People are at the heart of Avon Wildlife Trust.
We are extremely grateful for the help of our incredible community of over 18,000 members, 1,000 enthusiastic volunteers, and all our partners, funders and supporters. Our dedicated staff team work with all our community of supporters so that together we can restore nature and enable wildlife to thrive across our region.
Meet the team
If you would like to get in touch, get involved or to find out more about the Trust’s work, our staff team would be delighted to hear from you. *Indicates part-time staff
Management
Ian Barrett - Chief Executive
Amy Coulthard - Director for Nature’s Recovery
Jane Davis - Director of Finance and Resources*
Living Landscapes
Amy Couthard - Director for Nature’s Recovery
Tim Curley - Living Landscape Projects Manager
Bernie D'Arcy - Living Landscape Manager*
Rosie Maple - Living Landscape Officer*
Charlotte Targett - Living Landscape Assistant (on secondment)
Claire Sissons - Living Landscape Assistant – secondment cover
Jenny Greenwood - Living Landscape Monitoring & GIS Officer
Andy Jones - Living Landscapes Officer
Stuart Gardner - West of England Nature Partnership Manager
Communities and Engagement
Lisa Jones - Communities and Engagement Manager
Kelly Bray - Wellbeing with Nature Project Manager
Lucy Hellier - Learning Development Manager
Freya Morgan - Learning Development Officer (maternity leave)*
Alex Dommett - Learning Development Officer (maternity cover)*
Stephanie Sharkey - Learning Administration Officer*
Hannah Welsh - My Wild City Community Engagement Officer*
Irene Correia - People & Wildlife Manager
Nicole Daw - People & Wildlife Officer (maternity leave)*
Catherine Ware - Our Bright Future Project Officer*
Dani Smith - Our Bright Future Senior Project Officer
George Cook - Our Bright Future Communications and Engagement Officer*
Finance and Resources
Jane Davis - Director of Finance and Resources*
Paul McCormack - Financial Controller
Freiny Miles - Resources Manager
Sarah Brander - Accountant*
Neil Pettit - Accounts Assistant
Steve Beary - Estates & Business Development Project Manager (outsourced)
Helen Adams - HR Consultant* (outsourced)
Andrea Lakin - Health and Safety Consultant* (outsourced)
Fundraising, Membership and Communications
Emily Millington - Head of Fundraising (job share)*
Nicole Squire - Head of Fundraising (job share)*
Georgia Moore - Supporter Care and CRM Manager
Vacant - Communications Officer
Sam Pullinger - Grant Development Officer*
Emily Herbert - Supporter Data Officer*
Grow Wilder
Matt Cracknell - Grow Wilder Project Manager
Rachael Dodd - Grow Wilder Project Officer*
Shaun Waycott - Grow Wilder Project Officer*
Luke Grimshaw - Grow Wilder Operations Manager (outsourced)
Laura Hillman - Grow Wilder Site Co-ordinator (outsourced)
Folly Farm Centre
Contact Folly Farm Centre, including booking enquiries, by phone, 01275 331590, or email, info@follyfarm.org, or visit Folly Farm’s website.
Jane Davis - Centre Director*
Clare Withyman - Centre Manager (outsourced)
Ben MacDow - Deputy Centre Manager (outsourced)
Mark Withyman - Management Cover & Support (outsourced)
Hannah Read - Event Administrator*
Chantal Chorley - Cleaning Supervisor*
Jayson James - Site Support (outsourced)
Aime Evans - Caretaker (outsourced)
Wild Service
Boyd Henderson - Wild Service Business Manager (based at Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust)
info@wildservice.net 01452 699 190
General enquiries
Contact us by phone, 0117 917 7270, or email, mail@avonwildlifetrust.org.uk, or use our Contact Us form.
(c) Steve Nicholls
President and Vice-Presidents
Avon Wildlife Trust’s President is Simon King OBE, and we have three Vice-Presidents supporting the Trust: Mark Carwardine, Mike Dilger, and Kevin McCloud.
Trustees
The governing body of Avon Wildlife Trust is an elected board of volunteer trustees. Trustees play a vital role in all aspects of our work.