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I'm a freelance entomologist and lecturer, formerly senior invertebrate ecologist and then senior education officer for English Nature/Natural England, and my main interest these days is communicating wildlife and wild places, especially via insects and other invertebrates, to kids, students and those who work with, and influence them.

e-mail - key_r_s(at)yahoo.co.uk
based in Bedale, North Yorkshire, UK

PHOTOGRAPHY
I supply wildlife (especially invertebrate) species and habitat pictures widely for publication, sometimes charging, sometimes not, depending on the organization and use. However, I do like to keep a record of how my pictures are used, so if you want use anything from my Flickr collections, do please get in touch.

More of my pictures are visible on the Arkive www.arkive.org/ ,UKBAP www.ukbap.org.uk/species.aspx and www.ukbap.org.uk/habitats.aspx and Coleopterists' www.coleopterist.org.uk/ websites.
See below for a list of publishers and organizations who have used my photos.

LECTURING/TRAINING/COURSEWORK
I have many 'set' lectures - again sometimes for expenses, sometimes for a fee, depending on the nature of the group - see end of my profile for a list of available titles. These can be tailored to requirements and I can discuss new titles.

FIELD EVENTS
Training and field leader in various invertebrate and other natural history field-craft skills and field identification events and courses.

CHILDREN'S MINIBEAST SAFARIS
(all ages, right up to PhD level!)
Land, freshwater and sea-shore. I would normally only charge incurred expenses for children's events. I have been CRB checked for working with children, but might need rechecking for working with other organizations unless individual checking comes in as predicted in 2010.

TV & RADIO
I have undertaken extensive TV & Radio work, mainly with the BBC, having presented invertebrate and other Natural History pieces on, among others, The Countryside Hour, Langley Country, Countyfile, the Really Wild Show, and Radio 4's Natural History Programme and Home Planet. Special appearance on the Christmas Day edition of 'Auntie's Bloomers'!

LECTURES
Standard 'off the shelf' lectures include:-

Of Cabbages and Kings. Lundy: Conservation of its Cabbage and its Beetles
- where I cover island history and wildlife, endemic plants & insects, alien invasives, the importance of taxonomy, molecular genetics, island biogeography through a series of (ongoing) projects that I worked (and still work) on with English Nature/ Natural England.

The Times they are a-changin' - invertebrate conservation and climate change.
A perhaps somewhat disturbing but probably realistic view of future priorities.

Will there ever be another David Attenborough? whither the next generation of Naturalists?
What the opportunities and barriers are to a young person wanting to become a naturalist in the 21st century? – comparing/contrasting with the opportunities/barriers that there were for a 1950s-born case study – me!

Azores to Arctic – Wildlife travels in search of the Lundy Cabbage
A simple wildlife travelogue of places my wife & I and my various students have travelled to, trying to discover the origins of the Lundy Island endemics. Brief introduction to Lundy & its wildlife, followed by sections on Spain, Morocco, Azores & Canaries, Denmark, Sweden & arctic Norway. Mainly wildflowers and entomology with a few birds and reptiles tossed in for good measure.

Williwaws & Wildlife hunting aliens in Sub-Antarctic South Georgia.
A yacht-based 6-week entomological/botanical expedition travelogue to South Georgia looking for alien species colonising the island via human agency and the effects of climate change. Expedition logistics, South Atlantic wildlife (wildflowers, seals, albatrosses & other birds, cetaceans), South Georgia history & scenery. Results and interpretation. Hot off the press - this one is still developing as results keep coming in.
also see link to South Georgia Expedition report at bottom of page.

other subjects I can cover:-

Invertebrates, including their conservation
Invertebrate Conservation in -
- wetlands
- woodlands
- old trees
- orchards
- heathlands
- brownfield sites
Biodiversity conservation in traditionally managed orchards
Species Conservation Case Studies:
Mess or monoculture? - the importance of heterogeneity in animal conservation - how to eyeball it & how to measure it
Monitoring Mess or Monoculture - Favourable Conservation Status Monitoring for Invertebrates
Beetle Identification - an introduction
An Introduction to Invertebrates (or Insects)(or Beetles)(or Ground Beetles)
An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles - overview of beetle conservation
Pooters, Pins & Plastazote - invertebrate (or Entomological) fieldcraft and lab methods
Invertebrate Survey
Conservation of Unseen Biodiversity - habitat management principles for invertebrates and other animals
Nettles or Not - garden management for wildlife
How the Elephant helped its Hawk-moth - understanding modern invertebrate faunas in relation to peri-glacial history

