Claire Munn

MSc BSc (Hons) MCIEEM

Director and Principal Ecologist

Based: Dover, Kent

Contact: claire@southeastecology.co.uk

Experience

Ecological Consultant since 2008
Over 15 years of experience delivering ecological consultancy services across South East England. Proven expertise in supporting projects of all sizes and sectors, with a strong focus on designing bespoke, proportionate avoidance and mitigation strategies. Experienced in working closely with the heritage sector.

Key Skills

  • Broad ecological consultancy across varied sectors and scales

  • Tailored mitigation and avoidance strategy design

  • Specialist experience in heritage-sector collaborations

  • Skilled in Biodiversity Net Gain and UK Habitat Classification methods

Survey Licences (Natural England)

  • Bats (Class Licence 18)

  • Hazel Dormice (CL10a)

  • Great Crested Newts (CL08)

  • White-clawed Crayfish (CL11)

  • Badgers (CL35)

  • Beavers (CL51)

Development & Mitigation Licences

  • Bats

  • Hazel Dormice

  • Badgers (including live dig methods)

Professional Accreditations

  • Trained in the latest Statutory Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Metric, Condition Assessments and UK Habitat Classification surveys

  • River Condition Assessment (RCA) accredited – used for watercourse assessment in BNG

  • FISC Level 4 – botanical identification skills suitable for baseline ecology, UK Habitat Classification and BNG assessments

  • Full Member of CIEEM – committed to the CIEEM Professional Code of Conduct

  • Holder of a valid CSCS Card