Lucy: When I heard about Young Conservationists, I jumped at the chance. I love getting up in the morning, knowing I will have an incredible day on Brownsea. We get the early boat, and so our nature journey begins. We undertake many practical tasks each year from managing birch woodland and removing bracken to beach cleans. Our work is vital to protect Brownsea from various hazards, including climate change. Beach cleans are especially important to me – plastic pollution is increasing annually and damaging local marine ecosystems. 

I enjoy learning about different habitats, identifying fungi, plants, mammals, and birds and aspire to a career in conservation. With my passion for habitat protection, I have recently enrolled on the Wildlife, Ecology and Conservation course at Kingston Maurward College, specialising in Countryside Management. Someday I want to become a ranger and inspire future generations to manage and protect the world around us.