Chloe Walker

Experience

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  First Environment Consultants Ltd

  May 2015 - Oct 2016

  Graduate Ecologist

  Carrying out and assisting in: protected species surveys including great crested newt, habitat suitability indexes, nesting bird checks, phase 1 habitat surveys, data searches and desk studies. Responsibilities included organising site visits, answering client queries and organisation of equipment such as eDNA kits. Skills include report writing, creating plans and proofreading. Gained additional experience with related disciplines including arboriculture and landscape architecture. Familiarised with desktop tools including MAGIC, Google Earth and NBN Gateway. Gained knowledge of relevant UK legislation, policy and guidance. Show less

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  AA Environmental Limited

  Nov 2016 - Apr 2020

  Ecological Consultant

  Planning & carrying out protected species surveys including bats, great crested newts, badgers, reptiles, dormice & breeding birds; assisting in phase 1 habitat surveys; carrying out ecological watching briefs, including site supervision in relation to bat roosts as an assistant, and destructive searches for great crested newts and reptiles; implementing reptile and great crested newt translocation exercises; eDNA sampling for great crested newts; drafting ecological reports including phase 1 habitat surveys, protected species reports, BREEAM assessments, EIA Chapters, completion reports, habitat and ecological management plans, and metrics for biodiversity offsetting; drafting European Protected Species licence applications; creating plans using AutoCAD including phase 1 habitat maps, mitigation plans & survey results plans; bat call analysis using programmes such as Analook and BatSound. Show less

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  Leicestershire County Council

  Jul 2020 - Jan 2022

  Planning Ecologist
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  Canal & River Trust

  Jan 2022 - now

  • Ecologist and Project Manager - Unlocking Biodiversity Project

    Mar 2023 - now

  • Water Vole Recovery Project Officer

    Jan 2022 - Feb 2023