PROFILE: JOHN RATCLIFFE BSc. MSc. C Env. MIEEM

With training in Botany and Geography, I have worked as an ecologist and conservation adviser for 35 years in the UK and overseas in government, NGO and consulting roles. I am experienced in peatlands, tropical rainforest, upland and coastal habitats. Employers have included local government, the former UK Nature Conservancy Council, the World Wildlife Fund, The Nature Conservancy (Pacific Region) and currently the Countryside Council for Wales.

I live on the Isle of Anglesey with a partner and son and all the usual private interests.