LANDSCAPE conservation charity Friends of the Lake District has appointed a new director.
Douglas Chalmers grew up on his family’s farm on the North East coast of Aberdeenshire, and studied agriculture at the University of Aberdeen.
He trained as an animal nutritionist and spent 20 years in the agricultural supply industry around England.
Douglas joins the Friends from the CLA (The Country Land and Business Association), whom he joined as Regional Director for the North West during the foot-and-mouth outbreak of 2001. He has been Northern Director of Policy and Public Affairs since 2012.
Away from work he is a part time farmer at Hoff, near Appleby.
In 2007 Douglas helped found Learning Fields, a community interest company offering educational and environmental opportunities to groups and individuals of all ages and abilities.
Douglas said he was very much looking forward to his role with Friends of the Lake District.
“Recently we introduced three American students to the Eden Valley and the Lake District and I couldn’t fail to see the powerful impression our glorious landscape made on them,” he said.
“It just reinforces how important it is we look after this landscape and ensure it is well managed into the future.”
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