John Millar Email & Phone Number

East Midlands, England

Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

The British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) is the UK’s leading bird research organisation harnessing the skills & enthusiasm of over 40,000 volunteers to monitor UK birds. We are guardians of some of the most extensive and long-running datasets about birds anywhere in the world. Our scientific work converts volunteer-gathered data into popular and peer-reviewed publications which provide the foundations of effective conservation action. We work hard to share our passion for birds with others, striving to make our surveys and science accessible to people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.

Natural History Museum, London

Founding member of ESB.

Derby, United Kingdom

The CCT has saved over 345 buildings which attract almost 2 million visitors a year. The CCT's unique collection of English parish churches includes irreplaceable examples of architecture, archaeology and art from 1,000 years of history. The CCT was established by the 1969 Pastoral Measure: Ecclesiastical, Church of England law which is also approved by Parliament. Without the CCT the irreplaceable buildings they look after might have disappeared entirely. Instead many have once again become the focus of active community life.My particular interest is the conservation of and historical research of St Werburgh's Church, Derby. I am also engaged in researching the socio-economic history of communities associated with St. Werburgh's parish..

Citizen science, broadly defined as the involvement of volunteers in research, has a long history but the past decade has seen a rapid increase in the number of citizen-science initiatives available across the world, spanning diverse areas of interest and ranging from local to global. Citizen science provides an indispensable means of combining primary ecological research with environmental education and public engagement with science – it includes wildlife recording, but is much, much more than this. I helped to organise a conference linking citizen science with species and habitat conservation:31 October 2014The themes of the Conference were Natural England’s Mosaic Approach for managing habitats for species, and the increasingly popular use of Citizen Science as a means of recording wildlife and aiding conservation.

As a member of the BES Conservation Ecology SIG I endeavour to promote their activities as part of my concern for wildlife conservation. I am particularly concerned with habitat conservation and I'm especially pleased to promote a conference 'Do we know enough to do Landscape Scale Conservation?' organised by the SIG and to be held at Charles Darwin House in London on 17th September 2014. For more information go to the British Ecological society website http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/, click on Getting Involved, then click on Special Interest Groups, click on Conservational Ecology and search from there to find the events page.

CAMRA - Campaign for Real Ale. Member for the taste, not for the quantity.

Uk

An Interdisciplinary Network for Valuing Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Natural Resource Use.The Valuing Nature Network is sponsored by The Natural Environment Research Council, with additional funding from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Ecosystem Markets Task Force and the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership.

Uk

Ecosystems Knowledge Network is a resource for anyone wanting to share knowledge or learn about the practical benefits of an ecosystems approach to both people and nature. An ecosystems approach is a holistic and inclusive approach to looking after the natural environment.The aims of the Ecosystems Knowledge Network are to:Develop an active membership of people and organisations interested in benefiting from an ecosystems approach.Encourage the sharing of information and experience between projects and between experts and newcomers to the approachEngage with and involve people who might not otherwise be aware of how an ecosystems approach can benefit them.

MABThe MAB Programme develops the basis within the natural and social sciences for the rational and sustainable use and conservation of the resources of the biosphere and for the improvement of the overall relationship between people and their environment. It predicts the consequences of today’s actions on tomorrow’s world and thereby increases people’s ability to efficiently manage natural resources for the well-being of both human populations and the environment.Urban ForumThe UK MAB Urban Forum is a network of managers, planners and researchers involved with the environment and nature conservation in urban areas.Its distinctive contribution to this goal is integrated thinking.It seeks to raise awareness; stimulate research; influence policy; improve the design and management of urban systems and push urban nature conservation up the social and political agenda.Members of the Urban Forum come from a wide variety of backgrounds, from ecologists to academics and journalists, from NGOs to local authorities, government agencies and private consultancies, from those primarily concerned with conserving "nature" - plants, wildlife, biodiversity - to those who work with people and deal with the human impact of green space.

National

The National Forum for Biological Recording is the independent voice of Biological Recording in the UK. So what is biological recording? At its simplest, it is the information on where a recognised species, habitat or community is to be found, when it was seen and by whom. Yet, in combination with information about condition, traits and environmental parameters, this simple occurrence data is vital to guiding and monitoring sustainable development, wildlife protection and positive measures for conservation.In relation to a growing population, resource stewardship and a changing climate, access to and the means to understand high quality biodiversity information are vital - but not always appreciated.NFBR:brings together suppliers, managers, and users of information about species, habitats and wildlife sites;provides a forum for discussion and sharing of knowledge and experience;promotes the importance of biodiversity information in nature conservation, planning, research, education and public participation;represents the biological recording community.

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InvLink provides a unique mechanism for the direct exchange of information between members of the UK invertebrate interest and conservation community, and for the development of collective views on strategy, policy, principles and best practice. It is intended that InvLink should continue to perform this function, and to increase its effectiveness in developing such collective views (for example, through the use of Working Groups) and promulgating them through appropriate channels. This includes policy-level advocacy ("lobbying"), at least in those instances when a considered, unified view from across the invertebrate interest and conservation community would carry more weight than individual submissions.

National

The AUWP has recently been granted CIC (Community Interest Company) status by the CIC Regulator. The AUWP CIC aims to encourage an ethical and humane outlook amongst professionals for the management of urban wildlife. As a new venture we have a considerable workload: a business plan, strategy document, marketing strategy and funding proposals all need attention. Anyone with business skills and time to spare to assist us in this work please inquire in the first instance to jmillar229@btinternet.com for further details. Needless to say that any assistance will be voluntary and unpaid.

Uk

UKELA's Nature Conservation Working Party has around 40 members working in different fields concerned with nature conservation. Participants include individuals from statutory agencies and non-governmental organisations, environmental and planning consultants, lawyers in private and public sector practice and academics. Only UKELA members are eligible to join the working party although guests are welcome at meetings.This working party’s remit is to monitor the application and interpretation of UK and European legislation and relevant policy and guidance, for and affecting nature conservation;raise awareness and where necessary concerns, as to its effectiveness, andadvise on proposed legislation, relevant policy and guidance.

The forum’s objectives are to:*Cultivate a responsible attitude to the natural environment among gardeners and the garden industry.*Gather evidence about the benefits to people and biodiversity of wildlife gardening.*Pass on information helping people make well-informed choices about their gardening activities.*Help link people and nature through gardens, to encourage a deeper appreciation of biodiversity and sustainability.The Forum has several working groups:These include research needs, developers and planning, human health and wellbeing, and training and education. The Plants for Bugs Project at RHS Wisley is a forum research project looking at the importance of native and non-native garden plants for supporting biodiversity.

Derby

Formerly Derby Council for Voluntary Services

Derby, United Kingdom

Maintained and oversaw loans and educational use of specialist library belonging to the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Entomological Society

Nottingham, United Kingdom

East Midlands

Voluntary position within DATA

Derby, United Kingdom

Visited communities and encouraged people to think of the environment in their daily lives.

Bsc (Hons), Geography, History, 2:1

Activities and Societies: AES (Amateur Entomologists' Society), DaNES (Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Entomological Society), British Plant.

Education record

Attended and graduated from a one year part time course for leaders in the community.

General Education, This And That, A Good Grounding In Preparation For The Big World.

Bsc (Hons), Geography And Social History, 2:1

Studied two seemingly unrelated third year modules at the OU. Understanding Cities provided a multidisciplinary foundation for unraveling.