Craig Bennett
2025
Craig is Chief Executive of The Wildlife Trusts, as well as a Senior Associate of The Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, a Policy Fellow of The Centre for Science and Policy at The University of Cambridge, a Trustee of the think-tank Green Alliance, and an Honorary Fellow of CIWEM. He has been described as “one of the country’s top environmental campaigners” and was recently included in The Sunday Times Green Power List of the UK’s top 20 environmentalists.
My Sessions
Farming smarter: the data on nature friendly farming
Craig Bennett
Rob Field
Isobel Tomlinson
Patrick Barker
Are there regenerative practices that not only boost agricultural yields but combat climate change and recover wildlife? Farmland hosts a significant proportion of UK wildlife, and farm management can impact greenhouse gas emissions and wildlife populations. Increased awareness of the links between a sustainable farm business and healthy wildlife populations means we can turn this […]
Are you Beaver-ready? How beavers can boost your farm resilience
Craig Bennett
Hilary McGrady
Richard Allan
Dr Angelika von Heimendahl
Gerhard Schwab
Panellists will discuss how beavers’ return can promote the resilience of farm businesses, from securing management payments, to supporting drought resilience to delivering nature recovery with its related tourism opportunities. Hear from speakers who have beavers on their land – both intentionally and unintentionally, and those who work with them to support beavers and the […]