meet
the team
here’s a little bit about the people who work at magdalen farm …
Dan
Head Education Ranger
Favourite smell …
Chips at the seaside!
If I could be an animal I would be …
A penguin
The best thing about my job is …
Working outdoors and using nature to teach and inspire
Favourite tree …
Rowan
Rhian
Education Ranger
Food I love …
Toad in the Hole
The best month is …
April, when Spring starts. You start to see life come back into plants and the heaviness of the winter gloom lifts.
Favourite bird …
Barn Owl
My favourite field on Magdalen Farm is…
Maypole
Izzie
Education Ranger
One of my hobbies is …
Hip hop dancing
Favourite sound …
Dusk birdsong
If I could be an animal I would be …
A saltwater crocodile
Favourite bird …
Puffin
Lucy
Education Ranger
Favourite bird …
house martin
One of my hobbies is …
needle felting
Favourite smell …
basil
The best month is …
october, i love autumn
Tilda
Education Ranger
Food I love …
beetroot
If I could be an animal I would be …
a grey seal
Favourite smell …
sweet peas
Best thing about my job …
growing, being outside, teaching, pushing a wheelbarrow and eating!
May
Ranger
The best month is …
May, because it starts to feel summery and warm, there are lots of beautiful flowers and it’s a great name!
Favourite sound …
Dance music
If I could be an animal I would be …
A Beaver
Food I hate …
Egg with runny yolk. Ick!
Lucy
Head Chef
Food I love …
Everything except …
Food I hate …
… Liquorice
Favourite smell …
Cut Grass/freshly opened coffee beans
If I could be an animal I would be a …
Hippo
Jess
Chef
Favourite sound …
Sounds of the rainforest
Favourite bird …
Robin
If I could be an animal I would be …
a lioness because they are strong, independent, and take nothing from no one
The best month is …
Either February (because its my birthday) or December (because its Christmas)
Kathy
head Housekeeper
Favourite sound …
Rain on the roof
Food I hate …
Sultanas
Food I love …
Coronation chicken (without sultanas!)
Favourite bird …
Robin
Mel
Housekeeper
Favourite tree …
Japanese Maple
Favourite smell …
Cut grass
If I could be an animal I would be …
A cat
Food I love …
Seafood
Paul
Caretaker
Favourite smell …
Coffee. But i don’t like the taste!
Favourite tree …
Oak
One of my hobbies is …
Collecting and playing synthesisers
Favourite sound …
Native American flute
Pete
Caretaker
Favourite bird …
Blackbird
Food I hate …
garlic
Favourite sound …
the 19 litre engine of a Chieftain tank
The best field on Magdalen Farm is …
Kensal
Robin
Head Environment Ranger
Favourite smell …
Honey
The best field on Magdalen Farm is …
Kensal
Favourite bird …
Goshawk
If I could be an animal I would be …
Goshawk!
Liz
Accounts Clerk
Favourite tree …
Beech
The best thing about my job is …
For a desk job, I have a desk with a great view and birdsong
Favourite sound …
breeze in the trees
Favourite smell …
A pulled Christmas cracker
Giles
Chief Executive
Favourite bird …
swallow
Food I hate …
mushrooms
One of my hobbies is …
sailing about on the sea
Best thing about my job …
the people i work with are funny!
Rebecca
Head of Learning and Nature Connection
Favourite tree …
Beech
The best field on Magdalen Farm is …
Maypole (it’s a calm place with lovely views and beautiful flora and fauna)
Favourite sound …
Waves on a beach
Food I hate …
rice pudding (disgusting)
