Vanessa divides her time between Hertfordshire and the Hebrides. She gave up corporate life during the pandemic, taking the plunge to follow her passion for wildlife. Recently completing a Masters in Nature and Travel Writing, she has been announced as Runner-Up in the BBC Countryfile New Nature Writer of the Year competition. Her work includes articles for Bird Watching, Country Walking and The Simple Things magazines, and she has run nature writing workshops for the RSPB and The Outer Hebrides Wildlife Festival.