Stuart Graham

Stuart Graham began visiting the Isle of Islay over 30 years ago and it has been a large part of his life ever since. He found the diversity, tranquility and amount of wildlife on Islay special, as were the layers of history. Visiting Islay made a therapeutic change from his job as a secondary school teacher. Stuart retired as an Assistant Headteacher in 2008. Freed from educational bureaucracy and the dead hand of OFSTED, he began recording and surveying wildlife - particularly birds - here...See more

Stuart Graham began visiting the Isle of Islay over 30 years ago and it has been a large part of his life ever since. He found the diversity, tranquility and amount of wildlife on Islay special, as were the layers of history. Visiting Islay made a therapeutic change from his job as a secondary school teacher. Stuart retired as an Assistant Headteacher in 2008. Freed from educational bureaucracy and the dead hand of OFSTED, he began recording and surveying wildlife - particularly birds - here on Islay and also in Derbyshire. He has also had a fascination for history all of his life and has particularly enjoyed Islay's rich heritage. Stuart firmly believes in being an active participant in society. He wrote this book to pay his respects to the men of Islay and Jura who lost their lives in World War 1. He also intends it to engage the young people of Islay and Jura in a part of their family history that is increasingly in danger of being forgotten. See less