What is life like for the Ranger of Paxton Pits? Jim Stevenson keeps you up to date on his own blog, the inside-track on life in charge of cows, sheep, birds and volunteers.

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Jim Stevenson is our senior ranger and is responsible for the management of the site. His specialism is environmental education, increasingly with special needs clients.

Five Rangers are currently based at Paxton Pits, working for Huntingdonshire District Council. Jim Stevenson works here full time while the others all have responsibilities on other sites. Kirsty Drew’s specialisations are administration, publications, publicity, education and interpretation. Roland Fletcher is responsible for our workshop, tools and equipment, takes the lead on all of the agricultural work we do and he undertakes the monthly site checks. Matt Johnson is the tree specialist for the entire service and he leads on most of the practical tasks on site. This year he is also leading on all our livestock management. At Barford Road Pocket Park he runs angling classes for youngsters and does a lot of youth work. As a result of Aggregate Industries gaining planning approval for extended quarrying, we obtained funding for a fifth ranger. In 2008 Matt Hall was employed to take on a suite of work, allowing Matt Johnson to specialise in livestock.