Our trustees

Justin has spent his career championing our natural world.

As a filmmaker for the National Geographic and Discovery Channel and as Head of Development and Production for Animal Planet, he has helped deliver inspirational people and nature stories globally. For 13 years he ran National Trust Wales, protecting cherished landscapes.

He now partners with Sir Tim Smit (founder of The Eden Project) on radical climate solutions, is Vice Chair of the University of Wales and lives with his wife on a regenerative farm in Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons).

Harry has worked for nearly 25 years in the environmental sector, most recently as the Chief Executive of Devon Wildlife Trust. Prior to this, he was the Chief Executive of the Earth Trust and had spells at the Council for National Parks, Kew Gardens, CPRE and the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.

Harry has a passion for the environment and a particular interest in landscape-scale restoration, having played a key role in developing the Wildlife Trust's Living Landscapes programme. Harry believes spending time outdoors is essential for our health and wellbeing.

Beth is a Nature Allied Psychotherapist and Ethnographer who teaches natural history and woodland living skills. Beth is the Founder and Director of two organisations: Wild in the City, supporting well-being through relationships with nature with a focus on supporting people of colour; and Nature Therapy School, which offers professional training for psychotherapists in Nature Allied Psychotherapy.

Beth previously worked in the human rights field for 15 years, researching conditions in refugee producing countries and was commissioned by UNHCR as an international expert in gender based persecution.

John is a lifelong farmer in the North York Moors National Park. He has always had an interest in managing landscapes for nature and food production.

John has previously been on the board of an agricultural marketing cooperative and his local NHS Trust.

His spell on the advisory committee of his local BBC Radio Station gave him full understanding of the need for effective communications.

Rachel has 16 years of experience in business and is currently actively rewilding over 120 acres of land in the High Peak, Derbyshire.

Rachel’s expertise lies in high growth internet start-ups, as a founder and senior leader in product development, growth and operations.

Her first start-up became one of the UK’s technology ​‘unicorns’ when it was sold in 2016. There, Rachel held the role of Product Director and later Director of Business Operations, being part of and growing the team that navigated a 40-fold growth in valuation.

Elaine leads international work for Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and supports Friends of the Earth International.

She has over 30 years' campaign experience, from leading Friends of the Earth’s national grassroots work to setting up their major programmes on issues such as climate and nature.

Before becoming a trustee at Rewilding Britain, Elaine managed the organisation's first two start-up years. She is also Chair of the Corporate Justice Coalition, working to protect human rights and the environment from corporate abuse.

Priyanka is an Assurance Partner in EY with over 14 years’ experience of working on audits of large and medium clients in the financial services sector. She has a deep understanding of financial risks and the impacts of climate-related and ESG risks on an entity’s risk framework, strategy, financial position and disclosures.

Priyanka has diverse experience, having lived and worked in India, US and the UK. She supports small local charities in India that work to further women’s education, and was a volunteer for the Make-a-Wish foundation in New York.

Originally from Aberdeen, George’s thirty-year career has spanned the public, commercial and voluntary sectors. Having begun working life as a doctor, his move into management included six years in commercial companies in Japan and the UK before he joined the voluntary sector as Head of Marketing and Communications at the British Red Cross.

For ten years from 1995 George was Chief Executive of the Motor Neurone Disease Association, leading it through a period of rapid growth and change. Since then George has consulted on organisational strategy, leadership, governance and change for many organisations.

Frankie, a chartered accountant, is Chief Finance and Operations Officer at Bookmark Reading, a charity which supports children's reading. Prior to this, he worked at KPMG LLP as an Audit Manager and at The Zoological Society of London, specialising in charity finance and accounting.

Frankie has held several volunteer roles in the charity sector. He is currently the Grant Committee Chair for The Scout Association and sits as an independent member of the Audit and Risk Committee at NCVO.

David has worked in marine management for over twenty years, including leading on policy advice at a pivotal time for the UK’s marine legislation and working on the world’s largest offshore renewable energy programme.

He has held numerous senior posts in the marine management sector, including Head of Marine Planning and Coastal Management at the Crown Estate and Marine Policy Manager for the Environment Agency. He is currently the Projects Director for the Blue Marine Foundation, leading a global suite of ocean conservation projects. David has a marine science doctorate and is a Fellow of the IMarEST.

Rachel is Executive Director at Aldersgate Group, a cross-sectoral alliance of businesses and other organisations championing a prosperous, environmentally sustainable economy.

Rachel has over 20 years’ experience of working in environment and climate policy, primarily as a civil servant but with time spent in the private sector. She has a passion for collaborative and systems-led policy development, looking across traditional sector boundaries.

Rachel is also a keen amateur musician and mountain walker.

Nick is the CEO of Dunelm plc, an entrepreneurial UK retailer with strong values. He was previously the CEO of Evans Cycles and began his career in Unilever, followed by a stint as a consultant at McKinsey & Co.

Nick serves on the steering group of the British Retail Consortium’s Climate Action Roadmap and the Investment Committee of Sporting Capital, and was previously a Trustee for Age UK and the Pennies Foundation. He joined the Board to offer his skills, gained in the commercial and charity sectors, and his life-long passion for wild places.