Richard is a Chartered Environmentalist with over 25 years’ professional experience in nature conservation and ecological consultancy. Richard has directed ecological inputs to numerous development projects, including major infrastructure, ports, highways, housing, commercial, renewable energy, minerals, conservation and domestic projects. He has provided witness statements and presented ecological evidence at Public Inquiries.
William has worked for Richard Green Ecology since graduating from his MSc in Environmental Consultancy in 2012. Project experience includes major and minor road schemes, residential developments, renewable energy, minerals, commercial and domestic schemes.
Tom has worked for Richard Green Ecology since graduating from his MSc in Environmental Consultancy in 2014. He has worked on numerous projects, undertaking surveys, assessment and project management, including highways, rail, commercial, renewable energy, minerals and domestic projects.
Rory Chanter has worked for Richard Green Ecology since 2015. Rory has a wide range of experience in the ecological sector, having worked for conservation organisations, wildlife charities and ecological consultancies. He has worked on numerous projects, undertaking surveys and assessment, including highways, rail, commercial, minerals and domestic projects.
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Faye joined Richard Green Ecology in September 2017. She has over 20 years of business administration and office management experience, and has worked in a variety of industries, including managing her own IT business. A linguist by training, she speaks fluent French and German, and used her language skills at Devon Wildlife Trust when working as Project Administrator for a European conservation project focusing on river catchment management. She has a keen interest in wildlife and the natural environment.
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As an independent ecological consultancy, we provide innovative expert services promptly and at reasonable rates. We are based in the Southwest of England but offer nationwide services. Services include: bat surveys and other protected species surveys; Phase I and NVC habitat surveys; ecological impact assessments; and European protected species licence applications.
As a busy RIBA Chartered Practice we need the support of local professionals who can deliver their work accurately and in a timely fashion. Richard Green Ecology has always provided us with the very best service for all our ecology requirements, they are extremely knowledgeable in all aspects of an ecological nature and they use this knowledge to provide surveys and reports which we can use both to inform our clients and, more importantly, to accompany our planning applications.The staff are also helpful and responsive and I would not hesitate to recommend Richard Green Ecology to any professional or domestic client.
Richard Green Ecology is our preferred ecological consultancy. They provide a fast and efficient service, and demonstrate an excellent knowledge of planning related ecological issues and practical mitigation solutions. Their client focussed and cost-effective approach is invaluable when dealing with ever-increasing planning requirements relating to ecology and biodiversity.
I’ve worked with Richard for several years and, as well as being an acknowledged bat expert, he is an ecologist with a wide range of experience of other species and habitats and in the preparation of documents. I’ve always found that Richard responds promptly and efficiently to requests for information and has a positive and pragmatic approach, when helping to resolve often conflicting environmental issues, which is always a benefit to any project.