Brett Westwood is a radio presenter and author, specialising in
natural history. He regularly presents episodes of
BBC Radio 4
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's series ''
The Living World
''The Living World'' is a long-running natural history radio programme, made by the BBC and broadcast on its Radio 4. The series was created at the BBC Natural History Unit by Dilys Breese and Derek Jones, initially as a 52-week series, in 19 ...
'' and ''
Nature
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'', as well as his own short series, several of which are available from the BBC website. He is a co-presenter with
Philippa Forrester
Philippa Clare Ryan Forrester (born September 1968) is a British television and radio presenter, producer and author.
Throughout her career, Forrester has presented shows such as CBBC, ''Tomorrow's World'', Crufts, ''The Heaven and Earth Show'' ...
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
The West Midland Bird Club is the UK's largest regional ornithological society. It has been serving birdwatchers and ornithologists in the four English counties of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and (since its separation from the afo ...
,
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
Worcestershire Wildlife Trust is one of 46 wildlife trusts throughout the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1968 to conserve, protect and restore the county's wildlife.
The Trust owns and manages over 70 nature reserves across the county, part ...
, and for the Worcestershire Biological Records Centre, which all cover the area around his home town of
Stourbridge
Stourbridge is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands, England, situated on the River Stour. Historically in Worcestershire, it was the centre of British glass making during the Industrial Revolution. The 20 ...
.
In 2009, he was one of the first recipients of the
British Trust for Ornithology
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History
Beginnings
In 1931 Max Nicholson wrote:
In the United State ...
's
Dilys Breese Medal
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, at a ceremony at the
House of Lords
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.
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
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''. In 2016 and 2017 he also presented slots at BST08:00, 13:00 and 16:00 on the web cam live broadcasts for Springwatch.
On 2 June 2015, Westwood presented the first in a 25-week series, ''Natural Histories'', made in partnership with London's
. The 30-minute programmes set out to tell 'the stories of 25 species that have managed to get under the skin of human society and change the way we see the world.'
*''Nature of Worcestershire'' with Harry Green, (Barracuda Books, 1991)
*''Great White Shark: Habitats, Life Cycles, Food Chains, Threats'' (Heinemann Library, 2000)
*''Worcestershire Countryside: All the Areas of Open Countryside Accessible for You to Wander'' with David Minton (Illustrator), (Reardon Publishing, 2002)