Experience

FWAG South West

• United Kingdom
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Farm Environment Adviser, Headwaters of the Exe

  • Apr 2020 - Present

  Delivery of South West Water’s Upstream Thinking programme within the headwater catchments of the River Exe, Exmoor.Providing environmental advice to farmers, foresters and game shoot managers about sustainable land management. The key focus is to improve water quality in the catchment, while delivering benefits to Natural Capital and businesses in tandem.

• Resource Protection Adviser

  • Apr 2015 - Apr 2020

  On-farm environmental advice, specialising in soils and water. Delivery of Natural Flood Management (also called slow the flow, SuDS, Working with Natural Processes) schemes and practices.Projects include:Hills to Levels, Somerset (2015-20) - Winner of the UK Rivers Prize 2018Triple C, Somerset (2016-20)Woods 4 Water, East Devon (2018-20)Corry and Coly NFM Project, East Devon (2018-19)



University of Exeter

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Technician

  • Apr 2014 - May 2015

  NERC Project: Peatlands and the global Carbon cycle during the past millennium: a global assessment using observations and models. The project investigated carbon accumulation rates in peatlands over the last 1000 years to provide information on peatland ecosystem dynamics and their role within the global carbon cycle. Feedbacks between peatlands and climate were investigated which enables more accurate climate projections. Main responsibilities included production, management and analysis of datasets; Development of laboratory protocols, and determination of machine and user errors.



Tim O'Hare Associates LLP

• United Kingdom
• Environmental Services

• Soil Scientist

  • Oct 2012 - Apr 2014

  Main responsibilities included the management of the topsoil testing service. This involved client liaison, proposal writing, soil sampling, data analysis and report writing. Interpretation of laboratory analysis results for topsoil and ameliorants. Conducted regular mixing trials for topsoil manufacture, most commonly to create a product compliant with the British Standard for Topsoil (BS3882:2007). Regular site investigations included Soil Resource Surveys to assess the suitability of site-won soils for re-use and advising on their management.



Natural England

• Environmental Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Soils Data Project

  • Sep 2012 - Sep 2012

  Short-term post working on the Soils Data Project. Reviewed Agricultural Land Classification documents in preparation for online publication. Short-term post working on the Soils Data Project. Reviewed Agricultural Land Classification documents in preparation for online publication.