Interests in conservation and biodiversity science - linking conservation science with practice and policy making.  Research interests in biological survey design, biodiversity monitoring, metrics and indicators, climatic change indicators, citizen science, setting conservation priorities, measuring natural capital and ecosystem services, environmental indicators, understanding the impacts of land use and climate change on nature, and whether conservation works.  Promoting evidence-based environmental decision making in a range of practical, academic, policy and political arenas in UK, Europe and globally: bridging the gap between conservation science, practice and policy making.  A keen communicator of science to broad audiences, from politicians to the general public.

My team at the RSPB leads work on bird species' monitoring and biodiversity indicators research, often working with partners in Europe and globally, to promote biodiversity science and conservation objectives.  My team, for example, leads on the production of the State of Nature report in UK, with many partners, and we help supervise the Pan-European Common Bird Monitoring Scheme (https://pecbms.info/).  My team also provides scientific support for site protection and conservation in the UK.  The latter includes the science required to support policy and individual casework in relation to growing threats posed to important sites for wildlife, including Protected Areas.