Moving with Nature – Creating places for people and nature
19th June 2025
About
We know about the importance of access and engagement with nature to local communities and the multiple benefits working with nature can deliver, but how can this be delivered in practice?
AtkinsRéalis specialists in natural capital, biodiversity, nature-based solutions and landscape design collated a series of successful case studies to help promote best practice, ‘Moving with Nature’.
In this webinar, Claire, Anna and Neil share some practical experience of the challenges and opportunities, using examples from across the UK including the UK’s first ever heathland green bridge.
Speakers
Claire Wansbury
Claire Wansbury
Claire Wansbury is AtkinsRéalis’ global authority on biodiversity and nature. She is an award-winning ecologist with over thirty years’ experience and a Fellow of both CIEEM and the Linnean Society. Claire is one of the UK’s leading experts in Biodiversity Net Gain, and a key player driving forward best practice. She is the co-editor of the ICE’s Manual of Blue Green Infrastructure. She has used novel approaches like Natural Capital valuation to help unlock funding for nature recovery. She also works with colleagues to create Nature-based Solutions, working with nature to benefit our society and economy.
Anna Kilty
Anna Kilty
Anna Kilty is an Associate in AtkinsRéalis Natural Capital team. Anna has 12 years in industry, beginning at the EA. Whilst at the EA, Anna developed the natural capital annex as part of the Water Resource Planning Guideline. In consultancy, Anna has led natural capital projects for an array of clients. Projects have included developing natural capital accounts, prioritisation of investment, quantification of natural capital benefits of interventions and environmental research. Anna has experience of using natural capital approaches (NCA), developing bespoke methodologies to meet client needs, and in completing research projects on natural capital approaches for clients such as the EA and Water Resources West.
Neil Manthorpe
Neil Manthorpe
Neil Manthorpe leads AtkinsRéalis’ London Landscape and Urban Design Studio. The award-winning design team create places that transform people’s lives by delivering creative, holistic and innovative solutions for our clients. Neil’s areas of expertise include public realm, active travel, green infrastructure and smart cities. He has shared his experience by producing design guidance documents including the central government COVID 19 Safer Public Places guidance. Neil’s award-winning project work has included delivering the planning permission, listed building consents and detail design tender package for the 1.8ha Barbican Podium that won the 2025 Golden Pineapple Award in the Future Public Realm category.
