carolineaistrop

Wildlife has fascinated me since I was a small child and I was just 13 when I decided I wanted to work in wildlife conservation. I graduated with a degree in Zoology and have been fortunate to work for some great conservation organisations - The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, RSPB, The Conservation Volunteers and Stroud Valleys Project - and with great people who are passionate and hugely knowledgeable about the natural world around us. I moved to Stroud in 1988 and soon realised what a fantastic place it is for seeing natural wonders. I've been walking the valleys and vale of the district ever since.