Sue Hilder

Glasgow

Sue is an outdoor access specialist, currently at Glasgow City Council, with a background in conservation volunteering and environmental sculpture. She has worked for and with a number of local authorities and environmental bodies in England and Scotland, including RSPB, NFUS (National Farmers Union Scotland), and the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority. She has served on a variety of environmental boards and committees, including for greenspace scotland, Forestry Commission Scotland (as was), Scottish Outdoor Access Network, the National Access Forum, and for many years as a trustee and ambassador for the Conservation Volunteers (BTCV, as was). She is passionate about greenspace and ecology, and believes both in the intrinsic value of species and habitats for their own sake and in their importance for the physical, spiritual and mental health and wellbeing benefits they offer to the people and communities that live alongside them.