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  • On the Moor
    My book about science, history and nature on a country walk.
  • Featured Articles
    A selection of my articles.
  • Published Pieces
    Pieces I wrote/recorded that were published elsewhere.
  • Sidelines
    Regularly updated short-form stuff I write when I ought to be writing other stuff. Mostly ‘nature writing’.
  • ‘Rich Text’ Newsletter
    Short, perfectly formed, and not at all spammy… Just like its author. You should definitely subscribe.

A face for radio

Radio interview

In which I am interviewed for a ‘radio’ documentary.

Where has all the heather gone?

Trig Point

The Moor is looking decidedly lacklustre this August.

Recent Newsletters

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  • Newsletter No. 20: Giving it the David Attenboroughs
    In which I gatecrash a podcast, and share cool stuff by the likes of: Melissa Harrison · Luke Turner · Werner Herzog · Merlin Sheldrake · Robert Macfarlane · Gaby Wood · Caught by the River · Philip Hoare · and a host of talented extras.
  • Newsletter No. 19: Comfort Reading
    Melissa Harrison · Tim Dee · Horatio Clare · John Mitchinson · Ronald Blythe · Mary Beard · Benjamin Myers · Zack Arias · Eric Newby · greenland sharks · Maunsell forts · England rugby · Charles Darwin (obviously)

News

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  • Bats podcast piece
    I make a guest appearance in episode 16 of Melissa Harrison’s podcast ‘The Stubborn Light of Things’. Here’s an extended version.
  • 2019: a year in photos
    My ninth annual video slideshow.
  • An embarrassment of Richards
    In which my head appears on a spike (six times).

Recent Articles

RSS Recent Articles

  • Giving fiascos a bad name
    How not to make a simple three-minute podcast piece.
  • Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin
    To mark the 300th anniversary of his birth, a brief account of Rev. Gilbert White’s influence on Charles Darwin.

Recent Sidelines

RSS Recent Sidelines

  • 11 September 2020
    A final session down on the rocks.
  • 9 September 2020
    Another favourite Anglesey walk.
  • 8 September 2020
    Seabird tornado, lizards, porpoises, and house martins.
  • 7 September 2020
    Watching razorbills.
  • 6 September 2020
    Watching yachts, and a walk along the Anglesey coast.

Recent Reviews

RSS Recent Reviews

  • Book review: ‘The Arvon Book of Literary Non-Fiction’ by Sally Cline & Midge Gillies
    Writing about Travel, Nature, Food, Feminism, History, Science, Death, Friendship and Sexuality.
  • Book review: ‘Deep Country’ by Neil Ansell
    Five years in the Welsh hills.
  • Book review: ‘The Running Sky’ by Tim Dee
    A birdwatching life.

Recent Photos

The whole is greater than some of its parts