Memories of Absent Friends

In memory of some of Wales’ conservationists and ecologists who did so much for our wildlife and habitats.

Here we remember some of those who made particular contributions to Natur Cymru magazine or to the wider conservation world in Wales.

If you would like to contribute memories of someone to this page, please contact lizzie.wilberforce@incc.wales

Alastair Robertson Alastair Robertson

My brother, Alastair Robertson, who has died aged 75, combined a passion for wildlife with a compulsion to draw from an early age. Home was a suburban version of My Friends and Other Animals, with green lizards in a vivarium, a succession of ferrets st

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Keith Noble, by Alison Noble Keith Noble

It was with much sadness that we learned of the death of Keith Noble on 11th January 2025. He had a gift for imparting knowledge with a gentle enthusiasm, whether it concerned rarities which had shown up at Llangorse Lake or the life cycle of nomad bee

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Fiona (Flo) Evans Fiona (Flo) Evans

Fiona (Flo) Evans spent a substantial part of her conservation career in the Nature Conservancy Council (NCC), working with landowners, farmers and planners to conserve fragile ecosystems. She loved to debate and was a passionate advocate for nature as

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