Farmland Biodiversity Officer, GWCT Scotland
In GWCT Scotland’s Advisory team, Fiona Torrance works with land managers to increase wildlife on their land, providing advice on habitat enhancement, undertaking wildlife monitoring and working to set up Farmer Clusters in Scotland.
What is your favourite GWCT wildlife project or initiative?
If I couldn't choose my own, it would have to be the Farmer Cluster initiative. These have been successful at not only demonstrating how farmers can manage their land for nature but also at bringing people together, something which is often needed at the moment!
What is the best thing about your job?
Seeing the measures I helped establish result in visible benefits for biodiversity, whether it’s flocks of birds in the winter, bees buzzing in the summer or coveys of partridges.
What advice would you give to your younger self?
Keep going. The sector can be difficult to get into but once you’re in it you will love it.