Discovering the okapi

with Wild Life Drawing and Simon Pooley I have always had a soft spot for okapis ever since I acquired…

Sketchbooks vs loose pages: which is best for artists?

Are you a sketchbook person or a loose pages person when it comes to your art practice? I saw an…

for the 2026 migratory season I’m pleased I hopped onto Toad Patrol when I did, as although I had missed…

A few days ago, the government announced that the iconic landscape and chalk cliffs of the Seven Sisters had been…

on my daughter’s birthday My youngest child was born half an hour after midnight on the 22nd March, 2003. I…

When I was in my late teens I tackled some heavyweight literature such as Homer’s The Iliad, and The Name…

visiting my son in Strasbourg I have been to visit my son and daughter-in-law a couple of times since they…

Maybe because I grew up with Richard Scarry books; maybe because we have a huge development proposal here for our…

Featuring my first newt I have been to toad patrol every evening since I joined the group, and my assistance…

Depends where you live! According to Rewilding Britain, there is a plan to reintroduce the Eurasian elk Alces alces to…