Experience and Skills
Qualifications and Training
BSc (Hons) Zoology
Floodplain Meadows Partnership Ambassador
Tractor driving and operations, including hay making and arable harvest hauling (City & Guilds)
Water Requirements of Freshwater Systems (CEH)
Outdoor first aid (ITC)
Austrian scythe use and training
Making hay by hand
Basic tree survey and inspection (LANTRA)
Chainsaw maintenance, cross cut and felling small trees (NPTC)
Brushcutting and strimming
Use of BCS and attachments, including mini-baler
Pesticides application (NPTC)
Water safety
‘Coping at the sharp end’ managing difficult situations
Expert management of designated sites such as SSSI, SAC and SINCs
Delivering agri-environment schemes
Water level management, including traditional water meadows
Delivering habitat management, from hand tools to project management
Livestock grazing and welfare
Grazing systems including electric fencing
Bringing back threatened species such as Southern damselfly and White Clawed Crayfish
Fishing club liaison
Community engagement
Leading and coordinating volunteer work parties
Developing and mentoring trainees and volunteers
Managing rights of way and undertaking infrastructure audits
Austrian scything
Guided walks
Public talks and presentations, national media appearances
Stakeholder engagement
Producing content for videos and social media
Species surveys and monitoring
Water vole
Rapid Condition Assessments
Permanent quadrats
Dipwells
Common Bird Census
Non Native Invasive Species control
Japanese knotweed
American mink
Himalayan balsam
Habitat Establishment
Using green hay to enhance meadow diversity
Small meadow creation and establishment
Hedgerow restoration and gapping up
Tree planting
Farming and Food production
Conservation grazing with cattle, ponies and sheep
Harvest work - hay making, grain hauling
Measuring and marking habitat plots
Peri-urban food via garden and allotment produce
Fermentation, preserving and bread making