James Aldred
CAL Director
James grew up in the New Forest, UK. A childhood passion for wildlife, climbing and photography led him up into the canopy where he has been ever since. He regularly works with the BBC Natural History Unit and has now completed over 50 extended filming expeditions to the rainforest. |
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Grant Harris
CAL Director
Grant started his career in arboriculture at Merristwood College and was resident arborist at Oxford University's arboretum. Working on film and canopy science projects, he has found the perfect way to combine a love for climbing trees and rigging. He now lives in Melbourne, Australia and works as an arborist and rope access technician. |
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Vicki Tough
Project Manager
Vicki Graduated from The University of Glasgow with BSc in Zoology. Growing up in the Highlands of Scotland she developed a love for ecology and exploration. Pursuit of these interests has lead her around the world. She has been contributing to research and zoological expeditions in the Ecuadorian Amazon, the Caribbean, Australia and most recently, Iceland. |
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Waldo Etherington
Cal Instructor
Growing up in rural Dorset Waldo has been an avid tree climber from an early age. Through training with CAL he has found a way to pursue this path professionally. Since climbing the tallest tropical trees in the world, Canopy Exploration has become Waldo's passion. He is an arborist and tree inspector whilst at home in the UK. |
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Tom Fayle
CAL Instructor
Tom Fayle is a CAL instructor and University of Cambridge Entomologist. He has extensive canopy climbing skills. Tom is available to provide technical advice on sampling techniques and training requirements for canopy science projects. Contact Tom with your canopy science questions.
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Ben Jones
CAL Instructor
Ben started his career as a climber working for a commercial tree surgery company. Since then, he has worked at The National Arboretum, Westonbirt from 2003. Ben manages to combine his passion for climbing and plants, with recent seed collecting trips to Morocco, and more recently as part of a collaborative trip to Chile between the Forestry Commission, Wakehurst Place, Kew and the Millennium Seed Bank. Contact: www.alifeinthetrees.co.uk
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