Building opportunities for our lowland peat landscapes
Report of the Defra Lowland Agricultural Peat Forum 2024
Attendees
Islam Abdel-Aziz
Horticulture Consultant
ADAS
Jane Barker
Managing Director
Barker & Bland Ltd
Jo Bellett
Agricultural Systems and Engagement
Sustainability Research Institute
Douglas Bray
Specialist (Lowland Agricultural Peat Water R&D)
Environment Agency
Simon Bunn
Flood and Water Manager
North Somerset Council
Julia Casperd
Lecturer Land Management & Wildlife Conservation
Harper Adams University
Nicole Leslie Charria
Policy officer
Defra
Kate Corfield
Head of Peat Restoration policy
Defra
Brenda D'Acunha
Peatland biometeorologist
UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Iain Detrey
Peat Advisor
Environment Agency
Fin Duncan
Agricultural supply manager
Ponda
Megan Ellershaw
Principal Officer Peatlands
Natural England
Martyn Ford
Principal enforcement officer
Somerset Council
Ruth Gregg
Senior Analyst - Land, Agriculture and Nature
The CCC
David Harpley
Director of Nature Recovery
Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Emma Hinchliffe
Director
IUCN UK Peatland Programme
Ian Holman
Head Centre for Water, Environment and Development
Cranfield University
Lisa John
Senior Policy Advisor
Defra
Mike Jones
Projects Manager (South)
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
David Kesner
Graduate Consultant
Eunomia Research and Consulting Ltd
Sophie Laing
Higher Officer- Peat and Wetlands
Natural England
Zoe Lipkens
PhD Researcher
Leicester University
Helen Mailey
Social Science Research Assistant
University of East London
Ceri Meehan
Senior Officer, Catchment Sensitive Farming
Natural England
Ian Moodie
Technical Manager
Association of Drainage Authorities
Christopher Moses
Policy Lead, Lowland Agricultural Peat
Defra
Graham North
Senior Adviser
Natural England
John Oldfield
LAPSIP Project Manager
Middle Level Comissioners
Lorna Parker
Great Fen Project Manager
BCN Wildlife Trust
Ruth Pilbeam
Rewilding Projects Officer
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
Matthew Quinn
Project Officer
Fens East Peat Partnership
Jenny Rhymes
Senior Researcher
UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Lesley Saint
Peat Advisor
Environment Agency
Shivani Singhal
Research Fellow
University of Leeds
Elizabeth Stockdale
Niab
Sarah-Jane Taylor
Farmer/Nature Based Solutions Lead
Oxwillow
Stephen Thompson
Catchment Manager
Durham Wildlife Trust
Marcus Travers
Head of Agrifood Technology
Anglia Ruskin University
Helen Vittery
Service Manager
Somerset Council
Andy Webb
Principal Officer - England Peat Map
Natural England
Joe Williamson
Clerk & Engineer
River Stour IDB
Gemma Wren
Consultant
Wren ECOnsulting
Zacharia Asri
Researcher
Sustainable Soils Alliance
Will Barnard
Moor Association Coordinator
FWAG SW
Jude Bennett
Peatland Team Leader and Senior Advisor
Environment Agency
Philip Brewin
Ecologist
Somerset Drainage Boards
Evan Burdett
Farm Conservation Adviser
Norfolk FWAG
Robert Caudwell
Chair
Association of Drainage Authorities
Jack Clough
Research Fellow
University of East London
Beth Crawshaw
Policy Advisor
Defra
Sian Davies
Research Specialist - leading LP3+ and Scenarios projects
Environment Agency
Iain Diack
Senior Specialist -Wetlands
Natural England
Helen Earnshaw
Senior Project Officer
Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Kat Evans
Associate Director - Business Development
ADAS
Marcus Frankpitt
Principal
Loglogic
Catherine Hacker
NCF Commercial Lead
Defra
Jake Hemming
Lead, Net Zero Peat, Forestry & Exploratory Measures
Defra
Douglas Hobbs
Technical Project Manager
Niab
Megan Hudson
General Manager
Fenland SOIL Ltd
Sarah Johnson
Head of Peatland Nature Recovery
Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Sam Joyce
Senior Policy Advisor
Defra
Mark Ketley
Projects Engineer
Witham and Humber Drainage Boards
Anna Lantaff
Moor Association Coordinator
FWAG SW
James Lock
Project Liaison Officer
Natural England
Swaantje Marten
Sustainable Agriculture Lead
WWF UK
Aneurin Merrill-Glover
Research Associate
University of Bristol
Zoe Morgan
Senior Agriculture Consultant
ADAS
Ana Natalio
Researcher
Harper Adams University
Charlotte Nott
Environment Policy Adviser
National Farmers Union
Luke Osborne
Senior Research Manager
IFF Research
Henry Parkinson
Project Lead & In-house Legal Counsel
Langley Abbey Environment Project
Liam Plater
Development Control Officer
Yorkshire and Humber Drainage Boards
Andrew Raffle
Director
NSMT Ltd
Craig Rockliff
EA National Peatland Team Manager
Environment Agency
Ellis Selway
Wicken Fen Peatland Restoration Project Manager
National Trust
Tammy Marie Smalley
Head of Conservation
Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Tom Storr
Research Agronomist
Dyson Farming Ltd
Nigel Taylor
Research Associate
University of Cambridge
Caroline Thorogood
Senior National Consultant - Nature Conservation
National Trust
Katherine Trehane
Senior officer
Natural England
Andrew Walters
Paludiculture Officer
Broads Authority
Catherine Weightman
Senior project manager
Natural England
Verity Winn
Senior Policy Officer
