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Fulfilling all of your ecological needs
From small residential developments to larger projects, we can provide you with ecological surveys to support your planning applications.
Most developments require an ecological survey to be undertaken as part of the planning conditions. This is to reduce the chance of a development having an adverse impact on a species or habitat protected under law.
Land management with a conservation focus
The majority of 'wild' habitats require ongoing management in order to maintain high levels of biodiversity. Without sufficient management, they will become low-quality habitats or be taken over by invasive species.
Sangan Island Conservation aims to provide our management service so those wild and neglected areas can be revitalised and enhanced for local wildlife.
Meet the Team
Piers Sangan
Role: Company Founder and Director
Focus: Ecology and Land Management
Education and Professional Membership
- Master's degree (MSc) in Island Biodiversity and Conservation
- Bachelor of Science (BSc (Hons) degree in Conservation Biology
- Member (MRSB) of the Royal Society of Biology
- Member (MCMA) of the Countryside Management Association
- Adviser member (LEAF) Linking Environment and Farming
Professional development
- Attended multiple professional development courses including protected species: advanced bat surveying techniques, Bats: Assessing the Import of Development on Bats, Mitigation, Compensation and Enhancement, Japanese Knotweed management, Integrated farm management and Reptile and Amphibian ID and Surveying.
- Member of (LEAF) Technical Advisory Committee
- Founder of 'The Jersey grey long eared project'
- Holds protected species licences in Jersey and Guernsey
- Qualified tree climber for ecology surveys
Experience:
A wildlife ecologist and conservation land manager with more than 15 years’ experience working with small mammals and bats in the UK, and the Channel Islands. As well as management of protected conservation areas and farm biodiversity plans.
Piers’ research has focused on Bats, and habitats. Current research is focusing on grey long eared bats and species range changes in European praying mantids. His MSc dissertation researched the Roosting ecology and phenology of grey long eared bats in Jersey.
Piers has been involved as a guest lecturer for a University of Exeter MSc course as well as teaching ecological skills and advanced techniques courses to trainees in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Piers has also delivered a number of presentations to conferences and educational webinars, relating to grey long eared bats and farming and biodiversity.
Dr Amy Louise Hall
Role: Company Director
Focus: Research and Training
Education and Professional Membership
- Doctorate (PhD) in Environmental Economics and Management
- Master’s Degree (MRes) in Ecology and Environmental Management
- Law Master’s Degree (LLM) in Environmental Law and Practice
- Bachelor of Science (BSc (Hons) degree in Zoology
- Member (MCIEEM) of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
- Member (MRSB) of the Royal Society of Biology and Chartered Biologist (CBiol)
- Member (MArborA) of the Arboricultural Society
- Fellow (FLS) of the Linnean Society of London
Professional development
- Attended multiple professional development courses including protected species: advanced bat surveying techniques, Bats: Assessing the Import of Development on Bats, Mitigation, Compensation and Enhancement, Arboriculture and Bats: Scoping Surveys for Arborists (Online) and Reptile and Amphibian ID and Surveying
- Completed the Train the Trainer for Ecologists course (CIEEM)
- Attended tree Works Recommendations and Trees and Planning – England (Arboricultural Association)
- Holds protected species licences in Jersey and Guernsey
Experience
A zoologist and ecologist with more than 20 years’ experience working with small mammals and bats in the UK, South America, the Caribbean, and the Channel Islands.
Amy’s research has always focused on Bats, small mammals, trees, and habitats, and this continues to be the main theme of current research. Her MRes dissertation researched the use of small farm woodlands by bats, her LLM looked specifically at the protection afforded to bats under the English and Jersey legal regimes, and whether these jurisdictions with convention compliant. The PhD entailed researching small mammal movement patterns in habitat mosaics.
Amy has been a trainer for more than 20 years, first starting as a trainer at university, then later teaching IT at evening classes at Highlands College for 12 years. Amy taught on a graduate certificate course validated by the University of Kent, and more recently Amy has been involved in teaching several modules for a University of Exeter MSc course as well as teaching ecological skills and advanced techniques courses to trainees in the Bailiwick of Guernsey
In her work outside of Sangan Island Conservation Amy is the Chair of the Zoology Section of the Societe Jersiaise, Vice Chair of the membership Admissions Committee (MAC) at the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) and Training Committees of the Mammal Society and a Trustee at Jersey Heritage Trust where she holds the titles of Chair of the Finance and Audit Committee and Chair of the Environment Committee.
Hannah Le Morvan
Role: Research Ecologist
Focus: Ecology, Conservation, and Research
Education and Professional Membership
- BSc (hons) Zoology from University of Aberdeen (2019)
- MSc (distinction) Island Biodiversity and Conservation from the University of Exeter/JICAS (2022)
- Associate Member of the Royal Society of Biology
- Member of the British Ecological Society
Professional development
- JNCC MMO Accreditation (2019)
- Wildlife Tek Introduction & Thermal Technologies (2019)
- Rescue, Rehabilitate, Release Certification (Secret World Wildlife Rescue, 2020)
- Professional training in utilising camera traps, live traps, observational methodologies, Phase 1 Habitat Surveys, and analytical software (R, GIS, SPSS, Excel).
- Participated in research projects internationally, including species’ behaviour/physiology, ecology, invasive species, ecosystem processes, and biodiversity.
- Research Officer: Jersey Bat Group
Experience
Hannah is a passionate Ecologist and Zoologist, with over 7 years of experience on local and international projects within the environmental industry as an Ecologist, Ranger, and Researcher. During her career, she has built up a solid background by working within community projects focused on sustainability and conservation ecology.
Hannah’s research interests focus on mammalian ecology and ecosystem processes, with an interest in bridging the gap between theoretical research and practical conservation management. Some of her most memorable experiences include developing a long-standing research project on Common Chameleons (Samos Island, Greece), her masters research on wildfire impacts and vegetation structure in small mammal communities (Orange County, California), and her active participation in conservation projects regarding native communities, such as orchid populations, Chinese white dolphins, and microplastic pollution in marine environments (Hong Kong).
Hannah has contributed to several volunteer-run events as a speaker, where she exhibited her research techniques and findings, as well as hosted panel discussions on themes in Biology. She has also had the privilege of organising and leading educational guided walks in Scotland focused on both native and non-native species (trees, wildflowers, birds, mammals, and fungi) and their natural history.
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