Euan Murray MSc (Hons – Senior Ecologist.
Euan has worked in ecological consultancy for over eight years and has experience of working on large scale development projects across Scotland, including wind farms, power infrastructure, road construction and construction sites. He has also undertaken volunteer work with the University of Guelph, University of British Columbia, Mount Bruce Animal Sanctuary and more recently with The Conservation Volunteers and Scottish Badgers. He is experienced in a range of ecological surveys, with a focus on protected species surveys, including otter, pine marten, red squirrel and water vole. In addition to fieldwork, Euan has experience in technical report writing, logistical survey planning and project management.
In addition, Euan has been lead ECoW on several onshore wind farms, with duties including environmental audits, checking compliance with environmental legislation, supervision of sensitive site works, report writing and pre-construction protected species surveys. Such surveys were required within the infrastructure footprints to safeguard any recorded protected features. ECoW pre-construction surveys were required at Tralorg Wind Farm (2019-2020), Middle Muir Wind Farm (2017-2020) and Dersalloch Wind Farm (2015-2016). Previous ecological surveys had noted water vole burrows within Dersalloch Wind Farm’s site boundary, as such, regular activity surveys and monitoring of prescribed mitigation methods was required throughout the project. Euan has successfully led many Phase 1 (peat depth) and Phase 2 (peat coring) peat surveys, predominately located in challenging and remote sites across Scotland, and has completed NatureScot’s Peatland ACTION ECoW training for peatland restoration projects, and was ECoW for the Tardoes Phase 2 peatland restoration project on behalf of NatureScot.
He holds a current Outdoor First Aid certificate (+F), a CSCS card (Academically Qualified), completed the Biosecurity e-learning from GB Non-Native Species Secretariate (2018) and holds a Great Crested Newt licence for all Scotland. He is a member of Scottish Badgers and Bat Conservation Trust. He is also trained in Level 2 Tree Climbing and Arial Rescue (City & Guilds).
