Category: BLOGS by guest authors

Guest blog – Shrine to a Reluctant Hero (Part 2) by Conor Mark Jameson

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Conor Mark Jameson worked in conservation all of his career and now lives and writes in west Norfolk. He is also the author of Silent Spring Revisited (reviewed here), Looking for the Goshawk (reviewed here), and Shrewdunnit (a collection of his feature articles, (reviewed here)).   Conor’s biography Finding W. H. Hudson – The Writer…

Guest blog – The Great Beaver Betrayal by Tom Bowser

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Tom Bowser is the owner of Argaty, a working farm based on the Braes of Doune in central Scotland, which aims to produce food in an environmentally sensitive manner and to make a home for nature. Tom is author of A Sky Full of Kites: a rewilding story (reviewed on this blog) and the forthcoming…

Guest blog – Walshaw Turbine 13 by Nick MacKinnon

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Nick MacKinnon is a freelance teacher of Maths, English and Medieval History, and lives above Haworth, in the last inhabited house before Top Withens = Wuthering Heights. In 1992 he founded the successful Campaign to Save Radio 4 Long Wave while in plaster following a rock-climbing accident on Skye. His poem ‘The metric system’ won…

Guest blog – A Prayer of Protest by Vanessa Wright

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Vanessa divides her time between Hertfordshire and the Hebrides and loves to write about birds, butterflies and beachcombing. She gave up corporate life during the pandemic, taking the plunge to follow her passion for wildlife. Recently finishing a Masters in Nature and Travel Writing, she has been announced as a Runner-Up in the BBC Countryfile…

Guest blog – The Cost of Planting by Ian Parsons

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Ian Parsons spent 20 years as a ranger. He now writes books and articles on wildlife. He has contributed many articles to this blog – click here and find his guest blogs (in an alphabetical list).   When it comes to establishing new woodland, it is fair to say that I would far prefer this…

Guest blog – Walshaw Turbine 60 by Nick MacKinnon

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Nick MacKinnon is a freelance teacher of Maths, English and Medieval History, and lives above Haworth, in the last inhabited house before Top Withens = Wuthering Heights. In 1992 he founded the successful Campaign to Save Radio 4 Long Wave while in plaster following a rock-climbing accident on Skye. His poem ‘The metric system’ won…