Hutcheon Bros
Ecological Consultancy

Previous Projects by Region

A selection of previous ecological projects undertaken is listed below.

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Hutcheon, K.E. & Hutcheon, B.W. 2002. Rare Plant Monitoring: The Cheviot, Northumberland National Park. A Report by Hutcheon Bros and EcoSTEP for the Northumberland National Park Authority.

Field survey and report for rare plant survey across seven 1x1km squares of upland habitat at the "Bizzle", "upper Hen Hole", "Braydon Burn" and "Bellyside Burn" parts of The Cheviot, Northumberland (390-760m altitude). A 'target' list of 24 notable vascular plant species were accurately recorded using GPS and data digitised to ArcView and Mapinfo GIS.

NVC Survey of the North Pennines project, on behalf of Central Environmental Surveys for English Nature, April 2002.

Fieldwork undertaken as part of a team of upland vegetation surveyors, mapping NVC communities on the candidate Special Area of Conservation site in the North Pennines. Mapping of 16km squares of upland habitat (270-789m altitude), 271 polygons were assigned to 25 NVC communities, with 69 quadrats, 168 target notes and 149 digital photos recorded. Survey data was digitised onto GIS.

Smith, M.A., Hutcheon, K.E. & Hutcheon, B.W. 2000. Rare Plant Survey: The Cheviot, Northumberland Nation Park. A Report by EcoSTEP for the Northumberland National Park Authority.

Field surveyor and co-author on a rare plant survey of approximately 60ha of upland habitat on the "Summit" and "Hen Hole" at The Cheviot, Northumberland (450-815m altitude). A list of 14 notable vascular plant species being accurately recorded using GPS and data digitised to ArcView and Mapinfo GIS.

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