Meet the team.
Over 75 years of global experience spanning ecology, conservation, hospitality, tourism, and communications.
Dylan Walker
“Our goal is for every person to leave thinking, ‘That was one of the best things I’ve ever done!”
Dylan is an ecologist and social entrepreneur with nearly 30 years’ experience shaping wildlife tourism experiences. He ran a citizen science-focused ecotourism business for a decade before moving into the non-profit world as CEO of the World Cetacean Alliance. There, he travelled globally, supporting conservation initiatives, assessing whale watching tours, advising on nature festivals and helping set international standards for responsible wildlife tourism.
Dylan has trained hundreds of wildlife guides, co-authored global guidelines for whale and dolphin watching, and contributed to ABTA’s global animal welfare standards for wildlife tourism. He has co-founded four conservation-focused non-profits and led countless community-led projects, events, and workshops. A specialist in rewilding and responsible tourism, he’s also a World Responsible Travel Award winner.
Holly Tuppen
“We cannot protect what we don’t know, and we cannot love what we can’t feel. People are central to nature restoration, and there’s no time to lose getting everyone on board!”
Holly is an award-winning travel writer and consultant specialising in experiences that drive positive change for local people, nature, and visitors. Over 20 years she has supported hundreds of hospitality and tourism brands in consumer research, strategic sustainability planning, building purposeful partnerships, and storytelling that cuts through the noise. She is a trained qualitative researcher and workshop facilitator, and loves nothing more than hand-holding people and teams through complex problems. Former clients include the World Travel & Tourism Council, Knepp Wildland Foundation, Marriott Hotels, Exodus, and The Long Run.
Holly is also a podcast host and journalist writing for the likes of The Guardian, Imagine 5, The Times, and Wanderlust. She is author of Sustainable Travel: An Essential Guide to Positive Impact Adventures, and Bradt’s Slow Family Travel.
Lloyd Gofton
“I’ve seen first-hand how powerful immersive nature experiences can be, connecting people to the natural world in ways that inspire real change. To truly make an impact, we need to both educate and amaze. We can’t rely on wildlife sightings alone; it’s how we tell the story that turns a moment into a movement.”
Lloyd is a seasoned communications expert with over 25 years of experience leading impactful campaigns worldwide. His work spans PR, social media, digital marketing, and strategy, supporting everyone from world-renowned brands to grassroots conservation initiatives and NGOs.
Combining his passion for marine conservation with his professional expertise, Lloyd develops and leads wildlife boat excursions off the Sussex coast, guiding guests through unforgettable encounters at sea. These trips are designed not only to inspire awe but to educate and empower participants to take an active role in ocean conservation.
Lloyd also works closely with local communities to deliver citizen science projects, helping people contribute directly to vital marine research and monitoring. His work creates opportunities for meaningful engagement with nature, where storytelling, science, and shared experience come together to build a deeper connection to the natural world.
Lola May
Lola is a born and raised Londoner (with stop offs in Paris, Edinburgh and the Solomon
Islands) who has a passion for environmental and social change, and igniting action through
connection.
After a degree in International Relations and a Masters in Urban Sociology, she
found a perfect intersection between environment-related projects and community organising
when working for the Scottish Wildlife Trust, creating spaces for people from diverse
communities to make the changes that work for them and for the Planet. Lola’s big passion
is inclusive, fun, and inspirational education for everyone. Through this, real action and
power shifts can happen.
She currently works at the Paddington Development Trust running the Climate Champions
programme, which includes a real mix of creative engagement methods, like monthly salon
nights, and the creation of a pilgrimage route. Alongside these she works in more classic
engagement settings, developing trainings to help more people feel confident in spaces that
often feel closed off. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, and you can listen to
her salon nights, the Nature of Things, in podcast format on the London National Park City’s
channel, as well as following her walking adventures on Instagram @lola.may.walk
Chris Howard
Chris is an award-winning wildlife film producer and storyteller whose work combines deep
natural history expertise with innovative, high-impact production to create world-class
documentaries that engage and inspire mass audiences.
His work has been seen on the BBC, ITV, National Geographic, Sky, in cinemas and on
YouTube, and his recent work has included producing David Attenborough’s Wild Isles series
and working on Prince William’s Earthshot Prize.
But alongside aiming to reach these mass audiences to effect and inspire change, he also
works at a local level to connect people more intimately with their wildlife and landscape,
through walks, talks, installations and experiences. Chris believes it’s the depth and meaning
of our connections to nature that counts, and aims to foster these links in whatever he does.
Julia Scott
Julia is an organiser and convener who uncovers ways to help people feel more connected.
She endeavours to create transformative experiences and facilitate partnerships that use
storytelling and immersive encounters across art, culture and nature.
With over 10 years of experience in the commercial art world, Julia brings expertise in
building meaningful partnerships and delivering experiences that inspire. She helped
develop a multi-disciplinary artist residency at Villa Lena, a luxury hotel and Art Foundation
in Tuscany, co-creating an enriching programme that fosters community and creative
expression.
Her current work includes the immersive event series Singing with Nightingales, where she
witnesses firsthand how a single evening immersed in nature can profoundly shift how
people see and relate to the world around them. Julia is passionate about the
transformational power of storytelling and believes these experiences should be accessible
and abundant.
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