Mike Dunn was born and bred in the English Midlands but has now lived in Penarth in the Vale of Glamorgan for over 25 years. He has worked for the Welsh Assembly Government, specialising in environmental and conservation issues, and has also written widely on landscape, walking, pubs and real ale. He is married and has two daughters, and his interests include tennis, cricket and good beer. Mike's favourite locations for walking are the Welsh borders, the Hebridean Islands and the Lake District.
