About us
RePollinate’s purpose is to improve prospects for the UK’s threatened pollinators through practical action. This objective is met through working with communities and businesses to create a network of high quality pollinator habitats.
We also support scientific research on pollinators, working with policymakers at local and national levels.
One of our main aims is to expand the knowledge and expertise of the individuals and organisations we work with, so that they can best support not only pollinators but biodiversity more generally in their local environments.
Since its inception, RePollinate has built up a passionate team of skilled individuals all working towards a shared aim.
Founders
RePollinate was created by Suzie and Iain Millar, co-founders of The Scottish Bee Company, in memory of Suzie’s uncle, Alan Hogg and his wife Noi who felt passionately about helping reverse the global decline in pollinators. Suzie and Iain felt there was no better place to start than in their homeland of Scotland.
A percentage of every product bought from The Scottish Bee Company goes directly to RePollinate.
Iain & Suzie Millar
“I was struck by how effectively social entrepreneurs were harnessing the power of markets to solve social and environmental problems and this was one of the things what led us to co-found the Scottish Bee Company. We also wanted to support the many insect pollinators that don’t produce honey, so we decided to establish a charity that could fulfil those objectives and RePollinate was born”. – Iain Millar, Co Founder
“Getting involved with RePollinate will allow you to learn about all of the ways you can repollinate the world. Whether it be growing wildflower spaces, turning concrete jungles into havens for wildlife, or learning why these things are important, there are multiple ways to get involved and start making a change”. – Suzie Millar, Co-Founder
Project Development Team
Fiona Scott
CEO
Fiona has run charities and businesses and supported social enterprises throughout her professional career. This experience along with her passion for improving the environment for future generation brought her to RePollinate.
“By creating calm and nurturing gardens, the work we do at RePollinate not only establishes pollinator friendly spaces, it also improves the lives of local communities and that is something we are especially proud of”.
Nick Trull
Senior Development Manager
Nick joined RePollinate in 2021 as a consultant for the Beds for Bees project, which he had previously piloted with Leigh for On the Verge in Stirling.
Nick has an MSc in Applied Ecology and Conservation and, like Leigh, is a bit of a plant fanatic. He brings a breadth of experience to the team having worked in planning as an ecology consultant, in practical conservation and education on nature reserves and as a horticulturalist and landscape gardener specialising in promoting biodiversity. Nick took on the role of Senior Development Manager at RePollinate in 2022 and is using his background to expand the reach and impact of RePollinate.
‘I am thrilled to be acting as a voice for pollinators and their conservation through RePollinate. I draw a lot of encouragement from the potential for pollinator conservation to also help to address other issues in society, such as the need to rejuvenate community spaces, improve food production, and the enrichment of learning and community-building experiences. I am excited to develop projects with colleagues that highlight these multiple wins.’
Get in touch at nick@repollinate.org.uk
Leigh Biagi
Project Co-Ordinator
Leigh joined Nick in RePollinate in 2021 as Project Coordinator for the Beds for Bees project. Leigh has an MSc in Environmental Studies and over a decades experiences with the group, On the Verge, which she established in 2010. Through this organisation, she has worked with dozens of community groups in and around Stirling and Clackmannanshire to establish and develop areas of native wildflowers.
‘I am delighted to be working with RePollinate to roll out the Beds for Bees scheme and to help develop new projects. Through RePollinate, Iain and Suzie’s commitment to giving back to the environment will result in effective and practical actions to support, not only honeybees, but all pollinators including our all-important and hardworking wild bees.’
Get in touch at leigh@repollinate.org.uk
Your donation to RePollinate will help us protect and conserve pollinators in the UK and build towards a better future.
RePollinate is registered with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (SC048667)