Sebastian Oake is a freelance writer, researcher and photographer covering a broad range of subjects.

For many years he was a writer, editor and press officer for the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority

before heading up communications at Transport 2000, the national environmental transport campaign.

Since then he has published ground-breaking ideas as a communications consultant, particularly on

how to extend the appeal of environmental issues to a wider audience. With his partner, he also runs a

tearoom and guesthouse in the Yorkshire Dales. Sebastian Oake has an honours degree in Agricultural

and Forest Science from Oxford University.

Sebastian Oake is a pen-name.

Smarter Cat represents the work of Sebastian Oake and is part of Green-Engage Communications.