Kris was born in Essex and has been fortunate enough to live and work with wildlife and nature for most of his life, and when not working he loves to spend every spare moment in the outdoors practising his crafts and teaching others. Kris holds a degree in conservation management and environmental issues and he regularly writes and takes photographic commissions. His work has been published in a variety of well known magazines, websites and books, including the BBC, Great British Food Magazine, Specialality Food Magazine, Biodiversity Projects, BBC Breathing Spaces, calendars and Wildlife Trust Publications. Kris may also be heard at times on BBC radio and seen on TV.
Kris has a wealth of experience in wildlife observation, bushcraft, fishing and more recently, wildlife photography, some of the images captured will feature on this site. However, his favourite subject is the hidden uses of plants and trees, especially wild foods. Kris sampled his first wild foods at the age of four, shown to him by his grandfather, and ever since Kris has been gathering wild foods for the pot. Kris believes that there are many dimensions to bushcraft, and as well as survival and shelter, Kris likes to include wildlife observation skills, practical ideas of conservation, photography, folklore, and a holistic understanding of nature and its healing energy in his courses.
Nature's Secret Larder was founded by Kris in 2008 to provide a resource for like-minded individuals to learn more about all that nature has to offer, and although the main subject of the site is wild food, you will find much more than just this, from kit reviews, recipes, to stories of travel and much more. Each section of the site has also been reworked so that the readers can also have their input by adding comments to each section. And, unlike some website Nature's Secret Larder will be constantly changing and being updated to provide you with something fresh to read most weeks.
If you wish to contact Kris with regards to his wild food, survival or bushcraft courses, media, talks, expert advice, or would just like to give him some feedback then please contact him at the e-mail address below. Please note you will need to copy the address as that below is a picture to help prevent spam.
