The Trustees

Richard Tusting (Chair)

Richard is the Trust Chair and is a keen tennis player and a longstanding member of Highgate Tennis and Cricket Club where he was Club Chair from 2014-17. He is a champion of accessibility and inclusivity on the Cot and is keen to see continued efforts to create a site where sport is open and accessible to all.

Richard works in sustainable transport and places, promoting measures to encourage walking and cycling and urban realm improvement to support physical and mental health, and social and environmental sustainability.

Andrew Newton (Treasurer)

Andy has been a member of Highgate Cricket and Tennis Club for 35 years. He feels the Shepherds Cot Trust is a special place to play cricket and tennis and to enjoy the surroundings which need to be maintained and developed.  Andy has been a Trustee since 2010 and looks after the finances of the Trust.

Henrietta Cooke

Henrietta has been a member of Hanley tennis club for over 20 years and has been a committee member there on and off during that time. She works in renewables and low carbon heating and became a Trustee of the Cot in 2026. Henrietta loves the green and peaceful space that Hanley, the other clubs and nature as a whole, enjoy. People have been playing open-air sports on the Cot since the 1860s and she is committed to helping ensure they can continue to do so for years to come.

Ian Heptonstall

Ian has lived in North London since 1986, he is vice-chair of North London Cricket Club and keeps on just about hanging onto his cricket career!  His passion for cricket seriously outweighs his talent. He enthusiastically tries to increase the numbers of people, young and old, who play cricket and are introduced to this fine sport. For a day job Ian is a founding Director of Action Sustainability and lends these skills to ensuring that we maintain the great space we have at Shepherds Cot for future generations to enjoy.

Tom Woodfield

Tom is a member of North London Cricket Club, having joined when moving to the area in 2016. We are fortunate to have an oasis of sporting activity on our doorstep. Working in sustainability, Tom took up the role of Trustee in 2024 and believes in the importance of maintaining the green and pleasant nature of the Shepherds Cot to meet the needs of beneficiary clubs in the present, without compromising their ability to meet the needs of future generations to come.

Richard Colbey

Richard Colbey is a tennis member of Highgate, but has ambitions to play a few more games of cricket, that being the sport he originally joined the club to play, in 1988. He is a barrister but has dabbled in sports and other journalism, including contributions to Wisden. He lives a five-minute walk from the Cot and walks with his dog in the surrounding fields most days. He believes strongly that these lands should be preserved for many more generations of sports people and dog walkers.

Christina Wipf Perry

Christina is a member of Hanley Tennis Club

Nick Scott

Nick is a member of North London Cricket Club