John Gooders (10 January 1937 – 18 May 2010) was a British writer who first came to prominence with his first book ''Where to Watch Birds''. At the time he was a teacher, and a lecturer at
Avery Hill College.
Career in television
In 1970, after taking two months off on the
Churchill Fellowship
Winston Churchill Memorial Trusts (WCMT) are three independent but related living memorials to Sir Winston Churchill, based in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. They exist for the purpose of administering Churchill Fellowships, a ...
in which he studied bird migration through North Africa, he launched his own magazine called ''The World of Birds''. He then finished up working for
Anglia Television
ITV Anglia, previously known as Anglia Television, is the ITV franchise holder for the East of England. The station is based at Anglia House in Norwich, with regional news bureaux in Cambridge and Northampton. ITV Anglia is owned and operated b ...
's ''Survival'' series, and edited the company's house magazine ''The World of Survival''.
He appeared in the 1975 BBC programme ''In Deepest Britain'', with
Richard Mabey
Richard Thomas Mabey (born 20 February 1941) is a writer and broadcaster, chiefly on the relations between nature and culture.
Education
Mabey was educated at three independent schools, all in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. The first was at Roth ...
and other naturalists, giving an unscripted narration of the wildlife observed during a country walk.
Later life
John then devoted himself to full-time writing about birds and
natural history, also forming a successful nature tour company. He chaired the Friends of Rye Harbour Nature Reserve for a decade and served on the management committee of the Reserve. He also became the mayor of Winchelsea. He died in May 2010.
Obituary
/ref> The John Gooders memorial Hide at Rye Harbour was opened on 21 October 2013 in the presence of Robbie, his wife, and other members of the family.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gooders, John
British ornithological writers
1937 births
2010 deaths