We are delighted to welcome Flemming Ulf Hansen to the Big Nature Day. During his talk ‘Wildlife of Exmoor’, Flemming will emphasise Exmoor’s position as one of the three moorlands in southern England, along with its peatlands and other special habitats.
Special too are some of the largest ancient oakwoods (our own temperate rainforests) in southern Britain, and he will champion the relatively unappreciated colossus of the coastal woods. He will talk about the conservation of national and European designated wildlife sites using case studies from his long experience to point to where they succeed and how they might improve.
Meet Flemming
Flemming Ulf-Hansen is an ecologist living in Somerset who worked on Exmoor from the early 1990s for over 25 years in the government’s wildlife bodies, working closely with the National Park Authority, other agencies, landowners and farmers. Exmoor’s wildlife has been neglected in published work for many decades, with perhaps the exception of the battles over heathland ploughing. Flemming decided to remedy this and his experience has helped him marshal what is known about Exmoor’s special habitats and species in a new book. HarperCollins published his lavishly illustrated and comprehensive work in April 2025, the 150th in the renowned New Naturalist series, an 80-year-long list of quality volumes that probably has no rival in any other area of specialist publishing.
After his talk, Flemming will be available to sell signed copies of his new book, Exmoor.
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This speaker session is free of charge, but you will need to pay an entry fee of £10 to enter the Big Nature Day, unless you are a member of The Exmoor Society, where admission is free!
If you have any questions, please contact info@exmoorsociety.com.
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