Bex Cartwright Email & Phone Number

Co-coordinating and delivering the Shrill carder bee conservation strategy 2020-2030

Kent, UK

Conservation Officer for the Bumblebee Conservation Trust working on a multi-partner, landscape-scale project to restore and enhance habitat for rare and scarce bumblebees along the North-Kent coast. https://www.bumblebeeconservation.org/making-a-buzz-for-the-coast/

Based at the Lodge HQ in Sandy, Bedfordshire. My role involved delivering ecological support and habitat management advice to a number of fantastic RSPB reserves. My work was largely based in the Eastern England region with some work nationally. My role included the preparation of ecological management plans and carrying out annual ecological reviews and.

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire

Co-ordinating and carrying out baseline biodiversity surveys for a major partnership project including RSPB, Barratt’s Homes and Aylesbury Vale District Council to develop nature-friendly housing developments.Breeding bird surveys (CBC)Bat transect surveysHedgehog surveys using ink-pad tracking tunnelsSurveys of multiple pollinator taxa including.

Sandy, Bedfordshire

Developing my skills in the of identification, ecology and monitoring of a specialist taxon group (aculeate Hymenoptera). Training in botanical identification skills. BSBI Field Identification Skills CertificateProduced site assessments and survey reports and suggested management actions based on site visits to RSPB reserves. Working with reserves.

Staffordshire, Shropshire

Using invertebrate and botanical identification skills as well as organisational and time management skills to carry out surveys for pollinating insects and floral resources across 12 largely agricultural field sites across Shropshire and Staffordshire. Habitat surveys; ground-truthing land-use maps, mapping crops, linear and boundary features and carrying.

Using my skills in bumblebee identification to collect bumblebees of pre-determined species for a study into bee disease. Using communication, organisational and time management skills to liaise with other field assistants and land-owners to co-ordinate fieldwork and gain permission to access fieldwork sites.

Betws Y Coed

Preparation and demonstration of field equipment for ecological studies (Freshwater Ecology, Succession Studies on Sand Dunes, Moorland Ecology, Woodland Ecology, Rocky Shore Ecology) Moth trapping and Small Mammal Trapping sessions.Other duties associated with the running of an environmental education centreRelevant achievements include - developing a.

Staffordshire

Bat Activity Surveys Great Crested Newt SurveysBotanical Surveys

L1 Garden Design, Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General

Master Of Science (Ms), Invertebrate Ecology And Conservation, Merit

I completed MSc Invertebrate Ecology and Conservation at Staffordshire University in 2016 whilst working full time as an ecologist with.

Invertebrate Challenge (Aculeate Hymenoptera), Biodiversity Fellowship

Invertebrate Challenge 2010-2014 4-year training course including lectures, microscopy workshops, site visits & field days focusing on the.

Bsc (Hons) Animal Behaviour And Wildlife Conservation (Sandwich), 1St Class, Ecology, 1St Class

Including a 12-month work placement as an Education Assistant with the Field Studies Council at FSC Rhyd y Creuau Dissertation on.

University Certificate In Biological Recording And Species Identification, Bats, Beetles, Bumblebees, Mammals, Reptiles And Amphibians, Biological Recording