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...

Cairngorms feature

Added on 15 November 2009

I'm pleased to help publicise the wonderful flora and scenery of the Cairngorms Mountains of Scotland in a feature article in the winter 2009 issue of Plantlife, the membership magazine of the charity Plantlife International. The magazine has had a recent redesign, and is now a very high quality pub...

Cruises 2010

Added on 05 September 2009

We are again working as lecturers on a number of cruises during 2010, and we would love to see old friends and acquaintances on any of these trips. We'll be working on our old friend Boudicca for Fred.Olsen Cruise Lines again, on a Canary Island cruise, departing from Greenock on June 6th. Ports of ...

Cairngorms and climate change

Added on 05 September 2009

I was commissioned by British Wildlife magazine to review the likely impact of climate change on the Cairngorms mountains of Scotland. I thought I knew what this was likely to say, but, as I spoke to the relevant experts, it became clear that the likely reality was very different from a lot of the h...