Tim Gardiner moved to Essex in 1997 and studied conservation and ecology at Writtle College near Chelmsford for many years, obtaining a PhD in Entomology in 2006. While studying at the College he worked as a lecturer in conservation and also as a researcher, roles which saw him initiate the Essex Glow-worm Survey in 2001. He has worked as a biodiversity officer at the Environment Agency since 2009, a role which sees him involved with maintaining and enhancing the ecological interest of rivers and seawalls in Essex. Tim worked on a Seawall Biodiversity Handbook which was published in 2015 by RPS. Tim was made a Fellow of the British Naturalists' Association (BNA) in 2007 and has been included in the 2016 Marquis Who's Who in the World for his significant contributions to the study of the conservation of insects and plants in the UK and was awarded the David Bellamy Award in 2013 for his significant contribution to conservation and the study of natural history.
Tim's first book 'Hopping back to happiness?' published in 2009 dealt with the conservation of our declining farmland grasshoppers, a subsequent book 'Glowing, glowing, gone?' published by the BNA in 2011 reported the results of a 10-year survey of Essex's glow-worms. Further books have followed including The Natural History of Waveney Forest (Forrest Text, 2014), Sea Wall Biodiversity Handbook (RPS, 2015) and two poetry collections: Wilderness (Brambleby Books, 2015) and On the Edge (Brambleby Books, 2017).
Forthcoming in 2018: Hillsides and High Tides (tanka poetry)
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