Cruising returns...

Added on 28 July 2021

In June and July, I was delighted to be appointed by Viking Ocean Cruises as a guest speaker on four cruises, beginning and ending in Reykjavik, entitled ICELAND'S NATURAL BEAUTY. These circumnavigated Iceland with time ashore in Reykjavik, Isafjordur, Akureyri, Seydisfjordur, Djupivogur, and He...

Sowthistle feature

Added on 13 October 2020

I am pleased and proud to have my latest article published in the October 2020 issue of British Wildlife magazine on a rare Scottish montane plant called Alpine Blue-sowthistle (Cicerbita alpina), which I also see regularly and talk about on cruises to Norway. I take the opportunity in the article t...

Cruises 2021

Added on 13 September 2018

The website has just been updated to cover some further exciting cruise bookings with Regent Seven Seas Cruises and Viking Ocean Cruises for 2021. Full details of all my cruises as an 'enhancement speaker' are on my Cruise Bookings page here.

"Mountain Flowers" published

Added on 16 August 2016

After three years of hard work researching, writing and sourcing photographs, Michael's book on Mountain Flowers (no.4 in the British Wildlife Collection) was published by Bloomsbury Publishing on August 16th 2016 (ISBN 978-1-4729-2982-2). Signed copies of the book are currently available from t...