Philippa Scott

Who was Philippa Scott?

Phillippa Scott, Lady Scott was a British champion of wildlife conservation and the widow of Sir Peter Scott.

Born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, she married Scott in 1951. She was Honorary Director of the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, founded in 1948 by Sir Peter. Philippa Scott was also a professional wildlife photographer, President of the Nature in Art Trust, scuba diver and an associate of the Royal Photographic Society.

Scott died, aged 91, in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire.