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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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Writing

I do a lot of writing about rewilding, ecological restoration and the recovery of the Caledonian Forest, as well as on other subjects. The links below lead to some pages with examples of my writing, and more can also be seen by visiting the blog pages here on my website.


  • A Future for Forests
  • A future for Scotland’s forests
  • Aspen – charismatic broadleaved tree of the boreal forests
  • How much do we really know about trees?
  • Introduction to rewilding
  • Life of pine
  • Living like a Forest
  • Loving the world
  • Magic and mayhem in Madagascar
  • Rescuing the Forests: the Challenge of our Times
  • Restoring the Forests – Saving the Planet
  • Restoring the Wild Forest
  • The Dream of the Forest
  • The Forest at the End of the World
  • The New Millennium: A time to celebrate the Earth’s 2000 year old trees
  • The Turning of the Tide

The following links lead to articles I’ve written that feature on other websites:

  • A positive future for beavers in Scotland (March 2017)
  • Aspen: Britain’s missing link with the boreal forest (I was a contributing author to this article)
  • Beavers are still facing an uncertain future in Scotland (February 2021)
  • Camouflage in the Caledonian Forest
  • Decomposition and decay in the Caledonian Forest
  • Ecology of an ungrazed island
  • Goat moth trees
  • Hummocks in the Caledonian Forest
  • Native pinewoods
  • Species profiles for the Caledonian Forest (I wrote 52 profiles about different species in the Caledonian Forest for Trees for Life, which can be accessed here.)

I am happy to be commissioned to write for magazines, journals and books etc, and have recently contributed a chapter for a book entitled Sustainability and the Rights of Nature in Practice that was published in the USA in 2020.

If you would like me to write something for you, please contact me.

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My TEDx talk – Restoring the ancient Caledonian Forest.

TEDx TEDx – Restoring the Caledonian Forest

Recent posts

  • A shieldbug extravaganza, part 2
  • A shieldbug extravaganza, part 1
  • Life on a spear thistle
  • A twinflower day
  • Unseen biodiversity of Glen Affric, part 3

News

  • Beavers are still facing an uncertain future in Scotland
  • The Nature Talks: Reconnecting People and Planet Now More Than Ever
  • Trees and Bees Conference 19 March 2021
  • Forests Forever perpetual calendar – a perfect gift for Christmas
  • New podcast on Empowerment

I’m speaking at…

  • Climate Action North - Trees and Bees Online Conference to celebrate International Day of Forests 2021 – 19 March 2021
  • A Rewilding Journey: Rewilding the World and Ourselves – 22 May 2021–
    29 May 2021

Over on Twitter…

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I was in Virunga NP in 1988, visiting the mountain gorillas & climbing in the Ruwenzori Mountains - one of the best experiences of my life. Since then it's been tragic to see the violence & destruction there - the park staff are heroes for working there. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-55829330

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Excited for our conference #TreesAndBees 19th March featuring key speakers @RewildingB @AliDriverUK @pmnogue @beearc1 @AlanWatsonFeat1 David Hetherington @treesforlifeuk - all ticket proceeds go to #tree and #bee charities🌏👍🌳🐝
Hope to see you there!
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The migration of monarch butterflies is one of the world's natural wonders & it will be a major crime if our actions drive the species to extinction. I visited their overwintering site in 2001 & it's truly remarkable to see millions of butterflies there. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/25/mexico-monarch-butterflies-winter-resting-grounds-down

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