Dusty Gedge
Green Infrastructure Professional, Speaker, Photographer and Nature Conservationist
Short biography
Wildlife Specialist
Dusty has been a birdwatcher all his life and has broad interest in nature whether it be wild bees, butterflies or wildflowers. Birds lead to his career in green infrastructure.
Bird, wildlife, landscape and cityscape photographer
Over the last ten years photography has and is an important of part of his life, whether it be on his travels around the world or walking around SE London and the City.
Green Roofs and Green Infrastructure
Currently the President of the European Federation of Green Roof Associations (EFB) and founder of Livingroofs.org, Dusty Gedge is a recognised authority, designer and consultant on green roofs and green infrastructure. He works with Gary Grant for the Green Infrastructure Consultancy Ltd.
He is also co-author with John Little of the Small-scale green roof guide that has helped lots of small roofs sprout across the globe on sheds garages and other small buildings as well as a number of seminal reports on green roofs.
Public Speaking
As a trained performer there is nothing Dusty Gedge likes better than to hold an audience. He is a recognised international speaker on green roofs, green infrastructure and biodiversity.
Media
Dusty has also been a TV presenter on a number of UK shows.
Social Media/Blogs
There is nothing he likes better than posting reams of things on Twitter, Facebook (he runs a number of pages) and Instagram. – anything to do with the environment, nature and wildlife. He regularly gets asked to promote things on his social networks. If they are worthy, they are willingly shared.
Recent Writing
My recent posts covering the range of topics that interest me. If you are interested in specific topics then the categories can be found in the menu at the top of the page.
Buildings, birds, Wildlondoncomp
Anyone familiar with my work over the last 20 or so years in London will know my association with the black redstart. It was in fact, how i became involved in green roofs.
Health and Wellbeing – Green Cities
Health and wellbeing, as an issue in cities, is becoming an increasingly important agenda.
A New Green Roof Breeding Bird Species
A new Green Roof Breeding Bird Species was discovered last week, whilst we doing a green roof tour in Essex.
Insignificant bridge with a significant tale to tell – Andau
'If you cross the bridge you are in Hungary' was all the book had said. There was no reference to the memorial or that for many in 1956 it was a bridge to freedom. The book in question was no travel guide of the normal kind but 'Where to watch birds: World...
April Leaves and Blossoms – my #treeyear
Although I have cheated a little and have two trees I am enjoying the differences.
Wildflowers at the Lizard, Cornwall
the cliffs were blossoming with clifftop plants. And many of these plants are suited to green roofs.
Bromeliads at Kew Gardens
During the filming of the Rooftop Rainforest TV programme for Sky 1 we ended up in the Tropical Rainforest House at Kew Gardens. I was filmed talking with Lara Jewitt an orchid and bromeliad expert.
Kingfisher Day – River Ravensbourne, Lewisham
Kingfisher corner is at the southern end of the park. If you go to visit just keep your eyes open.
Jackdaw – Court Jesters of the Crow World
The Jackdaw is a lovely bird. They used to nest in the chimney of my familial home in East Kent.