About

About Starling Learning

Starling Learning is an ecological consultancy, environmental education and conservation management agency. It was established in June 1996 and has five full time and five part time members of staff. We work mainly in Scotland but our work has also extended across the UK providing ecological and environmental education services.

Our team consists of experienced ecologists and field teachers:


Liz Parsons
Head of Company
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Joe Greenlees
Senior ecologist

Alan Wood
Senior ecologist specialising in ornithology survey
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Dr James Manners
Ecologist specialising in bat survey

Davy Galbraith
Ecologist specialising in habitat survey
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Diane Lyons
Ecologist and head of environmental education
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Angela Kerr
Field teacher
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Karen Corr
Field teacher

Liam Flynn
Archaeologist and field teacher
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Seamus Harris
Arborist and gardener

Iain Gibson
Ecological surveyor and advisor

Previous clients include:

Scottish Natural Heritage,  BAE systems, The Scottish Wildlife Trust, Peak Ecology, The Natural Resource Consultancy, Glasgow City Council, Bell Ingram, Community Windpower, Solum Environmental, Renfrewshire Council, East Dunbartonshire Council, AECOM, AMEC, Argyll and Bute council, North Lanarkshire Council, Luddon Construction, AAH Planning, The Hidden Gardens, Kaya Consulting, The RSPB and Dumfries House Estate and many schools.