Dr Bob Gibbons is a writer, photographer, and tour leader and organiser (www.naturalhistorytravel.co.uk), following an early career in nature conservation, but above all else he’s a naturalist and ecologist, passionate about nature and its conservation. He has written and/or illustrated about 40 books on nature, travel and photography, and his photographs have appeared in publications in almost 50 countries. Although his interests in nature are wide, he has a particular interest in plants and insects.
He has visited Romania about a dozen times, leading nature tours, working with a local charity to train botanists and raise awareness, and as a photographer, and he always returns home amazed and enthused at the ancient landscapes and abundance of wildlife in a climate that’s not so different to Britain’s.