About us

About us

The management committee

From its inception, work on the Nature Reserves has been planned and managed by a committee of local people. They represent nearby schools, district and parish councils and local conservation organizations. The committee also works on getting grants to finance what we do and manages those funds.

The present officers and members, from July 2010, are:

David Hadley - Chairman

Steve Day - Secretary

Sally Cole - Treasurer (and noticeboards and risk assessment)

Nominated Members:

Local schools (Lingfield Primary School): Stephanie Dickson and Rosemary Madden

Parish Councillors (Lingfield Parish Council): Mary Edwards and Lisa Bangs

Local Amenity Groups:
     David Netherclift (Allotments)
     Sarah Henderson (Local Youth Groups)
     Graham Marks (representing people with disabilities and carers)

Surrey Wildlife Trust: Tony Anderson

Tandridge District Council: Michael Sydney

Co-opted Members:

Sally Cole - (treasurer, noticeboards and risk assessment)

Steve Day - (secretary)

David Hadley - (chairman and a local tree warden)

Julie Hearn - (publicity and a local tree warden)

Richard Lowe - (RSPB)

John Madden - (surveys)

Anne Richards - (grants secretary and a local tree warden)

one vacancy

The membership of the committee has a stable core. Anne Richards and Graham Marks have been on it uninterruptedly from its first meeting, in March 1994, giving a helpful continuity.

We occasionally invite officers from Tandridge District Council and other guests to attend meetings whenever we need specific advice and help.

Volunteers

Practical work on the reserve, such as planting shrubs and trees and maintaining existing hedges, is done by committee members, by young people on their Duke of Edinburgh's Award and by a hardworking group of volunteers, the Friends of Lingfield Nature Reserves. We are deeply indebted to the Friends and other individual volunteers for what they have contributed over the years.

If you are interested in helping with the practical work on the reserve, just turn up on one of the working days, listed here. You'll get a warm welcome - we're a friendly bunch and always happy to see a new face.

From time to time, we get help from conservation groups such as the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (paths and pond structures) and the South of England Hedgelaying Society (hedging). Some work, such as digging the pond and mowing the fields, is put out to professional contractors.

Where does the money come from?

The Lingfield Nature Reserves is funded entirely by voluntary donations and grants, usually gained in competition with other reserves and conservation groups. Almost every grant has come about through the efforts of our inventive and indefatigable Grants Secretary, Anne Richards.

We have recently received three grants from lottery funding:

Awards For All (www.awardsforall.org.uk)

Wildspace! (www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_grant.htm)

Breathing Places (www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces)

We also have a Countryside Stewardship Agreement with DEFRA, through Natural England (www.naturalengland.org.uk) and are looking to update this to Entry and Higher Level Stewardship to help further improve the biodiversity of The Reserves.

Many other grants have come from environmental organizations and programmes, such as Barclays SiteSavers, Community Service Volunteers, the Countryside Agency, Forestry Commission, Rural Action for the Environment (now defunct), Shell Better Britain Campaign and the Lingfield and District Conservation Society.

Grants have come also from British Airports Authority (Gatwick), Lingfield Marathon Fun Run, Lingfield Parish Council (also in its previous form, as Lingfield and Dormansland Parish Council), Surrey County Council, Tandridge District Council, Toshiba Pride of Place Awards, plus many private and anonymous donations.

Details of these and other organizations that have been helpful to us are given here, as well as being accessible through the individual links above.

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About us Our constitution Our lease Management agreement for LWA Management policies for LWA Management agreement for Centenary Fields Working days	About us The management committee From its inception, work on the Nature Reserves has been planned and managed by a committee of local people. They represent nearby schools, district and parish councils and local conservation organizations. The committee also works on getting grants to finance what we do and manages those funds. The present officers and members, from July 2010, are: David Hadley - Chairman Steve Day - Secretary Sally Cole - Treasurer (and noticeboards and risk assessment) Nominated Members: Local schools (Lingfield Primary School): Stephanie Dickson and Rosemary Madden Parish Councillors (Lingfield Parish Council): Mary Edwards and Lisa Bangs Local Amenity Groups: David Netherclift (Allotments) Sarah Henderson (Local Youth Groups) Graham Marks (representing people with disabilities and carers) Surrey Wildlife Trust: Tony Anderson Tandridge District Council: Michael Sydney Co-opted Members: Sally Cole - (treasurer, noticeboards and risk assessment) Steve Day - (secretary) David Hadley - (chairman and a local tree warden) Julie Hearn - (publicity and a local tree warden) Richard Lowe - (RSPB) John Madden - (surveys) Anne Richards - (grants secretary and a local tree warden) one vacancy The membership of the committee has a stable core. Anne Richards and Graham Marks have been on it uninterruptedly from its first meeting, in March 1994, giving a helpful continuity. We occasionally invite officers from Tandridge District Council and other guests to attend meetings whenever we need specific advice and help. Volunteers Practical work on the reserve, such as planting shrubs and trees and maintaining existing hedges, is done by committee members, by young people on their Duke of Edinburgh's Award and by a hardworking group of volunteers, the Friends of Lingfield Nature Reserves. We are deeply indebted to the Friends and other individual volunteers for what they have contributed over the years. If you are interested in helping with the practical work on the reserve, just turn up on one of the working days, listed here. You'll get a warm welcome - we're a friendly bunch and always happy to see a new face. From time to time, we get help from conservation groups such as the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (paths and pond structures) and the South of England Hedgelaying Society (hedging). Some work, such as digging the pond and mowing the fields, is put out to professional contractors. Where does the money come from? The Lingfield Nature Reserves is funded entirely by voluntary donations and grants, usually gained in competition with other reserves and conservation groups. Almost every grant has come about through the efforts of our inventive and indefatigable Grants Secretary, Anne Richards. We have recently received three grants from lottery funding: Awards For All (www.awardsforall.org.uk) Wildspace! (www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_grant.htm) Breathing Places (www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces) We also have a Countryside Stewardship Agreement with DEFRA, through Natural England (www.naturalengland.org.uk) and are looking to update this to Entry and Higher Level Stewardship to help further improve the biodiversity of The Reserves. Many other grants have come from environmental organizations and programmes, such as Barclays SiteSavers, Community Service Volunteers, the Countryside Agency, Forestry Commission, Rural Action for the Environment (now defunct), Shell Better Britain Campaign and the Lingfield and District Conservation Society. Grants have come also from British Airports Authority (Gatwick), Lingfield Marathon Fun Run, Lingfield Parish Council (also in its previous form, as Lingfield and Dormansland Parish Council), Surrey County Council, Tandridge District Council, Toshiba Pride of Place Awards, plus many private and anonymous donations. Details of these and other organizations that have been helpful to us are given here, as well as being accessible through the individual links above. Back to the top