Kirsty Godsman PhD, ACIEEM – Senior Ecologist
Kirsty has ten years’ experience in ecology and conservation, working and volunteering for private and public sector organisations and charities including Caledonian Conservation Ltd, Edge Hill University, the RSPB and The Conservation Volunteers (TCV). She has worked in a range of habitats across the UK including forest, peatland, heathland, grassland and urban, including sites with conservation designations as well as operational farms and commercial forestry. Kirsty has expertise in terrestrial invertebrates, ornithology (wetland bird, farmland bird, vantage point and foraging goose surveys), botany, habitat assessment (woodland condition assessment, peatland condition assessment, phase 1) and invasive non-native species.
As a result of her background in applied ecological research, Kirsty is proficient at managing and analysing complex datasets and is experienced in the use of R software to carry out a wide range of data management and statistical analyses, from more basic hypothesis testing such as t-tests to more complex statistical modelling such as General Linear Mixed Models and multivariate analyses like Principal Component Analysis. She has also provided well-managed datasets for long-term storage and use. Kirsty is experienced in the use of GIS software to produce digital maps for habitat mapping, reserve management planning and survey reports.
Kirsty has excellent communication skills and has produced a range of reports, including communicating the findings of research projects via scientific articles and research theses, compiling baseline ecological survey reports including Extended Phase 1 Habitat, NVC and invertebrate community monitoring and making recommendations for reserve managers on species of conservation concern. She has experience of reporting research projects via scientific reports and trade press articles, compiling Phase 1 reports and making recommendations for reserve managers on species of conservation concern.
Kirsty has a current Outdoor First Aid certificate, Rescue 3 Swiftwater Rescue certificate, has undertaken off road driving training with the British Off Road Driving Association (BORDA) and Biosecurity training with the Non-native Species Secretariat.
