Founder and General Manager Charlie started out as an events assistant at the Lost Gardens of Heligan while studying for his degree in Manchester, working over his term-time holidays. It was here his love for managing woodland, maintaining trees, creating habitats, and being in the natural environment led to a permanent switch to the estate team.
Fast forward 10 years and Charlie is a fully qualified arborist with a wealth of understanding and knowledge in the industry. His passion for woodland and tree management has never wavered, even leading him to start his own business, The Habitat Restoration Company, to plan, deliver, and manage habitat restoration projects across the Southwest.
Charlie sparked the idea for The Habitat Restoration Co. during Christmas of 2023. He realised there was a gap in the market for delivering whole scale land management projects in a professional and forward-thinking manner across the Southwest. This, combined with new government initiatives and funding for the implementation of mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain on any infrastructure development, meant Charlie saw an opportunity to deliver real change.
Now based at the Gripsure (UK) Ltd. headquarters in the heart of Cornwall, The Habitat Restoration Co. offers a holistic service for delivering net-gain and woodland management projects. We have a diverse and highly skilled team of individuals leading our professional output, and are growing fast from our aspirational beginnings.
Charlie has recently joined forces with former Heligan colleague and friend, Patrick, to utilise his expertise and knowledge of wetlands, waterways and natural flood management. Patrick has a strong background in habitat restoration across a number of businesses across the southwest and brings a wealth of skill and capability to the Habitat Restoration team.