About Us
Ecological Consultants, Environmental Consultants and Recreation Consultants, specialises in two key service areas identified by Government as crucial to quality of place and quality of life. In their foreword to the report “World class places – The Government’s Strategy for improving quality of place", 12th May 2009, the Secretaries of State for Communities and Local Government and Culture, Media and Sport state that:

“The way places and buildings are planned, designed and looked after matters to us all in countless ways. The built environment can be a source of everyday joy or everyday misery. It is an important influence on crime, health, education, inclusion, community cohesion and well-being. It can help attract or lose investment and job opportunities. Planning, conservation and design have a central part to play in our urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect biodiversity”.

The strategy identifies 11 key quality factors in creating places that contribute to sustainability and a good quality of life. These include:

           •    A good range of local sport and leisure facilities;
           •    Ample high quality green space and green infrastructure to meet local                 community needs and enable sustainable development, including the                 protection of biodiversity.

specialises in providing professional advice and support in these areas.

Ecology and Recreation Planning and Management Services Limited, is a Private Limited Company (Company No. 6586385) and is registered with HM Revenue and Customs for VAT (Registration No. 936 5522 10). We are governed by the professional codes of practice of the following Institutes: Institute of Biology; Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management and the Institute for Sport Parks and Leisure. We have professional indemnity insurance cover with Zurich Insurance up to £1million.

The Director and the principal consultant, and project manager is Phil Lomax BSc(Hons),  CBiol, MIBiol, MIEEM, MISPAL. Phil has a joint honours degree in biology and geography and is a Chartered Biologist and Member of the Institute of Biology (since June 1988), a Member of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (since September 1991), and a Member of the Institute for Sport Parks and Leisure (since February 2000).