The team

Luis leads the team and is responsible for delivering the family’s overall ambition for the estate.  This includes driving forward our landscape revival programme, pursuing estate-wide reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, and integrating GIS and data visualisation into our conservation and general management. 

Harriet coordinates the day-to-day running of the estate and is responsible for our community programme. She organises courses and events, knowledge exchanges and welcomes local schools and vulnerable groups.  She works alongside the local MAYFACS charity who run their own shed and community orchard on estate land.

Brad’s role is to find innovative ways to increase the biodiversity across our different habitats.  He works closely with the farming and conservation land manager, as well as our buildings project manager to make their work and practices as beneficial as possible to wildlife.   

Peter manages our small team of rangers and stockperson on all aspects of our farming and forestry practices. He is also in charge of our available products. Peter runs an 18-month long trainee-ranger programme assisting young people in gaining the skills they need to become good conservation rangers.

George carries out a range of forestry work including coppicing and the processing of woodland products such as timber and firewood. George is involved with varied conservation-specific tasks such as hedge planting, nest-box management, pond and water management. Both the rangers are also on-hand to help our stockperson.

Ben carries out a range of forestry work including coppicing and the processing of woodland products such as timber and firewood. Ben is involved with varied conservation-specific tasks such as hedge planting, nest-box management, pond and water management. Both the rangers are also on-hand to help our stockperson.

Nick is responsible for our conservation grazing. He uses no-fence technology to manage cattle, sheep and goat grazing, whilst managing our pigs as a “flying squad” for specific conservation tasks. Under our Head of Conservation’s guidance, Nick is responsible for the welfare of our White Storks, as part of the White Stork project.

Nicky leads the team responsible for the estate's private gardens. Their approach reflects the broader philosophy of the estate: gardening within a historic context, creating spaces that are both beautiful and beneficial to nature. The team host our NGS open gardens days, knowledge exchanges with progressive naturalistic gardeners and run a year-long traineeship for college students.

Mark has witnessed many changes on the estate and takes great pride in the gardens and their nature-focused management today. His long association with Wadhurst Park has given him a wealth of historical knowledge, while his practical experience makes him a trusted expert across all areas of gardening.  

With a career spanning conservation, arboriculture, and horticulture, Fi brings considerable expertise to the team. Her gardening is underpinned by ecological awareness, helping inform the team's work. She takes a lead role in herbaceous, propagation, vegetable production alongside the wider management of the gardens.

Max’s role is to ensure the efficient upkeep of our estate property and facilities, including our tenanted properties.  He oversees the optimisation of our solar energy usage, the efficiency of our biomass boiler and the ongoing management of our ground source heat pumps and other alternative energy sources.   

Andrew deals with day-to-day maintenance issues across the estate, including in our tenanted properties, plant and electric vehicles.  Andrew is tasked to find environmentally friendly solutions to maintenance issues wherever possible.    

Tim manages the renovation of our estate properties. He is responsible for restoring traditional buildings aesthetically and to high environmental standards.  He uses a combination of modern and traditional techniques, employing skilled local craftspeople.