John Newton

John established The Ecology Consultancy in 1999 and has built it up to an organisation that currently employs over 60 permanent staff across four offices – London, Sussex, East Anglia and Scotland. John has over 40 years’ experience of working on ecological issues including as an in-house environmental manager for a property development company and working with construction contractors. He also has extensive experience of both the public and voluntary conservation sectors and was previously Deputy Director (Conservation) of the London Wildlife Trust.

John has expertise across the full range of ecological surveys and in a variety of situations from strategic planning to small construction sites. He has acted as an expert witness on a number of public inquiries and provides training on ecological issues to a variety of clients. He is a Board member of CEEQUAL.

After retiring as Managing Director in October 2016, John now provides advice to the Leadership Team and The Ecology Consultancy board as a Strategic Advisor to the company.