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  • First time here?
    • About FFON
    • Who was Maxwell Knight? The spymaster, ‘M’
    • Founders & Contributors
    • Jonathan Leakey Introduction to video link, FFON
    • Maxwell Knight’s Cabinet
    • Acknowledgements
    • Resources
    • Get in touch
  • The ‘Armchair Naturalists’ project
    • An invitation to children and young people
    • BEING AN ARMCHAIR NATURALIST DURING THIS PERIOD OF COVID-19 “LOCK DOWN”
    • Can our readers help?
    • Podcast: The ‘Armchair Naturalists’ on Apple, Spotify and Stitcher
    • Write for the FFON
  • Maxwell Knight Symposium 2018
    • Lectures and more from Birkbeck College:
      • Introductory lecture: Maxwell Knight the naturalist – Prof. John E Cooper
      • Introductory lecture: Maxwell Knight the Spymaster, ‘M’ – Mr Simon H King
      • Accounts by people including Mark Rose, CEO of Fauna and Flora International
      • Presentation: “Advances in the health and welfare of captive animals” – Mr Alan Graham
      • The Frightened Face of Nature: challenges facing the planet – Mr Paul Pearce-Kelly
      • Conservation and captive-breeding projects involving chelonians – Ms Anne Rowberry
      • Engaging the next generation: culture, care and conservation” – Ms Victoria Burton/Mr Dafydd Lewis
      • Newts, nadders and neophyte naturalists
      • Helpers
      • Symposium photos
      • Comments and Symposium feedback
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  • The Lord Chamberlain is commanded by Her Majesty to invite me to a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. (It turns out I'll be walking in Maxwell Knight's footsteps...).
  • Fledgling Chaffinch calls for parents
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Co-founders of the popular natural history blog FFON (The Frightened Face of Nature) Simon H King FLS, life-long naturalist and leading veterinary expert Professor John E Cooper plus wildlife lawyer Margaret E Cooper FLS and guests are encouraging the nation to take a closer look at the natural world and stay connected through nature. Sponsored by www.haiths.com who have been feeding the nation’s birds since 1937.

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  • Jonathan Leakey Introduction to video link, FFON
  • 'Wildlife Forensic Investigation: Principles and Practice'
  • The Lord Chamberlain is commanded by Her Majesty to invite me to a Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. (It turns out I'll be walking in Maxwell Knight's footsteps...).
  • Fledgling Chaffinch calls for parents

 
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