Rowie joined VWT in March 2024 as Communications and Engagement Officer for the Martens on the Move Project. Her role will include engaging a wider audience with the importance (and charisma) of pine martens and ways of getting involved with the project. She will also support VWT’s Communications Team to highlight the project’s wider work. Rowie has a background in environmental education, having previously worked as Outreach and Education Officer for the Alderney Wildlife Trust in the Channel Islands where she delivered a variety of engagement events, co-led the Pollinator Project and ran the Nature’s Classroom campaign to encourage the use of outdoor spaces for educational purposes. With support from the island’s community, Nature’s Classroom won the Channel Islands Insurance Corporation ‘School and Youth Group Green Award’ in spring 2023. Rowie graduated from Bangor University in 2020 with a BSc (Hons) in Zoology with Conservation with International Experience and, as part of her degree, worked at Seal Rescue Ireland as an Animal Care and Public Education Intern. In 2021, she spent a fantastic summer volunteering on Skomer Island in Pembrokeshire, learning different ecological survey methods and working with visitors to the island. Office: Ledbury.