About

Qualifications: BA (Hons), MCIEEM, First Aid at Work, Level 3 Risk Assessment, CSCS card/ROLO H&S
Specialisms: Bats, hazel dormouse, reptiles, heathland, woodland, trees, health & safety
Licences: Bats CL18, hazel dormouse, sand lizard, smooth snake, chainsaw, pesticides, brushcutter/trimmer, tree-climbing/aerial rescue

Noel is an experienced bat worker, with level 1 and 2 disturbance licences, and proficiency in surveys, handling, bat box installaton, soft demolition, and other mitigation. He is also a licensed surveyor of dormice and all six British reptile species, with a broad interest in other groups. He worked for CGO Ecology from 2014-2016. Prior to joining CGO Ecology, he spent eight years with Dorset Wildlife Trust, where he led surveys, managed reserves, and coordinated public and volunteer engagement projects. Before that, he worked in forestry, as well as stints in Denmark, Vietnam and Mauritius. At CGO Ecology, he was our senior bat ecologist and led our Field Team. During the autumn and winter months he managed our heathland restoration and other habitat work. He has qualified in tree-climbing and arboreal inspection for bat roosts and safety.


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

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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.

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Sandi Leiber

Finance & Administration Manager

Specialisms: Business administration and finance

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Harri Wishart

Ecologist

Specialisms: Harri is particularly interested in reptiles and bats, and is excited to be working towards bat and GCN licences.

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Scott Armstrong

Ecologist (East Anglia)

Specialisms: Birds, reptiles, amphibians, dormice, mammals

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Jess Smith

Associate Ecologist (Southeast)

Specialisms: Reptiles, amphibians, dormice, mammals

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Steve Allen

Associate Ecologist & Arborist (Southeast/East Anglia)

Specialisms: Trees, Bats, Woodland, Fencing, Barn owl

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Paul Callister

Associate Ecologist (Northeast)

Specialisms: Climbing, ropework

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Rebecca Perl

Director

Specialisms: Communications, copywriting, editing, marketing

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Jonathan Crewe

Associate Ecologist (Southwest)

Specialisms: Bats, badgers, reptiles, amphibians

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Chris Cathrine

Associate Ecologist (Scotland)

Specialisms: Birds, invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, collision risk modelling

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Noel Bergin

Associate Ecologist & Arborist (Southwest)

Specialisms: Bats, hazel dormouse, reptiles, heathland, woodland, trees, health & safety

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Katie Warren

Associate Ecologist

Specialisms: Barn owl, bats, reptiles, GCN, dormouse

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Dr Todd Lewis

Associate Ecologist (Southwest)

Specialisms: Reptiles, amphibians, tropical ecology

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Ian Bradley

Associate Ecologist (Northeast)

Specialisms: Great crested newt, amphibians, reptiles, badgers

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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.

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