Sebastian Oake is a freelance writer, researcher and photographer focusing on 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.