Laurie is an ecologist and natural history trainer based in southern England. She has enjoyed a varied career in conservation encompassing ecological surveys, land management advice, conservation policy and environmental education, and has worked for the Wildlife Trusts in Sussex, Bedfordshire and Devon.
Laurie joined the team in 2013 and has led trips to many of our destinations including Chile, Vercors, Lesvos, Morocco, Bulgaria, Svalbard and Norfolk, where she has enjoyed introducing our travellers to new wildlife, places and culture.
Closer to home, she is a guide at the Knepp Wildland Project in Sussex, and a tutor on a range of courses from small mammals to pollinator conservation. Laurie loves being outdoors and is always keen to get involved with research. So far this has included work on butterflies in Transylvania and birds in South Africa.
Travel with Laurie
Cyprus – autumn bulbs and natural history 16 – 23 November 2020
Norfolk – winter wildfowl and natural history 7 – 11 December 2020
Sussex – spring in southern England 26 – 30 April 2021
Lake Kerkini and North Macedonia – Balkan birds and spring wildlife 31 May – 7 June 2021
Armenia – wild flowers and natural history of the Caucasus 15 – 25 June 2021
Bulgaria – natural history of the mountainous southwest 28 June – 5 July 2021
Sussex – summer flowers and invertebrates 5 – 9 July 2021
Peru – cloud forest to rainforest in Manu National Park 27 August – 13 September 2021