Leo Brierley

Experience

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  Terra Firma Environmental Ltd

  Jun 2006 - Jul 2008

  Estate worker/ ranger

  * Restoration of upland footpaths, bridleways, degraded heather moorland. * Estate skills: fencing, gates, bridges, sign posts. Stone pitching, flagging. Woodland management and tree felling. * Working in Remote moorland and mountainous environments, and at SSSI's, nature reserves.* Ecological and grassland management.

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  Kelburn Estate

  Aug 2011 - Dec 2011

  Trainee Ranger

  * Woodland management - thinning, selective felling, coppicing.* Path patrols, health and safety checks.* Path maintenance, stone work - building stone buttresses and buffer walls, building bridges, steps, fences.* Supervision of corporate team building events* Leading groups of volunteers in various conservation tasks* Educational interpretation* Promotion of events

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  RSPB

  Feb 2012 - May 2012

  Assistant warden

  * Implemented habitat, species, estate and visitor management. * Maintained a fully functioning workshop and outlying facilities such as tractor barn and compounds. * Maintained equipment and machinery to a high standard in line with service schedules and health and safety requirements. * Undertook effective and efficient recruitment, management and motivation of a reserves’ volunteer team. *Implemented research/survey/monitoring work on the reserves.Carried out health and safety checks and inspections and complete relevant risk assessments and COSHH assessments as required. * Promoted a high and positive RSPB profile helping to produce reserve interpretation and publications and assisting at events. * Assisted with reserve administration such as ecological data input, letter and report writing. Show less

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  Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park

  Jul 2012 - Oct 2012

  National park Ranger

  * Patrolling the park to enforce by-laws and Scottish outdoor access code* Liaising with landowners to achieve desired outcomes for the park* Visitor centre duties such as greeting, chatting with and directing visitors* Registering and launching boats onto Loch Lomond* Writing up patrol reports* Biological surveying - Black grouse, water voles and waders

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  National Trust

  Oct 2012 - Mar 2013

  Volunteer ranger

  * Estate maintenance- fencing, boardwalks, steps, pathways.* Woodland management- selective felling, cross cutting, tree surveys.* Bat surveys.* Led volunteer groups in practical tasks.* Public engagement and management.* Memebership recruitment.

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  Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park

  May 2013 - Sept 2013

  Maintenance Ranger

  * Maintenance of countryside infrastructure. This involved strimming, hedge cutting, path maintenance, tree work, replacing seating areas, boardwalks, signs and styles. * Path patrols, health and safety checks* Prioritising workload as needed and contributing to team meetings on regular basis* Assisting at fundraising events * Visitor engagement and management

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  Thórsmörk Trail Volunteers - Trailteam.is (Land and Forest Iceland)

  Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  Trail volunteer

  The main work of the programme was trail maintenance, which included a huge variety of practical tasks. Trail projects were often very challenging due to the remote locations and physical nature of the work. Tasks included improving drainage to reduce erosion, resurfacing trails with gravel and building steps with either timber or local stone.Trail marking was an important part of our work as it helps to prevent damage to fragile areas and improve safety for visitors. Several new circular routes were being developed and marked by our teams. We used way-markers made on site from timber sourced from the forest locally. Show less

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  CALEDONIA PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE LTD

  Apr 2016 - now

  Arborist/ landscaper

  Tree surgery and soft and hard landscaping