NATURALIST AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT

Why I’m ideal if you need a skilled herpetologist, birdwatcher or naturalist:

• I am a skilled ornithologist with experience of bird surveys.
• Experienced herpetologist since 1989.
• Considerable experience of amphibian and reptile surveys and completing reports.
• I’ve held a Great Crested Newt licence for all English Counties for many years.
• Experience as licence holder for Great Crest Newt mitigation work.
• NaturalEngland licence for Sand Lizard surveys.
• Experience of habitat management/enhancement for reptiles and amphibians.
• Work on the successful translocation of reptiles and amphibians.
• Familiar with writing up surveys and reports.
• Familiar with reptiles and amphibians in the UK, Europe and other parts of the World. 
• Experience of Water Vole surveys.
• Presence/absence surveys for bats.
• Experience of environmental ’watching briefs’.
• Checking for Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed and alien ’aquatics’.
• Member of SARG (Surrey Amphibian & Reptile Group).
• Assistance with film crews working on reptiles and amphibians including ’Wildlife SOS’ on Animal Planet with Wildlife Aid.
• Familiar with the marine and rainforest environments, with considerable experience as a ’ship’s naturalist’ and as a ’resident naturalist’ in the Amazon.
• I have a B.Sc. (hons) in Biological Sciences (specialising in Ecology) from UEA, Norwich in 1982, and a M.sc. in Oceangraphy (specialising in Marine Biology) from the University of Southampton in 1983.
• Chartered biologist (CBiol) & member of the Society of Biology (MSB).
• Member of Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (IEEM).
• Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS).  

Read about my experience in the following areas: Herpetology, Reptiles, Amphibians, Birds and Other Work Experience.

For my experience as a naturalist, also check out my wildlife talks and my experience as a wildlife guide.

Click here for a list of clients and companies that I’ve worked for in the past.