Key Skills    

Agri-Environmental Schemes

• Over 10 years' experience of providing on-farm advice on all environmental and conservation matters; over 600 successful agri-environmental applications on behalf of farmers, commons associations and landowners
• Countryside Stewardship applications, Hedgerows & Boundaries Grants, Environmental Stewardship claims and amendments
• Specialist in agri-environmental agreements on common land

Ecology

• Experienced farm environmental surveyor, specialising in all upland habitats, including heathland, moorland and hay meadows
• Ecological surveys: Phase 1, National Vegetation Classification (NVC) & Farm Environmental Plan (FEP)
• GIS Habitat mapping
• Moorland and bracken management plans

Common Land

• Ecological surveying
• Countryside Stewardship applications
• Negotiation of complex internal agreements
• Management of agri-environmental agreements

 Basic Payment Scheme

• Completion of claims, advice on cross-compliance, specialist in common land

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

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.

My Happy Place

Anywhere in the mountains!