Gavin is Estates Director for Cranborne Estate part of Gascoyne Estates, the family-owned business of the Salisbury family. At Cranborne, Gavin is driving a significant farming and land programme. This includes re-introducing livestock and holistic-planned-grazing into the arable rotation, with a clear focus on long-term soil health. He is a founder of the Martin Down Farm Cluster and a board member of the Environmental Farmers Group. He is a local parish councillor; a director of local CIC involved in housing refugees and is an on-call fire fighter. He lives on the Estate with his wife and their three teenage daughters.