Ysobella joined UES in 2023 as a Graduate Ecologist after graduating from the University of Leeds with an integrated MBiol and BSc degree in Zoology.
In her current role at UES, Ysobella leads a range of ecological surveys including protected species and habitat surveys, biodiversity net gain (BNG) assessments and river condition assessments (RCA). She is also responsible for preparing reports, ecological management plans, biodiversity gain plans, habitat management and monitoring plans, protected species method statements and planning documents, working on a range of projects from small to large scale developments.
Ysobella holds a level four field identification skills certificate (FISC) from the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland (BSBI), which certifies her as competent to undertake preliminary ecological appraisals, as well as more complex botanical surveys such as national vegetation classification (NVC) surveys. She has also undertaken RCA training and is accredited by the Cartographer RCA Team and Royal Geographical Society to undertake river condition assessments.
Ysobella holds a level 1 bat and great crested newt survey licence issued by Natural England, as well as a Nature Scot great crested newt licence. She is also working towards gaining her level 2 bat survey licence and barn owl licence.
Ysobella is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM), holds a CSCS card and has undergone asbestos awareness and emergency first aid training.