I was learning from people at the frontline of new and emerging fields of forestry research.
Jemima Letts
Forestry (BSc), 2019
Assistant Forester at Chatsworth Estate
I work as part of the Forestry and Arboriculture team to manage the nearly 4,000 acres of woodland on the Estate.
Why did you decide to study at Bangor?
When I came to Bangor on an Open Day, I immediately fell in love with the campus and location. This is the main reason I chose to study at Bangor and not another university offering a forestry course. Bangor has run a forestry degree programme for a long time and the amount of research carried out at the University meant that I was learning from people at the frontline of new and emerging fields of forestry research. Bangor itself is a brilliant location, with amazing transport links and close to Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park. The forestry course had the option of adding a sandwich placement year, meaning I was able to take a year away from studying to put what I was learning into a practical context.
Why did you choose your specific course?
I ended up studying forestry by mistake! When I came to finishing my time at school, I knew that I wanted a job which involved working outside and I had a real interest in managing natural environments. After doing some research into broader countryside management courses, I came across the forestry degree at Bangor on UCAS by fluke. I decided to go along to an open day and immediately became interested in forestry - the idea of spending four years living away from home in Wales, learning all about trees, sounded incredible to me and I applied to Bangor for both its forestry and conservation with forestry degrees. After being accepted to study forestry, I soon found out there鈥檚 a lot more to trees and woodland management than people realise!
What did you enjoy most about your time at Bangor?
There were so many things which stand out from my time studying at Bangor. As part of my course, we went on a huge number of field trips, both locally around North Wales, and further afield, and it was a great experience to meet foresters in the real world and learn about the challenges they were facing and what their jobs entailed.
The extracurricular activities on offer at Bangor were so diverse - I was able to take up climbing as part of Bangor's Climbing Society and also got involved with the University鈥檚 Botanical Gardens at Treborth. During my second year, I became a peer guide to help welcome new forestry students and really enjoyed my time helping people getting settled in and spending time with peer guides from other subject areas. The people I met on my course are people I still keep in touch with now. Forestry is such a close-knit profession that I come across people who studied at Bangor all over the place, including my boss!
How did Bangor help you on the road to the job/career you're doing now?
全民彩票 supported me to achieve my Undergraduate degree in forestry which enabled me to apply for graduate management positions within the forestry profession. The reputation that the forestry degree at Bangor has also helps a lot! The support I received during my studies could not be fau