Key Skills & Specialisms

Agri-Environmental Schemes

· Over 18 years' experience of providing on-farm advice on all environmental and conservation matters, with over 750 successful agri-environmental applications submitted on behalf of farmers, commons associations and landowners

· Higher Tier Countryside Stewardship applications, Sustainable Farming Incentive applications, Capital Grant applications, Environmental Stewardship claims and amendments

· Specialist in agri-environmental agreements on common land

Ecology & Biodiversity Net Gain

· Experienced farm environmental surveyor, specialising in all upland habitats, including heathland, moorland and hay meadows

· Biodiversity Net Gain: baseline surveys, Statutory Metric Calculations, advice on habitat mitigation and enhancement, Habitat Management & Monitoring Plans

· Ecological surveys: UKHab, Phase 1, National Vegetation Classification (NVC) & BEHTA (Baseline Environmental for Higher Tier Agreements)

· Moorland and bracken management plans

Common Land

· Ecological surveying

· Countryside Stewardship applications

· Negotiation of complex internal agreements

· Ongoing management of agri-environmental agreements

Education & Qualifications

· Full member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology & Environmental Management (CIEEM) since 2012

· BSc (Hons) First Class in Upland Conservation & Environmental Management (Newton Rigg)

· BA (Hons) in Economics (Reading University)

· BASIS Certificate in Conservation Management & Register of Environmental Advisors

Hobbies & Interests

I enjoy playing badminton, fell walking and playing the electric guitar

Background

After 13 years working in marketing for various financial institutions, I decided to change career and returned to college to study upland conservation. I joined H&H as their first specialist Environmental Advisor in 2006.