Archie Ruggles-Brise
2024
Archie Ruggles-Brise is the 11th generation of the Ruggles-Brise family to take the helm of Spains Hall Estate in Essex. As Estate Manager, he has reshaped the direction of the estate towards a nature-first approach, developing an estate-wide ecological master plan which includes the generation of 500 Biodiversity Net Gain credits over 100 acres. Ruggles-Brise is a trustee of the Essex and Suffolk Rivers Trust, a Climate Change Panel member of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and advisor to both the Essex Climate Action Commission and Essex Local Nature Partnership.
My Sessions
Navigating Grant Funding Opportunities to Build the Business Case for Agroforestry
Ian Knight
Beth Metson
Ben Makowiecki
Archie Ruggles-Brise
Defra support payments for agroforestry are finally reaching the market, but how can farmers and land managers take full advantage to create sustainable incomes from commercial tree planting while delivering public goods
Biodiversity Net Gain – What Farmers Need to Know
Helen Avery
Archie Ruggles-Brise
Glenn Anderson
Sophia Key
Tim Coates
This conversation, led by experienced farmers, farm advisors, and legal and financial experts, aims to demystify the world of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), offering invaluable insights and practical guidance to integrate BNG into farm businesses. In this session, we will hear from farmers who have developed BNG projects on their land and discuss their key […]