What is the best tree field guide?
2023-05-24
A good tree field guide should help you identify a tree while you’re out and about, wherever it is and whatever time of year. What’s your favourite field guide?Continue Reading
THE TREE ALMANAC 2024
2023-04-04
Announcement of a new book coming November, The Tree Almanac 2024Continue Reading
Bloomsbury Wildlife to Publish The Forest Guide
2021-04-08
The publisher for my next major work of non-fiction The Forest Guide (Scotland) will be Bloomsbury Wildlife.Continue Reading
Book Reviewers Wanted
2020-12-01
My second collection of short stories will be published on 1st March 2021, titled Tall Trees Short Stories: Volume 21. I’m looking for independent book reviewers …Continue Reading
The Forest Guide
2020-07-18
My next work of non-fiction is a guide to Britain’s forests, woods and copses.
I’m keen to hear from woodland owners who would like to register, while the public can also nominate a woodland they would like to see included.Continue Reading
Trees of the Planet
2019-10-04
Trees of the Planet launches on 14th October. Find out how to support the project, and choose which copy of this beautiful book you would like to receive.Continue Reading
Green Gold fresh from the printers
2019-03-21
Today was an exciting day, which at one time seemed so far away. Advance copies of my first full novel arrived fresh from the printers Clay Ltd. Published by Unbound, Green Gold: The Epic True Story of Victorian Plant Hunter John Jeffrey is available officially from 18th April. Advance copiesContinue Reading
Green Gold cover revealed
2018-12-01
First the manuscript is written, then a publishing offer negotiated and contract signed, fundraising started, fundraising successfully completed, then work started again on the manuscript with a first edit then second edit, followed by copyediting . . . it’s a long process writing a book! In fact, since completing theContinue Reading
Green Gold is fully funded
2018-09-04
I am delighted to report that crowdfunding with Unbound to support the publication of Green Gold: The lost journals of John Jeffrey is now 100% complete.Continue Reading
Green Gold talk at WoodWords 2018
2018-05-26
This week I was pleased to give a talk at WoodWords 2018, run by Sylva Foundation, about my latest book-in-the-making Green Gold: the Lost Journals of John Jeffrey. I’ve uploaded a recording of the talk which you can listen to here (13m39s). Here are some relevant images to enjoy while youContinue Reading
Green Gold newsletter No.11
2018-05-17
I’ve just released GREEN GOLD newsletter No.11, with news and features connected with the creation of my latest book GREEN GOLD: the lost journals of John Jeffrey. It’s now a little over a year since publisher Unbound launched the GREEN GOLD fundraising campaign, and I’m pleased to report that it’sContinue Reading
Sold out . .. but more to come
2018-03-30
Apparently, The New Sylva has almost sold out! That means the second print run, and 10,000 copies in total, have left the shelves. But don’t despair, more are being printed as I write. Continue Reading
A plant-hunter’s extraordinary journey
2017-05-14
John Jeffrey, the main character in my latest book Green Gold, walked, paddled and rode at least 10,000 miles across North America while hunting for plants from 1850-4. During the two years I spent researching and writing the book I plotted his travels in detail and can now publish the route in full for the first time.Continue Reading