Mike is an experienced reptile and GCN surveyor, having worked on a wide range of projects, including the GCN Evidence Enhancement Project we completed for Natural England. He is based in Whitstable, and carries out the majority of our survey and mitigation/translocation work in Kent. In a previous role as Landscape Heritage and Grants Officer for Dover District Council, Mike managed projects for the 'Up on the Downs' HLF scheme. He also has diverse experience in habitat management and community group advocacy.
Mike Phillips
Associate Ecologist (Southeast)
- Qualifications: BSc, PGDip, First Aid at Work, CSCS
- Specialisms: GCN, reptiles, GIS/remote sensing, tree/habitat management.
- Licences: GCN CL08, NPTC CS30/CS31 chainsaw, Lantra brushcutter
Dr Chris Gleed-Owen
Director & Principal Ecologist
Specialisms: Sand lizard, smooth snake, reptiles, GCN, natterjack toad, amphibians, non-marine molluscs, heathland, coastal dunes, biogeography, palaeoecology, palaeontology, geomorphology
Dan Hawthorn
Principal Ecologist
Specialisms: Dan has both GCN and Bat licences for England and Wales and has over 10 years’ experience working as a professional ecologist from a total of 25 years undertaking wildlife surveys.
Harri Wishart
Ecologist
Specialisms: Harri is particularly interested in reptiles and bats, and is excited to be working towards bat and GCN licences.
Steve Allen
Associate Ecologist & Arborist (Southeast/East Anglia)
Specialisms: Trees, Bats, Woodland, Fencing, Barn owl
Chris Cathrine
Associate Ecologist (Scotland)
Specialisms: Birds, invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, collision risk modelling
Noel Bergin
Associate Ecologist & Arborist (Southwest)
Specialisms: Bats, hazel dormouse, reptiles, heathland, woodland, trees, health & safety
Ian Bradley
Associate Ecologist (Northeast)
Specialisms: Great crested newt, amphibians, reptiles, badgers
Alex Flinn-Shephard
Assistant Ecologist (Midlands)
Specialisms: Biodiversity of farmland
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Mike Phillips
Associate Ecologist (Southeast)
Specialisms: GCN, reptiles, GIS/remote sensing, tree/habitat management.