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ASSOCIATES
Michael Gavaghan - Mammal Ecologist |
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Mr Michael Gavaghan, was brought up in Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent. He is an experienced Mammal surveyor particular area of expertise in Badger, Water Vole and Otter surveys and mitigation since the early 1970s .
Michael has carried out paid and voluntary work thought the UK and has led him to develop advanced skills badger identification and mitigation from this Michael worked alongside English nature now Natural England in 1973 to produce the 1st badger act in the UK. |
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Dean Martin BSc (Hons) Ecology & Conservation, AIEEM. |
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Dean is a skilled ecologist with several years experience in the field. He has extensive experience in phase 1 habitat survey and with protected species in relation to development, and holds scientific licenses for bats (all species) and great crested newts.
As well as managing projects for these species he has also undertaken survey and mitigation projects in relation to large scale development for reptiles, badgers and birds. Over the years he has forged and maintained strong relationships with many clients. |
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John Wann MSc., BSc., MIEEM. |
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Since graduating in 1992 from Trinity College Dublin with a masters degree in Environmental Science, John worked as a research associate at the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin on various botanical projects including the European Garden Flora volumes 5 & 6 and the Tree Register of Ireland project that has led to the acquisition of advanced plant identification skills. He has over 15 years experience as an ecological consultant. |
He has worked with a wide range of clients including central government departments, local authorities, private developers, architects, housing associations and community groups throughout the island of Ireland. Many of these projects involved making recommendations on mitigating the impacts of developments (e.g. floodbank maintenance works in Co. Limerick) through realistic cost-effective measures while at the same time enhancing the site’s visual landscape. He has also produced the Northern Ireland Habitat Actions Plans (HAPS) for a number of wetland habitats namely reedbeds, fens, coastal and floodplain grazing marsh, marl lakes, mesotrophic lakes and eutrophic standing waters under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) process for Environment and Heritage Service (now NI Environment Agency), Northern Ireland.
He is a Member of the Environmental Sciences Association of Ireland (ESAI). Has served on the committee of ESAI since 2008. Currently scientific editor of ESAI newsletter published three times a year on the ESAI website www.esaiweb.org and john is a Member of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (IEEM). Served on steering group to set up an all-Ireland geographical section of IEEM January 2005-March 2007. also a Member of the Botanical Society of the British Isles. |
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David Darrell-Lambert |
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At the age of nine I was taken on school outing to a RSPB reserve. Noisily waiting in a hide a Kingfisher dashed past and started my passion for birds. Since then I have travelled all over Britain looking at birds and I have also visited Israel, Canada, Tunisia, St. Lucia, Egypt and Italy to name a few.
Since 1988 I have undertaken a variety of bird surveys in urban parks, coastal sites and health lands, covering nocturnal species, winter wildfowl counts, high tide roosts and breeding populations.
In 1991, I began illustrating the London Bird Report and then became a local bird recorder. For the last eleven years I have led groups of birdwatchers around various parts of London, Essex and Hertfordshire with groups ranging from four to eighty people.
I have expanded my identification skills to include butterflies and dragonflies, which adds to my strong knowledge of British wildlife. I am currently the chair of the Ornithological Section of the London Natural History Society and the chair of the Records Committee
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