About E³ Ecology Ltd Personnel

ASHA JONES BSC

POSITION: Graduate Ecologist

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• 1st class BSc (Hons) in Marine Biology with Oceanography, University of Southampton
• Graduate member of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management

CAREER PROFILE

Following her degree in Marine Biology, Asha worked for a major engineering consultancy as part of their aquatic ecology team, working on a variety of marine and freshwater surveys for large scale developments as well as assisting with terrestrial protected species surveys.

She is a keen scuba diver qualified to BSAC sport diver level.

Recent projects at E3 include surveying for protected species including bats, badger, great crested newts, white-clawed crayfish, water vole, freshwater pearl mussel and otter.

Surveys have included work in relation to a broad variety of developments including wind farms, quarry sites and housing developments.

She has also worked on a range of BREEAM and CSH assessments and watercourse surveys.

SOME RELEVANT PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN

• Extended Phase 1 habitat surveys, including those used for BREEAM or CSH purposes.
• Undertaking watercourse surveys assessing likely impact of development on protected species such as white-clawed crayfish, freshwater pearl mussel, otter and water vole.
• A range of protected species licensing works, particularly for bats and great crested newts.
• Species specific survey for reptiles and otters in relation to several developments within Northumberland.

PARTICULAR EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALISATION

• BREEAM and CSH assessment
• Marine and freshwater survey
• Marine invertebrate taxonomy