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TalkTalk’s top 10 UK wildlife tourism sites and nature conservation messages...
‘Wildlife’. ’Nature’. Do we understand what those words mean? If not, and I think that’s the case, we had better be careful how we use them. A few days ago, somewhat tongue in cheek, I posted my...
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Jargon-busting for writers: ‘ecology’
Last week, I asked my workshop participants to tell me what makes for good writing for the public. One of the things they all knew is that we must use familiar words. No jargon, they said. Abandon...
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Jargon-busting for writers: diving into ‘biodiversity’
Last week’s post highlighted why jargon-busting is important – especially when we set about communicating with people outside our closed circle. Our jargon words, our secret language, separate us and...
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Home: wild flowers and my roots
It is lovely, this work of helping people to be inspired by places. I work with marvellous historic, cultural and natural places and their stories and significances. I spend a very large proportion of...
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Conservation communication – show your love (feat. Gotye and Futerra)
Last weekend I ran a workshop for the VINE (Values in the Natural Environment) Project, a small and rather lovely organisation, on communicating conservation messages to the wider public. Specifically,...
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Interpretation I like very much – Brigit’s Garden, Co. Galway, Ireland
The best interpretation is often, when we come down to it, about love, inspiration and sustained hard work. At Brigit’s Garden all of these are evident; they come together to create a beautiful and...
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A simple idea, made beautifully
When we really believe the things we have share are beautiful and valuable it makes a difference to how we share them. Or, to put it another way, the way we present activities or information carries...
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Why wildlife interpretation is harder work than historical interpretation
A little while ago, I asked the question ‘which is easier, wildlife or historical interpretation?’ That’s a difficult question. It made me think. Now I have an answer, but not the one I expected. I...
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Why this is one of my all-time favourite interpretation panels
I am a nerd. Not a techie nerd, or a social media nerd, or even a gadget nerd. I am a panel nerd. I can’t resist them. I am constantly looking to find, and create, really good ones. Panels are …...
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Wild Sweden – an exceptional wildlife viewing experience
What makes a guided interpretive experience exceptional? I suspect that Marcus from Wild Sweden has spent much of the the last ten years thinking about that. He has certainly found some answers. We...
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