 Adam Bratt Becomes Senior Ecologist
Congratulations to Adam Bratt on becoming a Senior Ecologist at Acorn Ecology. Adam has worked at Acorn Ecology since 2007. Since then he has become a full member of IEEM and is licensed to work with bats, dormice and great crested newts. Adam oversees many of Acorn's survey projects, as well as regularly teaching on Acorn's ... |
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 Welcome to our April 2012 certificate course students!
We welcome our latest intake of certificate students as they join us for their core week! We have a group of very interesting students this year, coming from all over the world, and bringing a variety of skills from birding to entomology. We hope they thoroughly enjoy the course and have a kick start ... |
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 Acorn Ecology Student Prize Announced at Mammal Society Conference
Joanna Bagniewska has been awarded this year’s Acorn Ecology Prize for Best Student Presentation at the Mammal Society Spring Conference held at the University of Greenwich in March. She impressed the judges with her talk entitled “Measuring diving patterns of small-bodied, shallow-diving semi-aquatic animals”. ... |
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 Chartered Institute of Builders presentation
Adam Bratt, one of the ecologists at Acorn Ecology Ltd gave a presentation about wildlife and protected species mitigation on development sites. Also speaking was Sarah Jennings, the County Ecologist for Devon, who spoke about the new Devon County Council's validation checklist with regards to wildlife on development ... |
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 Adam and Sarah are now full members of IEEM
Adam and Sarah both joined Acorn Ecology Ltd as Trainee Ecologists in 2007.
Since then they have gained a lot of experience and been on numerous courses to develop their skills in Ecological Consultancy. As they each have more than 4 years experience behind them they have now been accepted as full members of IEEM ... |
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 Our May 2011 Certificate students complete their core week
Our second group of 2011 certificate course students have now completed their core week. We hope they enjoyed this intensive part of the course and we didn't completely exhaust them! We look forward to seeing them on their optional courses soon!
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 Sue's Book Launch
May 12th 2011 saw the official launch of Sue's book 'How to Become an Ecological Consultant'. Her career guide is proving very popular with those looking for information on how to break into the competitive world of ecology. The book is available through our online bookshop for £10 inc p&p.
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Winner of the Acorn Ecology Prize for Best Students Presentation announced
We congratulate Tom August who was awarded the Acorn Ecology Best Student Presentation award at the recent Mammal Society Conference. There were a number of great talks at the event but Tom's excellent presentation on Exploring social networks in UK bats, was the clear winner. Utilizing his technical ... |
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 Welcome to our new April 2011 certificate course students!
We welcome our new intake of certificate students! They are now halfway through their core week of teaching and have already learnt important skills in site assessment, report writing and protected species ecology. We hope they thoroughly enjoy the course and have a kick start to a successful career in ecology. |
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 Sue speaks and the BCT's SW Bat Conference
Sue Searle BSc, PGDip, MIEEM spoke at the Bat Conservation Trust's SW Bat Conference recently. She spoke about a large bat project the team undertook at Saltram House, Plymouth. This was the first time that Sue has spoken at a conference and there were 150 bat workers in the audience. |
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 Sue's book on 'How to Become an Ecological Consultant' is released!
Our Managing Director Sue Searle has written a book which aims to inform and motivate ecologist wannabes towards beginning a successful career in ecological consultancy. The book is now available through our online shop for £10 inc p&p. |
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 Launch of Our New Ecology Training Website!
We have now launched a new website for our wide range of ecology field courses. You can find this site at www.ecologytraining.co.uk. The site contains information on all our introductory and advanced courses and you can book your place online too.
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 A New Ecology Course for Architects and Developers
Many architects and developers are challenged by the ecological issues on sites and so after a number of requests we have devised a course that they will find very helpful. It is a half day course, including light lunch, on 2nd March 2011.
Course Outline - Protected Species – what Architects and ... |
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 We are proud to announce six new training courses for 2011!
Acorn Ecology is introducing six new professional development training courses for 2011.
Following the popularity and success of our existing courses about Badgers, Bats, Dormice, Reptiles and Invasive Species (to name a few), we have decided to increase the scope of our training ... |
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 Certificate in Ecological Consultancy is more poplular than ever!
Following the huge success of our Certificate in Ecological Consultancy Course in 2010, we decided to run it again in April 2011. Little did we know that all places would be booked within 1 month! We have had an unprecedented amount of interest in our course which boasts both field and classroom-based training, ... |
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 New Business Course from Acorn Ecology
A new business training course for Ecologists has been launched for February 2011 - 'How to set up an Ecological Consultancy'.
This two-day course is a real insight into how to start your own ecological business from scratch - taking your big idea and handling all the details that you need to ... |
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 Acorn Ecology has Moved!
Acorn Ecology is now settling in to its brand new offices at Westpoint, Clyst St Mary, Exeter.
All of the Acorn staff are excited about the move, and the potential it brings not only for expansion of the business but also for more training courses that are increasingly in demand.
The upcoming winter ... |
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How to Become an Ecological Consultant - New Book Coming Soon
A brand new book 'How to Become an Ecological Consultant' by Acorn's own Senior Ecologist, Susan M Searle, BSc, MIEEM, is soon to be published.
With constant changes in wildlife law in the UK, professional ecologists are becoming increasingly in demand.
This fantastic book is to be a one-stop guide ... |
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 Sue Searle wins National Training Award
Sue Searle, MD of Acorn Ecology Ltd, won a regional National Training Award at a ceremony in Bristol on 15th October 2009. Judges deemed her an inspiring example of achievement and success through personal development and training. Her journey from nurse and midwife to ecologist and successful business woman, who now ... |
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Batwoman to the rescue!
Sue Searle, local bat worker in Exeter, recently rescued a bat from a wall at Princesshay Shopping Centre in the middle of Exeter. The bat had been hanging on the wall for 2 days when Sue was called in by security staff. Watched by shopkeepers and other onlookers Sue went up a ladder and rescued the bat. ... |
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Budding botanists
Are you struggling to know where to start when it comes to learning plants? Do you need help to get started? Acorn Ecology are launching a new 2-day course in May 2010 aimed at people who what to start identifying plants. This is a core skill for ecologists and we are sure it will prove popular. For more ... |
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Fancy some Batting?
If you want to work with bats you need LOTS of experience and Acorn Ecology can help! Sue is now a bat trainer and we can take you out with us on emergence surveys, activity surveys, roost visits and research projects to help you gain lots of experience. We can also let you know about any other batty events or opportunities ... |
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Bechstein's Bat Survey
This year a team of volunteers in Devon will be studying the rare Bechstein's bat. Sue is one of three volunteer co-ordinators who will be visiting woodlands across the county to survey for this elusive and rare species. Using harp traps and acoustic lures it is hoped that Bechstein's bats will be discovered ... |
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Sue becomes Bat Trainer
Sue has recently completed her Training for Trainers course and so she can now train bat wardens and consultants for their bat license. She is running a range of courses this year (2009) about bats and will be looking for trainees and volunteers to help with bat surveys as well as carry out bat monitoring and ... |
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