More about who is behind HLM
Director
Richard Wilson
Richard is an experienced chartered forester and land use advisor. He is passionate about sustainable land management, combining technical expertise with practical experience to help clients achieve their objectives.
From graduating University of Wales, Bangor with a BSc (Honours) in Rural Resource Management, Richard has worked in all aspects of woodland management in both the charitable sector and governement.
Richard established HLM as there was not a service providing land owners one location to ask for advise and provide the solution, when it came to conservation and land management.
Co Founder
John Butler
John and Richard met while working for the Woodland Trust in 2017. Between the two of them they were responsible for the management of the Woodland Trust's estate in North East England. During their time together managing the sites, they became aware of the lack of suitable tools and resources for management of the open spaces in and around the woodlands. On many occasions the sites were too small for most machines to work or the material too difficult to remove.
Holistic Land Management (HLM) was in its infancy and in 2020 two pedigree Highland Cows were purchased jointly between John and Richard, with the intention of using them for conservation grazing.
The learning curve of animal management has been steep and ever evolving. Open space management has become a significant and important component to HLM's business, from it roots established in woodland.
John and Richard are passionate about land management. As the name Holistic Land Management suggests, they look at ALL of the land holistically, working with landowners in their decision making based on what is appropriate.