Ashley White

Experience

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  London Wildlife Trust

  Jan 2008 - Jul 2012

  Management of nature reserves and conservation projects. Raising environmental awareness and activism through community engagement and communications. Management of a range of community projects engaging hard-to-reach groups in wildlife gardening, food growing and conservation activities, and of the formal and informal education programme for LWT's south London hub. Delivery of formal and informal environmental education and events, habitat management and biodiversity survey and monitoring, recruiting and managing volunteers, reporting to funders. Activities included: Planning & delivering themed eventsLeading KS1 environmental education sessionsLeading practical volunteer work daysHabitat management and infrastructure improvementsFundraising

  • Conservation Projects Officer

    Nov 2009 - Jul 2012

  • Community Projects Officer

    Oct 2008 - Oct 2009

  • Gunnersbury Triangle Summer Warden

    May 2008 - Oct 2008

  • Graduate Trainee

    Jan 2008 - May 2008
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  Wiltshire Wildlife Trust

  Jul 2012 - Apr 2023

  Management of the Wilts Wildlife Trust Conservation Team, and direction of the overall work programme and annual budget for the Trust’s 45 nature reserves (approximately 1212ha).Responsible for ensuring that each nature reserve has a clear vision and management plan, determining priorities for biological recording, and ensuring delivery of ecological monitoring programmes to identify trends and provide evidence to support management decisions. Development and fundraising for new conservation projects onsite and linking Wilts WT's reserves with surrounding areas. Project and budget management of a range of conservation projects, including submission of reports and claims to funders. Lead contact for registering land, and applying for and administering land management agreements including Basic Payment, HLS and Countryside Stewardship. Responsible for writing and updating relevant internal policies. Show less

  • Conservation Manager

    Dec 2021 - Apr 2023

  • Southern Reserves Manager

    Oct 2019 - Dec 2021

  • Reserves Field Officer

    Jul 2012 - Sept 2019
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  WWT (Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust)

  Apr 2023 - now

  Senior Project Manager (Eelscapes)

  Management of the Eelscapes Defra Landscape Recovery Pilot, a partnership between Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, and the Environment Agency, working with 27 other land managers, in the Severn Vale catchment.The long-term Eelscapes vision is to restore functioning and climate resilient floodplain wetlands in the Lower Severn Vale, and the threatened species that depend upon them. Our two focal species are the critically endangered European eel and true fox-sedge, a nationally scarce species with a small local colony. Through work to promote their recovery, we also hope to directly benefit a multitude of other priority and threatened species.As part of the project, we are exploring how this wetland restoration and enhancement could benefit local communities, by creating new opportunities for recreation and education, helping with climate adaptation, and generating new sustainable business and investment options for landowners and private enterprise. Show less