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Alan Watson Featherstone

ECOLOGIST, NATURE PHOTOGRAPHER AND INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER
FOUNDER OF THE AWARD-WINNING CHARITY TREES FOR LIFE

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“Alan has been an inspiration for many decades, with the vision to see Scotland recover some of its forests.”
– Dr Ulrich Loenig, human ecologist

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Image of the Week

Sea ivory (Ramalina siliquosa) & other lichens on the eroded top of a sandstone sea stack, with cloud formation in blue sky at Cummingston on the Moray coast.

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Interview for the Accidental Gods podcast series

Part 1 of an interview I did with Manda Scott (author of the bestselling Boudica books) for the Accidental Gods podcast series on ‘Seeds of Change: Growing a Different Future’ is now live (Part 2 will follow soon).

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About me

alan-watson-featherstoneWelcome to my web site! I am an inspirational public speaker, ecologist, nature photographer and writer based in the Findhorn Community in the northeast of Scotland.

In 1986 I founded the award-winning conservation charity, Trees for Life, which works to restore the Caledonian Forest in the Scottish Highlands.

I care deeply about our planet, and have dedicated my life to protecting its biological diversity and sharing the beauty and wonders of the natural world through my photographs, talks and writing. Read more

My latest blog post

A shieldbug extravaganza, part 2

Teneral adult parent bugs (Elasmucha grisea) on a leaf of the silver birch tree on the Findhorn Hinterland area on 12th August 2020.

“I realised that I was watching a major event in the life of this shieldbug, the closest human equivalent of which may be being born from our mother’s womb. Somehow it felt like a great privilege to witness this profound and almost miraculous process of transformation. It’s a useful exercise to imagine what it must feel like to break out of what ha …

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9 Apr

I spent a day on the Clayoquot Sound blockade against old growth logging in 1993. That these tiny remnants of ancient giant trees are still threatened with logging 28 years later, despite the BC govt.'s so-called pledge to protect them, is inexcusable. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/09/canada-logging-old-growth-trees-vancouver-island

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2 Apr

This is a very cogent opinion piece, making crystal clear the difference between govts' & the world's response to Covid & its response to air pollution, which kills 3x more people annually than Covid has done. When will we get a similar emergency response? https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/apr/02/coronavirus-pandemic-climate-crisis-air-pollution

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2 Apr

Salmon farms are underwater concentration camps for one of the world's most iconic migratory species. Every week new evidence shows their huge negative effect on other species & coastal ecosystems. The best diet for the planet is a plant-based one. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/02/farmed-fish-suffer-pain-and-stress-says-report-that-criticises-welfare-failings

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