The Big Chalk Partnership comprises more than 150 organisations with a common vision of creating nature-rich chalk and limestone landscapes that benefit all of us, across southern and eastern England. Hosted by the National Landscapes Association, David's role is to catalyse the Partnership's efforts to create a pan-regional network for nature's recovery.

Before joining The National Landscapes Association in 2023, David worked for the RSPB in strategic, policy and operational roles for over twenty years, having started his career at BirdLife International. Living where Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire meet, he's recently come to know the Chilterns National Landscape. A keen walker, David has explored this wonderful chalk landscape on foot and has enjoyed visiting England’s National Landscapes and National Parks with family and friends over many years.

He loves big ideas which can help tackle the nature and climate crises, of which Big Chalk is a brilliant example. Increasing the scale and pace of nature's recovery across 20% of England echo's David's time in the Cambridgeshire, Norfolk & Suffolk Fens – working collaboratively with a diversity of partners to energise landscape-scale restoration for nature and people.