E200 Rich Stockdale: How We Built a Conservation Empire From an Impossible Idea

Second Nature · Oct 22, 2026 · 42m · transcript

Five years ago, Dr Rich Stockdale set out to build something most people thought was impossible. Today, Oxygen Conservation has grown into an extraordinary team of 50, managing more than 50,000 acres of land, transforming landscapes across Britain and building a business with ambitions that extend far beyond conservation as we know it.

For the 200th episode of Second Nature, Rich returns to the guest seat, interviewed by Elle Steers, Head of Storytelling, in front of the entire Oxygen Conservation team at Invergeldie in Scotland. From building a high-performance team of 50 to revolutionising…