He’s hiked hundreds of miles, taken thousands of photographs and explored some of the most remote and obscure locations across the three northern counties of England. In the last three years he has also managed to write three books on the rocks of Northumberland, Cumbria and Durham. They have been best sellers and to date have raised more than £19,900 for the wildlife trusts of the three counties.
What started out as a few web pages celebrating the 50th anniversary of a Northumberland Wildlife Trust morphed into a beautifully illustrated trilogy of books that have been widely praised for making a usually complicated subject accessible to everyone. BBC TV presenter Iain Stewart and world-famous author Simon Winchester are both fans! The books are providing a gentle introduction to geology; many people use them as ideas for walks; and some are even using them as geological Wainwright tick lists!