by Alison | Dec 18, 2023 | Blog
It’s a Happy Christmas for Geckoella’s surveyors as they all received some lovely Christmas cards from the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland! Every ecologist in Geckoella is now accredited at FISC 3 or above – which means they are...
by Alison | Dec 13, 2023 | Blog
Geckoella Ecologist Dela Collins has had a year of ‘mucking about in the water’! Certainly not a deskbound surveyor Dela has been out and about collecting data about water voles and otters on the Somerset Levels.
by Alison | Dec 13, 2023 | Blog
Active at night! Bats in flight! All is calm, all is bright! Bat activity of mother and child! Feeding merrily whilst weather is mild. Sleep in roosts in peace! Sleep in roosts in peace! The image featured above is a capture of thermal imaging by...
by Alison | Dec 13, 2023 | Blog
Geckoella enjoys the challenge of working at the forefront of technology and 2023 has been no exception (image featured is of a limestone pavement at Harry Hallam’s Moss in Yorkshire). Learn more about this year’s drone surveys headed by Jamie Foster...
by Alison | Dec 7, 2023 | Blog
Geckoella has had an amazing 12 months and would like to thanks its hard working staff and wonderful clients for an eventful and productive 2023. Here is our festive celebration based on the 12 days of Christmas, we hope you enjoy it..you all know the tune! Click on...
by Alison | Oct 30, 2023 | Blog
Geckoella is very pleased that when Senior Geologist and Data Lead Jamie Foster saw the Geologists’ Association’s advert for photographic submissions for their calendar that he’d give it a go and put in one of his stunning photos. From 400...
by Alison | Oct 18, 2023 | Blog
I’m Dela Collins, Geckoella’s ecologist. I joined Geckoella in 2021 after previously working for several years in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation. Prior to this I completed an MSc in wildlife health and conservation at Bristol University. I have a broad range of...
by Alison | Oct 5, 2023 | Blog
I’m Josh Butterworth, a Senior Ecologist at Geckoella. I joined Geckoella in 2018 while completing an MSc in Climate Change Science & Policy at the University of Bristol. My main interest is in botanical survey. Earlier this year I provided a series of...
by Alison | Aug 18, 2023 | Blog
Visitors from Surrey made a spectacular fossil discovery at Helwell Bay, near Watchet this Tuesday 15th August. Although large ammonites are often seen in the Jurassic shales and limestones exposed at Fossil Beach, this particular ammonite fossil, a type of arietitid,...
by Alison | Aug 17, 2023 | Blog
My first two months at Geckoella I’m Sophie Pearce, Geckoella’s Seasonal Ecologist and Ecological Clerk of Works. I joined Geckoella at the start of June after finishing my degree at the University of Plymouth studying BSc Conservation Biology. Since joining, I have...
