
Alan has managed woodlands across England for over 25 years, initially talking part in a graduate training programme at Betws y coed North Wales whilst studying for a Hons. Degree in Forestry at Bangor University.
He started his Forestry career in 1991 managing a range of silviculturally diverse woodlands in Hampshire, then onto Dartmoor before moving to Yorkshire as Operations Manager, taking on the role of Forest Management Director in 2003.