After studying at Oxford University, Rosie worked firstly in PR and journalism, and then in education. She is a long-term Green party member and activist, and was elected to West Oxfordshire District Council, where she leads the 4-strong Green group and represents WODC on the board of the Cotswolds National Landscape. 

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Rosie spent many years living in Jamaica, where she was on the board of Green Island Comprehensive High School, and founded a small independent primary school at her home. She was also involved in the restoration of an old jail as a local history museum.

Since 1998, she has lived at Asthall Manor, near Burford, and tries to justify the large carbon footprint of the house by filling it with inspirational and life-enhancing events which nudge people gently outside their comfort zones while giving them the space and time to slow down. These include the celebrated exhibition of sculpture in stone, on form, of which Rosie was a founder. In 2022, on form became a signatory to Culture Declares, a group that believes arts and culture can lead in creating a regenerative future that protects the planet and sustains life. 

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An optimist by nature, Rosie cannot believe that human beings cannot find a more generous and harmonious way to live on the earth than that which is currently considered normal. She is inspired by a vision of a future which is not only cleaner and fairer, but also happier, less stressful, and more creative.

Roger spent most of his career in the international biosciences business where he has held director level positions in sales, marketing and human resources. On retirement, he studied environmental conservation at Oxford and has since been a trustee and reserve warden for the local Wildlife Trust (BBOWT), and trustee and Vice Chairman of the Chiltern Society. Now living in Witney, Roger is keen to support the Wychwood Forest Trust's commitment to the local natural environment.

Lucy has spent a decade working overseas in health and education for a variety of organisations, including Oxfam and the UN. Since returning to the UK in 2009, she has been living in Fulbrook. Now a busy mother of 4 small children she focuses on local community projects. She is a governor at Burford Primary School where she been instrumental in developing their outdoor learning programme, and trained as a Forest School teacher in 2015. Lucy has both project management and fundraising experience. She has a particular interest in helping develop the Wychwood Forest Trust's learning programme.

Ian Wilkinson studied farm and grassland management at Berkshire College of Agriculture and 32 years ago he joined Cotswold Seeds, a family business, founded by Robin Hill in 1974 and now based in Moreton-in-Marsh. The fundamental focus of the seed business is providing an information bridge between farmers and the scientific community and environmental bodies. Cotswold Seeds has built its reputation on developing forage, herbal leys, green manures and complex seed mixtures to improve soil health, animal health and ultimately human health through the food chain, and now supplies 15,000 farmers. It has always been part of Ian’s vision for the business to have a farm and three years ago, Cotswold Seeds acquired Honeydale Farm, 100 acres in the Cotswolds, which is being developed as a centre for food and farming diversity and enterprise.

Robert is an experienced Chartered Accountant, Finance Director and non-executive director, having served on the Boards of a number of private and public companies over the last 30 years. Following his retirement in 2016 after 14 years as Finance Director of Neptune Investment Management Limited, he now acts as a consultant CFO, as well as holding a number of directorships and trusteeships. He and his family have lived on a small farm near Witney since 1991, during which time many acres of trees have been planted. He has also owned other woodlands in England and Scotland, so maintains a strong interest in the environment in general and tree-planting in particular.