| Registered on
and updated on
January 18, 2007: |
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Personal
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| Name: |
Martin Varley
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| Address |
28 Barn Holme
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| Town |
Kendal
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Cumbria
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| Postcode |
LA9 5LP
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| Phone |
01539 729023
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| Email |
jandmvarley@tiscali.co.uk
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| After completing a Phd in Environmental Sciences, Martin spent three years working with the British Antartic Survey, before settling in the Lake District, where he is a wordsmith for a local landscape charity. His background in scientific and research writing combined with his current role producing media- friendly words and pictures make him an expert in interpreting complex issues for ordinary people.
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| Martin works full-time as Communications Officer for Friends of the Lake District dealing with publications, public relations and media
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| Martin spends his freetime working as a freelance writer, environmental interpreter and photographer mostly focussed on the Lake District
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Lakeland Book of the Year 2004
OWG Award for Excellence - Best Series of Articles (2003)
OWG Award for Excelence - Best Outdoor Book (2005)
| Wildflower Walks in Lakeland (2006), Wild Lakeland (2005), Tarns of the Fells (2005), Lakeland Life in the 1940s and 1950s (2003), Flora of the Fells (2003)
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| Main areas of interest | |
| Local, national and international, conservation and environmental issues, Lake District, family travel
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