“I think your own contribution is very important, you cover a wide range of issues, bring a high level of understanding to the comments you make and succeed in being independent” Sir John Marsh, retired govt agricultural adviser
“I did like your Guest Blog very much. Although you write a lot of nonsense, you do write rather well” Mark Avery, campaigning environmentalist
“You’re in the right place, with the skills, to be the interpreter between the science and those on the ground” Dave Bavin – scientist working on pine martens
“What I experienced was a very informative enquiring examination of the conflicting position of nature v human interaction. This was very much down to the questions you posed and the discussion you led” A walker on the Crickhowell Walking Festival
“Problem is Rob, you know too much” Tim Rice, opinion editor, The Times
“Not many cover the countryside wide picture so well, whether on Twitter, at the Hay Festival, in The Times letters pages. Always thought-provoking and pithy” Alan Spedding, RuSource
“Negotiating with farmers requires special skills, I’m very glad you were present” Ian Lewis, utility engineer
“My personal thanks for the great job you did today in stirring up some good thinking and in running the panel session so effectively. It was a very helpful way to run things and the debate benefited from your key inputs” CEO of environment NGO