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UK New Year and Birthday Honours for Conservation
90 people have received a UK honour for Conservation in the Birthday and New Year Honours of King Charles III and, before him, the late Queen Elizabeth II. Read the official citation behind each award, and search or filter the recipients below.
Conservation - awards over time
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2026
Member (MBE)
Keith Chalmers-Watson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
North Berwick, East Lothian
“Life Member and lately Chair of World Pheasant Association. For services to Wild Bird Research and Conservation”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Founder, London School of Picture and Frame Conservation. For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“Managing Director, Irish Grouse Conservation Trust. For services to Country Sports and to Conservation”
Officer (OBE)
Celia Richardson
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Director of Communications and Fundraising, The National Trust. For services to Conservation”
Susan Elisabeth Flood
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bala, Gwynedd
“Photographer, Filmmaker, Author and Explorer. For services to Conservation, to Science and to the Natural World”
Timothy Hall
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Head of Estates and Programmes. Woodland Trust Scotland, Chair, Future Woodlands Scotland and Trustee, Borders Forest Trust. For services to Conservation and to Forestry”
2025
2024
Member (MBE)
Michael Charles Williams
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Exeter, Devon
“Wetland Habitat Restoration Specialist, Environment Agency. For services to Conservation and to Natural Flood Management”
Peter Alan Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Leicester, Leicestershire
“Founder, The Cooke E-Learning Foundation, Leicestershire. For services to Education and to the community in Beaumont Leys, Leicester”
Catherine Dean
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Grants Manager and Lately Chief Executive Officer, Save the Rhino International. For services to Conservation”
Angus Atkinson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Plymouth, Devon
“Senior Marine Ecologist, Plymouth Marine Laboratory. For services to Polar Marine Research and Conservation”
Officer (OBE)
Kimberley Nekaris
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“Head, Nocturnal Primate Research Group, Oxford Brookes University. For services to Conservation”
John Neil Everitt
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2024
West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire
“Chief Executive Officer, National Forest Company. For services to Conservation”
Commander (CBE)
Richard George Deverell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Director, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. For services to Botanical Science and Conservation”
Richard Broyd
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2024
London, Greater London
“Philanthropist. For services to Heritage and Conservation”
2023
Medal / BEM
Trevor Charles Tween
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Luton, Bedfordshire
“Ecologist, Luton Borough Council. For services to Conservation and Wildlife”
Edwin John Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Morcott, Rutland
“For services to Conservation and to the community in Rutland”
Ian Swinney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Leatherhead, Surrey
“Countryside Area Ranger, Bookham Commons. For services to Conservation and Heritage in Surrey”
Alison Kohler
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Newton Abbot, Devon
“Lately Director of Conservation and Communities, Dartmoor National Park. For services to Conservation in Devon”
Leslie John Coates
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
“For services to Conservation and to the community in Charlton Kings, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire”
2022
Member (MBE)
Roy Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“Lately Fisheries Policy Adviser, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For services to Conservation”
Nicholas Robert Pellew Groves-Raines
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Thurso, Caithness
“Director, Groves-Raines Architects. For services to Architecture, Heritage and Conservation”
2021
Medal / BEM
Member (MBE)
Christopher John Robinson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to Heritage, Conservation, Education, Business and Tourism in Plymouth”
Michael Master
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Royston, Hertfordshire
“For services to Wildlife and Conservation in Hertfordshire and Middlesex”
2020
2019
Medal / BEM
Valerie Jane Hepworth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2019
North Yorkshire
“For services to the Yorkshire Gardens Trust and Conservation.”
Carole Ann Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2019
Kent
“Lately Listing Adviser, Historic England. For services to the Historic Environment, Conservation and Cultural Heritage.”
John Stuart Faulkner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2019
Armagh
“For services to Conservation and Grass Breeding in Northern Ireland.”
Member (MBE)
Alison Neil
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Dundee
“Chief Executive Officer, South Georgia Heritage Trust. For services to Conservation.”
Mark Philip Horton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Co. Londonderry
“Chief Executive Officer, Ballinderry Rivers Trust and All-Ireland Director, The Rivers Trust. For services to Conservation.”
Robert James Collister
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Conwy
“For services to Mountaineering and Conservation.”
Peter John Leonard Nixon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Gloucestershire
“For services to Conservation and the National Trust.”
Officer (OBE)
Malcolm Russell Airs
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Oxfordshire
“Lately Director, Kellogg College, Oxford. For services to the Historic Environment, Conservation and Education.”
Elizabeth June Chatfield
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Alton, Hampshire
“Naturalist. For services to Conservation and Natural History Education.”