Understanding the cultural life of a place begins with careful research. I undertake place-based cultural research drawing on archives, oral history, song, story, placenames and local knowledge to explore relationships between people, place and the living world. This can help uncover cultural memory and knowledge that might otherwise be overlooked, providing a richer foundation for ecological restoration, community engagement, policy and creative practice. description

Our relationships with place are shaped through culture, memory and creative practice. I design place-based programmes using traditional arts, song, story, archives and cultural memory to bring people into deeper relationship with the places they live — nurturing curiosity, connection, participation and care.

Communities hold rich knowledge, memories and relationships with the places they inhabit. I support communities and organisations to bring these into conversations about nature recovery through oral history, cultural mapping, citizen fieldwork and creative practice — strengthening local agency, intergenerational connection and long-term stewardship.

Understanding the cultural dimensions of ecological restoration can open up new possibilities for conservation, land management and community practice. I offer tailored training for policymakers, practitioners and organisations working with intangible cultural heritage, cultural memory and place-based knowledge — practical, grounded and designed around your context.

Nature recovery strategies are stronger when they understand the cultural as well as ecological life of places. I can help organisations understand the relevance of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention to their work, identify cultural knowledge and practice that may otherwise be overlooked, and develop approaches to nature recovery and environmental policy that are rooted in place, relationships and community agency.