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Conservation Careers: Cheryl Duerden

Conservation Careers: Cheryl Duerden

The amazing Cheryl Duerden from In A Land of Giants talks us through her journey into conservation, from documenting the rainforests and reefs of South East Asia to coppicing in Southern England. We hear about the importance of protecting ancient trees and encouraging diversity in all its forms! 

Conservation Careers: Pete Etheridge

Conservation Careers: Pete Etheridge

We chat to Pete Etheridge, a woodsman and ecologist who objects to the name of this series because “I don’t really have a career as such; I’m just making it up as I go along!”. Pete talks us through working with the land while learning all that you can about it, along with the inspiration for his business, Wessex Woodland Services.

Woodland Workers: Kate Mobbs-Morgan

Woodland Workers: Kate Mobbs-Morgan

For our last interview with Woodland Workers, we chat to the brilliant Kate Mobbs-Morgan. Kate tells us more about working in horse logging, and why this traditional approach to timber extraction is still so important in forestry today.

Woodland Workers: Volker Schiller

Woodland Workers: Volker Schiller

Kicking off our series on Woodland Workers, we chat to Volker Schiller about his international forestry career. Volker has worked across the world, from Germany to Papa New Guinea, Namibia and Rwanda to Costa Rica and Mexico, over the the course of 4 decades. Now just 18 months from retirement, he shares some of his experience with us.