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He joined the Nature Conservancy Council in 1982 and contributed
to field work knowledge on upland birds. During his 20-plus
year career with NCC and subsequently English Nature, Andy
was a conservation officer in Hertfordshire, Head of Science
for the Southern Region and European officer working to implement
standard practices to protect nature across Europe.
He spent four years seconded to the Department of Environment,
licensing registered keepers of birds of prey and advising
Customs & Excise on the trade in endangered species under
the CITES convention.
Back at English Nature, Andy led its external communications
programme and initiated the emphasis on people and wildlife:
Reconnecting people with nature. He developed relationships
with Lottery Funding which enabled the English Nature/New
Opportunities Fund partnership on Wildscape!, a £6m
grant scheme delivering community areas for wildlife at the
local level.
As Director, Protected Areas, with overall responsibility
for English Nature’s programme of protected areas, Andy
led English Nature’s contribution to the Government’s
PSA target to achieve favourable condition of 95% of Sites
of Special Scientific Interest by area by 2010. He also led
the successful defence of Dibden Bay at Public Inquiry.
After assisting the setting up in early 2006 of Natural England,
as Director of Science, Evidence & Policy, Andy undertook
freelance strategic environmental consultancy before coming
to the BTO as Director in August 2007.
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