Colin Taylor

Natural England Senior Manager

Exeter, England, United Kingdom

About

Strong customer focus Effective team working High levels of problem solving and investigation Effective communicator - written and verbal Public facing Team Leader Isolated Policing specialist (Isles of Scilly) Nationally trained Hostage and Crisis Negotiator Trained Detective and supervisor of Investigators Criminal Justice specialist 1st AID and Water Safety Conflict resolution trained Project SME Problem solving Public safety and Major Incident Silver Dynamic Risk Assessment Wildlife Liaison Officer Trained Island Reserve Warden (Seychelles) Bio-security and invasive plant and animal experience Captive bred release experience Endangered animal and habitat management Habitat and species survey work Habitat management (path construction, hedge laying,invasive plant and animal eradication) Bird handling Ecological Expedition team member (Ecuador, Mauritius, Madagascar, Shetland, Norway) Penguin Random House bestselling Author Renowned blogger YHA Powerboat Level II qualified and boat owner of 30 years Grain Brewer and Optimistic Angler

Experience

  • Natural England ()
    • Senior Manager
      Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

      Senior Manager of the Sustainable Development Team in Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

    • Enforcement Higher Officer
      Jul 2022 - Dec 2025 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      As Enforcement Higher Officer I investigate and take to prosecution crime involving destruction and damage to wildlife and sites of special scientific interest. National remit based in SW UK.

  • Nature Reserve Island Manager at Island Conservation Society
    Apr 2022 - Jul 2022 · 4 mos

    Interim Island Manager Aride Island Seychelles Conservation Management on one of the most pristine tropical island nature reserves in the world.

  • Devon and Cornwall Police (26 yrs 9 mos)
    • Project Support Officer
      Mar 2019 - Apr 2022 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      IT Project Team Member Subject Matter Expert Criminal Justice NICHE implementation joint project with Dorset Police Complete replacement of Resource Management System for organisation in alliance with Dorset Police to deliver 5000 use RMS. Skills included AGILE working, Process Mapping, Configuration, negotiating improvements with business areas and heads.

    • Detective Sergeant
      Mar 2006 - Apr 2022 · 16 yrs 2 mos

      Senior resident ranking officer in charge of the small team policing of the Isles of Scilly. Hell of a job and best not done by someone adverse to a bit of salt water. Yes there were things for me to do there. And I did them. Also commissioned to write a book about it.

    • Police Officer
      Aug 1995 - Apr 2022 · 26 yrs 9 mos

      Prosecution File Quality lead for Devon and Cornwall Police. Force Disclosure Champion and Criminal Justice Body Worn Camera lead

  • C J Taylor Author (6 yrs 2 mos)
    • Author
      Aug 2011 - Sep 2017 · 6 yrs 2 mos

      Writing and Blogging to audience of 63thousand Social Media followers (Facebook 'Isles of Scilly Police' and Twitter @Scillysergeant . Light touch approach to tackling serious topics in law enforcement against a backdrop of high tide and low crime. 'Life of a Scilly Sergeant' to be published by Century, Penguin Random House, June 16th 2016.

    • Best Selling Author for Penguin Random House. ‘Life of a Scilly Sergeant’
      Aug 2015 - Jun 2016 · 11 mos

      Author of best selling memoir of the life of a police officer on the Isles of Scilly. Published June 2016 Century (PRH).

  • Detective Sergeant at Devon and Cornwall Constabulary
    Jan 2006 - Sep 2017 · 11 yrs 9 mos

    CID Experience multiple diciplines. Major Crime, Prolific Offender team supervisor, Online Child Abuse Investigator, general duties Criminal Investigation Department in city of Exeter, evidence review team leader.