The Royal Countryside Fund has a small staff team, mostly based in our office in central London. If you have a general enquiry, please email info@countrysidefund.org.uk

For all grants enquiries, please email grants@countrysidefund.org.uk or fill in the form here.

Keith Halstead

Executive Director

Email Helen Day: hday@countrysidefund.org.uk

Maddy Taylor

Head of Operations

mtaylor@countrysidefund.org.uk
+44 (0)7786 515236

Ellie Burnage

Head of External Affairs

On maternity leave until autumn 2025.

Ticky Hedley-Dent

Interim Head of Communications

thedley-dent@countrysidefund.org.uk
+44 (0)7990 405818

Helen Day

Executive Assistant to Keith Halstead

hday@countrysidefund.org.uk
+44 (0)7990 371158

Beth Summers

Senior Programme Manager

On maternity leave until early 2026.

Helen Rivett

Programme Manager (Farm for the Future)

On maternity leave until summer 2025

Michael Bullen

Programme Manager (Farm for the Future)

mbullen@countrysidefund.org.uk 
+44 (0)7579 813821 

Anna Wright

Environmental Programme Manager

awright@countrysidefund.org.uk 
+44 (0)7990 374073

Gareth Davies

Programme Manager (Wales)

gdavies@countrysidefund.org.uk 
+44 (0)7970 180408 

Clementine Addison-Atkinson

Programme Officer

caddison-atkinson@countrysidefund.org.uk 
+44 (0)7484 532949

Pippa Fry

Rural Communities Engagement Manager

pfry@countrysidefund.org.uk
+44 (0)7825 165340

Sally Sargent

Rural Communities Officer

ssargent@countrysidefund.org.uk
+44 (0)7483 403374

Chloë Goodridge

Senior Communications and Philanthropy Officer

cgoodridge@countrysidefund.org.uk
+44 (0)7529 221699

Patrick Davies

Senior Communications Officer

pdavies@countrysidefund.org.uk
+44 (0)7483 403390

Emily Robinson

Corporate Partnerships Manager

erobinson@countrysidefund.org.uk
+44 (0)7990 385983 

Ian Johnson

Senior Corporate Partnerships Officer

ijohnson@countrysidefund.org.uk
+44 (0)7341 488121

Paige Munnik

Senior Trusts and Foundations Officer

On maternity leave until summer 2025.

Ellen Conmee

Event and Office Coordinator

econmee@countrysidefund.org.uk
+44 (0)7529 221 697

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