Owen is a landscape architect turned researcher in rural economics, having recently completed a PhD looking at socio-cultural value within hill farming communities. Throughout his professional journey, Owen’s passion has consistently centred around natural landscapes and the individuals responsible for their preservation. Currently residing in East Cumbria, he divides his time between working on the SFI Moorland Digital tool, teaching at the University of Cumbria, and conducting research to support upland farming communities.

owen@foundationforcommonland.org.uk

07301 011446

Lyndsey Stride is a passionate communicator, she has written an Education Toolkit for schools and worked with commoners, the CDA and the National Park Authority to give commoners a voice. Lyndsey is a commoner in the New Forest, qualified primary teacher, Forest School leader and potter.

Lyndsey@foundationforcommonland.org.uk

Susie is based in the office in Ambleside taking care of the day to day running of the Foundation for Common Land. Susie and her husband are National Trust tenant farmers in the Langdale’s.

Susie@foundationforcommonland.org.uk

Tom is passionate about conservation and is coordinating our SFI Moorland Digital Tool project. He is based in London and joins us after obtaining previous experience working on SFI Moorland and other agri-environmental schemes in Cumbria.  His other professional experiences includes working for over 6 years at The Sloth Institute in Costa Rica after obtaining his MSc in Wildlife Health and Conservation.

tom@foundationforcommonland.org.uk

Reader in Environmental Governance at the Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI) in the University of Gloucestershire, who has been undertaking research on common land since the 1990s;

Hill Farmer in Exmoor and Chair of Exmoor National Park Authority. Deputy Chair of the Uplands Alliance and previously NFU Uplands Spokesman.

Robin@foundationforcommonland.org.uk

Hill farmer in Dartmoor, has sat on the NFU Uplands Committee and is heavily involved on The Dartmoor Defra Test and Trial.

Jim Chairs the North York Moors National Park Authority; he is a family man, farmer and countryman running a mixed farm including common grazing on the southern side of North York Moors.

Conservation Advisor for FWAG in Gloucestershire with significant experience in pulling together and managing complex multi outcome conservation projects, many on commons. Awarded an MBE for this work

Harriet is a writer and poet focusing on the relationship between landscape, nature and farming. She has worked with many commoners through projects in the Lake District, Yorkshire and Dartmoor.

Keira has worked for the National Trust for a number of years; moving from a park and forestry ranger through to visitor facing and education roles, she has most recently been working as a project coordinator for 2 large conservation and farming projects in the Lake District. Keira is based in the Eden Valley in Cumbria.

07977 840145

Keira@foundationforcommonland.org.uk

Claire has extensive project management experience across the public sector, namely within education, and latterly a short career in Primary Teaching. Claire’s expertise is with facilitating, engagement, events, strategic communications and ‘joining the dots’. Whilst not from a farming background, her amassed skills and passion for the natural environment will ensure the success of the Yorkshire Dales FCL Project.

07890 028022

Claire@foundationforcommonland.org.uk

After getting her degree in Environmental Science in 2018, Tamsin worked for Natural England securing funding from NLHF for a £10 million project to restore and conserve sand dunes across the UK. More recently she has been working with the University of Exeter on international projects focussing on food security challenges.

07890 047181

Tamsin@foundationforcommonland.org.uk

Rhiannon is an Agroecologist, founding member and Project Coordinator of Greenslate Community Farm based in Wigan. Her early career was in the delivery of alternative education provision, and later in farming, specialising in Regenerative Agriculture and the conservation of rare breeds. Her passion is in bringing farming, conservation, and education together.

Rhiannon@foundationforcommonland.org.uk

Julia was on the Board of Natural England from 2014-2019 and is a Professor in Practice at the University of Cumbria; a practicing Land Agent and Agricultural Valuer she chairs the Uplands Alliance. Julia lives in Cumbria on ‘Susan’s Farm CIO’ of which she is a Trustee.

Julia@foundationforcommonland.org.uk