MEET THE TEAM

 

 

Kelvin - Manager

 

Hello!

Since November 2023 I have had the exciting role of manager of Creekside Education Trust. Like the wildflowers around our Discovery Centre, my job and responsibilities are diverse, which I love. One day I could be working on setting and delivering the long-term ambitions of the charity with our Board of Trustees, whilst the next day I could be getting my hands dirty helping our conservationists. I enjoy the buzz of having curious learners visiting us daily and am delighted to be part of a team passionate about connecting people with urban wildlife.

I have been working in the greenspace and conservation field in South London since 2017 and am grateful that I can continue to support these places for people and wildlife in my working life. Outside of work I can be found rolling around the city and countryside on my bicycle, camping, swimming and just enjoying being outdoors!

 

 

 

 

 

Amy - Communications Officer

 

I joined Creekside in Autumn 2025, and I am interested in finding creative ways to facilitate two-way interaction and community dialogue into output, develop a sustainable and strategic communcations plan and developing a voice for Creekside as an advocate for urban wildlife.

Creekside is a Lewisham institution and I am thrilled to be able to take a key role in telling the story of Creekside and involving our community in producing meaningful stories around the Creek and it's wildlife that we can all be proud of. 

In addition to conservation and education, I work across sectors including energy and climate justice. Across each of my roles, I am interested in supporting charity growth through impact and supporting systems change through creative storytelling and communications. 

 

 

 

 

Nick - Lead Conservationist

 

I’m a conservationist here at Creekside and I was involved with Deptford Creek before it became a development hot spot. I started managing the land the Creekside Centre is on in 1996. The aim was/ is to try and conserve some wildlife habitat adjacent to the Creek. One of my driving forces is that we do not see ourselves as part of the natural world, when we should do. We usually know more about what is happening to wild species in other places than we do about the wild that lives around us where we can change things. The first step is getting to know those other species. We have a long way to go. Think global act local.

 

 

 

 

Julia - Learning Facilitator

 

I joined the learning team at Creekside in 2022 as a freelance learning deliverer before becoming a permanent member of the team in spring 2023. With a background in Early years, I started my outdoor learning journey splashing in muddy puddles. Turns out this was great training for wading in the Creek!

After retraining as a Forest School practitioner, I have been lucky enough to work in all sorts of urban wild spaces across London. I feel lucky to have settled here at Creekside Discovery Centre as it is such a unique site with no two days the same. From Eels to Egrets, sharing it all with our learners is so rewarding. 

                 

 

   

 

 

Andy - Conservationist

 

I started working as a conservationist at Creekside in 2018 initially to manage Sue Godfrey Nature Park for wildlife. Now, my role.... I started volunteering on nature reserves in 1986 on The Wirral and after various jobs came back to conservation in 2005, volunteering with London Wildlife Trust. Since then, I have worked on nature reserves all over London, as well as in Dorset with Butterfly Conservation.

I have lived in Deptford since 2010 and feel very fortunate to work locally. Also, the consistency of working throughout the year at the same sites has given me a deeper knowledge of the local wild environment.

 

 

 

 

Paddy - Learning Lead

 

I joined the Creekside Discovery Centre team as a volunteer in 2019 when I was looking for a way to engage with the natural environment in a more hands-on way. My background is in secondary school science teaching, which I spent 4 years doing after moving from Ireland in 2015.

I was lucky enough to be employed at Creekside in November 2019 and since August 2022 I have been the Learning & Volunteering Lead. I love working outdoors and sharing this unique environment with learners of all ages! Creekside is a place that excites me throughout the year, and I am delighted to have found purpose and community in my work here, and elsewhere in the environmental sector.

                        

 

   

 

 

Tim - Freelance Learning Facilitator

 

After volunteering at Creekside for a couple of years, I joined the Education Team in 2023. My main job is leading school groups up Deptford Creek at low tide so we can all learn about life in and around the river. My background is in facilitating philosophical discussions with young people and I love hearing all the ideas and questions that our Creek visitors have. As a Deptford local, I feel incredibly lucky to be able to explore the wild river on my doorstep, and even luckier to share it with others – from curious humans to mysterious algae, and everything in between.

 

 

Coralie - Administrative Coordinator

 

I look after the admin and organisation that keeps Creekside flowing - answering enquiries, coordinating bookings and calendars, and supporting the team with the delivery of everything from school visits to volunteer sessions and corporate volunteering days. I also manage our financial admin, including bookkeeping and reporting, and help keep our office and site running smoothly behind the scenes. 

I first volunteered at the source of the Ravensbourne in Keston, not knowing I'd one day end up working downstream at Creekside. Now I get to bring that love of local nature into my role and help others discover the wildlife of Deptford Creek.