New book published

Added on 30 October 2010

I was delighted to work on a wonderful new book, published by Dorling Kindersley, entitled The Natural History Book, and subtitled, with just a hint of hyperbole, The Ultimate Visual Guide to Everything on Earth. I helped choose species and wrote mini texts for several of the spreads on flowering pl...

"Saving Species" – Nov 2010

Added on 29 October 2010

I was on the island of Islay on 25th and 26th October, looking (amongst other things) at the amazing populations of Greenland white-fronted and barnacle geese that spend the winter there. The resulting report will be on Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 at 11am on Tuesday 2nd, repeated 9pm on Thursday ...

Book award

Added on 06 September 2010

Somewhat belated, Dorling Kindersley have informed me that I shared, along with other authors of Oceans: The World's Last Wilderness Revealed, in the 2008 Louis J Battan Author's Award K-12 Category, presented by the American Meteorlogical Society – and I have just received a very handsome cer...

Marine report

Added on 03 May 2010

Scottish Natural Heritage has just published a "scoping study" into the prospects for Marine Ecosystem Objectives, intended as a means of ensuring the wise management of the seas around Scotland. I was commissioned to research and write this report jointly with Dr Graham Saunders, (then) o...