southwest England regional representative and Treasurer of ARG UK, and Chair of Dorset Amphibian and Reptile Network.Other servicesCGO Ecology can provide post-excavation environmental archaeology expertise, palaeoecology and archaeozoology reports, palaeoclimatic reconstructions, and biogeographical histories. Our specialist expertise in the identification of amphibian and reptile skeletal remains is virtually unique in the UK. We can also provide expertise in non-marine Mollusca and other disciplines. We have worked on hundreds of cave deposits and archaeological bone assemblages. We also offer Geographical Information System (GIS) services using MapInfo, including species distribution mapping, habitat mapping, data digitisation and management. |
