PTES people

As the Hedgehog Officer for Hedgehog Street, Grace works with PTES and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society to protect hedgehogs in the UK.

Ashley Pinnock is a Conservation Advisor for Essex & Suffolk Water and leads the dormouse monitoring at Hanningfield Reservoir. Ashley found his first dormouse in 2012 and hasn't looked back since!

Julie Mottishaw is a dormouse monitor at Chilworth and Wildwood in Surrey and has found baby pygmy shrews on her box checks!

Rebecca Klein is a PTES project leader and founder of Cheetah Conservation Botswana. She reflects on her proudest moments and the memorable experience of caring for two orphaned cubs.

Jamie is a dedicated Dormouse monitor at Goblin Combe in North Somerset. He's been working with dormice since 2006, has volunteered for the NDMP and even completed his Masters dissertation on site.

From her carefully planted herb garden to the wild corner full of dandelions, Amanda describes why she loves wildlife friendly gardening and what it means to her and her family to spend time in nature.

Laura is PTES' Conservation Officer and a big noble chafer fan! We chat about noble chafers, stag beetles, and managing PTES' beautiful nature reserves.

Nedko spends his time searching for the elusive Roach's mouse tailed dormouse in Bulgaria and often comes across other interesting species along the way.