Marina joined the trust in 2018. As part of her role, she manages the Trust’s lesser horseshoe bat reserves in England and Wales, which includes monitoring the bat colonies, maintaining the roosts and enhancing them for the bats, all with the help of VWT volunteers. Marina also leads on the long-term ringing projects for Barbastelles and Bechstein’s bat in Malvern (Worcestershire) and Bracketts Coppice (Dorset). She also helps in the delivery of other bat projects. Marina completed a degree in Biology and a MSc in Biodiversity and Conservation at the University of Sevilla, Spain and has been involved in conservation projects within various taxa in Britain, Portugal, Peru and Spain. She joined Vincent Wildlife Trust after working as a research assistant for the University of Sevilla. Marina enjoys problem solving and working with volunteers, and feels privileged to work so closely to bats. Office: Ledbury.