Episode 33: How to Integrate Nature into Decision Making that Delivers Better Outcomes for All with Ella Moseley, Director of Ecology at Pegasus Group

Jonathan Withey welcomes listeners to episode 33 featuring a conversation with Ella Moseley, Director of Ecology at Pegasus Group. Ella describes her path into ecology through a physical geography degree in the UK and Australia, the value of gaining construction-side experience, and how Pegasus brought ecology in-house to complete a multidisciplinary offer and support clients from early land appraisals through post-consent delivery. They discuss biodiversity net gain (BNG) as a way to communicate value, guide development viability, and support placemaking, alongside ecosystem services examples such as natural flood management, hedgerows for carbon and biodiversity, and re-naturalising chalk streams. Ella shares first, worst, and best nature experiences, including childhood lizard-watching, handling habitat damage incidents, and releasing a rehabilitated tamandua in Guatemala.00:00 Welcome and Episode Setup01:46 Attenborough and Spring Notes03:04 Meet Ella in Soho03:27 Ella’s Ecology Career Path07:13 Field Trips and Early Nature08:50 Winning Hearts on Site11:35 What Is a Smooth Snake12:26 Why Pegasus Went In-House16:09 BNG as Business Language18:55 Ecosystem Services in Action23:32 Delivering BNG at Pegasus30:32 BNG for Placemaking35:34 First Nature Memories37:48 Worst Moments and Resilience42:00 Best Moments in the Wild45:31 Wrap-Up and TakeawaysSend us Fan Mail