Craig Harrison, South District Forest Management Director

Craig Harrison

Craig is Forest Management Director (FMD) for South Forest District and Deputy Surveyor for the New Forest.

He joined the Forestry Commission in 1997 as a Woodland Officer and progressed in various roles, working primarily on private sector regulation and support. He previously worked in private forestry and arboriculture.

Craig has a Forestry Degree from Edinburgh University, a Diploma in Business Management and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Foresters.

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