This was a fun poll – well, I enjoyed it anyway. I’m not surprised that Sir David Attenborough won – he is an impressive man who has motivated and inspired so many to care for the natural world. He cannot but be a worthy winner. But he didn’t get my vote – that went to…
Tag: Derek Ratcliffe
New Elizabethan naturalists – thoughts from Tom Oliver.
Our poll still has a day to run as I write, so I shouldn’t draw conclusions based on the exact number of votes cast for each of our twelve New Elizabethan Naturalists. What I can say is that I am very glad we did the poll for two main reasons. First, it has been an…
Bonfires and beacons
Despite the soggy weather, beacons have been lit across the UK to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee. Spare a thought for the inhabitants of Tristan da Cunha and their Jubilee beacon. When the most remote Jubilee beacon in the world was lit, its flames were fuelled by the bodies of invasive species of plants. Work to…