As of December 2023
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
(Kent County Council)
Anne Brindle – Trustee
(Maidstone Borough Council)
Peter Lott – Trustee
(Vinters Park Residents Association)
Paul Walsh – Trustee
Nikki Fissenden – Trustee
Chris Sheppard – Trustee
The secretary for the Trustees is Anne Neale
The treasurer is Anne Newman
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)
- Harry Lowder
- Peter Kirby (Butterflies)
- Jackie Kirby
- Anne Newman (Treasurer)
- Tony Hewson
- Lynne Overett (Photography)
- Paul Walsh (Trustee & representative for the trustees)
- Fiona George
- Sue Skinner
IT & Social Media Sub Committee
The committee are responsible for IT & Social Media for the reserve\trust
- Ben Kirby (Chair & Website Editor)
- Lynne Overett
- Steve Songhurst (Reserve Warden)
- Martin Cox (Chair of the Trustees)