Tom Blunsden

Seasonal Field Surveyor

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Bristol, England, United Kingdom

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About me
Environmental Monitoring Officer at the Environment Agency
Education
- University of Gloucestershire
  2019 - 2021
  MSc by Research Environmental Science
- University of Gloucestershire
  2015 - 2018
  Bachelor’s Degree (Hons) Biology, General 2:1
  Activities and Societies: Social Secretary of the Biology Society in second year.
Experience
- Keystone Environmental Ltd.
  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018
  Seasonal Field Surveyor
  - Independent surveys on Great Crested Newt translocation.- Focus on pitfall traps and carpet tiles for surveying reptile and amphibian species.- Safe removal of mammals from traps to mitigate mammal loss. - Successfully training new ecologists on surveying methods and species handling techniques.- Movement of collected reptiles and amphibians to mitigation site.- Assisted in the creation of mitigation zone, including planting and stabilising trees.
- Campden BRI
  Nov 2018 - Jan 2019
  Laboratory Technician
- Smart Ecology Ltd
  May 2019 - Jul 2019
  Subcontractor
  - Use of bat recorder to identify the echolocation calls.- Conducting bat emergence surveys on different building types.
- The Environmental Dimension Partnership Ltd
  May 2019 - Sept 2019
  - Managing assistant ecology surveyors.- Organised with survey forms, maps and timings.- Surveying bats (emergence, re-entry, dusk dawn and line transects).- Surveying and translocation of reptiles (deploying, checking and collecting reptile mats).- Training for identification for water vole presence.- Deployment of Anabats, camera traps and dormouse tubes.
  - Seasonal Ecologist
    Jul 2019 - Sept 2019
  - Assistant Ecology Surveyor
    May 2019 - Jul 2019
- EcoVigour Ltd
  Jun 2021 - Aug 2022
  Junior Ecologist
  - Monitored SSSI watercourses for the presence of water voles in the area.- Surveyed aquatic organisms from SSSI watercourses while being drained forculvert installation.- Supervised civil engineering works on multiple sites with different levels of biodiversity, ensuring that the environment is considered for any works that go ahead.- Carried out ecological walkovers and preliminary ecological assessments on sites in the UK, determining what species and key habitat features are present on site.- Writing desk studies on how for sites, using records given from environmentalrecords holders.- Creating GIS maps showing locations of key ecological features on site. Show less
- The Landmark Practice
  Sept 2022 - Jul 2023
  Assistant Ecologist
- Environment Agency
  Aug 2023 - now
  Environmental Monitoring Officer
Licenses & Certifications
- FISC Level 2
  Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI)
  Dec 2023
- First Aid
  Royal Yachting Association (RYA)
  Jan 2024
- ROLO Health, Safety and Environmental Awareness
  Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS)
  Aug 2020
- NPTC Level 2 Award in the Safe Use of Brush-cutters and Trimmers
  City & Guilds
  Jun 2022
- Cold Water Safety
  Spartan Rescue / ISAR3
  Aug 2023
- Emergency First Aid at Work
  St John Ambulance
  Mar 2023
Volunteer Experience
- Riverfly Monitor
  Issued by Bristol Avon Rivers Trust on Jul 2021
  Associated with Tom Blunsden
- Bee Walker
  Issued by Bumblebee Conservation Trust on Apr 2021
  Associated with Tom Blunsden
- BART Beacon
  Issued by Bristol Avon Rivers Trust on Mar 2021
  Associated with Tom Blunsden
- Volunteer
  Issued by RSPB on Apr 2019
  Associated with Tom Blunsden