Andover Trees United is a volunteer-led charity.
Whether given on an occasional or on a regular basis, all contributions are valued and no offer of help is too small. Support from paid officers and project leaders is dependant entirely on grants and funding awards.
Volunteering 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.
Volunteering Champions, whose names appear in bold, form the Management Team and meet weekly or fortnightly 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.
Linda Bagnall
Workday & Events Support; Horticulture; Catering
Jana Binderova jana.binderova@andovertrees.org.uk
Green Crafts & Events Support
James Blyth james.blyth@andovertrees.org.uk
Youth Organisations Coordinator; PR & Communications
Liang Chen
Regular Monday Workday Team
Karen Coffin
Workday & Events Support
Terri Forbes terri.forbes@andovertrees.org.uk
Workdays Leader & Events Support; Green Crafts
Doreen Gregori doreen.gregori@andovertrees.org.uk
Workdays Leader & Events Support; Fundraising
Annabel Gunter
Regular Monday Workday Team
Annette Hobbs
Workday & Events Support; Foraging
Ryan Hampton ryan.hampton@andovertrees.org.uk
Workday & Events Support; Fundraising Team
Amy Ingram amy.ingram@andovertrees.org.uk
Fundraising Team; Catering (especially cakes!)
Sam Ingram
Regular Monday Workday Team
Simone Ingram
Regular Monday Workday Team & Events Support
Tim Keenan
Coppicing
Sarah Kennie
Youth: Nature in Harmony Exchange Project Team
Trevor Powell
Workdays Leader & Events Support
Fiona Taylor
Andover Trees United Inbox & Communications Team
Kat Uren kat.uren@andovertrees.org.uk
Community Team & Events Support
Christopher Wells
Regular Monday Workday Team
Andrew Whitney
Regular Monday Workday Team & Events Support; Horticulture
Intern
Katie Sell katie.sell@andovertrees.org.uk
Meet Katie here
The intern’s 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 co-leading the monthly Nature in Harmony Exchange Project youth team sessions,
organising and leading monthly public ecology-based citizen science sessions over the spring and summer.
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.
Strategic & Support Officers
These are paid posts that we have been able to create thanks to funding awards.
We are enormously grateful to National Lottery and its players for current funding.
Nature & Community Officers
Abbey Sadler
abbey.sadler@andovertrees.org.uk
Abbey Sadler has a degree in Marine Biology, Ecology and Conservation from Portsmouth University and has spent the last few 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.
Joanna Oliver-Hawkins
joanna.oliver-hawkins@andovertrees.org.uk
Jo lives on a farm in Stockbridge with her husband, daughter and crazy dogs! She has three other grown up children; two of whom still live locally and one who now lives in New Zealand. Jo originally studied Theatre Crafts and enjoyed working in a broad range of venues across the country to stage a wide variety of shows and theatre in education.
Retraining as a primary school teacher, Jo’s recent work has focused on teaching through nature and the outdoors - understanding the impact we, as a species, have on the world around us. During this time, she worked with eco-schools, Learning through Landscapes, RHS school gardening and Roots and Shoots.
Trustees
The Trustees, all 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 wendy.davis@andovertrees.org.uk
Operations Manager & Schools; Management Team
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 liz.scrace@andovertrees.org.uk
Treasurer & Community; Management Team
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.
Dan Lobb
Woodland Design
Dan originally studied Fine Art Sculpture, a catalyst for numerous installations and commissions, and in 2006 received an MA in Landscape Design from the respected Inchbald School of Design; followed by, in 2014, a post graduate diploma in Landscape Architecture from the University of Gloucestershire. Since this time he has focused his creative energy on designing inspirational gardens and public spaces.
Dan is a Registered Member of the Society of Garden Designers. He has exhibited at RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show and received a Gold Medal and the ‘Best Conceptual Garden’ award for his innovative ‘Landscape Obscured’ garden in 2011.
Tim Rolt tim.rolt@andovertrees.org.uk
Local Authority Liaison; Management Team
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 susan.risdale@andovertrees.org.uk
Business Networking; Management Team
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.
Andover Trees United was delighted to welcome Sue as a Trustee at the 2021 AGM.
Alex Marshall alex.marshall@andovertrees.org.uk
Ecology; Youth Team Leader; Management Team
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.
In her spare time Alex likes spending time outdoors, traveling and painting.
Youth Team
Our junior volunteers take part in the monthly Nature in Harmony Exchange Project; several have trained at Plant-for-the-Planet Academies, graduating as young UN Climate Justice Ambassadors with an understanding of the importance of trees and tree planting and the role that they play in mitigating the climate crisis. They regularly give their time to raise funds, help at events and give talks.
If you would like to invite members of the Youth Team to give a talk to your organisation, or if you have or know of land suitable for tree planting, please contact them here.
Active members currently include:
Grace, Matt, Maylis, Jess, Tilly, Conall, Erin, Natalia, Lily, Kiera, Chloe, Sophie, Kitty