Running a Nature Charity with Camilla Burrow

The Nature Recovery Podcast

The Nature Recovery Podcast
Running a Nature Charity with Camilla Burrow
Jun 08, 2026 Season 6 Episode 5
The Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery

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In this episode of the Nature Recovery Podcast, Vittorio Anah speaks with Camilla Burrow, the Chief Executive of the local environmental charity Wild Oxfordshire. Camilla explains the work Wild Oxfordshire has done and is planning do.

Wild Oxfordshire are supporting The Nature Festival which happens in Oxford 21-27 June 2026.
https://thenaturefestival.org/
 

They explore:

  • Camilla’s experience running Wild Oxfordshire
  • What the charity is involved with currently
  • How Wild Oxfordshire chooses its projects 
  • How success is measured for an environmental charity 
  • The current state of Oxfordshire’s environmental organisation landscape 
  • The biggest challenges facing Wild Oxfordshire and organisations like it
  • The importance of coordination and collaboration between environmental charities in Oxfordshire
  • The long term vision for Wild Oxfordshire

 

Find out more about Camilla and Wild Oxfordshire’s work here:

The Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery is interested in promoting a wide variety of views and opinions on nature recovery from researchers and practitioners.

The views, opinions and positions expressed within this podcast are those of the speakers alone, they do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery, or its researchers.

The work of the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery is made possible thanks to the support of the Leverhulme Trust.

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