Thomas Simmons
“When you’re on a woodland walk with a client & you both realise you’ve achieved the vision…”
Thomas Simmons
Forest Manager
FdSc, MICFor
Based in S.E.England
Joined 2017
Thomas is a passionate Forest Manager with a special interest in bringing dormant woodlands back into management, encouraging new woodland owners to engage in conservation practices to restore woodlands to healthy, vibrant, biodiverse environments.
About Thomas…
Thomas is a passionate Forest Manager with expertise in conservation but he’s also skilled in planning, produces high quality grant applications & is a sensitive land manager. He has a lot of experience with small woodand owners and has overseen countless successful endeavours to bring dormant woodlands back into management.
He has a deep knowledge of woodland wildlife and biodiversity.
Thomas joined the team as a Forest Manager in 2017 with 8 years experience as an independent consultant working for private woodland owners.
Biography
Tom’s biog, inc before forestry and since
Where did you go to school, what was your training, where do you live, have you got a family? do you prefer trees to humans? imagine you’re on Wikipedia… this is your forestry Wikipedia entry…
Training
where Tom trained, who taught him, his forestry skills and other skills
Experience
Expertise
- grant applications
- small woodland ownership
- biodiversity
- woodland conservation
- butterflies & moths
- fungi
Contact Thomas
Thomas is based at our East Sussex office
English Woodlands Forestry Ltd
Brownings Farm
Blackboys, Uckfield
TN225HG
T. 01825 890381
M. 07912 547570
E. thomas@englishwoodlandsforestry.co.uk
Blog Posts by Thomas Simmons
A Resistant Elm on the Horizon
Availability of a 100% disease resistant Elm hybrid prompts questions on provenance & climate resilience for British Forestry…
For All Woodland Creatures Great & Small
Thomas Simmons ponders the drawbacks of a peaceful summer lunch-break & insect free sandwiches in the gloom of an un-managed …
Introducing Tom Simmons, our newest Forest Manager
Thomas enjoys the challenges of bringing woodlands into management whilst at the same time expanding his own expertise in areas …