Wildlife Travelogues
especially, but not exclusively, on invertebrates, wild flowers, geology & landscape in:-
. - South Georgia (Antarctic) - birds, bugs, plants and seals
. - New Zealand
. - Tasmania
. - Western USA - Washington & Mid-west desert states
. - Macaronesia - Azores, Canaries & Madeira
. - Mediterranean islands (Corsica, Sardinia, Balerarics, Crete)
. - Scandinavia,
. - Morocco
. - Caribbean islands (St Lucia, Dominican Republic)
. - Costa Rica
. - Ecuadorean & Venezualan Andes
. - SE Asia, including Borneo, Kinabalu and Krakatoa

Photography
Insect Photography

PUBLISHED PHOTOS
Finally - I have had photos published by (amongst others):-

Newspapers:
The Times, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph, Independent Newspaper & Magazine

Broadcast Media :
BBC, S4C TV

Books:
Cambridge University Press, Chrysalis Children's Books, Dorling Kindersley, Harley Books, Harper-Collins Ltd, Heineman Press, Ward Lock Educational, Wiley

Magazines & Periodicals:
Amateur Gardening, BBC Focus, BBC Gardeners= World, BBC Wildlife, British Wildlife Magazine, Country Life Magazine, Country Walking Magazine, Derbyshire Life, Disney's "The Lion King", Dorset Life, English Nature Magazine, Garden Answers, Gardening Which? Landscape Magazine, Marie Claire Magazine, New Scientist, No Kidding for Boys & Girls, Salmon and Trout Gamefisher, Techno Quest, Woman's Realm

Conservation Agencies & NGOs:
Biological Records Centre, Brecon Beacons National Park, British Association for Shooting & Conservation, BugLife, Butterfly Conservation, Centre for Ecdology & Hydrology, Friends of the Earth, Earthwatch Foundation, English Nature, Environment Agency, FWAG, Game Conservancy Trust, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Manx National Heritage, National Trust, Nature Conservation Bureau, Natural England, People's Trust for Endangered Species, Pond Action/Pond Conservation, RSPB, Scottish Natural Heritage, Sherwood Forest Trust, World Conservation Monitoring Centre, Wessex Archaeology, 14 Wildlife Trusts, Royal Society for Nature Conservation, WATCH, Woodland Trust, World Heritage Coast Trust.

Government:
Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council, Central Office of Information, City of Westminster, Corporation of London, Crown Estate Commissioners, Countryside Agency/Commission, Countryside Council for Wales, Countryside Stewardship Scheme, DETR, Forestry Commission, HM Customs & E

Museums:
Natural History Museum, Birmingham, Hull, National Museum on Merseyside, York

Societies & Institutes:
Amateur Entomologists' Society, British Ecological Society, British Entomological Society, British Horse Society, Dipterists' Forum, Essex Field Club, Institute of Ecology & Environmental Management, Lancashire & Cheshire Entomological Society, Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union, Lundy Field Society, National Small Woods Association, Royal Geographical Society, Royal Horticultural Society, Suffolk Natural History Society

Universities:
Bath, Birmingham (Centre for Evidence Based Studies), Bristol, Leeds, Open University, York

Other:
Amec Wind Energy Project, ARKive project, Bedford Creative Arts Gallery, British Agrochemicals Association,, British Waterways, Edinburgh Science Festival, Esso Trees of Time and Place, IEEM, JCB Ltd, Landmark Trust, National Farmers' Union, Notcutts Garden Centres, Quarry Products Association, Rhone Poulenc Agriculture Ltd, Scottish Crop Research Institute, Severn Trent Water, Sussex Enterprise, Tarmac Ltd, Tree Council,

International :
Australia - Western Australian Dept. of Agriculture
Belgium - Centre de Recherche de la Nature, Forêts et du Bois
Brazil - Piaget Multimedia Systems
Canada - Bryson Burke Diamond Corporation,
Czech Republic - Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe
Germany - Natuurwetenschap & Techniek,
Ireland - Irish Environmental Information Centre
Italy - Fondazione Lombardia per l'Ambiente
Poland - Newsweek Polska
Sweden - Swedish Species Information Centre
Switzerland - Verein Artenschutz Schweiz (Species Protection Association Switzerland)
USA - North Central Michigan College, Oregon Zoo, Smithsonian Institute, Texas Water Utilities Association