Cairngorms and climate change

Added on 05 September 2009

I was commissioned by British Wildlife magazine to review the likely impact of climate change on the Cairngorms mountains of Scotland. I thought I knew what this was likely to say, but, as I spoke to the relevant experts, it became clear that the likely reality was very different from a lot of the h...

Scottish Wild Flowers

Added on 03 August 2009

My "Scottish Wild Flowers" book has now gone out of print again, much more quickly than Harper-Collins expected. You would think that would be good news, but they aren't considering a reprint as yet, although I guess that's understandable in the present economic circumstances. Another publ...

PLANT TOP TEN Books published

Added on 22 December 2008

A series of six children's books in a series called Plant Top Tens have been published by Raintree Publishers. I was consultant on the series, but my input was so great I am also credited as co-author with Angela Royston. They are aimed at children around 8 years old. I'm really pleased with the boo...

NEW BOOKS PUBLISHED

Added on 26 March 2008

The fourth printing of Collins Scottish Wild Flowers, published by Harper-Collins, is now available in the shops (ISBN 978-0-00-727069-9; £9.99), featuring over 350 wild flowers found in Scotland (second from the right in the editions below). I have extensively revised the Places to Visit sect...