Andy Bell - UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve Co-ordinator responsible for developing the UNESCO International Biosphere Reserve. He is our favourite boffin and all round good guy.
Sophia Craddock - Farm Advisor
Providing practical solutions for farmers to improve water quality and reduce the amount of valuable soils leaving agricultural land. She can typically be found welly-deep in mud!
Providing practical solutions for farmers to improve water quality and reduce the amount of valuable soils leaving agricultural land. She can typically be found welly-deep in mud!
Adeline Gladieux - BioCultural Heritage Tourism Project Coordinator
Adeline is responsible for coordinating the partners for this project which will develop a new sustainable model of tourism in four Biosphere Reserves. She is fluent in French, English and (soon) Devonian.
Adeline is responsible for coordinating the partners for this project which will develop a new sustainable model of tourism in four Biosphere Reserves. She is fluent in French, English and (soon) Devonian.
Jane Hart - Biosphere Operations Manager and Taw Valley Facilitation Group Coordinator
Jane is responsible for supporting the Biosphere Reserve Partnership and tracking overall performance. Jane also coordinates “one to many” advisory and collaborative activities for Taw valley landowners, encouraging sensitive management that improves the natural environment. She’s equally happy in field or forest.
Jane is responsible for supporting the Biosphere Reserve Partnership and tracking overall performance. Jane also coordinates “one to many” advisory and collaborative activities for Taw valley landowners, encouraging sensitive management that improves the natural environment. She’s equally happy in field or forest.
Chrissie Ingle - North Devon Marine Pioneer Coordinator
Chrissie is responsible for making sure the Marine Pioneer runs smoothly, to support the partners and projects to improve our marine environment in line with the 25 Year Environment Plan. She spends less time by the sea than she’d like to.
Chrissie is responsible for making sure the Marine Pioneer runs smoothly, to support the partners and projects to improve our marine environment in line with the 25 Year Environment Plan. She spends less time by the sea than she’d like to.
Sarah Jordan - BioCultural Heritage Tourism Project Support
Sarah supports the local implementation of the BioCultural Heritage Tourism Project in North Devon. Her duties include interviewing and engagement with stakeholders such as North Devon Marketing Bureau, the District Councils, County Council, and local transport companies, and data gathering and collation of itineraries.
Sarah supports the local implementation of the BioCultural Heritage Tourism Project in North Devon. Her duties include interviewing and engagement with stakeholders such as North Devon Marketing Bureau, the District Councils, County Council, and local transport companies, and data gathering and collation of itineraries.
Gigha Klinkenborg - Administrator (part-time)
Responsible for Biosphere office management.
Gigha is responsible for the co-ordination the team, updating the Biosphere website and the management of data. This makes her a bit of a miracle worker!
Responsible for Biosphere office management.
Gigha is responsible for the co-ordination the team, updating the Biosphere website and the management of data. This makes her a bit of a miracle worker!
Phil Metcalfe - Environmental Consultant
Phil is responsible for catchment wide surveying and mapping of surface water run-off that affects water quality and flooding in the Biosphere. He is mostly soggy.
Phil is responsible for catchment wide surveying and mapping of surface water run-off that affects water quality and flooding in the Biosphere. He is mostly soggy.
Bryony Paul - Pledge for Nature Coordinator
This exciting project is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Bryony coordinates the calls to action and galvanises pledges from the community, particularly land managers, to assist in nature’s recovery in North Devon.
This exciting project is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Bryony coordinates the calls to action and galvanises pledges from the community, particularly land managers, to assist in nature’s recovery in North Devon.