Room: F8b, Thoday Building, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University

Email: bid.webb@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0) 1248 382934

Web: LinkedIn, ResearchGate, Multi-Land

I am a lecturer in agroforestry, either leading or contributing to a range of forestry, agroforestry, and woodland conservation modules at both MSc and BSc level, as well as supervising student dissertations. I am also the Course Director for the MSc Tropical Forestry and MSc Environmental Forestry programmes, and work closely with students and colleagues to support high-quality teaching and research in agroforestry and forest sciences.

Before joining academia, I spent 14 years with Natural Resources Wales (formerly the Environment Agency), where I worked in ecological monitoring, pollution prevention, and conservation management. This practical background shaped my doctoral research within the Multi-Land project, which examined the role of trees in Natural Flood Management (NFM). My research interests now centre on soil function, hydrology, and carbon dynamics—particularly in relation to trees and land use.

I currently co-supervise a doctoral temperate rainforest project exploring effective rainforest restoration methods for challenging site conditions, and how these influence carbon sequestration and biodiversity recovery over time.

I also lead on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) within the Forestry Group at the School of Environmental and Natural Sciences. As part of this, I am proud to lead the Foresters of the Future project. This initiative aims to inspire and engage young people—particularly those from under-represented and disadvantaged backgrounds—by offering a residential summer camp experience that uses the outdoors as a space for learning, dialogue, and personal growth. The camp will run annually over three years, providing opportunities for participants to explore forestry and connect with the natural world.

Teaching

Module Organiser

ENS-4302: Fundamentals of soil and water

ENS-4305: Agroforestry systems and practices

ENS-4316: Agroforestry and food security study tour

Module contributor

ENS-4319 Tropical study tour

ENS-4318 Social issues in forest management

ENS-4300 Urban forestry

ENS-4321 MSc dissertation

DXX-4524 Strategic Environmental Management

DXX-3214 Agroforestry

DXX-2024 Woodland Conservation

ENS-1030 Forestry in the 21st Century

2022

2021

2019