Dr Peter Shepherd
BSc PhD MIEEM
Peter is an ecologist with over 20 years' professional and research experience. He has worked in the voluntary and private sectors in the UK and abroad. His specialist areas are urban ecology, habitat creation, management and rehabilitation, ecological and policy research and protected species work. Peter's PhD research is recognised as a key study of urban plant communities in the UK. Peter has undertaken surveys under licence for protected and declining species such as great crested newts, badgers, bats, reptiles and water voles. He holds a bat roost visitor licence for all counties of England and is a licensed bat worker trainer. He has designed and implemented a wide range of bat mitigation projects.
Peter has undertaken research for various UK government departments in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. His research has included the preparation of cost estimates for the implementation of UK Biodiversity Action Plans, and the value of brownfield habitats for invertebrates.
Peter has undertaken consultancy work for a range of clients including central government agencies, local authorities and numerous private sector organisations. He has prepared ecology chapters for environmental statements on a number of projects and regularly works within consultant teams on large-scale development projects. He has appeared at several public inquiries and has presented numerous papers to local, national and international conferences.
BSc PhD MIEEM
Peter is an ecologist with over 20 years' professional and research experience. He has worked in the voluntary and private sectors in the UK and abroad. His specialist areas are urban ecology, habitat creation, management and rehabilitation, ecological and policy research and protected species work. Peter's PhD research is recognised as a key study of urban plant communities in the UK. Peter has undertaken surveys under licence for protected and declining species such as great crested newts, badgers, bats, reptiles and water voles. He holds a bat roost visitor licence for all counties of England and is a licensed bat worker trainer. He has designed and implemented a wide range of bat mitigation projects.
Peter has undertaken research for various UK government departments in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. His research has included the preparation of cost estimates for the implementation of UK Biodiversity Action Plans, and the value of brownfield habitats for invertebrates.
Peter has undertaken consultancy work for a range of clients including central government agencies, local authorities and numerous private sector organisations. He has prepared ecology chapters for environmental statements on a number of projects and regularly works within consultant teams on large-scale development projects. He has appeared at several public inquiries and has presented numerous papers to local, national and international conferences.
James Gillespie
BSc PGDip MIEEM
James has seventeen years' professional experience in ecology and nature conservation in both the conservation and private sectors, as well as working within government agencies and local authorities on a number of long-term consultancy contracts. He has experience of large ecological consultancy contracts, including masterplanning and Environmental Impact Assessment work, as well as work with protected species including badgers, bats, reptiles, crayfish and great crested newts. He holds various survey and development licences from Natural England and DEFRA.
James has a particular interest in nature conservation legislation and policy, and their practical application, of which he has experience from the standpoint of both the private and regulatory sectors. He has worked on a wide range of ecological issues in conservation, research and consultancy for clients from all sectors, and has presented evidence at several local plan and planning appeal inquiries.
BSc PGDip MIEEM
James has seventeen years' professional experience in ecology and nature conservation in both the conservation and private sectors, as well as working within government agencies and local authorities on a number of long-term consultancy contracts. He has experience of large ecological consultancy contracts, including masterplanning and Environmental Impact Assessment work, as well as work with protected species including badgers, bats, reptiles, crayfish and great crested newts. He holds various survey and development licences from Natural England and DEFRA.
James has a particular interest in nature conservation legislation and policy, and their practical application, of which he has experience from the standpoint of both the private and regulatory sectors. He has worked on a wide range of ecological issues in conservation, research and consultancy for clients from all sectors, and has presented evidence at several local plan and planning appeal inquiries.
Steve Betts
BSc MSc MIEEM
Steve has fifteen years' professional experience in fisheries, ecology and nature conservation, working with government agencies and in consultancy. He has experience of dealing with a wide range of clients including water companies, local authorities, the Environment Agency, Natural England and industry. He has worked on a diverse range of projects that have included Environmental Impact Assessment, 'appropriate assessment', research and development, and training provision. This has involved ecological assessment and appraisal across a number of specialist areas including riverine and stillwater ecology, water quality, fisheries, habitat assessment and restoration and marine inter-tidal ecology. He has worked extensively with protected species including badgers, bats, otters, red squirrels, white-clawed crayfish and great crested newts, holding various survey and development licences issued by Natural England and DEFRA respectively.
Steve has an excellent working knowledge of nature conservation legislation and policy, and its practical application in the UK and Eire. This includes practical experience of applying the requirements of the Conservation (Natural Habitats & c.) Regulations 1994 across a range of projects in England and Eire. He also has a good understanding of key European legislation that is likely to have a significant impact on ecological monitoring, protection and enhancement in the future, such as the Water Framework Directive and the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive. Steve also has a good understanding of the planning system and the requirements of Planning Policy Statement 9: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation (PPS9).
BSc MSc MIEEM
Steve has fifteen years' professional experience in fisheries, ecology and nature conservation, working with government agencies and in consultancy. He has experience of dealing with a wide range of clients including water companies, local authorities, the Environment Agency, Natural England and industry. He has worked on a diverse range of projects that have included Environmental Impact Assessment, 'appropriate assessment', research and development, and training provision. This has involved ecological assessment and appraisal across a number of specialist areas including riverine and stillwater ecology, water quality, fisheries, habitat assessment and restoration and marine inter-tidal ecology. He has worked extensively with protected species including badgers, bats, otters, red squirrels, white-clawed crayfish and great crested newts, holding various survey and development licences issued by Natural England and DEFRA respectively.
Steve has an excellent working knowledge of nature conservation legislation and policy, and its practical application in the UK and Eire. This includes practical experience of applying the requirements of the Conservation (Natural Habitats & c.) Regulations 1994 across a range of projects in England and Eire. He also has a good understanding of key European legislation that is likely to have a significant impact on ecological monitoring, protection and enhancement in the future, such as the Water Framework Directive and the Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive. Steve also has a good understanding of the planning system and the requirements of Planning Policy Statement 9: Biodiversity and Geological Conservation (PPS9).
