As her student placement with the Trust drew to a close, Lorna had one last opportunity to help on a nature reserve. It turned out to be more eventful than expected.

After some time spent logging data in the office, Lorna visited the Lincolnshire coast and discovered that conservation can sometimes look brutal.

Did you know there are 232 similar ‘microspecies’ of dandelions in Britain! Lorna shares some of her simple identification tips that she has picked up in her second week as Assistant Conservation…

I’m on an exciting student placement with the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, and I'll be blogging about my 8 week placement here.