Lucy Rothstein
Chief Executive Officer
Lucy was previously Chief Executive of The Grasslands Trust. She is on the management board of the Wildlife and Countryside Link where she represents conservation interests to senior level to government ministers and officials. Lucy has worked in the environment sector for over 18 years, including as Managing Director of Paper Round, and Head of Fundraising at the Devon Wildlife Trust. It was here that Lucy became inspired by the beauty of grasslands, helping to raise several hundred thousand pounds towards the Grassland Trust's work on Culm grasslands. Her interest in wildlife lies in the intrinsic value nature brings to people's lives - a passion which grew as a young child brought up in the Hampshire countryside.
Gill Perkins
Conservation Manager
There is something timeless about pic-nicking in the shade of a hedge watching bumblebees burrow into foxglove flowers. Gill’s role is to work with the conservation team to cultivate the awareness in everyone that without their action and intervention this 'essential' British scene is in jeopardy. It’s a job for which she has been training since walking her dog across the fields behind her childhood home instead of revising for her maths O-level.
Jo Chesworth
Senior Conservation Officer
South West England
Jo’s work focuses primarily on habitat management projects in Somerset and Wiltshire to help the very rare Shrill carder bumblebee along with other priority species. This could include creation of community wildflower meadows or working with farmers to help make their land more bumblebee-friendly. She hopes that by working together with landowners and partners we can contribute to re-building a diverse and colourful countryside for everyone to enjoy.
Sam Page
Conservation Officer
East England
Sam’s role is to work with partners and land managers to safeguard our rare bumblebee populations in the East of England, with particular focus on North Kent and South Essex (the Thames Gateway area).
Bumblebees are fascinating creatures with a really interesting ecology and lifecycle and Sam loves watching them while they are hard at work foraging for pollen and nectar.
Sinead Lynch
Conservation Officer
Wales
Sinead’s role is to help provide more habitat for bumblebees in Wales, specifically in the areas where the rarest bees are found along the south coast. Sinead loves the outdoors, especially playing and watching rugby.
Michelle Appleby
Conservation Officer
Scotland
Michelle is the Conservation Officer for Scotland her work is based in the North of Scotland and the Orkney and Herbridean islands where three of the UK's rarest bumblebees can be seen, including the Great yellow bumblebee. Michelle is a keen naturalist and her interests, apart from bumblebees, include wildflowers, bats and amphibians.
Dawn Ewing
Outreach Manager
Dawn leads in the development of our outreach activities and materials, including our new website, educational resources and events programme.
As a keen volunteer in her spare time, Dawn has a clear understanding of the value that volunteers bring to any organisation so she is enthusiastically developing a framework and opportunities for volunteering with BBCT. She has a passion for the outdoors and enjoys hillwalking and gardening, especially for bumblebees!
Anthony McCluskey
Outreach Officer
Anthony loves bumblebees and shares his enthusiasm at BBCT events, through his blog, our online forum, social media and via our enquiries helpline. He has had a great interest in bumblebees since studying them for his university research projects, and previously put his skills to good use by voluntarily running bumblebee events at home in Northern Ireland.
He is developing his skills in wildflower identification at the moment, but also enjoys running, gardening, painting and drawing.
Elaine O'Mahony
Surveys Officer
Elaine has been fascinated with the natural world since childhood and this interest led her to study zoology and parasitology for her BSc and PhD respectively. As a result of her interest in parasitology she conducted research on a specific bumblebee pathogen called Nosema bombi during her first post-doctoral position.
Elaine is responsible for the development and management of BBCT's survey schemes, including BeeWalk, BeeWatch and our nest surveys.
Lee Deane
Development Manager
Lee is developing and diversifying income streams to support our conservation work. She is identifying funding opportunities and ensuring good stewardship of existing donors.
Lee is enjoying teaching her young daughter all about bees and pollination!
Anne Marie Gardner
Administration Manager
Anne Marie keeps the office in order, oversees the financial and membership admin and responds to enquiries. She is currently busy streamlining and improving our administrative systems to ensure that as much of our supporters’ kind donations go directly into our conservation work.
Anne Marie is a keen gardener and follows the fortunes of her pollinators closely. Bees means beans, among other things!
Darren Ross
Administration Assistant
Darren plays an important role in the smooth running of the BBCT membership scheme. He ensures that members’ records are accurately maintained and that subscription requests and renewals are efficiently administered.
“Few people realise just how important bumblebees are. They are charming little things and a pleasure to see, but they also do an essential job which many people take for granted. If bumblebees continue to decline then we face ecological turmoil. Join BBCT today and support their important work.”
Chris Packham
Naturalist, Television presenter
and BBCT President
