AuchtertyreAcademy

The tiny 26-house village of Auchtertyre, where I live, is in the West Highlands of Scotland, six miles from the Isle of Skye. This channel was named when staring out of the window by the computer, into the garden, seeking inspiration for a title. My gaze lighted on my cabin/chalet/workshop/laboratory/'shed' which, during Pope Ratzinger's visit to the U.K. in 2010, I (irritated, tongue-in-cheek) labelled it "The Auchtertyre Private Academy for Aggressive Secularism" in amused recognition of one of his absurd public pronouncements.
I'm using the channel as a vehicle for explaining - that's what I do - interesting, controversial, unfamiliar and difficult biological concepts and before long, I expect, thinking, science, belief and religion, topics discussed in my book "Reality is Enough" - Amazon. My most recent publication  "Britain's Ferns", proudly one of Princeton University Press's excellent WildGuides series, is available from all good bookshops.
Website: www.blue-skye.org.uk