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Projects

ProjectClientDetailsTimescale
Saving Devon’s Native CrayfishWildwood TrustProject management of native crayfish conservation project. Crayfish surveys and ark site assessment, design and construction.Aug 23 – present
Restoring Exmoor’s Heartlands – Landscape RecoveryExmoor National Park Authority1. Site Access Plan – Access surveys, feasibility assessments and costings for LR application.
2. Stakeholder Engagement Plan – consultation and project support for LR application.
Apr 25 -present
Linking People & Places ProjectBlackdown Hills National LandscapeSite/landowner engagement and site assessments as part of project to develop new opportunities for underrepresented groups to visit the Blackdown Hills National Landscape.Sep 24 – Mar 25
Exmoor Active Travel Off-RoadExmoor National Park AuthorityPublic access plans and public rights of way network assessment and surveys. Access improvements feasibility assessment and reporting including stakeholder engagement and GIS.Sep 24 -Mar 25
South West Rainforest AllianceWoodland Trust Supporting the development of the South West Rainforest Alliance (SWRA). Project management and development of SWRA priority tasks, events and activities.Aug 23 – Aug 25
Cothelstone Hill Access PlanQuantock Hills National LandscapeRecreation and access management plan including development of new easy access trail. Access audit and creation of GIS access dataset.July 23 -Dec 23
Creedy Catchment Crayfish Conservation projectWild Planet TrustCo-ordination of Natural England funded species recovery project including stakeholder engagement, landowner liaison, GIS data analysis, project development and workshop facilitationNov 22 – Sep 23
Saving South Wests RainforestsWoodland TrustProject development, research and stakeholder engagement to design a regional temperate rainforest restoration/creation action plan and form a SW Alliance. Workshop planning/facilitation, project development and delivery of a large public eventSep 22 – Apr 23
Connecting the CulmBlackdown Hills National LandscapeProject management and monitoring support covering nature-based solutions delivery, stakeholder engagement, steering group coordination and Interreg 2 Seas funding reportingMar 22 – Mar 23
Devon Crayfish Ark Site projectWild Planet TrustCo-ordination of the project including landowner liaison, crayfish surveys, GIS data analysis, water quality monitoring, commissioning aquatic surveys, undertaking habitat suitability assessments and managing volunteer surveyorsJan 20 – Nov 22
DRiP projectDevon County CouncilStakeholder engagement in the River Culm catchment as part of the Devon Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation ProgrammeMar 22 – Jul 22
Two Moors Pine Marten projectNational Trust, Woodland Trust, Devon Wildlife TrustProject manager undertaking research and
stakeholder engagement to facilitate the development of the Two Moors pine marten reintroduction project to Devon and Somerset
Nov 21 – Jul 22
Triple Axe projectBackdown Hills National LandscapeNature Recovery Integration – GIS mapping and data analysis to ensure local and national nature recovery strategies are embedded into project, and to support Farm Transition PlansNov 21 – Mar 22
Green Minds projectDevon Wildlife TrustDevelopment of nature-based solutions professional training programme including stakeholder engagement/workshopsNov 21 – Mar 22
Waterways Restoration projectColdharbour MillProject planning, development and management including stakeholder engagement and fundraising. Planning and management of EU funded rural skills training programmeJul 19 – Mar 22
Triple Axe projectBackdown Hills National LandscapeGIS mapping and data analysis, stakeholder
engagement and co-production of Triple Axe project plan
Nov 20 – Mar 21
Sustainable Development FundBlackdown Hills National LandscapeCommunity group engagement and
environmental project development
Jan 20 – Sep 21
Heritage Ability projectLiving Options DevonPartnership engagement, project development and production of case studies for HLF evaluationOct 19 – Mar 20
Invasive crayfish surveysNicky Green AssociatesSurveys across the South West for at South West Water owned sites, including planning surveys, landowner liaison and recruiting sub-contractorsJul 19 – Oct 19
Ecology surveys and GIS supportSeasons Ecology Environmental ConsultancyReptile, amphibian, mammal and crayfish surveys. Ecological Clerk of Works. GIS mapping and data acquisitionJul 19 – present

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