Steve Docker MSc Career
Work Experience
Freelance Resource Developer
Resource Development Officer
Field Ecologist
Ecologist
Freelance Ecologist
Associate Lecturer
2026 - Present
2023 - 2026
2019 - 2023
2014 - 2019
2012 - 2014
2010 - 2019
Ashbourne, Derbyshire, United Kingdom.
Natural History identification resources (Publications & Digital), including birds, beetles and fungi.
Field Studies Council Publications, United Kingdom. Natural History identification resources (Discovery, WildID & AIDGAP).
Ashbourne, Derbyshire, United Kingdom.
Independent biological recorder, including birds by sight and sound (songs & calls).
Baker Consultants, Matlock, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. Wide range of ecological surveys.
Ashbourne, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. Wide range of ecological surveys.
University of Derby, Derbyshire, United Kingdom.
Mammal survey techniques.
In addition to ecology based activities, Steve has had a rich and varied career as a chartered engineer and served in the Royal Air Force.
Qualifications
2013 - 2016
MSc (Distinction) Biological Recording. Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom. Subjects: Biological Data Management, Research Methods, Fungi, Birds, Ground Beetles, Mosses, Bats, Grasses and European nightjar bioacoustics.
2005 - 2007
Certificate Biological Recording & Species Identification. University of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Subjects: Biological Recording, Land Mammals, Bats, Songbirds, Reptiles & Amphibians, Invertebrates.