Cameron S Crook

Cameron S Crook

Aircraft Engineering Mechanic

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  • About me

    Botanist, Ecologist, Arboriculturist & Commercial Drone Operator

  • Education

    • Liverpool Polytechnic

      1987 - 1989
      BSc(Hons) Applied Biology
    • Liverpool John Moores University

      1994 - 1998
      MPhil Tree & Woodland Ecology (by thesis)
  • Experience

    • Fleet Air Arm (Royal Navy)

      Jul 1978 - Nov 1985
      Aircraft Engineering Mechanic
    • Central Lancashire Development Corporation

      Dec 1985 - Dec 1986
      Forestry Worker
    • Self-employed

      Dec 1986 - May 1989
      Forester/Arborist
    • Cheshire County Council

      May 1989 - Oct 1995
      Senior Conservation Officer (Nature Conservation & Forestry)
    • Botanical Society of the British Isles

      Oct 1995 - Oct 1998
      National Co-ordinator

      Coordination of botanical recording, computerisation of records, training, policy development, organising conferences, liaison with Statutory Conservation Agencies and other Nature Conservation organisations, and representation of BSBI on national committees and at meetings and conferences, covering the whole of geographic British Isles (including Great Britain, IoM, The Channel Isles, and the Republic of Ireland)

    • Cameron S Crook

      Oct 1998 - now
      Ecology & Biodiveristy Consultant

      An Environmental Consultancy specialising in Botany; Conservation Biology; Biodiversity, Arboriculture & Urban Forestry; Environmental & Aerial Photography (Commercial Drone Operator). Based in North-west England but operating throughout the UK.

    • Macclesfield Borough Council

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2004
      Nature Conservation Officer

      Provision of advice to planning officers, other council officers, and members of the public in relation to Nature Conservation and Ecological/Biodiversity issues within the (former) district of Macclesfield

    • AeroEcology Ltd

      Jul 2016 - now
      Director

      A specialist airborne Ecological Consultancy carrying out a wide variety of Ecological Survey and Assessment works using Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (SUAVs). Services include: * Habitat mapping * NVC plant community mapping * Environmental Photogrammetry * Specialist botanical work (eg cliff-side surveys) * Building inspection for bat roost assessment * eDNA sampling (coming soon!) * Bird surveys (eg nest counts, population assessments) * General ecological assessment, especially on difficult sites * General habitat and site photography including 3D modelling and 360degree panoramas Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Licenced Bat worker (Science & Education)

      Natural England
    • Licenced Great Crested Newt Surveyor

      Natural England
    • Unmanned Aircraft Pilot Qualification UAPQ-s7

      Whispercam Training (CAA Approved)
      Apr 2016
    • City & Guilds Arboriculture

      City & Guilds
      Dec 1984
    • Permission for Commercial Operations (PfCO)

      CAA International (UK CAA)
      Sept 2019