A message from John E Cooper, Margaret E Cooper and Simon H King:
Thank you for your encouragement and support for the Maxwell Knight Symposium (MKS). The day went well and the audience participation and encouragement was fantastic and we hope you enjoyed it.
If you couldn’t attend the event, you can get a good feel for the day here.
We all welcomed this opportunity, fifty years after his death, to commemorate the life and work of Maxwell Knight, the original “nature detective” and Second World War MI5 agent, who influenced so many of us in the 1950s and 60s and his words continue to resonate with us today.
A special mention to supporters:
Rob and Pat Downing for their help documenting the contents of Maxwell Knight’s cabinet and their research into historical matters relating to Knight’s activities.
John E. Haith Ltd (Haith’s) for generously printing publicity materials and caring enough about nature to invest in healthy bird diets.
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) and Mark Rose for taking time out of his busy schedule to reflect upon Maxwell Knight’s influence.
The Linnean Society and Gina Douglas.
VetArk.
The pond dippers, the Foster and Cooper families and Sarah Pellett.
RVC veterinary students, led by Emily Neep who coordinated the registration desk and display areas with clinical precision.
Sally Dowsett for her continued support of the Coopers and for designing Symposium literature.
A/V technicians and other staff at Birkbeck.
Exhibitors and participants.
Sponsors:
Institute of Animal Technology
Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Dr David Lonsdale
Mrs Norma Chapman
Wildlife Health Services
A huge THANK YOU to all.
Photo credits for MKS:
John and Margaret Cooper
BSAVA
Paul Budgen
Ron Francis / Surrey Heath Museum
Douglas Fisher / Radar Archive
John Gay / National Portrait Gallery
“Illustrated”
“Gerald” Photos
Western Daily Press and Bristol Observer
James Vernon
FFON. Written by nature detectives. 
Thanks for the acknowledgement, we were happy and honored to help out. Rob and Pat Downing.
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