Prior to joining Avon Needs Trees as Volunteer Officer, Lily worked nationally as a programme manager and head of large scale social impact projects within the criminal justice, housing, and children’s social care sectors. At the heart of the programmes she led, was the need to better engage with and support communities, and to seek out improved and sustainable solutions for future generations of children and young people.

Her long standing dedication to addressing the climate and ecological emergencies we face led Lily to plant her first tree as a volunteer with ANT in early 2023. She progressed to a volunteer leader role and completed ANT’s Woodland Skills training course, demonstrating the real value of positive hope in action through creating new woodlands for the future.

Lily volunteers for Caring in Bristol, the Scouts, and is a member of several local and national climate activism groups.

In her spare time Lily likes to spend time in nature with her daughter and discovering new parts of the local countryside by bike.