• BTO Trainers

    Steve Piotrowski is one of the most experienced birders in Suffolk and author of the acclaimed ‘The Birds of Suffolk’. He is an environmental consultant working mainly on ways of increasing the populations of threatened and protected species such as Barn Owl, Turtle Dove and Tree Sparrow. He has worked…

  • Dan Carpenter

    Dan Carpenter is an ecologist and environmental data scientist. I am interested in using environmental data to support evidence-based decision making. I think good data are the foundations of good decisions and much of my work is about turning good data into evidence to support those decisions.  I have a…

  • In-situ Conservation Management

    Conservation in situ means maintaining species in their natural environment. In situ management approaches can either be targeted at populations of particular species (species-centred) or at whole ecosystems (ecosystem-based). Protected areas are the cornerstone of in situ conservation, but other strategies are becoming increasingly important too such as habitat restoration,…