Category Published writing & podcasts
Thirty-minute birder series: singing in the rain
Birding in the rain is fun and can be productive… who knew?? Well, it turns out quite a few people actually.
Thirty-minute birder series: Wild nights out
Hoping for a glimpse of Little Owls, Nightingales and Nightjars, I work on getting braver about birdwatching in the dark for the August bumper issue of fabulous Bird Watching Magazine.
Thirty-minute birder series: Run Birding
There has to be a way of squeezing in more birding when you’ve not got much time, and, oh yes, there is, but it won’t suit everyone. This article for lovely Bird Watching Magazine was a great excuse to grill my friend Sharon and others on how they combine running with their birdwatching and to […]
Thirty-minute birder series: Man’s best friend, but not a bird’s…
This was probably the most tricky article I’ve written, closely followed by one about rare plant reintroductions. Both controversial topics and in both cases you know that most people will think you didn’t go far enough in one direction or the other. On the other hand I did meet some lovely people as I often […]
Thirty-minute birder series: Pedal power – Bird Watching Magazine
I’m always on the look out for ways of tricking myself into getting more exercise so birding by bike is the obvious solution to adding to #My200BirdYear in the May 2022 issue.
Thirty-minute birder series: Take the Aire – Bird Watching Magazine
Visiting the university was a great opportunity to squeeze in some birdwatching in Leeds, and thanks to the generosity of some local birders, in particular Abi and Hep aka The Considerate Birders, I had a great time.
Thirty-minute birder series: Car park birding – Bird Watching Magazine
So I was wondering if nature-writing noir is a thing? The perfect marriage between my two favourite genres of creative writing. Writing this article about enjoying birds in car parks was the perfect opportunity to dip in a toe – as let’s face it, you know something bad’s going to happen in a thriller when […]
Parasitic plants – BBC Countryfile Magazine
I’m delighted to have a feature on parasitic plants Vampires in the meadow in BBC Countryfile Magazine, February 2022 issue, which is flagged on the front cover under the Green Planet banner.
Thirty-minute-birder series: Holiday romance – BIRD WATCHING MAGAZINE
In which I squeeze in some birdwatching on a family holiday and chat to impressive teenage birder, Zach Pannifer, about gull identification…
Do birders have it easy? and other tales: Out There – an anthology of nature and travel writing
It’s so lovely to see my writing alongside pieces by such a fabulously talented set of students. These are the inspiring folk I’ve had the pleasure to get to know over the last couple of years at Bath Spa Uni.
The Urban Naturalist 