Category: Guest blog

Miles King has worked in nature conservation for over 35 years. For the last eight he has run the charity People Need Nature, which promotes the sensory emotional and spiritual values of nature in people’s everyday lives. He tweets far too often as @milesking10 and also writes the occasional blog at www.anewnatureblog.com The Poundbury for…

Rachel Hudson is a natural history illustrator gaining wider recognition for her collaborations with conservation partners to champion species at risk. In 2022 she graduated with an MA in Illustration with full distinctions from Falmouth University. Since then, she has worked with the National Trust, Iceberg Press and is currently illustrating a book about the…

I am generally unkeen to publish anonymous pieces here, simply because people must take responsibility for their views, but I am persuaded in this case that it is appropriate.  I don’t know who the author is but I would guess a male working in either a statutory or a voluntary conservation organisation, But that’s a…

Cathy lives in Hove, where she is in her final year of a Masters in Nature & Travel Writing. She enjoys writing about the natural world, and was longlisted in the Bradt New Travel Writer of the Year 2023 competition. She volunteers at the Knepp Estate in West Sussex as a volunteer ranger and white…

Olaf Lipor is a well-known Scandinavian naturalist with a wide range of interests and several previous Guest Blogs here, usually at this time of year. Olaf is not yet found on Twitter.     Statement by Olaf Lipor on behalf of the BBC (British Birding Commission) The recent public discussion on how to view birds…