The 2025 Awards Luncheon took place on Friday 20th June at Leonardo Royal Hotel Tower Bridge, London. It was a fantastic day celebrating the achievements of individuals, projects and organisations in the ecology and environmental management sector.
Thank you to our award sponsors for making this event possible and congratulations to everyone that was shortlisted.
Below you can find the results of the 2025 CIEEM Awards and you can also download the 2025 Awards Booklet for further information on the shortlisted individuals, projects and organisations.
Read the 2025 CIEEM Awards Booklet
Award |
Shortlisted project/individual/organisation |
Result |
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In Practice Sponsored by:
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Do survey licenses for otter support best practice? by Pat White FCIEEM and Melanie Findlay MCIEEM (Published March 2024) | Winner |
| Archaeological Discovery: An Ecologist’s Perspective from Scotland by Peter Cosgrove FCIEEM (Published September 2024) | Highly Commended | |
| Distance effects on detection rates in wind farm vantage point surveys and their implications for collision risk modelling by Tom Gittings MCIEEM (Published December 2024) | Highly Commended | |
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Higher Education Programme of the Year Sponsored by:
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MSc Wildlife and Conservation Management – Scotland’s Rural College | Winner |
| BSc Zoology – University of Derby | Highly Commended | |
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Postgraduate Student Project Sponsored by:
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Hugo Hunt (Eden Project University Centre and the University of Plymouth) – ‘Using NDVI to improve LiDAR-based Canopy Height Models’ | Winner |
| Linda Butterfield (Anglian Ruskin University, Cambridge) – ‘The Effectiveness of Monitoring Arvicola amphibius with Artificial Floating Rafts’ | Highly Commended | |
| Joshua McIlroy (University College London / Zoological Society London) – ‘Reintroduced beavers offer a Nature Based Solution to the biodiversity crisis by creating predicted BNG uplift’ | Commended | |
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NGO Impact Sponsored by:
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Canal & River Trust – Unlocking Biodiversity | Winner |
| Severn Trent and the National Forest Company – National Forest Improvement Grant Scheme | Highly Commended | |
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Climate and Nature Action 2030 Sponsored by:
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Greengage Environmental, The Royal Parks and London Wildlife Trust – The Royal Parks Urban Grassland Study | Winner |
| Martina Girvan CEcol FCIEEM | Commended | |
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Promising Professional Sponsored by:
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Poppy McDermott ACIEEM | Winner |
| Alan Yap | Highly Commended | |
| Charlie Lee | Commended | |
| Sky Wallis ACIEEM | Commended | |
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Member of the Year Sponsored by:
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Dr Tim Graham MCIEEM | Winner |
| Steve Pullan CEnv CEcol FCIEEM | Highly Commended | |
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Best Practice Small-scale Practical Nature Conservation Project Sponsored by:
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Deptford Pink Conservation – EPR Ltd / Craig Sellwood | Winner |
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Best Practice Large-scale Practical Nature Conservation Project Sponsored by:
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Thames Water & Unstead Nature Community Group – Unstead Wetland Nature Reserve | Winner |
| West Midlands Combined Authority – Community Green Grant | Highly Commended | |
| Severn Trent Water & The National Trust – Clough Woodlands | Highly Commended | |
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Best Practice Small-scale Mitigation, Compensation and Enhancement Sponsored by:
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WSP / Falkirk Council / Scottish Environment Protection Agency – Kinneil Kerse Landfill Restoration | Winner |
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Best Practice Innovation Sponsored by:
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AECOM / HS2 Ltd / Align JV / Fusion JV – INNP Management on HS2 in the Colne Valley | Winner |
| Greengage / The Royal Parks / London Wildlife Trust – The Royal Parks Grassland Monitoring Study | Highly Commended | |
| PJA Team (Ana Togridou et al.) – BNG and Reptiles Tool | Highly Commended | |
| BSG Ecology – Project Juniper | Commended | |
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Best Practice Stakeholder Engagement Sponsored by:
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Dialogue Matters / Reading Climate Change Partnership / Coaching Reading / Community Stakeholders – Co-creating Reading’s Climate Emergency Response 2025–2030 | Winner |
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Best Practice Knowledge Sharing Sponsored by:
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Constructive Voices – Beyond Biodiversity Net Gain | Winner |
| HS2 Ltd / RSK Biocensus / Noise Consultants – High-Frequency Noise Recording for Bat Assessments | Highly Commended | |
| BSG Ecology / BTO Cymru / Cardiff University – Red Kites and Welsh Wind Farms | Commended | |
| RSK Biocensus / CR Construction Training – Site Safety Training for Ecologists | Commended | |
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Small Consultancy of the Year Sponsored by:
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Wildwood Ecology | Winner |
| NatureBureau Ltd | Highly Commended | |
| Focus Environmental Consultants | Commended | |
| O’Donnell Environmental Ltd | Commended | |
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Medium Consultancy of the Year Sponsored by:
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Bowland Ecology Ltd | Winner |
| BSG Ecology | Highly Commended | |
| JBA Consulting Ltd | Commended | |
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Large Consultancy of the Year Sponsored by:
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Tetra Tech | Winner |
| RSK Biocensus Ltd | Highly Commended | |
| AECOM | Commended | |
| AtkinsRéalis | Commended |
With thanks to our drinks reception sponsors:
