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Mel Marchbank

Working Week

Upper Glen Affric

We were working in Upper Glen Affric recently, setting up long term monitoring sites high on the upper slopes. A helicopter had dropped off a load of fencing equipment last month, and “all that remained for us to do” was cut it up and form it into the experimental enclosures we were building for a study we are doing for the Forestry Commission.  Much brutally hard work ensued, predominantly in…
July 4, 2012
Working Week

Classic moments on Skye

We've been up in Skye for much of June working on a wide range of surveys for the Forestry Commission including deer population assessment, open range impact assessment and an appraisal of the Kinloch Hills planting scheme which was established a few years ago. Quality moments reported from site include seeing a pod of dolphins swimming near Kylerhea when we were out surveying, and also watching a sea eagle passing overhead!
July 4, 2012
About Us

New Senior Hydrologist/Ecologist

We recently welcomed Matt Watson to the company as Senior Hydrologist & Ecologist. Matt was Principal Consultant at MNV Consulting for the last 4 years, delivering services focused around water resources, hydrology and hydropower. Prior to this, Matt worked for SCL for 5 years as Consultant Ecologist. Matt's return to SCL has coincided with our increasing involvement in the hydropower sector, as well as more widely with water conservation and…
April 1, 2012