The River Don Trust are very pleased to announce the appointment of Jamie Urquhart as our River Don Fishery Biologist.

The Trust Chairman  Dave Gordon said " we are delighted to welcome Jamie to the team and look forward to the next phase of our Fishery Management Plan being moved forward"

Jamie has a great interest in all aspects of wildlife and countryside management and is also a keen fly fisherman. Having studied Ecology at Aberdeen University and until recently he  held the post as NE Water Vole Conservation Officer,

Following graduation with a BSc. Honours degree Jamie had an Internship with the Mammals Trust UK having been awarded a scholarship. Following a year traveling Jamie became the NE Water Vole Conservation Officer and as such learned many of the skills which he can now apply to his new challenge

Jamie with  a 5lb brown trout

Jamie has contributed to a number of scientific papers and given numerous presentations on various subjects to a wide variety of audiences

Jamie is delighted to be the RDT Biologist and is looking forward to getting to grips with the post.

 Once into his stride Jamie will have a Web Blog to keep you all up to date on river issues he is involved in.