Providing tailored regenerative garden advise dependent on clients needs. > Creating planting schemes, maintenance and habitat creation plans for newly planted parks, gardens and woodlands. > Advising on forestry grant scheme eligibility and assisting submitting applications.

-Delivered horticultural, forestry and ecological components of £5,000,000 heritage lottery funded project, restoring Lews Castle Grounds Woodland Gardens and regenerating surrounding 270ha mixed deciduous woodland. -Established a garden and forestry team to implement restoration and maintain standards. Created work programmes that undertook soft landscaping, treework, habitat building, removal of invasive species.Delivered multiple successful community engagement programmes and… Show more -Delivered horticultural, forestry and ecological components of £5,000,000 heritage lottery funded project, restoring Lews Castle Grounds Woodland Gardens and regenerating surrounding 270ha mixed deciduous woodland. -Established a garden and forestry team to implement restoration and maintain standards. Created work programmes that undertook soft landscaping, treework, habitat building, removal of invasive species.Delivered multiple successful community engagement programmes and established thriving, regular volunteer groups. -Provided consultancy services on behalf of the trust including ecological surveys for INNS across the wider 60,000ha Estate. -Quoted and delivered different operations for forestry projects such as INNS removal, treeplanting and machinery works for the deep water port project on Arnish Moor, containing sensitive peatland areas. I was also responsible for writing numerous risk assessments and rams in this capacity, as a subcontractor under CDM regulations. Show less

Filled the role of Head Gardner, mentor and horticultural therapist at the award winning community 'Every1's Garden'. -Responsible for educating and inspiring the centres users to get involved in utilising the garden and share in its benefits including community members, local charities and schools.-Delivered various community wellbeing initiatives in the form of workshops and ongoing programmes aimed at creating flourishing urban green spaces to be utilised by communities… Show more Filled the role of Head Gardner, mentor and horticultural therapist at the award winning community 'Every1's Garden'. -Responsible for educating and inspiring the centres users to get involved in utilising the garden and share in its benefits including community members, local charities and schools.-Delivered various community wellbeing initiatives in the form of workshops and ongoing programmes aimed at creating flourishing urban green spaces to be utilised by communities, combining much needed social development opportunities with the encouragement of biodiversity within the city and surrounding areas.-Advised and assisted various charities and enterprises across Dundee to establish urban community gardens and allotments. Show less

Created and implemented a 16 week course Educating volunteers and local community members on a range of topics covering horticulture, basic mycology and biological pest control.

A charity I helped create during my student years, its aims were to tackle social exclusion and food poverty in Dundee. I volunteered for 30 months running the allotment projects, creating volunteer opportunities and kept the weekly community kitchen stocked with fresh ingredients.