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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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Public speaking
Alan speaking at the WILD10 conference in Salamanca, Spain in 2013

I have spoken at events all over the world and can deliver inspiring and stimulating talks on a wide range of subjects, including:

The Caledonian Forest

  • Restoring the Caledonian Forest
  • Glen Affric: a vision for a wild forest     
  • The Importance of Aspen in restoring the Caledonian Forest
  • An Introduction to Plant Galls
  • The Ecology of Aphids
  • The World of Wood Ants
  • Details of many elements of the Caledonian Forest, from fungi and lichens to slime moulds and spiders – I can do a specific presentation on each of these

Rewilding and Ecological Restoration

  • Restoring the Earth: The Essential Work of the 21st Century
  • Rewilding the world, rewilding ourselves

Other ecosystems

  • Araucaria: Ancient Forests of the Andes
  • Tropical rainforests – the womb of life
  • Mangroves: Tidal forests of the tropics
  • Castles of Sand: the sandstone coastline of Moray in Scotland
  • Biodiversity of the Findhorn Hinterland area in Moray, Scotland

Other presentations

  • Climate change and consciousness
  • The Planetary Benefits of a Plant-based Diet
  • The power to make a positive difference – how we can each find our personal power to make a meaningful positive contribution in the world

All of these are accompanied by my own high quality photographs.

I’m also happy to prepare a custom presentation, if there is a specific subject or theme that is of particular interest.

If you’d like me to give a talk to your group or event, please contact me.

I was a keynote speaker at the Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) international conference that was held in Manchester, England, in 2015.

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My TEDx talk – Restoring the ancient Caledonian Forest.

TEDx TEDx – Restoring the Caledonian Forest

Recent posts

  • The abundant life of dead wood, part 3
  • The abundant life of dead wood, part 2
  • The abundant life of dead wood, part 1
  • Gannets galore, part 2
  • Gannets galore, part 1

News

  • Rewilding Glen Affric book now available
  • Rewilding workshops in 2024
  • ‘A Rewilding Journey’ Workshop 27 May – 3 June
  • 2023 Caledonian Forest Engagement Diary now available
  • Revised dates for our next Rewilding workshop: 15 – 22 October 2022.

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    Ecologist, nature photographer and inspirational speaker. Founder of the award-winning charity Trees for Life that is restoring the Caledonian Forest.

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    alanwatsonfeat1 Alan Watson Featherstone @alanwatsonfeat1 ·
    30 Oct

    Storm Boelo hit the Moray coast of Scotland last week-end with winds of up to 65 mph. As a result, these sandy earthtongue fungi (Sabuloglossum arenarium) on the Findhorn Hinterland became covered in sand like this, until the next rain washed them clean again.

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    30 Oct

    A few days ago I found these tiny fungi amongst some juniper haircap moss (Polytrichum juniperinum) on the Findhorn Hinterland. They are the orange mosscap fungus (Rickenella fibula), & it's a parasite of the haircap mosses in the genus Polytrichum, such as the one shown here.

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    rainmaker1973 Massimo @rainmaker1973 ·
    30 Oct

    The Parrot Toadstool is a small mushroom with a convex to umbonate cap 1–3 centimetres (⅓–1 in) in diameter, which is green when young and later yellowish or even pinkish ting.

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