What I do
Don’t know who I am? Where’ve you been?! For years I’ve been guiding groups of people to birds, animals and wilderness landscapes of the world.  Years ago I co-founded and then sold tour company Speyside Wildlife – as a consequence of 20 years guiding I am still recognised as one of the UK’s best known, well-travelled, wildlife tour leaders.  Check out my around-the-world destinations CV.

Nowadays though, my mission is to raise the standard for global whale watching and inspire millions of people to connect with nature.  Through PlanetWhale.com – the company I co-own with Dylan Walker – we plan to have the most positive impact on whales and dolphins since the ‘Save the Whale’ campaign of the 1980s.  Every year millions of us set out to see these amazing animals, but how do we find the trips that will give us the best experiences, while respecting the well-being of these gentle giants at the same time? Planet Whale, that’s how.

Want to expand your horizons? Well, with Mags Sorrell (and Angela Ward) of Breathing Space, I run a few ‘Walking, Wildlife and Wellbeing’ breaks at a beautiful barn conversion by the sea beyond the Norfolk broads.  Filled with lovely energy, this is a place that with a sense of peace and friendliness, big blue skies open seas and the space to be yourself.

Every year I give a programme of acclaimed lectures on wildlife around the UK on these topics. I’m a regular writer for tourism organisations and magazines . . . and, in my spare time (!), I’m on the committee ofOrganisation Cetacea (ORCA), a registered whale and dolphin charity.

What I love, why I do it
I’ve been lucky and I’ve loved my life so far (‘you wouldn’t believe the things I’ve seen’) . . . there’s not seemed enough time to see it all, enjoy it all, share it all. Paddling in the company of otters on Scottish lochs; under canvas in wild Spanish peaks; on a Mexican ocean far from land, whales all around; watching wolves in Yellowstone’s forests; slipping into remote Arctic ice-scored shores where polar bears wait.  We’re all part of a greater inter-woven whole of course, and there’s so much joy to be had amongst it: listening to nature’s sounds; the rich variety of human voices; the rhythms of unfamiliar music; the power of the ocean; northern lights in the sky; fireworks on a winter’s night; a campfire on a beach; the night sky filled with stars; magic and mystery; love and laughter.

Tell everyone you know about it. Take care of it. Reconnect to your natural world. Make a difference.