Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust’s Post

Please welcome Charlie Hewitt, one of our new Trustees Bio: We are very excited to have Charlie on board, one of 6 new Trustees who have just been appointed to the board following our AGM at the weekend. Charlie has lived, studied and worked in Leicestershire and Rutland for most of his adult life. With a BSc in Geography, and an MSc and MPhil in Geographic Information Systems, Charlie works at the intersection of data science, cartography, computer science, and ecology as a Digital Ecologist. Charlie’s work experience spans both industrial and academic settings, developing technologies to help ecologists and environmental scientists collect, manage, analyse, share and communicate ecological and geospatial data. Beyond his professional work, Charlie is passionate about freshwater ecology, ornithology, and paddle sports. He volunteers with the Canal & River Trust as a paddle sport instructor where he supports programmes that encourage engagement of the diverse Leicestershire community in the wellbeing benefits of blue-green spaces. Charlie also volunteers in water quality and bird monitoring programmes at Rutland Water Nature Reserve, and volunteers at his local food bank.