Our People

Edward Gardiner

Rural Surveyor

Ed has worked in the rural investment team since 2022 and works primarily with institutional clients including a number of Cambridge Colleges on a range of estate management and landlord and tenant matters.

Josef Wolstencroft

Graduate Surveyor, Investment and Property Management

Josef is a graduate surveyor in our investment and property management team.

Duncan Wisbey

Partner, Investment and Property Management

Duncan is a Chartered surveyor and RICS Registered Valuer with experience both in the private and public sector.

Julie Walsh

Property Manager

Working within the rural investment team, Julie is a Property Manager for investment companies with strategic land and properties and has a wealth of experience in managing all types of rural properties ranging from farmland to buildings, sports clubs, and fishing lakes. She is passionate about providing a high level of service to her clients and working with them to achieve their desired outcomes.

David Samuels

Partner, Investment and Property Management

David has a strong record of developing and executing property investment strategies, business plans and asset plans.

Sophie Nobes

PA to Capital Markets & Office Manager, London

Becky Westerhuis

Associate, Rural

Becky is enthusiastic about selling properties and loves interacting with people every day.

Roland Bull

Head of Rural

Roland leads Bidwells’ rural business, bringing analytical rigour, strategic clarity, and a future-focused outlook to some of the UK’s most valuable land and estate portfolios.

Fernanda White

Associate, Natural Capital & Sustainable Investment

With a career spanning from military logistics to nature conservation across varied habitats, Fernanda connects finance and ecology by harnessing her expertise to scale-up restoration and tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.

Alasdair Barraclough

Natural Capital Consultant

Alasdair works to restore degraded landscapes across Scotland, using nature-based-solutions as a primary method to deliver positive environmental outcomes.

Jamie Strachan

Natural Capital Consultant

Jamie delivers complex peatland restoration from concept to completion.

Lisa Bulmer

Partner, Natural Capital

Outgoing and goal orientated, Lisa thrives on bringing about impactful change through natural capital and sustainable investment work.

Stuart Burbidge

Partner, Natural Capital & Sustainable Investment

With international experience delivering bespoke and landscape-scale biodiversity projects, Stuart has dedicated more than a decade to natural land management and research.

Scott Riggs

Natural Capital Surveyor

Raye Ward-Baker

Natural Capital Consultant

With a strong academic research background, Raye brings analytical thinking and fresh ideas to her project, adding real value to peatland restoration.