When I first seen the advertisement for a ‘TCV Natural Talent Trainee - Colliery Spoil Habitats’, I honestly couldn’t believe my eyes. I have long but dreamt of an opportunity to work on my favourite British habitat and share ...
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Alien invaders!!!
Hi Guys, I’m Susan and I am the Marine Invasive Non-Native Species Natural Talent trainee. I will be based at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh and I will spend my summer months in the far north of Scotland. So far in fact ...
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Keeping an eye on the bigger picture
When your office is situated in a glorious setting - such as the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) - it is understandable that you may not feel the need to venture further afield... However in order to really begin to get ...
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15 months in 15 minutes
My name is Phil Golder, and I’ve been the Pinewood Ecologist apprentice based at RSPB Abernethy. For those of you that don’t know the Abernethy National Nature Reserve (NNR), it reputedly contains the largest remaining ...
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Helo Hwyl fawr (Hello Goodbye)
So I’m in the final couple of days of my Natural Talent Apprenticeship. It’s been a really good year and I’m somewhat sad it’s coming to an end, but, I have good news! Come later this month I’ll be starting work with the ...
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