Ted was awarded an MBE in recognition for his work in conservation especially trees and fungi. He was given the Arboricultural Association Annual Award for his contribution to arboriculture. He was awarded The Gold Medal by The Royal Forestry Society for his distinguished services to Forestry. He was made an Honorary Lecturer by Imperial College London.
Ted is Conservation Consultant to the Crown Estate at Windsor and is a regular broadcaster, writer and speaker at international conferences on ancient trees and fungi.
He began working at the Knepp estate in Sussex in 1999. Ted was particularly concerned with the many ancient oaks on the site and over 20 years helped Isabella and Charlie nurture and restore the land, from the start of their wilding project.
Find out more about our screenings of Wilding (PG) here.