About Rozel
Rozel Hopkins
Consultant Ecologist
Rozel is a Consultant Ecologist with 4 years of industry experience. She joined the Ecology Co-op in January 2021 after graduating from an MSci Zoology degree at the University of Southampton and completing a survey season with another ecological consultancy. During her degree she became interested in bats through her master’s dissertation, which investigated how bats behave towards a new type of proposed ‘bat-friendly’ streetlight. Through her consultancy work, this batty interest has expanded to reptiles, amphibians, botany and birds.
One of Rozel’s main interests is Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and she has completed a variety of BNG-related projects for both developers and landowners. This includes for a 96ha site in West Sussex, comprising of a housing development and commercial buildings and an associated 103ha offsetting site of a traditional parkland, woodland and grassland habitat mosaic. She has created a number of Habitat Management and Monitoring Plans (HMMPs) and is passionate about designing habitat enhancements that work for both wildlife and landowners/homeowners.
Outside of work, Rozel’s interests include travelling, netball, kickboxing and baking.
Licenses and Key Experience:
Bat level 1 license - CL17
Great crested newt level 1 license – CL08
Experienced in QGIS and Biodiversity Metric calculations for BNG
Holds a NPTC tree climbing and aerial rescue qualification
Technical lead in bioacoustic analysis techniques using BTO Acoustic Pipeline and Kaleidoscope
Experienced in creating artificial lighting mitigation strategies and plans
Survey lead for bat emergence and great crested newt surveys
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