Trevor Dines

Dr Trevor Dines, a farmer’s son from Hampshire, co-authored the New Atlas of the British and Irish Flora, organising fieldwork and the collection of over nine million botanical records to map every native and naturalised plant in these islands. He is Plantlife’s Botanical Specialist, appearing on BBC R4 Today Programme, BBC Breakfast, BBC Springwatch, BBC Countryfile and The One Show as well as campaigning for better management of road verges and helping to deliver HRH The Prince of Wales’ vision for a meadow in every county through the Coronation Meadows project. Trevor has also presented Channel 4’s Wild Things and wrote a book A Guide to the Changing Plant Life of the British Isles to accompany the series.