About Us
The Nature Effect CIC was founded in 2012 from a simple but powerful belief: that the solutions to our greatest challenges already exist in nature and in our capacity to come together.
As our world changes at an unprecedented pace, we believe our greatest strengths are adaptability, imagination, curiosity and collaboration. Nature teaches us that thriving ecosystems depend on diversity, connection and reciprocity. Human communities are no different.
We are a collective of artists, scientists, growers, designers, educators, psychotherapists, organisational consultants and coaches, united by a shared love for the living world and a commitment to creating positive, practical, change. By bringing together different ways of seeing, knowing and making, we unlock possibilities that none of us could create alone.
Our work is rooted in systems thinking and inspired by nature's wisdom. We work with the elements, landscapes and living systems that sustain us, with body, mind and spirit, alongside the individuals, communities, businesses and organisations shaping tomorrow.
Together, we create and support the conditions for people and places to flourish. We reconnect communities with nature, tackle inequality, strengthen belonging and help grow a good, inclusive economy - one rooted in care, creativity and collaboration.
Meet the Team
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Annie Davy
Director + Coach
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Laura Burt
Director + Landscape Gardener
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Helen Osborn
Director + Treasurer
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Usha Waygood
Director + Nature Connection Facilitator
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Candida March
Director + Coach
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Charlotte Attlee
Therapeutic Horticulturalist
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Phil Pritchard
Therapeutic Horticulturalist
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Zoe Bicat
Associate
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Ella Green
Associate
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Sarah Mook
Associate and Coach
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Sarah Stewart-Brown
Associate and Coach
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Jenny Yeong
Associate
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Katy Hancock
Associate
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Hugh Warwick
Associate