Ambassadors

  1. About Us
  2. Who We Are
  3. Ambassadors
Our Ambassadors are volunteers who have pledged to undertake outreach work in their locality, advising meadow owners and managers. They have been through a 2-3 year training programme with us, to help them understand our survey and research methods, so they can apply a scientific approach to assessing management of existing floodplain meadows, and help in the restoration of meadows. After their training has been completed, we continue to offer ongoing support and training to maintain their skills and share with them latest research. We now have 47 Ambassadors, spread across the country, each allocated to a county that contains floodplain meadows. You can use the map to find out whether there is an FMP Ambassador near you, who you can approach for advice.
Helena Darragh
Area(s)Dorset
SiteDitchford Meadow
Biography

I work for Cranborne Chase AONB as the Farming in Protected Landscapes Officer, working with farmers to deliver a range of projects for nature and people across the AONB. As part of this I enjoy being able to visit, survey and restore floodplain meadows and grassland sites with a range of land managers. I am happy to be contacted in order to carry out botanical surveys, species identification and advise on meadow management across Cranborne Chase AONB.

Emailh.darragh@thecrt.co.uk