Our habitat management team carries out heathland restoration, woodland management, tree felling/management, scrub clearance, stump and bracken herbicide treatment, reptile/amphibian/badger exclusion fence installation, and a range of habitat creation, restoration, enhancement and management techniques. The team comprises staff from backgrounds in Wildlife Trusts, RSPB and other NGOs, local authorities, rail, road and general arboriculture.
Habitat Management Team
Habitat Management Team
- Qualifications: BSc, BTEC/City & Guilds, First Aid at Work, Emergency First Aid, CSCS card/ROLO H&S
- Specialisms: Heathland, woodland, forestry, habitat management, protected species, invasive species
- Licences: NPTC/Lantra chainsaw felling/cross-cutting, pesticides, brushcutter/trimmer, tractor/front-loader, chipper
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
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.