Ellie Stead
CEO
What is your favourite part of being involved with St Nicks? Infinite variety! St Nicks has a pretty eclectic mix of activities and because my role cuts across them all no two days are ever the same!
CEO
What is your favourite part of being involved with St Nicks? Infinite variety! St Nicks has a pretty eclectic mix of activities and because my role cuts across them all no two days are ever the same!
Charity Support Manager
What is your favourite part of your job? Helping things run smoothly in and around the Environment Centre
Community Engagement Officer
What is your favourite fact about nature? I am a nature nerd. I especially enjoy the weird and wonderful micro-world of the pond. My fact is dragonfly nymphs have an extendable bottom jaw, which they use to grab their prey. This was one of the creatures that inspired the sci-fi franchise films “Alien.” Pretty nerdy!
Caretaker
What is your favourite part of nature? The chirping of all the different birds
Natural Habitats Manager
What is your favourite part of your job? Getting to work with so many dedicated and inspiring people across York and North Yorkshire to protect and enhance nature.
Green Corridors Officer
What is your favourite part of nature? You can be part of it and love it without needing to know the science. I also really love fungus and moss.
Habitats Officer
What is your favourite fact about nature? I don't really have a favourite fact but one thing that I can often be heard repeating at our volunteer sessions is "there are no straight lines in nature!!" usually when we've just planted a wonky hedge.
Ecology Officer
What is your favourite part of your job? Playing in the mud and splashing around in rivers (sometimes both at the same time), whilst seeing a frolicking flock or birds or a flash of a fox as it sneaks on by
Green Corridor Trainee
My favourite part of my role is the variety of practical tasks we do. I love working on different sites around York and seeing the results of our work!
Waste & Recycling Manager
What is your favourite part of being involved with St Nicks? The people, they are so passionate about what we do. It's inspiring.
Community Recycling Officer
What is your favourite part of your job? Helping to make garden waste into usable compost.
Community Recycling Officer
What is your favourite fact about nature? Bored ducks become cannibals
Community Recycling Officer
What is your favourite fact about nature? Ancient creatures such as dinosaurs and scorpions the size of cats.
Community Recycling Officer
What is your favourite part of being involved with St Nicks? Riding the tricycles, always being made to feel welcome whether it’s on a break or volunteering with the Green Spaces team
Community Recycling Officer
What is your favourite part of your job? Exploring the little known snickets and courtyards of our city.
Community Recycling Officer
What is your favourite part of your job? Its great to be part of such a passionate team & keeping fit whilst helping the environment is a win win
Community Recycling Officer
What is your favourite part of your job? Exploring York on a trike!
Nature Based Wellbeing Manager
What is your favourite fact about nature? The robin's spring song can start as early as mid-December. This reminds me that nature always has something special and hopeful in store.
Ecotherapy Officer (Administration)
What is your favourite part of your job? What I love about the role is the variety of nature centred ecotherapy activities that we offer, from our Gardening and Creative Writing groups, to Bushcraft and Willow Weaving groups.
Ecotherapy Officer (Thriving at Work)
What is your favourite part of your job? I love seeing how small changes can make big impacts for people when they start to implement new strategies to benefit their mental health at work.
Ecotherapy Officer (Youth Mentor)
What is your favourite fact about nature? A spoonful of soil contains more organisms than there are people on the planet! Soil supports 95% of all our food production so it is very important to look after it.
Ecotherapy Officer (Mentor)
What is your favourite part of being involved with St Nicks? I love the positive environment we have created. I love the energy and enthusiasm that people bring to the nature reserve. I love the passion that people have for the environment around them and making a difference to it. I love that everyone involved cares.
Ecotherapy Officer (Green Corridors)
What is your favourite fact about nature? I am always mesmerised by nature. My favourite fact is from the findings of Dr Qing Li, professor and leading researcher of forest medicine. He has found that certain species of tree release phytoncides, chemical compounds or "tree essential oils". The positive impacts on human health is amazing; enhanced sleep, focus, energy levels and mood have all been reported as a direct result of time in spent woodlands.