Neil Lockhart

Neil Lockhart has had an interest in bryophytes since undergraduate days at Trinity College Dublin (1974-78), where he studied botany and was first introduced to bryology by Dr Peter Pitkin. Habitat survey work with the Wildlife Service (1977-86) ncouraged a life-long interest in nature conservation, including a brief stint as founding chairman of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council, and helped him to develop the field skills necessary to later undertake a PhD on the phytosociology of blanket bog flush vegetation at National University of Ireland, Galway. 

He currently works with the National Parks and Wildlife Service where, as a research scientist, he is involved with the assessment, mapping and designation of sites of conservation interest, particularly SACs and NHAs. He lives in Dublin with his wife and two daughters.