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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.
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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 | BBC Earth
Prepare to meet some of the world's strongest female role models
BBC EarthElla Davies
The animals harmed by superstition | BBC Earth
How beliefs around animals can impact entire ecosystems
BBC EarthElla Davies
Are your internet habits harming wildlife? | BBC Earth
How our online appreciation of the adorable has consequences for conservation
BBC EarthElla Davies

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.

Salmon Seekers
Visiting the country's longest running salmon trap in the heart of historic Chester
Tortoise---Salmon-Seekers.pdf
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History Haven Mere and Moss
Cheshire's biggest claim to fame should be its heritage of nature writers
Tortoise---History--Haven--Mere-and-Moss.pdf
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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 nine day swim in search of sea ice | BBC Earth News
A polar bear swam continuously for over nine days, covering 687km (426 miles), a new study has revealed.
BBCElla Davies
'Singing penis' sets noise record for water insect | BBC Nature
A tiny water boatman is the loudest animal on Earth relative to its body size, a study has revealed.
BBCElla Davies