Dominic Martyn

National Operations River Basin Management Plan Advisor

Dominic Martyn studied fisheries management at Sparsholt College Hampshire 2001-3 gaining world-wide experience. He then achieved a Masters in managing aquatic resources at Kings College London 2003/4. Before starting full time work with the Environment Agency (EA), he managed research projects including the impact of management on the Thames basin ecology, radio tracking grayling on the River Lambourn exploring the effect of weirs on fish migration and better use of dredged sediment for enhancing habitats.

In his 20 years of environment management, mostly with the Environment Agency, Dominic has had many roles.

2019-21  EA National Operations River Basin Management Plan Advisor updating and aligning RBMPs and FRMPs and making connections to other strategic planning opportunities to achieve more for people, flooding and the environment Dominic is best known for his work bringing people together from different interests to plan and achieve more in partnership, improving the water environment and contributing to climate action. He does this at work and voluntarily with different professional institutes.

Dom has been a committee member with Chartered Institution for Water and Environment Management, Institute of Agricultural Management and Institute of Fisheries Management helping build relationships and enhancing professionalism. He feels this approach has significant benefits for people, wildlife, economy, and the environment and responds to our need for step change improvements to tackle the climate and biodiversity crisis. He takes a systems approach, from local to international level promiting natural solutions on the ground achieving multiple benefits (soils, floods, droughts, biodiversity, jobs and skills, green growth). Dominic’s work now focusses on helping EA staff achieve successful public engagement improving our ambition in final RBMPs and FRMPs driving billions of pounds of investment to 2027.

Zahra Ravenscroft

Project Manager

Zahra Ravenscroft has worked as a Marine Biologist on the North East Coastline for the last 21 years. Her current role at the Environment Agency is a Project Manager. The programme of projects that Zahra manages are looking to apply nature based solutions to provide flood protection and resilience, in place of traditional engineered flood defences.

Lizz Willott

Environment Portfolio Office leading on Partnership Grants

Lizz works in the Environment Portfolio Office leading on Partnership Grants, enabling charitable partners to deliver environmental improvement projects across the country. Last year the Environment Portfolio office delivered their largest ever programme enhancing over 608km of watercourse enhancements and planting 620k trees.

Pete Miles

Team Leader - Environment Agency Flood and Coastal Risk Management

Hi, my name is Pete Miles and I am a team leader in the Environment Agency Flood and Coastal Risk Management function in Cumbria. My team covers a range of activities which are all focused on improving the lives of those living at risk of flooding. We investigate the local flood mechanisms, possible solutions, identify funding, help design and build schemes where viable or work with communities to help them understand how best they can help themselves.