Sir William Ralph Worsley, 6th Baronet[1] (born 12 September 1956), is a British forester, farmer and businessman.

He was educated at Harrow School and the Royal Agricultural College, following which he qualified as a Chartered Surveyor.

[7] He is Chairman of the Howardian Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Joint Advisory Committee and served as a Secretary of State-appointed member on the North York Moors National Park Authority from 1994 to 1998.

In 2018, following the launch of the Governments 25-year Natural Environment plan, he was made the Governments Tree Champion,[4] leading an initiative to co-ordinate forestry and woodlands in England, including planting 11 million trees plus a further one million in the towns and cities.

[2] In 2018 he was appointed a Lay Canon of York Minster and a member of Chapter and the Cathedral Council.