Category Published writing & podcasts
Thirty-minute birder series: there yesterday, gone today – Bird Watching Magazine
It’s so much fun writing these articles for Bird Watching Magazine and I meet such interesting birders out there. In this one in the January 2022 issue, I have some success with what I like to call mini-twitching.
Thirty-minute birder series: Trainspotting – Bird Watching Magazine
Here’s my latest article in the December 2021 issue of the very lovely Bird Watching Magazine. It was a great excuse for a chat with inspirational birder and conservationist, Ruth Tingay, and good to hear from others about the experiences they’d had spotting birds while travelling. Thanks to all the contributors – I couldn’t do […]
The thirty-minute birder – fourth article in the series for Bird Watching Magazine
I’m having such a lovely time writing these articles for the wonderful Bird Watching Magazine. And it’s a great excuse to chat to some really interesting people. This one features Dr Jonathan Reeves (Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, Chantelle Lindsay (London Wildlife Trust) and Cindy Howells, a birder and geologist I met up with in Cardiff. […]
The thirty-minute birder – third article in series for Bird watching magazine
This was another reminder how incredibly lucky I am to write about nature for a living and get to talk to birding people like Lev Parikian, Ruth Miller and Dave Clark. Burgess Park is an absolute jewel – so good when my home borough, Southwark, gets it right. And always wowed by the page designs […]
Pavement weeds – article in Mar/Apr 2021 Resurgence & Ecologist magazine
If you follow this blog, you’ll know that I spend a lot of time getting excited about pavement plants in suburban south London. Earlier this year, I wrote this article about urban plant hunting for Resurgence & Ecologist magazine. I heard recently that, after reading my article, a teacher has started taking her class out […]
The 30-minute birder – second article in series for Bird Watching Magazine
I’m so enjoying writing this series and hoping it will help encourage people teetering on the edge of birding to take the plunge. The next instalment, about bird-listening in parks, is due to be published in August.
The 30-minute Birder – first of series of articles in Bird Watching Magazine
I had such fun writing this article for the May edition of Bird Watching Magazine, about how you can do lots of fun birdwatching even if you only have half an hour to spare. The next instalment will be in July Bird Watching Magazine on the challenges of keeping a garden bird list.
Seeing past the snowdrops – Guest blog for London Wildlife Trust
Writing this guest blog was a great opportunity to think about what spring means to me.
The world of pavement weeds – article in March/April 2021 Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine
Delighted to see my article on “The world of pavement weeds” (beautifully illustrated by Lynn Bailey) in the March/April issue of Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine and also published on the magazine website
The Urban Naturalist 