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Habitat Team

The Foundation's habitat staff work out in the catchments twelve months of the year, come rain or shine.

In the winter, the work involves mostly fencing and coppicing, while in the summer months we concentrate more on liming and fish pass work.

Our current Habitat Team consists of:

Mark Daniels

Habitat Team Member

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Mark joined the Foundation's habitat team in 2007. He is our expert in fencing and knows all the tricks of the trade when it comes to the intricacies of putting up flood-proof fences next to rivers. Mark is also heavily involved in fish pass work and other areas of habitat improvement. 

Published: 29th January, 2018

Updated: 18th April, 2018

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Lee Perola

Habitat Team Member

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river habitat improvementLee has worked for the Foundation since 2006 and has been involved with habitat improvement, water quality and fish access projects all over the Wye and Usk catchments.

Published: 29th January, 2018

Updated: 3rd May, 2018

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Meyrick Ames

Habitat Team Leader

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Meyrick has been with the Foundation for 19 years and has been involved in nearly every major outdoor project we have undertaken. He is skilled in using nearly every type of machinery required for river restoration. Meyrick has another string to his bow too: a graduate in graphic design, many of the photos featured in this website are his.

Published: 29th January, 2018

Updated: 6th June, 2018

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Louis Macdonald-Ames

Head of Operations

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Louis is probably more office-based these days but he is the one who manages all the Foundation's physical outdoor work, including H&S and consenting. Having gained a diploma in Fisheries Management from Sparsholt College, Louis has worked on rivers all his life and has a wealth of knowledge in everything fisheries-related.

Published: 29th January, 2018

Updated: 2nd May, 2018

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