Ormungandr holds a 1st Class Honours Degree in Plantsmanship and a P.G. Dip. Forestry (Ecology and Management). He is a member of the Arboricultural Association (Technician), a fully insured Tree Inspector and Botanical Horticulturalist with two decades of diverse experience in the plant care industry. In early 2023 he became a trustee of the charity Tayside Woodland Partnerships.

Employment history

• Sole Proprietor of Awen Tree Consultancy, 2017 – ongoing
• Tree Propagator (Nurseryman) at the Iconic Project, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh, 2013
• Horticulturalist (Mental Health – Green Therapy), NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, 2011
• Lead Propagator and Supervisor for Lochwinnoch Tree Nursery and Garden Centre, 2010
• Horticultural Worker, East Coast Organics Farm, 2006-2008

Qualifications

• Post Graduate Diploma Forestry (Ecology and Management) with Bangor University, 2017-2020
• Professional Tree Inspector, 2017
• BSc (Hons) 1st Class Horticulture with Plantsmanship (Plant Science), 2012-2016
• Certificates with Distinction in Plantsmanship and Field Botany, 2014

Continued Professional Development

• Profesional Tree Inspector Refresher/Update (Lantra), May 2024
• Hazard Tree Inspection, 2018
• Tree Risk – What’s the Likelihood of Failure?, 2018
• Assessment of Tree Forks, 2017
• Profesional Tree Inspector (Lantra), 2017
• Botanic Gardens Conservation International / International Plant Sentinel Network, Best Practice Methodologies for Garden Security, 2016
• Molecular lab, 2016
• Micro-propagation, Glasgow Botanic Garden, 2014

Memberships

• Arboricultural Association (Technician)