ATU Champions

Our Champions are regular volunteers who are collectively responsible for the practical work of caring for the wood, looking after the allotment tree and wildflower nursery, running and supporting events and are the driving work force of Andover Trees United.

Champions, whose names appear in bold, form the Management Team and meet fortnightly or monthly with Trustees to manage and plan workdays and events, to discuss and oversee both the charity’s day-to-day management and its ongoing development.

Amy Ingram amy.ingram@andovertrees.org.uk
Fundraising Team; Catering (especially cakes!)

Annabel Gunter
Regular Monday Workday Team

Annette Hobbs
Workday & Events Support; Foraging

Brian Campbell-Bottoms
Regular Monday Workday Team, Landscaping and Site Maintenance

Doreen Gregori doreen.gregori@andovertrees.org.uk
Workdays Leader & Events Support; Fundraising

Eleanor Page
Regular Saturday Workday Team & Events Support

Izzi Campbell
Regular Monday Workday Team & Events Support

James Blyth james.blyth@andovertrees.org.uk
Youth Organisations Coordinator

Jo Workman
Regular Monday Workday Team

John Workman
Regular Monday Workday Team

Kate Broadfield kate.broadfield@andovertrees.org.uk
Website and Online Shop

Liang Chen
Regular Monday Workday Team

Linda Bagnall
Workday & Events Support; Horticulture; Catering

Matt Thomas matt.thomas@andovertrees.org.uk
Youth Activities & Events Support

Natalia Vallance natalia.vallance@andovertrees.org.uk
Youth Activities & Events Support

Paul Finch
Regular Monday Workday Team

Stephen Hayward
Regular Monday Workday Team

Stephen Pyle
Regular Monday Workday Team

Terri Forbes terri.forbes@andovertrees.org.uk
Workdays Leader & Events Support; Green Crafts

Intern

Kanchi Mehta | Current Internship | kanchi.mehta@andovertrees.org.uk

Meet Kanchi Mehta, our 2026 Ecology Intern. Kanchi will be taking on an extended internship, which will also cover environmental education and schools’ liaison officer, connecting children to nature in practical and engaging ways. 

Kanchi is an Ecology and Wildlife Conservation graduate with an interest in invertebrates and mammals, environmental education, and practical conservation work. She is also passionate about art and its power to engage people in nature. 

We asked Kanchi what she is looking forward to doing during her internship: 

''I consider myself lucky to have the honour of being the new intern with Andover Trees United for the coming year (2026)! I'm an outdoor cat and an amateur artist who loves a good activity, a bit of fun and the sunshine. I'm excited to get stuck in, keeping up with existing work, seeing what creatures can be discovered along the way and bring the community along with me. From surveys to activities to nature walks, I'm hoping to use my time to support science and learning about nature.
I look forward to meeting everyone!''

The intern’s core role focuses on the three aspects of our ‘Nature in Harmony’ project:

• conducting weekly flora and fauna surveys between April and September, and then writing the annual report,

• organising and leading monthly guided walks exploring our woodland wild and co-leading youth activities

• preparing the monthly newsletter

There are opportunities for the intern to tailor the role to their interests and get involved in other aspects of the charity’s work. The Intern is also a member of the Management Team.

Community Engagement Officer

Abbey Sadler | Volunteer Recruitment - Connecting People & Nature | abbey.sadler@andovertrees.org.uk

Abbey has a degree in Marine Biology, Ecology and Conservation from Portsmouth University. Before joining Andover Trees United in 2022 she spent several years working with sea turtle conservation projects in Greece. She also has multiple years experience working with the public in the customer service sector.

Abbey is passionate about the environment and sees educating the next (and existing) generation as a key factor in successful conservation.

PR & Marketing Officer

Peter Ryde | PR & Communications | peter.ryde@andovertrees.org.uk

Peter is a purpose-driven strategic marketer and respected communications leader with 20+ years of experience building strong brands for organisations tackling the planet’s biggest challenges. Passionate about sustainability, innovation, and delivering impactful strategies that drive engagement, commercial growth, and positive change.

Both the paid Engagement and Communications Officer posts were created thanks to a Reaching Communities award. We are enormously grateful to National Lottery and its players for this.

Trustees

The Trustees, most of whom are local residents, are formally responsible for the ‘health’ of the charity, for the care of volunteers and for ensuring that the aims of Andover Trees United are met. They are accountable to the Charity Commission, to the membership and to the local community.

Become a Trustee

We are keen to hear from anyone, with or without previous experience, who would like to take on the role of Trustee. Please visit our Contact page.

Wendy Davis | Operations Manager & Schools; Management Team | wendy.davis@andovertrees.org.uk

Wendy graduated in Education Studies and accumulated 30 years teaching experience, 10 years of which were spent developing learning outside the classroom and sustainable and environmental education programmes. During this time, her work with students won awards from Growing Schools, Learning Through Landscapes, Year of Food and Farming, CPRE Hampshire and the Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots & Shoots ‘Mission Possible’ programme.

In 2011, she founded Andover Trees United and now coordinates its many and varied projects. As UK coordinator for UN Environment Programme Plant-for-the-Planet, Wendy also helps 8-14 year-olds to train their peers as Climate Justice Ambassadors. She loves singing and story-telling, world travel, spending time in and caring for the natural environment and sharing her passion for the natural world with anyone who will listen!

Liz Scrace | Treasurer & Community; Management Team | liz.scrace@andovertrees.org.uk

Liz’s interest in conservation and the environment and concern about the effects of climate change led her to become actively involved with Transition Town Andover and Andover Trees United from their inception.

Liz is a chartered accountant who, on moving to Andover in 1987, set up an accountancy practice which she continues to manage. She has experience as an independent examiner for several local charities and served as trustee for Hampshire and Islands Area Quaker Meeting. Liz is married with three grown up children and among many interests she enjoys walking, singing and gardening.

Tim Rolt | Local Authority Liaison; Management Team | tim.rolt@andovertrees.org.uk

Tim has worked in the software industry for most of his career, working extensively abroad, having originally gained a degree in Electrical Engineering. He has been interested in trees since childhood and became involved with Andover Trees United when he was County Councillor for Andover North.

He is married with three children and his interests include folk-singing, reading, foreign languages, history and walking.

Susan Risdale | Business Networking; Management Team | susan.risdale@andovertrees.org.uk

Susan is a make-up artist, nail technician and networking specialist, committed to supporting sustainable practices. She set up and runs Natural Business Network (NBN), a friendly and relaxed business networking group where participants have the chance to meet other business owners, community members, organisations and individuals.

Alex Marshall | Ecology; Management Team | alex.marshall@andovertrees.org.uk

Alex joined Andover Trees United in 2019 as an ecology and community outreach intern, then worked with us a our resident ecologist, and in 2023 became a trustee. Alex set up the Nature in Harmony wildlife monitoring and citizen science project, as well as the Nature in Harmony Youth Team. She brings to the team a background in ecological conservation and a passion for science communication and working with young people.

Alex currently works at The Woodland Trust and in her spare time enjoys spending time outdoors, traveling and painting.