Professor Nick Sotherton is a recently retired Director at an independent research and education charity based in Hampshire. After a degree in Agricultural Zoology from Newcastle University and a PhD from Southampton University, Nick has 43 years of experience on conservation issues. He was appointed a Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society and has been responsible for a team of 60 scientists working on conservation issues with UK wildlife. His research interests involve practical solutions to problems that can be used by farmers and land managers alike. He has been closely involved with the UK Government as it develops reformed schemes to subsidise farmers post Brexit. Nick has recently moved to Rottingdean to be close to his first granddaughter.