New Year Honours 2013
Martin Coulson Spray CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive • Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
Organisation: Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
“For services to Nature Conservation.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2013
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Oxfordshire
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2013- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
- Region
- Oxfordshire
“For services to Nature Conservation.”
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“For services to Nature Conservation.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 113 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 7% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.
How widely is this recognised?
1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2013
Alexander Charles Beard
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London
“For services to the Arts.”
Angela Mary O’Donoghue
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Essex
Anthony John Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to the Security of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Anthony William Pidgley
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Berkshire
“For services to the Housing Sector and the community.”
Arlene Phillips
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London
“For services to Dance and to charity.”
Barry Geoffery Cox
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to the Media and Digital Television.”
Bernard Gerald McCloskey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Worcestershire
Regional Director
Brian Cantor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Caroline Shaw
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Greater Manchester
“For services to the NHS.”
Caroline Tapster
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Essex
“For services to Local Government.”
Carolyn Elizabeth Miller
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to International Humanitarian Aid.”
Carolyn Robson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Leicestershire
“For services to Education.”
Catherine Bush
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Oxfordshire
“For services to Music.”
Cherie Blair
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Women’s Issues and to charity in the UK and Overseas.”
Christine Forster
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Sussex
“for Work and Pensions.”
Christopher John Addison Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to the Church of England.”
Dale Inez Simon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
David Douglas Cleevely
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Cambridgeshire
“for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge.”
David Goldstone
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Financial Administration of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
David Russell Weir
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Athletics.”
David Tom Potts
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
Deborah Ann Jevans
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Sport and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Diane Robertson Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Sussex
“For services to Vulnerable Women.”
Domonic Anthony Stamp
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Lisa Clare Pinney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Philip Stocker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Mary Colwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Nature.”
Matthew Lindsey-clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy.”
Sarah Chimbwandira
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Meat Sector, to Trade and to Promoting Opportunities for Women.”
Wesley Aston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Alexander Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Global Conservation.”
Jon Wheatley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013).
Published 29 December 2012.
Location (Oxfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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