Contact
Contact
Personal Phone - 07889184282
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Me
Me
“Conservation has become more of a responsibility than a life choice”.
Gavin is a passionate naturalist & musician based in Gwent, with a particular love for sound ecology. He has a background in practical conservation, working for the Brecon Beacons National Park and Welsh Water. He’s volunteered for Gwent Wildlife Trust and Studied Music all his life. He’s worked behind the scenes professionally as a Specialist Wildlife Researcher with Aden Productions, for BBC Documentary ‘Iolo’s Street life’ and has also made appearances in The One Show and Iolo’s Great Welsh Parks as a wildlife specialist.
Gavin is currently working self employed as a Wildlife Researcher / Surveyor but during his spare time, plays an admin rolls with community wildlife groups such as Llandegfedd Reservoir Wildlife, Gwent Birders, Gwent Naturalists & In Our Nature CIC
"Wildlife Photography and Sound Recording are excuses for me to spend more time outdoors with nature: which I find to be extremely valuable for my own mental health: So valuable that I aim to help others do the same through a new business called ‘In Our Nature Cic’ with co-partner Veronika Brannovic.
Below you can view my first Tv experience alongside Tv presenter Iolo Williams. To meet one of your idols for the first time onscreen was very nerve racking. I would rather be the person behind the camera than in-front.
Short Story
" My love for Birds started with my Grandfather, Derek Wagg. He used to take me and teach me on countless trips to the countryside. Growing up however, there were some key moments that changed the way we both shared this hobby. There came a time where he could no longer keep up with me, he could no longer see the things that I was trying to show him through the binoculars. It was then that I bought myself a camera. I tried to take pictures of the things that I saw so that he could feel like he wasn't missing out. I could take these pictures right to his door step and it would be just like it used to be. The degeneration in his eyes soon brought him to drive less distances and eventually lead him to quit altogether. This was fine for a while but things got worse, to the point where he could hardly see the phone or computer in front of him. Slowly, the photo's were hardly recognisable to him. I found him putting on a front just so that he wouldn't feel like he was disappointing me. So, it's here that I decided to not just photograph, but to record the sounds of nature. If he couldn't see them, he could certainly hear them...So long as his hearing aid was on...This experience has made it so much easier for me to relate to my Grandfather again just like we used to. I don't think he will ever realise just how much this experience has changed me. My appreciation for this world grows every single day- for we are not guarantied a tomorrow and it’s important we make the most of today.. "