Louise Hill BA (Hons), MA, Dip LD –  Principal

Qualifications

Louise graduated in Biological Sciences (Plant Sciences) from Oxford University in 1993 and obtained a post-graduate Diploma and MA in Landscape Design from the University of Sheffield in 1995.

 

Work History

After carrying out voluntary work assisting the Environmental Records Officer at Doncaster Museum, Louise worked as a freelance ecological surveyor for MRB Ecology and Environment over the summer of 1996 before taking up a full time post as Ecologist in October 1996.

Since 1999 she has been Principal of MRB and has worked as a freelance ecological consultant on a wide range of projects including participating in and managing large-scale ecological surveys and data collation exercises, compiling site reports, impact assessments and preparing management plans and biodiversity action plans.

 

Outside Interests

• President of the Doncaster Naturalists’ Society 1998/9 and January 2005 to present.  (Treasurer 1999 – 2005).
• Acting Treasurer for Doncaster Biodiversity Action Partnership. March 1999 – Present.  (Chair 1998/9).
• Trustee Advisor on Wildlife and Landscape issues for the Glass Park Millennium Green, Kirk Sandall, Doncaster.  March 1998 – Present.
• Plant and landscape photography (photographs in the gallery have been taken by Louise).
• Hillwalking and mountaineering.
• Tornado and storm site investigations (TORRO)

 

Publications

Hill, L. (2011), A Botanical Survey of Hatfield Chase Drains (2007).  Thorne and Hatfield Moors Papers, Vol. 8: 111-127.

Smart, D., Clark, M., Hill, L. and Prosser, T. (2012), A damaging microburst and tornado near York on 3 August 2011. Weather, 67: 218–223. doi: 10.1002/wea.1925