Penny is a principal ecologist with 14 years of consulting experience. She has significant experience in protected species surveying and mitigation, Biodiversity Net Gain, Ecological Impact Assessments and policy and legal compliance for a variety of developments including residential, industrial, commercial, utilities, infrastructure and MOD.
Penny is competent in a variety of surveys including Phase 1 and UK Habitat surveys, Preliminary Ecological Appraisals, bat, GCN, reptiles, badger, dormouse, water vole, otter, nesting birds and River Condition Assessments. She has inputted into or completed protected species licensing applications, compliance reports, planning condition discharge surveys and HMMPs. She has extensive experience managing ecological delivery from feasibility through to construction and post‑consent compliance on projects of varying scale and complexity.
Penny currently holds a City and Guilds NPTC Tree Climbing and Aerial Rescue qualification, a Natural England Bat Class Level 2 licence and a Natural England GCN Class 1 licence.