Richard has worked in the Westminster parliament as a researcher in the House of Lords and as a Senior Clerk for the Energy and Climate Change Committee. He is now Head of Government Affairs at WWT after spending a couple of years as a Parliamentary Officer at the RSPB. “Make America…
Category: Guest blog
Guest blog – Wildlife crime in Nepal by Peter Cosgrove
Peter Cosgrove carried out the first national pearl mussel survey and in one of those wonderful moments of happenstance, submitted his final report which recommended full legal protection during a periodic review of the Wildlife and Countryside Act. It had the desired effect and the law was changed in 1998 and Peter always highlights this…
Guest blogs 2
If you have been directed to this page then it’s probably because you have sent me an unsolicited email offering me a Guest Blog of the following general type: I have some great topics for your site Hello , I’m [insert name] and I just wanted to say that your blog, looks great…
Guest blogs 1
This post is primarily designed for people who want to write Guest Blogs about some aspect of the natural world for this site. The blog is called Standing up for Nature and that gives you a clue about its focus. I am very happy to consider Guest Blogs for this site from individuals or from…
Guest blog – A Question of Importance by Ian Parsons.
Ian Parsons spent twenty years working as a Ranger with the Forestry Commission, where he not only worked with birds of prey and dormice, but where he developed his passion for trees. Now a freelance writer, Ian runs his own specialist bird tour company leading tours to Extremadura. For more details see www.griffonholidays.com Ian’s new…