About Us

Pete Nuttall

Since graduating from De Montfort University with a Bsc (hons) in landscape ecology Pete has over 10 years experience of ecological survey, within research, consultancy and nature conservation. He is a full member of the Institute of Ecology & Environmental Management (www.ieem.org.uk), British Ecological Society (www.britishecologicalsociety.org) and the Botanical Society of the British Isles(www.bsbi.org.uk)

Specialising in botanical survey, he has worked on a variety of projects, to include the Countryside Survey 2007, a rare arable plant survey looking at the effectiveness of conservation options for cereal field margins, resurvey and condition assessment of calcareous grassland identified through the countryside stewardship scheme, phase 1 and national vegetation community (NVC) surveys of land entered into Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA) agreements.

As well as his interest in botany Pete also has an interest in ground beetles and bumblebees. He has been involved in research into the effects of different quality landscapes and different sized pollen and nectar patches on bumblebee populations. He was involved in the GM crop trials looking into the effects of genetically modified crops on invertebrate communities, and has investigated species assemblages of ground beetles of different aged saltmarsh on the Essex coast in order to assess the success of managed realignment.

Pete also holds a Natural England licence for great crested newts and has been trained to survey for water voles, dormice, otters and reptiles.

In addition to Pete’s skills he is able to call upon a number of specialists where necessary.