Georgie is a full Member of CIEEM and has worked at ECOSA for 10 years, joining the company as an Assistant Ecologist in 2013. She has extensive experience of producing Preliminary Ecological Appraisals, Ecological Impact Assessments and Ecology Statements for Environmental Impact Assessments as well as advising on the delivery of ecological mitigation and management schemes. She has also delivered complex Biodiversity Net Gain Assessments using the DEFRA Metric.
Georgie holds a Natural England Level 2 Class Licence for bats and has acted as the Named Ecologist on numerous European Protected Species Mitigation (EPSM) licences for this species, giving her extensive experience of the Natural England licensing process.
Georgie's focus is in understanding her client's needs and helping them to achieve their aims efficiently, effectively and in accordance with best practice. She has managed a wide range of projects during her career from small residential extensions to larger-scale mixed-use developments of several thousand homes, and has helped clients successfully navigate planning applications for schemes with a variety of complex ecological issues.
Outside of work Georgie enjoys hiking, rock climbing and yoga. She also enjoys combining her love of live music and camping at music festivals.