Guided by the land
Chalk to Coast is very purposefully farmer and land-manager led, taking a multi-generational view of what happens on our land. Between our founding team, we manage land in nature reserves, run farms, lead farm-clusters, deliver nature restoration projects and engage with local communities.
As farmers and land-managers, we care greatly about the long term legacy and ecosystems on our land. While we were all making independent efforts to farm with conservation in mind, we realised we could make far greater impact if we joined together.
If you are a land manager, or are interested in funding our vital work, please get in touch.
Our partners & supporters
Are you a farmer, landowner or steward of land? Let’s start a conversation.
Our strength is in the power of like minded people working together to create a bigger, better, more joined up solution to nature regeneration than any of us could manage alone. By supporting one another, much like a farming super-cluster, we can increase our understanding of biodiversity, natural capital and green finance and make better decisions together.
Guy Nevill
Guy is the Owner and Steward of Birling Estate and the instigator of Chalk to Coast. Birling Estate has been in Guy's family for nearly 600 years. Throughout his tenure as Steward, Guy's deep commitment to conservation, sustainability and innovation has driven impactful nature restoration results across the estate. He envisions Birling as 'a place where people, nature and enterprise flourish in harmony'. He has focused on implementing regenerative land management practices and fostering meaningful connections between people and nature, with an increasing focus on corporate clients and their teams. Guy also founded Badgells Wood, an off-grid eco-campsite designed to encourage families and children to explore and reconnect with the simplicity of nature, he aims to nurture a love for the natural world in the next generation of leaders, ensuring they grow up with a sense of responsibility toward environmental stewardship.
Previously, Guy was a Senior Partner at a leading environmental engineering firm. For two decades, he collaborated with renowned architects and forward-thinking clients - such as the National Trust and the Woodland Trust - to design sustainable exemplar projects. He was also the Director responsible for Research & Innovation, Communications and Social Engagement.
He is happiest on the sea, in the mountains or wandering the woods.
Marian Boswall
A leading landscape architect and horticulturalist, Marian is known for her thoughtful and regenerative design approach. From flood plain restoration to historic estate masterplans and soulful gardens; respect for the ecology, history and future inform her designs, from the soil, to the gut, to the spirit.
Marian writes and speaks on sustainable design and was a lecturer in Historic Garden Conservation. A Fellow of the Landscape Institute, her projects invest in the land for the very long term. Kindness is a deeply embedded ethos. Marian works with the way the land can heal and connect us on all levels. Her 2019 TedX talk was on how our gardens can care for us and the earth, and her book Sustainable Garden was shortlisted for Garden Book of the Year. She has won many awards but is most interested in the long term legacy of her work.
Marian has a Masters in landscape architecture from Greenwich, a Masters in Modern Languages from Oxford and is an agroecology coach. Her first career was management consultancy. She loves sunrises, wild creatures, wild swimming and remote ski touring.
Tom Gore
A 4th generation farmer from Rochester. Tom is the Managing Partner of DG JW Gore. A modern mixed farming enterprise, growing arable crops based around Milling Wheat, 200 suckler cows, Hay sales, stewardship and diversification. The farm incorporates owned, tenanted and CFA land.
He has a passion for farming, food production and the countryside.
Tom has a Degree in Agriculture from Reading University, is Chairmen of his local NFU and the Kent Delegate for the NFU Mutual.
Gareth Fulton
Gareth Fulton is the Reserve Manager and Director at the pioneering Elmley Nature Reserve, the only family owned and managed farm in the UK to be designated as a National Nature Reserve.
With a background in the British Army and training in Physical Geography, Gareth brings a unique blend of discipline and environmental insight to his role. In 2013, he and his wife, Georgina, moved to Elmley to continue her parents' legacy of harmonising farming and conservation. Under their stewardship, Elmley has diversified its operations, integrating sustainable agriculture with eco-tourism initiatives. Gareth is passionate about maintaining the balance between productive farming and wildlife conservation, ensuring that Elmley remains a vibrant habitat for diverse species while contributing to the local economy.
