Sarah is the Spains Hall Estate ecologist, responsible for ecological survey, research, and monitoring work. She has been instrumental in designing the 380hectare Ecological Landscape Plan and works alongside the Estate team to implement the Agri-Environment and Biodiversity Net Gain Schemes on the ground. Since graduating from Aberdeen University, Sarah has spent her 30 year career working on farmland, as both a research scientist, studying a wide range of species and habitats, and an Ecologist, helping landowners and farmers to restore the balance between profitable farming and conservation.