Catherine works as an Agricultural Advice Project Manager at the RSPB on Farm Wildlife, a partnership of conservation and farming organisations working together to provide best-practice management advice for wildlife on farmland. After studying host-parasite interactions in bumblebees for her PhD. Research, Catherine worked at the University of Leeds on the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH) led Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS). Catherine is fascinated by beneficial insects, such as pollinators, and other invertebrates and is an enthusiastic supporter of citizen science, practical volunteering, and monitoring wildlife.