Trustees

Alice cannot remember a time in her life when she hasn't been passionate about the natural world, whether in her early years in Tanzania, being taught how to identify wildflowers by her grandmother in Northumberland or exploring the wildlife and habitats of Norfolk. 
 
Alice has lived in Norfolk since 1993. She retired as a solicitor in 2019. During her career, Alice headed two departments and had shared responsibility for delivering training and coaching to over 200 colleagues and clients. 
 
Alice has been a Trustee of NWT since 2016 and Chair of the Board of Trustees since 2019. She is also a member of the Trust's Finance, Audit and Risk Group and its Remunerations Group, and regularly attends the Governance Review Group meetings, contributing to the ongoing improvement of the governance of the Trust. Retirement has released more time for Alice to continue to contribute her management, financial and governance skills for NWT's benefit. 

"It is a privilege to be a trustee and Chair of Norfolk Wildlife Trust with the ability to contribute to the Trust's mission to secure nature's recovery in Norfolk."

John grew up in Whittlesey in the Cambridgeshire Fens, but has lived in Norfolk for the last 30 years and has been a member of NWT all that time. He is passionate about wildlife and spent 30 years as a professional conservationist, the last 25 for the RSPB, latterly as Conservation Manager for Eastern England until retirement in 2017. He has led teams giving conservation advice to farmers and successfully influenced decision makers in National and Local Government to protect and enhance wildlife. He was a member of the Broads Authority for eight years and Environment Agency Flood Defence Committees for over 17 years, working to ensure that the role of the natural environment was valued and taken into account in both their operations. Consequently he combines knowledge of the mechanics of conservation as well as a strategic overview, and understands the importance of effective communication and engaging people. Since becoming a Trustee he has assisted NWT with recruitment of senior posts, chaired the Trust's Governance Review Group, and taken a special interest in the Trust's conservation work.

"As a keen all round naturalist, Norfolk's wildlife has a special place in my heart and I want to use my skills and knowledge to support NWT to make a difference".

Lyndsay grew up in Guernsey and settled in Norwich following her studies at UEA and subsequent accounting qualification. Day to day Lyndsay manages the finances of a business in the aerospace industry. Lyndsay joined Norfolk Wildlife Trust as Treasurer in 2019, and also leads the Trust's Finance, Audit & Risk sub-committee. 
 
"It is a privilege to be Treasurer of Norfolk Wildlife Trust, I hope to combine my experience in finance and interest in the environment to help support the conservation of Norfolk's wildlife." 

Andy is an ecologist whose career was spent in polar regions. He first visited Norfolk in 1963, has been a member of NWT since 1977 and now lives here. He has managed large international scientific projects in Antarctica and has experience of conservation issues, both locally and globally, through chairing the Cambridge Conservation Forum. He is currently Chair of the North Norfolk Local Members Group and continues natural history recording locally. 
 
“I hope to bring my experience of ecological research and environmental monitoring to help the conservation of Norfolk’s’ wildlife for the long term in the face of rapidly increasing environmental change.” 

Bailey grew up surrounded by the many wonders of Norfolk wildlife which spurred her into a career in wildlife conservation and climate change communications. She is a Trustee of Norfolk Wildlife Trust, a previous employee of Essex Wildlife Trust, the Editor-in-Chief of Dragonfly News - the official magazine of the British Dragonfly Society - and a fantasy fiction writer.

Bailey was also part of the first cohort to graduate from the University of Lincoln with a degree in Physical Geography, the first Environmental Sabbatical Officer at Lincoln Students' Union and in the country and has since been asked to speak at a Lincoln Cathedral graduation ceremony to inspire the recent graduates. She now works on behalf of Suffolk's Public Sector Organisations leading on climate emergency communications for the county.

It was while studying environmental change and sustainability with the Open University that Glenn fully appreciated the complexities of the issues in protecting the natural world. He joined NWT several years prior to moving to Norfolk in retirement. 
 
Glenn spent 35 years working in the investment management industry, specialising in corporate governance and risk management. He also served nine years as an independent director of a social housing provider, where he chaired the finance and audit committee. 
 
He hopes to apply his knowledge and experience to help NWT navigate the challenges we face in protecting wildlife habitats. 

