Guardians of Whitewebbs team
Benny has been going to Whitewebbs every week for the last seven years now;
"Whitewebbs is genuinely my favourite park. It is such an exciting park, full of wildlife and there are not many parks that can rival the ecology and access in London.
I take my son to the park a few times a week and it is a hugely valuable space for us, especially as I do not have a garden of my own."
In his working life, he is a trained marine biologist but for the last 11 years he has been working as a wildlife gardener with a focus on insects.He is personally very dedicated to Whitewebbs Park and ensuring it remains fully open to all.Benny Hawksbee
Sam, a local resident and music artist/producer, became involved in the campaign to save Whitewebbs Park in 2023. He has been going to Whitewebbs since he was very young, and visited the Park most days during the pandemic, where it helped him heal from a period of depression and anxiety.
He is a founding member of the Guardians of Whitewebbs, and was the group's former chair, managing the day-to-day campaign activities. He wrote formal complaints and planning objections on behalf of the group and subsequently investigated to build the successful ground for the Guardians' Judicial Review. He now continues to run the campaign's newsletter and social media, creating content and updating supporters. He also helps to organise the group's community events.Sam Gracie Tillbrook
Russell Miller is a professional ecologist and VETcert qualified arboricultural consultant. His co- founder of ReNature London which specialises in high impact urban nature recovery. Russell teaches veteran tree management for the Ancient Tree Forum, biodiversity for The Orchard Project and is a Visiting Lecturer at University College London. He is a life long campaigner for social justice and the environment. His previous career was in human rights law.Russell Miller
Caroline is a former English teacher with a Masters in Education. She is one of the founding members of Save Lea Marshes and Chair of The Hoddesdon Society. She first visited a frost-covered Whitewebbs Park in early 2025 and fell in love with this unique and wild green space. Caroline has a particular interest in preserving both our natural and built heritage for generations to come. She has invisible disabilities and personally appreciates the link between social and environmental justice which motivates her to campaign "for a greener and more beautiful world".Caroline Day
Ed has loved Whitewebbs Park since he first visited with Benny Hawksbee, and finds there is always a new corner to explore. He is a passionate advocate for nature, the commons and animal rights.Four years ago, he left academia to engross himself in wildlife and activism as a nature-focused gardener and grassroots campaigner. Recently he has been working for a national anti-Big Tech campaign and advocating for open spaces protections. He spends his free time cooking, botanising, and practising cartwheels.Ed Allnutt
Kitty first visited Whitewebbs Park on a Guardians Nature walk in 2023, where she fell in love with the space and people. On finding out about the potential destruction of the park and the fencing off of public land, she became involved with the Guardians. As well as the incredible ecology of this precious green space, Kitty believes there is something inherently special about the Whitewebbs Park community. Like the other Guardians, she will not rest until it is protected for generations to come.
Kitty believes there is nothing more important than community, which you can see from her years working in grassroots community-building organisations. With the climate in mind, she has moved on from a medical science career, and is currently working as an ecology-minded gardener in London. She is also working on creating a public greenspace in Westminster, a greening project on a large London estate, and undertaking a climate resilience course.