As Executive Director for Nature Recovery, Abi leads the Woodland Trusts’ conservation science, external affairs, policy, central estate, outreach and landscape teams, who provide evidence, expertise, training, tools and advocacy to secure our key nature recovery goals and advance the Trust’s mission across the UK.

Previously RSPB’s Head of Policy & Advocacy, Abi started in conservation as a research co-ordinator at Mikumi National Park, Tanzania. A qualified (but now lapsed) chartered accountant, Abi holds ecology & conservation and language degrees.