Imogen is an Entomologist who joined FR in September 2023 as part of the Ips typographus management team, which advises on Ips management to the Forestry Commission England and Defra-led Ips typographus Incident Management Team.
Imogen obtained her PhD from Newcastle University while based in industry with the Royal Horticultural Society, which focused on understanding slug species diversity in UK gardens using a citizen science approach. From June 2024 – April 2025 Imogen held the role of Entomology Collections Manager, redeveloping FR’s historic entomology collections to better support the advisory, diagnostics and research work undertaken at FR through the development of user training and procedural implementation around the use of the insect collections.
Affiliations
- Member of the British Ecological Society
- Ordinary Council Member of the Conchological Society of Britain and Ireland
- Advisory Council Member National Forum for Biological Recording
Imogen Cavadino-Phillips
PhD, MSc, BA
Scientist - Entomology
Tree health
Forest Research
Alice Holt Lodge
Farnham
Surrey
GU10 4LH
UK
Related Research
Other Research
- ForestLab Ips monitoring project engaging with Stewardship Scientists: https://myforest.sylva.org.uk/lab
- Horizon Scanning for invasive alien species activities: EU and UK levels e.g. https://www.nonnativespecies.org/non-native-species/risk-analysis/horizonscanning
- Invasive Species Risk Assessment reviewer.
Peer reviewed journal articles
Cavadino, I.; Port, G.; Mill, A.; Clover, G.; Roy, H.E. ; Jones, H. (2024) Slugs count: assessing citizen scientist engagement and development, and the accuracy of their identifications. People and Nature, 6 (5). 16, https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10677
Cavadino, I. (2022) A review of terrestrial slug and snail species of potential threat to plant health in Britain – PH04103 [Report], Department for Environmental Food and Rural Affairs https://sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails?ProjectId=20744