I soon got to know our local farmer and was driving a tractor the day after I passed my driving test, before going on to complete 5 harvests on 3 farms across East Anglia. During my time working on these farms, I was introduced to game shooting and the wider management of the countryside, which developed into a passion for conservation, rural land management and shooting.

I decided to pursue this passion by studying Countryside Management at Harper Adams University, whereby I produced my dissertation looking at the new ELM scheme, followed by a Master’s degree in Rural Estate and Land Management. During my time here, I also completed a placement year working as a deer stalking ghillie and underkeeper on the Atholl Estate in Scotland, which further fuelled my passion for land management.

After completing my studies in the spring of 2021, a friend introduced me to Oakbank and I was put in touch with Tim and Ian. The company’s environmental and forward looking ethos really appealed to me and I was fortunate to begin working there later that summer.

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