Areas of expertise:
* Sustainable tourism & recreation
* Countryside & green space management
* Access for all
* Visitor management
* Rural regeneration
Experience includes:
Senior Adviser in National Sustainability Team at British Waterways
• 11 years with Countryside Agency covering wide range of countryside matters
• National Project Manager for Millennium Commission funded Millennium Greens programme
• Developed successful £13 million Lottery bid for Doorstep Greens, the successor programme to above
• Managed Cotswolds Canals Sustainable Access & Tourism Study
• Co-compiler of Droitwich Canal Tourism and Visitor Management Plan
• Developed access, boating and other river uses sections for River Avon Tourism and Leisure Study (Warwickshire Avon)
• Advised on sustainability aspects of projects such as marinas and moorings
• Co-ordinated Sustainability Monitoring on Kennet & Avon Canal
• Judge for Green Flag Awards for parks and gardens, for Civic Trust/BURA
• Advisor for Local Food Initiative for RSWT.
Recent consultancy work:
• Cotswolds Canal Big Lottery Application and Business Plan for British Waterways with Facilitating People Ltd
• Fundraising and Development Strategy, with Facilitating People, for North Wessex Downs AONB Downland Heritage Initiative
• Researched and wrote series of rural environmental economic case studies for Advantage West Midlands Rural Renaissance Team
• River Avon Tourism and Leisure Study 2008 for Wychavon District Council
Evaluation of Lincolnshire Waterways Partnership
