ABOUT
Helen Babbs is a writer and editor, working in Bristol and London.
She’s the author of three books: ‘Sylvan Cities, An Urban Tree Guide’ (Atlantic, 2019), ‘Adrift, A Secret Life of London’s Waterways’ (Icon, 2016), and ‘My Garden, the City and Me’ (Timber Press, 2011).
Helen has written for the BBC, Guardian, Telegraph, Sunday Times, New Statesman and Time Out, among others. She’s also worked as an editor and writer for organisations including Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth and The Wildlife Trusts.
Since 2017, Helen has combined writing with a part-time role as a digital editor for Wellcome Collection, a museum and library exploring health and human experience.
Helen began her career as a broadcast journalist, working for the Associated Press and the BBC.
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