Will Manley
BSc, MPhil, CEnv, MIEEM
Principal Lecturer and Director of Countryside and Rural Economy Research at the Royal Agricultural College
01284 652 531 x2261
will.manley@rac.ac.uk
Profile
Will is a chartered environmental scientist with specialist research and applied expertise in agri-ecosystems, biodiversity, countryside policy and rural recreational activities – with particular emphasis on the integration of these areas with commercial agriculture, forestry and rural development. He is a Defra appointed member of the Cotswolds Conservation Board. Will is also a principal lecturer at the Royal Agricultural College.
Recent Publications
Books
Tattersall, F. H. and Manley, W.J. (eds). 2003. Conservation and Conflict. Mammals and Farming in Britain. Linnean Society, London
Refereed Papers
Norton, L.R., Johnson, P.J., Joys, A., Stuart, R., Chamberlain, D.E, Feber, R.E, Firbank L.G, Manley, W.J., Wolfe, M.S., Hart. B., Matthews, F., Macdonald, D.W., Fuller, R.J. (2009). Consequences of organic and non-organic farming practices for field, farm and landscape complexity. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment Volume 129, Issues 1-3, 221-227.
Fuller, R.J., Norton, L.R., Feber, R.E., Johnson, P.J., Chamberlain, D.E., Matthews, F., Stuart, R.C., Townsend, M.C., Manley, W.J., Wolfe, M.S., Macdonald, D.W., and Firbank L.G. (2005). Benefits of organic farming to biodiversity vary among taxa. Biology Letters. doi:10. 1098/rsbl.2005.0357
Asteraki, E.J., Hart, B.J., Ings, T.C. and Manley, W.J. (2004). Factors influencing the plant and invertebrate diversity of arable field margins. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 102, 219-231.
Contract reports
Gaskell, P., Dwyer, J., Jones, J., Jones, N., Boatman, N., Condliffe, I., Conyers, S., Ingram, J., Kirwan, J., Manley, M., Mills, J., and Ramwell, C. (2010). Economic and environmental impacts of changes in support measures for the English Uplands: An in-depth forward look from the farmer's perspective, Final report to the Defra Agricultural Change and Environment Observatory programme by the Countryside and Community Research Institute and the Food and Environment Research Agency.
Jones, J.V.H. and Manley W.J. (2010). Contribution to report Impacts on Changes in the Wider Economy on Agriculture and the Agri-Environment. to Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
Silcock, P., Brunyee, J., Deane, R., Nicholls. K., Manley, W.J. and Lewis, D.B. (2009). The Future of Farming and Forestry in the Cotswolds AONB. Unpublished Report for Cotswold Conservation Board, Cheltenham.
Parish, D., Hirst, D., Gadds, N., Brian, S., Manley, W., Smith, G. and Glendinning, B. (2009) Monitoring and Evaluation of agri-environment Schemes. Report to the Scottish Government . http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/10/23140921/0
Silcock, P. and Manley W.J. (2008). The Impact of the Single Payment Scheme on Woodland Expansion. Report to the Land Use Policy Group.
Manley W, Hallett J, Sage R, Swan M, Chamberlain D & Fuller R. (2005). The Effect of Public Access on Lowland Game Management. Report to the Countryside Agency and Forestry Commission.
Conference Proceedings
Lewis, D., and Manley, W.J. (2006). The Impact of Timber Prices On Woodland Management. Proceedings of the RICS ROOTS Conference, Oxford. 2006.
Wills, B. and Manley W.J. (2006). Costing Cross-Compliance. Proceedings of the RICS ROOTS Conference. Oxford. 2006.
Public service activities
DEFRA SoS Member of the Cotswold Conservation Board