RSPB England
Neal Wright
M.D. BeadaMoss
Micropropagation Services
Emma Austin
Senior Reserves Manager
Natural England
Tina Barsby
CEO
Fenland SOIL Ltd
Katharine Birdsall
Senior Technical Advisor - Peat
Environment Agency
Damon Bridge
Senior Project Manager
RSPB
Simon Carr
Associate Professor in Geography
University of Cumbria
Jordan Champ
Senior Policy Advisor
Defra
Nicola Coate
Director
Coates English Willow
Lucy Crockford
Lecturer and Researcher
Harper Adams University
Adam Day
Senior Liaison Officer
Yorkshire & Humber Drainage Board
Matthew Doran
Land Use Policy Adviser (Climate Change and Water)
Country Land and Business Association (CLA)
Ross Edwards
Partnerships Strategic Overview Senior Advisor
Environment Agency
Chris Evans
Project Lead
UKCEH
Silas Gairdner
Senior policy advisor – natural flood management
Defra
Martin Hammond
General Manager
G S Shropshire and Sons
Jeewani Hemamali Peduru Hewa
Postdoctoral Researcher
Bangor University
Chris Hodnett
Economist
Defra
Eline Jaktevik
Social researcher
Defra
Matt Jones
Project Director
The Wash Landscape Partnership
Andrea Kelly
Environment Policy Adviser
Broads Authority
Mehri Khosravi
Senior research fellow
University of East London
Vittoria Lauretano
Senior Scientific Officer- Soils & Peat Science
Defra
Mike Longden
Technical lead
Lancashire Wildlife Trust
Simon Maxwell
Social Research Adviser
Environment Science and Analysis, Defra
Andrew Merritt
Artist
Something & Son
Ross Morrison
Researcher
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Michael New
Peatland Project Officer
Wessex Water
Roisin O'Riordan
Senior soil and peat scientist
Defra
Alex Owens
PhD researcher - lowland peat mgmt
University of Nottingham
Martin Parsons
Peatland Restoration Officer
Natural England / Fens East Peat Partnership
Richard Price
Chief Executive Officer
Whittlesey Consortium of Internal Drainage Boards
Tom Raven
Consultant (Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions Lead)
Eunomia Research and Consulting
Amy Rolf
Peat Programme Manager
Defra
Amy Shaw
Fens Flood Risk Manager
Environment Agency
Mat Smith
Farmer
Farmer
Judith Stuart
Peatland Policy Specialist
Defra
Jonathan Taylor
Project Manager for Ouse Washes Landscape Recovery
Ouse Washes Landscape Recovery
Carol Tidmarsh
Senior Policy Advisor
Defra
Louise Treneman
Senior Officer
Natural England
Simon Ward
Paludiculture support & investigation
Increment Limited
Gareth Whatmore
CEO
Droneprep Ltd
Rob Wise
Environment Adviser
National Farmers Union
Kathryn Wright
Director / Grower
Wright Farm Produce
Christopher Bailey
Head of Technical services
Middle Level Commissioners
David Baxter
Director
David Baxter Environmental Ltd
Giles Bloomfield
Project Development Manager
Water Management Alliance
Steph Britton
Senior Officer - Grants Coordinator
Natural England
Kate Carver
The Wildlife Trust for BCN
Sophie Chapman
Head of Peat Policy
Defra
Matthew Cook
Peatland Project Manager
The Future Forest Company Ltd
Jack Crowshaw
Project Manager
Groundwork CLM
Chris Dean
Former Head
Moors for the Future Partnership
Joanne Dumbrell
Permitting Officer - Peatland Technical Officer
Environment Agency
Cameron Edwards
Farmer
Goose Meadow Farming Limited
Stephanie Evers
Reader in Wetland Ecology and Biogeochemistry
Liverpool John Moores University
Roger Gerry
Area team adviser - agri-environment & greener farming
Natural England
Helen Harper
Programme Officer
IUCN UK Peatland Programme
Kelly Hewson Fisher
Head of Rural Research
Savills
Fiona Holder
Project contract lead
Coates Willow PEF project and FWAG SW
Gemma Jennings
Peatland Team Manager
Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Peter Jones
Senior Specialist Peatlands
Natural Resources Wales
Renée Kerkvliet-Hermans
Peatland Code Manager
IUCN UK PP
Aleks Kowalski
Project Director
SEAD Artists
Rhoswen Leonard
Lead Specialist Advisor
Mandy Lowe
Farmer facilitator
FWAG SW
Lauryn McLoughlin
Research Assistant
Manchester Metropolitan University
Jim Milner
Senior Project Manager Paludiculture Exploration Fund
Natural England
John Moseley
Scheme Development Team lead for Lowland Peat actions
Natural England
Edward Nicholson
Director
RSK Habitat Management
David Oatway
Senior Officer – Protected Sites Strategy Pilot
Natural England
Tim Parfitt
General Manager
Beadamoss
Nik Petek-Sargeant
Research Fellow
University of Cambridge
Sophie Pyne
Project Officer
Yorkshire Peat Partnership
Martin Redding
Planning Officer - Wetland Archaeologist
Middle Level Commissioners
Katy Ross
Paludiculture Fellow
Defra
Nigel Simpson
Agriculture Lead
Natural England, CSF
Andy Sproson
Director
AutoSpray Systems
Poppy Szaybo
Engagement & Inclusion Manager
University of Cambridge
David Thomas
Chief Advisor
Association of Drainage Authorities
Jordan Timney
Policy Advisor
Defra
Aldert van Weeren
Changemaker
Wetland Product Foundation
Lydia Watson
Land Management Advisor
Cumbria Wildlife Consulting
Jonathan White
Chartered Civil Engineer
Lapwing Energy
David Woodhouse
Company Owner
Forest Inventory (UAV services)
Veronica Zwetsloot
LAPWDP Grant Commercial lead
Environment Agency