Extensive consultancy work including surveys and advice relating to damage
caused by badgers and the impact of development on badgers
More than 50 applications to English Nature, MAFF and DEFRA for licences
to disturb badgers under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992
Supervision of disturbance to setts, exclusion of badgers from setts, destruction
of setts, advice on mitigation
Holder of English Nature Seasonal Countrywide Badger Disturbance Licence
Otters
Consultancy, national and local surveys and advice on the impact of development on otters and their habitat
Internationally known authority with over 25 years research experience
The author of various papers and reports on otters including two books:
'The Natural History of Otters' in 1985 and 'Otters' in 1993 and a major review
of otter habitat requirements in 2003.
Dormice, Water Voles, Mink
Surveys, and advice on the impact of development on dormice and water voles
and ways of mitigating this
Several applications for licences to disturb dormice during development
Holder of English Nature licence to handle dormice
Supervision of study on the use of nest tubes to survey dormice, leading
to publication English Nature Research Report No. 524
Surveys of mink and advice on methods of control and prevention of damage
Other Relevant Field Experience
Experience of field work with a variety of British mammals including carnivores, rodents and deer using a range of field techniques for survey, trapping and radio-tracking
Supervision of research on primates in South America and Indonesia
Mammal advisor on archaeological project studying beavers in Europe.
Training
Design and running of professional development courses on Badgers, Otters
and Dormice.
Experienced public speaker capable of contributing to relevant seminars,
workshops and conferences
Design and running of field courses on mammals and study tours in the Hebrides
on otters and in California on marine mammals
I have undertaken projects for housing and industrial development, road construction,
pipeline installation, mineral extraction, agriculture, conservation, wildlife
management.
Clients include
Large Scale Developers, County and District Councils, Water Companies, the Environment
Agency, Highways Agency, Solicitors, Architects and Consulting Engineers, Farmers,
National and International Environmental Consultancies, Local and National Conservation
Organisations (Statutory and NGOs).
Examples
Over 80 investigations of badgers resulting in more than 50 applications
for licences to disturb badgers. No licence application has been turned down
Planning and execution of courses on Otters, Mink, Badgers, Dormice and
on riparian mammals for International Consultancy firms and Government Agencies
Design and implementation of mitigation schemes for dormice for pipelines,
road and housing developments
Design and implementation of mitigation schemes for water voles at mineral
extraction and landfill sites
Although my work has been mainly in Southwest Britain I have worked extensively
in the Scottish Islands. My research interests have taken me to Europe and North
and South America and I have supervised research in Venezuela and Indonesia. My
language achievements are modest but I can 'get by' in Spanish and French and
have some knowledge of specialist mammal terms in Spanish.
