About aLyne Ecology

Sarah has worked full-time as an ecological consultant for over 25 years and is a Chartered Environmentalist (Society for the Environment) and a full member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management. Sarah has extensive experience in all methods of habitat and protected species surveys, Ecological Impact Assessment, Habitat Regulations Assessment, ecological input into supplementary planning guidance, preparation of local biodiversity action plans, mitigation and management strategies, habitat creation and enhancement and European Protected Species License applications. Sarah holds a NE licence for great crested newts and a NE Class 2 licence for bats.​In her spare time, she enjoys going for long walks in the countryside with her dogs, practicing yoga, gardening, and tending to her chickens. Sarah has a bat carers licence that she uses to look after injured bats, and occasionally fosters dogs rescued from puppy farms for a local dog rescue charity.

Charlie graduated with a degree in Wildlife Ecology Conservation from Sparsholt College in 2018. Charlie has worked in ecological consultancy since 2017 and has worked for a number of consultancies in the south east of England, and has worked for aLyne Ecology part-time from 2021, joining the team permanently in 2025. Charlie considers himself a ‘jack of all trades’ in ecology and has worked on a great variety of projects from film sets to large-scale development sites. Charlie manages projects from the initial stages to the final mitigation phases. Charlie holds an NE licence for great crested newts and rare reptiles. Charlie is working towards his licences for hazel dormice and bats. In his spare time, Charlie is a keen railway enthusiast and is often working on his model railway and visiting heritage lines. Charlie is also a volunteer with his local amphibian, reptile, and bat groups in Surrey and Hampshire.