Professor, ZSL

Chris is a scientist at the Institute of Zoology, ZSL. His work combines theoretical and practical research in ecology, focusing on body size, diet and human–wildlife interactions. He founded the London HogWatch project and has published on a wide range of topics focusing on mammalian ecology and biodiversity.

London HogWatch Project Manager

Kate manages the London HogWatch project. She specialises in biodiversity monitoring using camera traps. Her work has focuses on how monitoring data can aid conservation efforts by gaining insights into trends and spatial distributions of species.

Research Technician

Chloe is a researcher at London HogWatch since 2022. Her research interests are in urban biodiversity monitoring, ecology and the use of genomics for wildlife conservation and management.

Research Technician

Bella  is a researcher at London HogWatch. Her interests include bridging urban conservation efforts with inclusive community engagement initiatives.

Post Doctoral Research Assistant

Ben is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Zoology at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and specialises in developing machine-learning methods for conservation. He focuses on automating density estimation and creating data pipelines for the NHMP. His earlier research involved developing an end-to-end semi-automated camera trap pipeline with advances in multi-frame detection and generalisable species classification methods.

Senior Research Fellow, ZSL

Robin is a researcher at London HogWatch and the Head of the Indicators and Assessment Unit at ZSL. This unit maintains and produces the Living Planet Index which is reported biannually with WWF in the Living Planet Report. He conducted his doctoral work in a combination of zoology, machine learning and pattern recognition and he maintains a strong interest in novel analytical methods to better understand the natural world.

Professor, ZSL

Marcus is a researcher at London HogWatch and a conservation scientist at the Institute of Zoology, ZSL. He specialises in biodiversity monitoring using advanced technologies such as camera traps, drones and acoustic sensors. Marcus has developed key statistical tools for estimating animal abundance. His work spans urban wildlife in the UK to endangered species conservation globally.

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Jessica is a conservation biologist specializing in urban ecology and wildlife genetics. Her research focuses on the effects of urbanisation on the western European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus). Her work combines ecological fieldwork with genetic analysis to investigate how urban landscape fragmentation impacts hedgehog population size, distribution, genetic diversity, and connectivity across Greater London.

PhD Student

Daisy’s research focuses on the interactions between ticks and their host species in the UK, with a particular focus on deer. This research will provide critical insights into the ecology of urban ticks and tick-borne disease risk, helping to refine urban green space management strategies that will benefit both wildlife and people. This research is funded through the London NERC DTP, and she is based at the Institute of Zoology and Queen Mary University of London.