It has been almost a year since we submitted the BIG Biodiversity Challenge application for our Thurso South substation, and it is a good...

As the Biodiversity Manager I’m responsible for managing Heathrow’s 13 off-airport Biodiversity sites (Figure 1). I also advise on all...

The importance of biodiversity Biodiversity plays an important role within our towns and cities as it helps to improve air quality,...

I’ve always believed that one of the responsibilities of an ecologist is to ensure that we assist others to understand what we are trying...

Receiving the Monitoring, Maintenance and Management Award at the CIRIA BIG Awards in 2018 was a huge honour and surprise rolled into...

Judging the BIG biodiversity challenge awards is not an easy task and hugely time pressured. Last year we received 104 submissions in...

I’m still in shock! I was in shock when my name was called out at the awards and I’m still in shock now. It is a great honour and an...

I first became aware of the CIRIA BIG Biodiversity Challenge and Awards four years ago and the main attraction for me was that these...

With an ever-increasing emphasis on the importance of raising the profile of biodiversity within the construction industry, this year’s...

It is too easy to be critical. As a parent I know this all too well. ‘Sit up’, ‘don’t talk with your mouth full’, ‘jump down from the...

With less than a week to go, I’m looking forward to taking part in judging the 2018 Big Biodiversity Challenge. It’s an opportunity to...

12th September 2018 is the date you all should have in your diaries! That’s the day we will find out who the winners are at this year’s...

On behalf of my client, EQ Consultancy were the proud receiver of the Community Engagement and Overall Winner awards at the 2017 BIG...

At the end of the hot August bank holiday weekend radio host Jeremy Vine asked on Twitter why all our windscreens weren’t splattered with...

The BIG Biodiversity Challenge Awards, in-line with its motto, “Do One Thing” aims to generate positive action for biodiversity....

Last year Gatwick Airport was an honoured recipient of a BIG Biodiversity Challenge award, and while the project has benefitted from the...

At feasibility, preplanning, and discharge of conditions the weight of environmental and ecological requirements can seem daunting,...

Artecology won the Small Scale Permanent Award in 2016 for the Maxted Close Nature Space with Sovereign Housing Association. It’s a...

In recognising the potential but also the vulnerability of biodiversity in the construction process, CIRIA established the Biodiversity...

Firstly, if you’re reading this may I say thank you before we get started as it means I have an audience, and I am always better with an...