Steve is a respected arboriculturist with many years' experience in the industry, specialising in waterside and difficult-access locations. He is a tree-climbing bat roost specialist, with a passion for preserving and creating tree and ground habitat where safety allows. Skills include tree safety inspections, water vole surveys, badger fencing, Phase 1 habitat surveys. He is a volunteer bat roost visitor for the Bat Conservation Trust/Natural England, Canal River Trust Environment team, and local Bat Groups.
Steve Allen
Associate Ecologist & Arborist (Southeast/East Anglia)
- Qualifications: RFS Cert Arb, Tree Inspection, Chainsaw, IPAF, CSCS, IRATA, Confined Space, Inland Boat handling
- Specialisms: Trees, Bats, Woodland, Fencing, Barn owl
- Licences: CL15 & CL18 Bat, Tree Climbing & Rescue, Rope Access, Pesticides, Maritime Boat Masters
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
Assistant 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.