Big Cat Diary and Springwatch presenter, Simon King, and his family, reveal the magic and splendour of Shetland, its people and wildlife in Shetland Diaries, a book released to coincide with the BBC2 programme of the same name which aired in February and is due to be repeated in April.

Celebrating International Year of Biodiversity, Simon will be discussing his experiences at the University of Aberdeen’s Writers Festival on Friday 14th May.

Sponsored by the Macaulay Land Research Institute, tickets are priced at £5 (£3) and are available from Aberdeen Box Office.