Tim is the Managing Director and Principal Ecologist at Five Valleys Ecology. He has extensive experience working within the development sector and for large engineering and environmental consultancies delivering integrated environmental services to the property, infrastructure, energy, and environmental markets.

Tim holds a First Class Honours degree in Wildlife Conservation from the University of East London and has over 20 years’ professional experience. During this time, he has worked for a number of highly respected organisations across the environmental, nature conservation, and ecological consultancy sectors.

Prior to forming Five Valleys Ecology, Tim’s career included roles with the University of Oxford, the Environment Agency, Kent Wildlife Trust, English Nature, WWT Consulting, and Waterman Energy, Environment and Design.

Tim holds survey licences from Natural England and Natural Resources Wales for bats and great crested newts. His professional specialisms include wetland ecology and design, botany, ecological impact assessment (EcIA), and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). He is a full member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM).

Five Valleys Ecology is able to provide a full range of ecological consultancy services including:

• Protected species surveys, mitigation design and EPS licensing;
• Site studies (ecological walkovers, ecological appraisals and ecological assessments);
• BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) assessments;
• Preparation of ecology chapters for Environmental Statements (EIA);
• Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA);
• Wetland ecology and design, including wetland treatment system (WTS) design;
• Biodiversity Management for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR);
• Site Biodiversity Action Plans (Site BAPs);
• Ecohydrology;
• Terrestrial and aquatic botany;
• Terrestrial and aquatic invertebrate surveys;
• Vegetation description and analysis;
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and mapping;
• Topographic surveys and 3D digital terrain modelling.

Where required, Five Valleys Ecology works with highly experienced associate ecologists covering a range of ecological specialisms.