Is Nature Really for Everyone?

Is Nature Really for Everyone?

My earliest memory of experiencing wildlife was when my family and I moved from busy Hertfordshire up to the rural Suffolk Countryside. I cannot remember a time in my life when I was outdoors more; building dens and climbing trees. The first time I saw a fox was after...
I…am a leader

I…am a leader

Ten years ago I graduated with a Second-Class Bachelor of Science (with Honours) from the University of Edinburgh: Ecological Science (Conservation & Management). If you had asked me on my graduation day what I would be doing now, I would have said I’d be...
A new way of working

A new way of working

As I sit here, four and a half months pregnant with my second child and a couple of weeks in to strict social distancing for the foreseeable future, my mind can’t help but drift back and forth between how my working life changed after having my first baby and how it...
Gambia 2020

Gambia 2020

As the early morning light glinted on the freshwater pools, the shrill call of a Wood Sandpiper alerted us to its presence. Nearby a Common Sandpiper was busily searching the water’s edge for food, and a small group of Barn Swallows passed by. Meanwhile, a lone...
Making change in conservation

Making change in conservation

At the end of last year I had the pleasure of attending a conference on Osprey conservation in central and eastern Europe, held in Warsaw in Poland. It brought together conservationists from different countries in the region, including Germany, Finland, Latvia,...