Catherine Coton

Catherine began her career as a trainee with the ecology team at a local planning authority, where she gained key experience in ecology within the planning system, before moving into consultancy. Since then she has worked on a wide variety of projects, from listed building repairs through to habitat creation and enhancement projects and large-scale residential developments.

Catherine has many years' experience of surveying for a range of protected and priority species; she holds Natural England survey licences for bats and great crested newts, and is a keen botanist (FISC level 4). She has completed Ecological Impact Assessments and Biodiversity Net Gain assessments for a range of projects, and prepared mitigation strategies and Habitat Management and Monitoring Plans to aid the delivery of biodiversity enhancements alongside development projects.

Outside of work, Catherine volunteers with local recording groups (mammals and plants) in Warwickshire, and she leads a local churchyard conservation project, encouraging volunteers to get involved with wildflower meadow management and connect with nature on their doorstep.