Lizard Landscape Design and Ecology

11/06/2026

🌿 Hiring: Senior Ecologist – Worthing, West Sussex

Lizard Landscape Design & Ecology is seeking a Senior Ecologist for the multi-disciplinary team on the Sussex coast. Based in the brand-new Worthing office with views from the South Downs to the sea, the role involves working alongside landscape architects, planners, and arboricultural specialists on diverse projects across multiple sectors.

🌱 Role & Responsibilities
As Senior Ecologist, you’ll:
– Lead surveys, technical reports, and licence applications
– Prepare mitigation strategies and review ecological work
– Liaise confidently with clients and project teams
– Support and mentor junior colleagues
– Contribute to varied, meaningful regional projects

🦇 Requirements
Ideal candidates will have:
– Full (or eligible) CIEEM membership
– At least one protected species licence (bat/dormouse preferred)
– Experience with PEA, EcIA, BNG, and UKHab assessments
– Strong UK/ROI botany skills
– Full UK driving licence and access to a car
– EPS licence experience (desirable)

💚 Why Lizard?
– Hybrid working + office with coastal and South Downs views
– Salary sacrifice electric car scheme & cycle to work scheme
– Free flu jabs, 24 days holiday + bank holidays, enhanced pension
– Quarterly socials and a collaborative team culture

🌿 Apply Now
Send your CV to [email protected]
to help shape healthier landscapes and better ecological outcomes.
Lizard is an equal opportunities employer, committed to a friendly, inclusive workplace. Right to work in the UK required. No agencies please.

29/05/2026

Brighton’s coastline is home to a rare and vital habitat: the vegetated shingle habitat. Lizard Landscape Design and Ecology got an opportunity to work on the Sea Lanes project to stabilise the shore and support local wildlife through understanding these vital ecologies and designing the planting to suit these exposed and harsh habitats.

Spot these coastal drought tolerant blooms:
Sea Campion, Sea kale, Devil’s-bit Scabious, Viper’s Bugloss, Ox-eye Daisy, Red valerian and more with some naturalised species like Erigeron glaucus 'Sea Breeze' and Senecio cineraria.

26/05/2026

Congratulations to Luke Burley on recently being awarded Professional Membership of the Arboricultural Association.

The membership upgrade reflects over 25 years’ industry experience alongside continued professional development, including successful completion of Level 4 and 5 Arboriculture qualifications and a recent Professional Tree Inspection (PTI) assessment.

A great achievement and well deserved recognition of Luke’s technical expertise and contribution to the industry.

22/05/2026

As part of Lizard’s ongoing work with Medway Council on the delivery of a new dementia care centre, we recently met with the Medway Dementia Friendly Gardening Group in Rochester.

This inspiring group brings people together through gardening, creating a supportive and welcoming environment for people living with dementia, alongside carers and volunteers.

From maintaining sensory planting areas to simply spending time outdoors, the group demonstrates the powerful role that landscape design and nature can play in supporting wellbeing, memory, and social connection.

The visit provided valuable insight into how thoughtful, inclusive landscape design can make a meaningful difference to people’s daily lives and experiences.

Lizard looks forward to sharing more about this important collaboration with Medway Council, while continuing to raise awareness of the unique needs and challenges faced by people living with dementia.

18/05/2026

A great result from a Sussex habitat monitoring site managed in partnership with Sussex ARG and the National Trust.

Our consultant ecologist, Sam Hall, recorded this adder during a recent volunteer survey beneath one of the site's refugia - a really encouraging sighting for a relatively small site with high levels of public access and regular dog walkers.

Adders are the UK’s only native venomous snake and are a priority species for conservation, so records like this are an important indicator of habitat quality and successful long-term management.

It’s especially rewarding to see positive outcomes from a site established around four years ago, demonstrating the value of ongoing monitoring, habitat creation and collaborative conservation work.

15/05/2026

Lizard Landscape Design & Ecology is pleased to announce its appointment by the Borough Council of King’s Lynn & West Norfolk to undertake a Renewable Energy Potential and Capacity Study (REPCS).

The study will provide an up-to-date evidence base to identify areas with the potential and capacity to accommodate renewable energy generation and electricity network infrastructure across the Borough, supporting the emerging Norfolk & Suffolk Renewable Energy Plan.

Building on Lizard’s previous experience in Landscape Sensitivity Studies, the commission represents an exciting expansion of the practice’s landscape planning services within the rapidly evolving renewable energy sector.

08/05/2026

30/04/2026

Lizard is exhibiting at South East Construction Expo & Awards at Brighton Amex today.

Joe Jackson will be there, please do get in touch if you’d like to meet up.

See you there!

8.30 am - 4.00 pm
Thursday 30 April
Amex Stadium, Brighton (Terrace and North Mayo)
Free to attend and free parking

Book free place https://lnkd.in/gDuiwBB

29/04/2026

Lizard is pleased to announce that Lizard Landscape Design and Ecology will be exhibiting at this year’s South East Construction Expo for the second consecutive year.

Come and visit Lizard’s stand (112) tomorrow, 30th April, to learn how the team delivers integrated landscape design, ecology, and arboricultural solutions that enhance biodiversity, strengthen green infrastructure, and support well-considered, sustainable developments.

Whether you’re a developer, contractor, architect, or simply passionate about environmentally responsible design, we’d be delighted to connect and explore how Lizard’s expertise can support your project or development.

📅 Tomorrow, 30th April 2026
📍 The Terrace, Amex Stadium, Village Way, Brighton, BN1 9BL

Please do get in touch if you’d like to meet up tomorrow.

27/04/2026

Lizard has successfully become a registered practice of Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) again. This is based on the accreditation of the ecologists within the Lizard team, as well as the audit of the practice as an employer.