Sometimes you are lucky enough to discover hidden treasure. Whilst looking at various wildlife blog sites, I was fortunate to do just that; I unearthed gold. Alicia Hayden is a…
Category: People Who Make a Difference
Kenneth Tumusiime
Kenneth Tumusiime is a real conservation hero. His work with local communities in the Murchison Falls area of Uganda is producing fantastic results. His efforts have galvanised local people to…
Rick and Elis Simpson
Rick and Elis Simpson are special. They truly are people who are making a difference. They have a love of waders, those enigmatic birds that travel vast distances around the…
Vanna Bartlett
Vanna Bartlett has recently published a fascinating book, ‘Arthropedia: An Illustrated Alphabet of Invertebrates’, which tempts us to marvel at the diversity and beauty of those smaller creatures that we…
Zoe Smith
I volunteer for Zoe Smith at the Norwich Cathedral Peregrine Watchpoint. Zoe’s infectious enthusiasm, depth of knowledge and love of peregrines shines through. No surprise then that she engenders a…
Neil Donaghy
I met Neil Donaghy in his capacity of tour leader of a combined art/wildlife trip to his beloved South Wales. The few days spent in his company were memorable for…
Chris Durdin
Chris Durdin lives in Norwich, the next suburb along from me, he’s almost a neighbour. I’ve known him since the early 1980s when he was the RSPB liaison officer for…
Liz Dack
Liz Dack will be well known to many readers of this post. She is an exuberant evangelist for the cause of wildlife, a great supporter of Norfolk Wildlife Trust, excellent…
Darren Archer
Meet Darren Archer who I’ve known for something like 40 years, first in the capacity of me as a Young Ornithologist Club Leader here in Norwich, and he an enthusiastic…
Martin Kelsey OBE
Martin Kelsey OBE lives and works in Extremadura where he runs a guesthouse and bird tour business. Extremadura is a beautiful, quite unspoiled and wildlife rich area of Spain that…