Magazine features, photo galleries, nature diaries, listicles, audio slideshows, long form online features, video, quizzes, interviews, reviews and news.

I've created hundreds of pieces of content for a wide range of audiences via Springwatch, BBC News, the Wildlife Trusts and more.

Look through the headings below for a selection of what's currently available online and pdfs of some highlights in print.

BBC Wildlife Magazine

I have written Q&A features, reviews and interviews for BBC Wildlife Magazine.

260 hours staring at giant anteaters in Brazil’s savanna - here’s what researchers discovered | Discover Wildlife

The scientists were particularly interested in the mammals’ remarkable tails.

Discover Wildlifedaniel.grahamourmedia.co.uk

Scientists can’t agree on why the tropics are so diverse – but a flooded forest in Brazil (and some piranhas) may solve the mystery | Discover Wildlife

As you move towards the equator, ecosystems become more diverse – but why? University of St Andrews scientists may have found the answer

Discover Wildlifesophie.ellisourmedia.co.uk

Natural History Museum, London

I have written articles to showcase the research by scientists working at the Natural History Museum, London.

A deep dive into sea snakes, sea kraits and their aquatic adaptations | Natural History Museum

Find out about sea snakes and the amazing adaptations that let them hunt, give birth and even breathe underwater, and discover which species has the deadliest venom.

Natural History Museum

How do dung beetles’ diets keep the world clean? | Natural History Museum

Find out why dung beetles eat poo and are the world’s strongest animals. Learn about dung beetle diets, life cycle and their link to the Ancient Egyptians.

Natural History Museum

BBC Earth

I regularly wrote for both the UK and worldwide editions of the BBC Earth website from 2014 to 2021.

Extraordinary female animals

The animals harmed by superstition

Are your internet habits harming wildlife?

The Guardian

I was a country diarist for The Guardian's long-running column from 2015 to 2020, first in Bristol then Cheshire.

Country diary: nature is taking back control of the golf course

Mollington, Cheshire: The former fairway is scattered with wildflowers, and house martins feast on a bounty of insects

The GuardianElla Davies

Out for the count: an evening vigil with bat conservationists

Country diary: Marbury Country Park, Cheshire A fold-out table is a hubbub of measurements, weights, wing patterns and ear shapes

The GuardianElla Davies

Tortoise Magazine

I wrote features for Chester's local independent magazine Tortoise in 2017 and 2018.

BBC Nature

I created content for the BBC Nature pages from 2009 to 2014. Working alongside colleagues in BBC News and the Natural History Unit, my writing regularly reached over quarter of a million readers.

Polar bear's epic swim in search of ice

'Singing penis' sets noise record for water insect