Greg combines a passion for wildlife conservation with Business and Charity Governance as a longstanding trustee with extensive experience across NWT subcommittees. 
 
Professionally working with landowners, financial institutions and researchers, Greg leads the transition across much of Norfolk ,influencing land use change for biodiversity gain and climate change mitigation. 
 
With a track record in successful public and private fundraising, Greg has delivered projects locally, regionally, nationally and internationally, integrating community needs alongside sustainable habitat management. 
 
Greg has a strong interest in BTO science, is an RSPB raptor monitor and a prize-winning wildlife photographer.

Harry Buscall has a career background in land management and finance. As a partner at Wild Ken Hill in West Norfolk, he has contributed towards sustainable land use initiatives, focusing on carbon sequestration, biodiversity recovery, and regenerative farming. In his financial career, Harry worked at Ruffer LLP as an Investment Director, managing multi asset investment portfolios. Elsewhere he serves at Norfolk based educational and environmental organisations, where he chairs committees and advises on strategic projects.

Kathy was born and brought up in Norfolk, holidaying on the coast and sailing on the Norfolk Broads. She manages national teams of specialists in Natural England, contributing science and evidence to conservation projects across England and providing policy advice to government on the environment. 
 
She has had a broad career to date which includes strong local, regional and central governmental experience in sustainable development, and has worked extensively in Norfolk within these roles. 
 
She also has significant experience as Strategy Director of an international environmental volunteering NGO working on citizen science projects around the world and is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. 

I am from Norfolk and live in the beautiful Broadland village of Dilham with my husband Neil and our pets. I have always had a passion for nature and enjoy attracting wildlife into our garden and taking early morning local walks. 

My career spans 36 years in Financial Services, specialising in Programme Delivery & Digital. 

I see the Norfolk Wildlife Trust as such an important organisation, driving research, education, and preservation. I hope to get the opportunity to use my skill set to support the trust in driving its strategy forward as well as to grow personally from the opportunity. 

Richard’s professional background is in finance and sustainability. He holds a first class finance degree from the University of Wales and subsequently qualified as a chartered management accountant and IEMA fellow. Until recently, he led operations in finance and sustainability at a large regional company and then, when he turned 40, moved to a teaching role. Through this and other work, he remains connected with local businesses and not-for-profit organisations. Richard’s main interest is how ethical organisations are addressing the environmental crises and how this in turn enhances their financial and social performance.

Richard chairs the board at IEMA, the professional body for those working, studying or interested in environmental sustainability, so he’s a strong advocate for environmental education and green skills. He serves on several other charity and not-for-profit boards in addition to the NWT. He’s also a judge for international finance and environmental awards.

Richard has a long-standing passion for the natural world and is proud to have won many awards for successful environmental projects. Perhaps most revealing of his commitment is the green Blue Peter badge that he won back in primary school!

Richard was born in Gt Yarmouth and always lived in Norfolk He is an environmental and Charity advisor working on the climate change and sustainability agenda’s as well as Charity business planning and governance

He previously spent 24 years as Regional Director of the RSPB in the East of England. During this time, he oversaw the acquisition of 1000’s of Hectares of land and managed project teams to create over 10000 Ha of new nature reserves creating landscapes is his passion. Richard has also been Chair of the Regional Heritage Lottery Fund Committee for 9 years, a member pf the Broads Authority and Regional Forestry Advisory Committee and Chair of the Regional Sustainable Development Round Table

Richard currently is Chair of the Regional Flood and Coastal Communities Committee for Anglian (Eastern) Chair of the Ancient Tree Forum UK and Patron of the Papillion Project in Norfolk

Richard was awarded an OBE for his work in the Environment and Sustainability in June 2005 and is a Fellow of the Institute of Environmental Managers and Assessors and awarded Charted Environmentalist status by IEMA

Scott has lived in Norfolk all his life, currently living in Norwich with his wife and four children. For 24 years Scott has been the Finance Director of a local financial services business, previously qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young. He is a Trustee of two Charities, and feels that this experience, along with his financial background makes him a useful addition to the Council. 
 
“I feel lucky to live in Norfolk with its diverse natural habitats and wildlife and wish to encourage more people to enjoy them and to help preserve them for future generations.”