About Joe Gray
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Short biography
Joe is a field naturalist, a conservationist, and a nature lover. He lives on a large island in the North Atlantic Ocean that an infinitesimal proportion of the Earth's beings call Great Britain.
Writing on Obstinate Earth
► Obstinate splendour is a term that I use to celebrate the bursts of nature’s beauty – from pavement-crack wildflowers to inner-city carnivores – that defy human domination, as well as the charm of those organisms who are born in the already-fraying edges of our civilization
► Find my writing that takes solace in these counterpoints to the ever-worsening plight of life on Earth [HERE]
Other writing
► Find details of my other non-fiction relating to ecocentrism and conservation [HERE]
► Find details of my other non-fiction relating to natural history [HERE]
► Find my posts on the Earth Tongues blog [HERE]
► Find details of my fiction [HERE]
Current volunteer roles
► Volunteer Ranger for a national park
► Regional Champion – Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey (Butterfly Conservation)
► Consulting and Founding Editor – The Ecological Citizen
Northern rose chafer, Scotland
Past roles and activities
Ecocentrism and conservation
► Knowledge Advisor – United Nations' Harmony with Nature programme
► Transcriber – John Muir Trancription Project (University of the Pacific)
► Researcher – Animals in the Room
► Writer – Global Rewilding Alliance
► Co-chair – St Albans Environmental Action Group
Natural history
► Trustee (Chair of Park Management Committee) – Highfield Park Trust
► Associate Tutor – Field Studies Council
► County recorder – Hertfordshire (land bugs)
► Co-organizer – Herts Invertebrate Group
► Editor-in-Chief – The Hertfordshire Naturalist
Fellowships
I have previously held fellowships of the British Naturalists' Association, the Linnean Society, the Royal Entomological Society, and the Zoological Society of London. While all of these organizations do much good work, I made a decision to redirect my annual membership fees to charities that more directly support conservation initiatives.
Education
► MSc in Forestry, Bangor University
► MA gratis and BA Hons in Zoology, Christ's College, University of Cambridge
► Secondary school education, Newent Community School
