Conservation Guides
Coexisting with Backyard Mammals in the UK (PDF)
Discover practical tips and insights in this free guide to coexisting with backyard mammals in the UK. Whether you're dealing with hedgehogs, foxes, or squirrels, this preliminary guide offers valuable advice before seeking professional wildlife consultation.
The rule of 7 seconds (PDF)
Stay calm, stay safe, and dive responsibly. This free guide teaches freedivers how to respond to shark encounters using a simple 3-step, 7-second rule: observe, understand, and react.
Perfect for freedivers, snorkelers, and ocean enthusiasts who care about ethical wildlife interactions and shark conservation.
Protecting UK marine wildlife from disturbance (PDF)
Discover how to enjoy the UK’s coasts while safeguarding marine life. This easy-to-use guide explains the laws protecting seals, dolphins, seabirds, and more—plus how to act responsibly around them.
Ideal for nature lovers, divers, and coastal visitors. Includes legal summaries, species info, and expert tips.
Mermaid Purses of Brighton (PDF)
Mermaid purses of Brighton is your essential guide to finding, identifying, and conserving shark and ray egg cases along the UK coast. Perfect for beachcombers, families, and citizen scientists, this book includes real-life photos of washed-up egg cases, simple tips on when and where to search, and clear instructions for recording your finds. Learn how to turn a seaside walk into a meaningful conservation effort and discover the secrets hidden in the tide.
Encounters on the Highland Roads: Seeing Roe and Red Deer in Northern Scotland (PDF)
This free guide offers practical information for spotting roe and red deer along the remote route from Inverness to Durness. It includes key locations, best times to observe wildlife, and tips for responsible watching in Scotland’s northern Highlands.
Conservation Guide for the Mauve Stinger (Pelagia noctiluca) (PDF)
A Complete Resource on One of the Mediterranean’s Most Striking and Misunderstood Jellyfish
This illustrated guide offers a deep dive into the biology, ecology, and conservation of Pelagia noctiluca, the Mauve Stinger, a jellyfish species known for its glowing beauty and painful sting. With rising bloom events across the Mediterranean, this guide provides swimmers, divers, students, and nature enthusiasts with everything they need to understand, avoid, and safely interact with this species.
Inside you will find:
• A detailed look at the life cycle, anatomy, and behavior of Pelagia noctiluca
• Clear guidance on how to avoid stings and what to do if stung
• Insights into jellyfish blooms, climate change, and the role of surface winds
• Illustrated diagrams of morphology and stinging cells called nematocysts
• A citizen science approach to observing and reporting jellyfish responsibly
• A practical glossary of key terms for quick reference
Combining scientific accuracy with accessible language and striking illustrations, this guide is an essential tool for coastal communities, marine educators, and anyone who wants to better understand one of the sea’s most fascinating creatures.
Whether you are planning a swim, leading an educational program, or simply curious about jellyfish, this compact guide delivers clear and useful knowledge in just 25 pages.
TAKE ONLY WHAT YOU NEED: A guide to sustainable fishing for amateurs (PDF)
Take Only What You Need is a powerful guide for amateur fishers, coastal dwellers, and nature lovers who depend on the sea. In this deeply ecological book, we explore how mindful, respectful fishing can support both human survival and marine conservation.
Through thoughtful insight and practical knowledge, this book explains how small-scale fishing in remote communities can become a force for sustainability. It contrasts need with greed, highlights endangered species and no-catch periods, and offers simple techniques that minimize harm. You will also find traditional wisdom, low-waste recipes, and ways to protect habitats while feeding yourself and your family.
Whether you fish from the shore, a small boat, or dive for your food, Take Only What You Need encourages a relationship with the sea built on care, gratitude, and responsibility. This is not a call for more, it is a call for enough.
Mini Protected Marine Areas: A practical guide for local conservation (PDF)
Discover how small-scale marine protection can make a big impact. This in-depth guide introduces the concept of Mini Protected Marine Areas (MPMAs), micro sanctuaries for marine life that safeguard key habitats, such as sea turtle nesting beaches, fish spawning caves, and coastal breeding zones.
Packed with scientific insight, practical advice, and real-world relevance, this book explores how even tiny marine zones can support biodiversity, strengthen local stewardship, and complement larger Marine Protected Areas. Ideal for conservationists, community leaders, educators, and marine policy advocates, this book offers a step-by-step guide to designing, managing, and monitoring these vital spaces.
Whether you are working in remote islands, coastal villages, or citizen science initiatives, this guide empowers you to take meaningful conservation action, no matter the scale.
Ethical Practices in Marine Wildlife Research (PDF)
This comprehensive guide offers practical frameworks and guidelines for conducting responsible and effective research on marine wildlife. It delves into key principles of minimizing disturbance, implementing ethical observation and interaction protocols, understanding species-specific needs, conducting rigorous data analysis, and designing long-term monitoring strategies. This book is an essential resource for marine biologists, researchers, and conservationists committed to promoting ethical and sustainable scientific practices in marine wildlife research.
Rewilding Britain One Species at a Time (PDF)
Rewilding Britain One Species at a Time explores the restoration of ecological processes across the United Kingdom through the gradual recovery of native species and habitats. The book examines rewilding as a pragmatic and evidence-informed approach that works within modern landscapes shaped by agriculture, infrastructure, and human presence. Rather than focusing solely on large-scale reintroductions, it emphasizes incremental change driven by keystone species, ecosystem engineers, and overlooked organisms whose return can trigger wider ecological recovery.
Drawing on ecological theory, case studies, citizen science, and community-led conservation initiatives, the book highlights how mammals, birds, invertebrates, plants, and fungi each play distinct roles in rebuilding resilient ecosystems. It discusses trophic interactions, habitat connectivity, landscape permeability, and the social dimensions of rewilding, including public perception, policy frameworks, and land management conflicts.
The work aims to bridge science and practice by presenting rewilding as a continuum rather than a fixed endpoint. It provides insights relevant to conservationists, researchers, land managers, and engaged citizens who seek realistic pathways toward biodiversity recovery in Britain. Ultimately, the book argues that meaningful ecological restoration can be achieved through patience, local action, and a renewed relationship between people and nature, restoring balance one species at a time.
Freediving as a Tool for Marine Research and Protection (PDF)
Freediving as a Tool for Marine Research and Protection explores how silent breath-hold diving is transforming the way we observe and protect the ocean. Unlike noisy scuba gear and boats, freedivers move quietly, allowing marine life to behave naturally.
This book shows how freediving supports wildlife observation, citizen science, and real conservation action across reefs, seagrass meadows, and open water. From sharks and turtles to fragile habitats, freedivers collect valuable data that helps guide protection efforts.
A practical and inspiring guide for ocean lovers, conservationists, and freedivers, this book reveals how moving calmly through the sea can create knowledge, awareness, and lasting protection for marine life.
