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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, I have had a rich and varied career as a chartered engineer and served in the Royal Air Force.

Qualifications

2013 - 2016

Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom.

Subjects: Biological Data Management, Research Methods, Fungi, Birds, Ground Beetles, Mosses, Bats, Grasses and European nightjar bioacoustics.

2005 - 2007

University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Subjects: Biological Recording, Land Mammals, Bats, Songbirds, Reptiles & Amphibians, Invertebrates.

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