Carrie Hume is Director of Conservation & Campaigns at the Marine Conservation Society. She grew up in the seaside town of Lowestoft, with a long family legacy of entrepreneurial fisherman, who were ultimately doomed by the early-twentieth century collapse in the local fishing industry. Currently land locked in Herefordshire, a committed environmentalist, she is coming…
Category: Guest blog
Guest blog – What is Britain’s Native Wildlife? by John Burton
John Burton is one of the most experienced and free-thinking of British conservationists. He was a founder and the first chief executive of the World Land Trust. He stood down from that position recently but will still be working hard for WLT into the future. Defining Britain’s native wildlife is complex….
Guest blog – Time for tidal power by Sian John
Sian John is Tidal Lagoon Power’s (TLP’s) Environment Director and Royal HaskoningDHV’s Director of Environment in the UK. A strong advocate of marine conservation and sustainable development, Sian is currently leading the implementation of TLP’s visionary Ecosystem Enhancement Programme. Hailing originally from NZ, she loves the sea. As a regular contributor to Coastal Futures,…
Guest blog – Words from a Young Naturalist by Tiffany Francis
Tiffany is a nature writer, illustrator and conservationist living in the South Downs, Hampshire. She is about to complete her Masters in English at University College London and volunteers for the Hampshire Wildlife Trust and Bat Conservation Trust. Her first book will be published by Bloomsbury in Spring 2018. I have never seen a hen…
Guest blog – SCOTLAND the Big Picture by Peter Cairns
Based in the Cairngorms National Park, Peter Cairns has been a conservation photographer for 20 years. Co-founder of projects such as Tooth & Claw, Wild Wonders of Europe and 2020VISION, his latest initiative focuses closer to home. Much of what is written on this blog quite rightly shines a…