Contact details

Below are the contact details for all our local managers who are best equipped to deal with local enquiries, and general contact details.

South East England

Simon Feltham is our agent for woods in South East England. He is our longest serving agent, but has also had previous successful careers in metal and commodity trading in Asia in the 1970s and 80s and later restaurant management.

Over 200 pieces of woodland have passed through Simon’s hands in the last decade, and although he now lives in Yorkshire, he still deals with South Eastern woodlands. Simon is able to indulge his love of being outdoors in his role with Woodlands.co.uk, and couples this with his a keen interest in photography.

If you are interested in woodlands in this area you are welcome to contact him by mailing simon@woodlands.co.uk or calling 07761 615 535.

East Anglia

Matt Marples is our manager for East Anglia. He joined Woodlands.co.uk after selling his London media agency and leaving the “big smoke”. He is now able to enjoy the sort of lifestyle he loves, and that means being outdoors as much as possible. Matt has always worked with trees, and aside from woodland management, he is also a professional deer manager who works for a number of estates and woodland owners.

Matt says, ‘Family forestry is a new and exciting industry which offers people contact with nature and the outdoors and also means that lots of woodlands can be regenerated. I’m enjoying being a part of that!’

If you are interested in woodlands in this area you are welcome to contact him by mailing matt@woodlands.co.uk or calling 07979 755 118.

Northern England

Dan Watson is our manager in Northern England and has been involved with Woodlands.co.uk for nearly 10 years. He has a degree in landscape architecture but his natural habitat is a woodland one. 'I live, eat and breathe woodlands!' he says and as well as woodland management he undertakes coppicing, traditional woodland crafts and bushcrafts, makes charcoal, hurdles, bowls, spoons and timber frames. 'I love to share my passion for woodland skills with my family and friends, there's nothing better than to be able to spend time in the woods with my children.'

If you are interested in woodlands in this area you are welcome to contact him by mailing dan@woodlands.co.uk or calling 0113 286 3701 or 07970 116515.

Northern Scotland

Jonathan Creasey is our agent for Northern Scotland and has a growing and enduring love of Scotland. Although he grew up in Holland, his mother is Scottish and now living in Scotland is fulfilling and full of discovery. ‘I perhaps appreciate Scotland more than some people who have grown up with it on their doorstep,’ he says.

A love of outdoor activities and the countryside mean that Jon is well-suited to the woodlands lifestyle. ‘I enjoy all the elements of turning a neglected woodland around and helping start bringing it back to life,’ he says.

When he’s not working, Jon enjoys hiking, cross country running and mountain biking, preferably in Scotland.

If you are interested in woodlands in this area you are welcome to contact him by mailing jonathan@woodlands.co.uk or calling 07786 224465.

Southern Scotland

David Alty is our manager for southern Scotland and the very north of England. He has recently moved to the hills of Cumbria from his native Lancashire where he ran his own international haulage business. David studied biology and theology at Bangor University but is also very practical: as well as selling woodlands he fixes gates, fells trees and discovers wildlife. A keen photographer of people and places, some of his best results come from 35mm film which he still prefers to digital photography.

If you are interested in woodlands in this area you are welcome to contact him by mailing david.alty@woodlands.co.uk or calling 07795 104 594.

North Wales

Rob Starbuck is our manager for North Wales. He loves the great outdoors and working in beautiful places, which makes being an agent for Woodlands.co.uk an ideal position. Rob enjoys hands on conservation and woodland management, and feels very lucky to get paid to do what he loves.

He also has a particular interest in working with greenwood, producing traditional gates, fencing and even small buildings. When he does make it out of the woods, Rob can often be found surfing the beaches of North Wales.

If you are interested in woodlands in this area you are welcome to contact him by mailing rob@woodlands.co.uk or calling 07969 689284.

Mid Wales and the Welsh Marches

Jon Snape is our agent for Mid Wales and the Welsh Marches. He has a passion for woodlands, and began working with us after coming out of farming during the Foot and Mouth crisis. Working with Woodlands.co.uk has brought him back to his native Wales, and allowed him to inulge his love of the outdoors.

Jon is very interested in conservation and wildlife, and in the community use of woodlands. When he’s not working as a woodlands manager he’s likely to be enjoying a spot of camping, with some foraging and woodland cooking thrown in too.

If you are interested in woodlands in this area you are welcome to contact him by mailing jon@woodlands.co.uk or calling 07826 788 421.

