As Principal Scientist for VWT, Jenny oversees the design and implementation of the Trust’s research projects to ensure they are rigorous and of the highest scientific standard. Jenny is a zoologist with a background in research on a range of mammal species, including pine marten, dormice, red squirrel, water vole and mink. She gained an MSc in conservation at University College London and then went on to a PhD at Royal Holloway. She joined the Trust in 2011 as project officer on the Mammals in a Sustainable Environment (MISE) project, working with volunteers and local communities on surveys and conservation of a range of mammal species in west Wales. In 2014, Jenny became the Trust’s Pine Marten Project Manager, managing the Pine Marten Recovery Project for England and Wales and the reinforcement of pine martens in Wales. She became Principal Scientist (formerly Science and Research Programme Manager) in 2018.

Jenny holds a number of honorary positions including Visiting Fellow University of Exeter, Member of DEFRA Reintroductions Task Force , Associate Editor Ecological Solutions and Evidence , Review Editor (Human Wildlife Interaction) Frontiers in Conservation, Open University Human Research Ethics Committee external member,  BIAZA Reintroductions Advisory Group member and member of IUCN Small Carnivore Specialist Group. Office: Maesllyn, Ceredigion.