A graduate in zoology from the University of Aberdeen, Keith Broomfield has been writing about nature since the late 1980s. He is a nature columnist for The Courier and Press & Journal newspapers in Scotland and has written three books: If Rivers Could Sing, A Scottish Wildlife Odysey and Wild Quest Britain. He is passionate about snorkelling and the marine world and A Snorkeller's Guide to the Mediterranean is the culmination of 40 years regularly exploring this underwater realm. Keith is a trustee of the Forth Rivers Trust and editor/board member of the Forth Naturalist & Historian.