About Net Zero North
What We Do
Engineering with nature
Focused on adding value, Net Zero North has been at the cutting edge of peatland/moorland restoration, implementing sensitive restoration projects on nationally/internationally important ecological sites including:
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest
- Special Protected Areas
- Special Areas of Conservation
The team have delivered outstanding examples of rural conservation, most recently a 220-hectare peatland restoration project in Bewcastle, Cumbria for Ridge Carbon Capture (Ridge Graham 2 project), works of which included:
- Regrading of peat haggs and steeper sided gullies
- Blocking gullies and drainage grips with peat, coir or stone dams
- Revegetation of bare peat
Meet The Team
Meet Net Zero North’s talented team of experts. Find out more about each individuals background and experience below.
Team Members
Stuart Evans
Stuart Co-founded Net Zero North and has designed and delivered numerous projects that have restored degraded peatlands, woodlands and wetlands. Stuart has over 30 years practical experience and knowledge of rural conservation, and has evolved best practice in this field from having worked on some of the most technically challenging and sensitive landscape sites in the UK. Stuart has delivered a portfolio of peatland restoration projects covering tens of thousands of hectares across the UK. Stuart is responsible for nature-based carbon capture solution development and delivery of projects for Net Zero North Clients.
Robert Gait
Robert co-founded Net Zero North with Stuart and leads on project design and restoration monitoring. He has a diverse range of technical skills and knowledge gained from planning, designing and delivering rural conservation projects across the UK. Robert has developed drone technology to enable Net Zero North to map large areas of peatland quickly leading to the development of restoration plans for Clients.
Rachel Evans
Rachel is the Office Manager for Net Zero North. She is responsible for all finance, HR and organisational related activities to support the smooth running of the Company. Rachel also aids in the continual improvement of the Company’s quality system processes.
Joe Clayton
Joe is a rural conservation operative and has a breadth of experience across the range of services which Net Zero North provide.