Quality assurance

Tristam’s wealth of knowledge about wildlife (in particular badger and fox ecology) has been built up over the past 30 years, working alongside his father and learning at first hand from the animals themselves both in the wild and in the wildlife rehabilitation centre.

Today, as a company director and a CIEEM chartered ecologist, Tristam is actively involved in every aspect of protected species surveying, monitoring, conservation and mitigation, as well as taking the lead role in project management. He has experience in surveying for badgers, otters, bats, amphibians, reptiles, water voles, barn owls and white-clawed crayfish. He has substantial practical experience of sensitive planning issues and has been issued with numerous licenses from Natural England, DEFRA and the Natural Resources Wales. Tris leads his field in badger surveying and licensed mitigation. He is a member of the Royal Society of Biology and sits on the Board of Trustees at the Badger Trust. Locally, he is a committee member for both the Shropshire Mammal Group and the Shropshire Badger Group. 

In his spare time, Tristam enjoys wildlife photography, husky racing and is a keen motorsports fan.

Charlie is Tristam’s wife and is a true nature-lover. She works with sick and injured wildlife in her spare time and is particularly experienced in caring for hedgehogs in her ‘hedgehog hospital’. Her role in the company is not just as the accounts and rail manager, but as an assistant on ecological surveys when required and is a holder of a Natural England great crested newt licence. She has been involved with water vole surveys with Shropshire Wildlife Trust in 2017. 

Charlie is a passionate horse rider, participates in dog agility with her beloved sausage dogs and has recently taken up wild cooking and foraging.

Jonathan has a background in biology, having gained a 1st class BSc (hons) in Biological Sciences from the University of Liverpool. He started working for Pearce Environment in 2016 and has lots of experience conducting Preliminary Ecological Appraisals (PEAs) and phase 2 surveys for various protected species. Jonathan also gets involved with tree work, having completed his tree climbing and chainsaw certificates whilst with the company. He holds Natural England and Natural Rescources Wales survey licenses for great crested newts. He has a particular an interest in aquatic habitats and fauna and is a member of the Shropshire Mammal Group and Shropshire Bat Group.

Jonathan is a passionate fisherman, experienced skier and keen musician in his spare time.

Richard has a background in engineering and is responsible for the day-to-day running of our contracting department. Richard is well trained in aspects of land management and contracting, notably tree and woodland management, heathland restoration and natural flood alleviation schemes. Since joining the company in 2011, he has undertaken a wide range of practical activities such as wildlife mitigation, newt fencing, badger sett construction, hedge laying, woodland creation, pond and jetty construction.

As a keen off-roader and car enthusiast, Richard has raised money on several occasions for MacMillian nurses.    

Mark has a 1^st class BSc (hons) in Plant Biology from the University of Aberystwyth. As the latest member of the team, he joined us at the start of 2017 with lots of previous experience in bat surveying. Mark holds a Certificate in Higher Education in Field Ecology, where he completed courses in British amphibians, British bats, British reptiles, small British mammals and plant identification, to name a few.  Mark has an interest in all aspects of wildlife, with a passion for bats and badgers.

He is a keen, successful songwriter and musician with an enthusiasm for bee-keeping.