Brett Westwood
Encyclopedia
Brett Westwood is a radio presenter and author, specialising in natural history
. He regularly presents episodes of BBC Radio 4
's series Living World and Nature
, as well as his own short series, several of which are available in Real Audio format from the BBC website. He is a co-presenter with Phillipa Forrester of World on the Move
, a BBC Radio 4 series that started in 2008 on migration in the animal kingdom. He is active in the West Midland Bird Club, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
, and for the Worcestershire Biological Records Centre, which all cover the area around his home town of Stourbridge
.
In 2009, he was one of the first recipients of the British Trust for Ornithology
's Dilys Breese Medal
, at a ceremony at the House of Lords
.
His drawings of birds often appear in, and on the cover of, West Midland Bird Club Bulletins.
He participated in a bird race as part of the 2010 series of the BBC
's Springwatch.
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
. He regularly presents episodes of BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
's series Living World and Nature
Nature (radio programme)
Nature is a long-running documentary programme on BBC Radio 4, covering wildlife and environmental matters.It is broadcast on Mondays at 21:00-21:30 and repeated on Tuesdays at 11:00...
, as well as his own short series, several of which are available in Real Audio format from the BBC website. He is a co-presenter with Phillipa Forrester of World on the Move
World on the Move
World on the Move is a nature radio series broadcast weekly on BBC Radio 4. It is presented by Philippa Forrester and Brett Westwood. It is about migration in the natural world, and includes features on birds, mammals fish, frogs, toads, and insects. The programs include many reports from...
, a BBC Radio 4 series that started in 2008 on migration in the animal kingdom. He is active in the West Midland Bird Club, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust is one of 47 wildlife trusts throughout the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1968 to conserve, protect and restore the county's wildlife....
, and for the Worcestershire Biological Records Centre, which all cover the area around his home town of Stourbridge
Stourbridge
Stourbridge is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, in the West Midlands of England. Historically part of Worcestershire, Stourbridge was a centre of glass making, and today includes the suburbs of Amblecote, Lye, Norton, Oldswinford, Pedmore, Wollaston, Wollescote and Wordsley The...
.
In 2009, he was one of the first recipients of the British Trust for Ornithology
British Trust for Ornithology
The British Trust for Ornithology is an organisation founded in 1932 for the study of birds in the British Isles.-Activities:The BTO carries out research into the lives of birds, chiefly by conducting population and breeding surveys and by bird ringing, largely carried out by a large number of...
's Dilys Breese Medal
Dilys Breese Medal
The Dilys Breese Medal is a medal awarded by the British Trust for Ornithology to recognise communicators who help to deliver ornithological science to new audiences. It is named in memory of film maker Dilys Breese, who died in 2007, and was inaugurated in 2009, funded by a bequest from Breese...
, at a ceremony at the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
.
His drawings of birds often appear in, and on the cover of, West Midland Bird Club Bulletins.
He participated in a bird race as part of the 2010 series of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
's Springwatch.
Radio programmes
- Behind The Taverna
- Land Lines
- A Tomb With A View
- Living World (some episodes only)
- Nature (some episodes only)
- A Guide to Garden Birds