Advisory council
Mark Gurney
I am a data scientist at the RSPB with a long-standing interest in species recording and making data available to everyone.
Rachel Star
After growing up watching nature documentaries (especially anything David Attenborough), and being easily distracted by birds, I embarked on a degr
Teresa Frost
I sometimes style myself a data naturalist, because I am as intrigued by the detail of species distributions and populations as others are by taxon
Sarah Whild
I was formerly a senior lecturer in plant ecology and director of biological recording programmes at Manchester Metropolitan University. Field Ide
Elaine Wright
I have fostered my interest in natural history from childhood, influenced by great naturalist authors such as Gerald Durrell.
Keiron Derek Brown
Keiron first became interested in following volunteer work on soil biodiversity research projects at the Natural History Museum (London), where he
Imogen Cavadino
I’m a malacologist, specialising in terrestrial slugs and snails, but also have a wider interest in the natural world and recording other taxa.
Damian McFerran
Prior to becoming manager of CEDaR, I trained as an entomologist, identifying ground beetles and spiders from a range of habitats throughout Irelan
Chris Raper
A lifelong amateur entomologist and more recently a specialist in European parasite flies and one of the founders of the Tachinid Recording Scheme.
Zoe Simmons
I have always loved the natural world and from a young age, could be found grubbing around on the beach or in the woods looking for rocks, sticks a
Dave Slade
Originally from Somerset, I studied Astrophysics in Cardiff and never left south Wales.
Alan Stewart
I am an emeritus Professor of Conservation Biology at the University of Sussex where I taught ecology and did research in insect ecology and conser
John van Breda
I grew up in Sussex spending much of my free time exploring the woods behind our garden and became fascinated by the wildlife that I discovered the