Eilidh Milne ACIEEM

Eilidh is an Ecologist and Environmental Clerk of Works (ECoW) with several years of professional experience supporting large-scale infrastructure and development projects through both the planning and construction phases. She is an Associate Member of CIEEM.

Eilidh has an academic background in Earth Sciences and holds a Master of Science by Research in Geology and Geochemistry. Her research focused on granitic intrusions in the northern Highlands, drawing on extensive fieldwork and laboratory analysis to develop a new model for Scotland's geological evolution during the Caledonian Orogeny.

Prior to working as an ecologist and ECoW, Eilidh gained experience as a GIS technician for a renewable’s developer. She enjoys the role of ECoW as it combines her passion for the natural world and the landscape and ecology and the Scottish Highlands, with her interest in energy, environmental policy and renewables.

As an ECoW, Eilidh has worked on a diverse range of projects, including major electricity transmission and grid infrastructure developments such as substations, HVDC converter stations, and cable routes. She enjoys working on site with construction teams, providing practical advice to protect wildlife, safeguard sensitive habitats, and prevent pollution incidents.

Alongside ECoW duties, Eilidh regularly carries out protected species and ornithological surveys and particularly enjoys carrying these out in upland areas. Her favourite bird species are Lapwing and any member of the Alcidae family.

Outside of work, Eilidh is a keen climber and runner and spends much of her free time exploring Scotland's mountains and coastlines.

Publications

MacRae, C., Neill, I., Milne, E.J.M., Paterson, B., Struthers, E., Stephens, W.E., Gemmell, C.A.R., Hundebøll, V., Wildman, M. and Strachan, R.A. (2026) ‘The U–Pb geochronology of Ordovician to Devonian plutonism in the Northern Highlands of Scotland’, Scottish Journal of Geology, 62(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1144/sjg2025-011.

Milne, E.J.M., Neill, I., Bird, A.F., Millar, I.L., McDonald, I., Dempsey, E.D., Olive, V., Odling, N. and Waters, E.C. (2023) ‘Caledonian hot zone magmatism in the “Newer Granites”: insight from the Cluanie and Clunes plutons, Northern Scottish Highlands’, Journal of the Geological Society, 180(2). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1144/jgs2022-076.