About Rebecca
Rebecca Carter-Whitehead
Senior Ecologist
Rebecca is a Senior Ecologist with 7 years industry experience in a variety of projects and species. She has experience acting as a technical lead who can co-ordinate and manage projects, recommending and undertaking protected species or habitat surveys and propose appropriate mitigation in scale with the project. Rebecca’s work within the industry has led to her specialising in dormice and bats.
Rebecca has also completed work in Zimbabwe studying lions who were captive bred for release into the wild, and she has also worked with desert bats in Saudi Arabia during multiple trips across 2021 and 2022. Rebecca is an active member of the Berkshire and Buckinghamshire Bat Group and the Surrey Dormouse Group.
Experience to Date
Bat level 3 & 4 licences – CL19 & CL20
Dormouse level 1 licence – CL10A
Great crested newt level 1 licence – CL08
Experience in leading trapping and radiotracking surveys including harp traps, mist nets, and use of lures and rings
Leading on a full suite of protected species surveys
Leading on Preliminary Ecological Appraisals and Ecological Impact Assessments
Ecological Clerk of Works for a variety of species-specific projects
Report writing, project management, and drafting European Protected Species License applications
Project Experience Examples
Various overhead line refurbishments for National Grid
Onshore elements for offshore cable routes, including Rampion 2 and Hornsea 3
Various-scale housing developments
Individual homeowner extensions and change of land use
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