Jess Mead is a keen diver and Marine Biology graduate currently working for the National Marine Aquarium, coordinating the Community Seagrass Initiative in Weymouth, Dorset. She was previously a Marine Conservation Trainee at Dorset Wildlife Trust working at the Kimmeridge Marine Centre and before that she volunteered on various conservation projects across the world. You canContinueContinue reading “‘Dive in to Marine Protected Areas’ – Guest Post by Jess Mead”
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Thinkingcountry’s ‘Marine Wildlife Fortnight’
Like many people who grew up and regularly holidayed on the British coast I have spent hundreds of days walking beaches, collecting shells, rockpooling and swimming in British waters. A few years ago I worked for Essex Wildlife Trust on a coastal reserve, and thanks to the enthusiasm of the Trust’s Living Seas Coordinator, Sarah Allison,ContinueContinue reading “Thinkingcountry’s ‘Marine Wildlife Fortnight’”
Book Review: ‘Foxes Unearthed: A Story of Love and Loathing in Modern Britain’ by Lucy Jones
Elliott & Thompson kindly asked me to review Lucy Jones’ debut book Foxes Unearthed, a wonderfully constructed exploration of the ways that we feel about foxes in modern Britain. Perhaps other than Brock, few other mammals attract such strong opinions or are embroiled in contemporary debates at the heart of British politics. Jones constructs a narrativeContinueContinue reading “Book Review: ‘Foxes Unearthed: A Story of Love and Loathing in Modern Britain’ by Lucy Jones”
5 Reasons to Go Outside
As a writer, like much of the rest of the population, I spend a frustratingly large amount of time inside, staring at a computer screen and tapping away at my keyboard. I really enjoy my work but there are still times when I look out of the window and think, I want to be out thereContinueContinue reading “5 Reasons to Go Outside”
A brief introduction to soil biology
One week has, rather predictably, not been enough to do justice to the subject of soils. Nonetheless, I hope I have been able to trigger an interest among some of you and have inspired you to find out more. I will certainly return to the subject in the (near) future but this post is theContinueContinue reading “A brief introduction to soil biology”
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