The Wessex Reiver
My blogs
| Industry | Communications or Media |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Wildlife Radio Broadcasting |
| Location | Somerset, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | These days more of a naturalist and rural observer than a radio broadcaster. I began this blog way back in 2007 and following a brief hiatus when social media grabbed my attention, I have now returned to my natural habitat. After 10 wonderful years as a wildlife radio producer, before that 16 years as a natural history specialist and archivist in the BBC's Natural History Unit, as I approach retirement I've stepped back to give myself more time for real encounter. I've recently been appointed onto the Executive Council of the Richard Jefferies Society to help promote the works of this inspired natural history writer. But why Wessex Reiver? - simply I hail from the north of England where the ‘steel bonnets’ the Border Reiver families once held sway in lawless abandon. And I now live in Wessex. |
| Interests | British Wildlife, Agricultural and Rural History, Rural Land Use and Management, British Customs, Georgian history, Art, Horticulture, Countryside Management and Conservation, and make the best use of doing nothing. |
| Favorite Books | Anything about rural and natural history, Books by BB, Llewellyn Powys, Thomas Hardy, Fred Archer, A.G.Street, Kenneth Allsop, John Moore, W.H.Hudson and of course Richard Jefferies. Oh and P.G.Wodehouse for the belly laugh. |