Alyx recently completed a BSc in Ecology and Conservation at the University of Lincoln. She moved up to Newton Stewart to get work experience as a 6 month intern at GFT which finished in February 2023. She is now working at GFT as an Assistant Biologist.
She has alway been a keen volunteer, including as an Animal Care Assistant for the RSPCA and a Wildlife Volunteer Assistant at Doddington Hall and Gardens.
Alyx is totally obsessed with and extremely knowledgeable about moths!
Her internship is funded by Galloway Glens Landscape Partnership and The Holywood Trust,