Who we are
We are a group of local residents, nature lovers and professionals in a range of relevant sectors. We have established skills, network and community connections as well as relentless passion and determination! We really do Love our Ouse and want the best for it.
Love our Ouse is a registered Community Interest Company (working as a not for profit organisation. The objects of the Company are to carry on activities which benefit the community and in particular (without limitation) to benefit all life along the length of the River Ouse in Sussex and its tributaries, including people and wildlife.
Meet the team
Natasha Padbury
Community engagement lead and general manager.
Also works as Sustainability Manager at Depot and 15 years experience coordinating community cultural projects.
Duncan Rawson
Organisational support and agricultural lead.
Also works at European Food and Farming Partnerships.
Emma Montlake
Grass roots legal support lead.
Also works as Director of Casework at Environmental Law Foundation
Matthew Bird
Chartered Environmentalist, Climate and Sustainability professional with a background at local authorities. He’s a Lewes Town Councillor and current Lewes Mayor.
Steering group
Helen Meade
(CEO) Railway Land Wildlife Trust
Sandra Manning-Jones
Ecologist
Project supporters and partners
Lewes District Council
Railway Land Wildlife Trust
Ouse and Adur River Trust
Funders
We are very grateful to the following for funding support:
Chalk Cliff Trust
Lewes District Council
Lewes Town Council
Ouse Valley Climate Action
“Ideas, like large rivers, never have just one source” - Willy Ley
Contact Us
We’re keen to hear from anyone interested in being involved. Email us: info@loveourouse.org