West and South Wales

David Colley and George Palmer are our joint local managers for West and South Wales.

David has worked in financial services but his passion is woodlands. He's gained knowledge and skills about woodland from helping his father in the family woodland. “This role really is a match made in heaven” he says. David restores old garden furniture and recycles timber to make small animal hutches and chicken coops, and he raises money for charity through sponsored cycling events.

George has a degree in Conservation Biology and Ecology from Exeter University. She has done lots of volunteering for wildlife organisations and continues to do this alongside Woodlands.co.uk. In her spare time she has done local conservation courses and reads widely on ecological issues. Together they enjoy outdoor pursuits such as camping, hiking and sea kayaking.

If you are interested in woodlands in this area you are welcome to contact them by mailing davidandgeorge@woodlands.co.uk or calling 07917 274 721.

Central England

Daniel Sharp is our manager for England’s central region. He is also one of life’s multi-taskers. He has four children and a dog, works as a Bath firefighter, owns and runs an events and travel company in addition to working with us.

Daniel grew up on a hill farm on Exmoor. ‘That’s where I learnt to enjoy life outdoors,’ he says. He learnt about property sales during a previous career in planning and development. When he’s not selling woodlands, fighting fires or organising events, Daniel likes to enjoy local woodlands with his family.

If you are interested in woodlands in this area you are welcome to contact him by mailing daniel@woodlands.co.uk or calling 01225 859607 or 07780 900192.

Devon

Stuart Brooking is our agent for Devon. He holds a degree in Environmental Protection and is passionate about woodlands. He enjoys the hands-on approach that working with Woodlands.co.uk affords him, clearing tracks, putting up gates and fences and getting people started with their woodland. Stuart teaches conservation to NVQ level and is very involved in practical conservation work, carrying out bat surveys, dormouse surveys and building artificial badger sets.

If you are interested in woodlands in this area you are welcome to contact him by mailing stuart@woodlands.co.uk or calling 01392 436229 or 07801 789215.

Cornwall and West Devon

Dick White is our agent for Cornwall. He spent 30 years in IT and management consultancy until he made a life-changing decision to do something completely different. Since then, he has been working with Woodlands.co.uk, and says he has found his passion in life. Working out in the woods, being involved in elements of woodland management and landscaping activities such as fencing and track creation. ‘It’s like a paid hobby’ says Dick.

His other hobby is fishing, and in his spare time he runs a fishery with a local farmer.

If you are interested in woodlands in this area you are welcome to contact him by mailing dick@woodlands.co.uk or calling 01566 784275 or 07821 254694.

Strategy and organisation

Paul Barber is a friend of woodlands.co.uk and helps the business with strategy and organisation. He grew up near to woodlands, played in them almost every day and loves woods of every size and shape. Paul runs his own consultancy Root and Branch, which works with managing directors and chief executives to improve their business results. With a background in retail, manufacturing, entertainment and service industries, Paul is able to step outside the business to give new perspective and make new connections.

You can e-mail paul@woodlands.co.uk

Estate Manager and Agent Support

Richard Scholfield has been helping Woodlands.co.uk for twenty years. With a postgraduate degree in ecology, he initially combined his woodlands role with lecturing on environmental science. These days, Richard just doesn’t have time to lecture. Within Woodlands.co.uk he advises on agent support and estate management, as well as innovations within the company. He also takes an interest in mapping, advising on contracting works, surveying and mending the photocopier.

‘The work fits in well with my other activities and my interest in woodland ecology,’ says Richard, ‘I’ve seen so many different woodlands over the years, and have been able to watch them grow and develop.’

You can e-mail richard@woodlands.co.uk or phone his mobile - 07811 818277.

General Management and Purchases

Angus Hanton has had an interest in woodlands ever since he was very young. When his family decided to purchase their own wood they found the experience frustrating – woods were too big, too far away or too expensive. At that point, the idea of family forestry was born, and alongside that Woodlands.co.uk – a company that would sell manageable sizes of woodland to families and individuals for their enjoyment and enrichment. Says Angus, ‘Woodlands.co.uk is not just about supplying pieces of woodland to people: it’s also about reorganising the countryside and changing how people view and manage woods in this country.’

Angus deals with woodland purchasing decisions and works to support those who have bought their own woodland.

You can e-mail angus@woodlands.co.uk or phone the office on 020 7737 0070

Our postal address is:
Woodlands.co.uk
Woodlands House
19 Half Moon Lane
London
SE24 9JU