OUT THERE TREES - Key Persons


Celia Goddard

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Office Manager
Celia studied Arboricultural Science at Merrist Wood and is often the first point of contact for our customers. You may see her on site if you require a report or survey.

Charlie Marchment-Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Groundsman
Charlie joined us recently following a total career change - he's a trained chef! He is now an integral part of the team and becoming a real whizz at hedge trimming.

Colin Heath

Job Titles:
  • Manager
A trained climber, Colin is great at whatever he turns his hand to! He is often our clients' main contact on site and is great at managing the team and chatting things through with our customers.

Connor Galpin

Job Titles:
  • Groundsman
Connor also took a dramatic change of career when he joined us following several years as a personal trainer. A very fast learner, he has recently also started his training as a climber.

George Bizub

Job Titles:
  • Groundsman
If you have a hedge that needs trimming, George is your man! He has a great eye for detail and is very good at what he does.

Jane Clarke

Job Titles:
  • Office Administrator
Originally from a farming background (she milked cows!), Jane is also a dab hand at accounts and bookkeeping and joined us early 2021.

Jason Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Site Supervisor
Jason started out as a landscaper (he worked for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber at his estate!) before moving into the world of tree surgery. He has been with us since 2018.

Jim Bainbridge

Job Titles:
  • Site Supervisor
Jim has worked as an arborist for 20 years since first training on the job and has worked for some of the UK's larger firms as well as more local businesses like ours. He started working with Out There Trees in 2017.

Joe Maybey

semi-professional rugby player, playing for England and Czech Republic. We are very happy to have him on the team!

Linda Griffin

Job Titles:
  • Office Administrator
Linda is one of the voices you will hear on the end of the phone if you call. Super organised and friendly, also known as ‘Joe's Mum' (see ‘Àgi and Joe').

Max Hillier

Max trained at Merrist Wood in 2011 and joined us in 2020 following a career dealing with London's huge plane trees.

Nick Hurley

Job Titles:
  • Groundsman
Nick has a very interesting background including service in the Royal Green Jackets and a career as a pro cycle mechanic and ski technician.

Peter Goddard - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
Peter started Out There Trees in 2003 after qualifying at Merrist Wood with an NPTC and a City and Guilds Certificate in Tree Surgery. He carries out most of our site visits and quotations and is the main contact for our customers.

Steve Sellers

Job Titles:
  • Marketing Manager
Steve originally hails from Texas by way of Japan! His background is in IT but he can pretty much turn his hand to most things really! He splits his time between the office and out on site.

Tim Bracken

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Manager
Tim qualified as a tree surgeon at Merrist Wood in 2001 and joined Out There Trees in 2010. He fast became an integral role in the business. Tim deftly manages our teams whilst still very much hands-on himself.

Toby Bunce

A vastly experienced climber Toby trained in forestry at Sparsholt College and at The Royal Agricultural College in climbing. He has worked for some of the country's largest Arb firms before joining us in 2017.