Patrick Roper Hon. DBA, FLS, FRES

Octogenarian writer, ecologist, biodiversity researcher, recorder, and naturalist from Sedlescombe near Hastings, East Sussex, England.

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Ramblings of a Naturalist
The Square Metre (as featured on BBC‘s The One Show and Springwatch).
Windowbox Wildlife (also featured on Springwatch — the windowbox was transported to their filming location on Islay, Scotland for a starring role. Here are some posts about that adventure).
Brede High Woods
From the Kitchen Window
Rowans, Whitebeams and Service Trees
Changing Sussex Wildlife
Whatlington in TQ7681

Chequer, or The Wild Service Tree (PDF) — a detailed examination of the wild service tree, covering its physical attributes, historical uses, folklore, cultivation, and conservation efforts.
ECOS Interviews: Patrick Roper — An interview with me.
Brede High Woods — A book I wrote about this High Weald woodland, near Hastings in East Sussex, and my 60-year relationship with it. Here is a review in ECOS by Kay Haw.
Over 2500 photos on Geograph — all Creative Commons BY-SA 2.0 licensed.
The importance of teaching children about Natural History — an article for Oxford Cambridge and RSA regarding the GCSE in Natural History.
Photography
The heathlands of Brede High Wood, East Sussex — an account I wrote in August 1996 (revised December 1997, June 2000)
Breton
Leafmine
Lyonesse
Mite
Lizard Orchid
Lydney Dragon
Newbarn