As of July 2025
Vinters Valley Nature Reserve is NOT run by any council, but by a group of dedicated local volunteers, who have formed a registered charity called the “Vinters Valley Park Trust”.
Reserve Warden
- Steve Songhurst
Trustees
Martin Cox – Chairman
Gary Cooke – Trustee
Anne Brindle – Trustee
Peter Lott – Trustee
(Vinters Park Residents Association)
Paul Walsh – Trustee
Nikki Fissenden – Trustee
Chris Sheppard – Trustee
Mark Naghi – Trustee
(Maidstone Borough Councillor)
The secretary for the Trustees is Anne Neale
The treasurer is Peter Shapland
Management Committee
The management committee are responsible for the running of the reserve and the management plan. They report to the Trustees. Some of the members specialise in certain wildlife subjects and conservation:
- Ben Kirby (Chair, Birds, Butterflies & Photography)
- Steve Songhurst (Warden & Secretary for the Management Committee)
- Peter Kirby (Butterflies)
- Jackie Kirby
- Peter Shapland (Treasurer)
- Tony Hewson
- Lynne Overett
- Paul Walsh (Trustee & representative for the trustees)
- Fiona George
- Sue Skinner (Lakeside wildlife/ Bird Feeding Stations / Naomi’s garden)
- Jackie Lawrence (Photography)