Jenny Ashdown

Assistant Conservation Officer - Dorset

I am particularly interested in wildlife, land management, data and mapping, so I am very excited about this position at Bere Marsh Farm. My role includes collecting and collating wildlife data, starting a wildflower seed collecting group and writing a land management plan for the Angela Hughes Nature Reserve on the old railway line.

I am a member of Dorset Coppice Group and Dorset Flora Group, so I enjoy activities with them in my spare time. The flora group field trips to different habitats in Dorset are a great way to learn and to discover new places.

When I get time I enjoy craft including knitting and crochet, although I'm not very good at it and I would like to learn more greenwood craft. At home it's never boring with dogs plus goats and chickens that are often trying to get indoors.

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Would you like to help wildlife and do your bit to create a landscape bursting with life? To enjoy quiet time connecting with nature to benefit your wellbeing, or to get stuck into exciting conservation projects with a friendly team? To learn new skills or develop existing ones? Whatever motivates you to consider volunteering, we’d love to have you in our team.
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What We Do

The CRT promotes nature-friendly farming to help reverse biodiversity decline and combat climate change. We believe nature is integral to good farming and we protect, promote and regenerate our land and all life on it. We put our philosophy into practice on over 2,000 acres of working farms, small-holdings and woodland across England.
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The UK has 6 native reptile species including the curious slow-worm (Anguis fragilis). Although serpent-like in appearance, slow-worms are in fact limbless lizards and an amazing example of de-evolution.
Bere Marsh Farm

Mixed farmland, Dorset
Our farms

The CRT has a wide range of wonderful properties across the UK. Many of these have been left to us in legacy whilst others were purchased to save the land - full of precious ecosystems and habitats - from intensive farming.
Conservation Volunteer

This is your chance to get 'down and dirty' to help CRT improve the habitats and environment on our farms, with a wide range of conservation projects and initiatives.
David Mills MBE

Trustee
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