The BSBI is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee. Its overall governance is overseen by a Board of Trustees, which was supported until 2020 by an advisory Council; this was disbanded following the adoption of the BSBI Strategy 2021-24 and the introduction of the Governance Plan.
BSBI also has a variety of committees who oversee activity on a specific topic, or for a particular area. BSBI members sit on the committees (see lists below) and we are very grateful for their volunteer contribution.
Various staff members also attend these meetings to support committee activities and/or to help with administration. Find out about how to join a committee or become a trustee.
The BSBI Strategy is available to view in full; all other material to support BSBI governance is stored in our separate password-protected Governance website which is accessible to all BSBI members, so they can view minutes of all meetings of BSBI country and standing committees and the Board of Trustees.
Head here to read about how BSBI demonstrates its commitment to the environment through its investing.
Members should head over to our members-only area (password required) for access details.
If you have forgotten your password, please email us at enquiries@bsbi.org
Non-members can see our full accounts here, minutes from our Annual General Meeting here and can join BSBI here.
Good Governance
Click on the links to view or download BSBI policies:
- Compliments, Comments & Complaints Policy
- Data Handling Policy
- Ethical Position Statement
- Expenses Policy
- Health & Safety Policy & Procedures Manual
- Online safety and social media policy
- Privacy Policy
- Related Parties Policy
- Reserves Policy
- Safeguarding Policy - Adults
- Safeguarding Policy - Children and Young People
Board of Trustees
- Sandra Knapp (Chair)
- Richard Allanach
- Helena Crouch
- Mary Dean
- Trevor Dines
- Susan Edwards
- Peter Hollingsworth
- Kylie Jones
- Andrew Lack
- Maria Long
- Barry O'Kane (Hon. Gen. Sec.)
- Nicola Tainton
- Paul Ashton (President, ex officio)
Events & Communications Committee
- Billy Fullwood (Chair)
- Joni Cook (Secretary)
- Nicola Dixon
- Lindsay-Anne Heald
- John Norton (BSBI News Editor)
- Navin Ramnani
- Grace Tarpey
- Jonathan Shanklin (Hon. Field Meetings Secretary)
- Nicola Tainton (trustee liaison)
Science & Data Committee
- Robert Northridge (Chair)
- Jo Parmenter (Secretary)
- Helen Ball
- Edwina Cole
- Cameron Crook
- Helena Crouch (trustee liaison)
- Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz
- Ian Denholm
- Richard Jefferson
- Karen Kramer-Wilson
- Martin Rand (non-voting)
- Simon Smart
- Ian Strachan
- Julian Woodman
Skills & Training Committee
- Seb Stroud (Chair)
- Mary Dean (trustee liaison)
- Rebecca Farley-Brown
- Ellen Goddard
- Daniel Madden
- Alireza Naqinezhad
- Yusef Samari
- Amanda Tuke
Committee for England
- Jonathan Shanklin (Chair)
- Mary Dean (Field Meetings Secretary & trustee liaison)
- Astrid Biddle
- Mark Duffell
- Martin Godfrey
- Anne Haden
- Chris Metherell
- Jo Parmenter
- Fred Rumsey
- Tom Ward
- Elizabeth Cooke (Plantlife representative – non-voting)
- Nick Aston (Wild Flower Society representative – non-voting)
- Natural England representative (non-voting)
Committee for Ireland
- Robert Northridge (Chair)
- Shane Brien (Joint Secretary)
- Kim Lake (Joint Secretary)
- Mark McCorry (Field Meetings Secretary)
- Oonagh Duggan
- John Faulkner
- Alexis Fitzgerald
- Ciaran Flynn
- Jessica Hamilton
- Maria Long (trustee liaison)
- David McNeill
- Cilian Roden
Committee for Scotland
- David Elston (Chair)
- Polly Spencer-Vellacott (Secretary)
- Beccy Middleton (Field Meetings Secretary)
- John Crossley
- Lewis Donaghy (co-opted)
- Ian Francis
- Georgia Hancock
- Amelia Hodnett
- Pete Hollingsworth (trustee liaison)
- Caspian Richards
- Louise Ross
- Sarah Watts
Committee for Wales
- John Palmer (Chair)
- Kevin McGinn (Vice-Chair & National Botanic Gardens Wales representative)
- Heather Garrett (Secretary)
- Liz Dean (Treasurer)
- Andy Jones (Field Meetings Secretary)
- Joanna Clark
- Natasha de Vere (non-voting observer)
- Trevor Dines (trustee liaison)
- Chloe Griffiths
- Kath Pryce (Minuting Secretary - non-voting)
- Richard Pryce (Welsh Bulletin Editor - non-voting)
- Gail Quartly-Bishop
- Katherine Slade (Museum of Wales & Wales Bulletin)
- Lizzie Wilberforce (Plantlife representative - non-voting)
- Delyth Williams
- Julian Woodman (Natural Resources Wales representative - non-voting)
Finance Committee
- Kylie Jones (Chair)
- Richard Allanach
- Sandy Knapp
Nominations, Awards & Governance Committee
- Helena Crouch
- Mary Dean
- Sandy Knapp
- Maria Long
- Chris Miles
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