Highland Ecology - ecological and environmental consultancy - wildlife surveys, vegetation surveys, national vegetation classification NVC specialists, river corridor survey, conservation management plans, environmental impoact assessment EIA, GIS, web design, landscape design, planning, land management, countryside management, environmental grants, plants, birds, mammal identification, web design

Tim Rafferty
Project Management, Field Survey

CEnv
MIEEM
BSc Hons Environmental Science (Lancaster university)
Postgraduate Diploma in Conservation Management (Otley College/University of East Anglia)
NEBSM Supervisory Management Certificate

Previous experience includes:

NVC survey for hydro power schemes at Corrour Estate and Burnhead (Hydroplan/Quadrat 2009)
Site Condition Monitoring of Merrick Kells SAC, Corrour SAC and Ben Nevis SAC (SNH/Quadrat 2009)
GIS and Input for habitat component of EcIA for Viking Energy Windfarm, Shetland (SSE/Envirocentre 2009)
NVC/Phase 1/Blanket bog activity survey and GIS work, Viking windfarm, Shetland (SSE/Envirocentre 2008)
CSM Monitoring Glencoe SAC, (SNH 2008)
NVC surveys for proposed several hydro schemes - Loch Aweside, Dumfires and Galloway
Setting up of long term vegetation monitoring programme of key habitats, Kintail Estate (NTS 2007)
Phase II Habitat Surveys, Various Sites (Falkirk Council 2007)
Surveying UK BAP habitats, various locations (FES 2007)
Site Condition Monitoring, Breadalbanes (SNH 2007)
NVC survey, Balmacara Estate (NTS 2007)
NVC and Phase 1 survey of proposed hydro scheme, Lochaber (Quadrat 2006)
Site Condition Monitoring, Dumfries and Galloway (SNH/Quadrat 2006)
NVC survey of wetland sites, Borders (Quadrat/Borders Council 2006)
NVC survey, Keilder, Borders (Quadrat 2006)
Surveying UK BAP habitats, various locations (FES 2006)
Site Condition Monitoring, Drumochter (Quadrat/SNH 2006)
Sphagnum moss monitoring and survey, Loch Achaidh na h-Inich, Kyle of Lochalsh (Scottish Water 2006/2007/2008)
Grassland monitoring, Balmacara (NTS 2006/2007/2008)
Ornithological survey of proposed windfarm, Perthshire (BMT Cordah Ltd./Savills 2006)
Bryophyte survey, Glencoe (NTS 2005/06)
Survey and impact assessment of proposed development at Broughty Ferry (KMD Architects/Redwood 2006)
Phase 1 Habitat survey, Strath Carnaig, Sutherland (SNH 2005)
Vegetation Monitoring, various sites (Deer Commission 2005)
NVC survey for proposed windfarm, Shetland (BMT Cordah Ltd./SSE 2005)
Site Condition Monitoring, Kintail Estate (NTS 2005)
Habitat Condition Assessment, Monadhliath (SNH 2005)
NVC Survey for Windfarm Impact Assessment, Ayrshire (Quadrat 2005)
Various Bird Surveys, New Cumnock (Kier Mining 2005)
Vegetation monitoring, Helvellyn & Skiddaw (English Nature 2004)
NVC Survey of Ben Heasgarnich & Meall na Samhna (SNH 2004)
NVC Survey/EIA of proposed windfarm site (BMT Cordah Ltd. 2004)
EIA of proposed windfarm site, Caithness (Enviros/British Energy 2004)
NVC Survey of Mingulay, Berneray and Pabbay (NTS 2004)
Biodiversity projects, Lothian and Fife (Business Environment Partnership 2004)
Site Condition Monitoring, Dumfries and Galloway SSSI's (SNH 2004)
Alien Plants Survey of 4 Lothians Rivers (SNH 2003)
NVC/Habitat Condition Assessment of North Harris (SNH 2003)
NVC Survey and woodland regeneration monitoring, Abernethy and Loch Lomondside (Scottish Forest Alliance/Penny Anderson Associates 2003)
Habitat Condition Assessment, Yorkshire Dales moorlands (English Nature 2003)
Ecological Impact Assessment (British Energy 2003) ·
Ecological Impact Assessment (West Coast Energy 2003)
NVC Survey and Condition Assessment, Durham, English Nature (2002)
NVC Survey of Buttermere Fells, Shap Fell, Scafell Pike, English Nature (2002)
NVC survey and Condition assessment of peatlands of North Lewis, SNH (2002)
Bryophyte survey of Loch Ardinning reserve for Scottish Wildlife Trust (2001)
Assessment of impact of windfarm development on bryophytes at Meall Mohr, Argyll (2001)
Site Condition Survey, Tayside (2001)
NVC Survey of Kittochside, East Kilbride for National Trust for Scotland (2001)
Trees and Shrubs Survey of Mar Lodge Estate for National Trust for Scotland (2000)
NVC surveys of five SSSIs in Kintyre for SNH (1999)
NVC/Phase 1 completion of the 1996 upland vegetation survey of Kintyre and Mid-Argyll, for SNH (1999/00).
NVC survey of the Forest of Clunie by Pitlochry for SNH (1999)
NVC survey of Muirkirk and North Lowther pSSSI for SNH (1997/8/9)
NVC survey of selected areas, Dumfries and Galloway (25,000ha) for Solway Heritage (1998)
Survey of Argyll Oakwoods for Forest Enterprise (1998)
LIFE Woodland surveys in Argyll for Highland Birchwoods (1998)
NVC survey of Muirkirk and North Lowther pSSSI for SNH (1997/8)
Grassland Monitoring at Strathrory SSSI, Easter Ross for SNH / Forest Enterprise (1997)
NVC survey of pSAC oak woodlands inc. Taynish & by Loch Etive (1996)
NVC/Phase One survey of Kintyre and Mid-Argyll uplands (1995/6)
NVC/Phase One survey of The Oa, Islay (1995)
NVC mires survey of Claish Moss, Kentra Bay etc (see above)(1994)
NVC/Phase One survey of Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park and Eldrick Hill (1994)