Jess assists with our protected species surveys in Surrey and the Southeast. She has experience in Extended Phase 1 surveys, GCN pitfall trapping and translocation, reptile surveys and translocation, bat, badger and dormouse surveys. She has a particular interest in dormice, and is a regular box-checker for the National Dormouse Monitoring Programme. Jess has also volunteered for the London Wildlife Trust, the Natural History Museum, and as an eel monitor for the Zoological Society of London. She also runs her own wildlife-oriented craft business, Silver Pasta, and is a keen outdoor swimmer.
Jess Smith
Associate Ecologist (Southeast)
- Qualifications: BSc (Hons), GradCIEEM
- Specialisms: Reptiles, amphibians, dormice, mammals
- Licences: hazel dormouse
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.
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.