About David Rees

Director and principal ecologist of Glas Ecology Ltd, David Rees has over 20 years experience working as both a nature reserve site manager and an ecological consultant. 

David is a highly experienced field surveyor with particular expertise in birds, habitats and botany. He has project managed and contributed to a wide range of ecological impact assessments, carrying out fieldwork and producing reports for a diversity of projects including wind farm developments, overhead powerlines, road schemes, fuel pipelines and housing schemes.

He was previously a Senior Project Ecologist, firstly with Tobin Engineers and latterly with Fehily Timoney & Co.  Before that he was the Site Manager with responsibility for establishing and running a 270 ha wetland nature reserve for RSPB in North Wales.

He has project managed and contributed to a wide range of ecological impact assessments, carrying out fieldwork and producing reports for a diversity of projects including wind farm developments, overhead powerlines, road schemes, fuel pipelines and housing schemes.

He has provided expert witness testimony at Oral hearings and produced numerous Appropriate Assessments to accompany planning applications.